BRAZING NEWS

HTA Group To Receive Vacuum Aluminum Brazing Furnace

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HTD Size-PR LogoGlobal commercial heat treater HTA Group (HTA) ordered a vacuum aluminum brazing furnace. It will operate within a tight temperature tolerance of +/- 3° C, as dictated by AMS2750F, allowing HTA to continue to provide accredited heat treatment processing services to the global aerospace industry.

Norm Tucker
Director
HTA Group
Source:
manmonthly.com.au

With three locations in Australia and one in the United States, HTA will be using this furnace to braze aluminum parts for applications where the use of brazing flux is not permitted due to corrosion. This is the seventh furnace -- and the 3rd vacuum brazing furnace -- that SECO/WARWICK will be providing to HTA.

"Our team of experienced heat treatment professionals appreciate working with SECO/WARWICK experts and technologies," said Norm Tucker, director at HTA Group. "We demand high quality, precision solutions due to the stringent requirements of the aerospace applications that we work with."

The vacuum aluminum brazing system has been designed with 6 temperature control zones in order to meet the temperature requirements of +/- 3° C as specified by the AMS2750F pyrometry specification. Additionally, the furnace provides the deep vacuum and perfect temperature uniformity to meet the Class 1 requirements of the pyrometry specification. The powerful high vacuum system will be equipped with a large diffusion pump and built to accommodate loads up to 800 x 800 x 1600mm (W x H x D). The furnace will be equipped with an external gas cooling system, which will both accelerate the process and improve the part quality after brazing.

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Electric Car Supplier Purchases Continuous CAB Technology

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Piotr Skarbiński, Vice President of the aluminum and CAB Product Segment at SECO/WARWICK (photo source: secowarwick.com)

A global manufacturer of electric cars based in Asia has purchased Controlled Atmosphere Brazing (CAB) technology. The CAB technology will be designed for brazing large size car battery coolers.

The supplier, SECO/WARWICK, believes that green technology is increasingly in-demand. "The electric car industry," says Piotr Skarbiński, Vice President of the Aluminum and CAB Products Segment at SECO/WARWICK, "is constantly investing in technologies for the production of advanced vehicles and systems in which these vehicles are equipped.”

The current and forecast development of electric cars and the related rapid and long-term increase in demand for battery coolers is very positive for the segment of the company dealing in aluminum soldering and heat treatment.

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Mexican Auto Supplier Upgrades 4 Zone Brazing Furnace

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An automotive parts supplier in Mexico will receive a rebuilt 24 inch, four zone continuous mesh belt brazing furnace.

Continuous Mesh Belt Brazing Furnace (photo source: Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems)

The rebuild included a new 330 stainless steel muffle, new silicon carbide heating elements, new cooling sections, and new furnace controls to meet CQI-9 requirements. The CQI-9 controls package includes data acquisition, preventative maintenance alerts, remote connectivity, furnace parameter trending, and temperature deviation alarms.

The partner chosen for this rebuild, Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems, designs, manufactures, and services a full line of industrial thermal processing equipment, offering batch and continuous thermal processing equipment for both atmosphere and vacuum applications as well as a full line of alloy fabrications, replacement parts and auxiliary equipment.

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PA Heat Treater Completes Brazing/Assembly Room

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A western Pennsylvania heat treat provider recently completed construction of a new brazing and assembly room, built primarily to accommodate a large aluminum brazing project for a specific customer.

Bob Hill, president of Solar Atmospheres of Western PA

Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, based in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, stated that the room will also be used for other brazing and assembly work.

“During successful development and prototype runs, our customer, along with Solar management, understood that in order to bring this critical aluminum brazing project to full production a separate braze/assembly room would be needed,” said Bob Hill, president of Solar Atmospheres of Western PA. “We worked together with our customer to develop the best space that is in close proximity to the vacuum furnace being utilized.”

 

Main photo credit/caption: Solar Atmospheres / The inspection of critical braze joints being analyzed within Solar’s newly constructed Braze-Assembly room.

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Heat Treat Company Donates Vacuum & Brazing Furnace to Lehigh University

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A thermal processing company donated a $300,000 commercial-grade vacuum heat treating and brazing furnace to Lehigh University’s materials science program to help increase opportunities for its students in the field.William R. Jones, Solar Atmospheres CEO and founder

The new addition, known as The Mentor®, was donated to Lehigh University by thermal processing company Solar Atmospheres and its CEO and founder, William R. Jones. Its sister company, Solar Manufacturing, designs and builds vacuum furnaces at its location in Souderton, Pennsylvania, just 23 miles from Lehigh’s campus.

Additionally, Solar Atmospheres built and donated a transformer and water-cooling system that was specifically designed for the application.

Wojciech Misiolek, professor and cha ir of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Wojciech Misiolek, professor and cha ir of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science

“This is a very powerful, advanced piece of equipment that will allow us to conduct important experiments in our metallurgy teaching and research, especially around additive manufacturing, which is a hot topic these days,” explains Wojciech Misiolek, professor and chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. “And we will challenge ourselves to use it up to its full capabilities for heat treatment of metals.”

“With this donation,” adds Misiolek, “suddenly you have the industry-grade equipment. It’s not a miniature version, it’s what you will see out in the field. Our educational system at Lehigh is very hands on, and we have a reputation for that. This furnace will increase opportunities for our undergraduate and graduate students and help them hit the ground running when they go into industry.”

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Braze Alloy Service Shortens Lead Time for Medical, Aerospace Components

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A global leader in materials manufacturing, headquartered in Windsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom, has recently shortened lead time for its braze alloy service in the U.S., specifically in support of mission critical components used in aerospace, medical and industrial applications.

Morgan Advanced Materials, which manufactures specialist products, using carbon, advanced ceramics, and composites, announced that its Braze Alloys business has enhanced service for customers using its braze alloy solutions. The FTSE 250 company can provide precious and non-precious braze alloys, pre-sintered preforms (PSPs), and braze inhibitors like Stopyt, that prevent the unwanted flow of molten brazing filler metals.

Braze Alloys manufactures braze alloys in configurations that are specific to customers’ requirements. A large number of assemblies that are made using Morgan materials are designed to tight specifications, while the alloys themselves can be developed to suit requirements. Many applications of braze alloys are used in research and development projects and information and data are needed quickly for small-run orders. To facilitate this urgency from contract braze houses, Morgan has created a dedicated resource to handle these inquiries, while reducing lead times on commonly used alloys.

Adam Ebert, Business Development Manager at Morgan’s Braze Alloys Business

“One of Morgan’s strongest competencies is its superior materials research and development. This is a key reason for why our braze alloys are so popular and trusted,” said Adam Ebert, Business Development Manager at Morgan’s Braze Alloys Business. “We’re keen to continue delivering our knowledge and our braze alloys in as quick a timeframe as possible. This has seen us reduce our lead times on some of the most common braze alloy products, including our popular Nioro alloys, as well as gold-copper alloys and copper-silver alloys. We’re now aiming for a three-day turnaround on any product across the whole of the US.”

Morgan launched its Metals and Joining Center of Excellence (CoE), located in Hayward, California, in October 2017 to deliver new material science and process solutions.

 

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Vacuum Brazing, Quench and Temper Furnaces Part of Heat Treat Expansion

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A Polish heat treatment provider recently announced the startup of vacuum brazing processes at its newest plant in Kalisz for the power generation and aerospace industry. The new facility houses vacuum furnaces as well as borescopes, spectrometer, welding systems, hardness testers, selective plating equipment and a sandblasting cabinet.

In addition, Hauck Heat Treatment has invested in the installation of new heat treatment equipment at their Dzierżoniów location, including new sealed quench furnaces (batch size 910mm x 760mm x 1220mm), one tempering furnace and one endogas generator.

The company also reported that its services to the Eastern European market have expanded with the addition of thermo-chemical treatment, carbonitriding.

 

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Nadcap Approval for Furnace Brazing Awarded to Southeast Heat Treat Facility

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The Southeast U.S. facility of a heat treat supplier for the aerospace industry has received Nadcap approval for vacuum furnace brazing.

The Nadcap accreditation is the second in two years for the Greenville, SC, location of Solar Atmospheres’ operations; the facility received its first Nadcap approval in September 2016 to include low-pressure vacuum carburizing.

“Earning this Nadcap accreditation for vacuum furnace brazing reaffirms our commitment to providing our customers with quality services that meet the increasingly stringent requirements of the aerospace industry,” said Jon Collier, Quality Manager at Solar Atmospheres in Greenville, SC.

 

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Brazing and High Vacuum Heat Treat Furnace Delivered to Southwest USA

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CHERRY VALLEY, IL – Ipsen recently shipped a horizontal-loading MetalMaster® vacuum furnace with 2-bar gas quenching to a company in the Southwest U.S. for use in manufacturing catalytic converter products, which are then used by such industries as Aerospace, Automotive and Power Generation. Ideal for brazing and other high vacuum applications, this vacuum furnace line performs well with thin section parts and lighter pieces.

This customized furnace features a 36″ x 36″ x 72″ (914 mm x 914 mm x 1,829 mm) graphite work zone with a carbon steel gas distribution plenum and graphite heating elements, as well as a 3,000-pound (1,361 kg) load capacity. It operates at temperatures of 1,000 °F to 2,400 °F (538 °C to 1,316 °C) with ±5 °F (±3 °C) temperature uniformity.

The furnace is also equipped with a 35-inch diffusion pump and Ipsen’s CompuVac® controls system. In addition, this MetalMaster furnace is capable of meeting applicable AMS 2750E requirements and providing tight temperature tolerances with DigiTrim® controls settings. It also features an open heating element detection system, as well as offers a specially engineered heat exchanger and turbine blower that are designed to optimize gas flow for more efficient cooling.

MetalMaster furnaces can also include several high-productivity options, including specialized instrumentation, increased pumping capability and material handling systems.

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