Three times over the past year we mentioned about heat treaters in North America installing brand new Hot Isostatic Processing systems, a technology which has always been on the fringes of conventional heat treating. So why this sudden interest? We went to the CEO of...
So who the heck is Tratamientos Térmicos Panamericana Norte and why would we care? Founded in 1983 Tratamientos Térmicos Panamericana Norte is based in Santiago, Chile and is the largest commercial heat treater in the country. And the reason we mention them today is...
Most heat treaters in North America will have seen this nameplate on a furnace or a generator at some point in their careers-a nameplate identifying the “J.L. Becker” company as the builder or rebuilder. Well according to a news item we had yesterday this will slowly...
One of the world’s largest and best known suppliers of controls for the heat treat industry, United Process Controls has seen a couple of personnel changes in Europe; “United Process Controls GmbH and Messrs Edgar Falkowski (previously Director...
We really know nothing beyond this news report. We can say that this is a good sized operation which has been around for many years and that the company has a very experienced team. This photo was taken last year when we visited the plant. “Saint Marys, Elk County Pa....
