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Heat Treat Capabilities Included in Plans for Aerospace Testing Laboratory

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Heat treatment equipment will provide pre-testing services at a new state-of-the-art aerospace materials testing laboratory.

Rick Sluiters, EVP for Aerospace, Element

Element Materials Technology (Element), a global provider of testing, inspection, and certification services for materials and products recently announced plans to open the 30,000 sq. ft. laboratory in Shanghai, China, to specialize in a comprehensive range of services that include chemical analysis, fatigue testing, failure investigation, mechanical testing, metallurgical analysis, and on-site testing at client sites. In addition, pre-testing services will include a full machine shop and heat treatment furnaces for the treatment of materials prior to testing.

With ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation complete and Nadcap and OEM audits ongoing, the laboratory will bring capability, capacity, and expertise to the large aerospace manufacturers and their supply chains based in the region. The facility will also provide testing services to the local oil and gas, transportation, power generation, and medical device markets.

“Our new laboratory in Shanghai creates an unparalleled offering for customers in the region as it provides a local service – saving them time and money – while still connecting to the Group’s large, global network of technical capability, capacity and expertise,” said Rick Sluiters, EVP for Aerospace, Element. “The Chinese aerospace industry is going through rapid growth and this investment is a direct response to our customers’ needs for destructive testing services, for metals and composite materials, that will be used on the current and future generations of aircraft developed in the region.”

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10 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current

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10 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current

Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry.

Personnel and Company Chatter

  • Roger Ross has been appointed the president of StandardAero‘s Airlines & Fleets division.  He will be located at the company’s Scottsdale, Arizona, headquarters office and be responsible for the largest division of StandardAero, with multiple sites in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Africa, and Australia.
  • An automotive wheel manufacturer based in Paris, Kentucky, announced the groundbreaking on its facility expansion to support plans to increase the production capacity of aluminum wheels. These expansions will introduce “cutting-edge technology and realization of high-level on-site capabilities” at Central Motor Wheel of America‘s manufacturing operations.
  • Greg Jennings has been appointed to the position of President and CEO at Thermal Product Solutions, LLC (TPS), a global manufacturer of thermal processing equipment. Jennings has held the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at TPS since 2013. During his time as CFO, he was instrumental during the acquisition of Wisconsin Oven Corporation and Baker Furnace.
  • Work is now underway to expand the heat treatment capacity at Saar-Blankstahl to expand the annealing capacity of its subsidiary, Saarstahl AG is responding to an expected increase in worldwide demand for heat-treated bar material and higher-quality steels.

Equipment Chatter

  • Six Gruenberg cleanroom ovens were shipped to the medical industry from Thermal Product Solutions.
  • An electrically heated top flow conveyor oven was sold by Wisconsin Oven Corporation to a global manufacturer in the machinery industry. The furnace will be used for curing “CPIG” material on plastic housings for electronic components.
  • An innovative contract manufacturer recently invested in a new aluminum extrusion press. Alexandria Industries will be able to increase its aluminum extrusion capabilities, extrude more complex product features, and hold tighter tolerances, while utilizing a variety of alloys. The press is made by Presezzi Extrusion Group (Vimercate, MB-Italy). Alexandria Industries will gain an extra 30 percent in extrusion capacity.

  • Dr. Rod Martin, vice president of technology at Element, has been awarded the 2019 Leslie Holliday Prize from the British Composites Society (BCS). The prize is in recognition of Dr. Martin’s significant contribution to the field of composite materials.
  • BEAMIT SpA, Fornovo di Taro, Italy, has successfully passed a Nadcap audit for heat treating, receiving Nadcap accreditation as a result. The Additive Manufacturing bureau provides services for the AM of both metal and ceramic parts, and as of January 2018 had installed two high vacuum furnaces conforming to standard AMS2750.
  • Thinker Ventures recently completed a new website for Diablo Furnaces at diablofurnaces.com. The new site features a mobile-friendly responsive design that adapts for viewing on desktops, smartphones, and tablets. Diablo Furnaces is a heat treating solution provider that is able to complete custom furnace design.

Heat Treat Today is pleased to join in the announcements of growth and achievement throughout the industry by highlighting them here on our News Chatter page. Please send any information you feel may be of interest to manufacturers with in-house heat treat departments especially in the aerospace, automotive, medical, and energy sectors to the editor at editor@heattreattoday.com

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NDT Services Provider Expands Capabilities in Europe

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A global provider of materials and product qualification testing, inspection and certification services recently opened a new 20,700-square-foot testing laboratory in Sheffield, UK.

Charles Noall, President & Chief Executive of Element

Element announced that the new center of excellence for non-destructive testing and inspection is strategically located close to Sheffield’s successful Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District (AMID) and will give customers within the aerospace and oil & gas industries the benefit of new equipment, expertise, and technical support all within one site. The facility complements the existing Magna Way laboratory which offers a well-equipped machine shop with up to date CNC machining facilities, and sample heat treatment capabilities, mechanical, chemical analysis, metallurgical testing and force calibration services.

Element has invested in equipment for immersion ultrasonic testing (IUT), as well as dye penetrant inspection, eddy current inspection, magnetic particle inspection, and on-site positive material identification. In preparation for the opening of the laboratory, the company, in partnership with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) at the University of Sheffield, has trained five new engineering support and machinist apprentices. The apprentices will work closely with the skilled on-site technical team and will all be based in the new facility.

“I am delighted to open this new facility which is part of the new industrial revolution within the Sheffield region,” said Charles Noall, President & Chief Executive of Element, in remarks at the opening of the center. “It greatly expands the range of equipment and skills we have to offer customers in the aerospace and oil & gas sectors. This superb site complements our existing NDT capabilities across Europe and North America and enables our highly experienced team to deliver a first-class experience for our customers using the latest testing techniques and equipment.”

 

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