White Papers for Industrial Heat Treating

• Corporate Brochure

  Our new corporate brochure describes how VAC AERO has built its reputation as a pioneer vacuum heat treater for aerospace and other high-tech industries since 1959 and how it has grown to become a world-leading designer and manufacturer of vacuum furnace systems and solutions with facilities...

• Dry Coolers: Cryptocurrency Miners

  A cryptocurrency mining operation is expanding a multi MegaWatt facility. They needed an air cooled cooling solution for their single phase liquid immersion cooling tanks. They have multiple tanks each requiring over 1500 gallons per minute of BitCool immersion fluid to be pumped to the...

• Hardness Testing in Powder Metallurgy

  Hardness testing in powder metallurgy requires completely different parameters and procedures compared to classic hardness testing applications. Samples have to be prepared well to enable the hardness test. Powder has to be embedded in resin, e. g. with a hot mounting press, and afterwards the...

• O/N/H Analysis in Raw Materials for Aircraft Components - Combustion Analysis provides rapid and reliable results

  An airplane is a complex means of transportation which must fulfil many requirements. First, it should be safe for passengers, pilots and all people working in and around it. The materials used should be low-wear and robust against different climate conditions. Additionally, the mechanical load...

• Moder Solution for Safe Debinding of Ceramic Parts

  Technical ceramics are manufactured in powder-based production processes. The ceramic powder component is formed via various manufacturing steps and is finally sintered. Organic binders are applied to ensure cohesion of the powders during and after shaping. They are used, for example, for the...

• NITREX Corporate Brochure

  Nitrex provides fully integrated heat-treating services and technologies. We provides fully integrated Heat Treating Services, Surface Treatment, Vacuum Furnaces, Process and Flows Controls. With offices in over 55 countries, Nitrex is the ready to serve you better. Download our free corporate...

• Cannabis – From Illegal Drug to Medical Panacea

  Cannabis is classified as a so-called “soft” drug which potentially lowers the inhibition threshold for consuming “hard” drugs like heroin or cocaine. Possession of cannabis was prohibited worldwide in 1925 but today, limited consumption is legal in various countries, for example Canada, the...

• Industrial Ovens: Selection, Configuration and Operations Best Practices Guide

  Purchasing an industrial oven is a large capital investment for any organization and there are many criteria to consider when selecting an oven for your facility. This guide discusses 8 criteria to consider when selecting an oven which will help to achieve maximum operating...

• Solex Thermal Science Inc. acquires Econotherm Ltd.

  Solex Thermal Science Inc., a Canadian-headquartered expert in thermal and bulk materials engineering, is pleased to announce that it has acquired Econotherm Ltd., a UK-based leader in waste heat recovery technology.

• Cost Effective, Highly Reliable & Efficient Automation Solutions for Existing or New Heating Systems

  “How can I increase my production, be cost-effective, keep my existing employees, and still be competitive?”

• Cooling Systems 101

  If you need help determining which type of cooling system is correct for your application.

• Gassing Up To Get The Right Atmosphere

  This paper focuses on the important parameters of the furnace and its atmosphere that affect the integrity of the sintering process, and gives guidance on how to approach and solve the problems they may cause.

• Metallographic Preparation of Medical Implants – Stents, Orthopaedics…

  The article has highlighted different alloys and coatings used in medical implants. Medical implants are increasingly being used due to good mechanical strength, wear and corrosion resistant properties, super elasticity and most importantly biocompatibility. For metallographic analysis of these...

• Computational Fluid Dynamics analysis for Off-gas mixing & ventilation inside carbonization furnace

  Learn more about Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis for Off-gas mixing and ventilation inside carbonization furnace during PAN-based carbon fiber manufacturing, the latest White Paper from Harper International.

• An Alternative Solution for SCR-Controlled Transformer-Coupled Silicon Carbide Heating Elements

  SCR power controllers operating on the transformer primary often control electric heating applications employing transformer-coupled Silicon Carbide (SiC) heating elements. Traditionally, designers must choose between two modes of operation: phase angle or zero voltage firing. But neither...

• Automated Substrate Cooling System for HVOF Coating Operations

  A new, cryogenic nitrogen gas (-195oC) cooling system has been developed which limits the thermal expansion and substrate softening problems, and enables a non-stop, gun-on-target spraying. Fully automated, the operation of the new AP LIN-Cooling System is based on thermal imaging of the entire...

• Raw Vs. Part Heat Treatments: What is the difference?

  The fuzzy definitions of “raw material” and “parts” in specifications create variable and debatable heat treating quality standards.

• Brazing an aluminum manifold (air conditioning)

  Precise, repeatable heating: The client wanted more precise and repeatable heating than a torch could deliver, which induction was able to achieve...

• In-Line Induction Through Hardening and Tempering of Tube/Pipe

  The use of induction heating equipment for through-hardening applications provides a number of advantages over the traditional furnace hardening process. These advantages include reduced scale formation, little or no decarburization, better part quality, reduction in the need for protective...