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AMETEK Land’s Drögmöller to Speak at DGG Annual Meeting

Peter Drögmöller, Ph.D., technical director at AMETEK Land, will speak at the 91st Annual Meeting of the German Society of Glass Technology (DGG), May 29-31, in Weimar, Germany.

April 19, 2017

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Drögmöller’s topic, “Controlling a Glass Furnace Using a Thermal Imager,” will be presented during the New Developments in Glass Technology session.

EPRA Upgrades Brick Operation with Sacmi Technology

New equipment includes a dryer to support a platform handling system, a dry product unloading system, the modification of the dry product loading system on the kiln cars, and a fired product unloading system.

April 5, 2017

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The management team of EPRA Spa, part of the ASICOM group, recently decided to invest in modern automation technology from Sacmi Heavy Clay.

THERMCRAFT INC.: High-Vacuum Tube Furnace

Furnaces can be configured with fully automated control of back-fill gasses, roughing and turbo-molecular high-vacuum pump, and temperature control.

March 28, 2017

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Thermcraft high-vacuum tube furnaces are available in multiple sizes, with a broad range of tube lengths and diameters.

AMETEK LAND: Global Services Brochure

The brochure details AMETEK Land’s range of after-sales services.

March 23, 2017

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AMETEK Land has published a new “Global Services” brochure as part of the company’s continued commitment to assist customers in achieving the best operating performance from AMETEK Land instruments and systems.

REFRAC SYSTEMS: Vacuum Furnace

Known as a gas fan quench-cooled vacuum hot press (GFQVHP), the system reportedly includes many technologies to improve diffusion bonding manufacturing applications.

March 21, 2017

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Refrac Systems, through its Die-Bond LLC Division, has reportedly developed vacuum hot press furnace technology that includes a 2-Bar internally quenched gas fan cooling package.

Organizers Declare Indian Ceramics & Ceramics Asia a Success

Companies showcased over 400 brands of machinery, raw materials, innovative solutions and technologies for the ceramic industry.

March 14, 2017

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Indian Ceramics & Ceramics Asia, in its second edition as co-located event, set new records by bringing 7,100 trade visitors and 283 exhibitors together at the Gujarat University Exhibition Centre in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

Praxair and Libbey Receive Grant for Emissions Reduction Project

The grant is supporting the installation of Praxair’s OPTIMELT® thermochemical regenerator (TCR) system at Libbey’s glass melting facility in the Netherlands.

March 13, 2017

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Praxair, Inc. and Libbey Inc. together have been awarded a €2.3 million (approximately $2.4 million) LIFE grant (LIFE15 CCM/NL/000121-LIFE OPTIMELT) from the European Commission.

Ceramics Expo 2017: Focal Point for Future Development

Industry participants from around the world are set to head to Cleveland, Ohio, from April 25-27.

March 1, 2017

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The ceramic industry continues to evolve, and ceramics are now the material of choice in many of today’s processes, industries, and developmental projects. In addition to offering a unique blend of material, mechanical, and chemical properties, the more ceramics are studied and experimented with, the more adaptable they seem to become.

Adventures in Fast Firing

While fast firing can offer multiple benefits, several key factors need to be taken into consideration to help ensure success.

Larry Camm

March 1, 2017

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For the purposes of this discussion, a “fast firing” is defined as a firing duration from ambient to ambient within 180 min or less. The primary benefits of implementing a fast-firing protocol include: significantly reducing energy consumption per payload, reduced scrap and re-fire, lowered labor costs, shorter production lead times, and more reliable product consistency.

Product Profile

Tunnel Kiln Q&A;

J.J. Stevenson shares insights regarding Deltech, Inc.'s new small-scale electric tunnel kilns.

March 1, 2017

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Many, if not most, of our new products over the years have come about after we’ve been approached by a current or potential customer with an application requirement that required some R&D on our part. In this case, an existing customer needed to scale up, but in a way that ensured reproducibility of the outcomes they were getting from their Deltech benchtop furnaces. A small-scale tunnel kiln seemed to offer a good solution.