AIAG releases CQI-29, Brazing System Assessment
AIAG’s Brazing Work Group has released its new Brazing System Assessment, CQI-29. Abbott Furnace participated in the development as part of the work group.
June 9, 2021
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INDUSTRIAL FURNACE ARTICLES / BLOG
Abbott Furnace brings expertise and experience to AIAG Brazing Work Group
Abbott Furnace is pleased to participate in the Automotive Industry Action Group’s (AIAG) Brazing Work Group. According to AIAG, this group has “developed a process to validate the effectiveness of brazing processes throughout the entire supply chain. This includes an assessment based on best practices that ensures quality, reliability and durability of components from Brazing
June 9, 2021
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New AIAG Brazing standard: quality and best practices for suppliers
AIAG’s new brazing standard, CQI-29, highlights best practices for auto OEM suppliers.
May 21, 2021
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Industrial Furnaces
Advances in Powder Metal Sintering Technology
Stephen L. Feldbauer, Ph.D. Abbott Furnace Company Introduction The traditional powder metal process, often referred to as “’press and sinter”, is constantly driven to change by an industry goal of entering new markets through substitution and the development of innovative products for new applications. Although much advancement has been made in tite area of compaction,
May 5, 2021
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Abbott Furnace Installs and Commissions an Endogas Generator
Abbott Furnace Company has recently designed, manufactured, and installed a 6,000 SCFH Endothermic Gas Generator (Endogas Generator) at Sintergy Inc. in Reynoldsville, PA. The design of the Abbott SP-6000 generator is a modular concept with each module producing up to 6000scfh of endothermic gas. This generator brings an innovative retort design that allows a single
September 11, 2020
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Abbott Furnace featured in Thermal Processing
Dan Reardon, Director of Sales, was recently interviewed by Kenneth Carter for a feature article on the Thermal Processing website. Following is an excerpt and link to the full article. Abbott Furnace Company is an industrial furnace manufacturer with more than 35 years of experience designing and producing some of the industry’s most reliable and high performing
March 16, 2020
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Powder Metal Component Manufacturer Orders Sintering Furnace
From the IHDailyNewsBrief Abbott Furnace Company received an order for a sintering furnace from a company that specializes in manufacturing ferrous-based, powder-metal components for the automotive, agricultural and industrial markets. The electrically heated, continuous-belt furnace, which is rated at 2150°F, will be delivered in the second quarter of 2020. Abbott Furnace will design, manufacture and
January 24, 2020
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Featured In Industrial Heating
Abbott Furnace Company’s Director of Research and Development, Stephen L. Feldbauer’s paper on Abbott’s Vulcan titled “A Review of Lubricant Removal Systems and the Latest Technology” was featured in the January 2020 issue of Industrial Heating magazine. Lubricant removal continues to be one of the most common issues in sintering. The cover featured a photo
January 23, 2020
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Industry Veteran, Mike Jacobs, Joins Abbott Furnace Company
Mike Jacobs has joined Abbott Furnace Company as Marketing Manager. He will be responsible for managing the companies marketing strategy. Mike comes from another industrial furnace manufacturer where he worked on various furnaces for almost 15 years. He was most recently managing the company’s Controlled Atmosphere Brazing (CAB) business and the Roller Hearth product line.
October 4, 2019
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Abbott Furnace at PowderMet 2019
The team at Abbott Furnace will be traveling to Phoenix later this month for the annual PowderMet conference. We are proud of our Director of Technical Sales, Dan Reardon who is Chairman of the Conference alongside Virendra Warke of Entegris, Inc. Other members of the Abbott Team are making presentations during PowderMet, they are Stephen
June 18, 2019
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5th Annual Mexican Continuous Brazing Symposium
Abbott Furnace Company wrapped up its Fifth Annual Mexican Continuous Brazing Symposium at the end of May in Puebla, Mexico. For two and a half days attendees heard from experts in the areas of continuous furnaces, filler metals, belts, CQI-9, furnace atmosphere generation, and atmosphere flow control, troubleshooting, maintenance and optimization, Lecturers were Penn State
June 16, 2019
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Abbott Furnace Company Receives ISO 17025:2017 Reacreditation
During the first quarter of 2019, Abbott Furnace Company reconfigured its’ quality management system in support of the industrial furnace instrument calibration services that we provide. The effort aligned the management system with the format and requirements of the updated ISO 17025:2017 standard. ANAB completed its assessment of Abbott Furnace in April and was granted
June 16, 2019
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Abbott Furnace Hosts 5th Annual Continuous Brazing Symposium in Mexico
Abbott Furnace Company is pleased to announce it will be hosting its Fifth Annual Continuous Brazing Symposium in Mexico this spring in Puebla, Mexico from May 21 – 23, 2019. This training event is a unique gathering opportunity for manufacturers and suppliers to the brazing and powder metal sintering industries. It is an excellent opportunity
March 4, 2019
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Dan Reardon to be honored by the Metal Powder Industries Federation
Abbott Furnace’s Director of Technical Sales, Dan Reardon, will be honored by the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) at the Industry Luncheon on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, during the POWDERMET2019 and AMPM2019 conferences in Phoenix, Arizona. The award recognizes individuals who have actively served the North American PM industry for at least 25 years and,
February 12, 2019
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Abbott Furnace Symposium 2019 to be held in Puebla, Mexico
Please join us for the 5th Annual Abbott Furnace Continuous Brazing Symposium in Puebla, Mexico – May 21-23 2019. Attendees will have 2 and a half days full of Furnace training, information, and more! For more information or to register to attend, contact Julianne Inzana or Dr. Stephen Feldbauer at (814) 781-6355. To learn more
December 22, 2018
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Introducing the Abbott S.M.A.R.T System
The Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology System (S.M.A.R.T. System) The Abbott S.M.A.R.T. System will help ease the stringent requirements that come along with heat treat standards like AIAG CQI9 and others that require data collection, and monthly or quarterly tests to validate equipment performance. The system is designed to save your team valuable time and
June 11, 2018
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Continuous Furnace Symposium Held in Monterrey, Mexico
Attendees from industrial furnace and manufacturing companies across the United States and Mexico gathered on November 7th and 8th in Monterrey, Mexico for Abbott Furnace’s third annual Continuous Furnace Symposium. This year’s symposium was focused on continuous furnace brazing. For two days, experts in the areas of continuous furnaces, filler metals, belts, CQI-9, furnace atmosphere
December 4, 2017
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Abbott Furnace Expands to Mexico
Abbott Mexico, the Abbott Furnace Company division serving Mexico and South America was established in early 2017. In May, Abbott Mexico completed its first industrial furnace installation at an automotive parts manufacturing company in Mexico. The installation was challenging because the industrial furnace is a very large piece of equipment that needed to be installed
November 4, 2017
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Five Steps of Chemical Weapons Destruction at PCAPP
Robots are in action at the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant to safely destroy chemical weapons. After the chemical agents have been removed One of Abbott Furnace Company’s Industrial Furnaces heats the parts to 1000°rees; F to prepare the chemical weapons containers for recycling. Watch the vide above or click this link for a
November 3, 2017
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Abbott Furnace: Journey to lean champion certification
Abbott Furnace, a manufacturer of industrial furnaces, was looking for change on their production floor. As with many manufacturers today, they wanted to increase efficiencies with the goal of reducing costs and increasing profits. Abbott’s Inventory Control Specialist, Susan Williams, shared with the Northwest Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC) the company’s needs and previous initiatives that
November 1, 2017
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Abbott Furnace Company Joins the EPMA
Abbott Furnace Company recently joined the EPMA, the European Powdered Metallurgy Association. The EPMA works to promote and develop Powdered Metal technology in Europe, to represent the European Powdered Metal industry within Europe and internationally, and to develop the future of Powdered Metal. The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) was formed in Brussels in 1989,
October 28, 2017
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Abbott Furnace Company Acquires Drever IP from The Rose Corporation
Abbott Furnace Company, a leading manufacturer of continuous industrial furnaces and thermal processing equipment, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the intellectual property of Drever Furnace from The Rose Corporation, located in Reading, PA. An excellent complement to Abbott Furnace Company’s expertise and technology in continuous powder metal sintering furnaces, brazing furnaces, and
December 4, 2016
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