A retort furnace with an Inconel 602CA alloy retort has been shipped from Pennsylvania to a leading manufacturer of motor laminations, located in Midwestern U.S. The laminations are deployed for motors in various aerospace, military, automotive, medical and industrial fields.
L&L Special Furnace shipped the model XLC3348 XLC3348 which has an effective work zone of 23” x 23” x 36” and uniformity of ±15°F above 1,200°F. The control system includes one control loop along with six zones of heating volume that can be adjusted to achieve the required temperature gradients. The model XLC3348 satisfies all requirements for AMS2750F class 3 uniformity and type B instrumentation. The process gas lines are required copper refrigeration lines along with stainless steel to ensure a very low dew point in the process gasses.
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A forging tool manufacturer will receive an agitated heated oil quench tank to be used post-heat treatment in order to set hardness. Tools such as nippers and ladles -- critical components in the foundry and in forging equipment -- are heat treated to the required hardness and then quenched in oil to set that hardness.
The L&L Special Furnace Co. small model QTO1224 heated oil quench tank holds 65 gallons of oil and can quench parts from 50 to 75 pounds. The quench tank oil is agitated by an impeller with a ½ HP explosion-proof motor and is heated with a 4.5 kW immersion heater to maintain the oil at a slightly elevated temperature to help eliminate oil flashing and fire potential.
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A southeastern U.S. manufacturer will receive a dual-chamber heat treating and tempering furnace. The recipient, a leading manufacturer of shopping carts and display cases, will be using the furnace to thermally process various projects.
The L&L Special Furnace Co. model QDS124 has two chambers: the top chamber (10"X11"X22") rated to 2,350°F is used for heat-treating various steels and other non-ferrous materials; the bottom chamber (10"X10"X20") rated to 1,250°F includes a recirculation fan and baffle for tempering, stress relieving or preheating.
The furnace was painted with custom colors to match the customer’s existing equipment. Shipped with the furnace was an accompanying QTO1224 oil quench tank.
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L&L Special Furnace Co, Inc. announced that they are under new ownership, Specialized Thermal Solutions, Inc. beginning with the new year. The manufacturing company will maintain their operations using L&L's name, with David Cunningham serving as both owner and president.
Gregory Lewicki (pictured above on the left) moved the furnace business to Aston, PA, in 1979. David Cunningham (pictured above on the right) has been with the company since December 2005. Aside from the name change, everything else about L&L Special Furnace Co, Inc., including contact info and email addresses, will remain the same. Specialized Thermal Solutions, Inc. will be absorbing all of L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc.’s order history and will continue to service any of its products.
The company will continue focusing on high-end, specialty industrial furnaces.
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Two heat treating furnaces expand the capabilities of a manufacturer of brick dies, textured stucco rollers, and extrusion equipment made for the construction industry. These furnaces are being used to meet the manufacturer’s immediate need for increased heat-treating capacity and provide a supporting role in the company’s die manufacturing process.
The L&L Special Furnaces Co., Inc. model GS2026 has internal working dimensions of 18” wide by 12” high by 24” deep. It has an operating voltage of 208, 220, 240 volts single phase, 60 or 50 hertz. The furnace also includes a spring assist vertical lift door that allows for effortless loading and unloading at high temperatures. The control is a Bartlett program control that can store multiple programs and includes overtemperature protection.
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L&L Special Furnaces’ Model GS2026 Source: L&L Special Furnaces Co., Inc.
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
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Personnel and Company Chatter
ThermTech of Waukesha, Wisconsin, celebrates the groundbreaking of a 10,500-square-foot manufacturing addition. Construction is expected to be completed in December 2018.
An Ohio-based engineering firm, Dana Incorporated, announced a new series of Brevini™ heavy-duty winch drives for marine and offshore applications. This new series of lightweight winch drives have been engineered with a sealing system designed to withstand harsh marine environments, and with improved power density, housing made from either cast iron or steel, and high-radial load bearings to deliver reliable lifting performance for heavy loads.
Brunel University London opened its Advanced Metal Processing Centre (AMPC) at the Brunel Center for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST), which will enable R&D activity to enable innovations, such as lightweight car parts, to make the leap from the lab to full-scale industrial trials. The 1,500 sq m AMPC facility includes industrial and pilot-scale equipment for processing and fabrication of extruded metals (novel bending processes, machining, and advanced joining); additional casting processes (gravity die casting and sand casting, etc.), and supporting materials characterization technologies (strength and fatigue testing and 3D x-ray tomography).
A global leader in manufacturing and overhauling aerospace structures, systems, and components, Triumph Group, Inc., based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, recently announced that its Aerospace Structures business has been awarded a multi-year airframe component contract for Lockheed Martin’s C130J Super Hercules program. Under initial terms of the contract, Triumph Fabrications in San Diego, California will provide 108 different part numbers for the C130J program. The parts include fabricated sheet metal structures made from a combination of aluminum, steel and titanium materials that will be fitted to the nacelle, wing and fuselage sections of the aircraft.
Aerospace equipment manufacturer Liebherr Aerospace has been awarded another contract from Boeing Commercial Airplanes for their 777 and 777X programs. Liebherr-Aerospace will deliver two electronic components of the main gear steering system for the two wide-bodies: the main gear steering control unit and the nose gear steering position transducer.
Engineered bearings and power transmission manufacturer, The Timken Company, based in Canton, Ohio, recently completed the acquisition of Rollon Group, a leader in engineered linear motion products. Rollon specializes in the design and manufacture of engineered linear guides, telescopic rails and linear actuators used in a wide range of industries such as passenger rail, aerospace, packaging and logistics, medical and automation.
Gear Motions, which has divisional offices in central New York, recently appointed to executive positions: Dan Bartelli to Director of Operations of Nixon Gear, a division of Gear Motions, and Anna Pastore to Corporate Controller. Bartelli, who began his career as a machinist, also recently celebrated his 30th anniversary with Nixon Gear, a division of Gear Motions. He is responsible for all Nixon Gear Division Operations including Manufacturing, Quality, and Engineering. Pastore previously served as Director of Finance for Cascade & Maverik Lacrosse, and Vice President of Finance of the Produce and Technology Division at Agway.
Worthington Industries, a metals manufacturing firm based in Columbus, Ohio, announced today that Mark Russell, president and COO is retiring. Andy Rose has been named president and will continue as chief financial officer (CFO). Geoff Gilmore has been named vice president and chief operating officer (COO) and will also continue to lead the Pressure Cylinders business.
Brunel University London opens its Advanced Metal Processing Centre.
Triumph Group awarded multi-year airframe component contract for Lockheed Martin.
Liebherr Aerospace has been awarded 777 and 777X contract from Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
The Timken Company The Timken Company, based in Canton, Ohio, recently acquires Rollon Group
Dan Bartelli, Director of Operations, Nixon Gear, a division of Gear Motions.
Anna Pastore joins Gear Motions as Corporate Controller.
Andy Rose, president and CEO, Worthington Industries.
Geoff Gilmore, vice-president and COO, Worthington Industries.
Equipment Chatter
An electric box furnace has been supplied to a plant located in Louisiana that is a global supplier of large industrial valves for various industries. L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc., shipped this furnace, which is the fifth supplied by the company to this facility. The furnace is used to both heat treat and temper various rings and seals deployed in the manufacturing of valves used in the power-generation field. It is also used for general heat treating of various steels prior to machining.
Two furnaces have recently been shipped to customers from Grieve Corporation. No. 1040 is a 2200°F (1204°C), inert atmosphere pit furnace, currently used for heat treating automotive parts in baskets at the customer’s facility. No. 989 is an electrically heated, 2,000°F (1,093°C) inert atmosphere furnace from Grieve, used to process fabricated parts at the customer’s facility.
A leader in the technology industry recently purchased an electrically heated enhanced duty walk-in oven from Wisconsin Oven Corporation to be used for composite curing small parts. The batch oven has the capability to heat 16,000 pounds of a composite material from 70° F to 350° F within 6-7 hours.
L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc., ships electric box furnace to valve manufacturer..
Grieve No. 1040, an inert atmosphere pit furnace, for heat treating automotive parts in baskets
Grieve No. 989 is an electrically heated, inert atmosphere furnace used to process fabricated parts.
Wisconsin Oven Corp shipped an electrically heated enhanced duty walk-in oven to the technology industry.
Kudos Chatter
Akron Steel Treating celebrated its 75th anniversary August 31, 2018, with guests, officials, employees, customers, and suppliers in attendance, as well as the deputy mayor for economic development, Samuel D. DeShazior, who presented AST president Joseph Powell with a letter of congratulations from Mayor Daniel Horrigan. Joe’s grandfather, Prosper P. Powell, founded the company in 1943, and his daughter, Christina Somogye, recently purchased a 10% interest in ASTC and is an integral part of the succession plan.
Deputy Mayor Samuel D. DeShazior presents Joseph Powell with letter.
Celebrating 75 years with Akron Steel Treating Company. L-R Thomas Wingens, Christina Somogye, Joseph Powell, Laura Miller, Mary Glenn, and Michael Garvey
For the second year in a row, GKN Aerospace has received a supplier award from Spirit AeroSystems. Spirit recognized GKN Aerospace with a Collaboration Values Partner award for superior performance at the 2018 Spirit AeroSystems supplier recognition banquet in Wichita, Kansas. In addition, GKN Aerospace also recently announced via Stratasysthat the company is improving production times and removing design constraints for multiple tooling applications since integrating additive manufacturing at its Filton manufacturing site in the UK.
Retech Systems, a SECO/WARWICK company based in Mendocino County, California, recently won North Bay Maker Award for “best manufacturing process innovation”.
Induction heating company Ambrell Corporation is the honoree for the Global Advancement Award and Ambrell President Tony Mazzullo is a finalist for CEO of the Year at the Technology and Manufacturing Awards, created by the Rochester Business Journal and Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association. The Global Advancement Award is given to a company that demonstrates dynamic growth through expansion of export opportunities and participation in new global markets. The CEO of the Yeardemonstrates leadership in the industry, commitment to staff development, and dedication to the Greater Rochester/Finger Lakes Region. Tony Mazzullo is one of two finalists and the winner will be announced on October 23rd.
GKN Aerospace recognized for 2nd year in a row with a Collaboration Values Partner award for superior performance.
Retech Systems wins North Bay Maker Award for \”best manufacturing process innovation\”.
Ambrell Corporation is the honoree for the Global Advancement Award.
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Italy-based ICMI Forni Industriali has installed and launched its third heat treatment chamber furnace. The company specializes in the design and construction of plants for heat treatment and heating. The furnace has an internal dimension of approximately 7 ft 10 in x 7 ft 10 in x 7 ft 3 in (2,400 x 2,400 x 2.220 m), and can load a weight up to 3 tonnes.
A Southbridge, Massachusetts, heat treating company recently received approval of a tax deal from the town council for the expansion of space and equipment of its facility. Hardline Heat Treating Inc. manufactures thermal processing units and lines for the automotive and firearms industries and hopes this expansion will open up the aerospace market.
US Representative Mike Kelly (PA District 3) recently toured Solar Atmospheres of Western PA. The congressman, a leading supporter to small business, was able to observe and hear firsthand how tax reform has influenced Solar’s future and was extremely pleased to hear how the tax reform bills that he supported have spurred tremendous private investment and job creation within the Hermitage PA facility. Congressman Kelly stated, “I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Solar Atmospheres in Hermitage last week. It is truly a world-class facility that I’m proud to represent right here in the Shenango Valley. It was fascinating to learn more about what they are producing, and just as importantly, how they are producing it. I was particularly glad to speak with Solar’s dedicated professionals about the specific policies I can support to help them thrive in our community, including tax reform and the revival of the Export Import Bank.”
Robert S. Wetherbee has been appointed by the Board of Directors of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated to become ATI’s President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2019, succeeding Richard J. Harshman as ATI’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Harshman will remain Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer until January 1, 2019, following which he will continue to serve as Executive Chairman of the Board until his retirement in conjunction with ATI’s May 9, 2019, Annual Meeting. The Board has elected Diane C. Creel, who has served as ATI’s Lead Independent Director since 2011, to become Board Chair effective immediately following Mr. Harshman’s May 2019 retirement. Wetherbee will also join the ATI Board.
Thomas Kubera has been named to the position of Chief Financial Officer with SIFCO Industries, Inc., effective August 7, 2018. Kubera has been with the Company since May 2014.
Jennifer Howe was recently hired by Michigan-based Premier Thermal Solutions as Regional Sales Manager, responsible for all aspects of sales within her territory of Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Canada.
ICMI expands with new chamber furnace
Congressman Mike Kelly visits Solar Atmospheres of Western PA.
Robert Wetherbee, ATI
Jennifer Howe, Premier Thermal Solutions
Equipment Chatter
A Midwestern engine manufacturer recently received an electric box furnace for the purpose of heat treating larger structures and running batches of multiple parts. The furnace is in use for hardening and annealing of many varieties of components. L&L Special Furnace Co, Inc., supplied the 22″W x by 18″H x 22″D unit, which has an alloy fan that provides uniformity (±10°F) from 300°F to 1,800°F. The alloy roller hearth and movable load table allow for larger heavy parts to be easily moved in and out of the furnace manually.
A 250°F (121°C), special electrically heated oven (No. 861), sold by Grieve Corporation, has been installed for drying small parts in a tray at an unnamed customer’s facility.
L&L Special Furnaces delivers a electric box furnace.
Grieve installs the No. 861
Kudos Chatter
ASM International recently announced a new entity, the ASM Materials Solutions Network, “to serve as an extension of [ASM]’s R&D capacity by leveraging the ASM network to provide collaborative and scalable solutions.” Announced at the AeroMat Conference in May 2018, the network serves multiple industries including Aerospace, Automotive, Oil & Gas, Materials Processes, and Medical Devices. Founding Provider Members have been announced: Battelle, ESi, Granta, IMR Test Labs, NSL Analytic Services Inc., QuesTek Innovations, Solar Atmospheres. In addition, Parker Hannifin Corporation officially became the Founding Client Member of ASM’s Materials Solutions Network.
A global manufacturer of engineered fasteners, shims and installation equipment has announced that two of its manufacturing facilities have recently been certified to IATF 16949:2016: SPIROL Industries in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, which manufactures roll formed tubular products including dowel bushings, spring dowels, ground hollow dowels, compression limiters and spacers; and SPIROL International Corp. in Stow, Ohio, which manufactures disc springs, precision shims, custom washers and spacers. In addition to IATF 16949, SPIROL Ohio also holds AS9100 Rev D (aerospace) and NADCAP (aerospace and defense) quality system certifications.
Twelve teachers from across North America, including one from Canada, and three Temple University students were hosted by Solar Atmospheres Inc. at its Souderton, Pennsylvania, facility as part of their participation in the ASM International Teachers’ Camp. The camp was sponsored by the ASM Philadelphia Liberty Bell Chapter and was located at Temple University’s Ambler campus where participants spent a week learning the basics of Materials Science Technology (MST) as taught at the high school level. For its part, Solar Atmospheres gave a brief overview of vacuum heat treating furnaces, processes, and metallurgy pertinent to the teachers’ curriculum, followed by a tour of the facility.
ASM International\’s Materials Solutions Network
Two SPIROL facilities attain IATF certification.
Solar Atmospheres hosts teachers from ASMI\’s teacher camp.
In Memoriam . . .
Professor Hans Tensi, formerly of the Technical University of Munich, recently died following a lengthy illness. As related by George Totten of GE Totten and Associates, “As all of you know, Professor Tensi made vital, influential and lasting contributions to the fundamental understanding of quenching technology as we understand it today. Much of his work and that of his contemporaries has been memorialized in Theory and Technology of Quenching, an authoritative handbook co-edited by B. Liscic, H.M. Tensi, and W. Luty. . . . Prof. Tensi was recognized for his numerous contributions by his election as a Fellow of ASM International and the International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering (IFHTSE). Professor Tensi is survived by his wife Ingrid, his son Thomas, and his three grandchildren Elina, Nelia and Jannis.”
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A Baker’s Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
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Based in Lima, Ohio, Heat Treating Technologies recently installed its third heat treating furnace as the final step of a $3 million expansion project, to be used to process parts for agriculture and automotive industries.
Mark Hemsath has been hired as director of nitriding and special vacuum furnaces at SECO/VACUUM Technologies, LLC. Hemsath has previously worked with SECO/WARWICK Corp. and Advanced Heat Treat Corporation in Waterloo IA, and operated his own heat treat furnace manufacturing and alloy fabricating company. He will be the primary contact for gas nitriding furnace applications in North America and will handle special vacuum furnace products throughout North America.
The new president and chief executive officer of Norsk Titanium AS, an aerospace-grade titanium components manufacturer based in Plattsburgh, New York, will be Michael J. Canario.
A company that manufactures high-temperature refractories and specializes in the toll firing business serving a variety of industries such as aerospace, automotive and petrochemical recently completed the task of relining the bricks on one of their roller hearth kilns, which can now reach greater operating temperatures – up to 2,650 ºF (1,454ºC). In addition, Ipsen Ceramics has also announced a collaboration with ceramics distributor, Carpenter Brothers, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Expansion at Heat Treating Technologies
Mark Hemsath, director of nitriding & special vacuum furnaces, SECO/VACUUM Technologies
Michael J. Canario, president/CEO, Norsk Titanium
Ipsen Ceramics upgrades kiln
Equipment Chatter
A leading aerospace manufacturer of landing gear and associated components based in New Zealand recently purchased a large resistance box furnace and quench tank from L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc. The furnace is equipped with a pyrometry package for AMS2750E class 3 equipment with temperature uniformity of +/-15°F throughout the operating range.
A custom environmental reach-in temperature/humidity/vacuum cycling chamber was recently shipped by Tenney Environmental to a company in the agriculture industry for use in testing food grade material.
A high-temperature horizontal air flow cabinet oven was shipped from Grieve to a customer which will use it for heat treating at its facility. The No. 1045 is a 1250°F (677°C) oven measuring 38” W x 38” D x 38” H.
A Gruenberg truck-in oven was recently shipped to the technology industry by Thermal Product Solutions. The oven is rated for Class A operation to handle processing solvents per the NFPA 86 specifications and has a maximum temperature rating of 650° F and work chamber dimensions of 144” W x 84” D x 72” H.
Six propane gas fired enhanced duty walk-in series ovens were purchased by a material testing laboratory to be used for hydrogen embrittlement relief of various parts. The batch ovens commissioned from Wisconsin Oven Corporation have a maximum operating temperature of 500° F and work chamber dimensions of 8’0″ wide x 4’0″ long x 4’0″ high and were designed with the capacity to heat 1,020 lbs. of steel and 220 lbs. of a stainless-steel load cart from 70° F to 480° F within 60 minutes when loaded into an ambient oven.
L&L Special Furnaces
Tenney Environmental
Grieve Corporation
Thermal Product Solutions
Wisconsin Oven Corporation
Kudos Chatter
Dana Incorporated was recognized as the 2018 Outstanding Power Electronics Solution Provider for its Long® ThermaTEK™ insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) cooling solutions. The award was presented during the 10th Annual Green Vehicle Convention in Shanghai, China.
PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works’ (“MMK”) most powerful unit, hot-rolled products Mill 2000, produced 527,500 tonnes of metal in May 2018, setting an all-time record for monthly output. It was the highest production volume at the mill since its commissioning in 1994, beating the previous monthly record of 526.2 ths tonnes set in January 2015.
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA recently continued its merit status for NADCAP Nondestructive Testing for penetrant inspection. Solar Atmospheres specializes in Method A (water washable) Fluorescent Penetrant inspection and is able to accommodate parts of varying sizes in their world class NDT cell. Solar has its own in-house Level 3 inspector as well as six Level 2 inspectors and one Level 1 inspector.
Professional fastener manufacturer ARP is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2018. “It was 1968 when Gary Holzapfel—whose background was in aerospace fastener manufacturing—developed some bolts and studs for his racer friends that were a marked improvement over what was available at the time. This lead to the founding of Automotive Racing Products Inc. … ARP proudly does everything in-house, which includes engineering, R&D, forging, heat-treating, machining, finishing, packaging and distribution in its ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100 registered California facilities.”
Dana Incorporated
MMK
Solar Atmospheres
ARP
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A retort furnace with an Inconel 602CA alloy retort has been shipped from Pennsylvania to a leading manufacturer of motor laminations, located in Midwestern U.S. The laminations are deployed for motors in various aerospace, military, automotive, medical and industrial fields.
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A southeastern U.S. manufacturer will receive a dual-chamber heat treating and tempering furnace. The recipient, a leading manufacturer of shopping carts and display cases, will be using the furnace to thermally process various projects.
