Coating & Surface Treatment Equipment

Products • November 19, 2019

No. 1049 Cabinet Oven

No. 1049 is a 1050° F (566° C), cabinet oven with two drawers from Grieve, currently used for annealing or normalizing processes at the customer's facility. Workspace dimensions of this oven measure 39" wide x 102" deep x 51" high, with two drawers rated 250 lbs. loading with 36" wide x 78" deep x 15" high loading area. 800,000 Btu/hour installed in a modulating natural gas burner, while a 10,000-cfm, 7.5-hp recirculating blower provides horizontal airflow to the workload.

Products • October 24, 2019

Tru Temp XT Process Forms a Black Oxide Finish

The new Tru Temp XT process forms a durable black oxide finish on difficult-to-blacken steel, iron and most stainless steel alloys. Long asked for by metal finishers, Tru Temp XT is a mid-temperature process that forms a satin black magnetite finish that protects critical surfaces in storage, shipment and startup while resisting galling and aiding break-in.

Products • October 11, 2019

1/2 NPT No Drip Internal Mix Atomizing Spray Nozzles

EXAIR's new 1/2 NPT No Drip Internal Mix Atomizing Spray Nozzles work in the same way the company's standard atomizing nozzles do, but have the added benefit of positively stopping liquid flow when compressed air is shut off. Internal Mix Atomizing Spray Nozzles mix liquid and air inside the nozzle and produce the finest atomization of liquids up to 300 centipoise.

Products • September 18, 2019

No. 841 Universal Oven

No. 841 is a 650° F (343° C) universal oven from Grieve, currently used for a variety of heat treatments at the customer's facility. Workspace dimensions of this oven measure 36" W x 36" D x 36" H. 9 KW are installed in Incoloy sheathed tubular heating elements, while a 600-cfm, 1/2-hp recirculating blower provides universal airflow to the workload.

Products • August 21, 2019

No. 1044 Inert Atmosphere Bench Furnace

No. 1044 is a 2,000° F (1,093° C), inert atmosphere bench furnace from Grieve, currently used for heat treating at the customer's facility. Workspace dimensions of this furnace measure 12" W x 18" D x 8" H. 6KW are installed in nickel chrome wire coils supported by ceramic plates.

Products • July 17, 2019

No. 824 Modified Universal Oven

No. 824 is a 500° F (260° C) modified universal oven from Grieve, currently used for housing a vertical conveyor system at the customer's facility. 9 KW installed in Nichrome wire heating elements, while a 600-cfm, 1/2-hp recirculating blower provides universal airflow to the workload.

Products • July 16, 2019

No. 1047 Bench Oven

No. 1047 is a 350° F (177° C) bench oven from Grieve, currently used for curing plugs on the ends of cords at the customer's facility. This bench oven has eight drawers with dimensions of 6" W x 13" D x 6" H with removable insert to close around cord.

Articles • July 1, 2019 • Robert Weinstein

Extending tool lifetimes

Swedish researchers break down the causes of tool coating degradation.

Products • June 6, 2019

14-Foot Long Car Bottom Air Furnace Installation

Solar Atmospheres of Western PA recently installed a new, 14-foot long car bottom air furnace. The furnace was surveyed in accordance with AMS2750 Rev E and is uniform within ±10°F (Class 2).

Articles • June 5, 2019 • Alan Richter

STS takes tool coatings in-house

Toolmaker launched its coatings division a year ago with a $2.2M investment.

Articles • June 4, 2019 • Del Williams

High-performance tool coatings provide vital protection

Specialty coatings extend tool life when cutting nonferrous materials.

Videos • May 28, 2019

STS takes tool coating in-house

Superior Tool Service Inc. made the decision a year ago to coat tools in-house, it launched its STS Coatings division to coat not only the round tools it produces but tools from other companies.