The spring session of Wal l
Colmonoy’s Modern Furnace
Brazing School takes place May 5-7,
2015 at Wall Colmonoy Aerobraze
in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cost is $1,950.
For seminar details and registration
information, contact Jim
Nicoll, Marketing Associate, at brazingschool@
wallcolmonoy.com or
248.585.6400, ext. 233.
The Bright World of Metals 2015
The Bright World of Metals, which
takes place June 16-20 in Düsseldorf,
Germany, consists of four related technology
trade fairs. GIFA is the international
trade fair for foundry machinery,
castings and foundry technology.
METEC is the international trade fair for
metallurgy, steel casting and steel production.
THERMPROCESS is the international
trade fair for thermoprocess
technology and heat engineering. And
NEWCAST is the international trade fair
for precision castings.
For more information, visit www.
thermprocess-online.com
COMINGS AND GOINGS
Jason Ackerman Named COO of
Seco/Warwick
Jason Ackerman
has
joined SECO/WARWICK
Corp. as Chief Operating
Officer at the Meadville,
Pennsylvania engineering
and manufacturing facility.
As COO, Ackerman is
responsible for the company’s
day-to-day operating
activities, including project management,
purchasing, quality, construction,
and manufacturing operations for North
America.
Ackerman previous -
ly spent 11 years with GE
Transportation, serving in a
variety of roles of progressing
responsibility including
Purchasing Manager, Master
Black Belt of Lean Six Sigma,
and Plant Manager. He
graduated from Penn State
University with a degree in Industrial
Engineering and an MBA.
Ipsen Announces New VP of Sales,
Patrick McKenna
Ipsen USA announced Patrick
McKenna
as Vice President of Sales.
He has replaced Art Tsubaki, who is
now Managing Director of Ipsen Japan.
Re p or t i ng to
Geoffrey Somary,
CEO of Ipsen USA
and COO of Ipsen
Group, McKenna
is responsible for
all new equipment
and aftermarket
sales. He
is also a member
of the Ipsen USA
Executive Team
and the global Ipsen Group Management
Committee.
McKenna earned his bachelor’s degree
in mechanical engineering (BSME) from
the University of Illinois at Chicago and
a master’s degree in manufacturing engineering
(MME) from Northwestern
University. Previously, McKenna was Vice
President of Nevada Heat Treating, Inc.
(including California Brazing), which
specializes in the heat treating and brazing
of critical components found at the
heart of complex machines. As an active
member of the company’s board of directors
since 2002, McKenna was instrumental
in their growth, helping the company
increase revenues more than 15x.
McKenna has also served on the
Metal Treating Institute (MTI) Board of
Trustees since 2006 and has held the following
positions: President Elect (2015),
Treasurer (2014) and Membership
Committee Chairperson (2008-2014). In
addition, he was selected to serve on the
MTI Furnaces North America Technical
Program Committee in 2008 and 2010,
during which he was chosen both years
to be a moderator for their technical
sessions. McKenna has received several
awards from the MTI, including the
President’s Award (2014) and the Heat
Treater of the Year/Master Craftsman
award (2011).
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Eric Buchanan Joins J.L. Becker as
Sales Engineer
J.L. Becker Company has announced the
hiring of Eric Buchanan for the position
of Sales Engineer. Prior to joining J.L.
Becker, Eric gained industry experience
working with OEM automotive companies
and its suppliers, in both account
and quality management roles. He has
managed large-scale projects from initial
request through launch and serviced
both international and domestic
accounts.
Buchanan attended Schoolcraft
College in Livonia, Michigan, earning
multiple degrees along with concentrated
coursework in the Applied Sciences
of Metallurgy and Material Sciences.
He has successfully completed Six
Sigma Green Belt Training and Karrass
Development Courses.
Products
Grieve Introduces Ovens for
Preheating Gears, Job Shop
Operations
Grieve Corporation introduces No. 815,
a 500°F electric rotary hearth oven, currently
in use for preheating gears at a
customer’s facility.
Workspace dimensions inside this unit
measure 76" wide × 76" deep × 24" high.
A 72" diameter rotary hearth is constructed
from angle rings with 90 13⁄8"
wide × 73⁄8" long × 35⁄8" high slots to hold
the workpieces on edge while processing.
The hearth is driven by a ¼ HP motor
through a gear reducer with torque limiting
device. The hearth indexes one
position each time the loading door is
opened and closed.
Two 2,000 CFM, 2 HP recirculating blowers provide a vertical downward
airflow over the workload. Special safety equipment for handling
flammable solvents is featured
on this Grieve rotary hearth
oven, including a manual reset
excess temperature controller,
separate heating element
control contactors, a 325 CFM
powered exhauster, and a
purge timer.
No. 815 features an aluminized
steel interior and exterior,
plus 4" insulated oven walls.
The unit was entirely designed,
engineered, built and full tested
by Grieve.
The No. 979 is a 850°F
(454°C), electrically-heated,
universal style oven from
Grieve, currently used for various
machine shop heat treating
operations at the customer’s
facility. Workspace dimensions
of this oven measure 36"
W × 36" D × 36" H in each of
the two compartments. 24 kW (12kW
per zone) are installed in Incoloysheathed
tubular elements to heat the
dual oven chambers, while a 600 CFM,
½-HP recirculating blower provides
front-to-back universal airflow to the
workload in each compartment.
This Grieve universal oven features 6"
insulated walls, aluminized steel exterior
with enamel finish, Type 304 stainless
steel interior, double doors, three roller
shelves rated for 200 lb. loading, five
nickel plated, 100 lb. capacity shelves in
the top chamber, three nickel plated, 100
lb. capacity shelves in the bottom chamber
and an integral leg stand.
No. 979 controls include a digital indicating
temperature controller for each
compartment, recirculating blower airflow
safety switches, a 10" diameter circular
chart recorder for each compartment
to record part temperature and
manual reset excess temperature controllers
with separate contactors.
For more information:
The Grieve Corporation
500 Hart Road
Round Lake, IL 60073-2898
Phone: (847) 546-8225
Fax: (847) 546-9210
sales@grievecorp.com
www.grievecorp.com
Other News
Solar Manufacturing to Provide
Large Horizontal Vacuum Furnace to
California Affiliate
In order to accommodate its increasing
vacuum processing requirements, Solar
Atmospheres of Fontana, California
recently placed an order with affiliate
Solar Manufacturing to supply a large
capacity horizontal vacuum heat treating
and brazing furnace. This Solar
Manufacturing Model HFL-84144-2EQ
has a work zone that measures 54" (1371
mm) high × 54" (1372 mm) wide × 144"
(3658 mm) deep and is capable of processing a work load of 30,000 pounds at
2200°F. It is expected that this furnace
will increase plant processing capacity by
more than 25%.
This furnace is being designed to not
only satisfy the normal daily processing
requirements, but to also handle larger
loads at higher processing temperatures.
The furnace will have an operating
temperature of up to 2650°F and
will be capable of achieving high vacuum.
Temperature uniformity will be
±10°F (5°C) between 900°F (482°C) and
2200°F (1204°C).
For more information:
Solar Manufacturing
(267) 384-5040
pkr@solarmfg.com
www.solarmfg.com
Automotive Supplier Invests In New
AFC-Holcroft Pusher Equipment
A leading global automotive supplier has
placed an order with AFC-Holcroft for
a rebuild/retrofit of an existing Pusher
Furnace line, along with contract additions
for companion ancillary equipment,
as part of a multi-phase project.
The first phase rebuild/retrofit portion
involves restoration of an existing 3-Row
pusher furnace line including: pusher
furnace with quench, post washer, temper
furnace, and transfers/conveyors,
electrical control panels, and flowmeter
panels. As part of the order, the existing
equipment will receive a number of
modifications and upgrades to meet current
industrial, safety and supplier standards.
The equipment for rebuild/retrofit
is already in storage at AFC-Holcroft’s
build partner, MATTSA, in San Luis
Potosi, Mexico. MATTSA will rebuild/
retrofit the existing pusher furnace line
and provide the new companion ancillary
equipment. Once completed, each
piece will be cold-tested and shipped to
the supplier’s plant for installation, startup,
commissioning and formal operator
training by MATTSA and AFC-Holcroft.
Completion of the first phase is expected
in 2015.
