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France’s PLC Holding announced in late April
that it acquired Wisconsin Oven Corp., a manufacturer of industrial ovens for
the aerospace, automotive, composite and finishing industries. Dave Strand,
president and CEO of Wisconsin Oven, answered a few questions
about the acquisition.
Frank
Whittle, a 21-year-old Royal Air Force cadet, published a thesis proposing
aircraft jet propulsion in 1928. In 1941, his engine was first used to power an
airplane. The adoption of the jet engine quickly challenged the metallurgy of the
day to deal with the unique material issues of such a high-speed and
high-temperature device.
One job that took two weeks due to
reworks is now done in two days thanks to a polymer quenchant with an anti-foaming
agent and greater concentration consistency.
Today’s blast furnaces are distant cousins to the iron works of the early colonial era. One such operation – possibly the first successful iron works in the colonies – is the Tubal Works in Virginia.
The use in industry of molten salt baths for the heat treatment of metals is an important process with a number of unique advantages. Depending on the nature of the
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