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Heat Treater Expands Hardening Plant Capabilities

/ MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT NEWS, VACUUM FURNACES NEWS

A heat treater with surface hardening capabilities recently expanded its operational line with a vacuum furnace. The new equipment offers a working space of 35.5 x 35.5 x 47 in (900 x 900 x 1200 mm), enabling the processing of larger elements.

This is the 14th vacuum furnace that SECO/WARWICK has provided to Aalberts surface technologies Group, which specializes in vacuum heat treatment, vacuum brazing, hardening of stainless steels, and coating systems for industry. It is the seventh Vector vacuum furnace to be installed at this location in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. It is equipped with high-pressure hardening of 15 bar abs., the option of installing liquid nitrogen, convection heating, directional cooling, and isothermal quenching.

“The solution design is based on the standard VP vacuum furnace Vector type solution. Vector has a round heating chamber and an efficient cooling system,” said Grzegorz Głuchowski, sales manager at SECO/WARWICK. “The additional option of installing liquid nitrogen allows for the load faster cooling after the hardening process. This translates into the furnace’s greater efficiency.”

“This will be the seventh SECO/WARWICK solution operating in Eindhoven. This time, delivery time was key. The solution we ordered is quite specific. We have specific requirements, which are the result of over 80 years of industry experience. The Vector vacuum furnace’s design from the customer’s perspective is very well thought out, as it allows for modifications and additional options. It is one of the most flexible metal heat treatment furnaces on the market,” said Steffen Schneiders, managing director of “The Netherlands & Nordic” from Aalberts surface technologies.

The press release is available in its original form here.

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This Week in Heat Treat Social Media

/ FEATURED NEWS, MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT

Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. You know and we know that there is too much content available on the web, so it’s next to impossible to sift through all of the articles and posts that flood our inboxes and notifications on a daily basis. Today, Heat Treat Today brings you another hot take of the latest compelling, inspiring, and entertaining heat treat chatter from the world of social media.

We're looking at microscopic images, some in-depth heat treat content, a recap of networking opportunities, plus much more!

If you have content that everyone has to see, please send the link to editor@heattreattoday.com.

1. Art or Science?

Through heat treatment, austempered ductile iron (ADI) becomes incredibly strong. For ADI, the material has been austempered such that the matrix is transformed into ausferrite, or a mixture of acicular ferrite and austenite. The image below has been elevated to art-gallery quality with the use of selective color etching.

Images of weld metal, microstructure of coarse-grain zone, microstructure of fine-grain zone, and base material. See how the crystal orientation changes in different zones.

2. All That Chatter

Check out some of the chatter that everyone has been posting on heat treat topics over the last few months.

 

May the 4th

 

Congratulation on the New Role!

Time Will Tell
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You Will Be Missed!

3.  Bumping Shoulders with Heat Treaters

It's great to connect with other folks in the industry. This past week has been an amazing opportunity to forge new relationships and strengthen old ones at trade shows and expos.

 

Rapid + TCT

 

Ceramics Expo

 

ACT Expo

 

SAMPE 2023

4. The Reading (and Podcast) Corner

Time to take your afternoon coffee and read a few technical articles from around the industry. Got too many things to do? Put on an episode of Heat Treat Radio to enjoy on your commute. Maybe you'll find some "continuing education" time this weekend!

Is there room for creativity in the heat treat shop?

Listen to an interview with Gary Sharp about ion nitriding. Topics include the history of and applications for this particular kind of nitriding.
Dig in a little deeper. Read more about ion nitriding. Hone in on TMS 80 micro alloyed steel with Dr. Rolinski.

Review of quench basics. Click to watch the video below!

5. Sleep Deprived

The excitement of nitriding keeping you awake at night?!

 

Have a great weekend!

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Heat Treater To Expand Austempering Capabilities in US

/ ATMOSPHERE AIR FURNACES NEWS, FEATURED NEWS, MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT

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Steve Wyatt
President of Aalberts surface technologies – HIP|braze|heat treatment
Source: Aalberts surface technologies

Aalberts surface technologies – HIP | braze | heat treatment announces expansion of its austempering capabilities and capacity in Canton, OH and Ft. Smith, AR.

Three atmosphere-to-salt furnaces will be added at the existing facility in Canton, OH. Infrastructure will be engineered in Canton to allow for up to six austempering furnaces in the future. The austempering and marquenching equipment is anticipated to be online in Q4 2023.

In response to growing demand in the region, additional austempering capacity will be added to the plant in Ft. Smith, AR, with one furnace to be installed in Q3 2023 and another planned for Q4 2024.

"We are pleased to announce our latest investment in technology to add capacity that meets our [clients'] growing demand in key markets," commented Steve Wyatt, president of Aalberts surface technologies – HIP | braze | heat treatment.

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