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AEC Delivers Flow Totalizing Meters to NIST
November 4, 2011
Atmosphere Engineering has just provided 25 totalizing flow meters to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for tracking the nitrogen consumption at different locations within their laboratories in Gaithersburg, MD. The TotalMeter™ is a differential pressure orifice meter manufactured by Atmosphere Engineering that indicates actual flow and tracks total consumption of any industrial gas over time.
Dual Furnace N2/DA Control Panel Delivered to Tandem Metals
October 28, 2011
Atmosphere Engineering has delivered a custom designed Nitrogen / Dissociated Ammonia (DA) dual furnace mixing solution to Tandem Metals in University Park, IL. The system provides accurate gas mixture control and furnace safety integration during the hydrogen atmosphere annealing process within two “bell type” furnaces. The two bell type furnaces share a single heating cap. This configuration maximizes the production efficiency of both furnaces but presented some unique safety interlocking challenges. Atmosphere Engineering confronted the task by designed a unique system to control the atmosphere introduction and quality for each furnace independently without compromising safety or production flexibility.
ENC Purchases Fifth Nitriding Flow Control Panel from AEC
October 18, 2011
Atmosphere Engineering is happy to announce that the first four nitriding flow control systems have been a great success at Elwood National Crankshaft (ENC) in Warren, PA. The evidence of this is that ENC has just contracted AEC to provide a fifth flow control system for a new furnace that will be installed at the end of this year. The first four systems were installed at the beginning of 2011 and after almost a full year in service, ENC has used the panels to improve part quality, process safety, and production efficiency. The installation was in cooperation with Airgas corporation ammonia gas supplier for ENC. The panels provided oxygen and hydrogen content monitoring while integrating electronic flow controls that monitor and control total flow volume throughout the entire multi-stage nitriding process.
Atmosphere Engineering is MAKING MONEY (with the US Mint)
July 21, 2011
Atmosphere Engineering has successfully delivered a custom designed Nitrogen/Hydrogen mixing panel for the United States Mint in Philadelphia, PA. The panel will be used to develop new processing techniques for the plating and processing of currency (coins). In cooperation with the US mint, Atmosphere Engineering fluid control engineers designed a process control solution using Solidworks™ 3d modeling software to help integrate the system directly into the space requirements while ensuring that all safety devices and solenoids were incorporated to meet NFPA 86 guidelines.
AEC and Praxair Deliver Process Improvements to Plymouth Tube
July 16, 2011
Atmosphere Engineering flow control engineers, in cooperation with Praxair, Inc, have designed and installed two custom flow control panels at Plymouth Tube in Streator, IL. The nitrogen / hydrogen mixing panels were built to replace a dated exothermic gas generator and provide a significant improvement in atmosphere gas quality within the 2 large steel tube annealing furnaces. The steel tubes, typically used in structural and automotive applications, require an annealing process to reduce stresses induced during the formation of the seamless tubes.
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AEC Designs Annealing Flow Control Panel at Cooper Power
June 22, 2011
Atmosphere Engineering has successfully commissioned a nitrogen / dissociated ammonia mixing system to help control the annealing process for laminated steel transformer cores at Cooper Power in Waukesha, WI. The system was designed to monitor furnace atmosphere quality (dew point, oxygen content, and temperature) while controlling the introduction and mixture of gasses to maintain the optimal atmosphere required to anneal the transformer cores that are used worldwide in power distribution systems.
Rolls Royce Contracts AEC to Improve Furnace Safety
May 20, 2011
Atmosphere Engineering has been contracted to design and install an atmosphere safety system on batch furnaces at Rolls-Royce in Indianapolis, IN. The system will monitor the atmosphere flow rates and provide nitrogen purge as necessary to maintain furnace atmosphere safety at all times. “We are honored that Rolls Royce has trusted us with the responsibility to help improve the safety of the equipment and operators within their heat treatment department. We take this responsibility very seriously.” Jason Jossart ~ President, Atmosphere Engineering
S. Korea: Kia and Hyundai Standardize on EndoInjector System
March 21, 2011
Atmosphere Engineering is proud to announce that Kia and Hyundai Motors have both specified the EndoInjector™ fuel-injection generator control system as recommended standard equipment on all gas generators in their heat treating departments. Further, they have also recommended the EndoInjector mixing system be utilized by their heat treating service suppliers.
Project Update: Successful Generator Startup in Brazil
Jaunuary 13, 2011
Atmosphere Engineering is proud to announce that the first three Aichelin endothermic gas generators were successfully started last week at the Mercedes facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The generators incorporated custom designed EndoInjector control systems utilizing Siemens PLC controllers provided by Atmosphere Engineering in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
AEC to Upgrade All Flow Controls at Rexnord in Indianapolis
December 20, 2010
Atmosphere Engineering is happy to announce that they have signed a contract to upgrade the flow controls on all heat treating furnaces at Rexnord Corporation in Indianapolis, IN. Due to limited space constraints, the upgrade project will incorporate our custom flow control header systems designed by Atmosphere Engineering in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Atmosphere Engineering Products Meet NFPA 86-2011 Standards
November 30, 2010
Atmosphere Engineering recently published a study of the flow meter equipment requirements in the new standards. The study is available for download here.
The newly published technical documents details the exact requirements that flow metering equipment must meet to achieve NFPA86 approval.
Automotive Company Prefers Nitrogen Hydrogen Over Exothermic Gas
November 3, 2010
The most reliable reducing atmosphere for annealing processes can be obtained by mixing nitrogen and hydrogen instead of cracking natural gas inside an exothermic generator. This statement was recently made to a commercial heating company in the US by General Motors automotive company.
AEC Partners with Aichelin to Build Endo Generators for Mercedes Benz
September 29, 2010
Aichelin, the largest furnace manufacturer in the world, has signed an agreement with Atmosphere Engineering to build endothermic gas generators using their fuel-injection technology.
Atmosphere Engineering Signs Marketing Agreement with Praxair
June 2, 2010
Atmosphere Engineering and Praxair are pleased to announce the formation of a joint marketing alliance. The joint marketing alliance will offer each company additional channels into the thermal process industry via Atmosphere Engineering's gas control panels, Praxair's nitrogen based atmospheres and technology.