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Lukasiewicz– IMN Enhances R&D with Vacuum Furnace
Łukasiewicz – the Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals (Łukasiewicz – IMN) recently expanded its heat treating operations with a VIM furnace for melting metals and metal alloys on a laboratory scale. The new equipment will be used to develop new types of alloys, make individual castings, and conduct research on melting processes.
The vacuum induction melting furnace, ordered from SECO/WARWICK, has a maximum operating temperature of 2000˚C (3,632°F) and a single-chamber VIM furnace. It was designed to produce metal and alloy castings weighing up to 20 kg in vacuum, or under pressure using an inert gas (argon).
President & CEO
SECO/WARWICK Group
Source: SECO/WARWICK
This is the second processing solution the furnace supplier has designed for the institute. Łukasiewicz – IMN, a member of the Łukasiewicz Research Network, received a targeted subsidy for the implementation of an investment related to scientific activities for the purchase of research equipment granted by the Ministry of Education and Science (currently the Ministry of Science and Higher Education).
“Scientific institutions are one of the group of recipients for our solutions,” said Sławomir Woźniak, CEO of the SECO/WARWICK Group. “For example, we have supplied solutions to the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), which ordered a non-standard, 12-meter vertical rotary retort furnace for the heat treatment of a gyrotron part, as a contribution to the ITER experimental thermonuclear reactor. We have also supplied laboratory furnaces for the Institute of Precision Mechanics. We invest heavily in research and development ourselves. We have our own R&D centers, which allow us to continuously improve the technology we offer.”
The press release is available in its original form here.
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18 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 18 news items.
Equipment
- A Canadian automotive components manufacturer recently expanded its operations with an electrically heated small batch oven to be used for curing arts. The small batch oven was manufactured by Wisconsin Oven, designed to utilize combination airflow to maximum heating rates of 650°F and temperature uniformity.
- With the successful conversion to a four-stand finishing mill, Henan Yirui New Materials Technology Co, Ltd, officially began production. SMS Group converted an existing hot rolling mill into a tandem finishing mill by adding three new finishing mill stands, developed for refurbishing and integrating components.
- KALLER, a manufacturer of gas springs and gas hydraulic systems based in Sweden, recently launched its fully automated line of hardening furnaces for surface coatings on gas springs. The hardening systems were supplied by Ipsen International.
Source: Wisconsin Oven
Source: LinkedIn
L-R: Rüdiger Roger Wiechmann, Project Manager at SMS group, with Zheng Guoqiang, Project Manager at Henan Mingtai Aluminium).
Source: SMS Group
Company & Personnel
- Steve Fuller has joined the team at Nitrex HTS as the new plant general manager at their Michigan location. He brings 45 years of experience in commercial heat treating, machine tool manufacturing, fabrication, quality management, and more.
- Bobby Boom, Tim Litchauer, and Wade Sholmire, have been added to the Superheat team as business development managers. Wade is the new National BDM, Tim will oversee the Greater Houston Area, and Bobby will manage the Southeast Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas regions.
- Chris Martin has been promoted to regional sales manager for the Southeast by Ipsen. Chris will be responsible for leading a team of seven that includes six field service engineers and one service administrator.
- Adam Woelber has been promoted to manager of aftermarket parts and service at AFC-Holcroft.
- Ethan Castle has been appointed the St. Louis plant manager for Paulo Heat Treating, Brazing, and Metal Finishing, recognized for his leadership, technical capability, and mentoring role, in addition to representing the company within the North American Diecasting Association and National Tooling and Machining Association. Ethan has also been named to Heat Treat Today‘s 40 Under 40 Class of 2024.
- Gary Doyon has stepped down from his role as CEO of Inductotherm Group, after 15 years in the position and 38 years with the company. Mick Nallen and Satyen Prabhu have taken as co‐leaders at the company, which provides thermal processing technologies. Mr. Doyon will remain actively involved with the company, assisting with specific operational needs of other businesses owned by the Rowan family and pursuing new business avenues and opportunities for the Inductotherm Group.
- Ipsen USA has launched its Field Service Engineer Academy, designed to be a 20-week in-depth program with classroom training and experience in the field with veteran service technicians. Darci Johnson, program and transformation manager at the company, is leading the implementation of the FSE Academy. Content will focus on the fundamentals of vacuum furnace repair.
- Industrial furnace equipment manufacturer Gasbarre welcomed Dan Hill as product development manager; he will be based at the company’s Livonia, Michigan, facility. A licensed professional engineer, Dan brings a diverse background in capital equipment, spanning material handling, control systems, boilers and furnaces, combustion systems, and industrial washing/deburring equipment.
- The U.S. Navy recently selected StandardAero to serve as its engine depot-level repair prime contractor to perform Rolls-Royce T56-A-427A engine MRO services, supporting the Navy’s fleet of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. The aerospace aftermarket service supplier has also announced that Turkish and European Boeing 737 Operator Corendon Airlines has extended its contract for the support of CFM LEAP-18 engines.
- Ipsen USA recently announced the formal launch of its Service HUB model, marking a significant shift in how the company delivers customer service and support across the United States. The program has been under the direction of Geoffrey Somary, the company’s global CEO. Currently being led by John Dykstra, chief service officer, the HUBs now provide services across a large portion of the Midwest and Southeastern United States. Lu Chouraki, manager of business development, is leading the implementation of the HUBs.
Plant General Manager
Nitrex HTS
Source: Nitrex
National Business Development Manager
Superheat
Source: Superheat
Business Development Manager for the Greater Houston Area
Superheat
Source: Superheat
Business Development Manager for Southeast Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas
Superheat
Source: Superheat
Regional Service Manager for the Southeast
Ipsen
Source: Ipsen
Manager of Aftermarket Parts and Service
AFC-Holcroft
Source: AFC-Holcroft
St Louis Plant Manager
Source: Paulo
Retiring CEO
Inductotherm Group
Source: Inductotherm Group
Source: Ipsen USA
Product Development Manager
Gasbarre
Source: Gasbarre
Kudos
- James Wellborn, gas nitride manager at Advanced Heat Treat Corp, celebrates 25 years with the company.
- Patricia Miller, director of technical services at Uddeholm, has been named the Technical Committee Member of the Year by North American Die Casting Association (NADCA).
- Denise Blaubach, who is known as the resident flow meter assembly expert at UPC-Marathon in Wisconsin, recently celebrated 35 years with the company.
- Constellium today announced it has achieved Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard Certification for all its operations, and for its corporate office in Paris.
- Sinosteel E&T and Tenova have successfully completed the performance test for the ENERGIRON DRI Plant at the Baosteel Zhanjiang site in China. The sustainable hydrogen-based 1,000,000 tonnes/year ENERGIRON Direct Reduction (DR) plant demonstrated the nominal production of DRI, reducing carbon dioxide emissions and marking a significant step in the green steel industry.
Gas Nitride Manager
Advanced Heat Treat Corp
Source: Advanced Heat Treat Corporation
Director of Technical Services
Uddeholm
Source: Uddeholm
Source: UPC-Marathon
Source: Tenova
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Heat Treat Boot Camp 2024 — and That’s a Wrap!
Heat treat industry players from across a spectrum of facilities, suppliers, and manufacturing specialties landed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Monday, September 24, 2024, to kick off Heat Treat Boot Camp 2024. Attendees networked, gained new practical knowledge, and participated in a tour of a local commercial heat treating facility. It wasn’t all work; an opportunity to get to know one another at a meet-and-greet reception upon arrival and later on a trip up Pittsburgh’s Duquesne Incline allowed boot campers to relax and connect, balancing work with fun.
A day and a half of sessions led by instructors Doug Glenn, publisher and founder of Heat Treat Today, and Thomas Wingens, president/CEO and founder of WINGENS International Industry Consultancy, brought the 39 trainees up-to-speed on “Processes & Materials,” “Heat Treat Players,” “Latest Heat Treat Developments,” and more. Questions and discussion were encouraged during the formal sessions, and heat treaters had plenty of informal, additional learning time through interactions with each other and the instructors.
At the end of the first day of lectures, nearly all of the attendees boarded a school bus to visit the Duquesne Incline on Mount Washington and enjoy the view of Pittsburgh. Following another day packed with training and resources, attendees had the option to visit Solar Atmospheres in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, to tour the in-house vacuum heat treating and brazing facility.
Product Engineer
Dry Coolers
“I’ve enjoyed talking about the different types of heat processes and the types of furnaces — vacuum and atmosphere air systems,” said Ike Okoh, a product engineer with Dry Coolers, Inc, based in Michigan. “The questions I had before the course started were answered during the course, and the most beautiful part of the program was that it’s not always you get to see CEOs and or business owners in the training sessions with you. It’s wonderful to get to meet them and find out more about them and their companies.
“The instructors, Doug and Thomas, were really nice, went through the course and broke down some of the issues, took questions and answered them,” Okoh added. “All in all, it’s been an enlightening experience.”
“Every group that’s been here is different,” said Glenn. “This group has been really fantastic; it’s an engaging group, and overall, we’ve heard positive feedback that the sessions and networking have been helpful. So, thanks to everyone who has come, and we look forward to seeing others next year.”
Highlights of the Event
Heat Treat Today thanks everyone for their participation in Heat Treat Boot Camp 2024, including our sponsors. Title Sponsors for this year’s event were Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry, Inc. and Control Concepts Inc.. Social Sponsors were CAN-ENG Furnaces International Ltd. and Cleveland Electric Labs. Additional sponsors were Algas-SDI, AFC-Holcroft, Chiz Bros: Refractory and Insulation Specialists, GASBARRE, Ipsen USA, Super Systems Inc., and I Squared R Element Co.
Keep your eyes open for your invitation to join us in 2025 for our fourth year of training up heat treaters of the future. Be sure to register early and bring friend and coworkers!
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Parts Distortion: How To Predict It and How To Account for It
Source: Paulo
No matter the craft, disappointment is inevitable when the end result doesn’t turn out as planned. But in heat treatment, distortion is more than just a disappointment, it could contribute to weakness in a component, putting lives at risk. The industry can be credited for its commitment to determining the causes and manners in which parts distort and how to eliminate the risk.
Today’s best of the web article examines the inevitability of distortion in heat treating and demonstrates how to predict changes in size and shape of parts during processing, acknowledging that “maintaining dimensional accuracy is essential, especially for mission-critical and safety-critical components with the tightest tolerances.”
An Excerpt:
“Every part you heat treat will have some degree of ‘ballooning’ and distortion, but there are ways to predict how much your parts will deform. Knowing how your parts will change during heat treatment allows you to account for that change in the design of the part and, in a perfect world, avoid an additional round of machining after heat treatment.”
Read the entire article from Paulo by clicking here: “How Much Distortion To Expect in Heat Treating”
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Controlled Power Distribution Systems
Like most power systems, power control dates back to vacuum tube technology. Like radios, amplifiers, and other industrial equipment, the furnace market started using transistors as the technology evolved. Vacuum tubes were not generally balanced and contained poisonous elements and were phased out of usage in almost all industries. In this Technical Tuesday installment, guest columnist Stanley Rutkowski III, senior applications engineer at RoMan Manufacturing, Inc., distinguishes the different methods used to regulate power input to furnaces.
This informative piece was first released in Heat Treat Today’s August 2024 Automotive print edition.
Source: RoMan Manufacturing, Inc.
In today’s furnace market, there are generally three primary types of control systems: VRT, SCR, and IGBT. Each of these control technologies employs different methods to regulate the power input to the furnace, which in turn generates the required heat. These control systems transfer the power from the plant power system to a transformer in line with the load (heating elements). Power is delivered to a plant in a three-phase system from the utility company. The least costly and highest power factor systems have a balanced load across the three phases during the operation of any furnace.
VRT (Variable Reactance Transformer)
A VRT incorporates a feedback mechanism to either increase or decrease the amount of DC injected into the controlling reactor in the system. This increases or decreases the amount of current in the system to control the heat in the furnace by comparing it to the scheduled setpoint. A VRT system can have the following configurations:
- Single-phase power controller for single load applications
- Scott-T three-phase power controller (this is a system that allows all three phases of the incoming power system to be utilized in a two-phase load application)
- Three-phase power controller (in either a Delta or Wye configuration) for three zone load applications
SCR (Silicon Controlled Rectifier)
An SCR control system uses a pair of thyristors (gated diodes) to control the amount of power applied to the primary of a transformer. The SCR control delays the start of the waveform, and the control point is reset when the waveform crosses the zero line. An SCR system can have the following configurations:
- Single-phase, phase-angle controlled for single load applications
- Single-phase, zero-cross controlled for single load applications
- Single-phase, on-load, tap-changing controlled (this incorporates multiple pairs of the thyristors together to lessen the losses of the SCR system)
- Scott-T three-phase power controlled (this is a system that allows all three phases of the incoming power system to be utilized in a two-phase load application)
- Three-phase, phase-angle controlled (in either a Delta or Wye configuration) for three zone load applications
- Three-phase, zero-cross controlled (in either a Delta or Wye configuration) for three zone load applications
IGBT (Insulated-Gate Bipolar Transistor)
Source: RoMan Manufacturing, Inc.
An IGBT uses a diode bridge, capacitor, and switching transistors to control the amount of power applied to the primary of a transformer. The input frequency to the transformer is controlled by the switching transistors. The diode bridge is connected to the three-phase system allowing single, Scott-T (two zone), or three zone systems all to pull a balanced load across the three phases of the plant power system. A line reactor is incorporated to maximize the power factor in the system, minimizing the total power usage of the furnace. The IGBT system also uses a square wave into the transformer and a rectifier after the transformer to remove inductance out of the power delivery system to reduce costs of cables, breakers, and other components in the total package.
About the Author:
Senior Applications Engineer
RoMan Manufacturing, Inc.
Stanley F. Rutkowski III is the senior applications engineer at RoMan Manufacturing, Inc., working on electrical energy savings in resistance heating applications. Stanley has worked at the company for 33 years with experience in welding, glass and furnace industries from R&D, design, and application standpoints. For more than 15 years, his focus has been on energy savings applications in industrial heating applications.
For more information: Contact Stanley at srutkowski@romanmfg.com.
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EVs Are Up & Down, Does It Matter?
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. In this letter, Bethany reviews the recent dip in enthusiasm about electric vehicles (EVs) and raises some questions about what this means for the future of the industry. This letter first appeared in the August 2024 Automotive print edition.
Feel free to contact Bethany at bethany@heattreattoday.com if you have a question or comment.
How much do you care about whether or not electric vehicles (EVs) are being manufactured?
I have a family member who loves his Tesla. Honestly, it’s quite epic. The engineering is seamless; the ride is smooth. Out west, the incentives to buy, paired with the warm climate, made it a sensible move. Top it off with an at-home charging station and plenty of access to compatible charging stations in his city, and you’ve got it made.
The constant stream of new information about electric vehicles brings a juxtaposed vision of amazing technological realities alongside stubborn supply chain and infrastructure mishaps.
In Q4 2023, demand reached an all-time high, with 8.1% of all new vehicle purchases being EVs. Yet 2024 has seen turbulent lows (Q4 2024 market share lower than Q1 2020) and Hertz being caught $750 million in debt after a failed EV integration strategy. This has since tapered, though interest in hybrid grows rapidly.
With the narrow adoption of EVs, as well as the uncertain projections of the automotive industry based on Tesla’s movements, the impetus to learn more about heat treating components for this new technology may feel . . . less than imperative.
But there are two realities to consider.
1. New Tech Ebb & Flow
Source: CanvaPro
Uncertainties abound with any new technology, especially one that carries the burden of contributing to decreasing carbon emissions. (At the current rate, sales will not allow the market to reach the Biden administration’s 50% EV sales goal by the 2030 target.)
EVs are losing traction in market demand: The excitement from early wave adopters seems to have come to an end. The long-anticipated second wave of users from the middle class may not happen this year. And grumblings about range anxiety, long charge time, high insurance and repair costs, and battery efficiency in cold weather environments continue to keep customers from the lot.
The biggest burden nationwide has been limited access to reliable charger ports, especially for non-Tesla drivers. The WSJ covered this problem in an LA case report, noting that almost half of non-Tesla chargers had one of these top three issues:
- Out of order
- Payment issues
- Connection issues between charger and vehicle
In the U.S., nearly half (46%) of current EV owners are likely to switch back to ICE, McKinsey & Company reported in June 2024. The culprits ranked by the full global set of responders indicated the following reasons for their hesitation.
- 35% Charging infrastructure in public not yet good enough for individual
- 34% High total costs of ownership
- 32% Driving patterns on long distance trips too much impacted
- 24% Cannot charge at home
- 21% Needing to worry about charging is too stressful
- 16% Changing mobility requirements
- 13% Do not like the driving experience
Source: CanvaPro
But to be fair, these are growing pain problems. The issue of access to charging stations is set to be alleviated within the next year as major EV automakers adapt to shared charging station technology. Car manufacturers including Audi, BMW, Ford, and GM signed an agreement that will allow their EV models to use the NACS charging stations developed by Tesla.
For dense, old cities where there is no room for a personal garage at the home and parking is first come, first serve — this is coming from someone who lives and drives in Pittsburgh — at-home charging solutions will need to be created, but it’s not impossible.
And the issue of clean electrification infrastructure, cost, and recycling batteries continues to be discussed, to varying degrees of success. So, while the reality is that EV sales are slowing, this is likely the natural lag before further improvements and a second wave adoption.
2. Heat Treating Is Inspired, Not Limited, by EV Advances
While going electric in your in-house heat treat operations may have you looking to integrate induction hardening for your gears and valves, the future of EV does not seem to impact the value of significant skills your department needs to learn across automotive heat treat. “When it comes to heat treating,” writes Rob Simmons, metallurgical engineering manager at Paulo, “innovations are rarely exclusive to EVs.” (Read his full article about processes and components here.)
It’s encouraging. We will still brace for change across the automotive industry because of new demands from the EV sector. Despite slowing demand, the increasing attention on hybrid vehicles will certainly keep us busy making vehicles lighter, more durable, and more efficient.
Contact Bethany at bethany@heattreattoday.com.
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News from Abroad: Cutting Edge Processes, First-in-Industry Achievements, and State-of-the-Art Upgrades
Today’s News from Abroad installment highlights global accomplishments from pilot programs in gas recovery and a successful trial run of biomass usage in ferrochrome making to the first electric furnace for luxury bottles and state-of-the-art furnace upgrades – all with a goal of achieving production efficiency and sustainability.
Heat Treat Today partners with two international publications to deliver the latest news, tech tips, and cutting-edge articles that will serve our audience — manufacturers with in-house heat treat. heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication, serves mostly the European and Asian heat treat markets, and Furnaces International, a Quartz Business Media publication, primarily serves the English-speaking globe.
Bolstering Sustainable Operations with Cutting Edge Gas Recovery
Source: Outokumpu
“Outokumpu, a supplier of sustainable stainless steel, and ON2Quest, an innovator in the field of industrial gas purification and generation, are piloting a cutting-edge gas recovery system that will enable the recovery of hydrogen from their production processes. The collaboration aims to enhance sustainable operational efficiency by integrating hydrogen recovery into the stainless steel production cycle at Outokumpu’s production plant in Krefeld, Germany. The gas recovery system is designed to recover hydrogen – a by-product of the stainless steel manufacturing process – where the gas will undergo a rigorous cleaning and compression process to ensure that it will be suitable for use again. The purified hydrogen will then be blended with natural gas, creating a hybrid fuel that will be used to power the burners.”
READ MORE: “ON2Quest and Outokumpu Are Piloting Hydrogen Recovery System in Stainless Steel Production Plant” – at heat-processing.com
Reinforcing Capacities with State-of-the-Art Furnace Upgrades
Source: Speira
“Speira, a European aluminum rolling and recycling company, is upgrading its plants in Grevenbroich and Töging with two new furnaces each, replacing the previous units with state-of-the-art systems. With the four tiltable rotary furnaces, the aluminum recycler is reinforcing its capacities specifically for the recycling of so-called ‘low grades’ such as heavily contaminated scrap and dross produced during the melting process. ‘We take a holistic view of our contribution to a functioning circular economy. That’s why we don’t just look at the pure, easy-to-recycle scraps, but also at the more difficult lower grades and by-products. Wherever aluminum is in it, we want to get the maximum out of it and put it back into the cycle,’ explains Ralf Köring, Head of Recycling Services, which are provided for Speira’s other business areas as well as for external customers, for example in the automotive and packaging industries. Speira is investing around eleven million euros in the four furnaces. This includes charging machines, suction hoods, thermal afterburners, piping and other infrastructure.”
READ MORE: “Upgrade for “low grades”: Speira invests around eleven million euros in four new recycling furnaces” at furnaces-international.com
Biomass Usage in Ferrochrome Trial Marks Progress in Reducing Carbon Footprint
Source: Tata Steel
“Tata Steel, has successfully conducted the trial of biomass usage in ferrochrome making at its Ferrochrome Plant in Athagarh of Odisha’s Cuttack district. The plant, operating under the Ferro Alloys and Minerals Division (FAMD) of the company, becomes first in India to have performed the trial run as part of its sustainable alternative to traditional carbon sources. Marking a significant step towards sustainable ferrochrome production and reducing the carbon footprint, the trial involved substitution of conventional fossil fuels with biomass, a renewable energy source derived from organic materials. This initiative is expected to lower CO2 emission by 0.08/t of Ferrochrome (5% use of biomass) which is around 6% of total CO2 emission from Ferrochrome plant.”
READ MORE: “First in Ferrochrome Plants in India, Tata Steel Conducts Successful Trial of Biomass Usage” at furnaces-international.com.
France’s First Electric Furnace To Impact Sourcing Green Energy
Source: Groupe Prochet
“Groupe Pochet and ABO Wind announce the signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the commissioning of the developer’s largest photovoltaic (PV) park in France. The PV park, with an installed capacity of around 20 MWp, will be in operation by early 2025, and will accompany the project to build France’s first electric furnace for luxury bottles. Through this agreement, Groupe Pochet is acting to reduce its impact on the planet by sourcing green energy and securing the long-term purchase price of electricity. Pursuing its ‘Sustainable Beauty’ CSR roadmap, and in line with its decarbonization plan, Groupe Pochet has teamed up with ABO Wind, a major player in the development of renewable energies worldwide, by signing a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement. As a major project under the decarbonization plan, the electric furnace, which will be operational by the end of 2024, will be partly supplied by green energy from the future photovoltaic plant.”
READ MORE: “Groupe Pochet partners with ABO Wind to source renewable energy“ at furnaces-international.com.
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Adamus Expands Heat Treating Capabilities with Vacuum Furnace
Adamus, a punch tool manufacturer for the pharmaceutical industry, has enhanced its heat treating operations with a vacuum furnace. The company manufactures punch tools and spare parts for tablet presses, capsule presses, and blister machines, and the new furnace is intended for processing a wide range of punches used in tablet production.
Vice President, Vacuum Furnace Segment
SECO/WARWICK
Source: SECO/WARWICK
“Adamus contacted us for the fourth time,” said Maciej Korecki, vice president of the vacuum furnaces segment at SECO/WARWICK. “This time, the partner wanted to replace an older, inefficient vacuum furnace with oil hardening, with a modern, more ecological and more economical vacuum furnace with gas hardening. Vector will perfectly meet these needs. It is compact, so it will not take up much space, it is efficient and ensures process purity, which is extremely important in the pharmaceutical industry.”
Source: SECO/WARWICK
The Vector vacuum furnace on order solves Adamus’s challenge to grow production in order to meet their increased demand for the number of punch hardening processes for tablet production. The presses produce components that are integral to the manufacturing process in the pharmaceutical industry, which maintains demanding standards, procedures, and technical parameters.
“The challenge is the constantly growing demand for our punches and spare parts used for units operating in pharmaceutical plants,” said a representative of Adamus, based in Poland. “However, it is important to choose well-thought-out solutions which will be used in many processes when expanding the machine park, ensuring the highest quality of production.”
The press release is available in its original form here.
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Furnaces North America 2024 Surges 25% Larger Than 2022
Furnaces North America (FNA) 2024, the leading trade show for the heat-treating industry in North America, is thrilled to announce that attendance has grown by 25% compared to its last event in 2022, as of this week.
FNA 2024 will take place from October 14-16 at the Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Tom Morrison, FNA Show Producer, expressed enthusiasm about the event’s growth: “With technology evolving at such a rapid pace, both commercial and captive heat treaters are finding immense value in attending FNA 2024. It’s a unique opportunity for them to connect with over 160 top suppliers, covering every facet of thermal processing, all in one place. It’s an incredibly efficient use of their time.”
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Suppliers have highlighted the unparalleled benefits of FNA 2024, stating, “There’s no other event where buyers, heat-treating professionals, metallurgists, and engineers can see, experience, and learn about the latest advancements in technology, services, and processes. These innovations are crucial for improving productivity, throughput, and quality. In the face of a labor shortage, FNA 2024 will demonstrate how AI and emerging technologies can automate many aspects of plant operations.”
FNA 2024 will feature 35 technical sessions across 10 specialized tracks, bringing together industry experts to explore cutting-edge developments in areas such as equipment maintenance, digital transformation, pyrometry, operational efficiency, quality control, audit compliance, and energy management.
With demographic data predicting that labor shortages will persist over the next decade, it’s crucial for companies to attend FNA 2024 and discover innovative solutions for maximizing automation, efficiency, and productivity.
For more details and to register, visit www.FurnacesNorthAmerica.com. Use the following coupon codes for exclusive savings:
- EXPOFREE: Free entry to the trade show ($25 savings)
- 50OFF: $50 off a full conference pass, which includes the opening night reception, access to all 35 technical sessions, and the trade show
Don’t miss this chance to stay ahead of the curve in the heat treating industry! Miss FNA 2024 and miss the future.
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