Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic (ATM) announces the promotion of Donald Gibeaut to “Manager Tubular Products.” Don has worked in the induction industry for over 36 years and has achieved great success in the pipe and tube markets. In his new position, Don will work with all ATM brands to promote and increase market share in the tubular industry including Heat Treat, Quench and Temper lines, Emmedi welders, coating…

Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic has completed the installation of a twin bead weld preheat system for SAW (submerged arc weld) process at a manufacturer of high capacity heavy duty fork / lift trucks. This is the second installation at this facility for Ajax TOCCO. The first install was single bead preheat system. The new twin bead floating inductor weld preheat system simultaneously heats two corners of a 30-foot…

Emil Weatherbee Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic welcomes Emil Weatherbee as an Aftermarket Sales Engineer responsible for Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska. Weatherbee has spent several years within the foundry industry including a lengthy tenure as Regional Sales Manager for Lectrotherm in North Canton, Ohio. Weatherbee is a graduate of Kent State University and resides in…

Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic recently shipped a bright annealing induction furnace to a major stainless steel tube manufacturer in the Northeast United States. This bright annealing system progressively heats the stainless steel tube to high temperatures in an atmosphere of inert gases, and then anneals the tube in a cooling chamber to reduce the hardness of the steel in order to achieve ductility for further…

Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic welcomes Joe Hawkins as General Manager of Aftermarket Sales. Hawkins brings over 20 years of induction melting and heating expertise to the company. His entire career evolved within the metals industry, beginning with Lectrotherm, Inc. in 1991. Hawkins most recently served as Director of Sales for ReMelt Scientific. A graduate of Kent State University, Hawkins later earned his MBA…

Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic recently shipped a 1000 kW PowerZone billet heating system to LC Manufacturing, located in Lake City, MI. The 1000 kW, 1.3 – 3.3 kHz system is designed to heat 1.06” to 2.875” diameter x 6.0” to 20.0” long carbon steel billets to forging temperatures. The system includes automatic changing of frequency for differing billet sizes. A PLC with touch screen display featuring ForgeView…

Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic recently shipped a 1900 kW / 100,000 hz induction heating dryer system to a steel strip galvanizing producer in China for the drying of coatings including Passivation, with and without chrome products, and organics. This high powered induction dryer is designed to heat steel strip 0.40 mm to 2.50 mm thick, and 800 mm to 1676 mm wide at a rate of 220 meters / minute or 116 metric…

Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic recently delivered 5 / 10 kW TOCCOtron AC induction heating systems to an international on-site heat treating firm. These systems are designed for portable / on-site preheat prior to welding applications. The customer chose these systems over larger 35 kW induction heating systems due to significantly less equipment costs. At 5 kW continuous output, the customer stated the 5 / 10kW…

Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic recently shipped a 1300 kW PowerForge billet heating system to Bonney Forge Corporation, located in Mt. Union, PA. The 1300kW, 1.3 – 3.3 kHz system is designed to heat carbon steel billets to forging temperatures. The system includes a coil shuttle table for automatic changing of the coils and frequency for differing billet sizes. A PLC with touch screen display featuring ForgeView…

During the maintenance of large gas turbines, technicians must remove large bolts which have become corroded and difficult to unfasten. Typically a large cumbersome hydraulic wrench is required to provide the 6800 Nm (5000 ft-lbs) of torque required to break the corrosive bonds between the 100 mm heavy hex nuts and bolts. To improve the productivity of this process, Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic has supplied (4)…