Scrambling to stay up to date on all the publications that Heat Treat Today's experts have been releasing? If you are attending the ASM Heat Treat show in Detroit today or tomorrow, you can hear them present in live panels on the latest and greatest in the heat treat industry. Learn from the technical expertise of Heat Treat Today's authors, interviewees, 40 Under 40 honorees, and other affiliates.
Check out the technical sessions for Tuesday and Wednesday. For a complete list of all technical sessions offered over Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, see ASM's Heat Treat show page.
Tuesday, October 17
Applied Technology / Processes and Applications: Energy Consumption and Efficiency
311 AB, 9-10am
This session features experts Dennis Beauchesne of ECM-USA, Inc. and Madhu Chatterjee of AAT Metallurgical Services. Explore topics from adiabatic fluid coolers to the application of artificial intelligence, as well as heat treating emissions and decarbonization strategies. For more details, see here.
Applications Engineer
Quintus Technologies
Atmosphere Technology and Surface Engineering I
312 AB, 9-10am
Explore the development of clean HIP processing with Chad Beamer (Quintus Technologies) of Heat Treat Today's 40 Under 40 Class of 2023 as well as "Changing Cost Environment Favors Self-Generation of Thermal Process gGases" with David Wolff of Nel Hydrogen. For more details, see here.
"Green” Heat Treating / Low Carbon I
312 AB, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Fascinated by the question of how carbon emissions can be reduced during the heat treatment of steel parts? This technical session with Ed Rylicki of Ajax TOCCO is for you! For more details, see here.
Applied Technology / Processes and Applications: Quality Control
311AB, 10:30-11:30 AM
Explore the topic of quench cracking during heat treatment with Ryan Van Dyke (Paulo) of the 40 Under 40 Class of 2023 in this technical session chaired by Ben Bernard (Surface Combustion, Inc.). For more details, see here.
Microstructural Development / Characterization II
313 AB, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
In this technical session, chaired by Dennis Beauchesne, explore topics from nano-crystalline martensitic stainless steel to the pretreatment of steel during carburization. For more details, see here.
New Trends in Global Heat Treating
311 AB, 1:00-1:40pm
Chaired by Angella Sell of Aalberts Surface Technologies (40 Under 40 Class of 2023) and featuring the expertise of Chad Beamer (40 Under 40 Class of 2023), Jianyu Liang (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), Richard D Sisson (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), and Edward Rolinski (Advanced Heat Treat Corp.), this technical session will keep you up to date on global heat treatment, exploring topics as diverse as high pressure heat treatment, plasma nitriding, and boronization. For more details, see here.
Vice President of Business of the Vacuum Furnace Segment
SECO/WARWICK
(Source: SECO/WARWICK)
"Green” Heat Treating / Low Carbon II
312 AB, 1:00 -2:20 PM
Curious for more technical information on "Green" Heat Treating? This follow-up session features Jim Oakes (Super Systems Inc.), Bryan Stern (Gasbarre Products), Don Marteeny (SECO/VACUUM Technologies, LLC), Maciej Korecki (SECO/WARWICK) and Dennis Beauchesne. Topics to be covered include the carbon impact of oil quenching, energy consumption and CO2 footprint, and the environmental impacts of low pressure carburizing. For more details, see here.
Vacuum Processes and Technology
313AB, 1:00 PM-2:20 PM
This technical session features all things vacuum heat treat, with presenters discussing high pressure gas quench, the effect of sintering atmosphere on vacuum sintered stainless steel, the development of CFC-fixtures for industrial heat treat (presented by Jorg Demmel of High Temperature Concept), and the impact of vacuum furnace power on ESG criteria. For more details, see here.
Wednesday, October 18
Simulation & Modeling I: Process Simulation (CFD/FEA)
311 AB, 1:00 PM-2:40 PM
In this technical session, 40 Under 40 honoree Justin Sims (DANTE Solutions, Inc.) will be featured in a discussion of model development for aluminum, while Richard Sisson (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) will discuss phase distributions in heat treat gas atmosphere, and Dr. D Scott Mackenzie (Quaker Houghton) will present on the challenges of visualizing and optimizing the flow inside gear oil quenching tanks. For more details, see here.
Materials Durability / Mechanical Testing / Non-Destructive Testing
312 AB, 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Mr. Jason Orosz (Nitrex) of the 40 Under 40 Class of 2020 will be chairing this technical session, featuring 40 Under 40 Class of 2018 honoree Dr. Lesley Frame (University of Connecticut) and Matt Fischer (Castalloy Corp.), presenting on guidelines for alloy trays and fixtures. For more details, see here.
Residual Stress / Panel Session
313 AB, 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Chaired by Dr. Lesley Frame, a 40 Under 40 honoree, this technical session will explore topics from the relationship between deep case carburizing and residual stress to recent upgrades to the residual stress diffractometer. For more details, see here.
Heat Treating: Induction Heat Treating
313 AB, 3:30 PM-4:50 PM
Fascinated by the topic of induction heat treating, including improvements on performance and induction fatigue following carburizing? Be sure to attend this technical session featuring David Lynch (Induction Tooling, Inc.), Justin Sims, and Richard Sisson. For more details, see here.
Industry Internet of Things
312 AB, 3:30 PM-4:50 PM
This technical session explores the topics of AI, furnace smart data, and predictive maintenance, all in relation to the heat treating industry. Featuring experts Trisha Rouse (General Motors), Peter Sherwin (Eurotherm LLC), and Aymeric Goldsteinas (Ipsen USA), discover information on these pertinent questions. For more details, see here.
Senior Research -- Metallurgy
Quaker Houghton, Inc.
Quenching Technologies I: High Pressure
311 AB, 3:30 PM-4:50 PM
This final technical session for Wednesday features a discussion of quenching technologies, with topics ranging from nitrogen gas quench to induction hardened cylinders. Finish off your Wednesday with experts Dennis Beauschesne, Chad Beamer, Tom Hart (SECO/VACUUM), and D Scott McKenzie. For more details, see here.
