January 2007 News Archives

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Time to Switch to K-type Thermocouples?

(January 31 - afternoon update) - Over the last few days we've talked about some of the more obvious escalating prices in the market these days. Methanol is at absurd highs & nickel is setting new records each week making stainless absurdly expensive. About the only thing that isn't sky high at the moment is natural gas.

Well today we're going to touch on another "sky high" item and that's precious metals. Most high-temperature thermocouples are made of precious metals. By far the most common T/C above 2000 F is the B-type. At typical heat treating temperatures, however, it's common to find K-type, S-type and R-type (or J-type for the lower end of the temperature range). Both S and R are made of combinations of platinum (Pt) and rhodium (Rh).

Specifically, S-type T/Cs have one wire that's 100% Pt and one wire that's 90% Pt and 10% Rh. R-type is almost the same except the second wire is 88% Pt and 12% Rh.

If we rewind a few years to, say, 2000 you'd find platinum and rhodium running something around $500 per troy ounce...expensive, but not so much when you considered the better signal quality (higher mV) and longer life the achieve over alloy-based K-type.

Well, things have changed. Over the last five years platinum has steadily climbed and now runs about $1,150 per troy ounce (with peaks above $1,300) and rhodium has climbed to over $5,000 per troy ounce.

What does that translate into for users of R and S T/Cs? It's a price increase in raw materials of about 2.7 times. In other words a bare wire T/C that used to run $100 will now cost $270. Meanwhile K-type T/Cs have increased in price with the cost of nickel, but now we're talking about alloy prices of around $1 per ounce.

Precious metal thermocouples are, without a doubt, better for longer (although a good mineral-insulated K can last a good long time), but with prices high and still climbing it might be a good time to consider K-types where practical.

New Furnace Order for Solar Manufacturing

(January 30 - AM update) - There aren't too many weeks that go by without word of another new order for Solar Manufacturing. Today it looks like a 36x36x48" horizontal vacuum furnace complete with their SolarVac 3000 control system. Here's the PR:

Souderton, PA - A major jet engine sealing systems manufacturer in New England has purchased a new vacuum furnace from Solar Manufacturing.

The furnace features a high efficiency, graphite insulated hot zone consisting of four layers of ½” thick graphite felt with a hot face of FlexShield. Operating temperatures will be at a maximum of 2500ºF, with the work zone measuring 36” wide x 36” high x 48” deep and a load capacity of 3500 pounds. Thin-profile, curved graphite heating elements will heat work loads rapidly, meeting AMS 2750D specifications, while improved, tapered graphite gas nozzles will direct quench gas onto the work load for optimum gas cooling. The vacuum pumping system includes a diffusion pump for high vacuum applications to 10-6 Torr.

Included is the SolarVac 3000, a state-of-the-art, interactive control system which enables the furnace operator to monitor, control, and graphically view information for total furnace control. A newly designed, external gas quench system will consist of a 50 HP motor, and a Robinson radial fan wheel and diffuser.

Shipment is anticipated for a June 2007 delivery.

 

When Will Nickel Prices Stabilize?

(January 29 AM update) - This article ties in nicely with our article from last week on methanol prices as most folks know the obvious alternative to nitrogen-methanol is endo-gas. To make gas one has to not only buy lots of gas (for heat and to crack), but catalyst, which happens to be made from nickel...ouch!

Nickel prices have been breaking records for months now. In fact, over the last year nickel prices shot up over 160% on a production increase of some 14% or just over 28 million tons. The reason for this isn't just the oft-mentioned demand from China.

While China's economy did grow some 10.6% last year and China did see record demand for stainless steel (stainless producers consume two-thirds of the world's nickel), it wasn't the only country with sky high nickel consumption. The United States, Europe and Japan all saw steep demand increases last year.

To make matters worse there has been an ongoing labor dispute at the Sudbury nickel mine (part of Xstrata PLC) which has been the driving force behind the latest round of nickel increases. While some will point out that the recent shipwreck off England's south coast has pushed prices higher, the amount of material lost (1000 tons) is only about 0.0036% of annual nickel production and has had a much smaller impact than the fear of labor disputes on the price of nickel.

Fortunately there is some hope, albeit with a not-so-silver lining. While nickel demand in Asia is expected to be strong in 2007, most analyst see a significant softening in demand from both Europe and the U.S. where demand has already dropped measurably and stocks are rising. The good news is that prices should stabilize or even fall some over the course of 2007, but the bad news is that this will be driven by a softening in the US and European manufacturing sectors.

Remember, for the very latest nickel, aluminum and natural gas prices, be sure to check www.heattreatnews.com daily as that's exactly how often we update the graphs on this page.

Time to Think About Switching Back to Endo? (Methanol Prices!)

(January 25 evening update) - Anyone who follows the price of methanol (and that's quite a few heat treaters these days) knows that prices are sky high at the moment. After a slowly creeping-up price of $0.80/gallon to about $1/gallon, prices skyrocketed in October of last year stabilizing at $1.80/gallon. Fortunately the most recent trends are downward and we're hoping to see price near $1/gallon within the next few months. Maybe not quite time to dust off that old generator and buy new catalyst yet...stay tuned.

UPDATE: Ford Loss Comes in at $12.7 Billion for 2006

(January 25 AM) - Following up on the story we posted late last night (third one below), Ford has just announced a full-year loss of $12.7 billion - that's $5.31 billion more than its 1992 loss.

IPSCO Announces Construction of Tubular Heat Treating Facility

(January 24 evening post) - With the booming oil business these days the capacity for tubular heat treating is completely booked so it comes as no surprise that IPSCO is adding capacity at its Blytheville pipe mill. Combined with their existing capacity and recent announcements to add capacity in Texas, this should bring IPSCO's total tubular heat treat capacity to some 575,000 tons per year. Here's their PR:

IPSCO Inc. (NYSE/TSX:IPS) announced today the construction of an oil country tubular goods (OCTG) heat treat facility adjacent to its Blytheville, Arkansas pipe mill.

The new facility will produce heat treated OCTG in 2 3/8" through 5 1/2" diameters. Commercial production is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2007. The cost of the heat treat facility is approximately $40 million.

The facility will increase the Company’s OCTG heat treat capacity by an additional 100,000 tons annually. Combined with the previously announced heat treat facility in Baytown, Texas and existing heat treat capacity in Calgary, Alberta; Catoosa, Oklahoma; and Koppel and Ambridge, Pennsylvania; IPSCO’s total tubular heat treat capacity will increase to 575,000 tons annually.

"The additional capacity is designed to position IPSCO for further growth in value-added energy tubular product markets by taking advantage of the growing demand for high grade heat treated products," said Joseph Russo, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. "In addition, we believe this expansion will enhance our competitive position in the United States and better serve our customers through expanded product offerings," noted Russo.

IPSCO, traded as “IPS” on both the New York Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange, operates steel mills at four locations and pipe mills at eight locations in the United States and Canada. IPSCO is a low cost North American steel producer, and has a combined annual steel making capacity of 4,300,000 tons. Steel can also be further processed at IPSCO's five temper leveling or coil processing facilities. The Company's tubular facilities produce a wide range of seamless and welded tubular products including oil and gas well casing and tubing, line pipe, standard pipe and hollow structurals. IPSCO also manufactures premium connections for oil and natural gas drilling and production under its ULTRA product brand name.

You can read the release along with other notes here.

Delphi Investment/Purchase Approved by Court

(January 24 evening post) - Back on December 19th we reported that it looked like Delphi was about to get a infusion of some $3.4 billion - along with new owners of the controlling interest in Delphi. Well today we can tell you that the deal is done. It turns out that a hedge fund tried to one-up the initial offer of $3.4 billion with a $4.7 billion reorganization plan, but that was rejected.

The fund group that is making this investment of between $1.4 and $3.4 billion (and 30% to 70% equity position) includes some household financial names like Merrill Lynch, UBS as well as less the leading companies Appaloosa Management and Cerberus Capital Management.

To read the full scoop head on over to the International Herald Tribune here.

Ford May Post Record Loss Friday

(January 24 evening post) - While GM and Delphi seem to be restructuring and cutting costs like crazy, the news on Ford seems less encouraging these days. We read today that Bill Koening (Bloomberg) is predicting that Ford may top its worst loss ever ($7.39 billion in 1992). Tomorrow Ford will announce its fourth-quarter loss and a figure of anything more than $400 million will "beat" the 1992 number. Apparently analysts are predicting something closer to a $1.5 billion loss for Q4.

Ford, of course, is in the middle of a brutal turnaround effort that is seeing numerous plant closures and job cuts. All told Ford plans to cut 9 factories by next year and 16 by 2012. Ford's CEO says the plan will restore Ford to profitability by 2009.

It's not pretty but you can read the full report here.

Solar Manufacturing Furnace Sale in Singapore

(January 24) - Here's the latest press release from Solar Manufacturing who looks to be building a nice presence in Southeast Asia:

Souderton, PA- When representatives from Singapore-based heat treater Twinvac Industries decided to visit Pennsylvania and inspect the furnace they ordered, Solar Manufacturing was thrilled at the opportunity to show the international industry its capabilities first hand. Twinvac founder Soon Cheng Choon and his wife spent several days touring the Solar facilities and getting to know the engineers.

Since 1989, Twinvac Industries has provided quality heat treatment services to both manufacturers as well as mold and tool makers. Starting with only several furnaces, Twinvac has grown into a highly qualified international heat treater, with the latest addition to its facility being a Solar Manufacturing furnace model HFL-6648-2EQ.

The furnace features a high efficiency, graphite insulated hot zone consisting of four layers of 1/2” thick graphite felt with a FlexShield hot face. Operating temperatures reach a maximum of 2500°F, with the work zone measuring 42” wide x 42” high x 48” deep, meeting the latest specifications of AMS 2750D, and load capacity at 4000 pounds. Thin, profile-curved graphite heating elements heat work loads rapidly and uniformly, while the improved, tapered graphite gas nozzles direct quench gas directly on the work load for optimum gas cooling.

The newly designed 2-bar external gas quench system consists of a 150HP motor and a Robinson radial fan wheel and diffuser. SolarVac 3000, a state-of-the-art, interactive control system, provides the ability to monitor, control, and display information graphically to enable an operator to quickly understand the status of the furnace.

The furnace will be shipped abroad in February 2007.

Solar Manufacturing manufactures vacuum heat treating and brazing furnaces and offers replacement hot zones for various vacuum furnace brands. To learn more about their diverse product line, contact Peter Reh, Vice President of Sales, Rick Jones, International Sales Manager or Dennis Hiddemen, Aftermarket Sales Manager at 267-384-5040 or pkr@solarmfg.com , rick@solarmfg.com, or drh@solarmfg.com. More information can also be found at www.solarmfg.com.

AHMSA Orders New LOI Pusher (Reheat) Furnace

(January 18) - In heat treat we tend to think of pushers as being pretty big in general...that is until we head to a plate or hot strip mill and see one of their reheat furnaces. These are used to reheat billets of steel prior to forming. It's not exactly what we think of as traditional heat treating (although most mills do have that too), but they have to control the atmosphere so that the surface properties don't change. Anyway, LOI just got an order for one of these big jobs from one of Mexico's top steel producers. Here's the PR along with a photo:

LOI Inc. has received an order from Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA) for a new Pusher Reheat Furnace and associated equipment for their Plate Mill expansion. The new Pusher Furnace, rated at 120 metric tons per hour, will be equipped with the patented LOI Adapt Hot Skid System, which will reduce the thermal skid mark and the heat losses to the cooling water. In addition to the New Pusher Furnace, LOI will supply a slab depiler which will be designed to handle the addition slabs when furnace No. 1 & 2 are integrated into the automated charging system, a Level I and II Automation System, the design for the entry and exit rolls and tables and a slab extractor to eliminate the damage caused by a drop-out system. The new Pusher is scheduled for start-up in the 4 th Quarter of 2007.

Rebecca Petry (Solar Manufacturing) Earns Prof. Engineer Certification

(January 18) - Today we have the story of Solar Manufacturing Engineer's successful certification as a Professional Engineer in PA. Here's the PR:

Souderton, Pa.- When Rebecca Petry started her job as a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Solar Manufacturing, she continued to look for ways to advance her knowledge and grow in her career. Throughout the fall of 2006, she studied diligently for the Principles & Practice of Mechanical Engineering exams and earned her Professional Engineer certification in the state of Pennsylvania.

Petry already has a dual degree in Accounting and Mechanical Engineering, with seven years of accounting and auditing experience and six years in mechanical engineering and design. She received her accounting degree from Lehigh University in 1989 and her mechanical engineering degree from Temple University in 1998.

At Solar Manufacturing, Petry works on the mechanical design of industrial vacuum heat treating furnaces. Previously, she worked on the mechanical engineering of pressure vessel and semiconductor processing equipment and gained project management experience in the manufacture of steam hydrocarbon reforming furnaces.

Petry is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Solar Manufacturing manufactures vacuum heat treating and brazing furnaces and offers replacement hot zones for various vacuum furnace brands. To learn more about their diverse product line, contact Peter Reh, Vice President of Sales, Rick Jones, International Sales Manager or Dennis Hiddemen, Aftermarket Sales Manager at 267-384-5040 or pkr@solarmfg.com , rick@solarmfg.com, or drh@solarmfg.com. More information can also be found at www.solarmfg.com.

Ipsen International and VFS Combine Into Single Entity

(January 16) - This has been coming for some time to anyone who has followed the Ipsen/VFS story these past few years. At last Ipsen International and VFS Corp. are a combined in a single entity now called Ipsen, Inc. The PR seems to cover just North America, but we're under the impression the two companies are becoming one, "co-branded" team abroad as well. Here's the PR:

ROCKFORD IL – Effective immediately, Ipsen International and VFS have combined forces into a new entity called Ipsen, Inc. John Schmitt, President and CEO states: “Together, our new company will offer our furnace customers better technical expertise, a broader product base, and the most extensive customer service network in North America. As part of this process, staffing, manufacturing and sales have been retooled to provide the most efficient, robust, and responsive furnace manufacturing firm in the US. Our Illinois and Pennsylvania plants will deliver the best manufacturing efficiency, quality, and product available in the industry.”

Ipsen and VFS furnace brands will continue to be maintained, sold, and serviced as they have been, yet they will be supported with an organization focused on customer performance. Ipsen, Inc. will continue to provide aftermarket support of any furnace type and brand.

Each brand will maintain its own web site with a full offering of products and services while the new consolidated site is under development. Links to the individual brand sites, including a list of the combined sales representatives and service technicians along with territories, can be found at www.ipsenusa.com.

For more information, contact:
Geoffrey Somary, COO
Ipsen, Inc. 984 Ipsen Road, Cherry Valley, IL 61016, Phone: (815) 332-4941.

SECO/WARWICK Spring Seminar

(January 15) - SECO/WARWICK is holding its annual Spring meeting to introduce new technologies to engineering staff this March in Meadville, PA. Here's their PR:

SECO/WARWICK will present the Furnaces and Atmospheres for Today’s Technology Seminar March 12-15 at the Holiday Inn Express in Meadville, PA. For many years, SECO/WARWICK has organized two seminars a year in the US to present improvements in technologies, design and efficiency for heat processing as well as the fundamental principles involved in heat transfer, heating systems and protective atmospheres. Experienced engineers, whose technical background includes formal education, factory training and on-site installation experience, give all of the seminar presentations.

This seminar is designed to benefit equipment operators, heat processing supervisors, plant engineers, metallurgists and manufacturing personnel. The content has been developed to assist equipment owners improve operating efficiencies and implement methods to minimize waste and conserve energy through a review of the fundamental principles involved in heat transfer, heating systems, protective atmospheres and process control.

Key issues are addressed for both batch and continuous systems for Vacuum, High Pressure Quench, Vacuum Carburizing, CVD, Atmosphere Furnaces, General Heat Treatment, Controlled Atmosphere Brazing (CAB), CuproBraze®, Quenching, and Protective Atmospheres.

SECO/WARWICK strives to keep the seminar content non-commercial and as objective as possible. By taking this approach, we create an environment for a constructive exchange of knowledge and ideas that benefit everyone in attendance. A list of session topics is included in the attached brochure.

SECO/WARWICK ANNOUNCES SPRING 2007 FURNACE SEMINAR

Fast Facts

Enroll by phone through Marketing Services at 814-332-8576, or on-line at www.secowarwick.com - look for the Seminar link.

The cost is $400 per person, which includes seminar materials, luncheons, 1 scheduled dinner meeting, and refreshment breaks. SECO/WARWICK accepts Visa, Master Card or American Express.

These seminars will be presented in Meadville, PA. Each seminar program includes a tour of our manufacturing facility.

Vacuum Carburizer Order for SECO/WARWICK

(January 10) - SECO/WARWICK sure is selling a lot of these new vacuum carburizers of late. This most recent order is from Hercules Heat Treating Corp. Here's the PR:

Hercules Heat Treating Corp., Brooklyn, NY has purchased a 2.0VPT-2OQ-4050/48 Vacuum Carburizing Furnace with Convection Heating and Oil Quenching System for their Brooklyn, NY facility. The furnace is equipped with a 36”X36”X48” (900X900X1200 mm) hot zone with a maximum temperature of 2400F (1300C), capable of gas cooling.

Two Chamber Vacuum Carburizing

This vacuum carburizing system consists of a two-chamber furnace with separate heating and quenching chambers. The furnace is loaded through the front door in the quenching chamber. Once the chamber is evacuated, the insulated, vacuum-sealed door separating both chambers is raised and the load is transferred into the heating chamber. When the heating cycle is complete, the load is transferred to the quenching chamber where it can be cooled in gas or oil.

Durable graphite insulation and heaters provide long, reliable service in this heavy-duty furnace designed for the industrial work place. The pumping system, power supply and cooling systems are generously sized to enable a wide range of industrial heat treatment applications including quench hardening, carburizing and tempering, degassing, annealing and solution heat treatment.

The carburizing cycle is carried out automatically, according to a programmed recipe with the carburizing gas dosing carried out via programmable mass flow control valves with supportive hydrogen dosing and programmable pressure oscillation. The Fine Carb™ software system controls all typical carburizing processes by the use of recipes already programmed for typical materials and case depth for standard process temperature ranges.

Quench Flexibility – Gas or Oil

When the heating cycle is complete, the load is transferred to the quenching chamber, where various cooling methods, depending on process requirements, can be applied:

 Cooling in still atmosphere
 Cooling in forced neutral gas atmosphere
 Cooling in still oil
 Cooling in forced oil circulation
 Alternately in oil and in gas

Visit these links for more information:

Vacuum Furnace Technology: http://www.secowarwick.com/vacuum.html
Vacuum Carburizing: http://www.secowarwick.com/vacuum/v-405vacuumcarburizing.pdf
Fine Carb Control Systems: http://www.secowarwick.com/vacuum/finecarb.htm

SECO/WARWICK Worldwide manufactures industrial heat processing equipment including heat treat 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 aluminum, aluminum recycling, automotive, aerospace, commercial heat treating, fuel cells, HVAC, electronics, lighting, medical equipment, nuclear applications and high temperature sintering. The globally integrated organization includes SECO/WARWICK Corp. in the USA, and SECO/WARWICK Group Poland and SECO/WARWICK China. The company has over 600 employees worldwide and is an industry leader in industrial heat processing equipment and processes. More information can be found at www.secowarwick.com.

Tim Coe Joins SECO/WARWICK in California

(January 10) - Looks like SECO/WARWICK has a new sales and service rep in the sunny state of CA. Here's there PR and Tim's mugshot:

Jeff Boswell, President and CEO of SECO/WARWICK Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of
Tim B. Coe Regional Sales and Service Manager for the SECO/WARWICK in California. Mr. Coe will be responsible for servicing SECO/WARWICK customers for all product groups on the West Coast.

Mr. Coe has over 20 years of industrial experience in sales and service, with the majority of his work in heat treating equipment. Coe is a Master Electrician, an AWS certified welder and has worked extensively with vacuum furnace technology.

For further information on SECO/WARWICK on the West Coast contact:

Tim B. Coe
Murrieta, CA
951-757-4503
Fax 951-677-9580
Heatdoc@netzero.net

Process Electronic Lights-Out Heat Treating at Bosch Rexroth China

(January 9) - Process Electronic's (PE) name keeps coming up lately. As the premier provider of heat treating control solutions in Europe it's no wonder. PE's software allows full "lights out" operation of complex heat treating operations and even ties into virtually any industry-standard shop/accounting system. Here's their PR:

Process-Electronic GmbH is working with furnace OEM Aichelin GmbH to install its plant automation system in a lights-out heat treatment cell destined for Bosch Rexroth in Beijing, China. The automation package consists of the Protherm 9800 production management software, a Protherm 500 controller, an iNS intelligent nitriding sensor with dual H2/O2 detection, oxygen probes, and an ammonia cracker. The Protherm 9800 will coordinate and monitor all operations within the heat treatment cell including process cycles, production scheduling, load movement and status, and also provides full process traceability and reporting facilities.

The Protherm 9800 automation solution is adaptable to many furnace applications, and at Bosch Rexroth, it will be programmed to supervise a carburizing and nitriding line. The carburizing line comprises three carburizing furnaces, a tempering furnace, a washer, and storage/material handling system. For the second line, Protherm 9800 will control four horizontal nitriding furnaces, a pre-oxidation furnace, a washer and storage/material handling equipment. Integration, implementation and commissioning of the automation system are scheduled for April 2007.

Dean Schmidt Retires

(January 9) - Anyone who was involved in atmosphere control in the 90s will probably remember Dean. Dean was one of the lead systems and service guys at Marathon before going with Marathon's sale of Process Master to AFC in 1999. Of course, shortly thereafter AFC bought their biggest competitor, Holcroft, and the Process Master software was "de-emphasized," but Dean was its champion and the main force behind AFC's "BatchMaster" software which allows batch control that's completely PLC-based. For sure the industry will miss him and we hope to run into him at some of the many Cincinnati area "festivals" over the Summer.

Bodycote Acquires Staveley Services Materials Testing (SSMT)

(January 8) - It looks like Bodycote is focusing on expanding one of its most profitable sectors - materials testing - with another acquisition. Here's the full PR:

Bodycote International plc announces the bolt-on acquisition of the Materials Testing Services division of Staveley Services. SSMT has four locations in the USA which offer a host of services to industries requiring metal testing services. The acquired business will operate as part of the Bodycote Testing Group America’s network of laboratories. For more than 95 years, SSMT has provided state-of-the-art metallurgical, chemical analysis and mechanical testing services.

SSMT is a member of the American Council of Independent Laboratories (ACIL), maintains accreditation to ISO 17025 by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). SSMT is also accredited by the National Aerospace & Defense Contractor Accreditation Program (Nadcap) as well as other approvals from world-class companies including aerospace primes.

The bolt-on acquisition of Staveley Services Materials Testing has positioned Bodycote Testing Group as one of the largest suppliers of laboratory services with over 35 locations in the Americas and over 100 worldwide.

SECO/WARWICK Joint Venture in China

(January 5) - Industrial Heating has the news on this news item here. Looks like SECO/WARWICK is getting serious about China. As many companies have learned China is a rapidly growing market for heat treating but it can be quite a challenge to succeed there. With SECO's offerings we think they're very well positioned for this endeavor.

Herm Deary Joins Solar Manufacturing

(January 3) - Like any industry people in heat treat seem to bounce around a bit so it's no surprise when a long-time VFS guy winds up on the other side of the street at Solar Manufacturing. That's just what happened with Herm. Here's Solar's PR:

After 30 years in the heat treat industry, Herm Deary joins Solar Manufacturing as a Sales Representative. Herm’s base of operation will remain in Texas as he covers Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah.

For 12 years, he worked as the National Sales Manager at VFS Corporation and oversaw all domestic furnace sales. Prior to that, he held various positions with Ipsen Industries for 15 years. As for joining one of the leading suppliers of vacuum furnace equipment, Herm says, “I am impressed with the Solar organizations and its people. I look forward to working with new customers on their vacuum furnace requirements.”

Pete Reh, Vice President of Sales for Solar Manufacturing, stated “Herm’s broad experience in vacuum furnaces will be a tremendous value to our customers. His knowledge of the industry will substantially help us achieve greater market position in the Southwest”.

Solar Manufacturing manufactures vacuum heat treating and brazing furnaces and offers replacement hot zones for various vacuum furnace brands. To learn more about their diverse product line, contact Peter Reh, Vice President of Sales, Rick Jones, International Sales Manager or Dennis Hiddemen, Aftermarket Sales Manager at 267-384-5040 or pkr@solarmfg.com, rick@solarmfg.com, or drh@solarmfg.com. More information can also be found at www.solarmfg.com.

Newest Ipsen Vacuum Furnace in India

(January 3) - Rakesh Gupta of Metals India sent us this photo of their most recent addition to their facility. It's an Abar Ipsen USA Vacuum Turbotreater (24"W x 36"D x 24"H) with a 680 Kg gross load weight and uses Ipsen AvaC(TM) and AvaC-N(TM) processes (vacuum carburizing and vacuum carbo-nitriding).

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