INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY IN HEAT TREATMENT INDUSTRY The production is running to schedule 24 hours per day without any unexpected down-time. Grupo T.T.T., in the Bilbao area of Spain, is a group of companies specialized in heat treatment and surface treatment of metals. THE CHALLENGE One of their
HIGH FLEXIBILITY AND PRODUCTIVITY IN DECORATING KILNS The decorating enamel becomes brighter when fired in an electric kiln with an air atmosphere. Gmundener Keramik, a well known Austrian company, is a large producer of porcelain, gift items and tableware. A high proportion of its products are
CONVERTING FROM GAS TO ELECTRIC SLASHED ENERGY COSTS BY ALMOST 40% AND REDUCED EMISSIONS TO ZERO The real reduction in energy is more like 37 per cent – even higher than we expected Norwegian company Glasopor is one of the few manufacturers in the world that produces foam materials from
ENERGY SAVING IN THE GLASS INDUSTRY The investment had already paid for itself after 15 months. Walther-Glas in Germany is one of many companies utilizing SuperthalTM Flat panels in their forehearths and they have also followed up the results in a systematic way. Walther-Glas GmbH in Bad
CONTINUOUS STRIP ANNEALING WITH U- AND W- SHAPED RADIANT TUBES Longer tube life allows for fewer furnace shutdowns. The use of Kanthal® APMT and Kanthal® APM for radiant tubes in SSAB’s annealing furnace has pro-longed tube life and allowed for fewer furnace shutdowns, as well as the possibility
Learn the benefits of continuous hardening in a furnace atmosphere for high-quality production. See how Badia S.A. improved efficiency with Kanthal® Super elements.
ACCURATE AND FLEXIBLE HEATING FOR MATERIALS TESTING KIMAB, corrosion and metals research institute, is situated in central Stockholm in Sweden and serves the Swedish steel industry and other research institutes with information services, technical and manufacturing support, materials and
ELECTRIFICATION IS KEY AS U.S. STEEL INDUSTRY CLEANS UP ITS ACT Sustainability is higher up the global agenda than ever, and nowhere more so than in the United States, where President Joe Biden seeks to reduce nationwide greenhouse gas emissions to less than half the 2005 levels by 2030.
On October 7, heating technology company Kanthal announced the agreement to divest its semiconductor capital equipment business to Yield Engineering Systems, Inc. (YES), headquartered in Fremont, CA, USA. The divestment closed on October 6, 2021, for an undisclosed amount and is in line with
SUPPORTING THE GROWING DEMAND FOR ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENTS Demand for heating elements is on the rise as more and more steel producers realize the benefits of electric heating. Kanthal has the expertise and product range to meet the needs of today as well as the demands of tomorrow. With the