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Category Archives: Heat Treating
Outsourcing Your Heat Treating Processes
One of Metlab’s customers in the South shut down their heat treat equipment for major repairs. The furnaces are expected be down for about four weeks. Their product is gears and pinions, ranging from ¼ pound to about 50 pounds … Continue reading
New Truck Fleet and Expanded Service Areas
Metlab, a leader in the supply of heat-treating and surface treatment services, based in Philadelphia, announces the acquisition of a fleet of new vehicles and expanded pick-up and delivery service. Metlab currently operates: • 26’ box truck, which is 25,000 … Continue reading
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Metlab Expands Into Maryland & Delaware With Large And Small Part Heat Treating Services
When customers think of Metlab, they think of large parts heat treating. But Metlab has a long history of heat treating small parts as well. With the acquisition of the John V. Potero Company in 2001, moving it from Philadelphia … Continue reading
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Metlab Heat Treats Automobile Parts For Antiques Racing Car
Metlab, a Philadelphia based heat treatment company, recently heat treated custom fabricated leaf springs of an antique Alfa Romeo Sports Car, which were fabricated for a Pennsylvania based automobile restorer. The leaf springs, made from HR-5160 steel, were patterned after … Continue reading
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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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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