In this Heat Treat Learning special, metallurgical technician and specialist Neil Hardy at MetallurgyData shares about the background of developing his educational video endeavors for people in the heat treat industry. This information was taken from an interview with Heat Treat Today and has been curated for educational purposes. This video is a part of Heat Treat TV.
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Back to the Basics: Heat Treatment Types, Processes and Structures
This "back to the basics" video demonstrates the different outcomes of heat treatment types, processes, and structures. In it, the video offers clear parameters for how and why different heat treating methods matter for particular metals and for intended outcomes. It is provided by MetallurgyData, a global informational training platform based on providing metallurgical principles to aid understanding for application.
MetallurgicalData produces educational content, as well as topics of interest. "I am currently producing a video that follows the process of me replicating my late father’s wedding ring. He died at the age that I am now so this project has quite a lot of emotion associated with it for me," the creator of the platform, Neil Hardy, said, "This will be video-graphic ad show the process of making the ring while the other will be based around the science of each stage of the process including, melting, casting and forging."
About MetallurgyData and Neil Hardy
In 2005, Neil Hardy, a Metallurgical Specialist, gained his bachelor’s degree in material engineering while working in lab and testing settings. Continuing to work at an international steel company before finally arriving in 2010 at a UK forge, Neil's experience has been continuously focused on the cutting edge.
Recently in his career, Neil began something less bent on new technology but still cutting edge. A self-funded project, MetallurgyData, started about five years ago. "It evolved," Neil said, "from two ideas; the first was to produce an online property prediction calculator and the second was around providing online training courses."
While Neil did not pursue the property production calculator idea, the online training courses were a hit. They have evolved into the videos that are currently available on YouTube. "I think there is a gap in the market for producing online training courses in metallurgy and I initially thought to pursue this with a 'fundamentals in metallurgy' course."
[blockquote align="left"]I think there is a gap in the market for producing online training courses in metallurgy and I initially thought to pursue this with a "fundamentals in metallurgy" course.[/blockquote]
Neil is looking to expand his YouTube platform to provide additional content, and is eager to develop more videos for companies in order to facilitate more informational content for his growing audience.
For more information, email Neil Hardy at metallurgydata@gmail.com, message him via MetallurgyData on LinkedIn, or leave comments on his YouTube Videos.
