STC Heat Treatment Furnaces

/ Innovation & Technology, Success Stories

A protective atmosphere roller type short cycle annealing furnace, generally referred to as an STC furnace, is primarily used to bright anneal products such as bar, wire, and copper pipe, improving the uniformity of their structures and enhancing their ability to undergo mechanical processing.

A great Honor

/ Employee Stories, News

David Hazelett receives the Boultinghouse award. The Boultinghouse award is the highest award given by the North American aluminum industry.

New GNA Management

/ News, Press

GNA alutech inc. celebrates 40 years of excellence in the aluminum industry as a supplier of equipment and technology. CEO Ted Phenix hands over the reins to longtime employees Chantal Coupal and Kaleb Wright.

New Dimensions

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With the opening of the new HyForge casting facility at their aluminum recycling plant in Rackwitz, Germany, Hydro Aluminium has passed another milestone. This forty million Euro investment is in response to the automotive industry’s effort to decarbonize, and increases Hydro’s capacity for recycled aluminum scrap.

New Management at Gautschi

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In February of this year, Stefan Pelech took over operational management of Gautschi Engineering GmbH. Together with Udo Weilerscheidt, who is responsible for the financial side of the business, he is leading the company into the future.

Heat Treatment Technology for Wire Rod and Drawn Wire.

/ Innovation & Technology

The first time a coil of wire rod is heat treated it usually undergoes a spheroidization anneal, where the as-cast hot-rolled microstructure is optimized for additional cold forming. The excellent temperature uniformity that is achieved in HICON/H2® furnaces is essential for successfully annealing wire coils heat treated above the Ac1 temperature, particularly with highly-alloyed grades.