How Medical Device Alloys Are Heat Treated

In this Heat Treat Today Original Content, we asked Roger Jones, CEO Emeritus of Solar Atmospheres, Inc., to comment on how specialty medical metals are heat treated. Read to see how Roger describes the hot zone and conditions under which medical device alloys are heat treated.
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Three Batch Steam Treaters Shipped to Medical, Automotive Industries

Three batch steam treaters were recently shipped to the medical and automotive industries. Steam treating processes are used in many different industries. As such, these orders will be shipped to companies that provide products to the medical, additive manufacturing, automotive and consumer products industries.
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Heat Treating Medical/Surgical Components to Achieve Desired Results

Precise vacuum furnace temperature uniformity determines finished part quality. Failure to meet austenitizing temperature or overheating can adversely affect hardness, grain growth, and carbide separation. Also, tempering should be conducted immediately after quenching in the same furnace without opening the door to reduce oxidation risk. These are just a few of the reasons Vector® - from SECO/VACUUM - is the right solution for medical devices.
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Medical Implant Components Manufacturer Receives Two Floor-Standing Furnaces

A furnace manufacturer based in Pennsylvania, USA, has shipped a floor standing forging furnace for use in hot forming of medical implant parts along with a floor standing tempering furnace to a manufacturer of medical implant components located in the Northeastern United States.
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OSU Scientists Develop Shape Shifting Material for Medical Applications

Two scientists in an Ohio State University laboratory have contributed to the development of a new shape-shifting magnetic material that will be used in biomedical devices, antennas, artificial muscles and robotics.
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Current Medical Alloy Trends
Heat Treat Today's Medical and Energy Heat Treating issue, Heat Treat Today talked with respected industry expert, Thomas Wingens of Wingens International Industry Consultancy, about current medical alloy trends.
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