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Thanksgiving Thoughts & Greetings from Heat Treat Today

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Heat Treat Today is thankful for the role we have been blessed to play in this industry, for our partners who generously collaborate with us to bring outstanding content to our readers, and for the readers who make Heat Treat Today one of the first sites they open when their workday begins. Thanksgiving is inherent to a life of joy and happiness. As many of our readers know, our motto is “We believe that people are happier and make better decisions when they are well informed.”

With this in mind, the Heat Treat Today team wants to inform our readers about what makes us happy and thankful. Read below our thoughts and greetings, interspersed with favorite quotes about gratitude — our combined prayer of thanks for what our God and Savior has done for us this year.

For housekeeping purposes: our offices will be closed on November 28 and 29. Happy Thanksgiving!

I’m thankful for my husband who always reminds me to celebrate the little things in life, for incredible friends (both old and new), for supportive family, and for Christ’s sustaining and unending love. Happy Thanksgiving! ~ Aubrey Fort, Production Manager

I’m thankful for God’s provision of a home for our family. ~ Jayna McGowan, Proofer (who recently moved)

I’m thankful for my faith and church family, in addition to my husband, children, and extended family. Our oldest got engaged, our youngest started college, and we had some lovely opportunities to travel this year. I’m grateful for my job at Heat Treat Today, our talented team, and wonderful customers. ~ Michelle Ritenour, Sales

“I have found that, rather than dwelling on the negative, if we will take a step back and consider the blessings in our lives, including seemingly small, sometimes overlooked blessings, we can find greater happiness.”

Thomas S. Morrison

This year I am especially thankful for my family. Most specifically for my husband, David, who works tirelessly to provide for us while being a steady anchor for our family. (No small task!) I am also thankful for the opportunity to work for Heat Treat Today, be a stay-at-home mom, and work with good people in a good industry. I am thankful for a very fulfilling year! ~ Ellen Porter, Administration/Sales/HeatTreatBuyersGuide.com

This year, I’m grateful we took advantage of the salsa dancing and opera scene in Pittsburgh, filling the visual arts need in my soul. Better yet, family and friends both in town and out of town joined us on these excursions. I treasure our peaceful home. ~ Bethany Leone, Managing Editor/Heat Treat Radio Producer

At Heat Treat Today, one of our core values is “always kind.” This year, I am thankful for people who have been always kind, most notably, my boss, Bethany Leone. Bethany is a great example of someone who never hesitates to think of others before herself. I’m very thankful to work for her! ~ Evelyn Thompson, Editorial Assistant/Copy Editor

“The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.”

William Blake

In gratitude for life, I echo Jesus’ promise of abundant life (John 10:10). This year, amid life’s peaks and valleys, I’ve truly embraced that promise through the love of family and the support of community. My heart is full, experiencing abundance every day. ~ Brandon Glenn, Webmaster/Art Director

I’m incredibly thankful to the Lord for my loving and supportive family, faithful friendships, and fabulous Heat Treat Today team. Thankful, too, for the adventure we get to live every day knowing that we’re not alone. Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving. ~ Karen Gantzer, Senior Editor/Associate Publisher

“Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.”

Leroy Satchel Paige

2024 has been a great and difficult year. I’m grateful for both. God has been so gracious to us, yet He’s not always placed His smiling face and smiling providence on us. Nonetheless, He deserves our thanks. Heat Treat Today has a tremendous staff. I am so thankful for them. And the number of relationships we’ve been developing with advertisers, suppliers, and consultants has been super enjoyable and encouraging. Wishing all of you a great Thanksgiving and Christmas. ~ Doug Glenn, Publisher/Advertising

It’s easy to mark losses and sorrows — this year has held plenty for me. The challenge comes in seeing mercy through the tears and trials. Goodness and mercy and hope, however, come from the Lord, not from within. I am grateful this Thanksgiving 2024 for all the ways that Jesus has shown me that His promises are for me. ~ Laura Miller, Associate Editor

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?”

G. K. Chesterton
Aubrey Fort
Production Manager
Jayna McGowan
Proofer
Michelle Ritenour
Sales
Ellen Porter
Administration/Sales/HeatTreatBuyersGuide.com
Bethany Leone
Managing Editor
Heat Treat Today
Evelyn Thompson
Editorial Assistant/Copy Editor
Brandon Glenn
Webmaster/Art Director
Karen Gantzer
Senior Editor/Associate Publisher
Doug Glenn
Publisher/Advertising
Laura Miller
Associate Editor

“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.”

Colossians 3:15 (ESV)

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Furnaces North America 2024 Surges 25% Larger Than 2022 

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Furnaces North America (FNA) 2024, the leading trade show for the heat-treating industry in North America, is thrilled to announce that attendance has grown by 25% compared to its last event in 2022, as of this week. 

FNA 2024 will take place from October 14-16 at the Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. 

Tom Morrison, FNA Show Producer, expressed enthusiasm about the event’s growth: “With technology evolving at such a rapid pace, both commercial and captive heat treaters are finding immense value in attending FNA 2024. It’s a unique opportunity for them to connect with over 160 top suppliers, covering every facet of thermal processing, all in one place. It’s an incredibly efficient use of their time.” 

Click the video image below to hear more from Tom and heat treat industry players to hear more.

Suppliers have highlighted the unparalleled benefits of FNA 2024, stating, “There’s no other event where buyers, heat-treating professionals, metallurgists, and engineers can see, experience, and learn about the latest advancements in technology, services, and processes. These innovations are crucial for improving productivity, throughput, and quality. In the face of a labor shortage, FNA 2024 will demonstrate how AI and emerging technologies can automate many aspects of plant operations.” 

FNA 2024 will feature 35 technical sessions across 10 specialized tracks, bringing together industry experts to explore cutting-edge developments in areas such as equipment maintenance, digital transformation, pyrometry, operational efficiency, quality control, audit compliance, and energy management. 

With demographic data predicting that labor shortages will persist over the next decade, it’s crucial for companies to attend FNA 2024 and discover innovative solutions for maximizing automation, efficiency, and productivity. 

For more details and to register, visit www.FurnacesNorthAmerica.com. Use the following coupon codes for exclusive savings: 
  • EXPOFREE: Free entry to the trade show ($25 savings) 
  • 50OFF: $50 off a full conference pass, which includes the opening night reception, access to all 35 technical sessions, and the trade show 

Don’t miss this chance to stay ahead of the curve in the heat treating industry! Miss FNA 2024 and miss the future. 

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Fact Sheet: Responding to DOE Regulations on the Heat Treating Industry

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“The effort to stem global warming/climate change must be tempered by open discourse on the efficacy of proposed regulations. Until we have the technology in place to accomplish decarbonization without eviscerating our industrial, transportation, and power industries, we must slow down the indiscriminate steps that the U.S. Department of Energy has laid out for heat treaters.”

Click to download the resource: “Responding to DOE Regulations on the Heat Treating Industry“

Michael Mouilleseaux, chairman of the Metal Treating Institute (MTI) Regulatory Impact Task Force, has written extensively on the topic of green energy regulations on the industry, raising questions for heat treaters to consider, like: Are your heat treat operations ready to eliminate natural gas by 2035? Can it afford revising the heating apparatus of every furnace and increased green energy costs by a factor of 15?

Now, he has provided a fact sheet to help concerned heat treaters take action. This resource highlights the scope of heat treat in U.S. industries and highlights the implications of standing DOE regulations on heat treaters to help heat treaters articulate the concerns to their congressmen.

Laying out what heat treat is, who it serves, how it impacts the national economy/workforce, and what the Industrial Decarbonization Initiative means for the industry, this resource exhorts government officials to slow down these regulations. It posits that without allowing time for affordable technology to develop, the regulations have the capability of “eviscerating our industrial, transportation, and power industries.”

This resource by Michael Mouilleseaux accompanies his 3-part series on the topic in Heat Treat Today’s print magazines. For more background on current DOE regulations on the industry, peruse Michael’s three-part series published by Heat Treat Today: “US DOE Strategy Affects Heat Treaters” in the March 2024 Aerospace Heat Treat print edition; “US DOE Strategy: Ramifications for Heat Treaters” in the April/May 2024 Heat Treat Green print edition; and “US DOE Strategy: Why Target the Heat Treating Industry?” in the June 2024 Buyers Guide Issue print edition.

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MTI Member Profile: Bennett Heat Treating & Brazing Co., Inc.

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A blacksmith sweating over an open flame is not the image most heat treaters immediately identify with in 2024. In the present, heat treating tends to look more like a trained metallurgist supervising a complex brazing operation. Yet we should not throw out the blacksmith and his hammer, even though bridging the gap between past and present is a tough job. Bennett Heat Treating & Brazing Co., Inc. is known for doing just that.

This New Jersey heat treater was originally founded by Wilbur Bennett (a one-armed blacksmith turned heat treater) and was purchased by Anthony Quaglia in 1954. They make it their job to bridge the knowledge gap between the experienced and the novice heat treaters within their own team. After the sudden death of David Quaglia in 2017, John Quaglia leveraged his father’s foundational expertise to build a highly skilled team of seasoned veterans and emerging talent, which will one day include his children Anthony and Abby Quaglia. Today, Bennett Heat Treating has over 100 years of knowledge and over three generations of expertise to draw from in order to create an innovative future.

The original Bennett Heat Treating inspection department circa 1950s (Source: Bennett Heat Treating & Brazing Co., Inc.)

Technology and equipment are the keys to an innovative future, but new technology would be useless without inherited expertise. Bennett has been able to combine their modern equipment with veteran experience to create heat treating processes that are reliable. For example, their neutral salt bath with marquenching enables clients to control dimensions of parts with tight tolerances at high hardness requirements. The marquenching process is so repeatable that a few clients intentionally machine their intricate helical gears out of tolerance because they are sure Bennett’s process will return the parts to tolerance.

A solid team of knowledgeable experts who will bridge the heat treat industry’s generational gap also seamlessly meets the needs of clients. For Bennett’s major private, aerospace prime, and U.S. military clients, the metallurgical consultant team within Bennett bases its success on carefully listening to clients, identifying major lessons learned in the past, and collaborating with clients to methodize production processes that avoid past mistakes.

John Quaglia with wife Kerri and children Abby and Anthony at Bennett’s 100th year celebration (Source: Bennett Heat Treating & Brazing Co., Inc.)

John Quaglia recalls an example of how his team leads with expertise to collaborate with clients: a curved, thin part requiring nitriding on one area and optional nitriding all over it. After years of nitriding these parts, the team noted that when both sides of the part were nitrided, the edges chipped and the part would bow. Collaborating with the client, Bennett confirmed that only one side of the part needed to be nitrided. The team then developed tooling that was able to mask the part while maintaining the part’s dimensions.

In the future, Bennett Heat Treating & Brazing Co. intends to focus on gaining new equipment and building a cohesive team of employees to continue the high level of precision and quality work. No doubt, they will continue to seek to bridge the gap between seasoned heat treaters and new members on the scene through close communication — both amongst themselves and with clients. While the team will not be found in a blacksmith’s forge of the past, they will be collaborating with veteran experts and learning to apply that wisdom to meet the needs of present and future clients.

For more information:

Bennett Heat Treating & Brazing Co., Inc.

690 Ferry Street
Newark, NJ 07105

johnquaglia@bennettheat.com
www.bennettheat.com

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Enjoy the Long Weekend!

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Happy Memorial Day from Heat Treat Today. Join us as we reflect in thankfulness on those who have sacrificed all for our country. Thank you to all who currently serve to protect the land of the free. God bless America.

Heat Treat Today’s offices will be closed for the long weekend, and there will be no e-newsletter Monday, May 17. See you on Tuesday!

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