December 23, 2013 G-M Enterprises supplied a 20-bar vacuum furnace to Paulo Products Co. The furnace, which has an 8,000-pound load capacity and maximum work-zone dimensions of 48 inches wide x 36 inches high x 60 inches long, was installed at Paulo’s St. Louis, Mo., facility. The furnace is equipped with an 800-hp cooling motor,

The High Performance Metals Division of Voestalpine AG in the Czech Republic has expanded its heat treatment capabilities with the addition of a Nitrex system for nitriding and surface hardening stainless steel for various applications. TO MEET THE GROWING MARKET DEMAND FOR STAINLESS STEEL HARDENING TECHNOLOGIES The new pit-type furnace, an NX-820 model, is configured

United Process Controls is entering the final lap of its event circuit for 2019, putting their innovations in heat treating and atmosphere flow controls on display at the following trade shows: ASM Heat Treat (Detroit, USA), Thermal Technology (Osaka, Japan), and HK HärtereiKongress (Köln, Germany). The first stop is the ASM Heat Treat in Detroit,

The Hydro plant in Trzcianka, Poland uses Nitreg® controlled nitriding to address the need for improved process performance and more accurate control of nitriding results. Hydro is the world’s leading supplier of value-added aluminum profiles solutions. ACCURATE CONTROL BOOSTS DIE STRENGTH AND EXTRUSION THROUGHPUT The Nitrex N-EXT 812 nitriding system replaces a decommissioned nitrider that

United Process Controls (UPC) recently upgraded the vacuum furnace controls and automation platform for Woodward Inc., a US provider of fuel and control systems for aircraft engines. The new generation controls provide streamlined reporting for NADCAP compliance as well as seamless integration with the company’s enterprise planning (ERP) system. The control upgrades were undertaken at

If you couldn’t join us for the “Annealing Atmospheres: Key Control Variables and Gas Supply Systems” webinar or would like to watch it again, visit ASM International for a replay. Thank you Praxair, Inc and ASM International for a great webinar! Praxair in collaboration with United Process Controls are giving a free webinar presented by

Nitrex Metal is mourning the loss of two distinguished members of the heat-treating community, Professor Jan Tacikowski of the Institute of Precision Mechanics, Poland and Dr. George Tymowski, former Vice President of R&D at Nitrex Metal. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of our friends and colleagues Drs. Tacikowski and Tymowski,” said Michel Korwin,

Family-owned heat treatment company GalvanoTechnik, situated in Lombardy, Italy, has expanded its surface treatment services portfolio to include Nitreg® controlled nitriding, Nitreg®-C nitrocarburizing as well as ONC® in-process oxidation treatments.   NITREX SYSTEM COMBINES 3 TECHNOLOGIES INTO 1 PLATFORM The company invested in a compact Nitrex system, model NXK-609, configured to process 23.5” diameter by

The Swiss corporation Alu Menziken Extrusion AG, a manufacturer of aluminum profiles and complex extrusion press products, chose a Nitrex nitrocarburizing system for its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility on a greenfield site in northwestern Romania. Nitrex Metal delivered and installed a turnkey NX-815 nitrocarburizing system that incorporates the Nitreg®-C technology for treating aluminum extrusion dies.

Nitrex Metal is entering the final lap of its event circuit for 2019,putting their innovations in controlled nitriding and nitrocarburizing on display at the ASM Heat Treat (Detroit, USA), Thermal Technology (Osaka, Japan), and HK HärtereiKongress (Köln, Germany) trade shows.   First stop is the ASM Heat Treat in Detroit, MI, the premier event for