Dr. Valery Rudnev, FASM, IFHTSE Fellow, was selected to be the Woodside lecturer at the most recent ASM Detroit Chapter meeting. The Woodside lecture took place on May 13, 2019, at Burton Manor in Livonia, Michigan. The title of the lecture was “Recent Theoretical and Practical Novelties in Induction Heat Treatment“.
Dr. Rudnev serves as Director of Science and Technology at Inductoheat, Inc. Known within the ASM Int’l and among induction heating professionals as “Professor Induction” for his 40+ years of experience in the heat treating industry, Dr. Rudnev centered his Woodside lecture on recent theoretical and practical novelties in induction heat treatment. He also unveiled common mispostulations associated with induction heating and frequently overlooked metallurgical subtleties.
Thermal processing by means of electromagnetic induction continues to grow at an accelerated rate, replacing alternative processes. Today’s metalworking and heat treating industry must quickly adjust to a rapidly changing business environment, maximizing cost effectiveness, process flexibility, and energy efficiency, yet satisfy continuously increasing demands for higher-quality products, equipment longevity, and environmental friendliness.
Induction heating is a multifaceted phenomenon comprising a complex interaction of electromagnetics, heat transfer, circuit analysis, power electronics and metallurgical phenomena that are tightly interrelated. Novel designs have appeared quite regularly.
The Woodside Lecture is named after William P. Woodside, who founded the American Society for Materials (ASM Int’l.) in Detroit in 1913. Each year, the chapter honors an outstanding member of
the ASM community by asking them to give the annual Woodside Lecture.
Dr. Rudnev holds more than 50 patents and inventions (U.S.and International) and has appeared in more than 250 engineering/scientific publications. He also frequently contributes content to Heat Treat Today. His most recent series, “Equipment Selection for Induction Hardening: Continuous and Progressive Hardening” can be found on Heat Treat Today’s website or in Heat Treat Today’s quarterly print editions.
Photo Caption: (from left-to-right) Dr. Robert C. McCune, FASM (Tech Chair of this event), Dr. James Boileau, ASM Detroit Chair 2018-19, and Dr. Valery Rudnev, FASM, IFHTSE Fellow (the Woodside Lecturer)
