Wall Colmonoy announced a $2.5 million modernization plan at its Alloy Products plant in Los Lunas, New Mexico. The project aims to increase capacity, improve processes and add new capabilities. The investment includes upgrades to plant infrastructure and environment, alloy furnace equipment and the R&D laboratory. The focus is on continuous-improvement initiatives to supply consistent, quality products on time to customers.

Magnetic Specialties Inc. shipped and commissioned two power supplies used in a continuous brazing furnace by a tool manufacturing company. The new power supplies, rated 125 kW and 100 kW, were designed as direct replacements for a pair of existing, obsolete power supplies that continuously failed. The brazing furnace has silicon-carbide heating elements, which increase in resistance as they age. To compensate for this, the output transformers feature a tapped secondary winding. These taps are connected to a rotary tap switch for easy tap changing. As the elements age, the tool manufacturer can select a higher output voltage range via the tap switch. They will use the metering feedback to know when the tap needs to be changed.

PVT Incorporated has been manufacturing vacuum heating and induction melting systems for nearly 50 years. PVT specializes in systems for fluxless aluminum, stainless steel and superalloy brazing with controls designed to facilitate customers' accreditation to AMS2750F and Nadcap standards.

Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems rebuilt and shipped a 24-inch, four-zone continuous mesh-belt brazing furnace for an automotive-parts supplier in Mexico. The rebuild included a new 330 stainless steel muffle, new silicon-carbide heating elements, new cooling sections and new furnace controls to meet CQI-9 requirements. The CQI-9 controls package includes data acquisition, preventive-maintenance alerts, remote connectivity, furnace parameter trending and temperature deviation alarms. Gasbarre will provide ongoing service and support for the company in Mexico.

BrazeLet 9007/9017 water-based pastes are flux-free, contain low polymer content and prevent oxidation of the filler metal.