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An Indiana-based chemical products manufacturer recently announced the design and development of a metals cleaner that removes heat-treat scale, including heat tint/weld burn, from aluminum, mild steel, stainless steel, and copper.
Read more: “Cleaner Removes Soil, Rust, and Heat Tint/Weld Burn”
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An industrial provider of scientific equipment, supplies, consumables, and analysis techniques for use in materials preparation, image analyses, and hardness testing, recently announced a Quick Ship program for the company’s Rockwell hardness test blocks.
Buehler, an ITW company based in Lake Bluff, Illinois, services a cross-section of industries, including primary metals, automotive, aerospace and defense, electronics, medical, and energy. The company launched the program for a selection of the most commonly used Rockwell test blocks in North America, which includes:
HRB Scale: 40HRBW, 50HRBW, 60HRBW, 70HRBW, 80HRBW, 95HRBW
HRC Scale: 25HRC, 30HRC, 35HRC, 40HRC, 45HRC, 50HRC, 55HRC, 60HRC, 63HRC
HR15N Scale: 72HR15N, 83HR15N, 91HR15N
HR15T Scale: 74HR15T, 87HR15T
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Saint-Gobain High-Performance Refractories, a Massachusetts manufacturer specializing in ceramic and refractory solutions with facilities in 67 countries, recently acquired Spin-Works International Corporation, based in Northeast Pennsylvania (near Erie), an innovative manufacturer of 3D-printed and extruded silicon carbide ceramic components for customers in a wide range of high-temperature, heat treating industrial processes.
A definitive agreement to manufacture battery-grade graphite products at commercial scale has been reached between a major minerals processing company and a heating equipment supplier, both based in New York.
Great Lakes Graphite and Ashland Advanced Materials drafted the definitive agreement earlier in this quarter under which Ashland will provide Great Lakes with up to 10,000 tons per year of graphite purification capacity in the initial start-up phase. A requirement to scale up further, to 50,000 tons per year of graphite purification capacity, is anticipated for the subsequent phase. Further, Great Lakes Graphite and Graphene Laboratories executed a distribution agreement at the end of November which will boost the availability of high-quality carbon products to customers.
Along with product, process, and technology development efforts geared towards preparing for large-scale manufacture of advanced carbon materials, Great Lakes is partnering with Ashland Advanced Materials in the development of a continuous furnace design that will significantly increase the efficiency of the purification process. Ashland brings over thirty years of expertise in the thermal purification of graphite to this effort.
Great Lakes Graphite reports that it has conveyed the updated anticipated requirements to their Brazilian supply partner to ensure there will be adequate capacity along the supply chain to achieve targeted manufacturing levels.
Micronized graphite products are used by customers in a wide variety of industries for a wide variety of applications that include composite materials, electronics, batteries, lubricants, coatings and friction products.
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Multiple transactions involving the contracting, purchasing, selling, shipment and delivery of heat treat systems, equipment, or services have taken place over the past several weeks; here are some we hope will be of interest to Heat Treat Today readers.
Heat Treat Today finds the robust activity of heat treatment equipment sales and acquisitions an exciting topic to report on and would be interested in your supplier news tips. Please send any information you feel may be of interest to readers of Heat Treat Today to the editor at editor@heattreattoday.com.
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A manufacturer of products for the thermal processing industry recently received ISO9001:2015 Registration from the Performance Review Institute (PRI) Registrar while earning their ISO/IEC17025:2005 accreditation from ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB).
PRI Registrar recognized Super Systems, Inc., (SSi) based in Cincinnati, Ohio, for its commitment to continual improvement in their quality management system and becoming certified to the current ISO9001:2015 international quality standard for manufacturing, calibration, and servicing of sensors, analyzers, control systems, and SSI product support services used in heat-treating organizations. In addition, SSi received its ISO/IEC17025:2005 calibration accreditation while expanding their scope of accreditation.
“Our company and our customers benefit from our commitment to a solid quality management system and we are proud of our ISO9001:2015 and 17025 accreditation. This is a company-wide effort and every one of our employees plays a part in our continuous improvement plan,” said Steve Thompson, President of Super Systems, Inc.
Super Systems, Inc. received ISO9001:2015 registration for demonstrating its ongoing commitment to quality by satisfying customer requirements and industry specifications.
“Super Systems, Inc. has demonstrated its commitment to world-class quality management by implementing and becoming certified to the ISO 9001:2015 standard. They have joined an elite number of organizations worldwide who have achieved certification to this globally recognized quality standard,” said Randy Daugharthy, Director of the Registrar Program at the Performance Review Institute (PRI) Registrar.
Additionally, the SSi team renewed its ISO/IEC17025:2005 accreditation with its accreditation body, ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB). During the renewal audit, the SSi production/calibration team demonstrated technical competence in the field of calibration that resulted in expanding its scope of accreditation in addition to reducing measurement uncertainties.
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A leading industrial furnace manufacturer recently opened a new facility in East Troy, Wisconsin, accommodating oven product lines and providing additional manufacturing space for expanding operations. The company will be investing $1.5 million in equipment and renovation work at the building.
Wisconsin Oven Corporation and parent company Thermal Product Solutions (TPS) celebrated the opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that included company officials, as well as local, regional, state leaders. It was announced at the ceremony that the new 130,000 sq ft facility will be named after Bruce Champion, a former vice president of operations for Wisconsin Oven, who played a key role in the company’s success.
“Wisconsin Oven Corporation is pleased that the community and local leaders were able to join us today to celebrate the opening of our recently purchased facility,” said Dave Strand, president and CEO of TPS. “This 130,000-square-foot facility will soon see massive renovations and production, which will result in more employment throughout the region.”
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Source: BusinessInsider
Quality control and lab technicians now have a choice. A global industrial manufacturer of value-added and testing equipment recently introduced a semi-automatic and manual grinder and polisher for use in heat treat, automotive, aerospace, and electronic laboratory environments, unveiling the new product at the 2017 Heat Treat Expo in Columbus, Ohio, last month.
Read more: “Eco-Met 30 – Semi-Automatic and Manual Grinder Polishers Introduced by Buehler at Heat Treat 2017”
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Thermal processing and induction hardening of metals are included among the metal treatments that will be offered to the aerospace, automotive, medical device, and precision engineering sectors as UK-based coating company Metaltech Ltd joins forces with The Wallwork Group, also of the UK.
Both companies specialize in the thermal processing and coating of metals and each brings additional metal treatments that will complement those of the other. Wallwork has also recently announced plans to invest in the Metaltech site and base some of the transport operations there.
Metaltech was founded in 1981 by Ron Scott. Dr. Graeme Forster joined the company in the early 1990s and became managing director; together they have developed the company to a staff of 22, serving clients in the UK and internationally.
“Joining Wallwork, a firm founded on the same principles of a business that believes people are its greatest asset, is a positive step as Ron steps out to pursue his other interests,” said Dr. Forster commented.
Luke Collins, a graduate engineer with 12-plus years of experience within the Wallwork Group, will become site director at Metaltech. “This is a good fit for us and strengthens our range of metal heat treatments, hard coatings processes, and customer service promise,” said Collins. “Adding a facility in the North East means we can provide an even faster service to customers there and extend our transport service into Scotland, giving greater flexibility within our Manchester, Birmingham and Cambridge sites for further growth.”
We already have plans to invest in the Metaltech site and also base some of our transport operation there. Luke will permanently relocate to be near the Metaltech works.
As well as extending the induction hardening of metals and thermal processing operations, the expansion adds new processes including Xylan Flouropolymer Coatings, Molybdenum Disulphide dry film lubricants, and Phosphate Coating and enlarges the capacity of the company’s plasma nitriding and Plasox services.
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Photo caption: Luke Collins of Wallwork Group and Dr. Graeme Forster of Metaltech Ltd.
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Source: Markets Insider
Alpha Precision Group (APG) recently announced acquisitions that will consolidate powder metal and metal injection molding operations under a single brand, providing integrated capabilities to the medical device, aerospace, and firearms markets.
Alpha Sintered Metals (ASM) of Ridgway, PA; Precision Compacted Components (PCC) of Wilcox, PA and St. Marys, PA; and Precision Made Products (PMP) of Brunswick, OH, now known as APG, will operate through two primary divisions:
1) APG Sintered Metals, which will consist of the powder metal operations of Alpha Sintered Metals and Precision Compacted Components, and
2) APG Metal Injection Molding, which will consist of the metal injection molding operations of Alpha Sintered Metals and Precision Made Products.
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