Industrial Heating back issues from June 2001:
Clean At Any Cost?(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001; ... There was a time in the not too distant past that the so-called "smokestack industries" belched pollutants into the air without much regard to the harmful effects on humans and the environment. Even so, jobs were plentiful, and people learned to live with the pollution in industrial areas ....
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001; ... Wire-Belt Analysis Questioned Your October 2000 article "Finite Element Analysis--Mesh Type Furnace Belts" uses AISI Type 314 stainless steel mechanical property data at 2000[degrees]F for AISI Type 310 stainless in the analysis, which are not interchangeable. Higher silicon ...
American Dreams.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001; ... When friends come to Washington, I give them a tour of the city, reminding them there are three pursuits here: tourism, government, and government watching. A 1998 poll by The Washington Post revealed that 33% of all Americans do not trust their governments. Some citizens retain ...
Corrosion Hide and Seek.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001; ... Corrosion occurs not only on parts and systems where it is easily detected and can be remedied, but also on hidden surfaces where it is extremely difficult to detect and study. The U.S. Air Force is especially concerned about hidden corrosion damage in aluminum aircraft structures, and ...
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001; ... Industrial Miracle to Environmental Concern In 1968, more than a thousand people in Yusho, Japan became sick after eating food cooked in PCB contaminated oil. This was the first time in nearly 40 years that PCBs were even considered to have toxic effects on humans. Since that ...
Grains That Grow, and Secondary Recrystallization.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001; ... Grain growth is a vague term used in the context of recrystallization, "normal" grain growth and secondary recrystallization. In each case, a difference in chemical free energy produces the diffusion of atoms into the growing grain. The chemical free-energy difference associated with ...
Aberfoyle Metal Treaters Ltd.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Let them take the stress out of your job In 1989, Aberfoyle Metal Treaters broke ground on 3 acres (12,000 [m.sup.2]) of property and began production with one large car bottom furnace and one 30-ton (27t) overhead crane. Since then, the company designed and built three ...
Bloom Engineering Co.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Uncompromised Performance, Unsurpassed Customer Service Over 40 years ago, Bloom developed the unique baffle burner concept, which still is applied to its large (and many small) direct-fired burners. Bloom's modern recuperative radiant tube burners have their origins in the ...
Delphi, DOE, and ORNL Implement Furnace Technology.(Delphi Automotive Systems Corp.; Oak Ridge National Laboratory ()(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Delphi Automotive Systems, Troy, Mich., and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) implemented nickel-aluminide heat treat fixtures jointly developed under a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA). Researchers at the DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) invented the ...
Vacuum Furnace Shipped to Japan.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Vacuum Furnace Systems (VFS) Corp., Souderton, Pa., built and tested a horizontal internal quench vacuum heat treating furnace for installation at a company in Japan. The furnace was shipped to VFS' Japanese licensee, where they added a complete electrical and control system including ...
Pratt & Whitney to Develop Rocket Engine.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Pratt & Whitney (P&W) Space Propulsion operations, West Palm Beach, Fla., plans to develop a full-scale engine demonstrator for a next generation, high-performance liquid hydrogen-fueled 60,000 lb-thrust-class rocker engine. The FL60 engine is being developed to provide lift capability for ...
Accurate Brazing Opens South Carolina Division.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Accurate Brazing Corp., Goffstown, N.H., has opened its second division in Greenville, S.C. The new facility began operation in April 2001 with two Abar-Ipsen[R] MetalMasters[R] and two more scheduled for future production. The division has more than ...
Grant Received for Battery Electrode Development.(Powdermet Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Powdermet Inc., Sun Valley, Calif., has been awarded a grant from the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) to develop fabrication methods for lithium-ion battery electrodes. Powdermet will team with Eagle-Picher Technologies to develop the technology, which potentially could ...
Laser Cutting Services Offered.(Rolled Alloys Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Rolled Alloys, Temperance, Mich., has added laser cutting as part of their processing capabilities by installing a Bystronic BYSTAR 4020-2 laser cutting machine. Rated at 4 kW, the ...
Prototype Products Developed.(by Graftech Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Graftech Inc., Nashville, Tenn., a subsidiary of UCAR International, developed heat sink, heat spreader, heat pipe and thermal tape prototype products to manage heat in various computer and communications applications. The prototypes are ...
Walking Beam Furnace Installed.(Techint Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Techint Technologies, Pittsburgh, Pa., has installed a walking beam reheat furnace for a Steckel rolling mill producing discrete and coiled hot rolled plate at IPSCO Steel in Alabama. The turnkey order included engineering, fabrication and installation. The furnace is designed to heat 6 ...
Furnace Controls Upgraded.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Kuhlman Electric Corp. and SECO/WARWICK Corp., Meadville, Pa., partnered to upgrade the existing furnace controls on a lamination annealing roller-hearth furnace system. The controls have been in place since Kuhlman installed the SECO/WARWICK furnace in 1969. The basic relay logic ...
Gantry Saw Installed.(at Scot Forge)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Scot Forge, Spring Grove, Ill., now offers greater cutting flexibility on ferrous and nonferrous metals due to the installation of a Danobat gantry saw. The saw has the ability to make two cuts at once due to its two separate mobile saw heads. It also makes cuts in one-third the time ...
Slot Forge Furnaces Delivered.(to)(Channellock Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Pyrotech Services, Townville, Pa., delivered three slot forge furnaces to Channellock Inc., Meadville, Pa. Each furnace is rated at 2000 lb/h (910 kg/h) for steel round bars up to 1-1/4 in. (32 mm) diameter. Maximum heated ...
Isostatic Press Installed.(at Whitehall Casting Division)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Flow Pressure Systems, Vasteras AB, Sweden, has installed a Quintus(r) hot isostatic pressing (HIP) system at Howmet's production facility in Whitehall, Mich. Designated as HIP 9, the unit features a large 43.75 in. diameter x 65 in. high (1 x 1.6 m) hot zone, which features a uniform ...
Air Heating Cassettes Installed on Pusher Furnace.(at Norsk Hydro aluminum rolled products plant)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Preheating aluminum slabs prior to hot rolling at Norsk Hydro's hydro aluminum rolled products plant in Norway is done in an electrically heated pusher-type connector furnace equipped with air heating cassettes supplied by Kanthal AB. Built in 1985 by Heurtey Italiana, the ...
Waukee and Furnace Control Combine.(Waukee Engineering Co.,)(Furnace Control Corp)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Waukee Engineering Co., Milwaukee, Ill, has acquired Furnace Control Corp., a developer and manufacturer of carbon/oxygen probes and atmosphere-control systems. The two companies will ...
GM Honors Combustion Safety.(General Motors Worldwide Facilities Group )(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... General Motors Worldwide Facilities Group (WFG) has honored Combustion Safety Inc., a division of CEC Consultants, Cleveland, Ohio, for its work in promoting fuel-fired equipment safety ...
Lydall and BGF Industries Create Alliance.(Lydall Thermal/Acoustical Group)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Lydall Thermal/Acoustical Group, Manchester, Conn., has signed a representation and distribution agreement with BGF Industries Inc. to exclusively represent BGF products for use in thermal applications in the appliance market. Under terms of the agreement, Lydall has been ...
Macsteel Honored as Top Supplier.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Macsteel, Jackson, Mich., has been named the number one supplier for 2000 by Dana Corp.'s Spicer Light Axle Group. Macsteel was the highest rated supplier out of hundreds of qualified ...
BNZ Partners with TaTa Refractories.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... BNZ Materials, Zelienople, Pa., has partnered with TaTa Refractories Ltd (TRL), a refractory manufacturer in India. TaTa is known for ...
Hi TecMetal Wins Communications Award.(Hi TecMetal Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Hi TecMetal Group (HTG), Cleveland, Ohio, has been honored with an award of distinction from The Communicator Awards. The awards program was founded by communications professionals to recognize excellence in the communications field ....
Association News.(Industrial Heating Equipment Association partners with Department of Energy)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... DOE and IHEA Enter Partnership Agreement Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Industrial Technologies, to become partner during IHEA's annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. One project identified ...
Preventive Maintenance Keeps Induction Systems In Peak Condition: Part 1.
Jun 01, 2001; ... Many factors can affect performance of an induction system. Simple, common-sense equipment maintenance can help reduce unexpected down time, but ignoring required maintenance can affect the long-term reliability of the machine and the workpieces it processes. Maintenance of ...
Simultaneous Dual-Frequency Gear Hardening.
Jun 01, 2001; ... A new approach to induction hardening of automobile transmission gears simultaneously uses medium and high frequencies to achieve the required case characteristics. The process offers many variations of single and combined frequencies to engineer optimum processing parameters for ...
Nonrotational Induction Crankshaft Hardening Capabilities Extended.
Jun 01, 2001; ... Since its introduction to the auto industry in 2000, advanced nonrotational induction crankshaft hardening has demonstrated advantages over conventional crankshaft hardening of V-6 crankshafts. Those same advantages now are realized in processing V-8 crankshafts. Advanced ...
Induction Heating Offers Many Processing Opportunities.(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 01, 2001; ... While induction heating largely is associated with heat treating and heating for forming and metal melting, many less well-known processes take advantage of the economical benefits of induction heating. Industrial applications of induction heating continue to emerge due to ...
Image Analysis for Materials Testing.
Jun 01, 2001; ... The ability of automated digital image analysis to improve the quality of many laboratory procedures and tests is leading to increased applications in materials testing and characterization. The automated analysis of geometrical and structural properties of materials has proven practical ...
Videographic Control System Manages Complex Furnace Operation.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001; ... Process equipment such as heat treating Furnaces, boilers, glass-melting furnaces and batch processing equipment have many parameters that require close control and monitoring to optimize performance. Hybrid control systems, such as the Visual Supervisor, offers a powerful tool for both ...
Flux-Free Brazing Offers Advantages.
Jun 01, 2001; ... Inert-gas brazing using localized heating is an effective joining process. In contrast to well-known protective-gas furnace brazing and flame brazing using flux, it offers lower energy costs, the ability to maintain exact tolerances and eliminates the need to use flux. Flux-free ...
Advanced Induction Technology for Aluminum Melting.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001; ... Inductotherm induction furnaces and VIP [R] power supplies for aluminum melting offer three quality advantages: * Induction heats aluminum without creating combustion byproducts. Induction heats the metal itself, not the air of the furnace. Therefore, it produces no combustion ...
Plasma Equipment.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Praxair Surface Technologies Inc., Danbury, Conn. and TAFA Inc., Concord, N.H., have released a 12-p, color brochure on plasma equipment solutions for high quality thermal spray coatings. Three standard ...
Acetylene Vacuum Carburizing.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... A color flyer from Ipsen International Inc., Rockford, Ill., explains how the Avac [TM] technology solves maintenance and uniformity problems of vacuum ...
Quench-Oil Reclaimer.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... The Hilco[R] quench-oil reclaimer is featured in a product information sheet from Hilliard Corp., Elmira, N.Y. This filtration system, which features flow rates ...
Die Casting Environmental Issues.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... The North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) released Die Casting Environmental Issues, aimed at environmental managers, plant managers and operating personnel. Topics include ...
Measurement and Control.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Hastings Instruments, a business unit of Teledyne Electronic Technologies, Hampton, Va., offers product manuals covering its complete line of instruments for measurement and control of ...
Bearing Pillow Blacks.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Thomson Industries, Port Washington, N.Y., released a technical bulletin on pillow block configurations for its Super Smart Ball Bushings [TM] bearings. The bulletin contains benefits and overall ...
Measuring Machines.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Mitutoyo America Corp., Aurora, Ill., released an 8-p, color brochure detailing its Bright Apex Series 191 GNC coordinate measuring machines. The brochure describes the machine's ...
Transducer Readouts.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... HPS[R] Products, MKS Inc., Boulder, Cola., published a brochure on the HPS[R] PDR9000, a device that provides power and readout for convection and cold-cathode transducers. The unit can ...
Speed Drives and Motors.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Rockwell Automation, Greenville, S.C., released the 2001-2002 Reliance[R] electric drives catalog. The 432-p catalog includes both ac and dc drives and motors, options and ...
Electrical Enclosures.(brochure by AD Products Co.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... AD Products Co., Cleveland, Ohio, published a 68-p catalog featuring over 300 industrial and OEM electrical enclosures. The catalog includes electrical enclosures made of AISI Type 304 stainless ...
Front-Loading Kiln.(Dragon furnace by Paragon Industries)(Evaluation)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Paragon Industries The Dragon front-loading industrial heat treating and ceramic furnace has inside dimensions of 24 in. wide x 24 in. deep x 27 in. tall (610 x 610 x 685 mm). The furnace has a maximum operating temperature of 2350[degrees]F (1290[degrees]C) and includes the ...
Dry Technology Vacuum Pumps.(new products by BOC Edwards)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... BOC Edwards Two models have been added to the GV Drystar range of industrial dry vacuum pumps. The GV260M and GV41OM offer nominal peak pump capacities of 150 and 240 cfm respectively. The GV600M, launched earlier this ...
Gas Leak Control.(LDU11 valve by Siemens)(Evaluation)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Siemens The LDU gas valve leak test control has UL, GSA and FM approval. The LDU11 unit checks for gas leakage through the ...
Temperature Controllers.(Series 58 by Kidde-Fenwal)(Evaluation)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Kidde-Fenwal Inc. The Series 58 temperature controllers have two control modes (on/off fixed differential and adjustable time proportioning); two voltages (120/208/240 VAC and 24 VDC); and eight overlapping temperature ranges from 0 ...
Cam Followers.(Graphalloy)(Evaluation)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Graphite Metallizing Corp. Cam followers having a self-lubricating Graphalloy(R) bushing are alternatives to grease-lubricated cam followers at temperatures to 750[degrees]F (400[degrees]C), in hostile environments and in submerged applications. Graphalloy, a ...
UHP Moisture Analyzer.(Evaluation)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Delta F Corp. Moisture measurement technology of a tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) analyzer is governed by Beer's Law. Therefore, by measuring the intensity of the laser before and after absorption, the number of moisture molecules in the sample can be ...
Control System Upgrades.(Ipsen International Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Ipsen International Inc. By upgrading Level 1 equipment with a touch-screen interface and analog inputs from 12 work T/Cs and vacuum sensors, a Level II system displays precise data directly in the user interface. Level II controls ensure accurate load temperature by ...
Universal Testing Machines.(products by Shimadzu)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Shimadzu UH series universal testing machines, which offer PC control capability and built-in automation, include automatic control programs such as calibration, range, switching, ram return and break detection. After a specimen has been mounted, all operations can be performed ...
Combustion Analyzer.(GasPro+ monitors by Land Instruments)(Evaluation)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Land Instruments GasPro+ monitors CO, [O.sub.2], hydrocarbons and [NO.sub.x] on small and medium gas-fired boilers. Key features of the stand-alone unit include simple single-flange installation, fully integrated keypad and display and the use of proven ...
RTD Temperature Sensor.(product by Durex Industries)(Evaluation)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Durex Industries The RTD temperature sensor is designed to monitor air and various gas temperatures. A specially machined tip designed to maximize airflow over a miniature platinum film element provides rapid response to incremental changes in application temperature. Platinum ...
Friction and Wear Testing Machines.(Tribomaterials Investigative Systems LLC)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Tribomaterials Investigative Systems LLC BR-100 and PD-100 friction- and wear-testing machines offer two wear-testing geometries: block-on-ring and pin-on-disk, respectively. Ruggedly constructed from corrosion-resistant materials, their vibration-damped bases occupy minimal ...
Laser-Scanning Technology.(Metron Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Metron Systems Inc. The G2X noncontact, optical laser scanner is a portable device that makes rapid measurements of turbine blades, airfoils and other free-form aerospace and automobile products. The scanner uses a flying-spot laser triangulation measurement method, an optical ...
SCR Power Controller.(853 digital SCR power controller )(Evaluation)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Spang Power Electronics The 853 digital SCR power controller is designed for use in furnaces, ovens, dryer kilns and other types of electric resistance heated industrial equipment. The controller operates in three firing modes: phase-angle, ...
Filter Media.(product by Sorbent Products Co. Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Sorbent Products Co. Inc. Sorbent Spaghetti is produced from 100% melt-blown polypropylene microfibers and can absorb up to 15 times its own weight in oils while being hydrophobic. For optimum filtering, it is best used in situations where petroleum-base fluids ...
Laser Shaft Alignment System.(by Computational Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Computational Systems Inc. Shaft alignment using the UltraSpec[R] Pro laser shaft alignment system is straightforward due to built-in radio frequency communications and requires no user configuration. High-speed inclinometers instantly determine the shaft position, while ...
Electric Evaporators.(products by TurnKey Solutions Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... TurnKey Solutions Inc. A 7 gal/hr (26 liter/hr) electric evaporator has been added to company's line of electric and gas evaporators. The new evaporator, together with the existing 5 gal/hr (19 liter/hr unit, can boil wastewater down to ...
Water Sorption Analzyer.(Hydrosorb 1000)(Evaluation)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Quantachrome Instruments Hydrosorb 1000 offers automated, rapid measurement of absorption and desorption water isotherms including surface area calculations. Sample temperature is thermostatted in the range of 53 to 116[degrees]F (12 to 47[degrees]C), and accurate water vapor ...
Thermal Seals and Gaskets.(by Jones Stroud Insulations)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Jones Stroud Insulations (JSI) and JSI-Marflex JSI has expanded its product line to include wire reinforcements, specialized coatings and adhesive backings. Standard seals can handle temperatures up to 1020[degrees]F (550[degrees]C) with versions available to ...
Oxygen Analyzer.(CGA351 )(Evaluation)
Jun 01, 2001 ... Panametrics Inc. The CGA351 oxygen analyzer uses an advanced zirconium oxide sensor in combination with a new manifold assembly to ensure leak-free integrity and accurate measurement of oxygen content from percent levels ...