This week’s exciting “Heat Treat Podcast” talks with Mr. Mark Hemsath of Nitrex about nitriding and FNC. Mark is a good friend and one of the foremost experts in the world on both topics.
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In Germany we see that OWL AM Additive Manufacturing GmbH recently added Hot Isostatic Processing to their list of offerings as we can see in this press release;
“Further HIP capacity available: Since August 2021, OWL AM Additive Manufacturing GmbH, has been able to offer their customers Hot Isostatic Pressing capacity to process castings, additive manufactured parts, encapsulated powder metallurgy products, and diffusion bonding requirements. The plant is certified according to ISO9001 and EN9100 standards, with an intent to move towards Nadcap approval in the near future. The production facility is located in Aachen, Germany, situated within a modern 3.500 square meter facility. OWL has built the fundament for growth and further investments, employing a management team that have worked across HIP, Heat and Surface Treatment specialists in the past. They have secured a full logistic partnership that allows them to support moving goods for their customers from the EU, the UK, and other non-EU countries. In line with healthy customer demand rises, they now look to extend their operation into a 3-shift model. Please visit their website (www.owl-am.com) or contact Daniel Guizard ([email protected]) directly for further information.”
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Industrial Steel Treating Company (IST) began operations in Jackson, Michigan in 1943, initially servicing the growing tool and die industry in mid-Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. Today, IST is one of the largest and most modern production heat treatment companies in North America. Two separate, across-the-street facilities house production, prototype sample and warehouse-inventory management capabilities within 350,000 SF. Ten truck bays are within a short distance from I-94 and US 127, 24 hour receiving and shipping ensure fast order processing. IST obtained QS-9000 registration in 1996 and today is ISO 9001:2015 registered. We service metal parts manufacturers with clean heat treat processing. Quick and reliable, our goal is to satisfy your requirements; we will not let you down!
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It has been an interesting journey watching Burloak Technologies, an additive manufacturing firm invest in a brand new captive heat treating department and today we see the final step. The final step being NADCAP Accreditation. The rather breathless report is below and comes from part of the heat treatment team. Congratulations!
“It is done. We have closed everything out. Burloak technologies is now accredited for heat treatment, including titanium, aluminum and steel processing. We also covered heat treatment in vacuum and hot isostatic pressing. Our supplemental slash sheets included Raytheon, Boeing and MDA. We will be proudly flying our PRI flag once we get it! From a building with nothing to a shop with accreditation. The journey has finally paid off. Thank you for your support!”
“March 17, 2021, Burlington; Burloak Technologies Completes In House Heat Treatment Department; We have watched with great interest as Burloak Technologies, an additive manufacturing firm in Burlington, Ontario, Canada has progressed on their state of the art heat treatment department. Today we had the chance to see the facility in person and we have these photos to prove it. These pictures show part of the department and include a Quintus “Hipping” unit (the only commercially available one in Canada by the way) and an Ipsen 2 bar “Titan” vacuum furnace. In this picture you see the team responsible for this impressive feat. From left to right we have; Alex Bast, Hamid Azizi, Paul Tallon, Jason Wright and Gord Montgomery. We are also including a press release the company recently issued about being approved by Boeing.
“January 28, 2021, Burlington; Burloak Technologies, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, a division of Samuel, Son & Co., Ltd., has been approved by The Boeing Company to additively manufacture aluminium AlSi10Mg components to the Boeing BAC 5673 specification. Burloak Technologies states it is the world’s first additive manufacturer to achieve this qualification. Burloak and Boeing are now working to apply the BAC 5673 specification to several programmes for existing and future components. “This approval marks the completion of a qualification process that included a rigorous evaluation of Burloak’s capabilities by Boeing. We would like to thank Boeing’s additive manufacturing team for its collaborative approach,” stated Peter Adams, Burloak’s founder and Chief Innovation Officer. “Together, we developed a well-defined specification that has demonstrated robust, repeatable processes to produce flight components using Additive Manufacturing.”
Colin Osborne, Samuel’s president and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Achieving this qualification further validates Burloak’s position as a global leader in the Additive Manufacturing space, and clearly demonstrates our ability to commercialise this transformational technology. This milestone also signals the increasing importance of Additive Manufacturing within aerospace and represents a step forward on the path to a greener future for aviation.””
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It would appear that Jamie is unaware that few individuals ever leave the heat treatment industry.
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“We are pleased to welcome Andy to the Thermcraft team as our new General Manager,” said Lee, President. His manufacturing experience and operational leadership will be assets to Thermcraft, and we look forward to the many contributions he will make to the success of our great company.”
Prior to joining Thermcraft, Mr. Belling was General Manager for Siemens Energy where he was responsible for manufacturing, engineering, quality and facilities. He has held General Manager and plant leadership positions for Morgan Technical Ceramics, Spectrum Control, AVX and Bourns. Mr. Belling holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University.
About Thermcraft Inc.: Located in Winston-Salem, NC, Thermcraft Inc. is an international leading manufacturer of thermal processing equipment, including industrial and laboratory furnaces, industrial ovens, high temperature ceramic heating elements, high temperature ceramic insulation, temperature control systems, thermocouples and thermal processing accessories. Founded in 1971, the company offers standard solutions as well as fully engineered customized solutions. Visit www.thermcraftinc.com for additional information.”
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voestalpine is based in Linz, Austria and is one of the leading European partners of the automotive, white goods, and energy industries. Additionally, it is a world market leader in railway turnout technology, tool steel, and special sections, as well as number one in Europe for the manufacture of rails. Our High Performance Metals Canadian division, located in Mississauga, Ontario, focuses on technologically demanding product segments and is a Canadian market leader for specialty steels, tool steel, and other value added services such as machining, heat treatment and PVD Coatings.
Over the years this location has grown to include a number of vacuum furnaces combined with nitriding capabilities. It has been rated by “The Monty Heat Treat News” as one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America and a ranking of all of the company’s heat treat facilities around the world would reveal it as a very substantial player globally. In these photos you see Mr. Jerry Barvinek, Business Unit Manager on the left and Mr. Carlos Sartori on the right. Carlos was General Manager for a period of time before returning to his native Brazil showing yet again how small the heat treatment industry is.
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SOFITEC, a Spanish Tier2 aerospace component provider headquartered in Sevilla, Spain recently installed a brand new Aluminum Drop Bottom Oven https://www.sofitec.es/ The oven was provided by a French furnace builder SAT Thermique based in Mery, France https://www.sat-thermique.com/
“José Antonio Pina Martinez, Industrial Maintenance Manager at SOFITEC had this to say about the recent install; “The increase in orders in recent years has allowed us to grow our facilities, which meant an increase in current production capacity. To support this growth, we have chosen to integrate a new heat treatment furnace from SAT Thermique into our facilities, which has allowed us to significantly increase our production.
With a high level of technicality and performance, a solid design and remarkable finishes, our new SAT oven offers high quality services in its entirety. It is also worth highlighting the high level of training and professionalism of the SAT team, a fundamental basis for the smooth running of the project.”
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Furnace Manufacturer Vac Aero has recently appointed Mr. Patrick Arcichowski as Sales Manager. Patrick will be taking over from Bill Potts who will be retiring as of April 30th 2022 after almost exactly 40 years with the company. Patrick brings with him many years experience in the steel fabrication industry.
Vac Aero based in Oakville, Ontario, Canada has a long and impressive history in the heat treat industry. The vacuum furnace manufacturing division in Burlington, Ontario, Canada has been building horizontal and vertical vacuum furnaces since 1959. In addition the company has a specialty coating division based in Boucherville, Quebec.
The company also has a large thermal processing division located in Oakville, Ontario which is one of the largest subcontract aerospace heat treaters in North America. The thermal processing division is ranked by “The Monty Heat Treat News” as one of the largest in North America https://themonty.com/project/5
“The Monty Heat Treat News” visited Vac Aero yesterday and came away with this photo of Patrick along with some of the other members of the Vac Aero Team. From the left; Bill Potts, Current Sales Manager, Patrick Arcichowski, Future Sales Manager, Gary Younger, General Manager, Scot Rush, CEO and Paul Reginato, VP Finance.
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“Natural-gas prices extended their climb Thursday, bucking seasonal trends as demand from overseas continues to pressure inventories. U.S. natural-gas futures for May delivery rose 4.3% Thursday to $7.3000 per million British thermal units—a 96% rise in the year to date. While natural gas stockpiles rose modestly during the week ended April 8, they remain nearly 25% below last year’s levels and 18% below the five-year average for this time of year, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Demand for natural gas usually wanes in the spring as temperatures pick up, pushing prices lower before gas-powered cooling demand kicks in for the summer. But geopolitics and supply issues have driven a sharp rise in the commodity’s price in 2022. Energy prices have been higher across the board since the war in Ukraine and Western sanctions curtailed demand for Russia’s oil and natural gas exports. As Europe seeks alternatives, demand for U.S. natural gas has driven prices to the highest levels since 2008.
For comparison, prices were below $2 per million British thermal units before the pandemic. “Global natural gas markets are likely to be laser-focused on energy and national security interests due to the ongoing shift away from Russian energy imports in the West,” said Ryan Fitzmaurice, a senior commodity strategist at Rabobank. While analysts expect developments overseas to keep natural-gas prices higher this summer, the weather will come into play. Demand for the power-generation fuel tends to rise with extreme temperatures, which means hot weather could be bullish for the market. Analysts at energy advisory firm Ritterbusch & Associates said they expect the steep increase in natural-gas prices to continue. “We can envision further advance to about the $7.35 area when looking out across next week. Overall, this doesn’t feel like a market ready to establish an interim price top,” they wrote in a note to clients.”
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