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Source: Metlab
Combining the ancient craft of blacksmithing with heat treating processes, artisan Robert (Mac) McPherson obtained the finish he wanted for a suit of armor designed after a late 15th-century statue of the patron saint of firefighters. The suit was fashioned with 125 hand-formed, then hardened and tempered metal plates.
Read more: Metlab Applies Black Oxide to a Suit of Armor by Metlab Blog
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Significant milestones have been obtained with the construction and installation of two 70 mt melting furnaces and the installation of a 105 mt twin chamber furnace. Air pollution control equipment is currently being installed and the pit is being prepared to accept all of the casting equipment which will be installed in 2017. This is all part of GARMCO’s remelt expansion project.
GARMCO designed the plant to meet stringent Bahraini safety and environmental regulations. The new plant will provide GARMCO with the capability to cast an additional 120,000 tonnes of aluminium slab products. Once the slabs are rolled, the finished products will exceed customer quality requirements, improve operational safety, and reduce production costs. The plant is to be fully operational by December 2017.
Fives, the turnkey construction contractor,achieved over 600,000 man hours without any lost time injuries. 2017 will be a challenging year for all personnel on this fast track project that commenced in March 2016 Commissioning of equipment is scheduled for April and the plant should be fully operational by December 2017.
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Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics with industry-leading personalities. Below, you can either listen to the podcast by clicking on the audio play button, or you can read an edited version of the transcript. To see a complete list of other Heat Treat Radio episodes, click here.
In this conversation, Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, interviews John Hubbard, longtime CEO of Bodycote who retired in 2009 and has recently re-entered the market with an aggressive capital investment company located in Baltimore, Maryland. This 20-minute Heat Treat Radio interview gives you all the important news about what Mr. Hubbard and the Calvert Street Capital Partners (CSCP) are planning. To date, CSCP, under the leadership of Mr. Hubbard, have snagged top talent from the industry, including Mike Sobieski and Don Longenette, and are actively pursuing the acquisition of well-established and profitable commercial heat treat across North America.
Our aerospace, automotive, medical, and energy manufacturers with in-house heat treats will find it encouraging to hear what John has to offer.
Click the play button below to listen.
To find other Heat Treat Radio episodes, go to www.heattreattoday.com/radio and look in the list of Heat Treat Radio episodes listed.
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Clemens Iller – CEO SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH
SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH, a global leader in special long steel, and TSINGSHAN GROUP, a world leader in stainless steel, announced the formation of a Joint Venture in China. The JV company is 60 percent owned by SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH and 40 percent by TSINGSHAN and will operate under the name Shanghai Xinzhen Precision Bar Co. Ltd. out of Shanghai (China).
By creating the JV, SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH and TSINGSHAN share the common ambition of further growth in the Chinese stainless long steel market. The combination of SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH’s technical know-how with TSINGSHAN’s strong market position in China creates a world-class supplier of special bright bars that is able to meet the growing demand in the region.
The JV focuses on the production of a wide range of drawn bright bars with a reliable and flexible supply chain, leveraging technical expertise, operational excellence and deep customer and market knowledge of both parties.
Key feedstock will comprise stainless steel wire rods from TSINGSHAN as well as from SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH’s Business Units Ugitech and Deutsche Edelstahlwerke which are recognized as a global benchmark in quality and performance. Deep understanding of end-use applications coupled with a local manufacturing capability in China will allow to comprehensively delivering industry-specific
value proposition to customers through this partnership. To further strengthen its leading position, Shanghai Xinzhen Precision Bar will invest in additional equipment that allows expanding the offering to higher performance steel grades.
“By partnering in drawn bar activity with highly respected TSINGSHAN we will establish local downstream production capability in China,” SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH CEO Clemens Iller commented. “This marks a milestone in our efforts to better serve global customers located in China and consolidates our leading position in technical products, mainly for the Automotive and Electronics industries. Beyond that, we can address several market segments such as Industrial Equipment or Food & Beverage that offer niches with excellent growth potential.”
Mr Huang Weifeng, Vice Chairman of TSINGSHAN GROUP, said: “TSINGSHAN is one of the worldwide major players in the stainless steel industry and Shanghai Decent Group, the JV partner, is a member company of TSINGSHAN. The joint venture is an excellent example of win-win cooperation in the stainless steel industry.”
TSINGSHAN is a global leader endeavor to the excellence operation of complete stainless steel production chain with more than 26’000 employees. It currently operates a bar drawing facility in Shanghai under the name Shanghai Xinzhen Special Steel Co. Ltd. SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH is a leading global producer, processor and distributor of special long steel products, operating with a global sales and services network in an attractive niche market. It enjoys strong customer relationships globally in various application industries and an extensive international footprint. This partnership will help to further consolidate its existing strong presence in Chinese markets.
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Allied Mineral Products, Inc. announces the intent to purchase Alabama-based Pryor-Giggey Co., a monolithic refractory and precast shapes company with plants in Anniston, AL and Chehalis, WA. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of January.
“Pryor Giggey’s workforce, product line and manufacturing locations in the U.S. will be great additions to Allied,” said Jon R. Tabor, Allied’s President and CEO. “This acquisition will allow Allied to be more agile in supplying customers in the Southeast and West coast while providing a new global platform for Pryor Giggey products. We will leverage our strengths to benefit both Allied and Pryor Giggey customers.” Allied plans to expand these facilities in the near future. It is expected that Allied will have the capability to ship Allied and Pryor Giggey products from all four of its North American facilities in the future.
“We are excited to join the Allied family,” said Mike Chieppor, President, Pryor Giggey Co. “Pryor Giggey’s high level of customer service, product offerings and reputation will fit perfectly with Allied and how they do business.”
The similarities between Allied and Pryor Giggey go beyond customer service and technical offerings. Both are ESOP companies (employee-owned) with strong cultures of employee ownership and have been in business for a combined 123 years.
Business will be conducted as normal for both companies in the near term.
Allied Mineral Products, Inc. was founded in 1961 and is a leading global manufacturer of monolithic refractories and precast, pre-fired refractory shapes with nine manufacturing facilities in seven countries, three precast shapes facilities and two research and technology centers. Allied sells its products in more than 100 countries. In the U.S., Allied manufactures at its headquarters location in Columbus, OH and in Brownsville, TX. Allied serves a wide variety of industries with innovative refractory solutions and exceptional service and support, backed by expert engineering and research teams and over 130 sales representatives. Allied is proud to be an employee-owned company.
Pryor Giggey was founded in 1948 and manufactures a broad line of monolithic refractories and precast shapes in the U.S. With manufacturing facilities in Anniston, AL and Chehalis, WA, the company serves industries including aluminum, foundry, power generation, cement and steel. Their diverse sales force covers the United States and Canada.
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Source: Flame Treating Systems
Since a blog is usually some way for the author to try and educate readers about some topic, let’s start the New Year with busting some widely held misconceptions about heat treating in general, and flame hardening in particular.
Very often larger companies have inhouse staff engineers responsible for figuring out the machinery needed to process parts throughout the production line. These P.E.’s usually have good mechanical and spatial skills, but invariably lack the specialized knowledge of heat treating. We have heard more than once, after being called in to redesign a process that couldn’t be salvaged, the engineers didn’t think the heat treating process was that complicated. “You’re just throwing some heat at it,” we’ve heard again and again.
Read More: Just Throw Some Heat at It by Flame Treating Systems
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The Surface Engineering Association is proud to partner with the Contract Heat Treatment Association (CHTA) and Wolfson Heat Treatment Centre as sponsor of the Surface Engineering and Heat Treatment Industry Conference. The conference will start with an introductory plenary session, leading to two separate streams, one devoted to advances in industrial heat treatment practice, and the other to surface engineering/metal finishing. Open to both members and non-members, the event will be accompanied by table-top exhibits and followed, in the evening, with a drinks reception and dinner.
Read More: Surface Engineering & Heat Treatment Industry Conference 2017
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Source: Forging
Directors of Bharat Forge Ltd., in Pune, India, approved the company’s acquisition of 100% of the shares of Walker Forge Tennessee LLC (WFT), in Surgoinsville, TN, making it a subsidiary of its Bharat Forge America holding.
Read More: Bharat Forge Expands in U.S. with Tennessee Acquisition
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Source: Forging
Jorgensen Forge, a Tukwila, WA, open-die forger and ring-rolling operation, has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy as one of three companies now owned by CE Star Holdings LLC, a company formed to buy the assets from Constellation Enterprises, which filed for creditor protection in May.
The Seattle-area plant forges low alloy and stainless grades of steel, aluminum alloys, titanium alloys, and nickel-based alloys. Production equipment includes four open-die presses and two ring-rolling mills. It also offers heat-treating and machining, and it has special capabilities for “marine shafting” as well as full testing and inspection services. Its customers are manufacturers supplying aerospace, energy, defense, and general industrial markets.
Read More: Jorgensen Forge Acquired, “Even Better Positioned” by Robert Brooks
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Source: TCT Mag
The new 10,000 square foot facility triples 3T RPD’s space for metal AM production.
Read more to find out what kind of furnace they intend to include in this endeavor.
Read More: 3T RPD Opens Metal Additive Manufacturing Site as Part of Expansion Programme
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