Atmosphere/Air Furnaces Technical Content
Ask the Heat Treat Doctor®: How Do Parts Fail?
The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to offer sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat treating, ...
Tempering Steel Under a Nitrogen Atmosphere
For gun barrels, tempering is essential to bring steel to the necessary hardness. But what equipment is needed, and how is ...
All About the Quench and Keeping Cool: Thru-process Temp Monitoring and Gas Carburizing
The future of heat treating requires new manufacturing solutions like robotics that can work with modular design. Yet so also does ...
Keep Your Roller Hearth Rolling at Peak Production
Now that a new year is in full swing, it may be time to consider that all of the heat treating ...
5 Experts on Advantages and Applications of Roller Hearth Systems
Roller hearth furnaces are known as the work horses of the heat treating industry. Though they may be common, these furnaces ...
Thermal Loop Solutions, Part 1: A Path to Improved Performance and Compliance in Heat Treatment
How often do you think about the intelligent designs controlling the thermal loop system behind your heat treat operations? With ever-advancing ...
Exo Gas Composition Changes, Part 2: Cool Down and Use in Heat Treat Furnaces
In Part 1, the author underscored the importance of understanding the changes in gas composition through three steps of its production: ...
Heat Treat Radio #105: Lunch and Learn: Batch IQ Vs. Continuous Pusher, Part 2
Have you decided to purchase batch or continuous furnace system equipment? Today's episode is part 2 of the Heat Treat Radio ...
Atmosphere/Air Furnaces News
Heat Treat Radio #115: Lunch & Learn: Decarbonization Part 2
In this episode of Heat Treat Radio, Doug Glenn and guest Michael Mouilleseaux, general manager at Erie Steel LTD, continue their discussion of ...
Heat Treater Triples Surface Hardening Capacity at Ohio Facility
A heat treating company that processes stainless steel, titanium, and other specialty alloys is expanding its operations with a major investment ...
The Future of Vacuum Oil Quenching
Despite years of research and development that resulted in several important technological innovations, the constraints of high-pressure gas quenching are ever ...
Furnace Manufacturers Form Partnership To Bolster Processing in North America
AFC-Holcroft (AFCH), an industrial furnace manufacturer based in Wixom, MI, recently announced a strategic partnership with Tokai Konetsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. ...
Truck Beam Heat Treat Line For Auto Industry
A truck beam heat treat line with two large walking-beam furnaces is currently being installed for a leading Latin American auto ...
Steel Industry Acquisitions: Updates Following US Election
As U.S. election results were announced last week, several steel industry players are in the midst of acquisitions that could mean ...
West Coast Semiconductor Supplier Bolsters In-House Heat Treat
A semiconductor industry supplier recently ordered an extra-large 2-bar vacuum furnace specific to the company's high-temperature process. The new addition will ...
Evolving Efficiency: Advantages of Multi-Chamber Isolated Heat Vacuum Furnaces
Adapting to new processing demands puts traditional equipment to the test. Can single-chamber solutions keep up, or will applications require different ...
Bennett Heat Treating & Brazing Co., Inc. Recognized with 2024 Master Craftsman Award
Heat Treat Today, in cooperation with the Metal Treating Institute (MTI), recently presented the 2024 Master Craftsman Award (also known as ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: November 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. Last month, ...
Cybersecurity Desk: CMMC vs. NIST SP 800-171: Understanding the Differences
In Department of Defense (DoD) compliance, many acronyms and standards define how businesses manage processes to stay compliant. In this Cybersecurity ...
Sandia National Laboratories Expands Production Capabilities with 2 Vacuum Furnaces
Sandia National Laboratories has acquired two horizontal vacuum furnaces for one of its production labs in Albuquerque, NM. The furnaces will ...
Schilling Forge Increases Capacity with Car Bottom Furnace
Schilling Forge, a supplier of precision forgings based in Syracuse, NY, recently increased its annealing capacity with a car-bottom furnace. The ...
Basics of Vacuum Furnace Leak Detection, Part 1
If you have the right leak detection equipment, the process of detecting leaks can be more time efficient. In this Technical Tuesday installment, ...
Special Springs Enhances Production Capabilities with Nitriding System
Springs and gas cylinders manufacturer Special Springs has bolstered its heat treating capacity with a new nitriding turnkey system. By adding ...
FPM Heat Treating Increases Capacity with Vacuum Furnace
FPM Heat Treating has announced the acquisition of a vacuum furnace, enhancing the company's capabilities to serve the manufacturing community, especially ...
Commercial Heat Treater Expands Capabilities with 12th Vacuum Furnace
HART-TECH has expanded its capabilities with a vacuum furnace that will allow for the heat treatment of multiple steel types and ...
