When heat treat and St. Patrick’s Day collide, Heat Treat Today editors have a little fun. Today’s post is inspired by furnaces and Ireland. Happy St. Patrick’s Day, and enjoy the hot topics!
| The Irish Turf Fire |
Have you heard of this heat treating solution? The fuel for this furnace is turf. “Turf is dried-peat and was a primary fuel source for Irish people for thousands of years[…] In the past, Irish people used turf to heat their homes and cook their food. Turf was harvested from a bog. Cutting turf by hand is a laborious task.” Not sure your general manager will let this one by... (Mairead Geary, “Smell of an open fire in Ireland is intoxicating but what is Irish turf?” IrishCentral)
| Irish Terms |
Here are some Irish and Gaelic terms that a heat treater may want to use instead of the same ol’ same ol’. Just for today. Search more options for yourself here.
- Cóir teasa: heat treatment
- miotaleolaíocht: metallurgy
- foirnéis: furnace
- prásáil: brazing
- gaibhnithe: forging
- ainnéalta: annealing
| Heat Treatment in Ireland |
Content at Heat Treat Today is focused on the North American heat treat industry, however, we would be remiss if we didn’t highlight heat treatment going on in Ireland.
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For a featured in-house heat treater, “medtech” company Stryker has heat treat processes going on at their Ireland R&D base in Cork. After a commitment to invest in three facilities in Cork, Stryker’s Spencer Stiles said, “Our team in Ireland has built considerable research and development and new product development capabilities through the partnership of multiple divisions over the past 20 years in an effort to serve multiple market segments.”
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BOC is a provider of industrial, medical and special gases in Ireland and has been producing atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen and argon in Ireland for over 70 years.
While you may not have heard of these heat treater providers, they are a member of the international Linde Group.
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A heat treatment service provider, Hi-Life tools has been providing heat treatment service for a wide range of Irish based tool making, engineering and medical device companies for more than 20 years.
The company, part of Precision Tool Group, has built up a vast amount of experience of heat treating a wide range of metals from tool steels, stainless steels, and exotic metals. These can be treated using the standard processes or a custom made process can be developed to suit the customer requirements.
| Irish Voices: Winter, Fire, and Snow |
Thankfully, winter and snow are melting away, but fire remains! Listen to this beautiful ballad sung by Irish Tenor, Emmet Cahill. If you want to listen to a full playlist of Irish folk music, check out The High Kings.
That’s all for now, Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
— Heat Treat Today Team
