Heat Treating Forum http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/ This is a heat treating discussion forum powered by vBulletin. en Sat, 19 May 2012 12:18:48 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/_vb_images/misc/rss.jpg Heat Treating Forum http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/ Manufacturing Builds Vacuum Carburizing Furnace For Major Aircraft Manufacturer http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=733&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 18:36:17 GMT
Cooperative R & D Leads Solar Manufacturing To Build Vacuum Carburizing Furnace For Major Aircraft Manufacturer


Souderton, PA. 5/14/12 - Solar Manufacturing announces its receipt of an order from a major aircraft manufacturer for a large vacuum carburizing furnace. This purchase was the culmination of an extensive research and development program between the companies to create final process cycles for specific carburizing applications. Through the cooperation of Solar Manufacturing’s sister company, Solar Atmospheres, many trial tests were completed to prove each process.

The vacuum furnace being built is a Solar Manufacturing Model HFL-5748-10IQ-VC. This horizontal, front loading furnace has a work zone that measures 36” wide x 36” high x 48” deep with an operating temperature up to 2500oF to meet AMS 2750D TUS requirements and a load capacity of 3500 pounds. The combined hot zone incorporates a combination of 1” graphite board with a .090” graphite foil facing, backed by (4) ˝” layers of graphite felt housed in a 304 stainless steel ring. A large mechanical pump and a booster pump are included for proper vacuum operation and a 300 HP motor and internal heat exchanger system, operating at 10 bar, is provided for rapid, high velocity quenching of the work load.

Electronic control instrumentation includes a Honeywell HC900 PLC with an operator touch screen interface. The gas carburizing process, including the injection of hydrogen and acetylene, is accomplished via mass flow controllers per Solar US Patent 7,514,035B2.
Pete Reh, VP of Sales at Solar Manufacturing states, “We were very fortunate to have our sister company Solar Atmospheres available for help in researching these processes, as without their help, we might not have been successful in obtaining this most important order.”
ABOUT SOLAR MANUFACTURING
Solar Manufacturing designs and manufactures all types of vacuum heat treating and brazing furnaces and offers replacement hot zone and spare parts for various vacuum furnace brands. To learn more about the Solar Manufacturing’s diverse product line and services, contact Pete Reh, VP of Sales, at 267-384-5040 or pkr@solarmfg.com. Additional information can be found on our web site – www.solarmfg.com. ]]> Industry Announcements admin http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=733 ACT-Texas Purchases a New TurboTreater® http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=732&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 18:31:50 GMT
ACT-Texas Purchases a New TurboTreater®

CHERRY VALLEY, IL – ACT Independent Turbo Services, Inc. in Houston, Tex. will soon be installing a new Model H6672, 2 bar TurboTreater®. This enhanced vacuum furnace has a work zone size of 48” wide x 48” height x 72” deep with a gross load weight capacity of 6,000 lbs.
Ipsen’s TurboTreater sets the standard for thermal processing capability throughout the Land Base Turbine industry. For both OEMs and repair facilities Ipsen's TurboTreater provides superior design and performance to create a competitive edge – nothing delivers fast cycle times and improved workload results like TurboTreater.
The TurboTreater vacuum furnace comes equipped with standard features - 35-inch diffusion pump to handle outgassing of braze binders, 2.5-inch thick graphite hot zone insulation pack with a carbon composite hot face that minimizes down time and requires less maintenance and intuitive controls that provide repeatable results and advanced data acquisition. For more information on the TurboTreater visit www.ipsenusa.com/turbotreater.
About ACT Independent Turbo Services, Inc. ACT Independent Turbo Services is a privately held rapidly growing turbomachinery repair facility located in Houston, TX specializing in Heavy Industrial gas and steam turbine repairs. ACT uses the latest technology combined with expert technicians and engineering to provide their customers with the highest level of quality available. For more information on ACT please visit www.act-texas.com.

About Ipsen, Inc. Ipsen, Inc. designs and manufactures thermal processing systems for a wide variety of markets, including Aerospace, Medical, Energy, Chemical and Automotive. With thousands of installed systems worldwide, whether it's innovative titanium knee implants, making cars more efficient, developing new jet engines or going to the moon, Ipsen delivers quality. ]]> Industry Announcements admin http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=732 Buying a used continuous furnace http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=731&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 19:32:24 GMT In a couple of weeks time, I will be traveling a considerable distance to take a look into a used continuous furnace we are looking into buying. ... In a couple of weeks time, I will be traveling a considerable distance to take a look into a used continuous furnace we are looking into buying.

The furnace we are looking into is a Can-Eng Continuous Belt line. It is gas fired. Max temp is 960 C . The line consists of a cold loading entrance, hardening furnace, belt quench, post belt washer/temper. It will be re-bricked prior to shipment.

This will be the first time we buy used machinery, What should we look at when visiting the furnace? and tips on what to pay special attention to? What documentation should we ask the seller to provide?

Is there some kind of "buyers guide"? Maybe a list of questions that should be answered before actually buying the furnace?

All your help is much appreciated!

Thanks

HRF ]]> Atmosphere hramosf http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=731 Trutec Industries Adds Third AFC-Holcroft UBQ Furnace http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=730&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 14:07:49 GMT (May, 2012) Trutec Industries Inc. in Springfield, Ohio has added 3rd UBQ 36-48-36 universal batch integral quench furnace to an existing line. This... (May, 2012) Trutec Industries Inc. in Springfield, Ohio has added 3rd UBQ 36-48-36 universal batch integral quench furnace to an existing line. This latest furnace will be equipped for carburizing and GSN (Gas Soft Nitriding) processes, and will be made CQI-9 Compliant. The equipment is scheduled for installation in May of 2012.

About Trutec Industries: Trutec Industries is a North American subsidiary of Nihon Parkerizing, a world leader in metal improvement technology. The Trutec Group operates 5 facilities in the United States and Mexico which specialize in metal treatments and products that improve the resistance to wear, corrosion and fatigue of metal components. For more information: www.trutecind.com

About AFC-Holcroft:
AFC-Holcroft is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of heat treating furnaces. The legacy companies that comprise AFC-Holcroft have a combined 225+ years of thermal processing experience. The company manufactures turn-key heat treating systems for applications including commercial heat treating, bearings, automotive, aerospace, mining, military, aluminum heat treatment, gear manufacturing, fastener manufacturing, and alternative energy industries.

AFC-Holcroft, headquartered in the United States, has a global reach with direct sales coverage in North America and worldwide, while AFC-Holcroft Europe serves major industrial markets in Germany, France, and other European locations. AFC-Holcroft’s Asian Operations manages partners in China, India, South Korea, and other countries in the region, and the company also extends into markets in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Poland, Russia, and Spain, through relationships with partners, many of whom have manufacturing capability.

For more information, contact media@afc-holcroft.com.

### ]]> Industry Announcements afcholcroft http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=730 SECO/WARWICK gets order for two CaseMasters http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=729&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 19:05:49 GMT *Meadville, Pennsylvania–SECO/WARWICK Corp. (http://www.secowarwick.com/) has received an order for two CaseMaster Evolution® Vacuum Carburizing... Meadville, Pennsylvania–SECO/WARWICK Corp. has received an order for two CaseMaster Evolution® Vacuum Carburizing furnaces with washers, tempers and full data retrieval. The contract was signed recently and SECO/WARWICK Corp. will provide the equipment for a global manufacturer. SECO/WARWICK officials said they are providing “turn-key” installation and expect to have the equipment in place later this year.
Each furnace is a CaseMaster Evolution® vacuum carburizer dedicated for low-pressure carburizing with oil and 2- bar gas quenching. The furnace comprises an LPC heating chamber and quench chamber with a gas quench above an oil tank. This furnace design allows for significant increases in flexibility and productivity. The furnace will provide low pressure carburizing through the use of FineCarb® technology and low-pressure carburizing with pre-nitriding with PreNitLPC® technology.

About SECO/WARWICK CO.
The Vacuum Team offers vacuum heat treating furnaces for hardening, tempering, annealing, solution heat treating, brazing, sintering, carburizing, carbonitriding, high vacuum, CVD–graphitizing and degassing. SECO/WARWICK has built some of the largest and technically advanced vacuum furnaces in operation today, developing advanced technologies like Universal HPQ™ (High Pressure Quench), PreNit® & FineCarb® LPC vacuum carburizing, fully automated control systems and modeling software. Vacuum furnace configurations are available for vertical, horizontal and elevator style furnaces. Both cylindrical and rectangular hot zones with metallic or graphite heating elements are available for both new and used equipment. Retech LLC provides vacuum melting equipment. Visit http://www.secowarwick.com/
SECO/WARWICK provides heat treating equipment and services worldwide for customers involved with steel manufacturing, primary aluminum, aluminum recycling, steel manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, commercial heat treating, HVAC, electronics, lighting, medical equipment and nuclear applications. The globally integrated organization includes SECO/WARWICK Corp. (USA), Retech Systems LLC (USA), SECO/WARWICK S.A. (Poland), SECO/WARWICK ThermAL S.A. (Poland), SECO WARWICK Allied Pvt. Ltd. (India) and SECO/WARWICK RETECH Thermal Equipment Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (China).

SECO/WARWICK Corp.
Dan Alabran, Team Leader
Vacuum Furnaces Team
814.332.8518
dalabran@secowarwick.com
SECO/WARWICK Corp.
Bill St. Thomas, Regional Sales Manager
Vacuum Furnaces Team
814.853.6672
st.thomas@secowarwick.com ]]> Industry Announcements SecoWarwick http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=729 Alabran, Hughes take new roles at SECO/WARWICK http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=728&goto=newpost Fri, 04 May 2012 19:55:28 GMT *MEADVILLE, PA – Keith Boeckenhauer, SECO/WARWICK Corp. President, has announced two personnel moves for SECO/WARWICK Corp... MEADVILLE, PA – Keith Boeckenhauer, SECO/WARWICK Corp. President, has announced two personnel moves for SECO/WARWICK Corp.
Dan Alabran, formerly the team leader for Aftermarket Services and Short Cycle Manufacturing projects, will take over as the vacuum furnace team leader. John Hughes will replace Mr. Alabran as the aftermarket team leader.

Mr. Alabran joined SECO/WARWICK in 1989 as a Project Engineer for aluminum process furnace applications. During his tenure with the aluminum group, Mr. Alabran demonstrated a proficiency in upgrading, refurbishing and improving efficiencies in existing equipment in addition to planning and engineering new equipment facilities and was promoted to Manager of Aftermarket Services and Short Cycle Manufacturing projects in addition to his project engineering duties. He holds a degree in electrical engineering from Kent State University.

Contact Information
Dan Alabran, Vacuum Team Leader
Office Phone: 814-332-8518
Email: dalabran@secowarwick.com

John Hughes has an associate degree in engineering from the Shenango Valley campus of Penn State University. He started at SECO/WARWICK on the aftermarket parts team in 2006. Mr. Hughes had been in the tool and die trade designing automated assembly equipment for most of his career prior to joining SECO/WARWICK.

Contact Information
John Hughes, Aftermarket Team Leader
Office Phone: 814-332-8583
Email: jhughes@secowarwick.com
For more information: http://www.secowarwick.com.

SECO/WARWICK Worldwide designs and manufactures industrial heat processing equipment including heat treating and brazing furnaces, vacuum furnace technology, atmosphere generators and aluminum reverb melting and holding systems. SECO/WARWICK provides heat treating equipment and services worldwide for customers involved with primary steel and aluminum, aluminum recycling, automotive, aerospace, commercial heat treating, HVAC, electronics, lighting, medical equipment and nuclear applications. The globally integrated organization includes SECO/WARWICK Corp. (USA), Retech Systems LLC (USA), SECO/WARWICK S.A. (Poland), SECO/WARWICK ThermAL S.A. (Poland), SECO WARWICK Allied Pvt. Ltd. (India) and SECO/WARWICK RETECH Thermal Equipment Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (China).
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]]> Industry Announcements SecoWarwick http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=728 Brand new 24 inch graphite heating elements available http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=727&goto=newpost Fri, 04 May 2012 11:27:52 GMT I have 3 brand new 24 inch graphite heating elements made by SGL Carbon that are still in the wood crates. Never opened. These came from a... I have 3 brand new 24 inch graphite heating elements made by SGL Carbon that are still in the wood crates. Never opened. These came from a liquidation auction of assets of MEMC in Sherman, Tx. I have a lot of other brand new items like rings, susceptors, cones, etc from SGL and toyo tanso. I can post specs on the other stuff if someone is interested.

Make offer.

Email stevenkgregory at yahoo .com ]]> Wanting to Sell louisianaguy http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=727 Allied Power Group Purchases Two TurboTreaters® http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=726&goto=newpost Thu, 03 May 2012 02:18:48 GMT ® * CHERRY VALLEY, IL – Allied Power Group (APG) in Houston, Tex. will be installing...]]>
Allied Power Group Purchases Two TurboTreaters®


CHERRY VALLEY, IL – Allied Power Group (APG) in Houston, Tex. will be installing two new Ipsen Model H6660 TurboTreaters into their recently expanded manufacturing facility. Allied Power Group delivers expert repair of industrial gas turbine components including hot gas path and combustion components. The TurboTreater’s robust design and advanced gas quenching technology helps save both time and money, while delivering superior results.


In order to keep up with this high demand and fast paced industry, APG purchased Ipsen’s TurboTreater, which sets industry standards for quenching speed, energy efficiency and repeatability – nothing delivers fast cycle times and improved workload results like TurboTreater.

The TurboTreaters delivered to APG include all-metallic hot zones capable of processing 5,000 pound gross loads between 1000°F to 2400°F with +/- 10°F temperature uniformity. The patented Ipsen gas quenching system contains a 200 hp cooling motor for use with argon or nitrogen. The units are capable of meeting AMS 2750D applicable requirements.

About Allied Power Group
Allied Power Group specializes in the high-quality repair of industrial gas turbine engine components. They focus on hot gas path and combustion. With the help of their advanced team of engineers and expert technicians, the Allied Power Group is trusted by gas turbine engine owners everywhere to restore parts to their original form and function. www.alliedpg.com

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About Ipsen, Inc.
Ipsen, Inc. designs and manufactures thermal processing systems for a wide variety of markets, including Aerospace, Medical, Energy, Chemical and Automotive. With thousands of installed systems worldwide, whether it's innovative titanium knee implants, making cars more efficient, developing new jet engines or going to the moon, Ipsen delivers quality. For more information about Ipsen, visit www.ipsenusa.com. ]]> Industry Announcements admin http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=726 Solar Manufacturing Builds Vacuum Furnace For Chinese Aerospace Manufacturer http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=725&goto=newpost Thu, 03 May 2012 02:15:27 GMT *Solar Manufacturing Builds Large Car Bottom Vacuum Furnace For Chinese Aerospace Manufacturer* *Souderton, PA. 5/1/12-*This spring, Solar... Solar Manufacturing Builds Large Car Bottom Vacuum Furnace For Chinese Aerospace Manufacturer


Souderton, PA. 5/1/12-This spring, Solar Manufacturing will install a large Solar Manufacturing Model HCB-120180-2IQ car-bottom type vacuum furnace at a major aviation facility in Shenyang, People’s Republic of China. This new, purpose-built furnace will be used by the customer for the annealing and degassing of titanium alloys as well as for processing other steel alloy parts for aircraft applications.

The one-of-a-kind furnace has a 120” diameter heating element to accommodate a work zone that measures 99” (2519 mm) wide x 48” (1219 mm) high by 180” (4572 mm) deep and has a hearth designed to accommodate up to a 15,000 pound workload. The system is a single chamber, internal gas quench, batch-type design featuring an all-metal hot zone and dual 35” diffusion pump systems for high vacuum (10-5 Torr range) performance. The internal quench design incorporates a 200 HP motor/heat exchanger system for rapid gas cooling at 2 Bar pressure. Solar accommodated the customer’s request to fit the furnace and all its components into the smallest footprint arrangement possible by designing a unique, powered loading system.

Supervision of the installation and commissioning of the furnace will be a co-operative effort between Solar Manufacturing and their Chinese representative, Beijing Waves Corporation. It is expected that the furnace will be in full operation by mid-summer 2012.

ABOUT SOLAR MANUFACTURING
Solar Manufacturing designs and manufactures all types of vacuum heat treating and brazing furnaces and offers replacement hot zone and spare parts for various vacuum furnace brands. To learn more about the Solar Manufacturing’s diverse product line and services, contact Pete Reh, VP of Sales, at 267-384-5040 or pkr@solarmfg.com. Additional information can be found on our web site – www.solarmfg.com. ]]> Industry Announcements admin http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=725 Ipsen Shares Brazing Expertise at International Conference http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=724&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Apr 2012 05:19:35 GMT
Ipsen Shares Brazing Expertise at International Conference


CHERRY VALLEY, IL – Ipsen’s Chief Engineer, Craig Moller, will present two brazing-focused papers at the International Brazing and Soldering Conference (IBSC) on April 23-24, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nev. Papers presented by Ipsen will be Vacuum Aluminum Brazing – What Matters Most and Aerospace Aluminum Brazing and Compliance.

Vacuum Aluminum Brazing – What Matters Most will cover the benefits of vacuum brazing, the vacuum brazing process and braze joint fundamentals. Vacuum aluminum brazing is a careful balance of time, temperature and vacuum level. These parameters are controlled to maintain the fundamental brazing success parameters – load the parts, heat the parts, get the braze joints clean, melt the braze filler and get the parts out.


Ipsen will share knowledge, understanding and adherence to required guidelines and checklists that are critical to the Aerospace industry in an effort to simplify compliance in the presentation of the paper Aerospace Aluminum Brazing and Compliance. Topics include clarification of AMS 2750D and Nadcap, furnace classification, System Accuracy Testing (SAT), Temperature Uniformity Surveys (TUS) and much more.




About IBSC
Known as the cornerstone of the global brazing and soldering marketplace, American Society for Metals (ASM) and American Welding Society (AWS) will host the 2012 IBSC Conference and Exposition. The IBSC Exposition provides exhibitors with a forum to showcase the latest trends, products, and techniques in the industry. The four-day event will begin with educational short courses, followed by three-day technical program focusing on the latest advances in brazing and soldering science and technology. For more information, visit http://www.asminternational.org/content/Events/ibsc.
About Ipsen, Inc.
Ipsen, Inc. designs and manufactures thermal processing systems for a wide variety of markets, including Aerospace, Medical, Energy, Chemical and Automotive. With thousands of installed systems worldwide, whether it's innovative titanium knee implants, making cars more efficient, developing new jet engines or going to the moon, Ipsen delivers quality. For more information about Ipsen, visit www.ipsenusa.com. ]]> Industry Announcements admin http://www.heattreatforum.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=724