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Author Archives: Metlab Heat Treating
Flame Hardening Crane Wheels and Heat Treating Other Hoist Components
Metlab recently undertook a project with a major crane manufacturer to flame harden the bridge crane wheels for a large overhead multiple bridge crane system. The crane is installed at an aircraft manufacturer and is used to lift airplanes as … Continue reading
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Quality Control
Metlab has over 1,500 customers and heat treats a variety of parts and materials to different specifications. The specifications which are adhered to are either customer standards or processing requirements dictated by the SAE AMS (Society of Automotive Engineers/Aerospace Material … Continue reading
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Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz Visits Metlab
Mark Podob (left) and Jim Conybear (right) owners of Metlab, Philadelphia, PA, welcomed the Honorable Allyson Schwartz, Congresswoman to Metlab on Thursday, April 4, 2013. The Congresswoman, Representative for the 13th District in Pennsylvania, toured the heat treat plant looking … Continue reading
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Metlab Refurbishes Large Pit Furnaces Increasing Reliability and Uptime
In anticipation of receiving several large gears and bearing races for carburizing and nitriding, Metlab has completed the upgrade of both of its large pit furnaces. The upgrades enhance the company’s capability to process parts up to 14 feet in … Continue reading
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Heat Treating Frames For Military Motorcycles Featuring Christini Motorcycles
Christini Technologies is a Philadelphia-based, manufacturer of custom all-wheel drive motorcycles. Known for manufacturing custom motorcycles for competition racing, Christini was recently awarded a contract to supply the Army with 450 tactical scout bikes to be used in worldwide operations. … Continue reading
Press Quench
The use of a press quench for hardening products allows for tight dimensional control of the heat treated part. The benefit is reduced post-heat treatment grinding time, resulting in significant cost savings. Parts press quenched are typically bearing races or … Continue reading
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Heat Treating Large Aluminum Trusses For Mooring Weather Balloons
Metlab has heat treated a series of aluminum trusses used to tether aerostat balloons. The trusses, fabricated from 6061 Aluminum were placed in a rigid fixture with a 13′ x 6′ wide foot-print, 12′ tall, developed to hold three trusses … Continue reading
Gear Solutions Magazine Features Metlab Heat Treating
Metlab Heat Treating was founded just outside of Philadelphia in 1928, Metlab has innovation in its DNA. Originally a manufacturer of aircraft components, it began heat treating as part of the process, developing the “drop bottom” or “gantry” furnace along … Continue reading
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Nitriding Large Gears for Destroyers
Recently, Philadelphia Gear, A Brand of Timken Gears & Services Incorporated was awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Defense for the supply of main reduction gears for the new Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyers. Philadelphia Gear has … Continue reading
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Supplying Machine Ways
Metlab has shipped Machine Ways used to guide the track wheels of a precision industrial aluminum machine used for cutting wing segments and fuselage frames for commercial and military aircraft. Metlab chose A-2 tool steel as a replacement for the … Continue reading
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