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High Strength NITRONIC 60 Bridge Hinge Pins

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on May 12, 2016 9:00:00 AM
High Performance Alloys, a distributor of Nitronic 60 and producer of high strength Nitronic 60. This alloys makes bridge hinge pins for use in high strength applications. Nitronic 60 a chromium nickel stainless steel that is excellent for high strength situations. It also has good corrosion resistance and great galling resistance. These characteristics of the high strength steel help it to be very effective in construction projects such as bridge repairs and construction.
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Topics: NITRONIC 60, bridge hinge pin, bridge pin, gall tough plus pin, pin and hanger bridge system

High Performance Alloys is working toward AS9100

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on Apr 5, 2016 8:47:00 AM
High Performance Alloys is  updating our QA manual from   ISO9001:2008 to ISO9001:2015, and in the process augment to AS9100 as well. 
 
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Topics: AS9100 certification, AS9100 superalloy mill, AS9100 supplier

Hoover Dam Project

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on Mar 29, 2016 9:58:00 AM
High Performance Alloys' work can be seen all across the country. High Performance Alloys has been featured in public works including the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Hoover Dam. Our product is something that is able to not only hold through the test of time, but also through extreme conditions.
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Topics: nitronic 60 wear applications, self mated galling and wear resistance

Increasing our work force to include 2-3 shifts for the GFM’s and centerless grinding

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on Mar 23, 2016 10:11:00 AM

Increased demand and new customers have prompted a change in our schedules

Historically we have been running one shift a day, occasionally some overtime, and every now and then weekends. As a small family company we try to accommodate the needs of our employees and their families, so we rarely work Sundays. It is a good problem to have right now, as the rest of the country seems to be shedding jobs with the uncertain economy of commodity pricing related to mining and oil. 
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Topics: manufacturing jobs, skilled workforce needed

Sales changes occurring

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on Mar 22, 2016 11:51:00 AM

Heraclitus — 'The Only Thing That Is Constant Is Change'

Cindy Miller is retiring end of this month (March 2016) after several years with us. It's a planned retirement. We knew we would only have her time and talent for awhile, as she had already retired from Haynes a few years ago. I'm sure she will enjoy her new found free time playing golf and catching up with friends and family. If you get a chance, please drop her a line and say farewell.

We have added a couple sales assistants to sales team, Tracy Cockrum and Grant Kirchner. A few of you might recognize the names. Tracy is making a move from accounting. She has a background in Marketing and seems to enjoy helping the customer find material solutions. Grant has been involved in sales before, as well as operating equipment through different parts of the plant. He has some good knowledge of the waterjet cutting we perform as well.

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Topics: Cindy Miller retirement, HPA sales team, Tracy Cockrum sales assistant

CNC Mill Operators needed

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on Mar 15, 2016 12:27:00 PM

CNC Mill operator positions open due to expansion of production 

Two candidates will be selected for this position.

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Topics: cnc job, industrial job, manufacturing job

NACE Corrosion 2016

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on Mar 4, 2016 3:56:00 PM
Come See Us at Booth #613 at NACE Corrosion 2016! David, Dan and Cindy will be there to answer all of your questions.

Posted by High Performance Alloys, Inc. on  Friday, March 4, 2016
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The Unobtanium Solution

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on Dec 29, 2015 1:40:00 PM

Guest editorial in Modern Metals Magazine, Dec 2015

The article talks about how we make the impossible possible. Using the Tipton Forging facility of High Performance Alloys, we are able to transform materials from their raw forms to more useful or efficient sizes. During this processing we are  enhancing the grain structure of the material through refinement and homogenization of the material as it is reduced in cross section.

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Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F-35

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on Jun 24, 2015 4:11:00 AM
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Topics: F-35, NITRONIC 60, nitronic 60 wear applications

Deep Well Drilling

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on Jun 7, 2015 2:39:00 PM

Deep Well Drilling: the Deeper They Go, the More They Need Us

With the hydraulic fracturing boom currently underway in places as various as North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, North Dakota, and Alberta, there comes a corresponding requirement for drilling technology that can sustain the output. Since “fracking” usually involves drilling deeper than most land-based oil extraction operations have previously gone, companies are realizing they need to forego the low-grade fabrication materials by which they’ve previously constructed their drill-bits and such. The deeper a well gets drilled, the greater the temperature unleashed. It’s only nature taking its course, since the deeper portions of Earth’s crust contain larger concentrations of sulfur and chlorides.

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Topics: hastelloy, inconel, nitronic

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