Vacuum Furnaces Technical Content
Understanding Inductance in a Furnace Heating System
In this installment of the Controls Corner, we are addressing inductance in a furnace heating system, and the critical role it ...
Anatomy of a Front-Loading Vacuum Furnace
Contact us with your Reader Feedback! How well do you know the “anatomy” of your key heat treat equipment? In this ...
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 ...
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 ...
Voices in Heat Treat: Vacuum Brazing Revisited
The heat treat industry is rich with knowledgeable leaders, resourceful problem solvers, and innovative teams. One of our favorite things to ...
Humidity Got You (and Your Furnace) Down?
Source: Ipsen Here in the northern hemisphere, the dog days of summer are upon us. This folksy phrase has come to ...
Dual Chamber Vacuum Furnaces vs. Single Chamber Vacuum Furnaces — An Energy Perspective
The need to understand how certain furnace designs operate comes at a time when heat treaters are weighing each energy cost ...
Basic Definitions: Power Pathways in Vacuum Furnaces
Ever wish you had a map to follow when navigating your power source? In the following Technical Tuesday article, Brian Turner, ...
Sintering Considerations: Vacuum vs. HIP
Source: TAV Vacuum Furnaces When processing cemented carbide, there are a few considerations you need to understand to use the proper ...
The Melting Point: Lesson on Eutectic Reactions
What is the most common scenario for a eutectic reaction? And (for that matter) what constitutes a eutectic reaction? Contact us ...
An Overview of Cemented Carbide Sintering
Source: TAV Vacuum Furnaces Cemented carbide is often used interchangeably with other terms in the industry to describe a popular material ...
It’s Time for Another Look at Vacuum Oil Quenching
Oil quenching can be a dirty phrase around the heat treat shop. But with vacuum, does it have to be? This ...
Listen To Vacuum Heat Treat on the Radio Waves
There's always more to learn, and at Heat Treat Today, we strive to help you be well informed. Thanks to our ...
Half-a-Dozen Vacuum Heat Treat Tips
Let's discover new tricks and old tips on how to best serve vacuum furnace systems. In this print edition, Heat Treat ...
The Canary in the Furnace: Ceramic Disks Give Early Alerts of Temperature Changes
The question in many heat treaters' minds is, "Why would I want more documentation on my furnaces?" TempTABs can act as ...
Sustainability Insights: Vacuum Heat Treating in a Carbon-Conscious Market
Reducing the industrial carbon footprint has been at the forefront of much discussion, heat treat industry-specific or otherwise. How can heat ...
Settling in for the Season with Sustainability Suggestions
As we get further into the heart of fall, it's time to turn up the heat (treat)! - but how can ...
Potential for L-PBI Titanium Alloy in Aero and Medical Industries
Source: TAV Vacuum Furnaces Those familiar with vacuum heat treatments are surely acquainted with the vacuum heat treatment of titanium and ...
Furnace Classifications and How They Relate to AMS2750
What is the connection between AMS2750 specifications and furnace classifications? With tight specifications, what does the heat treater need to know ...
CFC Fixture Advantages and Challenges, Part 2
What are the factors that lead to carburization and carbon transmission? How can heat treater avoid these unwanted reactions? Discover the ...
Energy Efficiency Through Combustion Monitoring
With energy costs soaring and environmental commitments expanding across the industry, is it enough to just tune your industrial combustion burners, ...
Vacuum Furnaces: Origin, Theory, and Parts
Vacuum furnaces are widely used in the aerospace and automotive industries. These furnaces are used for multiple processes including brazing, aging, ...
CFC Fixture Advantages and Challenges in Vacuum Heat Treatment, Part 1
What happens when a lead engineer sticks his head in new advancements in materials from NASA? For the author of this ...
Heat Treat Future with AM and 3D Printing
All the buzz in our industry seems to indicate that additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing are the next hot topics ...
Not To Be Neglected: Heat Treat Furnace Maintenance Tips
Fundamentals of furnace maintenance sometimes fall between that tricky area of realizing their importance and getting pushed to the end of ...
Case Study: Heat Treat Equipment Meets the Future Industry Today
Modern industry trends and expectations pose new challenges to heat treating equipment; in addition to the expected requirements (e.g., safety, quality, ...
Bundle Up for Fall with 4 Vacuum Heat Treat Articles
Getting excited for the November print edition? In 2021, Heat Treat Today released the inaugural Vacuum Heat Treating print edition. This ...
Start Your Week with 4 Heat Treat Articles in Spanish
At Heat Treat Today, we want to make sure everyone in the North American heat treat industry is well informed so they ...
Harnessing the Sun: A Heat Treat Case Study with General Atomics
Imagine this: A huge lab facility nestled in the south of France . . . teams of scientists and technicians striving ...
Getting to the “Hearth” of It: 5 Hearth Tips
Want a free tip? Read some of the top 101 Heat Treat Tips that heat treating professionals submitted over the last ...
Diagnosing Discolored Work in Vacuum Heat Treating
Source: VAC AERO International, Inc. Part discoloration after vacuum heat treating? What can heat treaters do to prevent this? In this ...
Sintering and Binder Jetting With Vacuum Furnaces
Source: TAV Vacuum Furnaces Ever heard of binder jetting (BJT)? It's an evolving technology that is quickly catching up to metal ...
Pyrometry: The Standard for Reliable Thermal Processing in Automotive and Aerospace Industries
There is no way to validate the heat treating process without completely destroying the job. Here's where pyrometry becomes crucial. The ...
Pirometría: la normativa para un Procesamiento Térmico confiable en la Industria Automotriz y Aeroespacial
There is no way to validate the heat treating process without completely destroying the job. Here's where pyrometry becomes crucial. The ...
Vacuum Gas Cooling: Pressure vs. Velocity, Part 1 of 2
There is an age-old adage that exists in the heat treating world. That supposition states that "the smaller the vacuum furnace, ...
Time To Evacuate Atmospheric Pressure
Source: Ipsen Harold Time to evacuate! When it comes to evacuating atmospheric pressure from vacuum furnace chambers, the addition of a diffusion pump can ...
Keeping Up With Vacuum Furnaces: Balancing What You WANT With What You NEED
You can't always get what you want. With frequently changing specifications and a volatile economy, what heat treaters want is always ...
Don’t Vacuum-Braze Metals Containing Zinc
Source: Kay & Associates Brazing Consultants Are you sure you should vacuum braze that? As the title of this best of ...
“The Die is Cast”: What’s NADCA 207?
Source: TAV VACUUM FURNACES When "the die is cast," heat treaters should make sure that they're using NADCA 207 standards. Prepared ...
A Layman’s Guide to Understanding the Theory of Gases
Source: VAC AERO International, Inc. Need a refresher course on the "gas laws" and how they relate to heat treating? What ...
Avoiding Diffusion Bonding of Parts and Fixtures: A Case Study
As most heat treaters know, parts and fixtures often do not mix well. Diffusion bonding can cause the two to fuse ...
Microprocessor-Based SCR Power Controllers: Making Your Life Easier
Precise temperature regulation is undoubtedly the top variable in the industrial process that influences the quality of the final product. Using ...
A Guide to Selecting Heat Treating Equipment
Do you always feel confident when selecting heat treating equipment? ¿Se siente siempre seguro cuando selecciona equipos de tratamiento térmico? There ...
Guía para la Selección de Equipos para Tratamiento Térmico
¿Se siente siempre seguro cuando selecciona equipos de tratamiento térmico? Do you always feel confident when selecting heat treating equipment? There ...
The Use of Graphite for Vacuum Furnace Fixturing
Carbon/carbon composite. What is it? Why is the vacuum furnace industry excited about its use in graphite vacuum furnace fixtures, grids, and leveling ...
Heat Treating to Take Flight: Titanium Creep Flattening
Source: Aerospace Manufacturing and Design Heat treating any aerospace projects? Then you know titanium is up there when it comes to ...
Extend Your Life: Hot Zone Replacement
Source: Ipsen Where is all of the action happening? In the "hot zone". More than just a catchy name, you always ...
The Basics of Vacuum Aluminum Brazing
Source: Signature Vacuum When you are a new heat treater, there are really only three things you want to know to ...
How Heat Treatment Helped a Hydroplane
A hydroplane racing team located in Cinnaminson, NJ had three propeller blades heat treated to ensure parts were free of scale ...
How Important is Vacuum Furnace Technology for SLM?
Source: TAV Vacuum Furnaces "SLM"? You may have heard of AM -- additive manufacturing -- but how about selective laser melting, ...
Heat Treat Radio #54: Metal Hardening 101 with Mark Hemsath, Part 2 of 3
Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn talks with Mark Hemsath about hardening basics. Mark was formerly the vice president of Super ...
Tips for Your Vacuum Furnace
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at ...
How are Vacuum Furnaces Used for Minting Coins?
Source: TAV VACUUM FURNACES How does coin production benefit from vacuum heat treating? Is hardening, tempering, and machining required? In this ...
Safe Vacuum Furnace Practices
Source: Vac Aero International So your vacuum furnace is dangerous. You know that. But what do you need to know about ...
Why AM Medical Devices Should Be Vacuum Heat Treated
Medical devices, medical tools, and prosthetics all have a long history with heat treating. As we look to the future, the ...
Predictive Maintenance and Saving Money
Source: TAV-The Vacuum Furnace Blog We hear the term "preventative maintenance" often used in the industry. Setting up procedures in advance ...
Vacuum Furnace Best Practices
Matt Clinite Customer Service (Aftermarket) Sales Manager of Aftermarket Sales Ipsen USA Source: Ipsen USA. The Furnaces North America 2020 was ...
Heat Treating in 3D: The Nature of Debinding
Source: TAV, the Vacuum Furnace Blog TAV Vacuum Furnace What is debinding in metal additive manufacturing (AM)? How do you debind ...
Heat Treating Short Cut, Or Just a Bad Idea?
Source: Ipsen, The Harold Jim Grann, Technical Director, Ipsen (photo source: www.ipsenharold.com) We all like to make savvy commercial decisions, in ...
Heat Treat TV: Solar Atmospheres
Heat Treat TV pulls the best heat treat videos from the web for your viewing, and today Heat Treat TV highlights Solar Atmospheres. ...
American Axle & Manufacturing’s Fred Hamizadeh on Industrial Heat Treating Equipment Maintenance
Discover how to keep your furnace in prime working order as Fred Hamizadeh, director of Global Manufacturing Services- Heat Treat & Facilities ...
7 Tips for Restarting a Furnace
As society begins to slowly reopen in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, equipment that has been sitting idle will need ...
Five Tips for Furnace Preventive Maintenance
Source: Lindbergh/MPH Reactive maintenance is expensive and usually requires downtime, holding up production. In contrast, preventive maintenance keeps these ...
How Medical Device Alloys Are Heat Treated
Roger Jones, FASM--CEO Emeritus, Solar Atmospheres (source: Solar Atmospheres) Heat Treat Today's Medical and Heat Treating December 2019 issue featured an article ...
Heat Treat Tips: Vacuum Furnace, Cooling
Heat Treat 2019 was just a month ago, and one of the great benefits of gathering with a community of heat ...
Diffusion Bonding in Vacuum Furnaces: A Critical Aerospace Application:
Vacuum heat-treating furnaces are used in a wide range of applications, one of the most critical being the heat treatment of ...
10 Heat Treat Tips: Vacuum Furnaces
Heat Treat 2019 is coming, and one of the great benefits of gathering with a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to ...
Heat Treat Tips: Make and Stick to a Clear Preventative Maintenance Program
During the day-to-day operation of heat treat departments, many habits are formed and procedures followed that sometimes are done simply because ...
Common Sense Guidelines for Loading Parts in Vacuum Furnaces
Source: VAC AERO International From minuscule medical implants to massive aerospace engine parts, vacuum furnaces process components that come in ...
Hot Zone Insulation Materials Critical in Preventing Heat Loss
Source: Solar Atmospheres of Western PA With electricity costs increasing, heat treat facilities are looking for ways to harness ...
Cooling the Vacuum Furnace: 5 Tips for Prevention, Maintenance
Source: TAV: The Vacuum Furnaces Blog Andrew Alborghetti of TAV Vacuum Furnaces It's frustrating enough for furnace operators ...
Binder Removal in Vacuum Sintering
Source: TAV: The Vacuum Furnaces Blog Andrea Alborghetti, Technical Manager of TAV Vacuum Furnaces Heat Treat Today previously posted Parts 1 ...
Coatings Reduce Surface Temps, Firing Times for Kilns and Furnaces Alike
ThomasNet.com Today's best of the web features a video demonstration from the Crafts Center of North Carolina State University (NCUS), ...
A Heat Treater’s Primer on Getter Materials
Source: VAC AERO International A common dilemma for operators of vacuum systems is to protect the integrity and maintain ...
Matching Gases with Vacuum Heat Treatment Operations
Source: VAC AERO International Relative Gas Supply Cost Notes: [a] Based on a minimum usage of 2830 cubic meters ...
Heat Treat CEO Comments on 3D TUS Tool
Mr. William Jones, CEO of the Solar Atmosphere Group of Companies, listened with interest to the recent Heat Treat Radio podcast ...
Industry 4.0 + IIoT = Smart Industrial Ovens & Furnaces
Source: Eurotherm by Schneider Electric "Effective process control and automation technologies link thermal processing equipment such as ovens and furnaces ...
Vacuum Heat Treatment’s Role in Additive Manufacturing (AM) 3D Printing
Source: Global Heat Treatment Network "Vacuum heat treatment tasks for AM manufactured parts is the same process as traditional subtractive ...
Enhancing Energy Efficiency of Thermochemical Vacuum-Processes and Systems
Source: Heat Processing "The energy optimization of thermoprocessing equipment is of great ecological and economical importance. Thermoprocessing equipment consumes up ...
Temperature Uniformity Surveying for Vacuum Furnaces
Source: Solar Atmosphere's Vacuum Reference Series Number 2 A Temperature Uniformity Survey ( TUS ) for a vacuum furnace to satisfy ...
