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thyssenkrupp Bolsters Electric Mobility Production with Annealing, Isolating Line
A new annealing and isolating line has been supplied to thyssenkrupp Steel for the production of high-grade NGO (non-grain-oriented electrical steel ...
2025 Hiring in Heat Treat Q&A
In this informative piece, professional recruiters in the heat treat industry answer questions about what to expect in the heat treat ...
News From Abroad: Launches and Strategic Steps
In today’s News from Abroad installment, we highlight changes in personnel, production lines, and facilities throughout the industry, including the launch ...
AM/3D Trivia
In today's Technical Tuesday installment, we highlight the various techniques and developments in the world of metal AM as it pertains ...
US Heat Treater Adds Furnaces, Marquenching Capabilities
A commercial heat treating company recently added new furnaces and process improvements to its operations in order to serve manufacturers in ...
Heat Treat’s “7-Year Itch”
Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. In ...
Fringe Friday: Atomizer Enhances Capabilities at Metals Company
We're celebrating getting to the "fringe" of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday covering news about a metals company enhancing ...
Avoid Costly Refractory Repairs with Proper Maintenance
Refractories, "the unsung hero of the manufacturing process," can't measure up to that moniker if their superpowers are worn down and ...
Loy Instrument Partners To Expand Capabilities
Loy Instrument, Inc., which supplies process control and combustion solutions for heat treaters in multiple industries, has been acquired by Relevant Industrial, ...
Reader Feedback: ‘Settled’ Science or an Agenda?
Readers are checking out Heat Treat Today's magazine, and the January 2025 Technologies To Watch print edition has a piece that sparked comments from ...
Experts Anticipate Key Heat Treat Technology Adoptions
Industry experts agree: 2025 is a year of significant, high-tech developments. In this Technical Tuesday, hear from three heat treat industry ...
Agriculture Solutions Manufacturer Bolsters Furnace Line
A manufacturer which supplies agricultural ground engaging solutions has improved its production efficiency with two roller hearth furnace systems. The furnaces ...
What If We’re Wrong About CO2 & Global Warming?
Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
Most SMBs Unprepared for CMMC 2.0, Risk Losing Contracts
"The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 aims to improve cybersecurity across the defense industrial base (DIB), but many small to ...
Leak Detection Seminar Highlights Best Practices
Retech Systems LLC welcomed participants to its Buffalo, NY, facility for a leak testing seminar last month, unveiling best practices and ...
AHT Expands Footprint and Nitriding Capacity
A North American nitriding company recently announced a building expansion to accommodate more equipment and services. The new production space at ...
Claim the Power with SCRs and VSC
Processes that utilize electric-powered industrial heaters instead of fossil fuels will necessitate improved power consumption management. Therefore, advanced technologies in power ...
What Is Thermal Expansion?
The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to offer sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat treating, ...
Case Study: The Metallurgy Within a Reheating Furnace at DanSteel
In this article, a team of researchers describe the technical, technological, and metallurgical characteristics in heating large-sized continuous cast slabs made ...
Heat Treat Radio #117: How GM Started & Grew FNC for Brake Rotors
In this Heat Treat Radio episode, host Doug Glenn converses with Mike Holly on his extensive experience in ferritic nitrocarburizing (FNC). Listen as ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: January 2025 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. All four ...
Heat Treater Expands Capacity and Footprint
Solar Atmospheres in Souderton, PA, has commissioned two additional 2-bar vacuum furnaces, expanding its capabilities to meet demand in the aerospace ...
The Heat Treat Robotic Paradigm Shift
As Thomas Bauernhansl, professor of Production Technology & Factory Operations at the University of Stuttgart, aptly states, “We are going from ...
Retech Expands with ReMelt Scientific
Retech, which provides advanced technologies for melting and refining reactive and refractory metals, has acquired ReMelt Scientific, broadening the capabilities for ...
18 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 18 news ...
News from Abroad: Mergers & Partnerships Ring in the New Year
Today’s News from Abroad installment highlights a new year ringing in acquisitions, partnerships and mergers resulting in increased production and expanded ...
ECM Group Expands with Acquisition in Italy
The ECM Group, a provider of solutions and services for industrial heat treatment companies with a subsidiary based in North America, recently acquired Vacuum Service & Maintenance ...
Pittsburgh-based Providers Merge, Strengthen Heat Treatment Capabilities
A global supplier of equipment, systems, and digital solutions for several manufacturing sectors recently announced that it has acquired Bloom Engineering, ...
Digitalization Propels Heat Treating to Industry of the Future
If you work in a standards-driven industry, you may already feel the imperative of digitalization. In today's Technical Tuesday, Mike Loepke, ...
US Defense Contractor Upgrades with Vacuum Retort Furnace
A U.S. military firearms manufacturer announced its plan to update its in-house stress relieving operation with a new vacuum retort furnace. ...
Autonomous Solution for Industry
Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. In ...
The Holiday Edition of This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to the first installment of Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media of 2025, and today we ...
Aalberts Acquires Paulo, Expands Heat Treat Reach in N.A.
Aalberts N.V. has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of shares of Paulo Products Company (Paulo), expanding the company's geographical footprint ...
Merry Christmas from Heat Treat Today
Your Heat Treat Today team will be celebrating the holidays with our families, and our offices will be closed from December 21 ...
Steel Parts Manufacturer Expands Annealing Capabilities
A North American manufacturer has bolstered its heat treatment capabilities for annealing steel parts after induction hardening. The two-zone belt conveyor ...
Heat Treat Radio #116: Basic Practices for Successful Leak Detection
In this Heat Treat Radio episode, Dave Deiwert, a seasoned expert in leak detection, shares key steps to locate leaks in a vacuum ...
News from Abroad: Growth Via Innovation
The growth we're reporting on in today’s News from Abroad installment is not just about expansions but also modernization and innovation. ...
Resounding Success: Heat Treat Boot Camp 2024
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
Water Electrolysis for Hydrogen Production Facilitates Decarbonization
The thermal processing industry is a good example of how the on-site production of hydrogen by water electrolysis can be beneficial ...
Naval Ship Builder Expands 3D Parts Annealing Capabilites
A major ship builder has acquired a vacuum furnace for the Additive Manufacturing Division at the company's new Manufacturing Center of ...
Automaker To Modernize Heat Treatment Capabilities
A leading automotive manufacturer is updating its heat treating operations with Endothermic gas generators to enhance the carburizing process. The company, ...
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 ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: December 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. For the ...
IIoT Connectivity — The Future of Technology Is Here Today
Maintaining clear communication for high precision processing, critical with medical component heat treating, requires sophisticated operations. In today's Technical Tuesday, Mike ...
Aero/Auto Aluminum Manufacturer Expands Heat Treatment
Taiwan Hodaka Technology, an aerospace and automotive manufacturer, extends its market reach by adding an aluminum aging furnace to its heat ...
Fringe Friday: Decarbonizing the Bright Annealing Process
We're celebrating getting to the "fringe" of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday installment: a project that targets reducing the ...
Aerospace Manufacturer Expands with 7th Vacuum Furnace
A major North American aerospace manufacturer has placed an order for a seventh vacuum furnace to expand capacity. This furnace is ...
Under Pressure? Here’s a Stress Relief Round Up
Did you know that November 6 was National Stress Awareness Day? It seems an appropriate designation to cover the days and ...
Ask the Heat Treat Doctor®: What Does “Bright and Shiny” Really Mean?
The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to offer sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat treating, ...
CG Thermal Adds Second Facility To Expand Production Capacity
A provider of process technology for harsh and corrosive process streams has expanded its operations with an additional 13,000 square foot, ...
Purdue Heat Treating Consortium
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. In ...
Thanksgiving Thoughts & Greetings from Heat Treat Today
Heat Treat Today is thankful for the role we have been blessed to play in this industry, for our partners who ...
News from Abroad: Growth from Mergers, Alliances, and Broadened Capabilities
Today’s News from Abroad installment is all about growth in the global heat treating market. A heat treater expands its contract ...
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 ...
Heat Treater Expands Hardening Plant Capabilities
A heat treater with surface hardening capabilities recently expanded its operational line with a vacuum furnace. The new equipment offers a ...
4 Unrelated Items
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
16 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 17 news ...
Heat Treat Radio #115: Lunch & Learn: Decarbonization Part 2
In this episode of Heat Treat Radio, Doug Glenn and guest Michael Mouilleseaux, general manager at Erie Steel LTD, continue their discussion of ...
Heat Treater Triples Surface Hardening Capacity at Ohio Facility
A heat treating company that processes stainless steel, titanium, and other specialty alloys is expanding its operations with a major investment ...
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 ...
Furnace Manufacturers Form Partnership To Bolster Processing in North America
AFC-Holcroft (AFCH), an industrial furnace manufacturer based in Wixom, MI, recently announced a strategic partnership with Tokai Konetsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. ...
Truck Beam Heat Treat Line For Auto Industry
A truck beam heat treat line with two large walking-beam furnaces is currently being installed for a leading Latin American auto ...
Steel Industry Acquisitions: Updates Following US Election
As U.S. election results were announced last week, several steel industry players are in the midst of acquisitions that could mean ...
West Coast Semiconductor Supplier Bolsters In-House Heat Treat
A semiconductor industry supplier recently ordered an extra-large 2-bar vacuum furnace specific to the company's high-temperature process. The new addition will ...
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 ...
Bennett Heat Treating & Brazing Co., Inc. Recognized with 2024 Master Craftsman Award
Heat Treat Today, in cooperation with the Metal Treating Institute (MTI), recently presented the 2024 Master Craftsman Award (also known as ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: November 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. Last month, ...
Cybersecurity Desk: CMMC vs. NIST SP 800-171: Understanding the Differences
In Department of Defense (DoD) compliance, many acronyms and standards define how businesses manage processes to stay compliant. In this Cybersecurity ...
Sandia National Laboratories Expands Production Capabilities with 2 Vacuum Furnaces
Sandia National Laboratories has acquired two horizontal vacuum furnaces for one of its production labs in Albuquerque, NM. The furnaces will ...
Schilling Forge Increases Capacity with Car Bottom Furnace
Schilling Forge, a supplier of precision forgings based in Syracuse, NY, recently increased its annealing capacity with a car-bottom furnace. The ...
Basics of Vacuum Furnace Leak Detection, Part 1
If you have the right leak detection equipment, the process of detecting leaks can be more time efficient. In this Technical Tuesday installment, ...
Special Springs Enhances Production Capabilities with Nitriding System
Springs and gas cylinders manufacturer Special Springs has bolstered its heat treating capacity with a new nitriding turnkey system. By adding ...
FPM Heat Treating Increases Capacity with Vacuum Furnace
FPM Heat Treating has announced the acquisition of a vacuum furnace, enhancing the company's capabilities to serve the manufacturing community, especially ...
Commercial Heat Treater Expands Capabilities with 12th Vacuum Furnace
HART-TECH has expanded its capabilities with a vacuum furnace that will allow for the heat treatment of multiple steel types and ...
Nearly 100 Industry Professionals Gather To Discuss Sustainable Technologies
Nearly 100 attendees gather at the Conrad Hotel in Indianapolis for a three-day event to discuss industrial decarbonization and sustainable technologies. ...
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 ...
Wrocław University of Science and Technology Enhances Metallurgy Research Capabilities with Nitriding System
Wrocław University of Science and Technology (WUST) is expanding its R&D capabilities in heat treatment and materials testing with a horizontal nitriding ...
Finding Curiosity
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. In ...
18 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 18 news ...
Cincinnati Radiator Bolsters Aluminum Brazing Capabilities with New VAB Furnace
Cincinnati Radiator, a manufacturer of radiators and cooling products, recently expanded its production capabilities at its Fairfield, Ohio, facility with the ...
News from Abroad: New Technologies and Sustainability Initiatives Result in Industry Growths and Closures
Today’s News from Abroad installment highlights some of the ups and downs in the global heat treating market which are largely ...
Ask the Heat Treat Doctor®: How Do Parts Fail?
The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to offer sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat treating, ...
MIHEU Expands with 4th Vacuum Furnace
MIHEU, a commercial heat treater for the steel processing industry, recently expanded its vacuum furnace line for processing large dies at ...
The People of Heat Treat
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
FNA Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to a special edition of Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. We've discovered a furnace-full collection ...
Day 2 at FNA: Awards Abound for Heat Treaters
The final day of Furnaces North America (FNA) began for Heat Treat Today with the presentation of a plaque to Timothy Joseph ...
Best of the Web: Precise Control of Protective Atmospheres
Source: Super Systems, Inc. Achieving the elimination of oxidation during thermal treatment has driven heat treaters for decades and resulted in ...
Supply of Thermal Processing Atmosphere Gases: Planning for a Safer, More Economical, and Decarbonized Future
Join us for this informative presentation as David Wolff and Mike Montesi discuss hydrogen and nitrogen generation options: Where do they ...
Choosing Power Controls for Load Configurations
In this installment of the Controls Corner, we are addressing load configurations in a furnace. An industrial furnace is made up ...
Automotive Radiator Manufacturer Bolsters Aluminum Brazing Capacity
A car radiator manufacturer has expanded its heat treatment capacity with an EV/CAB line adapted for the production of oversized battery ...
Some Pre-reading Before FNA’s Technical Sessions
Furnaces North America (FNA) 2024 begins Monday, October 14, and runs through Wednesday, October 16. If you haven't registered yet, you ...
Plibrico Opens New Refractory Production Facility
Plibrico, a manufacturer and installer of superior aluminosilicate and high alumina monolithic refractories, has expanded its footprint with the grand opening ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: October 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. Last month, ...
Ask the Heat Treat Doctor®: How Does One Determine Which Quench Medium To Use?
The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to offer sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat treating, ...
Consulta a The Heat Treat Doctor®:¿Cómo determinar cuál medio detemple utilizar?
The Heat Treat Doctor® ha vuelto para ofrecer sabios consejos a los lectores de Heat Treat Today y para responder a suspreguntas sobre ...
Huake Casting Control Technology Expands Production with Vacuum Furnace
A manufacturer of components for the aviation and energy sectors is expanding its production capabilities with the acquisition of a horizontal ...
MTI Member Profile: Zion Industries, Inc.
In a culture that does many things to a mere minimum standard, Bob Puls chose to found Zion Industries, Inc. on ...
Heat Treat Boot Camp Tours Solar Atmospheres’ Western PA Facility
Last week, Heat Treat Today wrapped up its third annual Heat Treat Boot Camp with a tour of a local commercial heat treating ...
Tech Round Up: Helpful, Readable, and Applicable Content
On just about any given Tuesday, Heat Treat Today features an article that aims to educate our heat treating readers — be ...
Maintenance Message: Extending the Service Life of Refractory Linings
Heat treating aluminum presents a unique concern due to the operating conditions of high temperature, chemical corrosion, mechanical abrasion, and temperature ...
Heat Treat Radio #114: Decarbonization Demystified at IHEA’s SUMMIT
Listen as Jeff Rafter, vice president of sales and marketing at Selas Heat Technology and current IHEA president, discusses the upcoming ...
Lukasiewicz– IMN Enhances R&D with Vacuum Furnace
Łukasiewicz – the Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals (Łukasiewicz – IMN) recently expanded its heat treating operations with a VIM furnace for ...
18 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 18 news ...
Heat Treat Boot Camp 2024 — and That’s a Wrap!
Doug Glenn welcomes boot camp trainees at Monday evening's meet- and-greet reception. Heat treat industry players from across a spectrum of ...
Parts Distortion: How To Predict It and How To Account for It
Source: Paulo No matter the craft, disappointment is inevitable when the end result doesn't turn out as planned. But in heat ...
Controlled Power Distribution Systems
Like most power systems, power control dates back to vacuum tube technology. Like radios, amplifiers, and other industrial equipment, the furnace ...
News from Abroad: Cutting Edge Processes, First-in-Industry Achievements, and State-of-the-Art Upgrades
Today’s News from Abroad installment highlights global accomplishments from pilot programs in gas recovery and a successful trial run of biomass ...
EVs Are Up & Down, Does It Matter?
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. In ...
Adamus Expands Heat Treating Capabilities with Vacuum Furnace
Adamus, a punch tool manufacturer for the pharmaceutical industry, has enhanced its heat treating operations with a vacuum furnace. The company ...
Heat Treat Radio #113: NIST and CMMC: What Heat Treaters Need To Know
Joe Coleman, cybersecurity officer at Bluestreak Compliance, discusses critical aspects of NIST 800-171 and CMMC with host Doug Glenn. Joe touches ...
Furnaces North America 2024 Surges 25% Larger Than 2022
Furnaces North America (FNA) 2024, the leading trade show for the heat-treating industry in North America, is thrilled to announce that ...
Sanbao Group Boosts Heat Treatment Capabilities with 3 Annealing and Coating Lines
Steelmaker Sanbao Group has expanded its heat treatment operations with three annealing and coating lines for non-grain oriented (NGO) silicon steel. ...
Stainless Corrosion
Stainless steel has crept into our kitchens and now also our garages, the Tesla Cybertruck being the latest product to sport ...
American Isostatic Presses, Inc., Increases Heat Treating Footprint in Ohio
An isostatic press manufacturer based in Columbus, Ohio, has expanded its operations facility to increase its heat treating capacity and technological ...
Automotive Component Manufacturer Bolsters Heat Treat Operations
An automotive component supplier has digitized its heat treatment operations with the implementation of a digitalization platform, an upgrade intended to ...
Turbine Manufacturer Expands Heat Treat Capabilities with Vacuum Furnace
A manufacturer of wind and gas turbines is bolstering its heat treatment capabilities with a vacuum furnace to process oversized gas ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: September 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. Last month, ...
A New Era: Tracking Quality Digitally
What are advanced management systems and how does deep integrative system management software help automotive heat treaters improve processes while saving ...
Unveiling the Heat Treat Today 40 Under 40 Class of 2024
For the seventh year in a row, Heat Treat Today shines the spotlight on a remarkable cast of rising young leaders in ...
Volkan Steels Expands Production Capabilities With Nitriding/Nitrocarburizing System
A tool supplier has boosted its production capabilities with the installation of a new nitriding/nitrocarburizing system, expanding its heat treatment services ...
Navigating Nadcap Furnace Compliance with Ease
Software in the Heat Treat World For the past 20+ years, software has played a pivotal role in every part of ...
Automotive Parts Supplier Acquires Vacuum Furnace To Conduct Aluminum Brazing Tests
An automotive supplier has acquired a vacuum furnace for brazing aluminum components. The VAB furnace was designed according to the client's ...
Furniss & White Broadens Production at Heat Treat Facility With High-Performance Alloy Series
Furniss & White has partnered with a stainless steel technology company to produce its castings at its heat treatment facility using ...
Laser Heat Treating in 3 Automotive Case Studies
Laser heat treating overcomes issues of distortion that are frequent in conventional heat treating methods. Read this Technical Tuesday by Aravind ...
Fringe Friday: Furnace Designed To Fit Medical Industry Supplier Specs
We’re celebrating getting to the “fringe” of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday covering news about a Class A safety ...
News From Abroad: Looking Forward to Production Efficiency, Sustainability
Today’s News from Abroad installment examines strategies global manufacturers are investigating and enacting to move the industry toward the next generation ...
PAI Industries Bolsters Capabilities With In-House Carburizing Vacuum System
PAI Industries, a manufacturer of parts to the heavy-duty truck industry, has expanded its in-house heat treatment with a NANO vacuum ...
Fueling Efficiency: Retrofit Heat Treat Furnace with Combustible Burner Technology
The automotive industry is going electric — electric vehicles are a popular choice for consumers. To continue sustainable efforts for a ...
Defense Industry Manufacturer Expands Heat Treating Capabilities
A defense industry manufacturer has purchased an inert atmosphere batch oven for processing stainless steel parts in a reduced oxygen environment ...
Ontario Furnace Maker To Expand, Increase Production
A North American furnace manufacturer recently announced plans to increase production capabilities by expanding its Ontario facility. The investment will consist ...
IperionX Delivers First Titanium Furnace Production Run
IperionX, a U.S. titanium metal and critical materials company, recently delivered its first successful titanium furnace production run at the company's ...
East Coast Manufacturer To Replace Aging Fleet of Vacuum Sintering Furnaces
An East Coast manufacturer has purchased six new vacuum sintering furnaces to replace the 1980s-era sintering furnaces it has used for ...
Thermal Processing for EV Components
The advent and increasing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has brought a wave of change to the automotive supply chain, including ...
Heat Treater’s Michigan Expansion Progressing
The Michigan expansion of a furnace manufacturer and heat treating company has advanced with the erection of the entire steel structure ...
EV Batteries — Weak Link in the Chain?
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
Inductotherm Group Announces Leadership Transition
Inductotherm Group, which provides thermal processing technologies, has announced a significant leadership transition as part of a planned succession strategy of ...
2 Specialty Auto Components Manufacturers Expand Heat Treating Capabilities
Two different specialty automotive components manufacturers have expanded their heat treating processing lines in order to meet the growing needs of ...
Heat Treat Radio #112: Lunch & Learn: How To Use a Hardenability Chart
In this episode of Heat Treat Radio, Doug Glenn discusses the hardenability of materials with guest Michael Mouilleseaux, general manager at Erie Steel ...
SECO/WARWICK Group Expands US Footprint
The SECO/WARWICK Group, the parent company of SECO/VACUUM Technologies and SECO/WARWICK USA, has announced plans to bolster its production capacity in ...
Overcoming Quality Challenges for Automotive T6 Heat Treating
Three elements in the T6 aluminum heat treatment process — high temperature solution heat treatment, drastic temperature change in the water ...
Piston Rings Manufacturer Bolsters Production with 3rd Nitriding System
Asimco Shuanghuan Piston Ring Co., Ltd. has added a third nitriding system to its heat treating operations, enhancing piston ring production ...
Heat Treater Launches Expanded HIP Capacity Production at South Carolina Facility
A U.K.-based thermal processing service provider announced it has begun production at its facility in Greenville, SC, where it recently expanded ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: August 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. In previous ...
Aluminum Parts Manufacturer Increases Capacity with Melting Furnace
A melting and holding furnace with a preheat hearth and a maximum temperature rating of 1,450°F (788°C) has been shipped to ...
Green Wind Power for Steel Plant
A German industrial plant will be the first to receive locally generated wind power through a direct connection. With the green ...
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 ...
Furnace Manufacturer Consolidates Operations With $4M Facility, Creates 25 new jobs
A Missouri-based furnace manufacturer for the foundry, die casting and metal forming industries recently announced plans to expand its footprint in ...
$2.5B Acquisition Expands Steelmaker’s North American Reach
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, a major supplier of steel to the automotive industry with heat treat capabilities, has announced its acquisition of Stelco ...
US DOE Strategy: Why the Heat Treating Industry?
The heat treating industry is under pressure to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE), and the response has been a noble ...
News From Abroad: Globally, Eyes Turn to the Future
Today’s News from Abroad installment investigates the influence AI is bearing on the global field of heat treating, as well as ...
MTI Member Profile: East Carolina Metal Treating, Inc.
In the North American heat treating industry, potential comes in many forms, and learning to utilize it is what can change ...
How To Tell If You Really Have an Abrasion Problem
Understanding abrasion can be the key to extending the life of your refractory lining. The following article provided by Plibrico Company examines ...
2 Vacuum Furnaces Increase Heat Treat for Alternative Energy Company
A company developing advanced alternative renewable energy technologies large-scale industrial applications is expanding their heat treat capabilities with two identical vacuum ...
10 News chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 10 ...
Automotive Manufacturer Expands Brazing Capabilities with Vacuum Furnace
A U.S.-based automotive manufacturer is expanding its production capacity for brazing stainless heat exchangers with the order of a single-chamber vacuum ...
Gas Equipment Provider’s Acquisition Increases Reach to Heat Treaters
A Georgia-based provider of natural gas measurement and control products and solutions has announced the acquisition of a distribution and service ...
Message from the Editor: What Are the EPA Scopes?
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. This ...
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 ...
Two Manufacturers Expand Operations With Nitriding Systems
Nitriding systems have expanded the operations at two global companies: a gear manufacturer for the automotive industry and a fuel injection ...
Publisher’s Page: Heat Treat Kids . . . and their Parents
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
Heat Treater Breaks Ground in Michigan Expansion
Robert (Bob) Hill, FASM President Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Source: Solar Atmospheres After successfully relocating and commissioning ten vacuum furnaces into ...
Reader Feedback: Don’t Dis the DOE
Readers are checking out Heat Treat Today's magazine, and the April/May 2024 Sustainable Heat Treat Technologies print edition has a piece that sparked a ...
Heat Treat Radio #111: Heat Treat NextGen Brynna Keelin Kelly-McGrath
If curiosity were a person, Brynna Keelin Kelly-McGrath would be her name. Having risen at Moog, Inc. to the position of ...
Sustainability Insights: Forging a Sustainable Path to Decarbonization
The search for sustainable solutions in the heat treat industry is at the forefront of research for industry experts. In this article, ...
EV Chassis Production Expands With Retort Furnace
ev chassis production expands with retort furnace An international manufacturer of electric vehicles (EVs) is adding an advanced retort pit furnace ...
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, ...
U.S. Army Receives T901 Engines for UH-60 Black Hawk Flight Testing
U.S. Army Receives T901 Engines for UH-60 Black Hawk Flight Testing The U.S Army recently received two T901 engines from a ...
Toyota Material Handling Expands, Adds 85 Manufacturing Jobs
Toyota Material Handling is investing nearly $100M for a new 295,000-square-foot facility at its Columbus, Indiana, headquarters, adding 85 manufacturing jobs ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. We're looking at hot summer events, hot summertime activities, ...
HIP: Technology that Takes Components into Space
Hot isostatic press (HIP) processing is a manufacturing technology used to densify metal and ceramic parts to improve a material’s mechanical ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: July 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. Through the ...
Thermal Loop Solutions, Part 2: A Path to a Sustainable Future in Heat Treatment
What is the path forward for thermal loop systems, and how is “sustainability” at the forefront of this technology? The following ...
MET & HTS 2024 Announce Online Registration
Sign up now to attend the MET 2024 and HTS 2024 event in Mumbai, India, where new initiatives, machinery, products and ...
Spirit AeroSystems Announces Split Acquisitions by Boeing, Airbus
Spirit AeroSystems, a global manufacturer of aerostructures for commercial airplanes, defense platforms, and business/regional jets recently announced it has entered into ...
Happy Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day from Heat Treat Today. Our team will be enjoying a long weekend of festivities, celebrating our nation's 248th birthday with ...
Aerospace Parts Manufacturer Upgrades Vacuum Heat Treating Capabilities
A global manufacturer of aircraft parts has ordered a single-chamber vacuum furnace for brazing jet engine parts. The new equipment will ...
Digital Technology Powers Green Heat Treat
"Communication is key." As heat treating equipment and processes evolve, it becomes critical that the accompanying control systems also develop to ...
U. S. Steel-Nippon Steel Merger Will Expand Pittsburgh Steelmaker’s Technical Base
David Burritt president and CEO U.S. Steel Source: U.S. Steel Access to technology and expertise in integrated mills are among the ...
All 21 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 21 ...
Aerospace Industry Acquires Box Furnace for Heat Treating Parts
An aerospace company has purchased a rod overbend box furnace to heat treat parts under an inert atmosphere. The heat treating ...
EBNER Group Extends Heat Treatment Reach with Stake in Furnace Manufacturer
EBNER Group, a global provider of heat treatment solutions, melting, and casting for the aluminum industry has increased its stake in ...
Advantages of Laser Heat Treatment, Part 2: Energy Efficiency, Sustainability, and Precision
A discussion of laser heat treating begun in Heat Treat Today’s Air & Atmosphere 2024 print edition would not be complete ...
Doncaster’s Atmosphere Furnace Purchase To Bolster In-House Heat Treatment Capabilities
An aerospace, industrial gas turbine, and automotive market leader has expanded its heat treatment operations with a recently purchased air atmosphere ...
Alumni Spotlight: 40 Under 40 Stars Still Bringing the Heat
Each year, the 40 Under 40 initiative at Heat Treat Today recognizes 40 rising young leaders (ages 40 and younger) in ...
Heat Treat Radio #110: Isolated Heat, the Future of Vacuum Furnaces
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, and guest Bryan Stern from Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems discuss the shift from single chamber ...
Aerospace Heat Treating Upgrades Capacity with Drop Bottom Furnace
An electrically heated drop bottom furnace with a traveling quench tank and a maintenance platform has been shipped to an aerospace ...
US DOE Strategy: Ramifications for Heat Treaters
As heat treaters strive for a sustainable future, pressure mounts to make the right choices while running commercially viable operations. In ...
News from Abroad: Furnace Efficiency and Climate Neutrality
Today’s News from Abroad installment brings us news of a climate-neutral metallurgical thermal process center in Germany, a twin-ladle furnace station ...
Refractory Manufacturer’s $23.5M Expansion To Create Jobs in Alabama
Thirteen new manufacturing jobs will open up with the $23.5 million expansion of an Alabama heat containment refractory production facility. The ...
Heat Treater Overhauls Aging System To Upgrade Carburizing Processes
An Italian heat treater enhanced its operations with the installation of control cabinets, allowing for real-time data analysis and more efficient management ...
Heat Treat Operations Modernize with 9 Hardening Furnaces
Nine heat treat furnaces are set to modernize the operations of a manufacturer's heat treat facilities. This move is intended to ...
Streamline Essential Nadcap Certifications
Nadcap certifications are integral to aerospace heat treating. Maintaining compliance, however, can be a headache. Learn how a new technology is ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: June 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. Thus far ...
Fringe Friday: From Mars to Venus with GaN
We’re celebrating getting to the “fringe” of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday covering news about the promise gallium nitride ...
Fact Sheet: Responding to DOE Regulations on the Heat Treating Industry
"The effort to stem global warming/climate change must be tempered by open discourse on the efficacy of proposed regulations. Until we ...
Near Net Shape, Meet HIP
Source: Quintus Technologies A major concern with cast products is fatigue resistance and getting the right mechanical properties. Of course, thermal ...
Heat Treater To Receive 2 Furnaces
François Studer SA, a Swiss commercial heat treater with 45 years of experience, will advance their hardening capabilities with the order ...
Tempering Steel Under a Nitrogen Atmosphere
For gun barrels, tempering is essential to bring steel to the necessary hardness. But what equipment is needed, and how is ...
MIT-Backed Startup Tackles Heat Treaters’ High Electricity Bills
A group of graduates from MIT and Duke University identified manufacturing as an industry overburdened by rapidly growing energy costs and ...
MTI Member Profile: Bennett Heat Treating & Brazing Co., Inc.
A blacksmith sweating over an open flame is not the image most heat treaters immediately identify with in 2024. In the ...
In-House Heat Treat Innovates To Improve Aluminum Extrusion
Nitrex batch-type nitriding/nitrocarburizing furnaceSource: Nitrex Beymetal Alüminyum, a manufacturer in the aluminum extrusion industry and based in Türkiye, is overcoming limitations ...
Heat Treat Radio #109: Making the Switch: Converting In-House Heat Treat Operations to Electric
Electrification is afoot and is claimed to be a more sustainable heating source than natural gas. Art Moslow, electrification project manager ...
2 Al Billet Homogenizers & 2 Coolers Headed Coast to Coast
Two aluminum homogenizers and two coolers are set to enhance U.S. operations for an aluminum manufacturer with locations across America. One ...
Energy-Saving Solutions for Industrial Furnaces
Poor energy efficiency in industrial furnaces usually impacts companies’ production costs since more energy consumption is required to achieve the desired ...
Ahorro de energíapara hornos industriales
La baja efi ciencia energética en los hornos industriales suele impactar los costos de producción de las empresas, ya que se ...
Enjoy the Long Weekend!
Happy Memorial Day from Heat Treat Today. Join us as we reflect in thankfulness on those who have sacrificed all for our country. ...
Enhancing Heat Treat To Drive Automotive Success
As part of their strategic efforts to enhance forging capabilities, Topçesan recently invested in a compact batch-type furnace with a 1,200 ...
Publisher’s Page: The DOE Is Coming After YOUR Job
"When it comes to who should lose their jobs because of changing times, I’d much rather leave the decision up to ...
NASA Aids AM’s Adoption
NASA has selected Elementum 3D (a developer and supplier of metal additive manufacturing (AM) advanced materials, print parameters, and services) to ...
News from Abroad: Casting Metal and Forging a Venture
Today’s News from Abroad installment brings us news of casting equipment supplied in China, heat treat supplier joint venture forged in ...
Anatomy of Induction Coils
Contact us with your Reader Feedback! Consider the numerous systems in your heat treat operations. What makes up the anatomy of ...
Vacuum Furnace for Nitriding Service Provider
A nitriding service provider in Brazil will increase their production line with a single-chamber vacuum furnace from a manufacturer with North ...
Fringe Friday: Additive Manufacturing Brings Metal Processing to New Heights
We’re celebrating getting to the “fringe” of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday a press release detailing how additive manufacturing ...
How To Reduce Carbon Footprint During Heat Treatment
Given changing ecological and economic conditions, carbon neutrality is becoming more important, and the heat treatment shop is no exception. In ...
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 Role of Heat Treatment in Space Exploration
Precise heat treating is essential to enable components to withstand space exploration. In this Technical Tuesday, Mike Grande, vice president of ...
40 Under 40 Message From Bethany
Watch this video message from Bethany Leone, editor at Heat Treat Today, to learn how to nominate a rising young leader ...
Manufacturer Adds Endo Generators for Wind Turbine Gearboxes
NGC Gears, a manufacturer of wind power gearboxes, has completed the installation of two additional Endothermic generators from a manufacturer with ...
Titanium Production & Recycling To Increase for Aerospace Sector
EcoTitanium, a European plant for recycling and refining titanium alloys for critical applications, was opened in France in 2017. It was ...
Heat Treating AM Components to Infinity and Beyond
The amazing materials that are produced through additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D machining often require post-processing heat treatments before these become ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: May 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators, gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023, indicate expectations for economic ...
Reader Feedback: The State of the Quality Movement
Readers are checking out Heat Treat Today's magazine from March/April 2024. The annual Aerospace print edition has a piece that sparked a comment from a ...
All About the Quench and Keeping Cool: Thru-process Temp Monitoring and Gas Carburizing
The future of heat treating requires new manufacturing solutions like robotics that can work with modular design. Yet so also does ...
Automotive Manufacturer Orders Second Endo Generator
An automotive manufacturer in South America has recently placed a follow-up order for a second Endothermic generator from a manufacturer of industrial ...
All 11 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 11 news items. ...
Message from the Editor: Digitalization: An Ever-Expanding Frontier
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. ...
IperionX and Vegas Fastener To Co-Produce Titanium Fasteners for US Army
IperionX Limited and Vegas Fastener Manufacturing, LLC (Vegas Fastener) have agreed to partner to develop and manufacture titanium alloy fasteners and ...
Solar Atmospheres Acquires Certified Metal Craft Inc.
Solar Atmospheres, Inc. announced their most recent acquisition, Certified Metal Craft (CMC) located in El Cajon (an East County suburb of ...
Half-a-Dozen Fixtures and Fabrication Tips
Let’s discover new tricks and old tips on how to best heat treat, whatever your application. In this Technical Tuesday, originally ...
Forging Provider Elevates In-House Heat Treat Department
Kuźnia Jawor, a company specializing in the production of hot forged and CNC machined components for the automotive, machinery, mining, and ...
Heat Exchanger Manufacturer Anticipates New EV/CAB Line
An international manufacturer of heat exchangers is expecting a new EV/CAB line to support their production of components, subsystems, and system ...
Heat Treat Radio #108: Heat Treat NextGen Humberto Ramos Fernández
A leading heat treat and HIP processing director, Humberto Ramos Fernández has overcome business and technologic challenges to make HT-MX the successful commercial heat treat ...
News from Abroad: Safer Technologies and Carbon Cutting
Today’s News from Abroad installment highlights more carbon-cutting trends from the steel industry, ranging from robots in the cast house to ...
Improve HIP Productivity with Leak Detection and Outgassing
Operating a hot isostatic press? The stages for HIP processing can become faster and more effective with gas detection technology. Learn ...
Heat Treat Industry Supplier Expands Plating Product Offerings
Hubbard-Hall, a provider of specialty chemicals for industrial manufacturing processes, announced the acquisition of Prosys Finishing Technology. Jeff Davis, SVP—Business Development ...
MTI Member Profile: Thermal-Vac Technology
In brazing, a filler metal is used to create a strong bond between parts. In business, what holds companies together is ...
Is It Time To Rethink the “Quality” Movement?
"It’s really difficult to speak against 'quality.' Who doesn’t want quality?" Read on to discover Doug's thoughts on this topic. Heat ...
Vacuum Induction Melting Solution from Upper NY
A custom-built vacuum induction melting (VIM) equipment is set to expand thermal processing for a manufacturer, whose operations already has two VIM ...
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 ...
HIP Adds Abilities to R&D Manufacturing Hub
A hot isostatic press will add a new capability to the research infrastructure already in place at the Sydney Manufacturing Hub ...
High Pressure Prepares Parts for Space
Dive into the role and benefits of HIP and HPHT™ in the space industry, highlighting how these key processes are shaping ...
Tool & Die Capabilities Increase with Heat Treat Box Furnace
An electric box furnace, currently headed to a Midwest equipment provider, will ultimately be installed at a Snap-on production facility that ...
Message from the Editor: The Hard and the Smart of Learning
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. This ...
Heat Treater Completes Michigan Move
Robert (Bob) Hill, FASM President Solar Atmospheres of Western PA Source: Solar Atmospheres Solar Atmospheres of Michigan has successfully relocated from ...
CUI Considerations for the Heat Treating Industry
2024 is a big year for heat treaters who work for the DoD. As Joe Coleman, cybersecurity officer at Bluestreak Consulting, explains, ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: April 2024 Results
There are four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023, and this month, ...
US DOE Strategy Affects Heat Treaters
As heat treaters strive for a sustainable future, pressure mounts to make the right choices while running commercially viable operations. This ...
Tube China | Upgraded THERMPROCESS China Unlocking Opportunities
The development of China's steel industry has been a crucial driver of the country's rapid economic growth. Within the steel industry, ...
Thermal Processing for Space and Additive Manufacturing
The race to space is in full swing with public and private sector companies staking their claim in this new frontier. ...
Endings . . . People We Lost
Beginnings and endings often come together. As we prepare to begin a new year next month, we want to pause to ...
2 CAB Lines for American Auto Part Manufacturer
A heat treat furnace manufacturer with North American locations will provide an American partner with two identical continuous CAB lines for ...
Letter from the Publisher: $1,000,000.000 (Canadian)
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. We're looking at some compelling developments in aviation manufacturing, ...
USAF Metals Technology Personnel – Qualified to Heat Treat on 50+ Systems
Richard B. ConwayFounder/Director/CTODELTA H® Technologies, LLCSource: DELTA H Multiple military facilities now operate more than 50 heat treat systems from a ...
Discover Your Next Solution at Ceramics Expo 2024
No matter where you sit on the advanced manufacturing supply chain, discover game-changing solutions at Ceramics Expo Ceramics Expo is North ...
Motorcycle Manufacturer Embarks on Sustainable Heat Treat Future
Guangdong Tayo Motorcycle Technology Co. Ltd., a Chinese manufacturer of motorcycles and bicycles, has invested in a nitriding/nitrocarburizing system, increasing sustainability ...
Advantages of Laser Heat Treatment: Precision, Consistency, and Cost Savings
Laser heat treating, a form of case hardening, offers substantial advantages when distortion is a critical concern in manufacturing operations. Traditional ...
3 Heat Treat Furnaces for Annealing Aluminum
Jupiter Aluminum Industries (JUPALCO), a newly established aluminum factory which will be part of the Jupiter Group in India, has ordered ...
Happy Easter Weekend!
May you have a blessed Easter weekend! Heat Treat Today offices are closed today (Friday, March 29), but will be back open Monday morning. ...
All 13 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 13 news items. ...
News from Abroad: Shifts for Sustainability in Steel
Today’s News from Abroad installment shares exciting news from the steelmaking world that is of international importance. Heat Treat Today partners with ...
Sustainability Insights: How Can We Work To Get The Carbon Out Of Heating? Part 2
The search for sustainable solutions in the heat treat industry is at the forefront of research for industry experts. Michael Stowe, PE, ...
Manufacturer To Receive EB Furnace for Large-Ingot Casting
A North America-based company is set to receive a four-gun electron beam hearth melting furnace from their industry partner of 3 ...
Heat Treater Expands To Provide Nitriding Regional Services
Sudosilo S.A., a commercial heat treatment service provider in South America, is bringing premier nitriding to the Argentine industrial sector with ...
Heat Treat Radio #107: Stop-Off Coatings 101, with Mark Ratliff
Needing to learn more about the fundamentals and latest developments of stop off coatings? Mark Ratliff, president of AVION Manufacturing Company, ...
Car Bottom Furnace Increases Large Component Heat Treat for Solar Atmospheres
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA recently commissioned their third car bottom air furnace. This Class 2 air furnace has a maximum ...
Keep Your Roller Hearth Rolling at Peak Production
Now that a new year is in full swing, it may be time to consider that all of the heat treating ...
MTI Member Profile: Newton Heat Treating Co., Inc.
Newton Heat Treating might be located in California, but their impact is out of this world — literally. Serving a niche ...
New Furnace Line for Railroad Component Manufacturer
A supplier to the railway industry has ordered a technological line consisting of two vacuum furnaces, three tempering furnaces, and two ...
Fringe Friday: “So, I gave you the apple…”
We're celebrating getting to the "fringe" of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday installment: a video unveiling the learning progress ...
Aluminum Extrusion Operations Bring Nitriding In-House
Extral SP. Z o.o., a Polish company specializing in aluminum extrusions, has bolstered its manufacturing capabilities to better serve the construction, ...
Increased HIP on the Horizon: Kittyhawk Expands with Stack HIP Acquisition
Kittyhawk, Inc., backed by the Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital, has acquired Stack HIP, LLC from Stack Metallurgical Group (SMG). ...
5 Experts on Advantages and Applications of Roller Hearth Systems
Roller hearth furnaces are known as the work horses of the heat treating industry. Though they may be common, these furnaces ...
Green Aluminum Aging Furnace for Aluminum Producer
ALRO, one of the largest vertically integrated aluminum producers in Europe measured by production capacity, has purchased an aluminum aging furnace with electric ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: March 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators, gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023, indicate high expectations for ...
Common Automotive Heat Treat Processes To Get Into Gear
How long have you been heat treating automotive gears? Which thermal processing techniques do your operations gravitate towards? In this best ...
US Army Enlists Metallus for Munitions Expansion
Metallus, formerly known as TimkenSteel and a leader in high-quality specialty metals, manufactured components, and supply chain solutions, announced that the ...
Anatomy of a Roller Hearth Furnace
Contact us with your Reader Feedback! Consider the numerous systems in your heat treat operations. What makes up the anatomy of ...
Aerospace Manufacturer Adds LPC Furnace
An Asian aircraft parts manufacturer has chosen a horizontal vacuum furnace intended for vacuum carburizing aircraft parts. The furnace will produce ...
Letter from the Publisher: 2023: The Year that Was . . .
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
2 VPA Furnaces Elevate Jet Manufacturer’s Heat Treat
In a move aimed at elevating its manufacturing capabilities, a leading jet engine manufacturer is gearing up to integrate two vapor ...
Innovative Engineering Partnership To Serve North American Lithium-Ion Battery Market
EVERGREEN KILN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, located in Niagara Falls, U.S.A., and SUZHOU KILNPARTNER Mechanical Technology Co., Ltd., located in China, officially announced ...
Vacuum Furnace for Global Wire Mesh Products Supplier in Auto Industry
A U.S.-based engineered knitted wire mesh solutions company and global supplier for the automotive, food service, and janitorial industries will receive ...
Thermal Loop Solutions, Part 1: A Path to Improved Performance and Compliance in Heat Treatment
How often do you think about the intelligent designs controlling the thermal loop system behind your heat treat operations? With ever-advancing ...
IperionX Titanium Furnace Set To Arrive in Virginia
HAMR titanium furnace for Virginia facility (Source: IperionX) IperionX announced their HAMR (Hydrogen Assisted Metallothermic Reduction) furnace has completed its final ...
18 News Chatter Items To Keep You Updated!
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 18 news items. ...
Heat Treat Radio #106: Heat Treat Legend Doug Peters
"Don't lose sight of who you are . . . ." In an industry where passion to create, help, and discover ...
Solar Atmospheres Increases Heat Treat Capacity for Superalloys
Mike MoyerVice President of Sales, Solar Atmospheres, Eastern PA Solar Atmospheres of Souderton PA commissioned a new vacuum furnace capable of ...
Hydrogen Combustion: An Approaching Reality?
How long until heat treat operations use hydrogen for combustion? Considerations like cost and pipeline infrastructure are key in answering this ...
İnsu Teknik Transforms Gas Spring Production
İnsu Teknik, a leader in the gas springs sector of the automotive industry, continues to pioneer innovation as a key supplier ...
ZDT Glimag Leverages Vacuum Furnace for Mining Machines
Vacuum heat treat operations expand for ZDT Glimag, an entity providing services in the field of vacuum heat treatment, laboratory tests, ...
Heat Treater Adds Austempering Capabilities for U.S. Markets
Aalberts surface technologies, a global provider of specialized thermal processing, surface treatment, and material coating solutions, announced on Wednesday, February 14, ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: February 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023 reflect the highest expectations ...
Automating the Brinell Hardness Tester In-House
Automating Brinell hardness testing could mean saving on expensive laboratories, as was the case for one oil tool industry manufacturer. Learn ...
Supplier Expansion Anticipates Growth and Innovation for Manufacturers with Heat Treat
Lee Sobocinski President Thermal Care Inc PiovanGroup is launching a new strategic division for industrial and process refrigeration, the result of ...
ESA Launches First Metal 3D Printer to ISS
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
Box Furnace Increases Tempering Capabilities for Castings Company
Tom Schulz Sales Manager L&L Special Furnace Source: L&L An investment castings manufacturer's heat treat department received a large floor-standing box ...
IperionX Grows with New Virginia Titanium Facility
IperionX, a producer of high-quality titanium alloys, has commissioned a titanium production facility in Virginia. Anastasios (Taso) Arima, CEO of IperionX, ...
Exo Gas Composition Changes, Part 2: Cool Down and Use in Heat Treat Furnaces
In Part 1, the author underscored the importance of understanding the changes in gas composition through three steps of its production: ...
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 ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. As you know, there is so much content available ...
Shape Setting Nitinol Systems
Compact, turnkey systems designed for the medical and dental industries. Fully automatic operations provide consistent and precise results. Benefits include data ...
Discover What SECO/VACUUM Aftermarket Services Can Do for You!
SECO/VACUUM offers professional maintenance services for medical device vacuum heat-treating furnaces. We offer preventive maintenance to keep furnaces running at peak ...
Skuld Expanding by Opening New Foundry & Manufacturing Facility
Skuld LLC announced that they had purchased the site belonging to the former Champion Foundry in Piqua, Ohio, a gray and ...
Second HIP Contracted For Wallwork
Bringing forward plans by two years, Wallwork Group have signed for a second hot isostatic press. Following hot on the heels ...
Heat Treating AM Parts — Need To Know Difficulties and Solutions for Engineers
Metal 3D additive manufacturing has grown dramatically in the last five years. Nearly every metal printed part needs to be heat ...
Message from the Editor: Winter
Bethany Leone Managing Editor Heat Treat Today This message from Bethany Leone, managing editor at Heat Treat Today, shares some reflections ...
AM Supplier Delivers Components to GA-ASI
Nicholas Mayer President of Commericial Norsk Norsk Titanium, a global additive manufacturing supplier for aerospace-grade structural titanium components, announces delivery of ...
Bodycote Expands Medical Market Reach with Lake City Heat Treating
Stephen Harris Group Chief Executive Bodycote Source: LinkedIn Bodycote has announced its acquisition of Lake City Heat Treating, based in Warsaw, ...
Heat Treat Radio #105: Lunch and Learn: Batch IQ Vs. Continuous Pusher, Part 2
Have you decided to purchase batch or continuous furnace system equipment? Today's episode is part 2 of the Heat Treat Radio ...
Your How-To Guide for Navigating the Industry Calendar
Navigate the heat treat events upcoming in the months ahead with Heat Treat Today's Industry Calendar. This hidden gem is located in the "Events" tab ...
Obliterate Quench Contaminates
Sludge, scale, and dirt are all undesirables in quench oils that can cause detrimental effects during quenching. Bag filtration and centrifuge ...
Furnaces North America (FNA) Registration Announced
Renowned for its dynamic trade show environment, FNA 2024 brings together the foremost experts, suppliers, decision makers, and buyers from around ...
Sustainability Insights: How Can We Work to Get the Carbon Out of Heating? Part 1
The search for sustainable solutions in the heat treat industry is at the forefront of research for industry experts. Michael Stowe, ...
ECOACERO Expands Rebar Potential with New Mill
ECOACERO, an ESTRELLA Group company, has placed an order for a new rebar mill with a heat treater with North American ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: January 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023 each reflect expectations for ...
thyssenkrupp Hohenlimburg GmbH Expands Sustainable Operations with Bell-Type Annealing Plant
An Ultra Low NOx HPH®-flameless bell-type annealing plant at thyssenkrupp Hohenlimburg has achieved CO2-neutral heat treatment of precision strip. Tenova LOI ...
HIP Innovation Maximizes AM Medical Potential
The appeal of additive manufacturing (AM) for producing orthopedic implants lies in the "ability to design and manufacture complex and customized ...
Cybersecurity Desk: Artificial Intelligence and Heat Treating
Artificial intelligence remains a hot topic for every industry, not least heat treating. Understanding the how and why of AI's potential ...
Fringe Friday: 5G Network Introduced for Metallurgical Industry
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly “heat treat” but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
News From Abroad: A Glimpse Into the International Market
Heat Treat Today is partnering with two international publications: heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and ...
North American Heat Treater Welcomes New Ownership
Effective November 30, 2023, Joe A. Powell has sold his remaining shares in Akron Steel Treating Company, his family's commercial heat ...
Continuing the Dialogue: Michael Mouilleseaux on Batch/Continuous Furnace Maintenance
Our readers and Heat Treat Radiolisteners will remember a recent episode entitled "Heat Treat Radio #102: Lunch & Learn, Batch IQ ...
Foundry Expands 3D Printing Capabilities
A Louisiana-based foundry — a supplier of iron, stainless, and specialty alloy castings for paper/pulp, energy, mining, and petrochemical customers — ...
A Few (34 Precisely) News Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 34 news items, ...
An Overview of Case Hardening: Which Is Best for Your Operations?
Source: Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Case hardening is an essential process for many heat treating operations, but knowing the different types ...
EV Manufacturer Upgrades with New Nitriding Furnace
An international electric vehicle manufacturer has selected a heat treat furnace supplier with North American locations for a second nitriding furnace ...
Trending Market Insights for Aluminum Thermal Processing
Are there rapid changes in the North American aluminum industry to accommodate trending technology, or does the aluminum market have a ...
Fringe Friday: Desirability of the Deoxidation of Ductile Base Iron
What is deoxidation and how can it be useful for energy savings? In fact, can the process really save money and improve the ...
Nucor-Yamato Adds Reheating Furnace for Section Mill
Nucor-Yamato Steel Company beam mill in Blytheville, AR, will expand their in-house heat treat with 180-shtph walking-beam furnace, as well as ancillary ...
Merry Christmas from Heat Treat Today
We will be celebrating the holidays with family, and our offices will be closed from December 22 to January 1. Look ...
Fringe Friday: Nippon Steel Corporation To Acquire U. S. Steel
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
Heat Treat Radio #104: How To Bring the Brains to Thermal Loop? A Discussion with CEO Rob Gilmore
Watlow®, a designer and manufacturer of complete industrial thermal systems, has recently completed its acquisition of Eurotherm®, a provider of controls, ...
Message From the Editor: Daylight Savings
This message from Bethany Leone, managing editor at Heat Treat Today, shares some thoughts on savings, delayed gratification, and how these ...
Letter from the Publisher: The Success of Heat Treat Boot Camp
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
Precision Heat Treater Expands Operations with New High-Pressure Gas Quenching Furnace
A precision heat treatment company Vacu Braze recently partnered with a U.S. furnace manufacturer to procure new equipment to expand its processing capabilities. ...
MTI Member Profile: GFI Metal Treating, Inc.
Mixing close client communication, a unique record keeping system, and two special patents generates a recipe for success — at least ...
3 Top Tips for Brinell and Rockwell Hardness Tests
Accurate hardness testing is a critical business for numerous industries, not least heat treatment. In this guide, we will offer our ...
Don’t Be the Next Ransomware Victim: How To Detect, Protect, and Recover
Ransomware is a threat to all industries, and heat treating is no exception! This article is here to give heat treaters ...
Jet Engine Manufacturer Modernizes with Updated Casting Furnace
Sławomir Tomaszewski Vacuum Melting Team Director SECO/WARWICK Source: LinkedIn One of the world's largest producers of jet engines has modernized their ...
3 Aluminum Heat Treat Systems Delivered for USAF
Richard B. Conway Founder/Director/ CTO DELTA H® Technologies, LLC Source: DELTA H Three heat treat systems have recently been delivered and ...
News from Abroad: Furnace Updates and Lowered Emissions
Heat Treat Today is partnering with two international publications: heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and ...
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 ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: December 2023 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators gathered by Heat Treat Today each month --- starting in June of this year ...
Aluminum Rolling Company Expands Operations with Heat Treat Software
The aluminum rolling division of ElvalHalcor S.A., Elval, has placed an order for a sustainability suite with a heat treat supplier with North ...
Automotive Parts Manufacturer Increases Production Capacity with Nitriding System
Nikola DzepinaNitrex Regional Manager - AsiaSource: NITREX An automotive parts manufacturer, Baida Electronic Equipment Co. Ltd., has recently increased its production capacity ...
Double Reduction Mill Offers Sustainable Solutions for Tinplate Company
A tinplate company will receive a new order for a tinplate coating line (TCL) and tinplate double reduction mill (TDRM) from ...
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 ...
Research Institute Expands R&D Capabilities with Heat Treat Furnace
A technology research institute has chosen a heat treat vacuum furnace which will support research and development in the fields of ...
Heat Treat Furnace Company Joins Coalition to Support American-Made Products
A U.S.-based heat treat furnace manufacturer has joined in a coalition to increase awareness of the American-made battery machinery supply chain, ...
Heat Treat Radio #103: US Army Veteran MG T.J. Wright — From Vietnam to Heat Treat
MG Timothy J. Wright (T.J. Wright) understands the heat from a heat treat furnace as well as the heat of engagement ...
Heat Treat Supplier Receives Patent for Vacuum Furnace Control Thermocouple
Solar Manufacturing has received a patent for an improved vacuum furnace control thermocouple design. The new thermocouple design offers an advantage when ...
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 ...
HVAC Manufacturer To Increase CAB Capabilities
An HVAC manufacturer contracted a new controlled atmosphere brazing furnace. With this system, the company anticipates gains in both productivity and ...
Heat Treat Today Wishes You a Happy Thanksgiving!
Heat Treat Today will take a break from publishing on Thursday and Friday, November 23 and 24. We will be celebrating ...
HYEX Exothermic Gas Atmosphere Generator Sent to Manufacturing Industry
A gas-fired exothermic atmosphere generator has been shipped for the manufacturing industry. The HYEX exothermic atmosphere generator from Lindberg/MPH features an ...
The Canary in the Furnace: Ceramic Disks Give Early Alerts of Temperature Changes
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Two New Furnaces for Industrial Machining Manufacturer
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Heat Treat Radio #101: Hydrogen Combustion 2023 — Fuel of the Future?
A special release, a reflection of the unknown, will hydrogen combustion fuel the future of heat treat? Hear how the market ...
A Highlight Reel from the Radio
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Women’s Roundtable: Leadership in Heat Treat
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Heat Treat Boot Camp Year #2 in the Books!
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A European subcontractor for the automotive and racing industries as well as a partner for teams participating in Formula 1 races ...
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Hydrogen Combustion for Silicon Strip Line at Waelzholz
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Heat Treat Economic Indicators: September 2023 Results
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19 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items To Keep You Current
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The Wait Is Over: Say Hello to the Class of 2022!
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AMS2750 Rev. G Compliant Thermocouples & Certifications
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Batch Furnace Temperature Uniformity Surveys (TUS) to AMS2750G
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Exo Gas Composition Changes, Part 1: Production
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Heat Treat Radio #100: Cooling Off the Heat (Treat)!
Keeping your heat treat equipment cool is as critical as it is an oxymoron. If you have old cooling systems or ...
Laser Heat Treating of Dies for Electric Vehicles
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C/A Design Adds Horizontal Spray Quench Furnace
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Fives North American Combustion CertiFire® Presentation at AISTech
Source: Fives North American Combustion, Inc. View Presentation and Download Click Image To View the Presentation This presentation was featured in ...
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Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 21 news bites ...
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GeniCore Partners To Expand SPS Offerings in North America
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Mesh Belt Temper Furnace Shipped, More To Come
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Heat Treat Hardening Capabilities Increase for Hydraulics Manufacturer
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Greener Mobility from the Heat Treat Department
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ThermTech Expands in Wisconsin
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New Vacuum Furnace for Aerospace Fasteners
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Message From the Editor: Take a Bike Break
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Complex Geometries – A Simple Heat Treat Reality
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36 Chatter Items To Keep You Current
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Heat Treat Company Adds Nitrocarburizing System
Heat Treatments, a heat treatment services provider, has added a nitrocarburizing system from a North American based company. The system supports ...
Heat Treat Radio #99: 365° Look at Troubleshooting Vacuum Furnace Maintenance Issues
You've built your vacuum furnace maintenance program, but still looking for maintenance tips for common issues? Don Marteeny and Caleb Johnson ...
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Boot Camp Filling Need for Basic Training in Heat Treat Industry
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Generally, electric power consumption is insidious, because it is not seen and is not considered enough by operating personnel. Uncover sources ...
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Heat Treat Furnace Shipped to Aerospace Fastener
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Heat Treat Economic Indicators: July 2023 Results
Heat Treat Today is releasing its second month of economic indicator numbers for four (4) separate heat treat industry specific indices. Data is ...
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Heat Treater Increases Gas Nitriding Size Capabilities in Iowa
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NC Forgings Producer Secures Heat Treat Line
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News from Abroad: Updates From Around the World
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Inaugural Heat Treat Today Economic Indicator Numbers Released
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Heat Treater Commissions Brazing Facility with 6 Vacuum Furnaces
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Al Reverb Furnace Fabrication Begins at Al Extrusion Plant
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Status from the Industry: What’s Hip in HIP?
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Firearms Manufacturer Adds Annealing Vacuum Furnace
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40 Under 40 Class of 2022 Alums Take the Stage
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Ohio Metallurgical
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Heat Treat Box Furnace Shipped to Manufacturer
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47,000 Pound Gear Heat Treated and Quenched at Metlab
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Power Generation Systems Manufacturer To Expand Heat Treat
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Are you trying to figure out what heat treat equipment investments you need to make in-house and what is better being ...
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A producer of aluminum and aluminum alloy sheets for the automotive and aerospace industries has ordered two continuous heat treatment lines ...
MTI 2023 Spring Meeting Recap
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Automated Quenching System for C/A Design’s New Hampshire Facility
A new, fully automated quenching system is nearing completion and will be installed at C/A Design's heat treat facility in Exeter, NH, ...
Heat Treat Radio #96: Making the Leap to Laser Heat Treat with Nic Willis
If you are considering making the leap to laser heat treat, buckle up. Nic Willis, metallurgist/heat treat supervisor of Emerson Professional ...
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An East Troy, WI, heat treat systems manufacturer announced the shipment of an electrically heated horizontal quench system to a manufacturer ...
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Nitriding and Surface Condition of Parts
Source: Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Metallography and nitriding, while two separate things, actually have a relationship. Do you know what it ...
Heat Treat Radio #95: Heat Treat Legend John Becker
We have the honor to speak with another Heat Treat Legend in our industry, John L. Becker, president and founder of ...
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A Terre Haute, IN, company has completed the commissioning of a vacuum furnace system for a Mid-Atlantic manufacturer. The furnace was ...
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This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. You know and we know that there is too much ...
EB and VAR Furnaces for American Company
Earl Good Managing Director at Retech Systems, LLC Source: Retech A furnace manufacturer located in Buffalo, NY will provide both an ...
CHTC & HIP Conferences Was a Success!
On March 22-24, 2023, the second China Heat Treatment Congress (CHTC) and first HIP Users Conference was held in Suzhou, China. ...
Record Setting Titanium Load Processing Achieved
Robert (Bob) Hill,President atSolar Atmospheres of Western PA Source: Solar Atmospheres A western PA heat treater recently degassed 175,000 pounds of ...
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 ...
New Sustainability & Decarbonization Initiatives for Heat Treat
Searching for sustainability resources? Check out this first installment of the Sustainability Insights series, from the Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) ...
Future Energy Flexibility
Today's original content piece comes to us from Dr.-Ing. Joachim G. Wünning, president of WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH. Thinking of how dependent ...
Heat Treat Radio #94: A North American Alliance — 3 Managing Directors Speak
In a special Heat Treat Radio episode, three managing directors based in SECO/WARWICK Group's North American companies speak with Doug Glenn, ...
Manufacturer Adds Gas Generator To Improve Sustainable Heat Treating
Marcio BoraginiSales Director for Brazil at UPC-Marathon Source: LinkedIn A gas generator was recently installed for Jomarca, one of the biggest ...
Reverse Engineering Aerospace Components: The Thought Process and Challenges
You can take the aircraft apart, but can you put it back together? Reverse engineering, as anyone who has ever taken ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Elephants and Mice
The monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary released in April starts with an analogy of current world events compared ...
Tip-Ups: A Viable Solution To Customize Your Heat Treat Department
Heat Treat Today asked tip-up manufacturers to help heat treaters understand the variability of tip-up options in the market today. In ...
Vacuum Furnace Designed Specifically for MRO Industry
Aero Space Power, an MRO facility, has ordered a custom-made vacuum furnace to be utilized in repair solutions for both complex aircraft ...
Dual Perspectives: Digitalization, Has it Come to Heat Treat Operations?
Changes are inevitable, but the world today is shifting oh so rapidly, keeping us on our toes. Two men from different ...
How Tip-Ups Forever Transformed Brake Rotor Manufacturing
Are your brake rotors heat treated? Travel back in time to discover how ferritic nitrocarburizing (FNC) became the heat treatment of ...
Victaulic Adds Foundry and Manufacturing Company
Rick Bucher President and CEO at Victaulic Source: LinkedIn On March 30, 2023, Victaulic, a manufacturer of mechanical pipe joining, fire ...
New Vacuum Furnace for Michigan Heat Treater
The new transformer Source: Solar Atmospheres Solar Atmospheres of Michigan took delivery of a new vacuum furnace this week, which will ...
Heat Treat Radio #93: Why Ion Nitride? An Exploration with Gary Sharp
Today's Heat Treat Radio episode illuminates how Gary Sharp, founder and CEO of Advanced Heat Treat Corp, began the company. Heat ...
FAC Awarded for Aerospace Applications Forging Line
Jiuli has awarded the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for a hydraulic radial forging line to a metals industry technology supplier with ...
Heat Treat Radio Series for Spring
The days are getting a little longer, you've saved up some vacation hours, it's time for a break this spring! Make ...
Heat Treated Forging Tools Get New Quench Tank
A forging tool manufacturer will receive an agitated heated oil quench tank to be used post-heat treatment in order to set ...
Cincinnati Steel Treating
Technicians with a combined 100+ years of metallurgical and heat treating experience . . . one of the largest commercial nitriding ...
Happy Easter to All Our Readers!
Heat Treat Today wishes a Happy Easter to our readers. We will be out of the office Friday, April 7, 2023, and ...
PWR Advanced Cooling Technology Ramps Up Heat Treat with 3 Brazing Furnaces
PWR Advanced Cooling Technology has ordered two universal batch CAB furnaces and a CAB continuous line. The furnaces will be used ...
Heat Treat Brazing Furnace for North American Manufacturer
At the end of March, a vacuum aluminum brazing furnace was shipped to a manufacturer that serves the aerospace industry. The ...
How Clean is Clean Enough?
How clean is clean enough? Insufficient cleaning before heat treating can interfere with results; insufficient cleaning after heat treating can impact ...
Cybersecurity Desk: Performing Your Basic & Final NIST SP 800-171 Self-Assessments
For any heat treater interested in getting these high-security contracts, review the following steps that will help you successfully complete your ...
Message from the Editor: Running the Baton to the Library
This first message from Bethany Leone, managing editor of Heat Treat Today gives an introduction to who she is and some of her ...
Nitriding Pit Furnace Added for Extruding Company
Marcin Stokłosa Project Manager NITREX Poland LinkedIn.com Arslan Aluminyum recently added three new extrusion presses to its production, increasing the demand ...
Heat Treat Furnace Amplifies Large Die Manufacturer’s Capabilities
Peter Zawistowski Managing Director SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USASource: SECO/WARWICK A U.S.-based international manufacturer of dies will expand their operation with a high-pressure ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Progress in the Face of Setbacks
The monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary released in March came out a little later than usual in order ...
Air & Atmosphere Heat Treat Tips Part 4: Carbon Control
Let's discover new tricks and old tips on how to best serve air and atmosphere furnace systems. In this series, Heat ...
News from Abroad: A New Technique, Equipment, and Celebrations
Heat Treat Today is partnering with two international publications: heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and ...
Fusion and Our Future
Current energy developments turn our thoughts to the possibility of future innovations. For example, is there a way to generate energy, ...
Heat Treat Radio #92: Navigating OSHA.gov with Rick Kaletsky
To determine what safety standards are relevant in your heat treat operations and be prepared for the future, tune into this ...
Car Bottom Heat Treat Furnace Installed in CA
Derek Dennis President Solar Atmospheres California Solar Atmospheres of California (SCA) installed a new 14 foot long car bottom air furnace. ...
Air & Atmosphere Heat Treat Tips Part 3: Data and Record Keeping
Let's discover new tricks and old tips on how to best serve air and atmosphere furnace systems. In this series, Heat ...
Nitride/Nitrocarburizing System Delivered to Heat Treating Company
Marcin Stokłosa Project Manager NITREX Poland LinkedIn.com A turnkey system has been delivered to SAGLAM METAL, a Turkish commercial heat-treating company. ...
Letter from the Publisher: ± 0.1°F – The Debate
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
EFD Induction and IPT Technology Will Become New Brand — ENRX
Industrial induction heating expert EFD Induction and inductive charging and power supply innovator IPT Technology will combine to form ENRX. On ...
Heat Treater To Expand Austempering Capabilities in US
Steve Wyatt President of Aalberts surface technologies - HIP|braze|heat treatment Source: Aalberts surface technologies Aalberts surface technologies - HIP | braze ...
5 Heat Treat Furnaces for Steel Manufacturer
A leading U.S. manufacturer of high-quality alloy steel and carbon steel closed-die forgings will have five furnaces installed and their combustion ...
Air & Atmosphere Heat Treat Tips Part 2: Burners and Combustion
Let's discover new tricks and old tips on how to best serve air and atmosphere furnace systems. In this series, Heat ...
Precision Electrical Components Manufacturer Adds 3 Vacuum Brazing Furnaces
Maciej Korecki Vice President of Business of the Vacuum Furnace Segment SECO/WARWICK A manufacturer of a wide variety of vacuum circuit ...
Aero and Turbine Heat Treat Expands for Titanium Steel Castings Manufacturer
A front-loading box furnace delivered to a northeastern U.S. supplier of titanium castings will expand the manufacturer's aerospace and gas turbine ...
Heat Treat Radio #91: Understanding the ±0.1°F Requirement in AMS2750, with Andrew Bassett
Where did the ±0.1°F AMS2750 requirement come from and how should heat treaters approach this specification, an important change that entails ...
Busch Vacuum Acquires VESCO Division of McLaughlin Furnace Group
Busch Vacuum Solutions U.S. has acquired the VESCO Division (VESCO-McLaughlin, Inc.) from McLaughlin Furnace Group. The VESCO Division, located in East ...
Air & Atmosphere Heat Treat Tips Part 1: Seals and Leaks
Let's discover new tricks and old tips on how to best serve air and atmosphere furnace systems. In this series, Heat ...
Energy: Is There a Crisis Affecting Heat Treaters Worldwide?
Changes are inevitable, but the world today is shifting oh so rapidly, keeping us on our toes. Two men from different ...
Research Institute Bolsters Vacuum Heat Treating Capabilities
The Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT, has invested in ...
News from Abroad: Mills, Mints, and the Middle East
Heat Treat Today is partnering with two international publications: heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and ...
Industrial Automation Manufacturer Adds In-House Heat Treat Capabilities
Maciej Korecki Vice President of Business of the Vacuum Furnace Segment SECO/WARWICK An industrial automation manufacturer has ordered a heat treatment ...
¿Cómo elegir el termopar correcto en Tratamientos Térmicos?
Los termopares: elementos indispensables para lograr un acertado tratamiento térmico, pero ¿cómo elegir el más indicado para su necesidad particular? ¿Qué ...
How To Choose the Right Thermocouple in Heat Treatment
Thermocouples: You can't accurately heat treat without them. But how can you choose the best one for your needs? What do ...
Tool Manufacturer To Expand Heat Treat Capabilities with Pit Furnace
A tooling manufacturer is expanding with an electrically heated, steam atmosphere pit furnace for steam treating parts. The steam treating process ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. You know and we know: there is too much content ...
Heat Treat Radio #90: CEO Slawomir Wozniak Talks North American Technologies and SECO/WARWICK Future
At the front of some major developments in heat treat technologies is Slawomir Wozniak, CEO of SECO/WARWICK. Join him and Heat ...
Heat Treating and Brazing Facility in PA Adds Furnace
A heat treat furnace was recently shipped and installed at commercial heat treat facility in Eastern PA. The equipment will expand ...
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, ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Certain Uncertainty
The monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary released in February shows that 2023 has already been forecasted in very ...
Heat Treat Bench-Top Box Furnace Delivered to Equipment Distributor
A highly uniform box furnace was sent to a distributor of equipment to maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities located throughout ...
2 “Heavy Duty” Furnaces Expand Tempering Capabilities for Ohio Heat Treater
Twin convection furnace systems were recently supplied to Winston Heat Treating. The furnaces replaced two older tempering systems. The new systems ...
Castheon Expands Hypersonic Production & Research Capabilities in California
Castheon, Inc. an ADDMAN Group company, has expanded its operational and engineering infrastructure in southern California. Castheon specializes in materials for ...
Feel the Heat This Valentine’s Day!
No better time to turn up the heat than Valentine's Day! Of course, we at Heat Treat Today are talking about ...
Tempering or Annealing, Which Heat Treatment Works for You?
What process holds a soft spot in your heart? Tempering or annealing? For Valentine's Day, turn up the heat -- errr ...
Improving Your Use of Radiant Tubes, Part 3
Over the last several months, the Combustion Corner series has challenged readers to spend some time researching opportunities to improve their ...
Endo Gas Upgrades Heat Treat for Nordic Traction
Nordic Traction Group, a manufacturer of traction chains and tracks for forestry and agricultural machinery, recently upgraded their heat treatment operations ...
Heat Treat Radio #89: Metallurgical Posterchild Aniket Maske
Aniket Maske, chief metallurgist and laboratory manager at Automatic Spring Products Corporation, brings new life to the world of heat treat ...
Timken Acquires American Roller Bearing Company
Richard G. Kyle President and Chief Executive Officer The Timken Company Source: The Timken Company The Timken Company, a producer of ...
Radiant Tubes: Exploring Your Options
There are many radiant tube options on the market, so which one is best for your furnace and your budget? In ...
NAS Announces Expansion, New Jobs in Kentucky
North American Stainless (NAS), a stainless steel producer in the United States, will proceed with a $244 million expansion to its ...
Fringe Friday: 3D Printing Premium Performance Tractor Valves
Click to watch the helpful video for the topic Source: John Deere UK IE/YouTube Source: Forbes Sometimes our editors find items ...
Burner Technology Enhances thyssenkrupp’s Annealing Plant
Dr.-Ing. Joachim G. Wünning President WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH thyssenkrupp Steel, a steel manufacturer with North American locations, recently inaugurated its newest ...
Massive H13 Extrusion Dies Heat Treat Hardened for Ohio Companies
Michael Johnson Director of salesSolar Atmospheres of Western PA Two large H13 extrusion dies for two separate companies were vacuum heat ...
Forging and Metalcasting Resources To Keep You Informed
We've assembled some of Heat Treat Today's resources on forging and metalcasting. Read or listen to what the experts have to say on ...
Cybersecurity Best Practices: Dos and Don’ts
Cybercrime is hands-down one of the quickest growing crimes around the globe and it continues to impact organizations from all industries. ...
Shopping Cart and Display Case Manufacturer To Expand Heat Treat Capabilities
A southeastern U.S. manufacturer will receive a dual-chamber heat treating and tempering furnace. The recipient, a leading manufacturer of shopping carts ...
Heat Treat Radio #88: Lunch & Learn — 3 Most Underrated Processes
Get ready to watch, listen, and learn about the three most underrated heat treat processes in today's episode. This conversation marks ...
Canadian Gov’t Provides $9 Million to Aerospace Manufacturer
Over $9 million FedDev Ontario investment is helping Cyclone Manufacturing Incorporated (Cyclone) to add a heat treatment oven at its Milton ...
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, ...
Canadian Government To Secure 88 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Aircrafts
The Government of Canada announced it is to receive Lockheed Martin's 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II aircrafts as a result of ...
Endings . . . People We Lost
Beginnings and endings often come together. As we begin a new year this month, we want to pause to remember a ...
Vacuum Furnaces: Finding and Managing Leaks
Source: Solar Atmospheres Keep that furnace running! Obviously, a furnace leak can be quite counterproductive and make it troublesome or even ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: The Big 3 Plus 1
The monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary released in January takes a look at the 3 common problems for ...
Navigate The Heat Treat Industry Calendar
Plot your heat treat events with Heat Treat Today's Industry Calendar. This planner is located under "Resources" on www.heattreattoday.com, and it ...
23 Tips for 2023: Heat Treat Knowledge for Professional Growth
By this time of the year, New Year's resolutions have fallen to the wayside. Rather than feeling discouraged, treat each day ...
News from Abroad: From AM and Electrode Regulation to Industrial Systems
Heat Treat Today is partnering with two international publications: heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and ...
19 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 19 news bites ...
Heat Treat Radio #87: Advances in Work Flow Planning Software with Jeffrey Halonen
While this Heat Treat Radio episode about the advances in work flow planning software will be more interesting to our commercial ...
Delve into Data and Digitization in the Heat Treat Realm
In preparation for Heat Treat Radio episode #87 (looking at ways to increase productivity especially with data management) coming tomorrow, take ...
The Role of Heat Treat in Binder Jetting AM for Metals
Additive manufacturing (AM) at a commercial scale began about 30 years ago and has expanded well beyond its original scope. As ...
DUAL PERSPECTIVES: Government Policy and Nuclear Power Initiatives
Changes are inevitable, but the world today is changing so rapidly that it's constantly keeping us on our toes. Do two ...
A Quick Guide to Alloys and Their Medical Applications
Contact us with your Reader Feedback! Do you know what are the most popular alloys in the medical market? What are ...
Boeing Receives Record Order for 787 Dreamliners
Boeing landed an order for 100 787 Dreamliners from United Airlines. Plans are in place to purchase 100 737 MAX jets, ...
EV Manufacturer Orders Vacuum Furnace for In-House Gear Prototyping
Peter Zawistowski Managing Director SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USASource: secowarwick.com An electric vehicle manufacturer will move the heat treatment of their prototype gears ...
Precision Manufacturing Insurance Services
Over the last few months, the Metal Treating Institute requested comments from members on how their current business insurance programs have ...
Pennsylvania Heat Treat Furnace Manufacturer Announces Ownership Change
L&L Special Furnace Co, Inc. announced that they are under new ownership, Specialized Thermal Solutions, Inc. beginning with the new year. ...
Letter from the Publisher: Beaver, Pennsylvania & Dusseldorf, Germany
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Heat Treating: The Best Medicine
Heat treating solutions are important for more than keeping an airplane flying in the sky or a bridge suspended above the ...
Merry Christmas from Heat Treat Today
We will be celebrating the holidays with family, so look for your next Heat Treat Daily e-newsletter on January 3rd. 2022 has been a ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media: Christmas Edition
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media: Christmas Edition. So much content is available on the web, ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Q4, New Year, and Beyond
The monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary released in December gives forecasts for Q4 results and takes a look into ...
Cybersecurity Desk: The DFARS Interim Rule and What It Means for Heat Treaters
As the next installment in this series on cybersecurity, this third article will give you a better understanding of the Department ...
Message from the Editor: Passing the Baton
Watching the calendar phase from one year to the next has us all thinking about change. Karen Gantzer, senior editor and ...
Corrosion Behavior of DMLS Titanium Alloy for Orthopedic Applications
In this article, explore the importance of alternative advanced manufacturing processes and the effects of post-process heat treating of DMLS titanium ...
Heads or Tails, Philadelphia Mint Wins by Upgrading Heat Treat Furnaces
The Philadelphia Mint recently began a round of upgrades for its heat treat furnaces. Their function in the minting process is ...
Stellantis Idles Illinois Plant Indefinitely
Last Friday Stellantis announced it will indefinitely halt operations at an Illinois assembly plant in February, citing the rising costs of ...
Heat Treat Radio #86: Looking Ahead to Thermprocess 2023 with Timo Würz
As 2022 comes to an end, we're taking this episode to look forward to what North American heat treaters can expect ...
Steel Sustains
The American steel industry is the cleanest of the leading steel industries in the world. Of the major steel-producing countries, the ...
Improving Your Use of Radiant Tubes, Part 2
Last month, we introduced the importance of radiant tubes in the heat treat industry. We explored the “why” of radiant tubes ...
Heat Treater Expands with Vacuum Furnace
A Swiss commercial heat treater ordered a vacuum furnace. A system will increase the production capacity of their nickel and silver ...
With New Heat Treatment, 3D-printed Metals Can Withstand Extreme Conditions
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Good and Bad News
The monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary released in November takes a look at high inflation. The report focuses the ...
Firearms Manufacturer To Receive Furnace To Heat Treat Aluminum
A leading firearms manufacturer ordered a continuous conveyor furnace from a Wisconsin furnace supplier. The oven will be used for heat ...
Improving Your Use of Radiant Tubes, Part 1
Radiant tubes are prevalent in heat treating applications. They are very simple devices: basically, a pipe that enters and exits the ...
Attend the Largest Heat Treat Show in the World June 12-16, 2023
Held only once every four years, THERMPROCESS is the largest heat treat show in the world with thousands in attendance. Brace ...
Heat Treat Brought In House for North American Producer
A North American producer of mining, construction, and material handling products added a continuous quench and temper furnace system as part ...
Thank You for a Wonderful, Inaugural Heat Treat Boot Camp!
Recently, the first ever Heat Treat Boot Camp took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from October 31 to November 2. Heat treat participants ...
2 Companies Choose EV/CAB Lines for Battery Cooler Components
Piotr Skarbiński Vice President of Aluminum and CAB Products Segment SECOWARWICK Source: LinkedIn Two Chinese manufacturers choose EV/CAB lines to expand ...
Message from the Editor: The Life-Giving Encouragement of Connection
The 2022 Furnaces North America event in Indianapolis was an unforgettable experience! Karen Gantzer, senior editor and associate publisher of Heat ...
Pratt & Whitney’s New Airfoil Foundry in Asheville, NC, To Create 800+ Jobs
Shane EddyPresidentPratt & WhitneySource: LinkedIn Pratt & Whitney staged a ribbon-cutting event for its new turbine airfoil plant in Asheville, NC. ...
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 ...
MTI Technical Standards Committee
Within any heat treating operation, quality drives everything, including quotes, contract review, and overall production. The #1 influences on quality are ...
PA Heat Treater Plays a Role in NASA’s Artemis 1 Mission
The most recent launch of NASA's Artemis 1 Mission included a large titanium manifold housing designed to rapidly propel astronauts away ...
Heat Treat Today Wishes You a Happy Thanksgiving
Heat Treat Today will take a break from publishing on Thursday and Friday, November 24 and 25. We will be celebrating ...
Nitriding System To Bring Heat Treat In-House
The Lenox Group, an aluminum extrusion profiles company, decided to add a turnkey nitriding system from a supplier with North American ...
Thermocouple Trivia by the Dozen
Thermocouples are ubiquitous. Whether you are 20 days or 20 years into the industry, you know the essential role they play ...
Manufacturer To Expand Heat Treat Capabilities with Box Furnace
Bill St. Thomas Business Development Manager Lindberg/MPHSource: Lindberg/MPH.com A manufacturer is expanding their heat treat capacities with a new box furnace, ...
Termopares: Doce datos menudos
Los termopares son ubicuos. Sin importar que tu experiencia en la industria sea de 20 días o 20 años, conoces bien ...
North American Heat Treat Manufacturer To Ship 10 Furnaces
Trevor Jones PresidentSolar Manufacturing, Inc. Source: Solar Manufacturing, Inc. A vacuum furnace manufacturer in North America has acquired purchase orders for ten ...
Heat Treat Radio #85: Salt Bath Heat Treating with Kolene Corporation
Heat Treat Radio host and Heat Treat Today publisher, Doug Glenn, is bringing us to the world of salt bath heat ...
Atmosphere-Controlled Retort Burn-Off Furnace Delivered to Midwest Manufacturer
A heat treat furnace has been delivered to a Midwest manufacturer of ceramic matrix parts. This system will be used for ...
Downloadable Cybersecurity Acronym List
Source: Bluestreak Consulting™ --> View Acronym List and Download This list of cybersecurity acronyms was compiled by Joe Coleman, cybersecurity officer ...
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 ...
Heat Treating System Delivered to Tinker Airforce Base in Oklahoma
A heat treat system for use in the aerospace and defense industry was recently delivered to Tinker AFB, OK - USAF. ...
Letter from the Publisher: Top 10 Energy Truths Worth Remembering
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
MTI Commercial Heat Treater of the Year Announced
Heat Treat Today, in cooperation with the Metal Treating Institute (MTI), recently presented the 2022 Master Craftsman Award (also known as ...
Contributor and Friend of Heat Treat Today Was Selected for ASM’s 2022 William Hunt Eisenman Award
Dr. Valery Rudnev was recently selected to be the American Society for Metal's (ASM) William Hunt Eisenman Award. Dr. Rudnev has many ...
Nor-Cal Products Will Begin Doing Business Under New Name
Bryan Strait General Manager Pfeiffer Vacuum Valves & EngineeringSource: LinkedIn Beginning November 1, 2022, Nor-Cal Products will begin doing business as ...
MTI Prepares for Nadcap with Rigorous Special Meeting
The Metal Treating Institute (MTI) hosted a special meeting for members at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Downtown Pittsburgh, PA, ...
Vacuum Furnaces: Time To Buy? Tips To Help Make Decisions
Source: Ipsen Shopping for a new heat treat vacuum furnace? Much thought and research goes into preparing for such an investment. ...
Watlow Completes Acquisition of Eurotherm
Rob GilmoreCEOWatlow Electric Manufacturing Companybizjournals.com Watlow, a North American designer and manufacturer of complete industrial thermal systems, announced it has completed ...
Supplier To Deliver 3 Heat Treat Systems to Automotive Manufacturer
A heat treat supplier is scheduled to deliver two CAB lines and one universal chamber furnace for aluminum brazing to automotive ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: The Power of Politics
The monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary released in October investigates the role politics takes in the economy. At this ...
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 ...
How Things Work: Thermocouples
Heat Treat Today is launching a How Things Work periodic content series. The first topic is the basics of thermocouples. Thermocouples ...
Governor Wolf: Gasbarre Products Expanding Heat Treat Furnace Operation in PA
Governor Tom Wolf announced that Gasbarre Products, Inc., an industrial heat treat furnace manufacturer, will create and retain 172 total jobs ...
Fringe Friday: ArcelorMittal Dofasco Lowers Carbon Footprint
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
Heat Treat Radio #84: Heat Treat Tomorrow — Digital Security with 4 Industry Experts
What does cybersecurity look like in a heat treat shop? In this episode, Doug Glenn, publisher of Heat Treat Today and ...
Staying Up to Speed with Sintering Parts and Additive Manufacturing for Heat Treat
The powder metal industry continues to develop to keep up with production and industry needs. What exactly goes on with powdered ...
Back to Basics Before Heat Treat Boot Camp
It's always a good idea to review the building blocks of the heat treat industry. In preparation for Heat Treat Boot ...
Heat Treat Supplier To Provide Andritz Group With Vertical Vacuum Furnace
Maciej Korecki Vice President of Business of the Vacuum Furnace Segment SECO/WARWICK The Andritz Group, a manufacturer of complete lines for ...
Manufacturer Expands HIP Capabilities for Energy Industry
MTC Powder Solutions received a hot isostatic press (HIP) that will extend the onsite size parameters of the Powder Metallurgy Near-Net ...
Reader Feedback: Measuring Junction Construction in AMS2750 Rev. G
Readers are checking out recent AMS2750 Rev. G changes and want some more information from Heat Treat Today about a specific ...
Twin Heat Treat Furnaces Delivered to RIDGID® TOOLS
Nic Willis Metallurgist/Heat Treat Manager Emerson Professional Tools Source: DELTA H RIDGID® TOOLS received twin furnace systems from a North American ...
Heat Treater’s New Switch Saves Production Run Time
Solar Atmospheres in Souderton, Pa, has had an automatic disconnect switch installed into a production car bottom vacuum furnace. The switch ...
Heat Treat Quench Questions Answered with Radio Review
Twice a month, Heat Treat Today publishes an episode of Heat Treat Radio, an industry-specific podcast that covers topics in the ...
Perryman Company Orders 2 Forging Systems
American titanium producer Perryman Company, in Houston, PA, has placed an order for the supply of two forging machines: a high-speed ...
General Atomics Heat Treats 7 Modules for Superconducting Magnet
General Atomics has heat treated the seventh and final module for a large superconducting magnet for ITER, a multi-national science experiment, with ...
Heat Treat Radio #83: Lunch & Learn with Heat Treat Today — Austempering
Today's episode delves into the term "austempering". What is it? Why do heat treaters need to use it? For what applications ...
Manufacturing Plant Adds In-House Nitriding for Power Generation Parts
A manufacturer in Poland turns to in-house heat treating capabilities rather than outsourcing its nitriding for stainless steel power generation parts. ...
Dig into the Archives: 5 Technical Articles for Fresh Heat Treaters in Auto
Are you a relatively new reader in automotive heat treat? Welcome. Enjoy this archive of articles from the automotive industry, which ...
Robotic Laser Heat Treating Expands at Grand Rapids
A commercial heat treater in Grand Rapids, MI is expanding its capabilities with robotic laser heat treating systems. This announcement was ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. You know and we know that there is too much ...
Jim Oakes Recognized with First Ever FNA Industry Award
Jim Oakes, president of Super Systems, has been awarded the first ever Furnaces North America (FNA) Industry Award at the trade ...
It’s Over, It Was Great, Thank You!
Furnaces North America 2022, the premier trade show and technical conference in the North American heat treating industry, attracted over 1,200 ...
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 ...
Excitement at Fever Pitch – Furnaces North America 2022 Happening Now!
Heat treaters travel for miles to attend Furnaces North America 2022, in Indianapolis, IN, for two days of learning and networking. ...
Guía para el líder que quiere motivar
[Está] posicionado no solo para trabajar en conjunto con otros seres humanos sino también para liderarlos; si su potencial se ha ...
Fringe Friday: GreenIron Furnaces To Recycle Oxidized Metals
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
IHEA’s Combustion Seminar: New Knowledge for New Improvements
With no new knowledge, no new improvements can be made. In the North American heat treating industry, new knowledge is constantly ...
2 Power Supplies Upgrade Heat Treat System
A Pennsylvania heat treat supplier recently shipped and commissioned two power supplies used in a continuous brazing furnace for a tool ...
Heat Treat Capabilities “Take Off” at Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base, an historic airfield engaged in experimental aviation, is expanding its heat treat capabilities with two dual chamber ...
Need To Pass a Nadcap Heat Treat Audit?
Source: Ipsen Global Each Nadcap audit is different, but each accreditation involves key elements that help heat treaters maintain quality and ...
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 ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: “I don’t really know” and That’s OK
The monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary this September reiterates the point that it has been making for ...
Heat Treat Radio #82: Gun Part Treatments, Turning Up the Heat with Steve Kowalski
Today's episode revolves around gun parts: How are they heat treated? How many gun component manufacturers are there in the U.S.? ...
Heat Treater of Military and Aerospace Ceramic Parts Expands with Box Furnace
GHH Series Box Furnace for Ceramic Matrix Composites Source: L&L Special Furnace Company, Inc. A U.S. manufacturer with a plant in ...
What Have You Learned from the Combustion Corner? Part 2
Since February 2021, Heat Treat Today has had the privilege of publishing the Combustion Corner. In each of these columns, John ...
3 Aspirational Heat Treat Legends
What makes the North American heat treat industry of 2022 what it is? As with any industry, the heat treating world ...
The Technology Trade Fair Quartet
Heat Treat Today will be a sponsor for the technology trade fair quartet in Düsseldorf, Germany, and we hope to see you ...
A Leader’s Guide to Motivation
Leadership coach Bill Munn writes to Heat Treat Today's 40 Under 40 Class of 2022: "[You] are positioned not only to work with ...
Heat Treater Expands Capabilities with Multiple Furnaces
ThermTech, heat treat service provider in Waukesha, WI, has increased their capabilities to provide services for the medical, aerospace, mining and ...
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 ...
The Wait Is Over: Say Hello to the Class of 2022!
The wait is over. Join Heat Treat Today in welcoming a new group of rising industry leaders for the fifth year ...
2022 Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40 Honorable Mentions
The privilege of unveiling the Heat Treat Today 40 Under 40 Class of 2022 comes with the reality that not every one of the nominees ...
Factorial Energy Announces Plans for EV Cell Pilot Production Facility
Factorial Energy (Factorial), a developer of solid-state battery technology for electric vehicle applications, announced it will establish a new advanced manufacturing ...
Heat Treat Radio #81 (Special Video Edition): Heat Treat Tomorrow – Hydrogen Combustion for Heat Treating: Reality or Smoke
Doug Glenn, publisher of Heat Treat Today, returns to the question on the future of hydrogen for heat treaters as he ...
Heat Treat Furnaces To Improve Hardening Capabilities for Aalberts
Alberto Martin Sales Director -- Spain Aalberts surface technologies TEY International manufacturer Aalberts surface technologies Group will receive two vacuum furnaces ...
What Have You Learned from the Combustion Corner? Part 1
Since February 2021, Heat Treat Today has had the privilege of publishing the Combustion Corner. In each of these columns, John ...
Enjoy the Long Weekend!
It's an honor to serve the good people in the heat treat industry. This labor day weekend, we hope you take ...
Fringe Friday: Foundry 4.0
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
Top 3 Heat Treat Grab and Go Visuals
We get it. You read all day: emails, memos, furnace monitoring screens. To give your eyes a break, Heat Treat Today wanted ...
Message from the Editor: Wonder
Seeing behind the scenes of everyday processes, seeing the previously unknown "how," can be an "Aha" moment. Karen Gantzer, senior editor ...
Gear Manufacturer Gains Nitriding Capacity with 2 Heat Treat Furnaces
The Capi Group has boosted its nitriding/nitrocarburizing capacity with two heat treat furnaces to keep up with the rise in production ...
Using a Data-Driven Approach To Operate Cleaners in a Heat Treatment Facility
When was the last time the parts washer was cleaned? For many heat treaters, answering this question and keeping data on ...
Vac-Met Joins North American Heat Treat Family of Companies
Vac-Met, Inc., a heat treater in the Midwest for 41 years, has been acquired by a North American commercial heat treater. ...
Letter from the Publisher: Who Is Kathy Pisano?
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
21 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 21 news bites ...
Message from the Editor: Celebrations
Not every day is a wedding day, so what are the small goals that keep the needle moving forward? Karen Gantzer, ...
Heat Treat Radio #80: Lunch & Learn with Heat Treat Today – Mill Processes and Production, part 2
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, and several other Heat Treat Today team members sit down with long-time industry expert Dan Herring, The ...
CAB Line Selected for EV In-House Heat Treating
An international automotive conglomerate has selected a controlled atmosphere brazing line for their newly established factory in Mexico. The heat treat ...
Guide To Conducting SATs According to CQI-9 4th Edition
The AIAG CQI-9 (Heat Treat System Assessment) is the most accepted standard in the automotive industry for the validation of heat ...
ThermTech
If ThermTech was a person, they would make it into Heat Treat Today's 40 Under 40 Class of 2022 as a notable ...
News from Abroad: Heat Treat Modernization, Events, and Retrofitting
Heat Treat Today is partnering with heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and Asian heat treat ...
Guía para conducir pruebas System Accuracy Tests conforme a CQI-9 4ta. Edición
The AIAG CQI-9 (Heat Treat System Assessment) is the most accepted standard in the automotive industry for the validation of heat ...
Fringe Friday: New Energy Equipment at Historic Pittsburgh Factory
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
Aerospace Conversion Provider Joins “Three Second Club”
Cruz Hernández Back-Shop Supervisor Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services Source: LinkedIn PEMCO Conversions - Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services operators will join ...
Heat Treat IQ System for Härtewerk Chemnitz Hardening Plant
Kai Werlitz Technical Operations Manager Härtewerk Chemnitz GmbH Source: Härtewerk Chemnitz Härtewerk Chemnitz GmbH, a large German commercial hardening plant (Lohnhärterei), ...
Parallel Positioning Burner Controls for Uniform Temperature
Is there a way to combine pulse firing and fuel-only modulation without retaining the downsides of either method? Parallel positioning of ...
DUAL PERSPECTIVES: Is Green Hydrogen a Game Changer in the Heat Treat Industry?
Changes are inevitable, but the world today is changing so rapidly that it's constantly keeping us on our toes. Do two ...
Induction Hardening Service at Alabama Heat Treat Facility
Mikel Woods President Advanced Heat Treat, Corp. (Source: www.ahtcorp.com) Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), a heat treat services and metallurgical solutions ...
Heat Treat Radio #79: All Things Auto Industry Quenching with Scott MacKenzie
Heat Treat Radio host and Heat Treat Today publisher, Doug Glenn, sits down with Dr. D. Scott MacKenzie, the senior research ...
Global Power Tech Leader Will Use Heat Treat Furnace for Nuclear Applications
A global leader in power technologies purchased a vacuum furnace from a North American furnace provider. The equipment will be used ...
Strategies To Reduce Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
N2: It's so harmless, it makes up the majority of the air we breathe. But, once bonded with oxygen, the resulting ...
When Is It Time for Recuperation?
Last month, we discussed adjusting the fuel to air ratio of our burners - which is always the starting point. This ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. You know and we know: there is too much content ...
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 ...
Message From the Editor: How To Use the Heat Treat Buyers Guide
Finding heat treat related equipment and services has never been easier than with the Heat Treat Buyers Guide. Karen Gantzer, senior ...
Heat Treat Q&A: Dodging “Exploding Gas Bubbles”
Source: Bodycote Let's talk about exploding gas bubbles -- or, perhaps more accurately, cavitation erosion and how cavitation can be prevented. ...
Heat Treat Simulation Imaging Through Time: 2019–2021
Heat treat induction coils, forgings, AM parts, and gears. What do they all have in common? R&D specialists have been creating ...
6 Heat Treat Tech Trends Fulfilled in 2022. . .Thus Far
What are the heat treat tech trends we're seeing in Heat Treat Today? Perhaps you read the Tech Trends article earlier ...
Horizontal Nitriding System Delivered at Hydro Heat Treat Location
Marcin Stokłosa Project Manager Nitrex Poland LinkedIn.com A global aluminum and energy company, Hydro Extrusion Norway, recently received a horizontal nitriding ...
Heat Treat Radio #78: Heat Treat Legend Suresh Jhawar
Heat Treat Today publisher and Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, meets another Heat Treat Legend, Suresh Jhawar. In this third installment of ...
Batch Austemper Heat Treat Line for Agricultural Equipment Supplier
Mike Coburn Technical Sales AFC-Holcroft Source: LinkedIn A major North American supplier of agricultural and lawn equipment purchased a complete batch ...
Stress Relieving Tips From Heat Treat Today
Stress relieving tips from Heat Treat Today? It's not what you think! In this Technical Tuesday, we'll be sharing some fast ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Hopeful Horizon Now Approaching
The most recent monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association's (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary released in June shares that there are pessimistic and ...
Letter From the Publisher: Keto & Carbon
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Fringe Friday: Turning Up the Heat (Safely)!
Source: EHS Today Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in ...
Redline Chambers Joins Heat Treat Product Provider
Source: Thermal Product Solutions Redline Chambers, a U.S. manufacturer of vacuum chambers and systems for the aerospace, defense, energy, electronics, and ...
Aerospace Manufacturer Awaits Heat Treat Vacuum Furnace
Mark Hemsath Vice Presidentof Sales, Americas Nitrex HeatTreating Services An aircraft provider of small and large commercial and military jet engines ...
Cybersecurity Desk: Why and How To Become a Compliant Heat Treater
Cybersecurity: it's important for more than just keeping checking accounts safe. Banks, government agencies, and online data bases all require strict ...
Kowalski Heat Treating
A company that does tough jobs no one else wants to and has a big personality? That's Kowalski Heat Treating (KHT). ...
Heat Treat Provider Increases HIP Capacity in Greenville, SC
Stephen Harris Bodycote Group Chief Executive Source: Bodycote Bodycote, a global thermal processing services provider, is expanding its hot isostatic pressing ...
News From Abroad: Decarbonizing, Steel Upgrades, and Green Tech
Heat Treat Today is partnering with heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and Asian heat treat ...
Letter From the Publisher: Energy Supply Is Not the Problem
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Heat Treat Radio #77: Algorithmic Combustion Tuning With Justin Dzik and Ben Witoff at Fives
In this Heat Treat Radio episode, host and Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn learns about a never-before-seen combustion system tuning technology from ...
Fives North American Combustion CertiFire® Presentation at AISTech
Source: Fives North American Combustion, Inc. View Presentation and Download Click Image To View the Presentation This presentation was featured in ...
AM Heat Treat Solutions Expected From New Partnership
AddUp, a provider in the field of metal additive manufacturing (AM), and a creator of thermal solutions have signed a partnership ...
Heat Treating A-LU-mi-num
Al-u-MI-ni-um. A-LU-mi-num. Heat treating aluminum is not something we often get a chance to talk about, but it is everywhere. From ...
Heat Treaters Go Back to School
Summer is slipping away, is it time to go back to school? Heat Treat Today is sharing some of the training ...
4 Heat Treat Radio Episodes To Boost Your Confidence in Compliance
Twice a month, Heat Treat Today publishes an episode of Heat Treat Radio, a unique-to-the-industry podcast. Whether it's AMS2750 or CQI-9, ...
What Are the Real Threats to the Economy?
Is the sky falling? Are we all doomed? Are we on the cusp of stagflation or hyper-inflation? Is this the beginning ...
Endogas Generator Increases Efficiency for OWZ Ostalb
Daniel Panny Product Manager UPC-Marathon in Germany Source: LinkedIn OWZ Ostalb received a new electrically heated endothermic gas generator. The company ...
What Does It Mean To “Heat Treat Green”?
What does it mean to "heat treat green"? Between the hype and the cynicism of abilities of "green solutions" to meet ...
Happy 4th of July!
Whether you're at the beach, at home, or sneaking in a few workaholic hours on the job, we hope everyone in ...
Spotlight on 40 Under 40 Alumni
Heat Treat Today's 40 Under 40 was created to bring recognition to young professionals in the industry, giving names, faces, and words to ...
Vacuum Heat Treat Capabilities Expand for Magnetic Shields Ltd
Colin Woolger, Director, MSL Heat Treatment Source: LinkedIn A U.S. manufacturer of heat treat furnaces will supply a new vacuum furnace ...
12 of 38 Aerospace Furnaces Brought Up to Spec
Andrew Bassett, President, Aerospace Testing and Pyrometry A pyrometry compliance company in the heat treat industry recently reported the successful launch ...
Heat Treating in Red, White, and Blue
Independence Day is right around the corner, and Heat Treat Today wanted to share some red, white, and blue processes from ...
DUAL PERSPECTIVES: The Heat Treat Shop of 2050
Changes are inevitable, but the world today is changing so rapidly that it's constantly keeping us on our toes. Do two ...
14 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 14 news bites ...
Heat Treat Radio #76: Lunch & Learn with Heat Treat Today – Mill Processes and Production, Part 1
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, and several other Heat Treat Today team members sit down with long-time industry expert Dan Herring, ...
Heat Treat Fabrication Provider Acquires Certain Assets From Performance Industrial Products
On June 16, 2022, a heat resistant high alloy casting and fabrication company headquartered in Avilla, Indiana acquired certain assets of ...
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 ...
News From Abroad: Heat Treat Investments, Management, and Anniversaries
Heat Treat Today is partnering with heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and Asian heat treat ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. You know and we know: there is too much content ...
How To Make $17,792.00 in a Couple of Hours
We will explore the ever-popular subject of how to make money the easy way. Well, better stated: How to save some ...
2 Heat Treat Furnaces To Assist CMC Industry
Two atmosphere controlled retort box furnaces will be used for de-bindering ceramic matrix composite parts (CMC) as well as powder metals ...
Heat Treat Radio Review
Twice a month, Heat Treat Today publishes an episode of Heat Treat Radio, a unique-to-the-industry podcast that covers topics in the ...
Automotive Air Conditioning System Manufacturer Contracts New CAB Line
Piotr Skarbiński Vice President of the Aluminum Process and CAB Products Segment SECO/WARWICK Group Source: SECO/WARWICK An international furnace supplier has ...
Agreement Reached for Eurotherm To Join Watlow in Deal with Schneider Electric SE
Rob Gilmore CEO Watlow Electric Manufacturing Companybizjournals.com Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company, a North American manufacturer of thermal systems, will purchase Eurotherm, ...
Heat Treat Radio #75: Reimagining Furnace Compliance with C3 Data’s Matt Wright
Heat Treat Radio host and Heat Treat Today publisher, Doug Glenn, talks with Matt Wright, the chief marketing officer at C3 ...
Medical Heat Treater Receives “A to Z” HIPing Solution
A hot isostatic press (HIP) was recently delivered to T.A.G. Medical Products Corporation Ltd. (TAGMPC), a manufacturer of medical and dental solutions ...
Hot Take on HIPing
Hot isostatic pressing. . . What is it? How is HIPing benefiting the medical industry? What is its place in additive ...
Heat Treat Capabilities Increase for Tooling and Machinery Component Manufacturer
Marcin Stokłosa Project Manager Nitrex Poland LinkedIn.com The YAZICI TRANSFER MAKINA company decided to increase its heat treat capacity in Istanbul ...
Fringe Friday: Stellantis Builds EV Batteries in Kokomo
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
Western PA Heat Treat Facility VOQ Passes Startup Protocol
Robert (Bob) Hill, FASM President Solar Atmospheres of Western PA Source: Solar Atmospheres Solar Atmospheres of Western PA announced their newly designed ...
Sundram Fasteners Ltd. Expands Vacuum Furnace Capabilities
Mr. Sivaraman Arjunan Senior Manager Sundram Fasteners Limited Source: LinkedIn Indian fastener manufacturer Sundram Fasteners Limited will receive a vacuum furnace to ...
15 Questions To Ask Before Designing an Induction Coil
Designing a new induction coil? Here are 15 questions to ask to ensure the coil meets all the requirements to do ...
Remembering Those Who Served
Heat Treat Today would like to wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day. As you (hopefully) take some time off from work, ...
Manufacturer Gains Gas-Fired Pit Furnace
Bill St. Thomas Business Development Manager Lindberg/MPHSource: Lindberg/MPH A Michigan-based furnace supplier will ship a gas-fired pit furnace to a manufacturer. ...
Feature Video: Why Nominate for Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40 Award?
Instead of a traditional Heat Treat Radio podcast this Thursday, we're featuring a message from Bethany Leone, an editor at Heat ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: It’s Not the 1980s
Rather than mirror the doom and gloom projections from the media, this economic report does not project the 1980s to our ...
Deep Cryogenics 101
Heat treaters often target gas nitriding and carburizing as key additions to their facility, but sometimes they miss a low-cost opportunity ...
DUAL PERSPECTIVES: Europe vs. North America
Changes are inevitable, but the world today is changing so rapidly that it's constantly keeping us on our toes. Do two ...
Fringe Friday: Amazing Medical Machined Metal
Source: Global Medical via LinkedIn Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting ...
Heat Treating Furnace Intended for NSK Global Bearing Manufacturer
Piotr Skarbiński Vice President of the Aluminum Process and CAB Products Segment SECO/WARWICK Group Source: SECO/WARWICK A roller-type furnace intended for ...
Watch for 3 Heat Treat Events This Summer
Are you ready for summer? Heat Treat Today's Industry Calendar features the key events of the season to make sure you do not ...
Tempering: 4 Perspectives — Which makes sense for you?
Tempering. A vitally important step in the hardening process and a process that is used extensively throughout the heat treatment industry. ...
Going Carbon Free: An Interview with H2 Green Steel
Hydrogen will be the future of steel making. But how do we put the technology into place and make it work? ...
Tool Steel Manufacturer Amps Up With 2 Box Furnaces
A manufacturer of saw blades and tool steels will amp up its heat treating capabilities with two floor-standing box furnaces. The ...
Heat Treat Radio #74: Water in Your Quench with Greg Steiger, Idemitsu
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, talks with Greg Steiger of Idemitsu Lubricants America Corp. about the causes and dangers of ...
7th Heat Treat System for Automotive OEM
Peter Zawistowski Managing Director SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USASource: secowarwick.com A global automotive components manufacturer is expecting a high pressure quench horizontal vacuum ...
Why Induction Heating Is a Green Technology
It seems like the world is going green! Induction heating is in the game with its green technology. It does not ...
Natural Gas Revisited
Natural gas is the dominant energy source used by heat treaters and its price and availability is critical to all U.S. ...
12 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 12 news bites ...
Heat Treat Radio Snapshots
Twice a month, Heat Treat Today publishes an episode of Heat Treat Radio, a unique-to-the-industry podcast. Hear some good news about ...
U.S. Firearm Manufacturer Orders Vacuum Heat Treat Furnace
A firearms manufacturer based in the U.S. has ordered a vacuum heat treating furnace from a Pennsylvania manufacturer. Solar Manufacturing Inc. ...
Message From the Editor: Engagements
Social media has become an ubiquitous part of daily life for many of us. Karen Gantzer, managing editor of Heat Treat Today, ...
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 ...
New Solution to Reduce Emissions and Increase Throughput at Tata Steel
Tata Steel will receive an IIOT (industrial internet of things) solution for their industrial furnaces. This solution is designed to reduce ...
North American Heat Treater Expands Annealing and Brazing Capabilities
A 28" wide, 4 zone mesh belt annealing and brazing furnace has been commissioned for Bluewater Thermal Solutions, a U.S. based ...
Heat Treat Radio #73: Energy’s Bright Future with Mark Mills, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, talks with Mark Mills, one of the nation's foremost experts on energy and technology about ...
Automotive Manufacturer To Replace Vacuum Furnace
Peter Zawistowski Managing Director SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USASource: secowarwick.com An American manufacturer of automotive metal seals will be replacing an existing vacuum ...
Care and Maintenance of Polymer Quenchants
In induction hardening, power supply, generator issues, and coil problems can all cause damage to parts. Consider one more area where ...
Aluminum Producer Readies Lab and Heat Treat Furnaces
Andrew Bassett President Aerospace Testing and Pyrometry Source: Aerospace Testing and Pyrometry A large aluminum producer in the U.S. Midwest received ...
Fringe Friday: Making Steel “Green”
Source: Engineering & Technology Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments ...
Paging Through Heat Treat Today’s Technical Files
We're flipping through Heat Treat Today's technical articles today to highlight four heat treat-related processes: hardening, ferritic nitrocarburizing, titanium processing, and ...
Letter from the Publisher: Cryptocurrency In Your Future
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Aluminum Extruder Expands Nitriding Capabilities
Marcin Stokłosa Project Manager Nitrex Poland LinkedIn.com Qatar Aluminium Extrusion Co. (Qalex) recently received a nitriding system. The aluminum profiles manufacturer ...
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 ...
Box Furnace Arrives for Valve Manufacturer in the U.S.
An international valve manufacturer located in the southeastern U.S. has received a high-uniformity box furnace. The L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc. model ...
Happy Easter Weekend!
We want to wish you a Happy Easter Weekend! On this Good Friday, we remember the love and the incredible sacrifice ...
Heat Treat Radio #72: All About Heat Treat Boot Camp with Doug Glenn
Heat Treat Radio's editor, Bethany Leone sits down with Heat Treat Today publisher and creator of Heat Treat Boot Camp Doug Glenn to ...
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 ...
Electronic Component Manufacturer to Expand Vacuum Tempering Capabilities
Peter Zawistowski Managing Director SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USASource: secowarwick.com A global manufacturer of electronic components with engineering centers and factories worldwide has ...
Tech Trends: Heat Treat Technologies to Watch in 2022
Technology is ever evolving. Will you be able to keep up with all the new developments? Discover the tech trends these ...
Cleaning Quality and Economy for Heat Treated Parts
Source: Modern Machine Shop Pre- or post-heat treat process cleaning might sound like an afterthought, especially when considering the expense. But ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. You know and we know: there is too much content available ...
Aerospace Components Manufacturer Orders Two-Chamber Vacuum Furnace
Selcuk Kilicarslan Special Process Manager TEI TEI - a large Turkish manufacturer of aircraft engines - purchased a two-chamber vacuum furnace. ...
The Properties of Titans vs. Poor Tribological Performance
Source: Advanced Heat Treat, Corp. There seems to be no limit to what heat treated titanium alloy products can do -- ...
Staying Safe on the Floor: 8 Safety Tips for Heat Treaters
We've assembled some of the top 101 Heat Treat Tips that heat treating professionals submitted over the years into today's original ...
Commercial Heat Treating Company Announces Rebrand of U.S. Businesses
Oliver Jaeger CEO Aalberts surface technologies Photo credit: LinkedIn A global provider of specialized thermal processing, surface treatment, and material coating ...
Heat Treatment System Prepared for Global Specialty Fastener Manufacturer
A Canadian heat treat solutions providers has recently prepared a shipment of an 1,800 kg/hr continuous mesh belt heat treatment system ...
Heat Treater To Sharpen Their In-House Operation
A manufacturer of machining tools, industrial knives, mulching knives, and chippers has placed an order for a vacuum furnace with 10 ...
Heat Treatment Opportunities for Auto Industry Expand in Kodak, TN
Bill Lee Governor of Tennessee A metal coating and heat treatment company is set to add a new manufacturing and distribution ...
Exploring Thermal Sensors in Hydrogen Atmosphere for Turbines and Other Applications, Part 2 of 2
Some thermal sensing systems are not able to measure the lower end of the spectrum, while other systems are not able ...
Checking Out Heat Treat Today’s Technical Files
We're flipping through Heat Treat Today's technical articles today to highlight four heat treat-related processes: quenching, sintering, nitriding, parts cleaning. Read ...
Service Heat Treating
In 1974, Richard Armitage saw an opportunity for a quality and service focused commercial heat treater in southeastern Wisconsin and that's ...
Fastener Manufacturer Acquires K-T Bolt Manufacturing
Brad Tinney President and CEO Birmingham Fastener Source: LinkedIn Birmingham Fastener announced the acquisition of K-T Bolt Manufacturing, Inc. based in ...
Heat Treat Legend #71: Dan Herring, The Heat Treat Doctor®
Heat Treat Today publisher and Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, is joined by Dan Herring, known in the industry as ...
19th Century Guns vs. 21st Century Corrosion Resistance
Source: Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Let's talk about guns. To create a durable and corrosion resistant barrel, guns in the 19th ...
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, ...
Aerospace Industry Chooses Vacuum Heat Treat Solution
A Chinese company has ordered a horizontal vacuum furnace which will help in producing highly specialized cast parts used in the ...
12 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 12 news bites ...
Two Major Updates for International Events
Today, we look to our European information partner, heatprocessing, to get an update on how two huge heat treat tradeshows are ...
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 ...
The “Known – Unknown”: Preparing Your Facility for Unpredictable World Events
The "Known - Unknown," the "Undiscovered Country," the "Movement from cocksure ignorance to thoughtful uncertainty." It doesn't matter if you get ...
Ukraine Crisis and the Heat Treat Industry
The tragedies of war are many. In today's post, we're looking at a very small slice of the consequences of the ...
Heat Treat Radio #70: Lunch & Learn with Heat Treat Today – Heat Treatment vs. Thermal Processing
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, and several other Heat Treat Today team members sit down with long-time industry expert Dan Herring, ...
Delivery Scheduled for Medical Brazing Heat Treat Solution
Maciej Korecki Vice President of Business of the Vacuum Furnace Segment SECO/WARWICK A medical device manufacturer is set to receive a ...
“The light at the end of the tunnel” — Monitoring Mesh Belt Furnaces
According to "Dr. O" - Dr. Steve Offley, product marketing manager at PhoenixTM - temperature control of the heat treatment application ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Lions, Tigers, and Bears?
"The inventory levels for almost every industrial metal have been as low as they have been in decades and at the ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. You know and we know: there is too much content available ...
Flipping Through Heat Treat Today’s Technical Files
We're flipping through Heat Treat Today's technical articles today to highlight four processes: annealing, brazing, carburizing, and forging. Read our top ...
Heat Treating Furnace Dispatched to Military Contractor
A large gas-fired normalizing furnace has been sent to a global manufacturer of pipe, tube, and fittings used for various military ...
On-Site Hydrogen Generation: A Viable Option for Reducing Atmospheres in Heat Treating
Hydrogen is a reducing gas used in thermal processing atmospheres for brazing, annealing, metal injection molding, metal additive manufacturing, and glass-to-metal ...
Weight Loss and Shrinkage: Comparing Furnace Insulation Exposed to Hydrogen Gas
What material is best suited as thermal insulation, fixtures, and setters in furnaces with hydrogen atmospheres? To find out, ZIRCAR Ceramics, ...
12 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 12 news bites ...
Message From the Editor: Risks
We take risks every day. Often times, taking risks is the only way to innovate or move forward. Karen Gantzer, managing editor ...
Heat Treat Radio #69: Robotics in Heat Treat, a Conversation With Dennis Beauchesne, ECM-USA
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses the current state of robotics in the North American (and European) heat treat markets ...
Grand Blanc Processing to Integrate New Furnace
A roller-hearth furnace will soon be processing wire products at Grand Blanc Processing's high quality processed wire production facility in Holly, ...
Mesh Belts 101
Heat Treat Today surveyed mesh belt industry manufacturers asking for feedback on information heat treaters should know. In this article, Abelard ...
Are You Holding on to Uncashed Checks?
To not invest money in worthwhile projects makes as much sense as not depositing your paycheck. In this column, we will ...
Heat Treat Takes Flight: Increasing Heat Treat Capabilities From Indiana to Russia
Today, we look to our European information partner, heatprocessing, to explore what international news from around the world has flown by! An ...
Letter from the Publisher: The Upside of Failure
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Erie Steel Ltd.
In 1961 in an old building that formerly housed the Chevrolet Toledo Transmission power plant, Phil Flynn, chief metallurgist of Buick ...
Michelin Acquires New Vacuum Furnace
Michelin, a European tire manufacturer with technology centers in the U.S., will receive a new vacuum furnace from a global supplier ...
Vacuum Oil Quench Being Installed at Western PA Facility
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA received delivery of their vacuum oil quench (VOQ) furnace last week. This 36” x 36" x 48” ...
Mesh Belt Atmosphere Heat Treatment Systems: Meeting Demands for Performance, Quality, and Innovation
Mesh belt furnaces are the workhorse of the heat treating industry. With constant pressure to enhance performance and develop quality products, ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media: Valentine’s Day Edition
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media: The Valentine's Day Edition. You may think that case hardening means ...
A Metal That Heals Itself
Source: ThomasNet Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one ...
Heat Treat Radio Reminisces
Whether you're a long-time follower or a recent listener, Heat Treat Radio has a history of hits that we're highlighting in today's ...
Heat Treat E-Commerce: A Growing Trend or a Passing Fad?
E-commerce? In the heat treating industry? Heat Treat Today was curious about this new trend, so we asked three heat treat ...
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 ...
EAF Steel Producer Increases Furnace Capabilities
Celsa France, an EAF (electric arc furnace) steel producer specializing in the production of steel billets from steel scrap, will be ...
Mueller Brass Co. Soon to Heat Treat with New Sintering Furnace
A batch sintering furnace will be installed at Mueller Brass Co., a major supplier of brass rod and forgings in the ...
The Heat Treat Industry Calendar Is Ready, Are You?
Navigate this summer's heat treat events with Heat Treat Today's Industry Calendar. This hidden gem is located under "Resources" on www.heattreattoday.com, ...
Aalberts Expands Hardening Plant Capabilities
Aalberts Surface Technologies Group will expand their Dzierżoniów, Poland hardening plant with a new AFT process line. The line, based on ...
To Clean or Not To Clean? That’s the Question.
What's most important when heat treating: time, quality, costs, aesthetics? With competing demands, you need to discern when cleaning parts pre- ...
Message from the Editor: Pivoting
In the age of new technology, Karen Gantzer, managing editor of Heat Treat Today, reflects on a year of "pivoting" to ...
Automated Nitriding Cell to Automobile Manufacturer
In order to meet increasing market demand, a global auto manufacturer is including the installation of a second automated nitriding cell ...
Lab Furnace Recycles Metallic Parts
L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc. model GS1714 Photo Credit: L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc. A worldwide manufacturer of catalytic convertors, medical ...
Heat Treat Radio #68: The Greenness and Goodness of Salt Quenching with Bill Disler
Quenching is typically associated with oil, water, or high pressure gas quenching. But Bill Disler from AFC-Holcroft suggests that we not ...
VIVA ALUMINIUM SYSTEMS Acquires Turnkey System for Nitriding
VIVA ALUMINIUM SYSTEMS - a Vias Group member - has recently acquired a turnkey system for nitriding extrusion dies after experiencing ...
The Chemistry Behind the Process: 6 Heat Treat Tips for Brazing, Induction, and Quenching
We’ve assembled some of the top 101 Heat Treat Tips that heat treating professionals submitted over the last three years into today's original content. ...
“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 ...
29 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 29 news bites ...
Terrifically Titanium Heat Treating Results
Source: Total Materia Heat treaters in the medical and aerospace sectors will eagerly tell you about titanium alloys. The hot alloy ...
6 Heat Treat Events From Around the Globe
Today, we look to our European information partner, heatprocessing, to explore what international tradeshows you can look forward to, such as ...
Heat Treat Tomorrow – Hydrogen Combustion: Our Future or Hot Air?
Doug Glenn, publisher of Heat Treat Today, moderates a panel of 5 experts who address questions about the growing popularity of ...
Solar Atmospheres of Souderton, PA Adds Furnace for Titanium Reclamation
Solar Atmospheres Souderton, PA incorporated a high-production vacuum furnace with a work zone of 48"x48"x72" and a weight capacity of up ...
Snam Teams Up to Decarbonize Metals Industry
Snam, an energy infrastructure operator in Europe, will collaborate with a developer of solutions for the green transition of the metals ...
Heat Treat Legend #67: Bill Jones, CEO, Solar Atmospheres Group of Companies
Heat Treat Today publisher and Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, sits down with Bill Jones, CEO of the Solar Atmosphere ...
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 ...
Letter from the Publisher: Supply Chain of Thankfulness — No Shortages Here
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Exploring Thermal Sensors in Hydrogen Atmosphere for Turbines, Part 1 of 2
Direct thermal measurement of temperatures within a turbine is limited due to many factors. Some thermal sensing systems are not able ...
Hazelett Joins Global Heat Treat Furnace Solution Provider
Hazelett Strip-Casting Corporation of Colchester, VT in the US has become a member of a global heat treat furnace solution provider ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. As you know, there is so much content available on the ...
Celebrate January 6th: National Technology Day!
What's new in heat treat? A LOT. Over the past year, we've seen numerous new technologies in the way of research, ...
MIM and AM Client Pleased with Retrofit Sintering Vacuum Furnace
A retrofitted vacuum furnace will now produce more metal injected molded (MIM) components with considerably less downtime. In 2021, a North ...
Heat Treatment of Fasteners for the Medical Device Industry
The medical industry relies heavily on the use of fasteners. The correct fastener ensures that the device goes together and stays ...
22 Ways To Start 2022 Right
To jump start your heat treat knowledge this year, read this list of 22 ways you can connect with industry leaders, ...
Merry Christmas from Heat Treat Today
We will be celebrating the holidays with family, so look for your next Heat Treat Daily on January 3rd. 2021 has been a transformative ...
This Week In Heat Treat Social Media: Christmas Edition
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media: The Christmas Edition. With so much content available on the web, ...
Vacuum Nitriding Furnace for North American Captive Heat Treater
ZeroFlow® nitriding furnace A North American-based manufacturer of helicopter masts, turbine shafts, engine thrust links, and nuclear components with in-house heat ...
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 ...
FNA 2022: The Future Will Meet You There!
Planning 2022 heat treat goals would be lacking without considering at least one of the major heat treat shows in North ...
News From Heat Treat Today’s European Media Partner
Today, we cast our sights overseas to our European information partner, heatprocessing, to find out what's new internationally. Major movements in ...
Captive Extrusion Die Maker Levels Up With 11 New Furnaces
Peter Zawistowski Managing Director SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USA Source: secowarwick.com An international extrusion die maker with in-house heat treating is set to ...
R&D and Additive Manufacturing Heat Treater Adds Vacuum Furnace
Derek Dennis President Solar Atmospheres of California To support R&D and additive manufacturing projects, Solar Atmospheres of California (SCA) has added ...
Heat Treater Upgrades with Annealing Furnace for Brass Parts
A Midwest manufacturer of brass components is upgrading their heat treat capabilities with a new furnace. The 24" wide, 3 zone ...
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 ...
How to Lower the Cost of Operating Your Burner System
We continue to consider the topic of natural gas pricing and reduction and its impact on heat treaters. Much of the ...
Fringe Friday: How to Sell Amid Global Shortages
Source: ThomasNet.com Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one ...
Complete Heat Treating
A company which has served construction, mining, and earth moving, but which is now involved in gas, power generation, military, aerospace, ...
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company Acquires High-Vacuum Furnace
Karla SarabiaPlant ManagerWatlow Electric Manufacturing Company Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company, a North American manufacturer of industrial heaters, sensors, and controllers, will ...
Don’t Be Unique! 10 Temperature Uniformity Tips
We've assembled some of the top 101 Heat Treat Tips that heat treating professionals submitted over the last three years into todays original content. If ...
Don’t Be Unique! 10 Temperature Uniformity Tips
We've assembled some of the top 101 Heat Treat Tips that heat treating professionals submitted over the last three years into ...
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 ...
Ceramics Supplier Orders Silicon Carbide Furnace
A worldwide supplier of high-temp piezo ceramics in the military, aerospace, and medical fields will receive a floor-standing, high-temperature, silicon carbide ...
What Makes a True Leader
After the fourth annual nomination for Heat Treat Today's 40 Under 40 Class of 2021 came to a close, Bethany Leone, editor ...
New Vacuum Furnace for Expanding Cutting Tool Manufacturing Facility
Piotr Zawistowski Managing Director SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USASource: secowarwick.com An international cutting tool manufacturer will augment the capacity of its heat treat ...
ELLWOOD Aluminum Acquires 200,000-Lb. Batch Homogenizing Furnace
ELLWOOD Aluminum, an Ohio-based manufacturer of aluminum products, recently acquired a 200,000-lb. batch homogenizing furnace to complete the Phase 2 expansion ...
Ovako Adds 20MW Alkaline Water Electrolyzer for Hydrogen Production
Ovako, a European manufacturer of engineering steel with a North American presence, will receive a 20MW alkaline water electrolyzer by the ...
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 ...
ELVIAL Increases Heat Treat Capabilities for Aluminum Products
Marcin Stokłosa Project Manager Nitrex Poland LinkedIn.com ELVIAL S.A.,a large aluminum extrusion company in Greece, has purchased an aluminum extruder furnace ...
Thanksgiving Message from Heat Treat Today
As Heat Treat Today takes the rest of the week off to enjoy a full harvest filled with family and friends, we ...
Innovative Quenching Process from New PEER Energy and Schwing Technologies Partnership
Two German companies, with international reach and North American locations, signed a long-term cooperation agreement to further technical development and marketing ...
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 with Low CO2
Today, we look to our European information partner, heatprocessing, to discover how environmental awareness has been influencing heat treat relationships internationally. ...
20 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 20 news bites ...
TSUBAKI NAKASHIMA Modernizes Endothermic Generator
TSUBAKI NAKASHIMA (TN), an international manufacturer of industrial precision balls, ball screws, rollers, cages, and sheet metal parts recently upgraded their endothermic generator. ...
Message from the Editor: Firsts
Let's talk about "firsts" and the importance of starting new adventures in the heat treat industry. From her editorial perspective, Karen ...
Heat Treater Meets EV Demands with New CAB Line
Piotr Skarbiński Vice President of the Aluminum Process and CAB Products Segment SECO/WARWICK Group Source: SECO/WARWICK A continuous line for controlled ...
Stop the Burn: 3 Tips to Cut Natural Gas Costs
For the next series of articles on heat treaters and combustion, the focus will be on the cost of natural gas ...
Increasing Nut & Bolt Assemblies with Heat Treat Solution
An integral quench furnace line was recently commissioned to a manufacturer of specialty nut and bolt assemblies in the eastern U.S. ...
Letter from the Publisher: Inflation & Rising Prices – Not the Same Things
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Aerospace Heat Treater Brings Carburizing In-House
Bill Gornicki Director of Sales ECM USA A North American heat treater in aerospace manufacturing acquired a three-cell vacuum furnace for ...
Heat Treat Radio #66: Heat Treat’s Tight Labor Market: Gaining and Maintaining Workers, with Josh Hale
Heat Treat Radio host Doug Glenn has a timely discussion with Josh Hale of International Search Partners, North America's only heat treat ...
Remembering Veterans Day
Heat Treat Today would like to thank and celebrate all the veterans who have served and helped to make the United States ...
United States Air Force in UK Receives Aerospace Furnace and Heat Treat Training
United States Air Force personnel stationed at Royal Air Force (RAF) Base Mildenhall in the United Kingdom recently commissioned and received ...
Heat Treating with Digital Solutions for the 21st Century
On this Technical Tuesday, dive deep into this article to learn Industry 4.0 heat treating solutions to enduring problems. As author and ...
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 ...
Hardening and Tempering Capabilities “Take Off” for Aviation Heat Treaters
A European machinery group will receive a vacuum furnace for hardening and tempering processes, and its design has been customized in ...
Letter from the Publisher: Why Steel Is “Kickin’ Butt”
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Green American Steel: The Envy of the World with CEO Lourenco Goncalves
How can steel production be "green"? Where does the United States stand in steel production when compared to the rest of ...
Paulo Receives Commercial Heat Treater of the Year Award
Paulo Products was the recipient of the Commercial Heat Treater of the Year award presented by Heat Treat Today, in cooperation ...
Have You Seen These 18 Heat Treat Technical Resources?
Welcome to another Technical Tuesday for 18 hard-hitting resources to use at your heat treat shop. These include quick tables, data sets, ...
Soil Lab Workshop Receives Heat Treat Furnace as Part of 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial
L&L Special Furnaces Co., Inc. A high-uniformity box furnace has been delivered to Soil Lab, a community-based workshop based in Chicago, ...
Heat Treat Pot Furnaces for Aerospace Applications
Lucifer Furnaces four pot furnaces A multi-unit modular pot furnace system has been set for an aerospace manufacturer in the U.S. ...
Heat Treating with Pumpkins?
Happy Halloween! Instead of the spook, we wanted to give you something to celebrate this weekend the way YOU know how ...
Heat Treat Radio #65: The Future of Heat Treat, a Conversation with Piotr Zawistowski
Heat Treat Today publisher, Doug Glenn, sat down with heat treating specialist, Piotr Zawistowski, the managing director at SECO/VACUUM, to hear what ...
Upton Industries Acquired by Kolene Corporation
Heat treat solution manufacturer in Roseville, MI has been acquired by Kolene Corporation, a global leader of custom-designed and engineered molten ...
Improving High-Temp Testing of Composites
Designing ultra-efficient aircraft, lightweight automobiles, and modern power generation systems requires new materials with higher strength-to-weight ratios that can withstand higher ...
Heat Treat Grab Bag of 10 Tips to Keep Your Costs Down
Want a free tip? Check out this read of some of the top 101 Heat Treat Tips that heat treating professionals submitted ...
Fringe Friday: Manufacturing for the Future
Source: IndustryWeek Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one ...
Thermal-Vac Technology
Thermal-Vac Technology, Inc, based in Orange County, CA, is a southern California brazing, heat-treating, and finishing facility offering services to a ...
Encouraging Careers in Heat Treat
A new resource created and run by the Metal Treating Institute (MTI) offers tools to those seeking a career in the ...
Automotive Heat Treater To Receive Vacuum Aluminum Brazing Furnace
A manufacturer in the automotive industry has placed an order for a large-capacity, high vacuum furnace, equipped with a cooling station ...
Message from the Editor: Inspiring Young People in Heat Treat
Young people today get a bad rap. Karen Gantzer, managing editor at Heat Treat Today, disagrees! The leadership, initiative, and problem-solving skills ...
Looking to a Future with FNC or Nitriding?
What's the future of ferritic nitrocarburizing and how does it compare to other hardening processes? When it comes to metal hardening, ...
AMS2750F Review: Calibration Process Instrumentation
Source: TAV Vacuum Furnaces Heat treat specifications can be tiresome to stay up-to-date on. So it's great when we find digestible ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. As you know, there is so much content available on the web that it's ...
Letter from the Publisher: Heat Treat Help – Looking Forward to 2022
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This letter ...
Heat Treat Radio #64: Thermocouple 101 with John Niggle, Pelican Wire (Part 3 of 3)
Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn wraps up this three-part series with Pelican Wire experts by talking with John Niggle from Pelican ...
Two Cost-Effective Applications for Intensive Quenching of Steel Parts
The Intensive Quench (IQ) process is an alternative way of quenching steel. It involves a very rapid and uniform cooling of ...
Elevate Your Knowledge: 5 Need-to-Know Case Hardening Processes
Your parts need heat treated to herculean surface hardness but with a soft, ductile core. That is to say, you are ...
Tecnovacum to Heat Treat with New Vacuum Furnace
Brazilian commercial heat treater Tecnovacum recently received a vacuum furnace, produced in cooperation between a Polish-based furnace suppler and a Brazilian-based ...
Captive Heat Treater To Receive Mesh Belt Furnace System
A Michigan-based captive heat treater in the precision automotive and specialty fastener industry will receive a 6000 lb/hr continuous mesh belt ...
Metlab
"A heat of drill rods, each piece measuring 1 1/2 O.D. x 12' long made from H-11 air hardening tool steel. ...
Ovako’s Transformational Heat Treat Benefits with Electric Retrofit
For Ovako, a centuries old manufacturer of engineering steel, innovative approaches to producing their product has taken the form of electrifying ...
Where is Aluminum Headed?
Source: heatprocessing Today's shared content is provided by the global information partnership between leading European heat treat news provider heatprocessing and the ...
CQI-9 Rev. 4 on Heat Treat Radio: What Will You Learn from the Experts?
Heat Treat Today provides many different ways for you to keep current on heat treating technical content, news, trends, and specifications ...
The Chief Human Resource Officer Will Be The New Chief Financial Officer: A 40 Under 40 Mandate
"What came first: money, in its various forms, or people? People. The idea and concept of money precipitated from people. Therefore, ...
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 ...
Silica and Quartz Product Manufacturer Receives Box Furnace
L&L Special Furnace Company ben-mounted box furnace Worldwide manufacturer of high-purity fused silica and high-end ceramic products is set to receive ...
Aeronautic Motion Control Manufacturer Acquires Tempering Furnace
An aeronautic motion control manufacturer invested in a low-temperature vacuum furnace. The furnace operates up to 1380°F (750°C) with work zone ...
Innovations to Test the Limits of Hard Metals
Patrik Olund Head of Group R&D Ovako An international technology service provider and materials science startup located in Cambridge, UK has ...
Nuts and Bolts of Combustion Systems – Safety Shutoff Valve
Safety shutoff valves are the last line of defense against a potentially catastrophic incident. When conditions require, they interrupt the flow ...
Vacuum Furnace Retrofit with New Binder Consolidation Technology
William (Bill) Jones Owner and CEO Solar Manufacturing Recently, a North American heat treater acquired a used VFS HL50 external quench vacuum ...
“New Family” for Premier Thermal Solutions LLC
A Dutch manufacturer and global heat treater has reached a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Premier Thermal Solutions ...
Heat Treat Radio #63 (Special Video Edition): Heat Treat Tomorrow – Hydrogen Combustion: Our Future or Hot Air?
Doug Glenn, publisher of Heat Treat Today, moderates a panel of 6 industry experts who address questions about the growing popularity of hydrogen ...
International Cutting Tool Manufacturer Increases Capabilities with Vacuum Tempering Furnace
Piotr Zawistowski Managing Director SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USASource: secowarwick.com An international manufacturer of cutting tools purchased a vacuum tempering furnace. This North ...
Navigating the 39 Top Heat Treat Resources
Welcome to another Technical Tuesday with Heat Treat Today! Heat Treat Today is always on the hunt for cutting-edge heat treat technology, trends, ...
Heat Treat Tomorrow: Hydrogen Combustion: Our Future or Hot Air?
Doug Glenn, publisher of Heat Treat Today, moderates a panel of 6 industry experts who address questions about the growing popularity ...
U.S. Automotive OEM Receives Furnace for Heat Treat
A U.S. manufacturer is set to receive a dual chamber furnace to heat treat automotive parts. This heavy duty furnace-over-oven features ...
Division of Global Manufacturer of Steel Acquired by Italian Company
Martina Merz CEO thyssenkrupp AG Global manufacturer in steel products announced the sale of Acciai Speciali Terni (AST), including the associated ...
ASM Heat Treat Show 2021 – September 16th
Visiting with heat treaters has been a blast. It's an exciting sight to see. Today's update from the show gives you ...
6 Vacuum Furnaces to Amp Up Precision Processing
Vacuum furnace manufacturer announced it is building six furnaces for various applications in the precision processing of metals in heat treating, ...
Thermcraft Acquired By Ohio-Based Fabricator
Lee Watson President & CEO Alloy Engineering Thermcraft, Inc., a manufacturing company of thermal processing equipment, has recently been acquired. Nancy Crafton, ...
ASM Heat Treat Show 2021 – September 15th
Visiting with heat treaters has been a blast. It's an exciting sight to see. Today's update from the show paints a ...
Announcing: This Year’s Rising Young Leaders In Heat Treat
Heat Treat Today is happy to announce the winners of the 40 Under 40 Class of 2021! Click here to see ...
2021 Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40 Honorable Mentions
The privilege of unveiling the Heat Treat Today 40 Under 40 Class of 2021 comes with the reality that not every one of the nominees ...
Research at Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center Advances with HIP Technology
When the new additive research facility at the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center Research & Development (OMIC R&D) opens in Scappoose, Oregon, ...
Heat Treat Radio #62: Thermocouples 101 with Ed Valykeo, Pelican Wire (Part 2 of 3)
Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn has a second conversation with long-time thermocouple industry expert Ed Valykeo from Pelican Wire about ...
Fusing the Heat Treat Practices with Human Creativity
Creation requires endurance and continued hard work. Find out what creative applications and research services your colleagues are committed to bringing ...
“heatprocessing”: Innovative Partnerships and Research
Welcome to another Technical Tuesday! Today, we look to our European information partner, heatprocessing, to share several new partnerships and innovative research ...
Enjoy the Long Weekend!
It's an honor to serve the good people in the heat treat industry. This labor day weekend, we hope you take ...
Redline Industries, Inc. Acquired by North American Refractory Solutions Provider
A supplier of monolithic refractories and construction services announced that it has completed the acquisition of Redline Industries, Inc., solidifying its ...
Large Car Bottom Furnace for US Heat Treater
From the southeastern U.S., a leading manufacturer of specialty alloys, pipes, tubes and fittings has placed an order for a large ...
Mercury Marine Launches Heat Treat Upgrades
Mercury Marine of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, recently launched a plan to upgrade its heat-treating capabilities with a move to the ...
Moving Beyond Combustion Safety — Designing a Crystal Ball
In June, we spent a good deal of time discussing a simple pressure switch to emphasize the many considerations that are ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: The Good. The Bad. The Ugly.
"That sense of euphoria over the rapid growth sustained since the start of the year has started to fade and not for ...
The Clean and Pure: 8 Heat Treat Tips
Want a free tip? Check out this read of some of the top 101 Heat Treat Tips that heat treating professionals submitted ...
Heat Treat Radio #61: Thermocouples 101 with Ed Valykeo, Pelican Wire (Part 1 of 3)
Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn sits down with Ed Valykeo from Pelican Wire in the first of a three-part series ...
40 Under 40 Nominations
Get ready for the 6th year of Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40 award! Looking for a way to recognize stellar heat treat clients and ...
Strap On and Catch Up: 2-Day Heat Treat Basic Training
Get 2 years' worth of industry knowledge in just 2 days! In the North American heat treat industry, learn the players, ...
HTA Group Increases Heat Treat Capability with 2 Vacuum Furnaces
Source: SECO/WARWICK HTA Group (HTA) purchased two vacuum furnaces to augment its support for Australian defense capabilities. The equipment will provide ...
Heat Treat Training Benefits Stellantis
An induction heat treat equipment supplier is offering customized, process-specific training seminars to a leading automotive part manufacturer. With the growing ...
Watervliet Arsenal to Receive New Ion Nitriding System
Watervliet Arsenal will receive a new ion nitriding thermal processing furnace system with full controls. It will be fully installed and ...
Fringe Friday: First “Fossil-Free” Steel Delivered to Volvo in Sweden
Source: New Atlas Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly “heat treat” but do deal with interesting developments in ...
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 ...
Manufacturer of EV Chassis Components Orders Furnaces for In-House Tooling
An international electric vehicle (EV) automaker has ordered high-pressure gas quenching (HPGQ), tempering, and nitriding furnaces for heat treatment of large ...
Parts Cleaning: What the Experts Are Saying
In the past, the topic of parts cleaning was not one that garnered much attention in the heat treating industry, but ...
Meeting Heat Treat Standards: 10 Tips and Tricks
Want a free tip? Check out this read of some of the top 101 Heat Treat Tips that heat treating professionals submitted ...
Desktop Metal Makes $575 Million Acquisition of ExOne
John HartnerCEOThe ExOne Company Massachusetts manufacturer Desktop Metal, Inc., is acquiring The ExOne Company, a North Huntingdon, Pa. company that specializes ...
Heat Treat Radio #60: High-Temperature Material Selection with Marc Glasser, Rolled Alloys
Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn and Marc Glasser of Rolled Alloys on why choosing the cheapest material is not always ...
Measuring Furnace Temperatures in Oxidizing Atmospheres
Source: AZO Materials Measuring temperatures inside a furnace can present a number of challenges: temperature cycling, high temperatures and hostile atmospheres ...
Nitriding vs. FNC
How well do you know hardness processing? Can you draw the line where nitriding and ferritic nitrocarburizing (FNC) differ? In this ...
Auto Supplier Expands Heat Treating Capabilities with New Oven
A leading automotive supplier in the U.S. recently received a large oven for its operations. This furnace was customized with a ...
45′ Long Seamless Nickel Alloy Tubes Vacuum Heat Treated Successfully
Michael JohnsonSales ManagerSolar Atmospheres of Western PA Solar Atmospheres of Western PA successfully vacuum heat treated what is reported to be ...
Heat Treater Expands Operations in Pesqueria, Mexico
Ternium, a high quality steel manufacturer in the Americas, recently had two new 400 t/h walking beam furnaces (WBF) started at ...
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 ...
Heat Treat Radio (Special Video Edition): Heat Treat Tomorrow – Experts Look Forward 10 Years
Doug Glenn, publisher of Heat Treat Today, moderates a panel of 5 experts who address questions about the next 5-10 years ...
CO and CO₂ Control Considerations
Source: Edinburgh Sensors Heat treaters know the essential role they play in making high quality -- and, sometimes, just simply useable ...
12 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Personnel Chatter Isaiah Arnold joins Schneider ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Are You Experiencing Economic Whiplash?
"If you have the feeling that you are experiencing economic whiplash, you are certainly not alone. The last two years have quite ...
Controls and Simulation: Heat Treat on Demand
Source: Super Systems Carburizing. It must happen sometimes, and if your heat treat division truly understands the impact of the atmosphere, ...
Industry-Academia Partnership Developing New Jominy End-Quench Test
Heat Treat Today was honored with the opportunity to visit the University of Akron and meet several senior engineering students in ...
Where in the World are Heat Treaters Going?
Source: heatprocessing Today's shared content is provided by the global information partnership between leading European heat treat news provider heat processing and the team at Heat ...
Burloak Technologies Commissions AM Aerospace Heat Treat Furnaces
Burloak Technologies recently received and commissioned two furnace systems for use in both R&D as well as full-scale additive manufacturing production ...
Heat Treat Radio #59: HIP & High Pressure Heat Treat with Johan Hjärne, Quintus Technologies
Heat Treat Radio host Doug Glenn sits down to talk with Johan Hjärne about high pressure heat treating and an e-book recently ...
Solvera Gawel Technology S.A. to Expand Heat Treat Process Line
Global bolt manufacturer Solvera Gawel Technology S.A. (SGT) is expanding their heat treat process line with a contract to purchase an ...
5 Avoidable Quality Control Issues in Heat Treating
No matter what causes poor quality and adds to your waste, scrap, and rework, the result is the same: it ties ...
Metals and Mining Company to Add Furnaces For Automotive Heat Treating
A large metals and mining company has awarded a contract to design and manufacture two 50,000 lb load capacity furnaces. These custom engineered furnaces ...
2021 ASM Heat Treat Show 2-Minute Audio Preview Sample
Doug Glenn, Publisher, Heat Treat Today A special message from Heat Treat Today Publisher, Doug Glenn. Advertisers in the 2021 ASM ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. As you know, there is so much content available on the web that it's ...
Penna Flame Industries
Penna Flame Industries (PFI) was founded in 1968 by Garrett D. Orr, Sr. and his wife Mary Patricia (Pat) Orr to ...
What are you here for?
That's not an existential question, but what do you want from Heat Treat Today? Heat Treat TV is a quick source ...
Tool & Die Manufacturer Increases Heat Treat Capacity
A leader in the "Tool & Dies" sector - voestalpine High Performance Metals Polska -- placed an order for a retort ...
Four Key Questions to Ensure Effective Parts Cleaning in Heat Treat
Why is parts cleaning an important step in heat treat? While a nice surface finish reflects quality, the importance of cleaning ...
Publisher’s Page: All NEW Heat Treat Buyers Guide
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This letter ...
Message from the Editor: How to Use This Guide
Are you someone who is satisfied with the same services and equipment that you've used for years, regardless of how mediocre ...
Can You Choose the Right Sintering Atmosphere?
Source: TAV VACUUM FURNACES How do sintering parameters, especially the sintering atmosphere, affect the quality achievable from parts? Do you know ...
Kentucky Machine & Engineering Upgrades Furnace for Heat Treat
Kentucky Machine & Engineering, a machine repair business in Cadiz, Kentucky, upgrades their old gas fired furnace with a dual chamber ...
Heat Treat Radio #58: Indentation Plastometry with James Dean of Plastometrex
Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn and James Dean of Plastometrex discuss indentation plastometry, a new technique for obtaining important mechanical ...
Running macOS and Windows 10 on the Same Computer
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Apple opens another megastore in China amid William Barr criticism
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The ‘Sounds’ of Space as NASA’s Cassini Dives by Saturn
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Broke a Glass? Someday You Might 3-D-Print a New One
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This Is a Giant Shipworm. You May Wish It Had Stayed In Its Tube.
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For Families of Teens at Microsoft Surface
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Why Netflix shares are down 10%
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6 Bots That Deliver Science and Serendipity on Twitter
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The New Threat to Wolves in and Around Yellowstone
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iPad Pro M1 Chip: Bringing The MacBook Pro Power
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Dell XPS 13 2021: The best Windows laptop now with OLED
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Watching Their Dust: Photographing Players in Pollination
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Spend a Dollar on Upcoming iPhone 13, and How to Save More
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No Longer a Dream: Silicon Valley Takes On the Flying Car
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A Lesson From the Henrietta Lacks Story: Science Needs Your Cells
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What Moves Gravel-Size Gypsum Crystals Around the Desert?
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Scientists, Feeling Under Siege, March Against Trump Policies
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How a Gadget Drives Human Creativity
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An IoT Failure Worst Nightmare
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Dogs Do Their Duty for Science
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Scientists Fear Climate Data Gap as Trump Aims at Satellites
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Life on CAD: Get to Know the Shortcut
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Why You Shouldn’t Walk on Escalators
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NLMK Group Awards Decarburization and Coating Line
VIZ-Stal (NLMK Group) awarded an order for a decarburization and coating line (DCL) for its plant in Ekaterinburg, Russia to an ...
What’s New in the World of Steel?
Welcome to another Technical Tuesday! Today, we look to our European information partner, heatprocessing, to share three technological shifts that are developing ...
After Badger Buries Entire Cow Carcass, Scientists Go to the Tape
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A Genetic Oddity May Give Octopuses and Squids Their Smarts
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Antarctic Ice Reveals Earth’s Accelerating Plant Growth
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Photos of Jupiter From NASA Spacecraft, Both Near and Far
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Hans Dehmelt, Nobel Laureate for Isolating Electrons, Dies at 94
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Happy 4th of July Weekend!
Wherever you are, whenever you are, we hope you are enjoying a beautiful weekend to celebrate the ideals of freedom and ...
Four 40 Under 40 Alumni: Where Are They Now?
Heat Treat Today's 40 Under 40 was created to bring recognition to young professionals in the industry, giving names, faces, and words to ...
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe to Receive Radiant Tube Burner Technology
thyssenkupp Steel Europe will receive more than 250 new recuperative burners. These are designated for single ended radiant tubes (I-tubes) and ...
Aerospace Castings Manufacturer Orders Large Capacity Casting Furnace
Michael Lister Director of Sales - North America Consarc Corporation The Doncasters Group recently ordered a vacuum furnace for their Doncasters ...
Fatigue Improvement for Gear Steels in Helicopter Powertrains, Phase 2
"A compressive surface stress can benefit bend fatigue performance by reducing the mean stress experienced during service, effectively offsetting the tensile ...
National Mint of Egypt Secures Vacuum Heat Treating Furnace
The Mint of Egypt which manufactures both circulation and numismatic coin will receive a vacuum heat treat furnace. The furnace will ...
Heat Treatment System to Expand Specialty Automotive Fastener Manufacturer’s Capabilities
One of the world’s largest producers of high volume, specialty automotive fasteners based in Italy has awarded two contracts to Canadian ...
Heat Treat Radio #57: Hot Isostatic Pressing – Join the Revolution
Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn discusses hot isostatic pressing with Cliff Orcutt of American Isostatic Presses, Inc. Learn about the ...
The Show Must Go On – Thank Goodness!
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This letter ...
Fives to Receive High Efficiency Burners for Silicon Steel Processing
Fives, an international industrial engineering group for silicon steel processing lines, will receive high efficiency burners with low emissions. This will ...
10 Heat Treat Topics in the Words of the Experts
Heat Treat Radio is a podcast where Doug Glenn, publisher of Heat Treat Today discusses cutting-edge topics with industry-leading personalities. Among many cutting-edge ...
HEAT TREAT 2021: Meet Me in St. Louis!
The 31st Heat Treating Society Conference and Exposition (Heat Treat 2021) is scheduled for September 14-16 in St. Louis. This bi-annual, ...
Heat Treat Options Advance for Canadian Ceramic Coating in Aerospace Industry
A Canadian leader in the coating industry will expand their heat treat capabilities with a floor-standing box furnace used for ceramic ...
Global Leader in Industrial Cleaning Products Adds Heat Treating Salts to Product Line
Global leader in industrial cleaning products based in North America acquires a Canadian chemical division, expanding its offerings to include molten ...
Induction Heating + Radiation Heat Transfer
Source: heatprocessing Today's shared content is provided by the global information partnership between leading European heat treat news provider heatprocessing and the ...
Moving Beyond Combustion Safety — Plan the Fix
Last month we began the discussion about the relationship between combustion safety and uptime, highlighting how combustion safety, reliability, emissions, and ...
Heat Treat Operators: How Well Do You Understand Dry Pumps?
Source: VAC AERO International Inc. With the popularity of dry pumps in furnace operations, vacuum furnace operators need to "have a handle" ...
Fringe Friday: All About That Refractory
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly “heat treat” but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
Heat Treat Radio #56: Metal Hardening 101 with Mark Hemsath, Part 3 of 3
Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn finishes his conversation with Mark Hemsath about metal hardness basics. Mark, the vice president of ...
Eurometal S.A. Heat Treating Expands with Annealing Atmosphere Furnace
Eurometal S.A., member of the Eko-Świat Group and manufacturer of highly processed aluminum products, purchased an aluminum coil annealing atmosphere furnace. ...
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 Furnace Received for Annealing RF/Microwave Components
A US manufacturer of radio frequency (RF) and microwave components recently received a small box furnace reaching 2300°F. This furnace will ...
Arbortech Assets Acquired by U.S. Chemical Company
A U.S. independent chemical distributor and manufacturer of surface treatment chemistry announced that it has acquired the assets of Arbortech, an ...
Heat Treating Capabilities for Medical Expand at Optical Laboratory
An optical laboratory in northeastern USA will receive a second floor-standing box furnace for heat-treating ceramics and optics used in the ...
Regionalization: How it’s Transforming Mexico’s Manufacturing Industry
Explore how the shift from globalization to regionalization is making a positive impact for businesses in the manufacturing industry, not only ...
Vacuum Heat Treat Supplier Partners with Neota to Advance MIM Technology
Neota Product Solutions, a custom metal injection molding (MIM) manufacturer located in Loveland, Colorado, has recently partnered with a North American ...
Top 5 Benefits of Using Induction Heating for EV Manufacturing
Alternatives to internal combustion engines have long dominated conversations in the automotive world. Discover why induction heating is playing a vital ...
Happy Memorial Day!
Heat Treat Today would like to wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day as you spend time with loved ones and reflect ...
Aalberts Surface Technologies Heat To Receive a Vacuum Furnace with Nitrogen Quenching
Global commercial heat treater with 17 locations in North America, Aalberts Surface Technologies Heat in Kalisz (Poland), will receive a vacuum ...
Heat Treat Radio #55: Spotlight on 40 Under 40 Leaders (Part 3 of 3)
In a special Heat Treat Radio series, 40 Under 40 winners from the class of 2020 respond with their stories and insights of ...
Heat Treater To Receive High Temperature Pusher Furnace
A specialty tungsten alloy products manufacturer in the eastern United States will receive a high temperature pusher furnace. The furnace, from ...
Induction Hardening: Understanding the Basics
Induction is a curious member in the family of heat treating. Its presence is valuable, yet there's a mystery surrounding it ...
Paulo
"We want to make sure our customers succeed, and we do that by bringing our unique approach to every job." These ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Be Careful What You Wish For
We are living in a volatile and ever-changing world right now- on many fronts. And so, when April's Industrial Heating Equipment Association's ...
13 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Equipment Chatter Foundrax Engineering Products Ltd, ...
Heat Treater Expands Controlled Atmosphere Brazing Capabilities
An industrial heat exchanger manufacturer based in the UK will receive a new controlled atmosphere aluminum brazing line. This system will ...
Message From the Editor: Survey: Heat Treaters Who Use Induction Heating Equipment
Ever wonder what the status of induction heat treating is in North America? Well you can stop wondering: Check out these ...
StandardAero to Provide PW127M and APU Services to Air Nostrum
Spanish regional airline Air Nostrum L.A.M. S.A. has selected StandardAero to provide support services for the Pratt & Whitney PW127M engines ...
Indentation Plastometry
Innovation. New processes to help efficiency and accuracy. Who doesn't like to hear about ways to improve production on a Technical ...
Publisher’s Page: Where’d You Learn THAT?
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe to Revamp Burner Technology
European manufacturer thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG (tkSE) is revamping burner technology at their continuous galvanizing line located in Bochum, Germany. This ...
Heat Treat Expansion for Defense and Aviation
Indian manufacturer in the defense and aviation sector TATA Advanced System Ltd. (TASL) will receive a solution heat treatment line. It ...
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 ...
Vacuum Furnace Increases Heat Treat Capacity for NexGen Advanced Fuel Systems
NexGen Advanced Fuel Systems (AFS), a gas turbine component overhaul facility that is a company of Allied Power Group, ordered a ...
How to Improve the Performance and Longevity of Induction Tooling Components
What is the most common cause of induction tooling failures? What is essential for the longevity of induction tooling? What is ...
Moving Beyond Combustion Safety
In this month's column, John Clarke will expand his discussion beyond combustion safety to include the economic issues that are concerns ...
Red Hot Basics: The World of Induction
Source: Inductoheat.com In preparation for Heat Treat Today's May Induction magazine, here is a best of the web to end your week ...
SonFlow to Receive Vacuum Furnace for New Brazing Solutions
A Scandinavian manufacturer of heat exchangers, SonFlow will receive a vacuum furnace from the parent company of a North American manufacturer ...
Youngstown Tool & Die Expands with New Nitriding Capabilities
Ohio-based aluminum extrusion die manufacturer Youngstown Tool & Die (YTD) continues with their expansion strategy, scaling up value-added nitriding services. The ...
Fatigue Improvement for Gear Steels in Helicopter Powertrains
What do helicopter gears and heat treat modeling have to do with improving the bend fatigue performance of low-alloy gear steels? ...
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 ...
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe to Receive Retrofit Combustion System
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe (tkSE) has given a parent company of a North American combustion company in Ohio an order to retrofit ...
Fringe Friday: Electric Vehicles
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
Franklin Brazing and Metal Treating
Although Franklin Brazing and Metal Treating (FBMT) was founded in the 1960s, the current owners, Timothy and Margaret (Peg) Mathile purchased ...
Heat Treat Radio #53: Spotlight on 40 Under 40 Leaders (Part 2 of 3)
In a special Heat Treat Radio series, 40 Under 40 winners from the class of 2020 respond with their stories and ...
GKN Gears Up with LPC Heat Treat Capabilities
GKN Driveline Bruneck AG (GKN) is modernizing its hardening shop with two low pressure carburizing plants, gearing up for the future ...
Everything You Need for a Process Audit Checklist
Do you need a better system for ensuring a successful audit? Discover how a full spectrum audit of your company’s heat ...
A Brief History: The Rotary Vane Oil Sealed Vacuum Pump
Source: VAC AERO International Inc. Vacuum pumps. What are they used for? Specifically, rotary vane oil sealed vacuum pumps. What goes ...
International Military Equipment Heat Treaters Receive Vacuum Furnace
Maciej Korecki Vice President of the Vacuum Furnace Segment SECO/WARWICK (source: SECO/WARWICK) An international arms and military equipment manufacturer in Brazil ...
Elmira Heat Treat Gets an Upgrade
Gregg Bixler Assistant Plant Manager Elmira Heat Treating, Inc. The scope of a heat treat controls upgrade at Elmira Heat Treating, Inc. ...
High Pressure Heat Treatment Capability Goes to Burloak Technologies
Canada's Burloak Technologies will use hot isostatic press (HIP) technologies to push the limits of additive manufacturing (AM) to deliver new levels ...
AMS2750F – Changes and Implementation
AMS2750F? What are the new changes? How do you implement them? This informative article from Heat Treat Today's Aerospace 2021 issue ...
Southwick & Meister Expand Atmosphere Heat Treat Capabilities
Southwick & Meister, Inc., Meriden, Ct, has added a box furnace to expand their production capabilities. As a major manufacturer of ...
Heat Treat Specialist Expands to Ocean Energy Space
Wave energy pioneer CorPower Ocean has partnered with a global heat treater and thermal specialist with locations in North America, Europe, ...
Heat Treat Radio #52: Fluxless, Inert Atmosphere, Induction Brazing with Greg Holland, eldec LLC
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, interviews Greg Holland from eldec LLC on fluxless, inert atmosphere, induction brazing which could be ...
“It’s Electric!”
Heat treaters, beware: there is a new trend that "ooh! It's shocking . . . It's electric!" "Boogie woogie" or not, ...
The “Next Leap”: Diffusion Bonding for Critical Component Manufacturing
With "advances in electric vehicle transportation, semiconductor fabrication, novel material development, and miniaturization, the 'performance envelope' continues to broaden." This requires ...
Titanium: A Fascinating History & Future
Journey through this article by Robert Hill, FASM, president of Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, to explore the history, problems, solutions, ...
HIP Deepens Expertise in High-Performance Materials
The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM in Dresden has received a hot isostatic press. This HIP technology ...
Finding Heat Treat Equipment and Services Has Never Been Easier
In June, Heat Treat Today will officially launch its brand new Heat Treat Buyers Guide, but you can get a sneak preview today! Finding heat ...
Brick Die Manufacturer to Receive Two Heat Treating Furnaces
Two heat treating furnaces expand the capabilities of a manufacturer of brick dies, textured stucco rollers, and extrusion equipment made for ...
The Selection, Care, and Maintenance of a Polymer Quenchant
"Many metallurgists or heat treat engineers only think in terms of water or oil for quenching steel. Water is the most ...
JTL Integrated Machine Acquires CAN-ENG
Victor Oreskovich, owner of JTL Integrated Machine Ltd. (JTL) and Trenergy Inc. (Trenergy), announced the recent acquisition of Can-Eng Furnaces International, ...
Expanding Precision Nitriding and FNC Capabilities at Heat Treat Facility
Gasbarre Furnace to Thermal Vacuum Services, Inc. Gasbarre Thermal-Vac Technology will expand their capabilities with a precision nitriding and ferritic nitrocarburizing ...
Heat Treat Radio #51: Spotlight on 40 Under 40 Leaders (Part 1 of 3)
In a special Heat Treat Radio series, 40 Under 40 winners from the class of 2020 respond with their stories and ...
Aerospace Manufacturer Expands Heat Treat Abilities with Single-Chamber Furnace
Maciej Korecki Vice President Vacuum Business SegmentSECO/WARWICK (source: SECO/WARWICK) A global aerospace manufacturer ordered a single-chamber gas quench furnace for their ...
Pulse Plasma Nitriding Improves Surface Treatment, Wear Resistance, Fatigue and Material Performance
Pulse plasma nitriding systems deliver uniform case-hardening and increased speed of processing when treating high wear parts. Did you think purple ...
8 Heat Treaters Improve Processes with Simulation Software
Source: CENOS Heat Treat Today brings you this best of the web content to highlight how 8 companies have been using ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. As you know, there is so much content available on the web ...
Is Additive Manufacturing Changing Heat Treat?
Source: Kanthal® Heat treat methods are going to change in more ways than one, claims Dilip Chandrasekaran, head of R&D and ...
$149 Million U.S. Navy Contract to StandardAero
Marc Drobny President, Military Aviation StandardAero.com The United States Navy has awarded StandardAero a $149 million multi-year contract to provide engine ...
Announcing: New HIPing Ebook!
Heat Treat Today is excited to bring you a NEW and FREE ebook this Technical Tuesday! In an ever-changing world where ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Dark Economic Clouds Cautiously Giving Way to Bright Recovery
"It is not that there is no longer anything to be concerned about as far as the economy is concerned, but the ...
Box Furnace for Annealing Firearm Barrels
Medium-Sized Floor-Standing Box Furnace Source: L&L Special Furnace Company A leading Midwest manufacturer of custom firearms and rifles will use a ...
Heat Treat Radio #50: Justin Rydzewski and James Hawthorne on CQI-9 Rev.4 (Part 4 of 4) – Expert Advice
Welcome back to the show. Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, wraps up a four-part series on CQI-9 Revision 4 changes with Acument ...
When Heat Treat and St. Patrick’s Day Collide…
When heat treat and St. Patrick's Day collide, Heat Treat Today editors have a little fun. Today's post is inspired by furnaces ...
Industrial Gases: Advancing 3D Printing Processes for Aerospace
Curious about proper gas atmospheres needed to meet high-tolerance standards for additive manufactured parts before, during, and after the heat treating ...
Excess Air: Its Role in Combustion and Heat Transfer
Excess air plays multiple roles in heat treating systems. Learn about its importance in combustion and heat transfer, and why being ...
SITES Medical Expands Manufacturing Capabilities
Greg Stapcup CEO/President SITES Medical Source: SITES Medical website SITES Medical has ordered two vacuum furnaces, expanding their heat treat capabilities. ...
Heat Treating Goes In House
This Heat Treat News piece runs more like a case study, and we want you to see the tasks associated with bringing ...
Nitriding System with Remote Capabilities Goes to Turkey
Marcin Stokłosa Project Manager Nitrex Poland LinkedIn.com An Ankara-based manufacturer has expanded their heat treat capabilities to design and manufacture subcomponents, ...
“Shaped” Wire Belt Withstands Rigors of Heat Treating
Engineered geometry increases strength, decreases stretch, and withstands thermal cycling. For today's Technical Tuesday, we are sharing an original content article ...
Dual-Chamber Electric Box Furnace and Quench Tank For Ammunitions Manufacturing Facility
A leading Eastern European ammunition manufacturer expand their heat treat capabilities with a dual-chamber heat treating and temper furnace along with ...
Dual Chamber Furnace for In-House Heat Treating
A Midwest manufacturer expands their heat treat capabilities with a dual chamber furnace. With this furnace, the manufacturer will heat treat ...
Heat Treat Radio #49: Metal Hardening 101 with Mark Hemsath, Part 1 of 3
Heat Treat Radio host Doug Glenn and Mark Hemsath, talk about hardening basics. What is it, why does it matter, and how do ...
Heat Treater to Expand Capabilities with Gas Nitriding Furnace
A North American heat treater is expanding their capabilities with a large pit gas nitriding furnace. The furnace will be designed ...
Furnace Diagnostics for Validation, Preventative Maintenance, and R&M
One of the most important advances in batch integral quench (BIQ) furnace systems has been the development of innovative control systems. ...
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 ...
U.S. Defense Contractor Expands Heat Treat Capabilities
Vacuum Sintering Furnace from Signature Vacuum Systems, Inc. Source: Signature Vacuum Systems, Inc. A United States defense contractor will expand their ...
Heat Treaters Acquire Multi-Chamber Systems for Low Pressure Carburizing
An automotive supplier and a hydraulic pump manufacturer will acquire multi-chamber vacuum furnace system for low pressure carburizing. For the automotive ...
Turbine Manufacturer Receives Heat Treat Vacuum Furnace
Heat treat equipment to modernize a turbine manufacturing facility has recently been delivered to the client. Included in the order were ...
Mesh Belt Heat Treatment System Advancements for Automotive Fastener Production
Tim Donofrio Vice President of Sales CAN-ENG Furnaces International LimitedSource: Can-Eng Furnaces International Manufacturers of high volume, high strength precision automotive ...
Heat Treating Partnership Develops Modern Metal Treatment Solutions
Between science and business, the evolution of heat treatment is taking large strides. A global heat treat solutions manufacturer and a ...
13 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Equipment Chatter A new feature on Ipsen's ...
Heat Treat Radio #48: The World of Ferritic Nitrocarburizing with Thomas Wingens
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, talks with Thomas Wingens, president of WINGENS LLC - International Industry Consultancy, about the growing popularity ...
Heat Treat Support Expands in Midwest
Ben Gasbarre President, Industrial Furnace Systems Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems A 7,700 sq. ft. technical center for heat treat has opened ...
Reader Feedback: The Effectiveness of Furnaces
Here is what readers are saying about recent posts on Heat Treat Today. Submit your comments to editor@heattreattoday.com. Hello Heat Treat ...
Metalex Thermal Specialties
Metalex Thermal Specialties is a Metal Treating Institute member and one of Colorado’s premier commercial heat treaters who prides themselves on ...
Washing and Heat Treat: What Did You Miss?
In January 2021, Hubbard-Hall hosted a free webinar with Thomas Wingens of Wingens International and Michael Onken of SAFECHEM. These two experts ...
Standardization vs. Innovation
This brief original content column by Heat Treat Today’s publisher, Doug Glenn, is from the most recent print magazine, Air and ...
What a Heat Treater Loves Most…sort of
Heat Treat Today is grateful for your support and we love to make available information on the topics that you are ...
Heat Treating and Fishing: New Applications with Induction and Brazing
Source: The Ambrell Blog How does this heat treat equipment supplier help a fishhook heat treater with their brazing and induction ...
Revolutionizing Metal Production with Bill Gates
Source: Thomasnet.com There are many steps in the metal-making process. As a industry with high levels of pollution, heat treaters and ...
Heat Treat Provider Cuts Costs with Solar and Energy Storage
Derek Dennis President Solar Atmospheres California In response to the challenges of California’s energy market, Solar Atmospheres of California (SCA) has ...
Effective Integral Quench Furnace Maintenance
Considerable investment is made when purchasing a batch integral quench (BIQ) furnace. These popular furnaces need specific care and maintenance to ...
Achieving High Furnace Production
Your system is great, but is your furnace performing the best it can? In this Original Content article from Alberto Cantú, ...
Fringe Friday: Future of AM in COVID
Source: AMPOWER Report Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in ...
Tips With Lists
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at ...
Heat Treat Radio #47: Justin Rydzewski and James Hawthorne on CQI-9 Rev.4 (Part 3 of 4) – Process Tables & New Resources
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, conducts Part 3 of this 4-part series with James Hawthorne of Acument Global Technologies and Justin Rydzewski of Controls Service, Inc. about Revision 4 of ...
Tool Manufacturer to Receive Heat Treat Furnace
Maciej Korecki Vice President Vacuum Furnace Segment SECO/WARWICK (source: SECO/WARWICK) A tool manufacturer has ordered a retort furnace with vacuum purging ...
Thermocouples: Know Your Limits
Are you a heat treater who makes thermocouples? How do you stay within limits? What do you need to know when ...
Power Tool and Medical Heat Treaters Receive Furnaces
Ipsen Vacuum Furnace Source: IpsenUSA.com A North American heat treat supplier will be sending a vacuum furnace to a power tool ...
USAF Receives 18 Heat Treat Furnaces
Lucifer Furnaces, Inc. Dual Oven 18 AMS2750 compliant furnaces and ovens for the U.S. Government were recently completed and shipped. Air ...
Heat Treating Capabilities Expand for Medical Device and Implant Manufacturer
Solar Manufacturing Mentor® Furnace Source: Solar Manufacturing A medical device and implant manufacturer in the Southeast USA recently received a vacuum ...
MTI & FNA Announce Heat Treat Today as Exclusive Media Partner
The Metal Treating Institute (MTI) and Furnaces North America announced that they have signed a new media partnership with Heat Treat ...
Heat Treat Case Study: Predictive Maintenance with Digital Thyristor Power Control
How intelligent are your maintenance systems? Whether they track usage or calculate data, having a maintenance system is key. This Technical ...
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 ...
16 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Personnel Chatter Earl Leach, safety champion and ...
Heat Treat Radio #46: Heat Treat Parts Washing with Thomas Wingens
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, interviews Thomas Wingens about recent developments in parts washing technology. While many heat treaters gawk ...
Heat Treat Goes In-House for Medical Device Manufacturer
Michel Frison VP Global Sales Nitrex and G-M Enterprises (Source: Nitrex.com) A medical device manufacturer has acquired a vacuum furnace that ...
State of Industry 4.0 in the North American Heat Treat Market
State of Industry 4.0 in the North American Heat Treat Market: What’s Being Done and Who’s Using It? What is “Industry ...
9 Industry 4.0 Terms You Should Know
This brief reference guide is composed in response to insights on Industry 4.0 from Robert Szadkowski, VP of Aftermarket Sales at SECO/WARWICK. The ...
Combustion Corner: Natural Gas 101
Natural gas. It’s a necessity for producing energy and a staple in the heat treating industry. In this reader-friendly and thorough ...
Aerospace Manufacturer to Receive Box Furnace
Model FB666 for Aerospace Components Source: L&L Special Furnace Co. A major aerospace manufacturer will receive a large, fiber-lined box furnace ...
Making Heat Treating Ready for the Future
Source: Ipsen Are you prepared to adopt Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in your heat treat facility? Do you care to ...
Heat Treat Capabilities Grow for West Coast Aerospace Manufacturer
An eastern Pennsylvania vacuum furnace manufacturer recently shipped an external quench vacuum furnace to a West Coast aerospace manufacturer. The furnace will ...
Combustion Systems: Training Required
Heat treaters know the importance of keeping current with advancing technologies when it comes to combustion. But tragedy can strike if ...
Heat Treat Abilities for Aerospace Components Expand at U.S. Defense Base
Michel Frison Vice President Global Sales Nitrex and G-M Enterprises (Source: Nitrex.com) A turnkey vacuum system will support the expanding in-house ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. As you know, there is so much content available on the web that it’s ...
Heat Treat Radio #45: Justin Rydzewski on CQI-9 Rev.4 (Part 2 of 4) – HTSAs & Job Audits
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, conducts Part 2 of this 4-part series with James Hawthorne of Acument Global Technologies and Justin Rydzewski of ...
Hot Zone Replacement for Vacuum Furnace
In Hermitage, Pennsylvania, heat treater Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania recently completed a hot zone replacement on one of their larger ...
Heat Treat Aerospace Regulations: SATs
Source: TAV Vacuum Furnaces Blog Have you studied the latest AMS2750 revision? Do you know what you need to do for ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: What Is Our Future? The V, the Swoosh, or the W?
Stay buckled up, folks! The often-mercurial economic adventure continues. November's Industrial Heating Equipment Association’s (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary addresses the crossroad and ...
Merry Christmas from Heat Treat Today
As the Heat Treat Today staff begins to power down and prepare to celebrate Christmas with our families, we wanted to take ...
Thermal Processing for Firearms: The Essential Guide
What do gas nitriding, hot isostatic pressing (HIPing), black oxide coating, and high pressure gas quenching have in common? They all ...
Forging, Quenching, and Integrated Heat Treat: DFIQ Final Report
Forging, Quenching, and Integrated Heat Treat: DFIQ Final Report Click Image to View Report (Click the name above or the image ...
7 Heat Treat Furnaces Shipped to Manufacturers in Aerospace and Defense
Ellen Conway Merrill Vice President DELTA H TECHNOLOGIES, LLC Source: Ellen Conway Merrill Seven heat treat furnaces will be shipped to ...
Publisher’s Page: Fracking
Doug Glenn Publisher Heat Treat Today Heat Treat Today publishes four print magazines a year, and included in each is a ...
US Defense Contractor to Receive Vacuum Oil Quenching Furnace
Piotr Zawistowski Managing Director SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USA Source: secowarwick.com A new vacuum furnace for a division of the US Department of ...
Tips #13 – 23 – 33 – 43
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at ...
Heat Treat Radio #44: Rethinking Heat Treating (Part 4 of 4) — Direct from the Forge
In this episode, Heat Treat Radio host Doug Glenn talks with Joe Powell of Integrated Heat Treating Solutions in this fourth and final episode ...
Cleveland-Cliffs Completes ArcelorMittal USA Acquisition
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. announced that they formally completed its purchase of ArcelorMittal USA. According to a statement from the company, the combined ...
Natural Gas vs. Hydrogen Combustion: Reality or Hot Air? – Expert Analysis
Fossil fuels. Are they detrimental to the environment? Are they past their prime? Is hydrogen what we should be talking 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 ...
GEBERIT Group Expands Vacuum Furnace Capabilities
GEBERIT Group, a European leader in sanitary products, will expand their annealing capabilities with two vacuum furnaces at their production plant ...
Heat Treat Radio #43: Andrew Bassett on AMS2750F (Part 3 of 3) — TUS Specifications
Heat Treat Radio host Doug Glenn continues his conversation with AMS2750F expert Andrew Bassett. This final discussion revolves around changes in ...
Heat Treater Expands Vacuum Processing Capabilities
Derek Dennis President Solar Atmospheres California Source: solaratm.com West coast heat treater Solar Atmospheres of California (SCA) recently added additional large ...
Hot Isostatic Pressing for Orthopaedic Implants
Magnus Ahlfors Applications Engineer - Hot and Cold Isostatic Pressing Quintus Technologies AB Chad Beamer Applications Engineer - Hot and Cold ...
ALP Aviation Increases Production Capacity with Vacuum Furnace
Heat treater ALP Aviation is increasing its production capacity and expanding process capability with a vacuum furnace. The furnace is dedicated ...
Heat Treat Furnaces Commissioned for North American Auto Sector
Heat treaters across North America in Georgia, North Carolina, and Ontario have requested that heat treat furnaces be used in the ...
Captive Heat Treater to Receive Vacuum Furnace
A captive heat treater in New England will receive a 10-bar gas quenching vacuum furnace. The model features high pressure gas ...
HTA Group To Receive Vacuum Aluminum Brazing Furnace
Global commercial heat treater HTA Group (HTA) ordered a vacuum aluminum brazing furnace. It will operate within a tight temperature tolerance ...
Heat Treating with Nitriding for Forging Die Durability
Source: Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Edward Rolinski Senior Scientist Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Mike Woods President Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Why ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: RVs, Robotics, and Technology
Well, as we approach the end of November 2020 and assess the economic numbers from October, there is still no real ...
Take a Tip or Two
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at ...
Publisher’s Page: Happy Thanksgiving
Thanks for 2020 – as interesting as it has been. Thanks for extra time at home with family and friends this ...
Hot Isostatic Pressing: A Seasoned Player with New Technologies in Heat Treatment – Expert Analysis
Hot isostatic pressing (HIP) has been a player in heat treating for 50 years, but recent advances in its technology are ...
HI-POWER and Heat Treat Supplier Join Forces
Mike Johnson Sales Manager Solar The energy storage company HI-POWER, a Holtec International and Eos Energy Storage joint venture, recently formed ...
Heat Treat Furnace to Expand Capabilities of Plumbing Tube Manufacturer
Keith Boeckenhauer Managing Director SECO/WARWICK USA A Virginia manufacturer of high-quality plumbing tube recently commissioned a new heat treat furnace, expanding ...
Heat Treat Radio #42: Justin Rydzewski on CQI-9 Rev.4 (Part 1 of 4) – Pyrometry
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, begins a 4-part series with Justin Rydzewski about Revision 4 of CQI-9. Having served on ...
Vacuum Gauges in Heat Treatment
Source: Vac Aero International Inc. Which vacuum gauges are most often found on a heat treater's vacuum furnaces? What are the ...
Considerations for Base Metal Thermocouple Wire Diameters
Ed Valykeo Thermocouple Specialist Pelican Wire John Niggle Business Development Manager Pelican Wire "What size wire should I use in my ...
Vacuum Furnace to be Shipped to Heat Treater in South Carolina
A heat treater in Greenville, South Carolina, Solar Atmospheres, will receive a vacuum furnace from its sister company in Sellersville, Pennsylvania. ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. As you know, there is so much content available on the web that it’s ...
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 ...
What to Expect When Remodeling a Kiln Control System
José P. SanchezCeramics Business UnitNutec Bickley Heat Treat Today brings you an article from Jose Pablo Sanchez at Nutec Bickley on ...
Case Study: The Low-Pressure Carburizing Process Improvement for a Ring Gear
Justin Sims Lead Engineer DANTE Solutions "The original LPC schedule, consisting of six boost-diffuse steps, was producing large amounts of carbides ...
Heat Treatment of a Large H13 Liner is a Success
Bob Hill President Solar Atmospheres of Western PA Lake Park Tool and Machine, located in Youngstown Ohio, produced a massive H13 ...
Leading Tooling Manufacturer Purchases Furnace to Aid the Medical Industry
Top Loading Furnace (Source: Lucifer Furnaces) A leading tooling manufacturer recently received a top loading furnace for the production of dies. ...
Heat Treat Tips: Brazing, Money Flow, and Quench Maintenance
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at ...
Heat Treat Radio #41: Rethinking Heat Treating (Part 3 of 4) — The Fracking Pump Valve Seat
Heat Treat Radio host Doug Glenn talks with Joe Powell of Integrated Heat Treating Solutions in this third of a four ...
Mint of Poland Purchases Vacuum Heat Treat Furnace
The Mint of Poland, a producer of circulation and collector coins for the National Bank of Poland, has purchased a second ...
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 Treater Commissions Vacuum Oil Quench Furnace
An international manufacturer has commissioned a vacuum oil quench furnace. The batch system, with isolated graphite heating chamber, is capable of ...
18 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Equipment Chatter TAV VACUUM FURNACES SPA ...
Airbus Increases Manufacturing Production
"In June Airbus cut output by 40% overall, but the manufacturer reportedly is communicating to suppliers that it will increase production ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: “Who’s on First?”
Do you remember, or have you ever heard of the comedy duo of Abbot and Costello of the 1940s and early ...
Heat Treating With Salts
Jerry Dwyer Market Manager Hubbard-Hall "Successful heat treating begins by understanding the make-up of the steel that is to be treated." Heat ...
Heat Treat with New Techniques: Using Micro-Ingots in Steel Production
Source: Powder Metallurgy Review Railroad wheel bearing from AISI 8620 steel (photo source: "Powder Metallurgy Review) Many of you are likely ...
Strategic Heat Treat Partnership to Open Options for Customers
A recent strategic partnership between a North American commercial heat treater and a hot isostatic pressing service provider will open up more ...
Heat Treat Radio #40: Andrew Bassett on AMS2750F (Part 2 of 3) — SATs
Heat Treat Radio host Doug Glenn continues his conversation with AMS2750F expert Andrew Bassett. This time the pair discusses Revision F changes ...
Three Hot Tips You Don’t Want to Miss
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at ...
Global Manufacturer of Energy to Receive Hot Zone Replacement
One of the leading global power, aviation and renewable energy providers has selected a vacuum furnace hot zone replacement. The replacement ...
How CQI-9 Compliant Quench Oil Analysis Can Aid in Proper Care of Quench Oil
CQI-9 compliance demands adherence to the standards for the purpose of excellence in automotive heat treating. Poorly maintained quench oil can ...
Alugen Aluminum Brings Manufacturing Operations In-House
Alugen Aluminium, a Turkish aluminum extrusion company, recently expanded their production capabilities with a high-performance compact nitriding/nitrocarburizing system. This system will ...
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Acquires Arcelor Mittal USA
Lourenco Goncalves Board of Directors, president, and CEO Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Cliffs Inc. announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement ...
Heat Treating Comparative Study on New Tech
Source: AMpower Don't you just wish there was direct, consolidated information that clearly identified the key characteristics of new technologies? All ...
Automotive Fastener Processor to Receive Mesh Belt Furnace
An internationally recognized processor of safety critical automotive fasteners has purchased an industry standard 6000 lb/hr mesh belt furnace to be ...
Heat Treat Basics: What’s Happening to Metals During Heat Treatment
Source: Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Blog Graphic of Atomic Structures (Photo Source: AHT Blog post "What's Happening to Metals During Heat ...
U.S. Aerospace and Medical Manufacturer Purchases 5 Vacuum Furnaces
An aerospace and medical part manufacturer in Southeast USA recently purchased 5 vacuum furnaces. They will be used primarily to sinter ...
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG Orders Walking Beam Furnace
Dr. Arnd Köfler Chief Technology Officer (CTO) thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG, a global manufacturer in high-grade flat ...
Heat Treat Radio #39: Rethinking Heat Treating (Part 2 of 4) — 18″ Bevel Gear
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses how one company saved over $700.00 in hard grinding costs PER GEAR on an ...
Global MIM Manufacturer Purchases 2 Vacuum Furnaces
A leading, global manufacturer of metal injection molding (MIM) products is bolstering its manufacturing capacity with the addition of two large-size ...
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 ...
Global Tier 1 Automotive Forging Supplier Expands Capabilities
A leading global Tier 1 manufacturer of lightweight forged suspension components has contracted to expand their North American capabilities. They will ...
Future of Heat Treat: Renewable Energy
"In the near term, the thermal processing industry faces landmark decisions and the most commonly postulated future, based entirely on electricity ...
Heat Treating Show Update: Furnaces North America, the Virtual Show
Given the nature of this year's Furnaces North America (FNA) show, we are bringing updates from the event to you. What ...
2020 Heat Treat Themes for Intellectual Fitness
What have we learned these past six months? Well, for starters, everyone misses being face-to-face! Yet many heat treaters have taken ...
CQI-9 (4th Edition) Expert Analysis
Despite the precariousness that has defined the majority of 2020 thus far, the aerospace and automotive industries have not let that ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Remarkable Recovery- Consumers Remain Cautiously Optimistic
Growth takes time, but celebrating the small steps and progress is good for the heart and soul-- of people and country. ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. As you know, there is so much content available on the web that it's ...
Heat Treat Radio #38: Andrew Bassett on AMS2750F (Part 1 of 3)
In this first of a three-episode series on AMS2750F, Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses Andrew Bassett of Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry discusses ...
Vacuum Furnace Delivered to Defense Industry Heat Treater
Dan Insogna Southeast Regional Sales Manager Solar Manufacturing (photo source: solarmfg.com) A Southeast USA heat treater in the defense industry recently ...
Heat Treating for Teeth: Applying AM and Heat Treat to Dentistry
Source: TAV, the Vacuum Furnaces Blog Dental arch after stress relieving vacuum heat treatment (Photo source: tav-furnaces.com/blog) "The global dental 3D printing ...
New Study in AM Released
Typical tensile properties of AM Ti-6Al-4V in as build condition Source: AMPOWER There is so much to learn in so little ...
Fringe Friday: Can Solar Panels Use Non-Toxic Metals?
Source: Interesting Engineering Solar Panels (photo source: InterestingEngineering.com) Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do ...
High-Temperature Box Furnace Sent to Military Defense Organization
L&L Medium Sized High Temperature Box Furnace A government military defense organization, located in the southeastern United States, bought a medium-sized ...
World’s Fastest Fan-Driven HIP Supports AM Post-Production
Quintus' Hot Isostatic Press (HIP) A U.S. manufacturer in high pressure technology has delivered the world’s fastest fan-driven hot isostatic press ...
Heat Treater vs. Water: Best Practices to Avoid Water Contamination
Heat treaters have their processes down to a science, literally. But what factor can compromise your heat treated part, let alone ...
40 Under 40 Announced: Digital Edition Released
Heat Treat T0day is happy to announce the winners of the 40 Under 40 Class of 2020! Click here to see ...
2020 Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40 Honorable Mentions
The privilege of unveiling the Heat Treat Today 40 Under 40 Class of 2020 comes with the reality that not every one of the nominees ...
Solar Atmospheres Installs All-Metal Hot Zone Vacuum Furnace
North American commercial heat treater installs their sixth all-metal hot zone furnace at their Souderton plant in Eastern PA. This is ...
Heat Treat Radio #37: Rethinking Heat Treating for the 21st Century with Joe Powell (Part 1 of 4)
In this 4-part series, Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, talks with Joe Powell of Integrated Heat Treating Solutions about bringing heat ...
Heat Treat TV: The Quenching Mystery of Prince Rupert’s Drop
Heat Treat TV pulls the best heat treat videos from the web for your viewing, and today Heat Treat TV highlights the pressurizing ...
Looking Ahead: Industry Expansion in Uncertain Climate
We see the expansion plans of companies related to the heat treat industry, and we are with you: How? Why? At ...
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 ...
15 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Equipment Chatter Vacuum and Atmosphere Services (VAS) ...
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. ...
Heat Treat TV: Press-and-Sinter Powder Metallurgy
Today's story is an industry update coinciding with an excellent video resource describing conventional press and sintering with PM. Heat Treat TV seeks ...
GALLOS Receives Custom Engineered Continuous Atmosphere Heat Treating System
Gallos Metal Solutions Inc., Milwaukee, WI (GALLOS) recently received a high capacity mesh belt heat treatment furnace line. The company specializes ...
Best of Both Worlds in Polymer Quenching
Jerry Dwyer, Marketing Manager, Hubbard-Hall "The success of most heat treating processes comes down to the battle between time v. temperature..." ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Continued Climb and Steady Improvement
"There is one positive aspect when it comes to a dramatic drop as experienced in March and April of this year. When ...
Heat Treat Customers in Aerospace and Defense to Receive Vacuum Furnaces
Patrick McKenna, President and CEO, Ipsen Nine furnaces were shipped to six states in America, Canada, and the United Kingdom this ...
40 Under 40: “Wait and See is not a Plan: What is Your Strategy?”
Kenneth W. Gronbach, President/CEO, KGC Direct LLC "The United States is about to experience a monumental cultural shift, and Gen Y ...
Heat Treat Radio #36: A Discussion with Harb Nayar, Sintering Guru
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
American Aerospace Heat Treater Purchases Hybrid Technology
Super IQ® Gas Carburizing furnace from SECO/WARWICK Group REX Heat Treat, a commercial heat treater specializing in the aerospace market, has ...
Heat Treat Tips: Quench, Flow, Generate
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at ...
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 ...
Heat Treating with Al-Si Alloys
This Heat Treat Today Original Content piece offers a closer look at a resource for metallurgists: Al-Si Alloy: Automotive, Aeronautical, and ...
Fringe Friday: Heat Treating with 4D Printing
Source: Thomasnet.com (photo source: Thomasnet) At the end of the week, we like to keep it light at Heat Treat Today. ...
Continuous Vacuum Furnace Sent to Aerospace Manufacturer
A North American based aerospace manufacturer will receive a continuous vacuum (CV) furnace with 10 bar pressure quench capabilities. The 4 ...
Additive Production Center for Medical Devices
Winfried Schaller, Lincotek Group CEO (photo source: Lincotek.com) An additive manufacturing (AM) solutions provider continued its global expansion. Initially, they had ...
Vacuum Sintering Heat Treat
Source: TAV, the Vacuum Furnaces Blog What happens when the binder reaches the primary pump? How does a heat treater avoid ...
Name Change for U.S. Subsidiary of Global Industrial Gases and Engineering Supplier
On August 13th, Linde announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Praxair, Inc., will begin operating under the Linde name, effective September 1. ...
Heat Treating Oven Goes to Aerospace Product Manufacturer
A manufacturer of aerospace products will be receiving a new heat treating oven for processing parts in a reduced oxygen atmosphere, ...
Heat Treat Radio #35: Reasons to Attend Furnaces North America with Tom Morrison, CEO of the Metal Treating Institute
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Annealing Furnace for Aerospace and Defense Manufacturer
A roller hearth tube annealing furnace was recently installed and commissioned at an aerospace and defense products manufacturer. This manufacturer fabricates ...
Heat Treat Case Study: The Installation of 17 Ovens and Kilns
Time for a solid case study. In this Heat Treat Today Technical Tuesday feature, José P. Sanchez, part of Ceramics Business Unit in Nutec Bickley, ...
Heat Treater Adopts VOQ Quench Line
Bob Hill, President, Solar Atmospheres of Western PA Vacuum oil quenching (VOQ) is adopted at Solar Atmospheres of Western PA (SAWPA). ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. As you know, there is so much content available on the web that it's ...
Precision Parts Heat Treater Expands Operations
Peters' Heat Treating, Inc., a 40-year-old heat treating company that specializes in a variety of high tech heat treating processes, moved ...
Logan Aluminum Inc. Receives Furnace to Heat Treat Ingots
Logan Aluminum Inc., of Russellville, Kentucky, a manufacturer of flat rolled aluminum sheet that is primarily used in the beverage market, ...
Induction Hardening: Strengthening the Automotive Industry into the Future
Kyle Hummel, Project Engineer, Contour Hardening Induction hardening has played a critical role for decades in heat treating. In this Heat ...
Heat Treat Tips: The Essential Three
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at ...
Understanding Heat Treatment Specifications
Metallurgists need accurate specifications in order to correctly perform the necessary heat treatment of parts. This helpful guide, written by William ...
Heat Treat Radio #34: A Discussion with Carl Nicolia, PSNergy President
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Global Heat Treat Supplier Establishes Excellence Centers
Patrick McKenna, President and CEO (source: Ipsen USA) Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Illinois, announced yesterday, July 29th, that it has been ...
Commercial Heat Treater Expands
Jason Orosz, President of Nitrex Heat Treating Services A new plant investment aimed at expanding the Aurora, Illinois commercial heat treat ...
Unveiling the Mystery of Your Al Brazing Furnace with ‘Thru-Process’ Temperature Profiling
Dr. Steve Offley, Product Market Manager, PhoenixTM Knowing the precise temperature from within your continuous heat treat process is now possible. ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Robust Growth and Significant Gains
"It may not be time to start dancing in the streets, but the news this month is certainly a stark contrast ...
Heat Treat Educational Opportunities
In the wake of COVID-19, suppliers and manufacturers in the heat treat industry has found ways to educate and convene with ...
Replacing Heat Treating Induction Coils Just Got Better
Cut down administrative time, streamline ordering processes, reorder induction coils you can count on. All of these goals sound great, and ...
Electric Car Supplier Purchases Continuous CAB Technology
Piotr Skarbiński, Vice President of the aluminum and CAB Product Segment at SECO/WARWICK (photo source: secowarwick.com) A global manufacturer of electric ...
AMS2750F: Expert Analysis
AMS2750F, a rewrite of the specification that covers pyrometric requirements for equipment used for the thermal processing of metallic materials, was ...
Announcing: Heat Treat Today Guest Column and Op-Ed
Announcing Heat Treat Today's newest feature: Heat Treat Today Guest Column/Op-Ed. These releases feature content from the world of heat treat, ...
A Statement Against Libel
A heat treat company in Poland has been faced with online defamation after waves of libelous messages filtered into the inboxes ...
Global Automotive Supplier Orders Brazing Furnace
A global automotive supplier has placed an order for an electrically heated continuous belt brazing furnace to be installed in Mexico ...
Heat Treat Radio #33: A Discussion with Jeff Fuller and Professor Richard Sisson from CHTE
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Heat Treat Tips: Atmospheres, Gas Chambers, and Thermocouples
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at ...
Vacuum Measurement Units: A Language Explained
Source: Vacaero.com "Vacuum gauges all measure the pressure readings in the range from atmospheric pressure down to some lower pressure ...
Changing the In-Line Heat Treating Paradigm
Evolution of ideas and transitions to more innovative and efficient methods of heat treating are common themes in this ever-changing world. ...
China Exclusion Request Granted
Recently, the United States imposed a 25% tariff on thousands of products from China, but permitted U.S. companies to request an ...
The Heart of Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40
Heat Treat Today's 40 Under 40 was created to bring recognition to young professionals in the industry, giving names, faces, and ...
Reader Feedback: Thermocouples 101
Here is what readers are saying about recent posts on Heat Treat Today. Submit your comments to editor@heattreattoday.com. On John Niggle and Ed ...
Enhancing Fatigue Strength and Saving Money
Source: Advanced Nitriding Solutions Blog While salt baths and gas nitriding are time-tested methods for hardening, what about the stringent body ...
Demonstrating Oil Quenching Effectiveness
In this article by Lee Gearhart, Principal Engineer, Materials and Processes, Moog, Inc., and Chair, Aerospace Metals Engineering Committee, read about ...
IoT Technology Implemented for Enhanced Furnace Performance
Wisconsin Oven Corporation announced a new IoT (Internet of things) predictive maintenance technology available on their industrial ovens. The new system ...
14 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Personnel Chatter Al Behr has been promoted to ...
Happy Independence Weekend from Heat Treat Today!
Heat Treat Today wants to wish you a Happy Independence Day Weekend! We hope in the midst of this warm summer, ...
Heat Treat History Offers Promise to the Present
In today’s article, Heat Treat Today’s editorial staff has gathered noteworthy reflections of heat treaters who are looking to the past ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Don’t Be Faint of Heart; Rebound Coming
The latest Industrial Heating Equipment Association’s (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary begins, "The lockdown recession has been with us for over three months ...
Process Innovation to Reduce Distortion During Gas Quenching
“High-pressure gas quenching (HPGQ) attempts to reduce temperature nonuniformities by reducing the cooling rate; however, this is generally not sufficient to ...
The Science of Combustion in an Era of Uncertainty
Carl Nicolia, President of PSNERGY, LLC (photo source: Carl Nicolia) "There was a time when the caveman's torch was the top ...
Heat Treat Learning: Principles of Heat Treatment
Neil Hardy, Metallurgical Specialist and Creator of MetallurgyData (photo source: Neil Hardy) In this Heat Treat Learning special, metallurgical technician and ...
Publisher’s Page: The Bright Side of COVID-19
Heat Treat Today publishes four print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
International Aerospace Manufacturer Buys 2 Vacuum Furnaces
An international aerospace manufacturer orders two furnaces for its factories in the USA and Singapore. While both are single-chamber vacuum furnaces, ...
Helium to Nitrogen: A Cost-Efficient Change in Heat Treat Hardening
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA is currently installing a new rapid quenching vacuum furnace that will ultimately eliminate the need for ...
Heat Treat Tips: SCR Environmental Conditions and Furnace Downtime
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at ...
Predicting the Effects of Composition Variation for Heat Treatment of Aerospace Alloys
In the following original content from Heat Treat Today, Thermo-Calc Software's Adam Hope, PhD, materials scientist, and Paul Mason, president, delve ...
Kuczma to Acquire Single-Chamber Vacuum Furnace
SECO/Warwick Vector Furnace (photo source: SECO/Warwick) A family-run, commercial heat treating plant in Rzeszów, Poland, Kuczma Hardening Plant, will expand its ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. As you know, there is so much content available on ...
Mexican Auto Supplier Upgrades 4 Zone Brazing Furnace
An automotive parts supplier in Mexico will receive a rebuilt 24 inch, four zone continuous mesh belt brazing furnace. Continuous Mesh ...
Magnetic Shields Ltd Orders Heat Treating Vacuum Furnace
Magnetic Shields Ltd. of Kent, England, a producer of medical industry equipment, has ordered a new vacuum furnace for their facility, ...
High-Temperature Bearing Failures- Engineering a Solution
Eric Ford, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Graphite Metallizing Corp. In this Technical Tuesday original article, read how an automotive manufacturing ...
Liberty Wire Johnstown Upgrades Controls for Continuous Furnace Lines
A Pennsylvania producer and provider of steel wire and rod products, Liberty Wire in Johnstown, PA, underwent an intensive nitrogen-methanol controls ...
Youngstown Tool & Die Purchases Vacuum Heat Treat Furnace
Youngstown Tool & Die (YTD), an Ohio manufacturer of aluminum extrusion dies, upgrades its in-house atmosphere heat treatment capabilities with the ...
Heat Treat Radio #32: A Discussion with Jean-François Cloutier, Nitrex CEO
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA Expanding to Include Vacuum Oil Quench
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA (SAWPA) will expand their material hardening repertoire by adding vacuum oil quench (VOQ) capabilities. The decision ...
Thermocouples 101
This is one of the best thermocouple basics articles you'll read this year. It covers the different types of thermocouple, questions ...
Is a Nadcap Accreditation Required to Process “Nadcap” Parts?
Nadcap is a ubiquitous topic in the aerospace industry. In this original Heat Treat Today column, veteran heat treating partner, Todd ...
Aerospace Fastener Manufacturer Receives Three Multipurpose Box Furnaces
An aerospace fastener manufacturer, located in Pennsylvania, received three multipurpose bench mounted box furnaces used to test high-temperature aerospace fasteners. The ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Don’t Be Discouraged, Better Days Ahead, but Resilience Needed
The changes and current events occurring in our cities, states, country, and around the world are causing our heads to spin ...
Heat Treat Today Opens Nominations for 3rd Annual 40 Under 40
What Is "40 Under 40″? There are many young folks in the North American heat treat industry who are giving their time, talent, and education to ...
EthernetIP
EthernetIP is the future of vacuum gauge communications for vacuum furnaces. It’s simple to integrate and improves accuracy by reducing latency ...
Global Auto Manufacturer Deploys Heat Treat System
A global manufacturer of automotive, power, and aerospace components has commissioned a new heat treat system. This system from SECO/WARWICK is ...
Automotive Heat Treater Commissions Atmosphere Furnace
A heat treater in Ontario, Canada, recently commissioned a 6,600 lb/hr continuous mesh belt atmosphere furnace system from a fellow Canadian ...
Heat Treat Radio #31: A Discussion with David Wolff, Nel Hydrogen, COVID-19 Update
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
U.S. Air Force Awards StandardAero Multi-Year MRO Contract
Scott Starrett, president of StandardAero's military division. The United States Air Force (USAF) has awarded a $237 million multi-year contract to ...
Choosing the Right Cooling System
This week's Technical Tuesday installment is a Heat Treat Today original from our upcoming Automotive magazine, which is scheduled to be ...
Global Steel Manufacturer Develops Historic Hydrogen Heat Treat
For the first time ever, heat treaters have successfully used hydrogen to heat steel before rolling. This historic development is the ...
Happy Memorial Day from Heat Treat Today!
Heat Treat Today wants to wish everyone a happy Memorial Day! As restrictions across our country ease and we begin to ...
Global Heat Treat Provider To Open New Facility in Illinois
One of the world's largest providers of heat treatments and specialist thermal processing services is opening a new location. Bodycote will ...
Kamyanka Machine Building Purchases 3-in-1 Furnace
The parent company of a North American furnace manufacturer provided a furnace to Kamyanka Machine Building, an international leader in the ...
Leading Automotive Tier 1 Supplier Orders Eight Custom Furnaces
A leading tier 1 automotive supplier recently placed a large order for eight (8) custom designed walk-in ovens for aluminum aging ...
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 ...
Aerospace Market Manufacturer Receives Custom Atmosphere Tempering Furnace
A manufacturer in the aerospace market with captive heat treating capabilities received a custom built atmosphere tempering furnace. With a working ...
Global Heat Treat Supplier Group Rebrands
Nitrex, a Novacap portfolio company and global provider of fully integrated heat-treating solutions and technologies, unveiled its new corporate brand identity ...
Heat Treat Radio #30: Dr. Shahrukh Irani on Job Shop Lean
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
New Nitriding Furnace Installed at Solar Atmospheres
Solar Atmospheres of Souderton, PA, has received a new, state-of-the-art vacuum gas nitriding furnace to support an increasing demand for high-value ...
Clifford-Jacobs Receives Improved Temperature Control System on Heat Treat Equipment
In today's Heat Treat Today Technical Tuesday feature, learn more about how a temperature control system can improve the performance of ...
Auto Supplier Overhauls Historic Furnace
A major automotive parts supplier has awarded a contract for the complete overhaul and refurbishment of a cast link belt normalizing ...
Heat Treat Fringe Friday: Metal-Air Scavenging Robot “Eats” Aluminum
Heat Treat Fringe Friday Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments ...
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 ...
Current Medical Alloy Trends
Thomas Wingens, Wingens International Industry Consultancy Heat Treat Today’s Medical and Heat Treating December 2019 issue featured an article on medical alloys. Heat Treat ...
Scientific Breakthrough Treats Metals to Kill Bacteria
Purdue University may have developed a solution that helps address the issue of certain viruses lingering for up to several days ...
Furnace Temperature Control Options
Ernesto Perez,Director of Engineering,Nutec Bickley In today's Heat Treat Today Technical Tuesday feature, Ernesto Pérez, Director of Engineering, at Nutec Bickley, ...
Heat Treat Tips: Thermocouples
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at ...
Don’t Wait to Apply for 2020 MTI Scholarships!
Are you a student who is interested in a career in metallurgy, materials, engineering, industrial, mechanical sciences? Do you know anyone ...
Global Tool Manufacturer Acquires Third Vacuum Furnace
An international company producing, among other things, cutting tools, with a rich history and branches in 40 countries, ordered a vacuum ...
Mikros Technologies Increases Production Capacity with Vacuum Furnaces
Mikros Technologies, located in New Hampshire, designs and produces liquid cooling systems and micro-machined nozzle plates for applications requiring micron-level dimensions ...
Heat Treat Radio #29: Heat Treating and Coal with Brian Joseph, CEO Touchstone Research
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
New Additions to the 2020-2021 IHEA Board of Directors and Officers
Scott Bishop, incoming president of IHEA (source: IHEA) Jeff Valuck, incoming VP of IHEA (source: IHEA) The Industrial Heating Equipment Association ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: No Surprises Here
"It is the time to dare and endure." Winston Churchill made that statement in 1940, and it is apropos today, as ...
Steeltech Ltd.: Outside Sales Rep Wanted
Help Wanted: Outside Sales Rep Steeltech LLC is one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of heat and corrosion resistant materials. We ...
Future Heating of Industrial Furnaces
Climate change and fossil fuels are topics that can spur many lively conversations. In today's Heat Treat Today Technical Tuesday feature, ...
Combustion Safety Specialist Launches Line of Germ-Blocking Shields
Businesses have been taking extra precautions lately for the well-being of their employees and customers. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's second installment of This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. As you know, there is so much content ...
Class of 2019 40 Under 40: Josh Hale & Antonio Marconi
Heat Treat Today is privileged to oversee the 40 Under 40 recognition awards highlighting a group of young, up-and-coming talent in the North American ...
Auto Industry Receives Rapid Furnace from North American Manufacturer
A research organization recently awarded a contract to a North American furnace manufacturer for the supply of a rapid-heating furnace to ...
Manual Versus Automated Hardness Testing
When it comes to hardness testing nowadays, the process does not have to be done manually; automation has taken much of ...
Die Casting 101
Martin Reeves, Owner, Fontec-global, LLC Die casting can be tricky to understand; additionally, the term has become something of a catch-all ...
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 TV: ECM-USA
ECM-USA's goal to bring sales and service support closer to their North American customers hasn't changed in over 20 years. A ...
inTEST’s Induction Heating Lab Expands To the West Coast
inTEST Corporation, a global supplier of precision-engineered solutions for use in manufacturing and testing across a wide range of markets including ...
Heat Treat Radio #28: Heat Treat Modeling With Justin Sims
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Heat Treat Tips: Induction Heating
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at ...
West Coast Aerospace Company Purchases Custom Batch Tempering Furnace
A commercial heat treating company located in the heart of the aerospace industry on the West Coast of the United States ...
Aerospace Standards in the Heat Treating Industry
Have you ever wondered how to create or revise AMS specifications? In this original Heat Treat Today Technical Tuesday feature, come ...
Choosing the Right Vacuum Furnace
Source: TAV, the Vacuum Furnaces Blog It pays to carefully consider the key factors to buying a vacuum furnace (source: TAV, ...
Happy Easter from Heat Treat Today!
Heat Treat Today wants to wish everyone a happy Easter weekend! At this time of the year, and especially during this ...
16 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Personnel & Company Chatter Bill Gornicki was ...
Thermal Processing Manufacturer Helps Sterilize PPE Masks
A global manufacturer of thermal-processing and sterilizing equipment announced they are working with hospitals to prove the efficacy of their Gruenberg ...
Global Metal Equipment Producer Acquires Two Heat Treatment Furnaces
A global producer of highly engineered metal earth moving, construction, and mining wear equipment recently commissioned two large capacity heat treatment ...
The Class of 2019 40 Under 40: Uwe Rahn & Mike Harrison
Heat Treat Today is privileged to oversee the 40 Under 40 recognition awards highlighting a group of young, up-and-coming talent in the North American ...
Tips for a Healthy Vacuum Furnace System
Source: Ipsen, the Harold blog Vacuum Furnace (source: Ipsen, the Harold) A strong and healthy vacuum furnace system is essential for ...
A Tour of Common Hazards in the Heat Treat Industry
Rick Kaletsky, Owner, Safety Consultant Safety is a concern to all industries, but it’s of paramount importance for the aerospace manufacturing ...
Heat Treat Fringe Friday: It’s a Beautiful Day in Pittsburgh’s Neighborhood 91
Heat Treat Fringe Friday Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments ...
Heat Treat TV: International Thermal Systems
Image source: International Thermal Systems International Thermal Systems' goal is to help their customers make better products by providing water-based cleaning ...
Pros and Cons Of Remote Monitoring In Heat Treatment
Gerry McWeenyPresidentHeat Treatment Solutions Is new technology always an advantage? Do companies need to update everything or a few things? The ...
Heat Treat Tips: Aqueous Quenching
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at ...
IHEA’s Monthly Report: The Good Old Days
Automotive sales have been stable, which means the whole sector has been stable (Click image to enlarge) February’s Industrial Heating Equipment ...
Marc Glasser on The Tools and Trade Secrets of Heat Resistant Alloy Welding
Heat resistant alloys used for heat treating fixtures, muffles, retorts, radiant tubes, and other parts are typically stainless steel or nickel ...
Machine Tool Manufacturer Streamlines with In-House Heat Treat
A machine tool manufacturer has decided to create their own "captive" heat treat department. The company has consequently invested in two ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to the inaugural column of Heat Treat Today's first offering of This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. As you ...
Heat Treat Radio #27: Women in Heat Treat
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Heat Treat Today’s Coronavirus Impact Update — Phase II
On February 27th, Heat Treat Today conducted an initial Coronavirus Impact Study. We wrote about the findings on March 4th. Click ...
The Class of 2019 40 Under 40: Miguel Fajardo & Tony Marton
Heat Treat Today is privileged to oversee the 40 Under 40 recognition awards highlighting a group of young, up-and-coming talent in the North American ...
High-Temp Differential-Expansion Problem and How to Solve It
Source: Vac Aero International Inc. If you've ever tried to braze together materials that have ...
Simulation Software and 3D Printers Improve Copper Coils
This informative feature was contributed by CENOS, a simulation software developer. Read on to learn about how 3D printing is revolutionizing ...
Boeing Attack Aircraft Design Revealed in FARA Competition
Boeing Defense, Space, and Security recently revealed the single-engine, single-rotor helicopter it is proposing to the U.S. Army as part of ...
Three Batch Steam Treaters Shipped to Medical, Automotive Industries
(source: Gasbarre Products, Inc.) Three batch steam treaters were recently shipped to the medical and automotive industries. Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems ...
GKN Aerospace to Collaborate with GE and Saab for Swedish Air Force
The Swedish Air Force has selected GKN Aerospace for technical product support and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO). GKN Aerospace will ...
Heat Treat Brain Trust on Industry Innovations That Have Enhanced Automotive Heat Treating in Recent Years
This week's Technical Tuesday installment is a Heat Treat Today original that was first published in the Heat Treat Today Automotive ...
Homocarb Pit Furnace Dispatched to Power Industry
An electrically heated homocarb pit furnace was recently shipped to a manufacturer in the power industry. It is designed to work ...
Publisher’s Page: The Most Interesting Non-Heat Treat, Heat Treat Story You’ll Ever Watch
Doug Glenn, Publisher, Heat Treat Today Heat Treat Today publishes four print magazines a year, and included in each is a ...
Heat Treat TV: Company Spotlight on Wirco Inc.
Heat Treat TV pulls the best heat treat videos from the web for your viewing, and today HTTV highlights Wirco Inc. ...
Heat Treat Fringe Friday: Voice Activated Wheel Nuts Withstand Car Theft
Heat Treat Fringe Friday Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments ...
North American Automotive Steel Producer Expands Mexican Operations
A North American steel supplier announced today that it has begun operating its continuous galvanizing line, which will produce hot-dip galvanized ...
Lockheed Martin Company to Build Six Presidential Helicopters
The U.S. Navy has commissioned six new presidential helicopters. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, will build six production VH-92A presidential helicopters. ...
Can You HIP It? Investigating Hot Isostatic Pressing
Derek DenlingerCorporate Lead MetallurgistPaulo What is HIP? Hint: It doesn’t mean you are fashionable or trendy! In this HTT original content ...
Drone, Aerospace Composites Producer Receives Walk-In Oven
(Image Source: A3) Composites Universal Group (CUG), an internationally recognized composite manufacturing company specializing in the production of high-quality composite components ...
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Find Heat Treat Components, Parts, Services & Supplies! If you’re looking for a place to find heat treat components, parts, services ...
Global Automotive Supplier, Precious Metals Producer Purchases Continuous Belt Furnaces
Brazing Furnace for Automotive Supplier (Image Source: Abbott Furnace Co.) A diversified global automotive supplier, focused on metal forming, aluminum casting, ...
Tool and Die Industry Receives Vacuum Furnace
Dan Insogna,Southeast Regional Sales Manager for Solar Manufacturing A vacuum furnace was recently shipped to a customer servicing the tool and ...
The Class of 2019 40 Under 40: Chris Davidson & Shlok Sundaresh
Heat Treat Today is privileged to oversee the 40 Under 40 recognition awards highlighting a group of young, up-and-coming talent in the North American ...
Heat Treat Today’s Coronavirus Survey
Heat Treat Today conducted a very unscientific and highly-fluid study on the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on the North American heat ...
IHEA’s Monthly Report: The US Economy Hits the Ground Running into 2020
"Optimism" may be a good description to highlight January's Industrial Heating Equipment Association’s (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary. It states, "The US ...
Preventing or Controlling Compressed Air Safety Hazards
Compressed air is an essential component for most construction jobsites and production lines. For thermal operations and processing companies, compressed air ...
Medical, Additive Manufacturing Industries Acquire Two All-Metal Hot Zone Furnaces
Two all-metal hot zone furnaces were recently shipped to the medical and additive manufacturing industries. Solar Manufacturing created and shipped the ...
Heat Treat Radio #26: Cutting Edge Trends in Data with Peter Sherwin, Eurotherm by Schneider Electric
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Heat Treat Tips: Vacuum Furnaces: Troubleshooting & Improving Operations
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at ...
Medical Implant Components Manufacturer Receives Two Floor-Standing Furnaces
A furnace manufacturer based in Pennsylvania, USA, has shipped a floor standing forging furnace for use in hot forming of medical ...
Buehler Marks 100 Year Anniversary of Wilson Hardness Brand
ITW Company Buehler recently celebrated the 100-year anniversary of its Wilson® hardness brand, which was originally known as the Wilson Mechanical ...
AeroMat 2020 to be held in Palm Springs, CA, May 4-6
Come visit the 31st AeroMat conference and exposition! AeroMat is the premier event for aerospace materials and applications for the global ...
Mobile Maintenance Assistants for Thermal Processing Plants
This HTT Technical Tuesday feature originally appeared in heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and Asian ...
Fastener Manufacturer Invests in Belt Furnace for Tempering of Automotive Parts
STALMAX, a manufacturer of fasteners, is investing in a belt furnace for tempering in a protective atmosphere. The provided equipment is ...
Powder Metallurgy Leader to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Randall (Rand) German, FAPMI, founder of German Materials Technology, will receive the Kempton H. Roll Powder Metallurgy (PM) Lifetime Achievement ...
Toyota Invests in eVTOL Air Taxi Development
Joby Aviation has spent the last 10 years hammering out the designs and flight dynamics of its tilt-rotor eVTOL (electric vertical ...
Nickel-Titanium SMA Introduced for Elastocaloric Cooling
Scientists from the Alliance for the Development of Additive Processing Technologies (ADAPT) at Colorado School of Mines who took part in ...
Bill Disler on Carburizing Trends in the Automotive Heat Treating World
Bill Disler President & CEO AFC-Holcroft Automotive part designs and heat treating processes have undergone many changes over the years, especially ...
ET’20 12th Extrusion Technology Seminar Meets May 19-21 in Orlando, Florida
Join aluminum extrusion industry professionals from more than 50 countries at the International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar (ET Seminar)! This seminar features more ...
Lockheed Martin Launches Development for Hypersonic Missile System
Lockheed Martin is developing a ground-launched, mobile, hypersonic missile system thanks to a US$31.9 million award by DARPA. The contract will ...
Subscribe to HTT’s Monthly Leaders in Industry e-Newsletter Today!
Heat Treat Today invites you to subscribe to its monthly industry focused e-newsletters! If you're looking find industry specific news and ...
Coronavirus Impact on Auto, Aerospace Industries Uncertain
The Hubei province of China has now been shut down for three weeks due to the Coronavirus outbreak, and industries around ...
Heat Treat Radio #25: A Discussion with David Wolff, Nel Hydrogen, Part 2
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
The Class of 2019 40 Under 40: Ben Gasbarre & Brinson White
Heat Treat Today is privileged to oversee the 40 Under 40 recognition awards highlighting a group of young, up-and-coming talent in the North American ...
OSU Scientists Develop Shape Shifting Material for Medical Applications
A small magnetic rose sitting between two copper coils in an Ohio State laboratory gives a demonstration of a new shape-shifting ...
Efficient Sample Preparation of Titanium Grade 2
Source: Buehler Titanium is a crucial component in aerospace and defense applications as well as in the biomedical field. The high ...
Heat Treat Tips: Shop Safety
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at ...
Boeing and NASA Glenn Develop Airplane Winglets from Shape Memory Alloys
NASA Glenn Research Laboratory in Cleveland, Ohio, has partnered with Boeing to test how shape-memory alloys can be used in deployable ...
Airbus Introduces a Whale of a Transport Aircraft
The Airbus BelugaXL transport aircraft has entered swimmingly into service. The manufacturer noted the new jet is the first of six ...
Lockheed Martin Agrees to Provide NASA Subsystems to Produce Orion Spacecraft
An aerospace company has made a contract with Lockheed Martin to provide critical components of NASA's spacecraft. Collins Aerospace Systems, a ...
Hauck Heat Treatment Receives High Vacuum Furnace from Parent Company of North American Furnace Manufacturer
A Hauck HT plant located in the Netherlands recently received a unique high vacuum furnace. The all-metal high vacuum furnace from ...
Supplier to Fiat, Scania Purchases Nitriding Furnace for European Gas Spring Market
A Polish leader in automobile parts manufacturing recently completed the installation of a nitriding system at the manufacturing facility in its ...
Inside the Carbon Nanotube Method for Airplane Production
Source: Design and Development Today A modern airplane's fuselage is composed of multiple sheets of different materials, not unlike ...
Aluminum Alloy Powder Developed for Automotive 3D Printing
A Canadian additive manufacturing powder producer, in partnership with McGill University in Montreal, has announced the results of a research project ...
15 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Personnel & Company Chatter Mike Smith has ...
Heat Treat Radio #24: A Discussion with David Wolff, Nel Hydrogen, Part 1
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Heat Treat Tips: Atmospheres, Thermocouples, and Flow Power
Heat Treat Today’s 101 Heat Treat Tips provides an opportunity to learn the tips, tricks, and hacks shared by some of the industry’s foremost experts. ...
IHEA’s Monthly Report: The Close of 2019 Brings Good Tidings of Solid Job Growth and Low Unemployment
"There is a good bit of optimism regarding the 2020 economy," this month’s Industrial Heating Equipment Association's (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary ...
Reader Feedback: Reusing Non-expendable Base Metal Thermocouples
Here is what readers are saying about recent posts on Heat Treat Today. Submit your comments to editor@heattreattoday.com. Jason Schulze has ...
Refractory Anchor Design: 3 Important Things You Need to Know
Dan Szynal,VP of Engineering and Technical Service,the Plibrico Company A significant number of refractory lining failures can be traced to either ...
The Class of 2019 40 Under 40: Heather Falcone & Trisha Rouse
Heat Treat Today is privileged to oversee the 40 Under 40 recognition awards highlighting a group of young, up-and-coming talent in the North American ...
Inside GKN Powder Metallurgy’s Acquisition of Forecast 3D
Picture two men sitting at a bar table watching a video on a smartphone. As they enthuse about how much they ...
DELTA H Commissions Heat Treating System to AAR Corp
DELTA H commissioned a Dual Chamber Aerospace Heat Treat (DCAHTTM) to AAR Corp. at Indianapolis International Airport. AAR is a leading provider ...
Powder Metal Company Serving Automotive Industry to Add Sintering Furnace
A company specializing in manufacturing high volume, ferrous-based powder metal components in the automotive market has placed an order with Abbott ...
Meet Rio Tinto’s Revolutionary New Alloy
Global mining and metals specialist Rio Tinto is taking orders for its new aluminum wheel alloy known as Revolution-Al™. Researchers at ...
IHEA Online Fundamentals Course Set for April 13, 2020
IHEA’s Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating Online Learning Course is scheduled to begin April 13, 2020. The course content provides an ...
StandardAero Expands Component Repair Capabilities
StandardAero has acquired a global services subsidiary based in Cork, Ireland, that provides specialized component repair and manufacturing processes for industrial, ...
The Nadcap Accreditation Process Explained
Source: Vac Aero International Inc. Nadcap accreditation is looked on by most of the heat treating ...
Stack Metallurgical Group Adds Vacuum Furnace to its Capabilities
Stack Metallurgical Group, a Nadcap accredited and Northwestern U.S. commercial heat treater, recently installed a TITAN® vacuum furnace at its location ...
Astro the Robodog Gets an Aluminum Frame
As we look forward to the weekend ahead, HTT would like to share a fascinating story about man’s best friend; although ...
Airbus to Increase Production of U.S. Aircraft
Airbus will expand operations in the U.S. by increasing the production rate of A320 family aircraft at its U.S. manufacturing facility ...
Heat Treat Radio #23: Eliminating Human Error in Heat Treat: Contour CEO, Ben Crawford
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Gulfstream Awards GAMPS 5101 & 5102 Certification to Heat Treater
Gulfstream recently awarded Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania with material processing specification approvals for GAMPS 5101 and 5102. Specification GAMPS 5101 ...
The Class of 2019 40 Under 40: Michael Bubolz & John Quaglia
Heat Treat Today is privileged to oversee the 40 Under 40 recognition awards highlighting a group of young, up-and-coming talent in the North American ...
11th GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS, and NEWCAST Trade Fair Set for June 12-16, 2023
The 11th staging of the biggest heat treat show in the world will be held June 12--16, 2023, in Düsseldorf, Germany. ...
CMC: What are They? Why are They Important?
Source: L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc CMC stands for Ceramic Matrix Composite, and these materials are considered a ...
Nitrex Acquires Furnace Manufacturer G-M Enterprises of California
Nitrex, a global provider of fully integrated heat-treating solutions and technologies based in Montreal, Canada, acquired G-M Enterprises, a manufacturer of ...
Polish Immigrant Builds Heat Treating Business to Achieve American Dream
A Polish immigrant, who worked hard to build a successful heat treating business, has achieved the dream he came to America ...
Sandvik Acquires North Carolina-Based High Temp Furnace Manufacturer
Sandvik Group, a global engineering group based in Sweden, has acquired a manufacturer of high temperature furnace systems and metallic heating ...
4th MET & 14th HTS Set for October 2020 in Mumbai
On October 13-15, in Mumbai, India, the 2020 International Exhibition & Conference on Materials, Engineering, and Technology, co-located with the 2020 ...
High-Strength Al-Based Alloys Being Developed for Aerospace and Automotive
A global technology group, an industrial gases company, an additive and design company, and an engineering university in Germany have entered ...
Global Materials Engineering Group Tests Hardfacing Alloy Applications
A global materials engineering group explored alternative methods of applying a hard surfacing alloy at the ITSC conference in Japan. Engineers ...
Thermomechanical Processing for Creating Bi-Metal Bearing Bushings
Multi-material design aiming at application-optimized technical components has been gaining importance over the last several years. In this context, combining steel ...
Steel Tube Manufacturer Consolidates and Expands Operations
A global steel tube manufacturer is expanding operations with a new facility in Birmingham, Alabama. Samuel Associated Tube Group, a division ...
Doncasters Implements New Operating Model for Production
Doncasters Group Ltd., based in Burton upon Trent, UK, has made financial changes to allow for increased focus on precision casting ...
NATO Agrees to Surveillance Aircraft Contract with Boeing
NATO and Boeing have announced a $1 billion agreement to update and modernize the Alliance's AWACS surveillance aircraft fleet. NATO Secretary ...
Bodycote Acquires Aerospace Surface Coating Specialist
Bodycote, a leading provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services, has entered into an agreement to acquire Ellison Surface ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Summary: Low Unemployment Rate & Confident Consumers Lead the Way
In this month's IHEA Executive Economic Summary, the indices show “the unemployment rate is very low. . . and the consumer ...
Merry Christmas from Heat Treat Today
What does heat treating have to do with Christmas? Beyond providing heat in a time of winter chill for the northern ...
Auto Partner Enters Agreement for New Nitriding Technology
An automotive partner based in the Czech Republic has entered an agreement with a nitriding company based in Montreal, Canada, for ...
16 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Personnel & Company Chatter Global aluminum producer ...
Titanium-Copper Alloy May Improve 3D Process for Medical, Aerospace Applications
Source: Today's Medical Developments A new category of high-performance titanium-copper alloys for 3D printing is being considered for medical ...
The Class of 2019 40 Under 40: Meet Neal Conway & David Cunningham
Heat Treat Today is privileged to oversee the 40 Under 40 recognition awards, highlighting a group of young, up-and-coming talent in the North American ...
Steel Dynamics Expands Rolling Mill, Includes 3-MW Induction Furnace
A steel producer based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, recently announced the expansion of their rolling mill, which will include a 3-MW ...
PA Heat Treater Completes Brazing/Assembly Room
A western Pennsylvania heat treat provider recently completed construction of a new brazing and assembly room, built primarily to accommodate a ...
Heat Treat Tips: Maximizing Carbon Probe Life
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at ...
Nippon Light Metal North America Inc. & ITOCHU Metals Corporation Launch Joint Venture in Georgia
Source: Light Metal Age Nippon Light Metal North America Inc. and ITOCHU Metals Corporation have launched a joint venture ...
Heat Treat Today Launches Live Link to Digital Edition of 2019 Medical/Energy Heat Treat Issue
Heat Treat Today has launched Medical & Energy Heat Treating special edition in print and digital form, the fifth print magazine and ...
Publisher’s Page: Infinite Energy from the Earth
Heat Treat Today publishes four print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Cleveland-Cliffs Acquires AK Steel, Integrating Steel & Iron Ore Production
AK Steel, a leading producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless, and electrical steel products was recently acquired by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., an iron ...
Bombardier Announces Plans to Relocate Global Aircraft Final Assembly
Canadian business jet manufacturer Bombardier recently announced that it will relocate its global aircraft final assembly plant to Mississauga, Ontario. Bombardier signed ...
Heat Treat Provider Expands HIP Capabilities to Serve Quality-Critical Industries
A heat treating and metal processing services provider in the Pacific Northwest recently increased its hot isostatic pressing (HIP) capabilities with ...
GE Aviation Extends, Expands Agreement with Specialty Materials Manufacturer
A global manufacturer of technically advanced specialty materials and complex components recently announced that it has reached an agreement on multiple ...
Heat Treat Today’s Meet the Consultant: John Pickens
Name: John Pickens Company Name: Material & Process Innovation LLC Location: Strongsville, Ohio Years In Industry: 40+ Consulting Specialties: Leadership Management & Business Development Product ...
Dr. Valery Rudnev on Equipment Selection for Induction Hardening: Single-Shot Hardening, Part 3
This article continues the ongoing discussion on Equipment Selection for Induction Hardening by Dr. Valery Rudnev, FASM, IFHTSE Fellow. Six previous installments in Dr. ...
News Chatter Addition: Heat Treat Furnace Manufacturer Positions for Future Growth
Heat Treat Today inadvertently omitted some important news regarding Gasbarre Products in last Friday's News Chatter. Our apologies. The correct information ...
Aerojet Rocketdyne Auctions Heat Treat Equipment at California Facility, Sets Sights on Arkansas Expansion
Advanced large-capacity heat treating equipment and vacuum furnaces, as well as rare aerospace equipment, are listed among the items that were ...
20 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Personnel & Company Chatter Tim Merryweather has ...
Carpenter Technology Corporation Opens Facility with Vacuum Heat Treating Capabilities
Carpenter Technology Corporation, a leader in high-performance specialty alloy-based materials and process solutions, recently announced the grand opening of its Emerging ...
Heat Treat Today Releases eBook: “Hydrogen Generation and Its Benefits for Heat Treaters”
Heat Treat Today, in cooperation with Nel Hydrogen, is pleased to offer the eBook "Hydrogen Generation and Its Benefits for Heat ...
Magnetic Shield Manufacturer Commissions First Vacuum Furnace
A company that manufactures custom magnetic shields, precision sheet metal fabrication, and Hydroforming recently commissioned its first-ever vacuum furnace to accommodate ...
The Class of 2019 40 Under 40: Meet Sergio Gallegas Cantu & Matt Clinite
Heat Treat Today is privileged to oversee the 40 Under 40 recognition awards, highlighting a group of young, up-and-coming talent in the ...
NY Med Device Outsourcer Acquires Assets of Maker of Complex Braided Biomedical Structures
A medical device outsource manufacturer based in Clarence, New York, which offers heat treating capabilities, recently announced its purchase of certain ...
Carburizing vs Nitriding Engineering Components
Source: Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Extensive wear or fatigue from friction and contact stress cause many engineering components made ...
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement Targets Improving EBM Process Reliability, Expanding Technology to SuperAlloys
A cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) has recently been reached that has as its objective improving the process reliability of ...
IHEA’s Monthly Report: Index Readings “Only Slightly Down”, Still Good Signs for Months Ahead
New orders turned upwards following several months of downward motion. What impact does the coming political election have on the 2020 ...
Heat Treat Today: Show Thanks, Give Thanks
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Heat Treat Mexico 2020 Moves to March
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New Heat Treat System Ordered by Oregon Products
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Solar Manufacturing and Bucks County PA Officials Participate in Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
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Global Heat Treater Opens New Facility in Prague
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Industrial Gases Group Expands with Air Separation Plant in Indianapolis
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AM Supplier Adds Dual Chamber Aerospace Heat Treating (DCAHT™) System
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Michigan Heat Treat Equipment Manufacturer Completes Building Expansion
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40 Under 40 Class of 2019 Members Attending Heat Treat Show 2019
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Special Metals, Alloys Finding New Uses in Medical Device Manufacturing
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Heat Treat Today’s Meet the Consultant: Lynn Ferguson
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Pennsylvania Steel Producer Transfers Specialty Steel, Cast Roll Subsidiaries
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Industrial Gas Supply, Equipment Group Breaks Ground for Global Headquarters
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Heat Treat Today Launches Live Link to Digital Edition of 2019 Heat Treat Show Issue
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2019 Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40 Honorable Mention
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Aluminum Giants Progress Toward Merger with EC Approval
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IHEA Economic Report Shows Bright Spots
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Automaker Fuels San Antonio Assembly Plant with $391 Million New Investment
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Coming Soon! Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2019
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Metal AM Technology Developer Plans to Open First U.S. Facility
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Nitrocarburizing for Automotive and Large-Volume Production
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Medical Devices Manufacturer Expands In-House Heat Treating Capabilities
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Global Aircraft Manufacturer Acquires Canadian Regional Jet Program
A multinational manufacturer of ships, industrial machinery, and aircraft headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, recently entered into an agreement to acquire the ...
Oil & Gas Technology OEM Increases Heat Treating Capabilities
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Auto, Aero, Oil & Gas, Energy Industries to Benefit from Specialty Chemicals Acquisition
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Simulation of Induction Heating of Steel Billets for Forging
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HFQ® Technology Firm Partners with Auto Parts Maker to Service North American Market
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Heat Treat Today Readers: Use the HTS Expo Fast Pass for Easy Pre-Registration, Access to the Exhibit Hall
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Publisher’s Page: A Short (and Mostly Accurate) History of Publishing in the Heat Treat Industry
Heat Treat Today publishes four print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
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Aluminum Giant Reaffirms Commitment to Acquire Competitor
A global aluminum rolling manufacturer recently reaffirmed its commitment to complete the acquisition of an Ohio-based aluminum rolled products producer, despite ...
Dutch Heat Treat Technology Group Acquires Michigan Heat Treating Company
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ASM International-Cleveland Hosting Golf Tournament to Benefit Scholarship Fund
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Heat Treating Chamfered Parts: Before or After Makes a Difference
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Steel Product Manufacturer Announces Ohio Expansion
A global steel product company recently reported plans to expand its successful Delta, Ohio, steel plant. BlueScope Steel, a leading manufacturer ...
Indiana Furnaces Manufacturer Breaks Ground on Expansion
Source: The Journal-Gazette A rendering of McLaughlin Furnace Group’s new facility in Avilla A heat treating equipment manufacturer in ...
Refractory Manufacturer Completes Alabama Expansion
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Link between Heat Treatment and Fatigue Crack Growth of αβ Titanium Alloys
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Dr. Valery Rudnev on Equipment Selection for Induction Hardening: Single-Shot Hardening, Part 2
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Aluminum Alloy Achieves Ultimate Tensile Strength in Heat Treating
An aluminum alloy developed and patented five years ago has been identified as one of the strongest aluminum additive manufacturing powders ...
Arkansas Continuous ERW Tube Mill to Support Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, Construction
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Texas Chiller Manufacturer Commissions CAB Furnace for In-House Brazing
A manufacturer of custom industrial chillers based in Houston, Texas, recently purchased a controlled atmosphere brazing (CAB) furnace line to conduct ...
Heat Treat Capabilities Included in Plans for Aerospace Testing Laboratory
Heat treatment equipment will provide pre-testing services at a new state-of-the-art aerospace materials testing laboratory. Rick Sluiters, EVP for Aerospace, Element ...
Heat Treat Radio #20: Jim Oakes on Good Reasons to Attend Heat Treat 2019
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
USAF Commissions Aerospace Heat Treating System
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Aerostructures Manufacturer Transitions Breakthrough Titanium Fabrication Technology from Lab to Factory
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Diffusion Bonding in Vacuum Furnaces: A Critical Aerospace Application:
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Ohio Manufacturer Receives Upgrades to Plant’s Heat Treatment Equipment
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U.S. Army Research Lab Invests to Develop Powerful Metal Powder 3D Printer
The Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory, also known as ARL, recently awarded a 3D engineering and manufacturing company a $15 ...
Refractory Supplier Celebrates Manufacturing Facility Expansion
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Auto Parts Maker Purchases Hot Stamping Furnace
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Leaders in Heat Treat Connect via Social Media
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Domestic Steel Producer & Recycler Selects New Flat Roll Mill Site
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Safeguarding Refractory Installation: 12 Vital Steps to a Flawless Dry-Out
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A.M. Manufacturing Best Practices Webinar Opens Registration
An educational presentation aimed at helping organizations as they begin mass-producing parts in their AM production facilities has opened registration for ...
Vacuum Furnace Manufacturer Adds Advanced Firing Capabilities
A high-temperature vacuum and controlled atmosphere furnace manufacturer recently invested in new equipment for advanced firing capabilities. Centorr Vacuum Industries recently ...
Leading Industrial Process Fluids Suppliers Combine to Form New Company
New logo for Quaker Houghton Two leading industrial process fluids suppliers have merged to create a new company which will continue ...
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IHEA Fall Seminar Series 2019: Combustion, Safety Standards & Codes, Process Heating
Registration is open for the annual Fall Seminar Series presented by the Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA), to be held from ...
Biotech Company Acquires Orthopedic “All-In-One” Kit Manufacturer
A biotech integrated healthcare holding company focusing on patient care acquired a manufacturer of specialty orthopedic surgery products and tools. Generex ...
Aero Service Provider Receives Upgrades for Furnace Controls
A US provider of fuel and control systems for aircraft engines recently had its furnace control improved by a company who ...
Fundamentals for Industrial Process Heating: IHEA’s October Online Learning Course
Industry expert Jack Marino Registration is now open for IHEA’s Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating Online Learning Course. This overview is ...
Tackling Failure Due to Stress Corrosion Cracking by Breaking “a Few Cardinal Rules”
Source: Paulo The heat treating of constant tension bands used by automakers is a complex process, and the challenge ...
Boeing’s Structural Applications Supplier Tests Additive Titanium Alloy for Performance
Building upon their collaboration begun last year, two aerospace titanium and alloy component suppliers recently concluded successful testing for optimizing alloy ...
Heat Treat Today’s Meet the Consultant: John Clarke
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Reader Feedback: On SATs, Correction Factors, & Possible Findings
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Auto, Hydraulics Components Maker Expands Heat Treating Capabilities with HTC Group Purchase
As the demand for heat treatment technologies continues to grow, an auto and hydraulics components maker expands heat treating capabilities with ...
Heat Treat Tips: Testing & Compliance
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Heat Treat Radio #19: Mark Hemsath on Nitriding & FNC
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Using Virtual Tools for Quenching Process Design
By validating CFD simulation results with thermocouple data, Ford Motor Company is now using virtual tools to study aluminum cylinder head ...
Heat Treat Company Donates Vacuum & Brazing Furnace to Lehigh University
A thermal processing company donated a $300,000 commercial-grade vacuum heat treating and brazing furnace to Lehigh University's materials science program to ...
A Baker’s Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
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Electric Cars with AI to Expand VW-Ford Alliance
Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG announced they are expanding their global alliance to include electric vehicles and will collaborate with ...
Lockheed Martin To Invest $142 Million In Arkansas Operations, Includes Equipment Upgrades
Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, recently announced plans to invest $142 million in its Camden facility in Arkansas, supporting new construction and improving ...
Heat Treat Economy Trending Positive, IHEA Reports
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Not Your Grandfather’s Heat Treat Shop
Peter Sherwin A clash of generations may be inevitable at family gatherings, but in the heat treat shop, everybody is on ...
Precision Medical Instruments Company with Heat Treating Capabilities Acquires Carbide Tool Manufacturer
A precision cutting company that uses heat treating in its manufacture of precision cutting tools, precision machined components and medical implants ...
Readers of Heat Treat Today Receive 5% Discount Off IHEA Fall Seminars
Right click and save the image to use for the discount The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) recently announced the opening ...
Heat Treat Safety Tips to Reduce Manufacturing Related Falls
Heat treat safety is relevant to all of us. Check out these dos and don'ts to maintain a safe heat treat ...
Two Companies Join to Acquire Induction Furnace, Heating Systems Manufacturer
A manufacturer of induction furnaces and heating systems is scheduled to be acquired by two global corporations from a Chicago-based private ...
40 Under 40 Members Highlighted in Heat Treat Today Throughout the Year
Less than one week remains in the nomination period for Heat Treat Today's Class of 2019 40 Under 40! The nomination ...
GSU Purchases Furnace from PA Manufacturer
Georgia Southern University (GSU) in Statesboro, Georgia, recently purchased a horizontal front-loading vacuum furnace from a Pennsylvania based heat treat furnace ...
Induction Heat Treat: Considerations for Inductor Design
Source: Fluxtrol.com Induction heat treaters know that proper coil design is crucial to increasing longevity, improving production quality, and cutting ...
SC Heat Treating Company Adds HIP to Support Aerospace Industry
A vacuum brazing and heat treating company recently announced plans to expand its Greenville County, SC, operations to accommodate a new ...
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Meet the Consultants: George Vander Voort
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Metal Additive, Heat Treat Manufacturer Opens New Facility
A leading Tier One metal additive manufacturers for the aerospace and defense industry that produces multiple furnaces has officially opened the ...
Heat Treat Equipment Manufacturer Partners with Tech Giant, Develops Augmented Reality System
A major provider of innovative heat processing solutions recently developed an augmented reality (AR) system in conjunction with a global technological ...
Aerospace Parts Maker Achieves Certification for Heat Treating Aluminum Alloys
The quality department of a global manufacturer of aerostructures, composites, and metallic components for the aerospace industry recently obtained a new ...
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Metal A.M. Solutions Provider Enters Initiative to Develop Processes for Titanium Alloys Aero Parts
A leading provider of metal additive manufacturing solutions recently announced that it has entered into an ambitious research and development (R&D) ...
The Tape That Binds (Books, Boxes, and More)
Rosanne Brunello, president of Mountain Rep Heat Treat Today distributed branded packing tape at recent industry shows, and reports are coming ...
Nitrogen Generator Manufacturer Expanding to Higher Capacity Facility
A major manufacturer of nitrogen generators which provides technology for heat treating applications, as well as for many other markets, recently announced plans to ...
Listen to This Short Message from WPI’s Danielle Cote about 40 Under 40
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Powder Metal Alloys Facility Expansion to Support A.M. Demand
A North American manufacturer of powder metal products recently announced plans to expand its Pennsylvania facility, adding new production capabilities to ...
Heat Treat Line Contracted for Automotive Steel Production
A large Chinese automotive steel producer recently announced plans to expand its integrated steel production complex by installing heat treat equipment for ...
Heat Treat Radio #18: Ben Gasbarre on Nitriding
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Dr. Valery Rudnev on . . . Equipment Selection for Induction Hardening: Single-Shot Hardening, Part 1
This article continues the ongoing discussion on Equipment Selection for Induction Hardening by Dr. Valery Rudnev, FASM, IFHTSE Fellow. Six previous installments in Dr. Rudnev’s ...
International Demographic of Bright World of Metals Factor in Success
Friedrich-Georg Kehrer, the Global Portfolio Director for Metals and Flow Technologies at Messe Düsseldorf GmbH After five eventful days at the ...
5th Generation Metals Heat Treat Manufacturer Partners with Furnace Supplier
A fifth-generation furnace manufacturer supporting the metals processing industry recently entered into a strategic partnership with a Florida-based furnace equipment supplier. ...
10 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
10 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Personnel ...
North American Steel Company Adds New Furnace, Expands Facility
As part of a second expansion to their facility, a North American steel company plans to install a second electric arc ...
Cleaning Workpieces: Vacuum Vapor Degreasing
Source: VAC AERO International In order to maintain the cleanliness of workpieces and baskets or fixtures in the vacuum heat ...
IHEA Fall Seminar Series Opens 2019 Registration
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) recently announced the opening of registration for its annual fall seminar series. IHEA Fall Seminar ...
Vacuum Heat Treatment Provider Adds Third All-Metal Hot Zone Furnace
A vacuum heat treatment provider recently installed an all-metal hot zone vacuum furnace at their Souderton, Pennsylvania, location. Solar Atmospheres Solar ...
IHEA Economic Report Released With Split Indicators
IHEA New Orders PMI May 2019 The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) released its 12-page monthly Executive Economic Summary which contains ...
Heat Treater Expands Nitriding, Induction Hardening Capacity
A heat treat and metallurgical services company recently unveiled plans to expand two of their four facilities this summer to better ...
Leaders in Automotive Heat Treat Gain 2 More Resources for News, Discussion
It's a busy week here at Heat Treat Today. We are announcing the launch of the Leaders in Automotive Heat Treat LinkedIn Group, as well ...
Heat Treat Today’s Automotive Digital Edition Goes Live
Heat Treat Today has launched Automotive Heat Treating special edition in print and digital form, the third print magazine and the second in ...
Heat Treat Tips: Troubleshooting Production & Maintenance
During the day-to-day operation of heat treat departments, many habits are formed and procedures followed that sometimes are done simply because ...
The Heat Treatment of Aerospace Fasteners
Dan Herring is recognized as the summa wizard of heat treating. This paper, originally published in the October 2014 issue of ...
Heat Treat Induction Systems Go Online at Energy Group
A notable provider of vacuum melting systems recently supplied two vacuum induction melting systems to the power and gas division of ...
Manufacturer Buys Extrusion Equipment, Expands Facility
A Minnesota company recently added an aluminum extrusion press and plans to expand its facility to accommodate the new purchase. Tom ...
A Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
A Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. ...
Roller Chain Company Joins Bearing, Power Transmission Producer
A large Ohio manufacturer of bearings and power transmissions recently purchased an established roller chain company to enhance their distribution and ...
Steel Manufacturer Holds Grand Opening for Spooler Expansion
Source: Independent News Media Inc. A steel manufacturer recently opened an addition to its Mesa, Arizona, facility featuring ...
Metals Group Merges Steel, Engineering, Mining Operations
A metals and industrial group was recently approved to add seven steel plants to their planned merger, combining steel, engineering, and ...
Conquering Aluminum Furnace Corundum: Effective Controls for Corundum Growth That Improve Quality and Cut Costs
Dan Szynal, VP of Engineering & Technical Services, Plibrico Aluminum processors face constant challenges to their aluminum melt operations. Due to ...
Aluminum Producer Announces $200M Investment in Rolling Plant
A large aluminum producer recently announced a large investment in a new rolling plant in Ashland, Kentucky. Braidy Industries, Inc. (Braidy) ...
Publisher’s Page: Electric Vehicles & Heat Treating: Our Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
Heat Treat Today publishes four print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Pennsylvania Wire Producer Joins Steel Operation
A British steel company recently acquired a large Pennsylvania producer of value-added carbon and alloy wire. Liberty Steel, part of the ...
Heat Treat Today Reader Donates Drawing Prize to Charity
One of the winners of Heat Treat Today's recent drawing requested that his prize be donated to a charity benefiting children. ...
Heat Treat Radio #17: Heat Treat Megatrends with Gary Doyon
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Steel Manufacturer Expands South Carolina Bar Mill
A North American steel manufacturer recently made an investment with intent to expand its services at its South Carolina bar mill. ...
Applying “Thru-Process” Temperature Surveying To Meet the TUS Challenges of CQI-9
Dr. Steve Offley, a.k.a. "Dr. O" Sponsored content In the modern automotive manufacturing industry, CQI-9 HTSA (AIAG) has become a key ...
Induction Heating System Improves Motor Production
The parent company of a U.S.-based induction heating equipment manufacturer was selected to supply an induction heating system to an international ...
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15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Personnel ...
Irish Heat Treat Equipment Manufacturer Incorporates EDM Technology
Source: Machines4sale.com A design and manufacturing company from southern Ireland recently acquired two pieces of equipment that allow them ...
Canadian Metals Company Expands to U.S.
A Canadian manufacturer of extruded, fabricated, and anodized aluminum recently unveiled plans to expand to the US Midwest. Extrusion (Source: Dajcor ...
Metals Manufacturer Announces Sale of Heat Treating Facilities, Casting Business
A global metals manufacturer recently announced sale agreements of its divisions to two buyers: two non-core forging facilities to a middle-market ...
Induction Heat Treatment & the Role of Simulation Software
Dr. Mihails Scepanskis is the CEO and co-founder of CENOS LLC. Induction heating is an efficient way to quickly heat electrically ...
Controlled Heat Treating Features Added to Company’s Capabilities
A family-owned heat treatment company, situated in Lombardy, Italy, has expanded its surface treatment capabilities to include Nitreg® controlled nitriding, Nitreg®-C ...
Dr. Valery Rudnev, FASM, IFHTSE Fellow, Honored To Deliver Heat Treat Lecture
Dr. Valery Rudnev, FASM, IFHTSE Fellow, was selected to be the Woodside lecturer at the most recent ASM Detroit Chapter meeting. ...
Nadcap Ensures High Quality Heat Treat
Source: Paulo When heat treating complex parts, such as aerospace and defense components, businesses in the industry rely on ...
Heat Treat Economy Continues Strong per IHEA Executive Economic Summary
The monthly economic report from the Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) showed continued signs of optimism for the heat treat economy. ...
Leaders in Heat Treat Connect via Social Media
Heat Treat Today invites you to join us on LinkedIn! In addition to our company page , we connect heat treaters ...
Metals Services Provider Opens PM, AM Facilities
A leading full metal shapes solutions provider has announced the opening of its new North American Powder Metallurgy Headquarters and Additive ...
Increasing Steel Demand Prompts Capital Investment by Refractory Supplier
A large North American supplier of refractory products and services is responding to domestic steelmakers’ increased capacity and solving their refractory ...
Heat Treat Equipment Organization Announces New Leadership
Earlier this spring, a heat treat equipment organization appointed several professionals to new leadership roles. Established in 1929 to meet the ...
Vacuum Brazing for Automotive Applications
Alessandro Fiorese, R&D Chief Engineer with TAV Vacuum Furnaces SPA Alessandro Fiorese, R&D Chief Engineer with TAV Vacuum Furnaces SPA, introduces ...
Heat Treat Furnace Manufacturer Contracts with Defense Materials Manufacturer
The parent company of a western Pennsylvania-base heat treat furnace manufacturer recently announced a partnership with a Serbian defense materials manufacturer ...
Plans for “Largest Continuous ERW Tube Mill”
A Chicago-based manufacturer recently announced the construction of "the world’s largest continuous ERW tube mill," according to the project's supplier. Capable ...
Heat Treat Expansion for HPH Bell-Type Furnace Plant
Source : Strategic Research Institute, SteelGuru Image Source: Tenova A Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk (Russia) company has placed a new contract for the ...
Heat Treat Company Purchases Neighboring Property
Source: Crains Cleveland Stephen Kowalski, president of Kowalski Heat Treating, talks about how the family-owned company will streamline operations after adding ...
Dunkirk Specialty Steel Receives $10M Modernization Investment
Source: Observer Today Dunkirk Specialty Steel LLC, a leading U.S. manufacturer of semi-finished and finished specialty steel products, unveiled several state-of-the-art ...
Heat Treat Tips: Industrial Gases & Combustion
During the day-to-day operation of heat treat departments, many habits are formed and procedures followed that sometimes are done simply because ...
Dr. Valery Rudnev on … Equipment Selection for Induction Hardening: Continuous and Progressive Hardening, Part 3
This article continues the ongoing discussion on Equipment Selection for Induction Hardening by Dr. Valery Rudnev, FASM, IFHTSE Fellow. Dr. Rudnev previously reviewed equipment selection ...
HRL Laboratories Registers New 3D-Printed Aluminum Alloy
Aluminum Association Creates Registration System for Additive Alloys Beginning with HRL’s First-Ever 3D-Printed High-Strength Aluminum HRL Laboratories, LLC, is commercializing its ...
10 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
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Superior Steel Alloys Suitable for Combating Stress and Fatigue
Source: NASA High-performance applications demand components free from flaws. Bearings, gears, and other steel components manufactured with contaminated materials ...
Precision Parts Manufacturer Acquires 2 Suppliers of Medical Device Components
A leading provider of precision parts recently announced the acquisition of two companies, both suppliers of tight tolerance, mission-critical components used ...
Heat Treat Equipment Upgrades Part of Industrial Solutions Plant Investment
Source: PharosTribune.com Heat treat equipment upgrades were included in the investments made at a global industrial solutions company that ...
Distortion Analysis of Landing Gear During Oil Quench: A Case Study
Charlie Li A thermal process modeling company used its heat treatment simulation software to explore oil quench sensitivities on the distortion ...
Tubing Company with Heat Treat Capabilities Acquired by Steelmaker
A major steel manufacturer recently acquired certain assets from a carbon steel tubing provider that supplies induction heat-treated tubes for automotive applications. ...
Latvian Simulation Supplier Offers Thoughts on Recent U.S. Tour
Mihails Scepanskis, CEO of CENOS LLC, a heat treating simulation company, released a short (3:50-minute) video with thoughts on the U.S. ...
Alum Producer Purchases Heat Treating Equipment to Boost Greenfield Expansion
Source: Light Metal Age A leading producer a state-of-the-art aluminum extrusion and forging grade billet and rolling ingot slabs with ...
Acquisition to Launch New Metal Additive Manufacturing Business
A Cleveland, Ohio, company with metallurgy capabilities that manufactures arc welding products and systems and provides alloy brazing and soldering recently ...
Amazon Gift Card Winners Announced for Leaders in Aerospace Heat Treat LinkedIn Group
Heat Treat Today recently announced the launch of the Leaders in Aerospace Heat Treat LinkedIn Group and with it was a month-long event encouraging readers ...
First Aluminum Sheet Battery Enclosure Helps Electric Vehicles Go Farther on a Single Charge
A leading global aluminum rolling company recently announced it has developed the first aluminum sheet battery enclosure for the rapidly growing ...
SDB Furnaces Shipped to Metal Treating Facility
Mark Schahczinski, Sales Engineer, Wisconsin Oven Corporation A metal treating company based in Raleigh, North Carolina, recently purchased five electrically heated ...
Heat Treater Performs Brinell Hardness Testing with Precision for Primes
The largest subcontract heat treater of aluminum alloys in the UK, accredited to process components to Prime specifications, turned to a ...
Major U.S. Steelmaker to Invest in Endless Casting & Rolling Technology
A U.S. integrated steel producer headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recently announced that it will invest more than $1 billion to construct ...
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
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Heat Treat Today Publisher Appointed to BOD of IHEA
Doug Glenn, the publisher of Heat Treat Today, was recently appointed to the board of directors of Industrial Heating Equipment Association ...
Nitinol Tubing Center Launched to Support Medical Device Applications
A nitinol-based components manufacturer recently launched the High-Performance Nitinol Tubing Center of Excellence in response to increasing market demand for High-Performance Nitinol ...
Aviation Systems Manufacturer, PA Specialty Metals Group Extend Purchase Agreement
A manufacturer of power systems for aviation and other industries recently announced that it has extended its Long-Term Purchase Agreement (LTPA) ...
Heat Treating Step in Metal Filament AM Expands Applications
Source: Aerospace Manufacturing & Design A Wisconsin-based additive manufacturing company recently came out with metal filaments encased in a ...
Prevent Catastrophic Fuel-Delivery Accidents: On Valve Safety Trains in Heat Treating Equipment
Robert Sanderson, PE, Rockford Systems, LLC This article on the critical role of valve safety trains in the prevention of catastrophic ...
Heat Treat Economy Continues Strong Per IHEA Monthly Report
Of the eleven economic indices reported on monthly by the Industrial Heating Equipment Association for the benefit of its member companies, ...
Ceramics Expo ’19 Opens in Cleveland This Week
Ceramics Expo, the leading exhibition and conference for ceramic materials, manufacturing, and components, will open this week in Cleveland, Ohio, to ...
Heat Treat Today Team News
Family likes sharing its big news, and that's what we are at Heat Treat Today. And we have big news to ...
Steelmaker Commissions EAFs in Plant Expansion
A major U.S. steel producer recently commissioned an international engineering group with the expansion of its steel plant in Osceola, Arkansas, ...
Heat Treat Line Expanded at Aerospace Aluminum Castings Facility
A New Hampshire-based manufacturer of sophisticated aluminum investment castings for predominantly aerospace applications recently expanded its capabilities with two electric drop ...
DC53 “Only as Good as the Heat Treatment It Receives”
. Source: International Mold Steel, Inc. . DC53 Steel, a general purpose cold work mold and die steel with exceptional strength and ...
Temperature Control System Improves Precision, Efficiency on Heat Treat Equipment: A Case Study
A century-old producer of die forgings recently needed to improve the process controls on its heat treating furnaces. With process controls ...
Aerospace Manufacturer Expands Metal Alloy AM Capabilities, Acquires AM Services Provider
A technology-based manufacturer of aerospace and defense parts and systems recently expanded its capability to develop and produce metal alloy additive ...
A Dozen & a Half Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
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IHEA Seminar: The Latest Updates to NFPA 86
Join IHEA for this new 1-day seminar which will highlight the recent changes to NFPA 86. If you already have a ...
Heat Treatment of FDM Parts to Determine Effect on 3D Printing: UT-Arlington Study
Source: 3DPrint.com A University of Texas at Arlington thesis student recently investigated thermal annealing to determine how to increase ...
Heat Treat Tips: Safety and Cost-Saving Hacks
During the day-to-day operation of heat treat departments, many habits are formed and procedures followed that sometimes are done simply because ...
Facility Approved to Heat Treat Flight Critical, Flight Safety Configurations Invests in UBQ, UBTN Furnaces
an AFC-Holcroft UBQ furnace A commercial heat treat company which is approved to heat treat certain flight critical and flight safety ...
Temperature Monitoring and Surveying Solutions for Carburizing Auto Components: AMS2750E and CQI-9 Temperature Uniformity Surveys
Dr. Steve Offley (“Dr. O”), Product Marketing Manager PhoenixTM This is the final installment in a 4-part series by Dr. Steve Offley ...
Nitrocarburizing System Installed for Aluminum Extrusion Manufacturer
A manufacturer of aluminum profiles and complex extrusion press products recently purchased a nitrocarburizing system for its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in ...
Heat Treating Melanin for Modern Biotechnology Applications
Source: Discover Magazine In furnaces and ovens all over the world, most of the material being heat-treated at 1000°F ...
Exhibitor Registration High for GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS, and NEWCAST 2019
Forming the “The Bright World of Metals”, the four trade fairs GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS, and NEWCAST will take place from June 25 ...
Heat Treatment Gases Supplier Expands in U.S. with Acquisitions, New Construction
A global industrial gases company, which supplies specialty gases used in heat treatment, recently announced expansions in its U.S. investments through ...
Leaders in Aerospace Heat Treat LinkedIn Group: Join, Comment for a Chance to Win $100 Amazon Gift Card
Heat Treat Today recently announced the launch of the Leaders in Aerospace Heat Treat LinkedIn Group -- with a special drawing for $100 Amazon gift cards. This ...
Heat Treated Steel to be Produced at Ohio River Plate Mill
A steel manufacturer recently announced that it will build its new state of the art steel plate mill in Brandenburg, Kentucky, producing ...
Dr. Valery Rudnev on . . . Equipment Selection for Induction Hardening: Continuous and Progressive Hardening, Part 2
This article continues the ongoing discussion on Equipment Selection for Induction Hardening by Dr. Valery Rudnev, FASM, IFHTSE Fellow. Dr. Rudnev previously reviewed equipment selection ...
Heat Treat Line Expanded at Ontario Facility
A family-owned commercial heat treating company recently expanded the capabilities of its Ontario-based facility with the purchase of two batch furnaces. Cambridge Heat ...
A Dozen & a Half Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
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Meet the Consultants: John Tartaglia
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Heat Treat Radio #16: George Smith and Dan Graham
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Leaders in Aerospace Heat Treat Gain 2 More Resources for News, Discussion
It's a busy week here at Heat Treat Today. We are announcing the launch of the Leaders in Aerospace Heat Treat LinkedIn Group -- with ...
Aerospace Manufacturer Acquires Plasma Nitriding & Annealing Systems
A leading aerospace engine and components company based in Mobile, Alabama recently partnered with a global heat treat specialist to improve ...
Heat Treat Control Panel: Best Practices in Digital Data Collection, Storage, Validation
When processing critical components, heat treaters value and demand precision in every step of the process — from the recipe to ...
First Nadcap Accreditation Awarded for Aero Structure Assembly to Kansas Facility
The first ever Nadcap accreditation for Aero Structure Assembly has been awarded to an aerospace company based in Wichita, Kansas. Lee ...
Heat Treat Today’s Aerospace Digital Edition Goes Live
Heat Treat Today has launched Aerospace Heat Treating special edition in print and digital form, the second print magazine and the first in a ...
Where’s the Heat Treat Economy Headed: Up, Down, Flat?
Finding the right metric to measure the ubiquitous heat treat economy is like trying to take the temperature of the ocean. ...
Automaker Announces Electric Car Production Based at Tennessee Facility
A major automaker recently announced that it will base its manufacturing of electric vehicles in Chattanooga, Tennesee. Volkswagen AG, headquartered in ...
A Braze New World: Sending Non-precious Braze Alloys into Space
The space industry is growing fast and is predicted to be worth over a trillion dollars by 2040. Keith Ferguson, Senior ...
Canadian Investments Energize Steel Production, Include New Heat Treat Line
A Chicago-based producer of engineered steel products for rail, energy and industrial end markets recently received funding for equipment upgrades and ...
Heat Treat Tips: How to Install an Ammonia System
During the day-to-day operation of heat treat departments, many habits are formed and procedures followed that sometimes are done simply because ...
Auto Fasteners Manufacturer That Heat Treats for Strength, Hardness Breaks Ground on Indiana Expansion
Source: BusinessFacilities.com A manufacturer of automotive fasteners recently broke ground on an expansion in Columbus, Indiana, that will increase ...
UBQ Furnace Installation Expands Production Capacity
Several universal batch quench (UBQ) furnaces were purchased and installed over the course of 2018 to support the growth in business ...
40 Under 40 Highlight: Wei Guo
In 2018, Heat Treat Today introduced one of its most popular features, the 40 Under 40 Awards for young, up-and-coming talent in the North American heat treat ...
Automaker to Expand Production Capacity in Michigan
A U.S. automaker recently announced plans to expand production capacity in Michigan which will include electrifying key brands. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles ...
Aerospace Heat Treating Sourcing Activity Up 18%
Source: ThomasNet.com Sourcing activity by users of a leading online platform is up in the category of Aerospace Heat Treating. ...
HIP Capabilities Expand at Heat Treating Facility
A company that specializes in the design, manufacture, installation, and support of high-pressure solutions recently supplied a Hot Isostatic Press (HIP) ...
Combining Strength, Ductility in Alloys Using Enhanced Property Treatments
Source: Paulo One of the rules in metallurgy is: "As strength increases, ductility decreases." What if it were possible ...
Heat Treat Equipment Manufacturer Expands to Broaden Aerospace Supply
Source: Lancaster Eagle-Gazette A heat treating equipment manufacturer based in Carroll, Ohio, recently announced plans to expand its facility ...
Publisher’s Page: Where to Find the Best Aerospace Heat Treat Training
Heat Treat Today publishes four print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
A Baker’s Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
A Baker's Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the ...
Services Provider for Medical Tech, Device Sector Breaks Ground on Manufacturing Facility
A development and manufacturing services provider to medical technology and devices industries recently broke ground on a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility ...
Drive Systems Acquisition Extends Electrification Capabilities
A worldwide supplier of drivetrain, sealing, and thermal-management technologies, based in Maumee, Ohio, recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of ...
Temperature Monitoring and Surveying Solutions for Carburizing Auto Components: Thermal Barrier Design
This is the third in a 4-part series by Dr. Steve Offley ("Dr. O") on the technical challenges of monitoring low-pressure carburizing (LPC) furnaces. The ...
World-Scale Hydrogen Plant To Be Built in Louisiana
An industrial gas company that produces atmospheric, process and specialty gases for a wide range of industries with heat treat capabilities recently ...
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Personnel ...
Aluminum Alloys 101 for Automakers
Source: Aluminum Insider The use of aluminum has rapidly increased in the manufacturing of automotive and commercial vehicles, thanks ...
Aero MRO Services Provider Wins Multi-Year PW150A Contract
An independent provider of engine and airframe maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services was recently selected by a Ghana-based airline to provide ...
Heat Treat Tips: Alloy Fabrications
During the day-to-day operation of heat treat departments, many habits are formed and procedures followed that sometimes are done simply because ...
Dr. Valery Rudnev on . . . Equipment Selection for Induction Hardening: Continuous & Progressive Hardening, Part 1
This article continues the ongoing discussion on Equipment Selection for Induction Hardening by Dr. Valery Rudnev, FASM, IFHTSE Fellow. Previously, Dr. Rudnev ...
Construction Advances at PA Vacuum Furnace Manufacturing Facility
William Jones, owner, Solar Atmospheres The new facility of an eastern Pennsylvania vacuum furnace manufacturing company is beginning to take shape ...
California Heat Treater Partners with NASA on Moon & Mars Missions
The aerospace team at a heat treating company based in Orange, California, is partnering with NASA to launch manned missions to ...
Heavy-Duty Trucks Power Up with Heat Treating
Source: Car and Driver Magazine, PickupTrucks.com In the heavy-duty truck sector, the components of a 400-hp, 1000-lb-ft engine have been boosted ...
Heat Treat Economic Report Continues Strong
Nine of eleven economic indicators from the monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) were up in January. That miffed some who ...
Meet the Consultants: Madhu Chatterjee
Heat Treat Today recently unveiled its Heat Treat Consultants page in the October 2018 print edition (available in digital format here) and at FNA in Indianapolis, Indiana. We offer ...
Reader Feedback: On Heat Treating Firearms
Our Reader Feedback feature allows us to facilitate discussion between Heat Treat Today's content contributors and hard-working folks in the shop ...
Comparative Study of Carburizing vs. Induction Hardening of Gears
Modern rotary-wing aircraft propulsion systems rely on different types of gears to transmit power from the turbine engines to the rotors. ...
United States Steel to Restart Construction of Electric Arc Furnace
David B. Burritt, U.S. Steel President & CEO United States Steel Corporation announced recently the restart of construction on a technologically ...
NDT Services Provider Expands Capabilities in Europe
A global provider of materials and product qualification testing, inspection and certification services recently opened a new 20,700-square-foot testing laboratory in ...
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Personnel and Company Chatter Roger Smith has ...
Arconic Splits Operations, Expands Hot Mill Capability
Arconic Inc., which specializes in lightweight metals engineering and manufacturing, recently announced plans to separate the company's portfolio into Engineered Products ...
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 ...
Industrial Gas Supplier Expands Through Building, Acquisition
A leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases has recently made moves to increase the company's bulk gas production ...
IHEA Announces NFPA 86 Updates Seminar
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) will present a new, one-day seminar which will focus on the recent changes to NFPA ...
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 ...
Furnace Gas Composition Controlled with CO and CO2
Source: AZO Sensors Many heat treat processes require protective or process gases. These gases often require careful monitoring. ...
A Baker’s Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
A Baker's Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the ...
Salt Bath Nitriding Process Monitored by Data Logger
A distributor of data loggers, paperless recorders and data acquisition equipment recently supplied a surface treatment company with runtime data collection ...
High-Performance Metals Developed for DMLS Processing
Source: ETMM Online A nickel-based heat resistant alloy that is very strong, corrosion resistant, and can be used at ...
U.S. Automaker Expands Capacity at Assembly Plants for Incoming SUVs
A major U.S. automaker recently announced plans to transform its Chicago manufacturing facility to expand capacity for the production of three ...
Temperature Monitoring and Surveying Solutions for Carburizing Auto Components: The Data Logger
This is the second in a 4-part series by Dr. Steve Offley (“Dr. O”), Product Marketing Manager at PhoenixTM, on the technical challenges of ...
Registration Open for IHEA’s Online Learning Course
Jack Marino Registration is open for IHEA’s Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating Online Learning Course that begins on April 15, 2019. ...
Brazing Demands on the Rise for Aerospace Applications
Source: MRO-Network.com The demand in aerospace manufacturing for brazing technology is likely to increase as the alloys developed and ...
Steelmaker to Restart Lone Star Pipe Mill
David B. Burritt, President and Chief Executive Officer A leading integrated steel producer headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recently announced it will ...
Registration Open for Forge Fair 2019 in Cleveland
In May 2019, the forging industry will come together to showcase their products and services at Forge Fair, North America’s largest ...
USAF Pilot Trainers To Be Equipped with Ejection Seat, Landing Gear Systems from New Merged Aero Company
When the U.S. Air Force flies its new advanced pilot trainer from Boeing and Saab, it will be equipped with an ...
Heat Treat Tips: How to Keep Your Cooling System Up and Running
During the day-to-day operation of heat treat departments, many habits are formed and procedures followed that sometimes are done simply because ...
“Metallic Wood”: Strong as Titanium
Source: Medium.com The study was led by James Pikul, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied ...
Registration Opens for IHEA’s 2019 Annual Meeting
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Jason Schulze on AMS2750E: Initial and Periodic Temperature Uniformity Surveys
This is the seventh in a series of articles by AMS2750 expert, Jason Schulze (Conrad Kacsik). Click here to see a listing of ...
Metrology/Inspection Services Group Breaks Ground in Michigan
An international technology enterprise recently broke ground on the company's new facility for its Industrial Quality and Research division. Dr. Jochen Peter, ...
40 Under 40 Highlight: Christina Somogye
In 2018, Heat Treat Today introduced one of its most popular features, the 40 Under 40 Awards for young, up-and-coming talent in the North American heat treat ...
A Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
A Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. ...
Heat Treat Prospects: Short Term, Good; Long-Term, Questionable
The final 2018 monthly economic report from the Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) was released earlier this month and reveals five ...
Meet the Consultants: Matt Orfe
Heat Treat Today recently unveiled its Heat Treat Consultants page in the October 2018 print edition (available in digital format here) and at FNA in Indianapolis, Indiana. We offer ...
Heat Treated Magnesium Alloy Improves Surgical Implants
Source: Orthopedic Design & Technology Nikhil Gupta, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at NYU Tandon Researchers at ...
Quartz, Alumina Combine for Innovative Aerospace Castings
A global materials engineering company which designs and manufactures a wide range of high specification products recently released an innovative new ...
UK Heat Treater Invests in N. American Facility
The world’s largest provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services based in Macclesfield, United Kingdom, is pleased to announce plans ...
“Sign” Leads Firearms Maker to New Manufacturing Location
Source: Times-Enterprise A firearms maker from New York looking for a more spacious location for its business recently announced ...
Carbon Science Center to Pioneer Research for Multiple Applications
A global leader in materials science recently celebrated the grand opening of its new multi-million dollar development center which will pioneer ...
Steel Producer Commissions Hot Dip Galvanizing Line
A major U.S. steel producer recently awarded a contract to a global industrial engineering group to add a continuous hot dip ...
EAF Mill Returns to Life After Almost 10 Years Idle
A Texas-based steel distributor recently restarted its facility in Mingo Junction, Ohio, after being idle for 3,545 days. The JSW USA ...
Heat Treat Tips: Effect of Exhaust Gas Temperature vs. O2 on Efficiency
During the day-to-day operation of heat treat departments, many habits are formed and procedures followed that sometimes are done simply because ...
Controls Upgrade for Heat Treater to Medical, Auto, Defense Industries
Two projects involving controls upgrades were recently completed at a Dayton, Ohio-based, heat treating company that serves the medical supplies industry, as ...
Heat Treaters, First Article Inspection, and AS9102 Compliance
Source: Paulo Aerospace, automotive, medical and all other industries require FAI -- first article inspection, the systematic inspection of ...
Acquisition of EAF Mill Expands Industrial Group’s U.S. Operations
A Texas-based steel products manufacturer with EAF capacity that produces a diverse line of high-quality value-added steel products was recently acquired ...
Heat Treat Today’s Meet the Consultants: John Young
Heat Treat Today recently unveiled its Heat Treat Consultants page in the October 2018 print edition (available in digital format here) and at FNA in Indianapolis, Indiana. We offer ...
Aircraft Manufacturer Begins Construction on New Facility in Alabama
A major European aircraft manufacturer recently began construction on a new U.S. assembly facility for A220 aircraft. Building has commenced in ...
A Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
A Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. ...
40 Under 40 Highlight: Michael Elmore
In 2018, Heat Treat Today introduced one of its most popular features, the 40 Under 40 Awards for young, up-and-coming talent in ...
Heat Treat Radio #15: Jim Oakes
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Industrial Gases Supplier to Build 2 Air Separation Units, Increase Bulk Production
The leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases recently announced plans to build two new air separation units (ASUs), ...
Gas Nitriding Capacity Doubles for Range of Applications, Including Auto, Aerospace, Energy
A heat treating services and metallurgical solutions company recently announced the arrival of three new gas nitride units at its corporate headquarters, ...
Dr. Valery Rudnev on Equipment Selection for Scan Hardening, Part 3
Dr. Valery Rudnev on . . . Induction Hardening Tips: Equipment Selection for Scan Hardening, Part 3 This is the third installment of ...
BIQ Furnace Repeat Order Expands Line at North Carolina Heat Treat Facility
A thermal processing equipment manufacturer based in Maumee, Ohio, recently supplied a batch integral quench furnace for a metal treating company ...
Heat Treat Today Contributor to Present Webinar on Induction Heating Challenges
Heat Treat Today Technical Tuesday contributor, Dr. Valery Rudnev, FASM, IFHTSE Fellow, "Professor Induction", and Director of Science and Technology at Inductoheat, ...
10 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
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Unhinging Lightweighting from Past Constraints of Design and Materials
Source: Industry Week Open any garage today and the vehicle you'll find inside is likely to contain components achieved ...
Heat Treat Tips: Burn Out vs. Bake Out
During the day-to-day operation of heat treat departments, many habits are formed and procedures followed that sometimes are done simply because ...
Planned Steel Plate Mill to Include Heat Treat Processing
A North American steel and steel products manufacturer recently announced plans to build a state-of-the-art plate mill with heat treating included ...
Temperature Monitoring and Surveying Solutions for Carburizing Auto Components: Introduction
This is the first in a 4-part series by Dr. Steve Offley ("Dr. O"), Product Marketing Manager at PhoenixTM, on the technical challenges ...
Aerostructures Company Strengthens Boeing Partnership, Expands Manufacturing Facility
The world's largest first-tier aerostructures manufacturer recently announced that the company plans to expand operations at its Tulsa, Oklahoma, site by investing ...
10 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
10 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. ...
Steelmakers Announce Investments of $5.6B in U.S. Steel Mills
Source: NWI Times Two major international steel corporations recently announced plans to invest in existing steel mills in along the ...
Heat Treat Today’s Meet the Consultants: George Totten
Heat Treat Today recently unveiled its Heat Treat Consultants page in the October 2018 print edition (available in digital format here) and at FNA in Indianapolis, Indiana. We offer ...
Auto Parts Manufacturer to Increase Aluminum Production Capacity with Expansion, New Equipment
A global automotive parts manufacturer recently announced its plans to invest in the expansion of its Kentucky aluminum products plant. Kobelco ...
Merry Christmas from Heat Treat Today
Doug Glenn, Publisher, Heat Treat Today A Holiday Wish from the Publisher For a large percentage of the world's population, Christmas ...
IHEA 2019 Annual Meeting To Coincide with 90th Anniversary
IHEA will celebrate its 90th anniversary at the 2019 Annual Meeting scheduled April 29-May 1 at the Lido Beach Resort in Sarasota, ...
IHEA Report Suggests Continued Growth in 2019 Even with Severe Political Divide
The monthly Executive Economic Summary published by the Industrial Heating Equipment Association showed slowing growth in November. Nonetheless, the report suggests that ...
Tracking Results from the Systems Accuracy Test
Source: Global Thermal Solutions The System Accuracy Test is performed on-site to ensure the accuracy of furnace controls and recorders across control ...
Gas Fan Quench-Cooled Vacuum Hot Press Installed for Aerospace Service Supplier
The world’s first 100-ton vacuum hot press with gas fan quench cooling capability for up to a 4,000 pound part has ...
Heat Treat Tips: Quenching
During the day-to-day operation of heat treat departments, many habits are formed and procedures followed that sometimes are done simply because ...
EAF Mill Planned for Southwest U.S., Mexican Auto, Energy Markets
A U.S. steel producer recently announced plans to construct a state-of-the-art electric arc furnace (EAF) mill for flat roll steel in the ...
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, ...
Superalloys Resist Heat-Related Failures
Source: INL.gov Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory have discovered how to extend the useful life of superalloys by thousands ...
Heat Treat Today’s Meet the Consultants: Debbie Aliya
Heat Treat Today recently unveiled its Heat Treat Consultants page in the October 2018 print edition (available in digital format here) and at FNA in Indianapolis, Indiana. We offer ...
3D-Printed, Robot-Built Bridge Traversed by Pedestrians in Test, Next Stop: Spanning a Canal in Amsterdam
Source: ThomasNet.com At 41 feet long and 21 feet wide, weighing in at nearly 10,000 pounds, the world's first ...
Induction Hardening Provider Launches Aerospace Expansion with Gas Nitride Unit
With the purchase of a gas nitride unit, a custom heat treat processing equipment manufacturer and leading provider of full-service induction hardening ...
Applying PID to Temperature Variances in Vacuum Furnaces
Source: Solar Manufacturing Controlling process temperature with accuracy and without extensive operator involvement is a crucial task in the ...
Aerospace Tech Provider Refines Focus with Acquisition, Spin Offs
In one of the largest acquisitions in aerospace history, a high technology product and service provider to the building and aerospace industries ...
Titanium Implants Improve Surgical Accuracy, Outcomes for Man’s Best Friend
Dogs come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, and in the case of certain breeds, they are also prone to higher ...
Heat Exchanger Supplier Purchases CAB Cooling System
An India-based independent heat exchanger manufacturer for the domestic automobile industry recently purchased a controlled atmosphere brazing system to reduce energy ...
Audi Extends Partnership for High-Tech Crash Absorption Alloy Components
The primary supplier of automotive body sheets for both closures and inner parts of the new Audi A6 model recently announced ...
Ohio Heat Treat Provider Acquired, Joins Holdings Group
John Hubbard, chairman of Thermal Process Holdings Following the acquisition of a Wisconsin heat treat company, finalized last week, an industry ...
The Workhorses of Industry: High-Strength, Heat-Treated Bolts & Fasteners
Source: Bayou City Bolt A comparison of minimum tensile strength of heat-treated and non-heat-treated fasteners One would be hard-pressed ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Indices — 5 Up, 7 Down
Vehicle sales, durable goods orders, capacity utilization, and factory orders were four of the five indices trending upward. Housing, metal prices, ...
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
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Acquisition of Wisconsin Heat Treat Company to Expand Value-Added Services
John Hubbard, Chairman of TPH A Wisconsin heat treating company has been acquired by an industry holdings group in a bid ...
First Titanium Wheel Created with 3D Unveiled in California
The first titanium wheel created using EBM technology was recently unveiled during the official announcement of a partnership agreement between the ...
Heat Treat Industry Supplier Gears Up for Relocation of US Headquarters
A company providing industrial process control and automation in the heat treatment and combustion industry recently announced plans to relocate its ...
Heat Treat Tips: Induction Heating — Stuff You Should Know
During the day-to-day operation of heat treat departments, many habits are formed and procedures followed that sometimes are done simply because ...
Heat Treat Today’s Meet the Consultants: Daniel Kay
Heat Treat Today recently unveiled its Heat Treat Consultants page in the October 2018 print edition (available in digital format here) and at FNA in Indianapolis, Indiana. We offer ...
Neutron Researchers Looking for Ways to Improve Vehicle Safety and Fuel Efficiency
Source: Phys.org Researchers working with a major U.S. steelmaker are responding to the increased demand for vehicles that are made ...
Steelmaker Invests in Q&T Production at Alabama Plant
A Swedish steelmaker is responding to the increase in demand for quenched and tempered (Q&T) steels in the U.S. by investing the ...
Sacrificial Lambs: Hardness Testing and Heat Treating
Source: Gear Technology Charles D. Schultz, president of Beyta Gear Service In a recent blog post at Gear Technology, Charles ...
PA Metals Manufacturer Begins Production at Expanded Aerospace Parts Facility
Source: Light Metal Age Jeremy Halford, president of Arconic Engineered Structures A lightweight metals engineering and manufacturing company located ...
CAB Technology Commissioned by Auto Parts Manufacturer
A manufacturer of automotive heat exchangers recently partnered with a leading heat treat furnace manufacturing company with a formidable U.S. presence ...
Heat Treat Today’s Meet the Consultants: Dan Herring, “The Heat Treat Doctor®”
Heat Treat Today recently unveiled its Heat Treat Consultants page in the October 2018 print edition (available in digital format here) and at FNA in Indianapolis, Indiana. We offer ...
Nevada, Wisconsin Construction Equipment Manufacturer Expansion Includes Heat Treat
A manufacturer and supplier of earth-moving equipment recently announced expansion plans that include two of its brands building new facilities in ...
Aero Manufacturer Opens Parts, Components Facility
A global aerospace manufacturer recently celebrated the opening of its news fabrication factory in Sheffield, U.K. Jenette Ramos, Boeing senior vice president of Manufacturing, Supply Chain ...
Steelmaker Completes Acquisition of Rebar Facilities
A steel and metal manufacturer based in Irving, Texas, which includes heat treating in the processes it provides recently announced the ...
Heat Treat Tips: Burner Tuning & Calibration – It’s Not Your BBQ Grill . . .
During the day-to-day operation of heat treat departments, many habits are formed and procedures followed that sometimes are done simply because ...
Recognizing the U.S. Veterans Within the Heat Treat Industry
Although Veteran's Day, set aside to honor military veterans -- those who served in the United States Armed Forces -- is November 11, ...
A Baker’s Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
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Manufacturing Growth at Risk Due to Jobs Growth?
Source: ThomasNet.com Jobs in abundant supply are a great thing, says Anna Wells of ThomasNet.com, and the evidence is ...
VIM Furnace Enlisted in Purdue Project to Develop New Composite Material for Efficient Energy Use
Purdue University recently turned to an integrated furnace manufacturer for equipment to be used in an innovative project developing a new ...
Heat Treat Capabilities Included in Expansion at Aerospace Component Repair Facility
An Arizona-based aerospace repair and overhaul service recently dedicated the company's 30,000 sq. ft. expansion of its component repair facility, located ...
Heat Treat Today’s Meet the Consultants: Adeel Karim
Heat Treat Today recently unveiled its Heat Treat Consultants page in the October 2018 print edition (available in digital format here) and ...
Ceramics Expo 2019 for Sourcing, Networking, and Training
Ceramics Expo -- running April 29 - May 1, 2019 -- is the leading annual supply chain exhibition and conference for ...
Tackling the Hard-ness of Hardness Testing
Source: Struers.com Hardness testing in heat treating has evolved to a precision science necessary to provide reliability in resolving ...
Specialty Alloys Firm Enhances AM Capabilities with Powder Lifecycle Technology Acquisition
A Pennsylvania producer and distributor of premium specialty alloys recently announced it has acquired a leader in the development and supply of ...
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
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Aluminum Extrusion Expansion in Pennsylvania Supports Auto Markets
A supplier of infinite aluminum recently announced it plans to invest in two new aluminum extrusion presses to support the growing ...
Steel Rail Producer Looks to Invest in Mill Expansion
A leading North American steel rail producer is looking to invest at least $200 million into the expansion of its footprint ...
Smart Alloys Break 400°C Barrier, Improve Aero Fuel Efficiency, Reduce Noise
[sc name="aerospacepopup"] Source: Texas A&M Today Researchers at a Texas university recently announced a discovery involving the increased capability ...
9 of 11 Indices Up in IHEA Economic Report
According to IHEA's monthly economic report to member companies, nine of the eleven indices are up and the only two that ...
Aero Provider Establishes Engine Services Facility in Malaysia
Y.B. Ignatius Darell Leiking, Minister of International Trade and Industry A global provider of aerospace engines, components, and systems for commercial, ...
Heat Treat Tips: Atmosphere Control
During the day-to-day operation of heat treat departments, many habits are formed and procedures followed that sometimes are done simply because ...
Steelmaker Commissions for Modernization of Annealing Line
A global steelmaker based in Sweden has turned to a French industrial engineering group to modernize the thermal part of its ...
Canadian Aerospace Manufacturer Joins Global Licensee Network for A20X™
A Canadian manufacturer of aerospace systems and components recently joined the global network of foundries licensed to manufacture cast parts using the advanced ...
Matrix Forgings Manufacturer Commissions Sealed Quench Chamber Furnace
A Polish manufacturer of high-quality matrix forgings, construction connectors, and manual tools manufactured with their own forgings recently commissioned a multipurpose ...
Heat Treat Radio #14: ITPS and ThermProcess 2019
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
European Steel Acquisitions Set To Double Metals Production Capacity
A British-owned international metals and industrial group, specializing in commodities, metals recycling, manufacture of steel, aluminum and engineering products recently announced ...
Carbon Steel Hot-Rolling Conversion Agreement Reached
A global manufacturer of technically advanced specialty materials and complex components recently signed an agreement with a leading steel company to ...
CNC Machined Components Manufacturer Acquires Like Company
An industry leader in the production of CNC machined components recently announced the completion of the acquisition of a Summerville, South ...
The Heart of a Vacuum Furnace System
Source: VAC AERO International Heat treaters know that the heart of a vacuum furnace system is the pumping system. ...
Heat Treating Restarts with Pipe Mill Reopening
A Texas company that manufactures a complete range of seamless and welded steel tubular products recently celebrated the reopening of its ...
Heat Treating Group Launches Mechanical Testing Facility
A U.K. heat treatment specialist recently went operational with a new in-house mechanical testing facility, certified by UKAS, at its Cambridge ...
Furnace Manufacturer Unveils Cleaning Process for Heat Exchangers
A leading vacuum furnace manufacturer recently announced the development of an improved process to clean heat exchanger fins that become clogged ...
Publisher’s Page: Manufacturers with In-House Heat Treat: Welcome to Heat Treat Today
Heat Treat Today publishes four print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Passenger Pod Unveiled as Race to Hyperloop Technology Speeds Up
Source: ThomasNet.com A company which has been moving hyperloop transport technology closer to reality is Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, which ...
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and ...
German Automaker and Michigan Metalforming Group Enter Joint Venture for Car Body Parts
A German automaker entered into a joint venture with a Canton, Michigan-based, provider of metalforming technologies and products to build a ...
Braze Alloy Service Shortens Lead Time for Medical, Aerospace Components
A global leader in materials manufacturing, headquartered in Windsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom, has recently shortened lead time for its braze alloy service ...
Industrial-Scale Metal Alloy Powder Plant Launched in U.K.
A U.K.-headquartered company with a solid-state alloy powder technology recently announced its launch of the world's first industrial-scale metal alloy powder ...
Engine Maintenance Agreement Reached to Support Arizona-based Carrier
A leading provider of engine and airframe services based in Scottsdale, Arizona, recently signed an exclusive, long-term engine maintenance agreement with ...
40 Under 40 Class of 2018 Honorable Mentions
The privilege of unveiling the Heat Treat Today 40 Under 40 Class of 2018 comes with the disappointment that not every ...
Part Failure Investigation & Resolution, a Case Study
A Chicago-area automotive part supplier encountered frequent cracking of variable valve timing plates that were sent to a third party for ...
Refractory Supplier Partners with Safety Equipment Provider for ECP Project
A leading supplier of monolithic refractory products recently partnered with a company that provides safety equipment for foundries to install four 166 sq ...
Forge Fair Is Coming to Cleveland in May 2019
In May 2019, the forging industry will come together to showcase their products and services at Forge Fair, North America’s largest ...
Steel Components Supplier Branches Into Aluminum with New Facility
Source: Light Metal Age An Ohio-based supplier of engineered steel components for multiple applications has recently begun construction on ...
FNA 2018: 40 Under 40 Class of 2018 Members Visit the Heat Treat Today Booth
The week that gave us Furnaces North America 2018 is winding down. This is also the week that Heat Treat Today ...
Aviation Engine Manufacturer Readies T901 for U.S. Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program
The leading global provider of jet and turboprop engines, parts and mechancial systems for commercial, military, business and general aviation aircraft ...
Chinese Expansion To Double Capacity of Heat-Treated Aluminum for Automotive Industry
The leading manufacturer of rolled aluminum products recently broke ground on the expansion of its automotive aluminum manufacturing facility in Changzhou, China, ...
SBQ Alloy Manufacturer Acquired by Steel Producer
A U.S. steel producer recently announced the completion of the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of a manufacturer of special ...
AM Solutions Supplier Plans EBAM® System for Aerospace Applications
A leading metal additive manufacturing (AM) group based in Chicago recently announced that it will deliver large-scale metal 3D printing system ...
Marc Glasser on Heat Resistant Alloys — RA330®
This is the second of three articles by metallurgist Marc Glasser on three individual heat resistant alloys. This article will feature ...
Advancements in Ceramic Materials, Technologies, Manufacturing To Be Featured at Ceramics Expo 2019
North America’s leading supply chain exhibition and conference for advanced ceramic and glass materials, manufacturing and technologies, is gearing up for ...
Heat Treat Today Launches Live Link to Digital Edition
As representatives from the heat treat industry gather over the next couple of days in Indianapolis, Indiana, for Furnaces North America ...
Introducing the Inaugural 40 Under 40 Class of 2018
Heat Treat Today is very pleased to present the inaugural 40 Under 40 Class of 2018. These enthusiastic, forward-thinking, skilled professionals are ...
Iron Foundry Expanding into Aluminum at Ohio Facility
Source: Business Journal Daily An iron casting foundry located in Hubbard, Ohio, is expanding into aluminum casting with an ...
A Baker’s Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
A Baker's Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, ...
Metallography of Steels Updated, Translated into English
Professor Hubertus Colpaert A valuable reference publication that combines a metallographic atlas for steels and cast irons and an introductory ...
Major U.S. Alum Heat Treater Acquired by Metal Services Provider
The largest commercial aluminum heat treater in the United States was recently acquired by a leading provider of metal heat ...
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 ...
Metals Processing Company Doubles Its Kentucky Presence
Source: Bowling Green Daily News An Ohio-based metal processing plant recently announced plans to expand its Warren County ...
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Industrial Gases Provider to Build World-Scale Liquid Hydrogen Plant
A leading industrial gases company recently announced plans to build a new liquid hydrogen plant to produce approximately 30 tons ...
News Chatter Follow Up: Heat Treat Facility Groundbreaking to Accommodate Equipment
As we reported last week in the News Chatter edition of September 21, 2018, a Wisconsin-based, heat treating company recently ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Economy Strong, Rising Prices Predicted
The monthly economic report published by the Industrial Heating Equipment Association (www.ihea.org) for its member companies reported that the economy ...
Medical Device Manufacturer Acquires Metal and Silicon Nitride Developer
A medical device design, development, and manufacturing company recently announced plans to acquire an innovative biomaterials and OEM company that ...
Process Control Methods Standard Debuted for Aerospace Applications
A global association committed to providing and monitoring standards for the engineering profession recently published a new standard with guidance ...
Women-Owned Metal Stamping Co Launches with Range of Services, Including Heat Treating
A woman-owned metal stamping company with heat treating capabilities serving a broad range of industries, including automotive, aerospace, energy, medical ...
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 ...
Major Modernization, Revitalization to Begin at Steel Works Plant in Gary, IN
A leading integrated steel producer headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recently announced plans to make significant upgrades to its works plant ...
Japanese Bearings Maker Opens New Plant with Heat Treating in TN
Source: The Rogersville Review Akitsohi Fujikawa, president of Miyake Forging North America Corporation A Japanese bearing manufacturer which ...
High Value Alloys Plant Powers On in UK
A U.K. technology company with a solid-state process to produce valuable alloy powders is powering up the world's first commercial plant ...
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and ...
Aerospace Services Provider Cuts Ribbon on Component Repair Facility
An Arizona-based aerospace service provider recently opened a new 206,000-sq. ft. repair facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, directly adjacent to its ...
Heat Treat Radio #13: C3 Data
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Agreement Reached to Initiate Titanium 3D Printing for Boeing 787
A Wichita, Kansas-based, manufacturer of fabricated parts for the aerospace industry recently announced its partnership with the world's pioneering supplier of aerospace-grade, ...
The Future of Heat Treating: Heat Treat Today to Reveal Finalists for Inaugural 40 Under 40 Class of 2018
Heat Treat Today announces that the inaugural 40 Under 40 Class of 2018 will be revealed Friday, October 5, 2018, just days ...
Tubing Order Largest Yet for Virginia Metals Producer
A corporation based in Richmond, Virginia, that produces metals equipment for a broad range of manufacturing applications recently announced that ...
Corrosion-Free Heat Treatment and Hardface Coating Systems
Source: TechBriefs From an article provided by the Office of Technology Commercialization and Partnerships and published at Tech Briefs, ...
Steel Expansion in Kentucky Increases Production Tonnage, Coil Width
A steel manufacturer with operating facilities throughout the U.S. and Canada recently announced plans to expand the production capability of ...
Italian Line of Industrial Heating Burners Launched in U.K.
Paul Barritt, EOGB’s managing director A burner manufacturer and distributor recently established an Italian-based heating solutions brand in the U.K. ...
Canadian Heat Treater Expands Production Capability with UBQ, UBT Furnaces
A Canadian commercial heat treater has expanded their heat treatment production capability with the purchase of two furnaces, installed at the ...
Thermocouple Wire Manufacturing Line Changes Hands
Ted Bill, president, Pelican Wire A Florida-based manufacturer of thermocouple, resistance, and custom wire recently acquired a portion of the ...
New Mercedes-Benz X-Class Pickup, Sprinter Van to Sport Customized Lightweight Propshafts
A global engineering firm based in Maumee, Ohio, recently announced that it has been selected by a German multinational automotive corporation to supply ...
Annealing Furnace Contracted for Belgium Plant
A Belgian stainless steel producer recently contracted with a plant supplier to the metallurgical industry to provide an annealing and pickling ...
UK MRO to Open Component Maintenance Center with Heat Treating, Hardness Testing
A leading independent Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (MRO) provider in the U.K. prepares to open a new Component Maintenance Centre in ...
Burners 101 for Heat Treating Efficiency and Safety
Source: Control Engineering Running a heat treat shop is more than just firing up a furnace to treat ...
Aerospace Giant Signs Multi-Year Contract for Aluminum Solutions
Ingrid Joerg, President of Constellium’s Aerospace and Transportation A European provider of aluminum products and solutions announced recently that it has signed ...
Fastener Maker for Auto Industry Commissions Large Heat Treating Line
A leading supplier of fasteners to the automotive industry recently commissioned a cast link belt furnace for the refinement of ...
Reader Feedback: On Ceramic Coatings
Here is what readers are saying about recent posts on Heat Treat Today. As is our policy, we allowed the original ...
Perfecting “Launch and Land” Systems Part of Aircraft Carrier’s Next Development Phase
Source: Navy Times The next phase in development has begun in the construction of the nation’s newest aircraft ...
A Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
A Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative ...
Heat Treat Radio #12: ITC Coatings
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Automated Machine Manufacturer Breaks Ground for Ohio Expansion
Source: Times-Reporter A Dover, Ohio, engineering consultant group and manufacturer of custom automated machine equipment recently broke ground on a ...
Innovative Technology Eliminates Limitations for Hot Stamping Furnaces
Source: heat-processing.com A Spanish manufacturer of industrial furnaces recently announced a new concept of an intelligent hot stamping ...
Heat Treating, Metals Projects Included in DOE Program to Advance U.S. Manufacturing
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the selection of 13 projects to stimulate the use of high-performance supercomputers ...
Marc Glasser on Heat Resistant Alloys
This is the first of three articles by metallurgist Marc Glasser on three individual heat resistant alloys. This article will feature ...
Refractories Supplier Opens New Plant in Ohio
Carol Jackson, chairman and CEO, HWI The largest supplier of refractory products and services in the U.S. celebrated the grand ...
IHEA Monthly Reports Shows Strong Industrial Activity
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association's (IHEA) monthly report for July showed very strong industrial activities. IHEA report shows that durable ...
Steel Hardening/Heat Treating Firm Relocates, Relaunches Manufacturing
Source: Sudbury.com A Canadian steel hardening firm recently relocated its operations to a 54,000-sq ft complex as part ...
Heat Treater Expands Q&T Capacity
A Lansing, Michigan-based heat treating provider recently announced that it is increasing oil quench and temper capacity at its Atmosphere Annealing ...
Aerospace Giant Buys Small-Satellite Developer
Source: American Machinist A global aerospace and defense corporation recently announced an agreement to purchase a developer of ...
Strengthen Your “Metal Matrix” with Precipitation Hardening
Titanium nitride precipitates in a precipitation hardened HSLA steel. Image copyright: University of Nevada, Reno via The Balance Source: Multiple ...
Swedish Steelmaker Acquires U.S. Heating Element Manufacturer
Göran Björkman, president, Sandvik Materials Technology A Swedish developer and manufacturer of advanced stainless steels and special alloys recently acquired a privately ...
Electric Airplane Pioneer Establishes U.S. Headquarters in Arizona
An Israel-based manufacturer of all-electric air mobility solutions recently announced it has selected Prescott, Arizona, for its U.S. headquarters, which will include ...
Heat Treat Radio #11: Laser Heat Treating with Laser Hard
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Heat Treat Radio #11: Laser Heat Treating with Laser Hard
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics with industry-leading personalities. Below, you can ...
Family-owned Pittsburgh Metals Manufacturer Acquired by Global Metals Supplier
An international technology group recently signed a contract to acquire a Pittsburgh-area family-owned company that manufactures a wide range of shear ...
A Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
A Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting ...
Thermomechanical Process Aids in Development of Elastic Metal Rods to Treat Scoliosis
Source: Medical Design Briefs Canadian and Russian medical science technology researchers have been collaborating on a project to develop ...
Advanced Technology for Precision Cleaning Applications Launched
A metalworking fluids and services company based in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, recently developed an advanced cleaner designed to replace highly volatile ...
Passing of Professor Hans M. Tensi: From Blacksmithing to 3rd Generation Heat Treating Metallurgy
Dear fellow IHTS Colleagues, The emails below from Dr. George Totten and Dr. Nik Kobasko below announce the passing of ...
Lightweight Rocket Launchers Contracted by U.S. Army
With a recent contract to produce its lightweight High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and associated hardware, a global ...
Testing Underway for Innovative Gas Quenching Unit
A Cleveland-based heat treatment software and engineering firm, specializing in metallurgical process engineering and thermal/stress analysis of metal parts, recently announced ...
Jason Schulze on AMS2750E: Examining Requirements That Apply to TUS Thermocouples
This is the sixth in a series of articles by AMS2750 expert, Jason Schulze (Conrad Kacsik). Click here to see a listing ...
Steel Fabricator Plans Light Gauge Plant for Construction Industry
Source: Area Development A steel fabricator based in Lansing, Illinois, recently announced plans to launch a new manufacturing ...
Irish Mfg Group Purchases 2 Heat Treatment Lines for Mining, Drilling
An Irish engineering group specializing in the design, manufacture, and servicing of hard-rock drilling consumables has added two separate state-of-the-art ...
Powertrain Manufacturer Expands in Barcelona
David C. Dauch, AAM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer A global leader in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of automotive ...
“Titanium Man” Recognized for Developing Titanium Heat Treating Protocol
Source: Santa Monica Daily Press If there's one thing that can be determined by reading through the reasons ...
ECG Technology Allows Robust Processing of Heat-Treated Steel
A medical devices design and manufacturing firm recently expanded its Electrochemical Grinding (ECG) technology, enabling it to provide more robust processing ...
Alum Supplier Breaks Ground for New Press Line
Source: FDL Reporter A supplier for aluminum extrusions based in Fond-du-Lac, Wisconsin, recently broke ground on an expansion which will include ...
Last Day to Recognize Young Heat Treat Talent
It's well documented that there is a brain drain in manufacturing, including in the heat treat industry. Back in April, Heat ...
Leading Construction Steel Provider Restarts Illinois Blast Furnace
The leading supplier of steel sheet products to the diverse construction industry announced recently that it will restart the second of ...
Demanding Loads on Joints Call for Heat Treating Bolts & Fasteners
Source: IEEE GlobalSpec When tensile, shear or combination loads place a demand on bolted joints, heat treatment is ...
Ship Builder Acquires Tech Developer of Aluminum Probe Device
An advanced ship manufacturer recently announced today it has acquired a technology leader in developing and deploying non-destructive, portable probe ...
Korean Auto Parts Maker Breaks Ground on Kentucky Facility with Heat Treating
Johnny Kim, DIC president (Photo credit: WKMS) A Korean automotive parts maker recently broke ground on a manufacturing facility in ...
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, ...
Special Steel Plant in Kapfenberg, Austria, to Boast Fully Automated Melting System
Franz Rotter, head of the High Performance Metals Division Since the official groundbreaking ceremony in April 2018, preparations for the ...
Materials Technology Group Acquires Nadcap/ISO Accredited Lab
A global provider of a comprehensive range of materials and product qualification test, inspection and certification services recently announced the ...
Off-Gas Process Control, Water Detection Technologies Ordered by Indiana Steel Producer
A global company providing steel plant and metals industry equipment and services, including heat treating, was recently selected by an ...
Arkansas Flex Mill™ to Double Capacity with $1.2 Billion Investment
An Arkansas-based steel producer for automotive and electrical markets recently announced the expansion of its LEED-certified facility, doubling its hot-rolled steel ...
Selecting the Right Vacuum Pump Oil Starts with Knowing Your Pump
Source: VAC AERO International Vacuum furnace heat treaters know that one of the most critical parts of their ...
Aerospace Services Provider Inducts New Engines for Defense Supplier
An aerospace maintenance and repair provider recently inducted two engines in the launch of a 20-year, multi-engine MRO agreement signed ...
Dan Kay on Brazing Stop-Off Materials
Heat Treat Today will soon be launching Heat Treat Consultants, a resource that offers the most comprehensive listing of heat treat industry ...
Magnesium Supplier Expansion Includes Heat Treating Capabilities
A leading manufacturer of magnesium dissolvable metals and dissolvable elastomers recently broke ground on a 12,000 sq. ft. expansion to its magnesium foundry, which ...
Major Aluminum Acquisition to Broaden Aero, Auto Products
An Atlanta-based provider of aluminum rolling and recycling recently announced the company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aleris Corp., ...
Rail Systems Provider Expands Heat Treatment Capacity
Tracy Dougherty, sales manager at AFC-Holcroft A global leader in fully integrated freight car systems for the heavy haul rail ...
John Deere to Heat Treat Execs: “Keep Innovating”
Doug Glenn, Publisher, Heat Treat Today A special report from Heat Treat Today publisher, Doug Glenn. Mr. ...
Annealing Furnace Updated for Shanghai Pipes, Fittings, Flanges Supplier
Kurt Yang, Shihang Export Manager A leading manufacturer and supplier of cupronickel (CuNi 90/10 & CuNi 70/30) pipes, fittings, and flanges ...
Intel Exec Addresses Heat Treat Industry on Factories of the Future
Doug Glenn, Publisher, Heat Treat Today A Special Report from Heat Treat Today Publisher, Doug Glenn Nearly 100 top level heat ...
Before Normalizing, Pause to Assess Materials
Source: BluewaterThermal.com When there is a need to provide a uniform, pearlitic structure at a microscopic level, many heat ...
ThermProcess Summit Starts Tomorrow in Atlanta — You Should Be There
Doug Glenn, Publisher, Heat Treat Today A Special Message from Heat Treat Today publisher, Doug Glenn. There are heat ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report — Stability or Confusion?
We begins this month's economic report with a special request: Please register and attend the International ThermProcess Summit (ITPS) in Atlanta ...
Startup Alum Anodizing Company Launches in Indiana
A startup aluminum anodizing company has announced plans to build its premier location in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to serve the ...
HIP Complements High-Performance Auto, Aerospace, and Energy Applications in Austria, Mexico
A leader in high pressure technology headquartered in Västerås, Sweden, recently commissioned hot isostatic presses for development and production of high-performance ...
High-tech Heat Treatment Facility Launched in Russia
A leading global iron ore and HBI producer and supplier, as well as a producer of high-quality steel, recently launched heat ...
Grant Awarded for “Super Finishing” 3D Lab, Builds on Existing Thermal Processing Technology Research
Ed DeMeter, a professor in the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, is the lead on ...
Troubleshooting Thermocouples: Detecting Small Issues Before They Become Big Problems
Source: GeoCorp, Inc. Heat treating thermocouples are thermal processing sensors that allow equipment operators to accurately measure and ...
PA Stainless Steel Pipe and Galvanized Tube Operation Changes Hands
Craig C. Bram, president and CEO of Synalloy Corporation A metal pipe manufacturer recently completed the acquisition of the U.S. stainless steel ...
Heat Treat TV: Furnaces North America 2018
FNA 2018 is the largest heat treat event in the world in 2018. The event, sponsored by AFC-Holcroft, Surface Combustion, ...
Controls, Software Upgrade at Bearings Plant to Improve Efficiency
Bob Fincken, Super Systems National Sales Manager A Cincinnati-based heat treat technology solutions provider recently completed a controls and software upgrade ...
A Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
A Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, ...
Turn Generational Change into an Incredible Opportunity
Transitioning Your Business to the Next Generation Mike Brown, Founder, The BrainzoomingTM Group It’s no secret that US manufacturing stands to ...
Energy, Aerospace Supported by New Heat Treatment Plant in UK
Bodycote Rotherham The leading provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services recently announced the opening of its newest ...
Pittsburgh Metals Company Acquires Aerospace & Defense Additive Manufacturer
Rich Harshman, ATI’s chairman, president and CEO A Pittsburgh-based specialty metals company recently announced that it has acquired a leading pro ...
Register for ITPS/IFCS and Save 25% with Promo Code!
The International ThermProcess Summit (ITPS) and the International Finishing & Coatings Summit (IFCS) provides a unique platform to help manufacturing management ...
Niobium C-103 Alloy Developed for Space Exploration
Judson Humphrey A global supplier of refractory technology metals and technical ceramics for multiple industries recently launched a unique niobium C-103 ...
How to Know Which Softening Process to Use in Your Heat Treatment
Source: Metlab Heat Treat When steel needs to be softened to alter ductility, toughness, or properties, or to ...
Learn How to Develop a Sustainable Skilled Workforce at ITPS/IFCS
Tomorrow’s Talent Today Noel Ginsburg, CEO, CareerWise Colorado Finding and retaining skilled employees is a continual challenge which all manufacturers face ...
California Heat Treater Expands with New Furnaces, Endo Generator
A California-based, full-service brazing and heat treating company recently installed several pieces of equipment, including an indirect temper furnace as well ...
Medical Grade Stainless Steel “Smart Stent” Detects Narrowing of Arteries
Kenichi Takahata For every three individuals who have had a stent implanted to keep clogged arteries open and prevent a ...
Build a Championship Mindset and Transform Your Team
From the manufacturing floor to the football field, delivering consistent performance excellence is critical to team success. The mind is an often ...
Heat Treat Radio #10: John Vanas on SX Oil Lifters
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
New Vacuum Furnace to Stress Test Defense Vessel Parts
A new vacuum furnace will be tasked to stress test parts for the LM2500 turbine, which is used by the ...
Extrusion Equipment Supplier Expands Capacity, Increases Flow
Source: Light Metal Age A company that supplies equipment for the aluminum extrusion industry recently announced a 50% expansion ...
Heat Treat Equipment Manufacturer’s Expansion to UK a Return to Its Roots
A leading manufacturer of industrial heating equipment based in Hamilton, New Jersey, recently announced the opening of its United Kingdom facility in Birmingham, England, ...
What’s Going on Inside Your Heat Treated Part?
Source: Gear Technology It's no secret to heat treaters that not all methods work well on all parts and ...
End User Insights: Presentations & Panels
Actions and initiatives implemented by OEMs have a significant impact on supplier operations. ITPS/IFCS will feature OEM presentations and panel discussions ...
Recognizing Young Heat Treat Talent — HTT’s 40 Under 40
Doug Glenn, Publisher, Heat Treat Today Special Message from Heat Treat Today Publisher, Doug Glenn Finding and retaining young talent ...
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos ...
Aluminum Producer to Double Capacity in China
Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the board of directors of Novelis Inc. and chairman of the board of directors of Hindalco ...
Industrial Knife Manufacturer Transitions to Vacuum Heat Treating at Vietnam Facility
A manufacturing company based in Loves Park, Illinois, recently purchased a vacuum furnace with 2 bar gas quenching that will be ...
Experimental Robotic Welding System Developed to Speed Auto Assembly Lines
Source: Light Metal Age EASW joining process (Kobe Steel) A steel manufacturer and a corporation that provides automation and ...
The Great Chain of the Hudson River: When Heat Treating Assisted Revolutionary Victory
Source: RecordOnline.com Map of West Point fortifications from 1775–1783 To join the United States in the celebration of Independence Day, ...
Cybersecurity and an Unpredictable Economy: Two Issues You Cannot Afford to Ignore
Is your company positioned to defend a cyber-attack? How about a sudden economic downturn? If the answer to either of these questions ...
Heat Treating Toughens Wind-Turbine Components Against Extreme Conditions
Source: Windpower Engineering & Development Dr. Florian Rovere, Oerlikon Balzers (LinkedIn) A heat treating process surfaces as one of ...
Detroit Auto Components Manufacturer Expands into China, Barcelona
A Detroit-based manufacturer of automobile driveline and drivetrain components and systems, which includes heat treating under its metal forming division, recently ...
Powder Metal Manufacturer Expands in PA
Jude Pfingstler, President of Atlas Pressed Metals Construction is underway at a powder metal and sintered parts manufacturing plant in Dubois, ...
IHEA Indicies for May: 5 Up; 6 Down — Analysis Available
The economic report issued monthly to IHEA member company key executives showed what economists are calling a "transition" month with 5 ...
Heat Treat Radio #9: Tom Morrison on Why Manufacturers Should Send Their Entire Heat Treat Team to FNA 2018
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Tube Supplier Ramps Up Heat Treating, Announces Restart of Operations
Luca Zanotti, Tenaris President, USA A tubes and related services supplier for the world's energy industry recently announced it will restart ...
Refractories, Maritime Repair Partnership Extends Heat Treat Technology, Benefits Cruise Industry
An industry leader in monolithic refractories based in Illinois recently announced a partnership with a maritime repair specialist to deliver retrofit ...
Aluminum Casting Facility Opens To Supply Jaguar Land Rover
An international automotive technology supplier headquartered in Canada recently opened a 225,000-square foot aluminum casting facility in Telford, England, which will supply ...
Tool Steel Potential Dependent Upon Heat Treating
Source: L&L Special Furnace With its unique ability to be used in the shaping of other materials, tool steel, ...
Vacuum Heat Treat Furnace Manufacturer Breaks Ground on New Facility, Reunites Operations
Bill Jones, CEO, Solar Manufacturing, Inc. With the recent groundbreaking at a site in Sellersville, Pennsylvania, a leading vacuum furnace manufacturer ...
Gas Density Sensor for Sintering Furnaces Introduced at POWDERMET
Dr. Liang He, Air Products A U.K.-based industrial gases company that supplies liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment to heat treaters ...
A Baker’s Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
A Baker's Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative ...
Restarting Blast Furnace, Steel Producer Focuses on Demand
With the restart of the second of its two blast furnaces, a major U.S. steel producer expects to step up its ...
The Search for New Materials, Methods for “Large Landing Gear of the Future”
A U.K.-based company that designs and manufactures aluminum matrix composites (AMCs) components has been appointed to work on a two-year, $40.5 ...
Aluminum Producer Expands Operations in South Carolina
A manufacturer of flat-rolled aluminum products recently announced plans to expand its existing operations in Goose Creek, South Carolina, adding a ...
Heat Treating Carbon Steel to Meet Air-Conditioning Demand
A global manufacturing company that provides innovation solutions to industrial, commercial and residential customers signed a contract for equipment supply and ...
Expand Your Professional Network at ITPS/IFCS
ITPS/IFCS is designed to provide a place where industry executives can network and gain critical information for managing their manufacturing business. ...
Canadian Centers of Excellence Established for Helicopter Airframe, Engine MRO Services
An independent provider of engine and airframe services recently announced a 12-18 month company restructuring of its primary Canadian MRO facilities to ...
Clarity and Accuracy in Heat Treat Specifications Ensures Quality Processing
Source: Paulo Learning Center Heat treaters strive to deliver parts that meet industry and manufacturers' specifications with precision, but too ...
Induction Heating Manufacturer Doubles Facility Space to Meet Demand
Tony Mazzullo, president of Ambrell An induction heating manufacturer has moved its operations to a facility twice the size of the ...
Heat Treatment to Strengthen Stents
Source: Buehler.com Manufactured from titanium, 316L steel, cobalt chromium alloys, platinum chromium, titanium (Ti6Al4VELI) and nitinol alloys, medical stents are ...
Growth for Iowa Heat Treater Means New Addition, New Equipment
An Iowa-based heat treat company providing thermal processing and metallurgical solutions for multiple industries, including aerospace, energy, and automotive, recently announced ...
Heat Treat Today’s Induction Expert Dr. Valery Rudnev Recognized at TPiM 2018
Dr. Valery Rudnev, who writes Heat Treat Today's column, "Dr Valery Rudnev On . . . ", was recognized during the ...
Galvanizing Line Plans Approved at Arkansas Sheet Mill
A North Carolina-based steel producer with operations primarily in the U.S. and Canada recently announced plans to expand heat treating capabilities ...
Pioneer in Metallic 3D Printing in Aviation Acquires Airbus Spin-Off
A German tier one supplier of metal components for Airbus aircraft recently acquired a 3D printing specialist which was founded as ...
Policy and Programs That Impact Manufacturers – What You Should Know
The ITPS and IFCS will bring together an impressive and diverse group of business leaders to help executives stay on top ...
Aluminum Caster Expands Facility, Technology Capabilities, Including Heat Treatment
An aluminum casting producer in New Hampton, Iowa, announced ongoing plans to expand its plant and technical capabilities, including space to ...
Mercedes Selects Aluminum Provider for CLS Panels, Fenders
A global aluminum producer based in The Netherlands announced recently that it will be the primary supplier of aluminum auto body ...
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 ...
Brazing Seminars Announced for Fall 2018
Three-day brazing training seminars have been announced for the fall of 2018, one taking place in Spartanburg, South Carolina, September 25-27, ...
Aircraft Gearbox Manufacturer Expansion Includes Heat Treatment
A commercial and military aircraft gearbox manufacturer recently completed a 24,000 sq.ft. expansion at its site in Windsor, Connecticut, including vacuum ...
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), ...
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, ...
Indiana Steel Operations Changing Hands, Includes Galvanizing Line
An Indiana steelmaker recently acquired the flat roll operations of steel producer of hot roll coils, located in Terre Haute, Indiana, ...
Materials Testing Lab to Open in Shanghai to Serve Aerospace Industries in China, Asia Pacific
A world-class materials testing lab based in China will open as a joint venture between a leading advanced composites manufacturer headquartered ...
Nevada Heat Treater Adds Aerospace Accredited Aluminum Capabilities
A full-service heat treating company serving a broad range of industries recently announced the capability to offer aerospace accredited aluminum heat ...
ITPS/IFCS Breakout Sessions to Feature Trends & Innovations Driving the Thermal Processing and Industrial Finishing Markets
With no other event in North America for executives in the thermal processing and industrial finishing and coatings industries, ITPS/IFCS is ...
Seven Types of Annealing, and Why Bearing Manufacturers Should Turn to Spheroidization
Sources: Machine Manufacturing; Knergize.com Heat treating more often than not includes the process of annealing in order to induce precise softness; to ...
PA Group Expands Metals & Minerals Division with Acquisition of U.K. Firm
A global engineered products and services company serving the worldwide steel, railway and energy sectors announced recently announced the acquisition of ...
French, Russian Framework Agreement to Re-Engine Fire-Fighting Aircraft
A French tier 1 aerospace and defense supplier recently signed a framework agreement with a Russian aircraft engine manufacturer to re-engine a ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Indices: 8 Up; 4 Down
Steel consumption, somewhat counter-intuitively, took a significant jump in April despite rising prices. The rising price of steel along with three ...
2nd Anniversary for “Heat Treat Today” — and the Thanks Goes to You
A Special Message from Doug Glenn, Publisher We have two years under our belt and what a blast we're having helping ...
Medical Devices Manufacturer Modernizes Furnaces with Process Control Upgrades
A medical implants manufacturer recently modernized three vacuum furnaces at its Memphis, Tennessee, facility, with process control upgrades from a provider ...
Heat Treatment Toughens Lighting Mount for Rugged Conditions
Heat treating aluminum has added to the strength and durability of a new skid-mounted hydraulic megatower light plant which is being ...
No. American Steel Producer Invests in Michigan — Again
Source: Modern Metals A major North American steel producer recently announced a $70.3 million investment project at the same ...
Gyro Stabilizer Finished with Heat Treating at Texas Forge
Seakeeper Gyro Stabilizer A closed die forging company, headquartered in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, recently launched a new marine product line for ...
Feasibility Studies for Aerospace Applications Should Review Heat Treatment
Source: Precipart When designing for manufacturability (DFM) for aerospace applications, should a design team commission a comprehensive feasibility study? ...
Auto Supplier Purchase of EBAM System Represents First Asia-Pacific Installation
A leading provider of metal additive manufacturing (AM) solutions announced recently that it delivered an industry-leading Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM®) system ...
A Hot Ride: Motoring Around a Heat Treating Plant
Plant tours are all the rage these days, but a heat treating company in the United Kingdom takes the concept to ...
MTI Partners with Staffing Firm Specializing in Transferring Military Vets into Workplace
From the Editor: May is Military Appreciation Month, and Monday, May 28, 2018, is Memorial Day, on which we are called ...
Heat Treatment Skills, Furnace Components, Leak Detection Demo Included in Training
Attendees of a three-day heat treatment skills course received an extensive overview of furnace equipment, processes, maintenance, including hands-on training and casual ...
Construction Begins on World’s Most Advanced Special Steel Plant, Includes Heat Treat
Franz Rotter, member of the Management Board of voestalpine AG and head of the High Performance Metals Division A recent groundbreaking ...
Indiana Heat Treater Builds to House HIP, New Equipment
A vacuum heat treater which specializes in processing components for aerospace and medical applications recently announced an addition to its facility in ...
Predictive Maintenance Solutions Agreement Advances Service to Steel-Related Industries
Karl Purkarthofer, senior vice president and global head of Metallurgical Services, Primetal Technologies A predictive maintenance (PdM) service and technology company ...
The Future is Here. How Will it Impact Your Business?
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The Pros and Cons of Gas and Ion (Plasma) Nitriding
Source: AHTcorp.com The compound zone acts as a ceramic skin protecting the metal underneath from corrosion. (Photo credit: Advanced ...
PA Heat Treater Expands Production Capability with UBQ, UBT Furnaces
A precision parts heat treating company based in western Pennsylvania recently invested in a universal batch quench (UBQ) integral quench furnace ...
Casthouse Expansion in Czech Republic Includes Heat Treating Processes
An Amsterdam-based producer of aluminum semi-products recently expanded its casthouse capacity with the purchase of a continuous homogenizing plant, including a helical ...
10 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
10 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current You don't want to miss out on the latest news from ...
World’s First Carbon-free Aluminum Smelting Process Developed in Joint Venture
An Australian-British metals and mining corporation based in London in conjunction with a Pittsburgh-based aluminum producer recently announced an innovative process to ...
UK Heat Treater Joins Trade Mission to Poland to Explore Aerospace Options
Source: BQLive.com A group of aerospace firms or suppliers from the UK's Midlands, including a heat treating company, recently ...
Heat Treatment Integral to New Alum Facility in Kentucky
Heat treatment processes are among the operations planned at an automotive aluminum sheet manufacturing facility in Guthrie, Kentucky, where a gathering ...
Tester Detects, Determines Temperature Boundaries for Heat-Treated NiTi Martensite-to-Austenite
A new testing device has been introduced by an Israeli precision laser specialist group that can determine the Start and Finish ...
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 ...
Heat Treatment Included in JV to Inaugurate Swiss Precision & Assembly Plant in India
Source: Udaipurkiran Our "Best of the Web" feature today brings you a story about an initiative in India to ...
Heat Treatment Sector to Contribute to Medical Technology Research for Improved Health Care, Medical Devices
The Heat Treatment Pty Ltd. of Queensland, Australia, will contribute to a new research hub set to drive advances in Australia’s ...
Metals Manufacturer Marks Growth with Second Micro Mill in Oklahoma
A steel and metals manufacturer based in Irving, Texas, which processes materials and services through a network of facilities that includes ...
Heat Treater Expands Capabilities with Ferritic Nitrocarburizing, Extends Industry Coverage
Source: Trailer-Bodybuilders.com A metal processing company based in Lansing, Michigan, which provides numerous heat treating services such as annealing, ...
Plating Services Grow with Help from Automakers
Source: ThomasNet.com Tony Uphoff at ThomasNet.com breaks down how a Bureau of Labor Statistics report on job growth in ...
Global Aerospace Manufacturer Contracts with Aircraft Components Supplier
Boeing 787 Dreamliner A global aerospace company that provides complex assemblies and systems solutions to aircraft and engine manufacturers and defense and space agencies ...
Buffalo-based Heat Treatment Provider Building Multiple Carbon Fiber Production Lines
Dr. Bill Stry, senior process technology engineer at Harper International A global leader in complete thermal processing solutions recently extended the ...
Radiant Tubes Longevity Improves Heat Treating: An Analysis
Source: heat processing online Photo Credit: heat processing online Nico Schmitz, Christian Schwotzer, and Herbert Pfeifer with the Department ...
Sintering Si3N4 Powder-to-Part Process Launched
Source: Superior Technical Ceramics A Vermont-based ceramics solutions specialist and manufacturer recently announced in a white paper the introduction ...
Lightweight Vehicle Frame Draws Attention from Car Aficionados and U.S. Defense
Source: Light Metal Age 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray The classic Corvette makes an appearance again in Heat Treat ...
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, ...
Steel Producer Implements HD Spray Technology
A new HD (high definition) spray technology was implemented and successfully commissioned in the two-strand slab caster of a global steel ...
Heat Treatment Processes Vary for Alloy Type, End Use
Source: AVWeb Here’s a great article by Bob Hadley at AVWeb that explains the differences between aluminum alloys and ...
Heat Treat Industry Supplier Seeks Metrology Software Offerings to Broaden Capabilities
A Swedish high-tech engineering company that supplies to the heat treat industry, offering tooling systems, advanced stainless steels and special alloys, recently ...
Russian Hydraulic Cutting Tool Manufacturer Launches Commercial Heat Treatment
A Russian manufacturer of hydraulic cutting tools and rescue and emergency equipment recently extended its range of services by offering commercial ...
Novel Refractory Relines Boost Furnace Performance
Original Content by Contributing Writer Ken Stanford Furnace refractories are an essential consideration in thermal process equipment operations for optimizing ...
April IHEA Report: Good and Bad in the Numbers
Following several months of nothing but relatively good news, this month's IHEA Executive Economic Summary Report shows some numbers dipping. As ...
New Heat Treatment Complex Boasts Expanded Capacity for Oil & Gas Applications
A leading Romanian pipe manufacturer recently commissioned a new Heat Treatment Complex for processing of seamless pipes to be used in ...
Street Rod and Classic Cars Get New Life with Heat-Treated Parts
Source: ClassicCars.com Between rounds of heat treating, re-shaped leaves are oil-bathed. Photo credit: ClassicCars.com Heat treating serves a critical ...
Precision Heat Treat, Aftermarket Suppliers Announce Cooperation
A German heat treat aftermarket supplier recently reached a cooperation with a European heat treating manufacturer for the production and distribution ...
U.S. Army Lakota Program Expands Under New Contract
A contract valued at approximately $116 million to deliver 16 additional UH-72A Lakotas for the United States Army has been received ...
Where To Find Heat Treat Training
Special Report: Doug Glenn, Publisher Doug Glenn, Publisher, Heat Treat Today This is the third and final special report from the ...
High-Tensile, Shock-Resistant Hybrid Prepreg Launched for Aerospace Applications
A new high-tensile, highly shock-resistant prepreg that incorporates carbon fiber has recently been developed by a high-performance fiber company in Germany ...
Special Report: MTI & IHEA Combined Meeting Photo Gallery
Special Report by Doug Glenn, Heat Treat Today Publisher Doug Glenn, Publisher, Heat Treat Today As mentioned in yesterday's special report, ...
One Fix for Heat Treat Brain Drain
Doug Glenn, Publisher, Heat Treat Today A Special Report by Doug Glenn, Publisher Manufacturers with in-house heat treat would benefit from ...
A Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
A Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, ...
New VW Crafter Van to Sport Axle Designed for Heavy Payloads
Christophe Dominiak, senior vice president and chief technology officer of Dana An engineering solutions company based in Maumee, Ohio, recently announced ...
Aerospace Giant Secures 15-year Agreement for Heat Treating Services
Engineering giant Rolls-Royce has entered into a 15-year contract with a UK-based thermal processing services specialist to secure specialized vacuum heat ...
HBI Facility Launch to Benefit Steel in Great Lakes Region
A Cleveland-based iron ore mining company recently broke ground on its first hot-briquetted iron (HBI) production facility in the Toledo area. ...
Belgian Bus Company to Build U.S. Factory
Filip Van Hool, CEO at Van Hool A Belgian manufacturer of buses, coaches, and industrial vehicles recently announced it will build a ...
Heat Treating Mold Base Materials for Optimal Conditions
Source: ETMM-online Heat treating plays a critical role in the making of a mold base, notes an Austrian manufacturer ...
Steelmaker Increases Heat Treatment Capacity for Auto UHSS
Kobe Steel Kakogawa works A new continuous annealing line for steel sheet will be installed at a major Japanese steel manufacturer, ...
Aerospace Heat Treating Could Be Disrupted by Additive Manufacturing
Source: Aviation Week Mark Meyer of GEAdditive Henry Canady of Aviation Week interviews Mark Meyer of GEAdditive to gain ...
Heating Capacity Increased with Reopening of Swedish Mill
With the recent reopening of its drawing mill in Hallstahammar, Sweden, a leading supplier of industrial heating technology and resistance materials ...
Aluminum Extrusion Producer Increases No. American Coverage with Acquisition, New Facilities
A North American extrusion and forging grade billet producer recently announced plans to proceed with new aluminum remelt facilities for billet ...
Qatar Extrusion Supplier Switches to Gas Nitriding System
A gas nitriding system configured for treating various sized flat and hollow dies used in the production of aluminum extruded profiles ...
Good Design Practices Lengthen Induction Tooling Life
Source: Fluxtrol.com Induction heat treaters know that proper coil design is crucial to increasing longevity, improving production quality, and ...
Auto Components Manufacturer to Restart Heat Treating Facility
A refractory materials provider in Newark, New York, recently announced its acquisition of the assets of a refractory sales and service ...
Midwest Heat Treat Expansion to Meet Nadcap and Medical Industry Requirements
A commercial heat treater specializing in low-pressure vacuum carburizing recently expanded its processing capacity with a 12-bar gas quenching vacuum furnace. ...
10 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Personnel and Company Chatter ...
Amsterdam Auto Aluminum Supplier Increases North American Footprint
An Amsterdam-based aluminum supplier recently announced the opening of its new automotive structures plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, to supply ...
Steel Producer of Auto Components Poised to Restart Ohio Facility
An Ohio-based provider of special bar quality (SBQ) steel recently announced plans to restart an idled facility, including its electric arc ...
IHEA Fall Seminars to be Held in Conjunction with Furnaces North America
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) will offer three concurrent technical seminars in conjunction with the Metal Treating Institute’s (MTI) Furnaces North America ...
Heat Treaters Must Aim for Right Balance in Processing Stainless Steels
Source: Paulo Heat treatment of stainless steels calls for striking the right balance between effective corrosion resistance and maintaining ...
Heat Treating Enables Handgun Conversions
Adam Devine, CEO, co-founder, and head of R&D, Ranger Point Precision A Texas-based manufacturer of custom-built, match-grade rifles and performance parts ...
Specialty Stainless Steel Heat Treat Facility Opens to Support U.S. Auto Supply Chain
A Specialty Stainless Steel Processes (S³P) facility has opened in North Carolina to serve automotive, food processing, medical and oil and ...
IHEA Report for March Shows Surge in Vehicle Sales, Home Starts
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association's monthly economic executive summary reported very strong gains for both automotive and light truck sales as ...
Specialty Materials Invests in Aerospace Iso-Thermal Forging, Heat Treat Capacity
A global manufacturer of technically advanced specialty materials and complex components recently announced investment toward its iso-thermal forging and heat treating capacities to ...
Texas Steel Mill Gets Boost from $500M Expansion, Including Heat Treat
Governor Greg Abbott meets with representatives of JSW Steel in Mumbai, India, at the headquarters of the company’s parent, JSW Group. ...
Reader Feedback: On TUSs and SATs
Here is what readers are saying about recent posts on Heat Treat Today. Submit your comments to editor@heattreattoday.com. On Jason Schulze's ...
Economy Spring Plans Move to New Facility, Expanding Manufacturing Capacity
A Connecticut producer of precision metal components plans to relocate its manufacturing operations to a significantly larger facility in Southington, Connecticut in ...
Dr. Valery Rudnev on Equipment Selection for Scan Hardening, Part 2
Dr. Valery Rudnev on . . . Induction Hardening Tips: Equipment Selection for Scan Hardening, Part 2 This is the second installment of ...
Gas Supplier, Process Controls Group Launch Heat Treatment Collaboration
A global provider of industrial furnace controls and process automation solutions announced a new collaboration with a leading industrial gas company ...
10 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Personnel and Company Chatter ...
Quebec Steelmaker Invests in Heat Treatment Equipment
A major Quebec steel producer recently announced that investments of nearly CAD$70 million (US$54.2 million) will include replacing heat treatment equipment at ...
Rebar Micro Mill Planned in Florida
John Ferriola, Nucor chairman, CEO & president The largest U.S. steel producer and "mini-mill" steelmaker recently announced plans to build a ...
High-Performance Electronic Differentials Integrated for General Auto Market
An agreement to bring high-performance differentials and differential technologies from the premium market to the general market of passenger cars, light ...
Jason Schulze on AMS2750E: Understanding Key AMS2750E Definitions
This is the fifth in a series of articles by AMS2750 expert, Jason Schulze (Conrad Kacsik). Click here to see a listing of ...
Metal AM Manufacturer Dedicates Heat Treatment Department, Adds Furnaces
Source: Metal AM An Italian metal additive manufacturer recently installed two furnaces and dedicated a new department exclusively to heat ...
Induction Heating Operator Training Offered
On-site training for induction heating system operation is being offered for individuals and small groups that will bring new employees up ...
Endothermic Gas Generator Added to Brazilian Fastener Heat Treatment System
A major fastener manufacturer in South America recently received delivery of an endothermic gas generator intended for heat treatment operations at ...
Women’s History Month: Alice Parker’s Gas Furnace Patent
Alice H. Parker's gas furnace design, as patented in 1919. Heat Treat Today is pleased to join in the celebration of ...
The Vacuum Sintering Furnace Examined
Andrea Alborghetti, Technical Manager of TAV Vacuum Furnaces Source: TAV: The Vacuum Furnaces Blog Following up on the first installment of ...
Aerospace MRO Provider Expands at 3 U.S. Locations, Adds Heat Treatment
An Arizona-based aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul provider recently announced a significant expansion at three of the company's U.S. sites during ...
Metallography Techniques and Fundamentals Classes Offered in U.S., U.K.
SumMet™ Fundamentals of Metallographic Techniques, a three-day course designed for both metallographers without formal training and experienced metallographers who want to ...
Oilfield Supplier Increases Heat Treatment Capacity
A major manufacturer and supplier of oilfield logistics services recently invested in a heat treating line to facilitate processing of oilfield ...
We Made A Mistake – We’re Making It Right
In last Friday’s New Chatter, we did not give credit where credit was due. Three of the items we reported on were first ...
Rebuilt Rotary Furnace Increases Capacity for Canton Forge
An Ohio-based forge which specializes in precise and durable forgings for aerospace, energy, and transportation markets recently commenced production with a ...
10 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
10 Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting ...
NC Aviation Facility Invests to Expand Jet Engine Production
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper tours GE Aviation's Asheville, NC, facility A world-leading provider of jet and turboprop engines, components, and integrated ...
Newly Launched RA-550 Pots Consume 10-15% Less Electricity
Source: Light Metal Age Victor Mann, Technical Director of RUSAL A global aluminum producer announced the pilot operation of ...
Vacuum Brazing, Quench and Temper Furnaces Part of Heat Treat Expansion
A Polish heat treatment provider recently announced the startup of vacuum brazing processes at its newest plant in Kalisz for the ...
Med Device Structural Accuracy Demands Advanced 3-D Process, Heat Treatment
Heat treatment plays a vital role in the accurate production of patient-specific joints and prostheses at a Lithuanian manufacturer and provider of ...
Four Vacuum Heat Treat Systems Shipped to Casting Company
Four vacuum furnaces were recently shipped to a major casting company in Arizona, three with a free work area of 54" W ...
Auto Supplier Acquires Aluminum Extruder to Expand Lightweighting Capabilities
A Michigan-based auto lightweighting supplier with in-house heat treating capabilities expects the company's acquisition of an aluminum extruder, located in Trenton, ...
ITPS 2018 to Feature Thermoprocessing, Finishing Info Exchange
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association recently announced registration, sponsorship and conference details for ITPS -- The International ThermProcess Summit -- to ...
A Baker’s Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current
A Baker's Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items to Keep You Current Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a ...
Orders for North American Steel, Aluminum on Rise
Source: ThomasNet.com Orders for North American steel and aluminum have been on the rise since speculative talk about restrictions ...
Swedish Group Invests in Titanium, Nickel-Based Metal Powders Production
Annika Roos, head of product area powder at Sandvik Materials Technology A Swedish engineering group in metal-cutting and materials technology recently ...
TPIM 2018 Promises Heat Treaters Technical Presentations and Keynotes from Industry Leaders
The ASM Heat Treating Society and IFHTSE are joining together to present “Thermal Processing in Motion, including the 4th International Conference ...
2018 Off to Strong Start According to IHEA Executive Report
IHEA recently released its monthly Executive Economic Summary for January 2018. The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA, www.ihea.org) recently released its monthly ...
How Aging Heat Treatment of AF 1410 Steel Affects Impact Energy, Strength
Source: ASM International ASM International recently posted an instructive article on the effect of aging temperature on impact energy ...
Austempering Heat Treatment Expands into Arkansas
Steve Metz, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Applied Products, Inc. A Michigan-based company that specializes in austempering heat treatment ...
Practice and Problem Solving at Heat Treatment Test Plant
Source: Fastener + Fixing Magazine The European heat treatment industry is benefitting from a SAFED laboratory in Mödling, Austria, ...
Semi-Truck Manufacturer to Bring Innovative Processes to Arizona
A manufacturer of advanced semi-trucks recently announced the company has selected Buckeye, Arizona, for its hydrogen-electric semi-truck manufacturing headquarters facility. Trevor ...
Heat Treating Used in Restoration of Historic Aircraft
Sources: Metlab Heat Treating, DELTA H Technologies A USAF C-69, the military version of the Constellation In the aerospace ...
French Aerospace Manufacturer Reaches Agreement with Global Heat Treat Provider
An international high-technology group and tier-1 supplier of systems and equipment in the aerospace market recently announced a long-term agreement with ...
Heat Treat Critical in Welding of High-Strength Steel Alloy
Source: Engineering.com Milton Sergio Fernandes de Lima, a researcher at the Brazilian Air Force Command’s Institute for Advanced Studies ...
IHEA’s Online Learning Courses Set for 2018: Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating
Registration is open for IHEA’s Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating Online Learning Course that begins on April 9, 2018. The course is ideal for ...
Heat Treat Basics: Scale Removal or Prevention?
Source: Paulo Leading commercial heat treat company, Paulo, provides an excellent primer on heat treat scale, what causes it, and what ...
Presidents’ Day Quiz: What Do Honest Abe and Heat Treating Have in Common?
Source: Total Materia In honor of Presidents' Day, Heat Treat Today takes a cue from the U.S. penny, where we ...
Jeep Wrangler Lightens Up in 2018 With Aluminum
FCA US recently announced that the new 2018 Jeep® Wrangler will be manufactured with lightweight, high-strength aluminum for closures, which includes ...
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items To Keep You Current
15 Quick Heat Treat News Items To Keep You Current The heat treat industry is one of people transitioning ...
Five-Strand Billet Caster to Expand Steelmaker’s Capacity
A German steelmaker recently ordered a five-strand billet caster for their steelplant in Völklingen, designed for an annual capacity of 850,000 tons ...
Researchers Develop Process for Lightweight Metals Bond With Heat Treat
Aluminium stud meets steel sheet IPH researchers have already succeeded in creating a form-fit connection. Now they want to realize a ...
Heat Treating Services Show Upward Trend in Activity
Source: Thomasnet.com Aluminum sheets and heat treating services are among the categories of upwardly trending activity that Tony Uphoff ...
Aeronautic Supplier Purchases Sintering Ovens
A new sintering line suitable for PTFE insulation has been designed and installed by a manufacturer for a producer of aeronautic ...
Heat Treating Key to World’s First 3-D Printed Titanium Brake Caliper
A French manufacturer of high-performance automobiles has developed the largest titanium functional component produced by additive manufacturing in a 45-hour process that ...
Steel Operation Expands with Micromill Technology
A producer of steel and related products headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, recently selected the MI.DA® Micromill technology of Pennsylvania-based steel ...
Will Auto Industry Growth in Alabama Benefit Heat Treaters?
Source: AL.com As sure as the Alabama Crimson Tide wins NCAA championships, more and more representatives of the global automotive ...
A Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items To Keep You Current
A Dozen Quick Heat Treat News Items To Keep You Current The heat treat industry is one of ...
IHEA Report Shows Industrial Capacity Utilization at Peak Levels
The monthly heat treat industry report released by the Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) showed year-high industrial capacity utilization coming in ...
Advanced Heat Treating SP-700 Techniques Result in Better Hit Performance
Source: Golf Digest David Llewellyn, Mizuno’s director of research and development for golf In the quest for more opportunities ...
Tubing Manufacturer Purchases Annealing Line for Stainless Steel, Nickel Alloy Tubes
Source: ExpoMetals.net A supplier of plasma-based heat and surface treatment solutions to the metals industry has delivered a high-speed ...
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 ...
Researchers Develop Bacteria-Unfriendly Stainless Steel for Medical Devices
Source: Phys.org Antonio Nanci, study supervisor and anatomist in cell biology who runs the Laboratory for the Study of ...
Heat Treating Grows in Kentucky with $300M Auto Aluminum Investment
A global leader in aluminum rolling and recycling recently announced plans to build an approximately $330M automotive aluminum sheet manufacturing facility ...
Will Heat Treat Move from Mexico to Michigan with Ram Heavy Duty Truck?
Source: Fox Business News Italian-U.S. automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV recently announced plans to shift production of select truck ...
Ptera’s Wings Fold In-Flight with Shape-Memory Alloy
From the wheels of the Mars Curiosity robot to aircraft wings that can fold to different angles while in the air, ...
PA Aircraft Group Contracts with Boeing for 737, 767, 787 Applications
A manufacturing group headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, was recently selected by Boeing to supply components for applications on the 787 Dreamliner ...
“Mega-HIP” Installation in Belgium to Expand Nadcap Capacity
The world’s largest provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services announced that its hot isostatic pressing location in Belgium ...
EAF, Rod Mill Acquired with Steelworks Purchase
A 540,000-ton-a-year electric arc furnace and 680,000-ton-a-year rod mill serving the construction and automotive markets will re-start melting and rolling in ...
PA, Wash to See Increased Titanium Heat Treat Activity
Rich Harshman, ATI’s chairman, president, and CEO A Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of specialty materials and complex components predominantly for aerospace & defense industries ...
Rotor Clip Purchases Complete Heat Treating Line
Rotor Clip, a New Jersey-based manufacturer of retaining rings, wave springs, and self-compensating hose clamps and supplier to aerospace, automotive, industrial, oil & ...
Ellwood Forge Heat Treat Location to Expand Office Facilities
Source: EllwoodCity.org Ellwood City Forge (ECF), a steel and heavy metals manufacturing group in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, with heat ...
New Metal AM Facility to House Vacuum Furnaces, Metallurgical Lab
Pictured left to right: Doug Hedges, Sintavia's President & COO; Jana Neff, Sintavia's Co-Owner; Brian Neff, Sintavia's CEO & Co-Owner; Gus ...
Medical Devices Manufacturer Expands Capabilities with Acquisition
A leading, Indiana-based materials manufacturer for medical devices recently acquired a titanium and specialty alloy company, adding alloy wire and bar ...
What Gun Aficionados Say About FNC Barrels
Source: Shooting Illustrated Applying the slow quench-polish-quench (QPQ) to a rifle barrel Steve Adelmann at Shooting Illustrated gets the ...
Heat Treatment Integral to New High-Strength Aluminum Production
Professor Jianguo Jin, Imperial College London Source: The Engineer A manufacturing technique capable of producing high-strength aluminum sheet alloys ...
Scissors Maker Goes for the Gold with Titanium Coating
William Whiteley & Sons, the oldest scissor-makers in the western world, has chosen a UK-based company that specializes in hard coatings, ...
PA-Based Heat Treater Expands with New Vacuum Bay
Johnathan Rex, General Manager of Rex Heat Treat A heat treater with facilities in Pennsylvania and Alabama was recently given the ...
Delta Air Lines, Airbus Group Select Engine, First Order for 100 A321neo Aircraft
Edward Bastian, Delta CEO A global aircraft engine manufacturer recently announced Delta Air Lines and Airbus Group selected the company's Geared ...
Metals Supplier’s Expansion Includes Heat Treat Equipment
A Michigan-based supplier of custom copper, aluminum, and other non-ferrous metal forging recently broadened its investment in equipment and facilities, including a size ...
Achieving Perfect Vacuum Sintering
Source: TAV: The Vacuum Furnaces Blog Andrea Alborghetti, Technical Manager of TAV Vacuum Furnaces Andrea Alborghetti, technical manager ...
Texas Steelmaker Acquires Rebar and EAF Mills from Gerdau
Barbara Smith, president and CEO of Commercial Metals Co. Four electric arc furnace (EAF) steel mills in Knoxville, Tennessee; Jacksonville, Florida; ...
Alcoa Closes Rockdale, Italian Smelting Sites Sold
Global manufacturer of bauxite, alumina and aluminum products Alcoa Corporation recently announced its decision to close its Rockdale Operations facility in Texas, ...
German Auto Parts Manufacturer Breaks Ground on Alabama Facility
Source: MadeinAlabama.com A high-end producer of high-pressure aluminum die casting, plastics, and machining, with locations in the United States, ...
3D Printing Aligns with Metal Manufacturing for Serial Production
Additive Industries and SMS group announced during the last quarter an agreement to develop and jointly market a production system for ...
Comparing Carburizing Technology and Furnace Features
Source: ECM-USA Pierre Rousset and Vincent Lelong from ECM USA compare the significant differences between a conventional furnace and a ...
Pipeline Repair Project to Use ATI’s Nickel-Based Alloy Product
Bob Wetherbee, executive vice president, ATI Flat Rolled Products Group A Pittsburgh-based, global manufacturer of technically advanced specialty materials and complex ...
Updated MPIF Standard 35 Refers to Heat Treatment of Alloys
Source: 3DEO A new update on MPIF Standard 35 was issued in October 2017 by the Metal Powder Industries ...
Certified Heat Treating Acquired by Baltimore Investment Group
John Hubbard, chairman of Thermal Process Holdings An Ohio-based company providing heat treatment for the general manufacturing market, Certified Heat Treating, ...
Heat Treatment Processes Lead Way for Seamless Pipe Mill Startup
A $1.8 billion state-of-the-art seamless pipe mill was unveiled before local, state, and federal representatives in Bay City, Texas, last month, following ...
Heat Treatment Involved in Advanced Magnesium Alloy Development
Source: Phys.Org Kai Soon Fong, Senior Research Engineer, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology Researchers from the Singapore Institute of ...
Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items To Keep You Current
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Arconic Divests, Hydro Acquires Latin American Extrusions Plants
Svein Richard Brandtzæg, president and CEO Lightweight metals engineering and manufacturing firm Arconic, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recently announced that a global ...
Tenova To Supply TimkenSteel’s Analysis System, EAF Technology
TimkenSteel, a leading producer of carbon and alloyed steel including large diameter SBQ bars and seamless mechanical tubing, recently ordered a ...
Tawainese Auto Parts Heat Treater’s Growth Drives Expansion
Source: Fastener + Fixing Magazine Alex Chen, managing director of Sumeeko Industries Co Ltd, Photo credit: Fasteners + Fixings Magazine ...
Cordierite Options Expanded for Heat Treat Applications
A manufacturer of cordierite kiln furniture for the ceramics industry and other industrial heat-treatment applications, IPS Ceramics USA, recently launched two grades ...
PA-Based Heat Treater Contracts with Zhongwang
A forged and cast rolls producer for steel and aluminum manufacturers was recently selected by a Chinese manufacturer of high-end aluminum flat-rolled ...
Heat Treaters Score Reduced Footprint, Simplified Product Flow
Source: ASM International A heat treating system that provides the end user a reduced footprint and simplified product flow ...
Heat Treatment Assets Included in Bodycote Agreement with Doncasters
UK-based heat treatment provider, Bodycote, announced it has entered into a long-term outsourcing agreement with Doncasters Group, a castings and precision ...
Heat-Treatable SupremEX Alloy Gains 2nd SAE-AMS Approval
A heat-treatable aerospace grade aluminum composite used heavily in applications for national defense, aviation, and space was recently awarded AMS 4368 ...
Heat Treatment Line Commissioned for Oil & Gas Industry Supplier
Austrian steel pipe producer voestalpine Tubulars GmbH & Co KG recently commissioned a new heat treatment line and a hot tube straightening ...
Heat-Treat Scale Removed With Metals Cleaner
Source: Canadian Metalworking An Indiana-based chemical products manufacturer recently announced the design and development of a metals cleaner that removes heat-treat ...
Novelis Invests $4.5M in NE Ohio Facility, Pretreatment Applications
Global aluminum rolling producer Novelis Inc. recently announced a $4.5 million manufacturing investment at its facility in Warren, Ohio. The state-of-the-art ...
Scientific Equipment Supplier Launches Quick Ship Program
An industrial provider of scientific equipment, supplies, consumables, and analysis techniques for use in materials preparation, image analyses, and hardness testing, ...
Aleris To Supply Aluminum Flat-Rolled Products for All Embraer Aircraft
Sean Stack, Aleris chairman and CEO Aleris has signed a new multi-year contract with Embraer to supply aluminum flat-rolled products for ...
High-Temp Industrial Processing Options Expand with Saint-Gobain Acquisition of Spin-Works
Saint-Gobain High-Performance Refractories, a Massachusetts manufacturer specializing in ceramic and refractory solutions with facilities in 67 countries, recently acquired Spin-Works International ...
Titanium Producer Boosts Melt Capabilities with New Furnaces
Frank Perryman, president and chief executive officer of Perryman Company Perryman Company, a metal fabricator headquartered in Houston, Pennsylvania, recently announced it will ...
Love for Electric and Light-Weight Vehicles Expected to Push Demand for Rolled Aluminum Says Novelis
Source: Reuters Emilio Braghi, senior vice president and Europe president at Novelis The automotive industry is expected to ...
NASA Reinvents Wheel: Heat Treated Shape-Memory Tires
Source: Business Insider Memory foam mattresses and pillows ease millions of restless sleepers through rough nights; perhaps tires made ...
Laser Sintering vs. Bulk Sintering in a Furnace: Both Have a Place in 3D Metal Printing Industry
Source: 3DPrint.com Matt Sand, president of 3DEO Matt Sand, president of 3DEO, discusses the pros and cons of laser sintering ...
Battery-Grade Graphite Partnership Includes Development of Continuous Furnace Design
A definitive agreement to manufacture battery-grade graphite products at commercial scale has been reached between a major minerals processing company and ...
Lightweighting Innovations Challenge Issued by ALLIANCE
Source: CompositesWorld A challenge has been issued by the Affordable Lightweight Automobiles (ALLIANCE) industry group to innovators to present affordable ...
Ohio Axle Production Facility to Support Light-Vehicle Programs
James Kamsickas, Dana president and CEO A major engineering solutions group recently inaugurated a high-tech axle production facility in Toledo, Ohio, where ...
Aleris Opens Kentucky Plant, Includes Heat Treatment, Annealing Capabilities
Sean Stack , Aleris Chairman and CEO Global aluminum producer Aleris recently announced the opening of its aluminum automotive body sheet production ...
Honda Driveshaft Recall Due to Improper Heat Treating Process
Due to an improper heat treating process at a supplier, Honda is recalling 5,404 model-year 2017 Civic 2-door and 4-door vehicles ...
Heat Treat Equipment Purchases — Recent Activity
Multiple transactions involving the contracting, purchasing, selling, shipment and delivery of heat treat systems, equipment, or services have taken place over ...
Kentucky Steel Facility Inaugurates Bright Annealing Line, Cold Rolling Mill
Source: Kentucky I-71 Connected.com Left to Right: Cristóbal Fuentes, CEO of North American Stainless; Bernardo Velázquez, CEO of Acerinox; Matt ...
Twin Vacuum Furnaces for Energy-Optimized Heat Treating
The first set of twin furnaces working on a single pumping station have recently been developed and commissioned to a leading ...
Western PA Aero, Defense Components Supplier Reaches JV Agreement with Global Steel Producer
A definitive agreement to form an innovative 50-50 joint venture (JV) was recently reached between the world's largest stainless steel producer ...
Wooster, OH, Auto Supplier Facility Celebrates 40th with E-Mobility Expansion
Marc McGrath, President of Automotive Americas, Schaeffler A global automotive and industrial supplier recently launched the company's latest expansion, its U.S. ...
No. American Steel Producer Announces Plans for Merchant Bar Mill, Rebar Micro Mill
A North American manufacturer of steel products recently announced that construction will begin on two new projects that will boost its ...
Steel Production in UK Gets Boost from Global Investor
A leading global steel producer recently announced multiple projects as part of a series of planned investments in its UK business. Around ...
3D Printed Marine Grade Stainless Steel “Better Than Traditional Manufacturing”
Scientists at several research institutions recently reported a breakthrough in 3D printing a marine grade stainless steel -- a low-carbon type ...
New Material Retains High Transmissivity After Heat Treatment, Applied to Optical Devices
Source: Phys.Org Researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology have collaborated with their counterparts at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ...
Hyundai Recall Traced to Heat Treatment Induction Coil
Source: RecallMasters.com Stock Photo More than 400 Hyundai vehicles have been recalled due to concerns about defective crankshaft assemblies, according ...
Heat-Treatable Alloy Arrives for N. American Automakers
A world leader in aluminum rolled products recently announced the North American availability of a heat-treatable alloy, its latest addition to ...
High-Speed Rail, Aerospace and Defense Industries Eyed by Hindalco
Source: The Economic Times In addition to organic expansion in the U.S. and Asia automotive and construction sectors, Hindalco Industries recently ...
Aerospace Supplier’s Horizontal Heat Treat Capacity Expands to Meet Demand for Thick Aluminum Plate
Lightweight metals engineering and manufacturing firm Arconic Inc. announced last week plans to install a new horizontal heat treat furnace at ...
Kanfit Achieves Nadcap Accreditation for Composites, Renews Heat Treatment Certificate
Aerospace engineering company Kanfit Ltd announced recently that it has successfully completed its Nadcap audit for composites as well as a renewed ...
LEAX Installs Low Pressure Carburizing Furnace: Boost Hardening Capabilities
Anders G Larsson, COO Heat Treatment, LEAX Group LEAX Group, a Swedish manufacturer of advanced components and subsystems for automotive, commercial ...
Reader Feedback: On TUS
Here is what readers are saying about recent posts on Heat Treat Today. Submit your comments to editor@heattreattoday.com. Jason Schulze, contributing ...
Rolled Aluminum for Auto Body Production Included in Logan Expansion
A flat-rolled aluminum sheet manufacturer recently broke ground on Phase II of its expansion project in Logan County, Kentucky, where the ...
MTI Offers Year-End Incentives of Critical Heat Treat Training Programs
Metal Treating Institute (MTI) announces limited-time incentives for its critical heat treat training opportunities: Qualified Furnace Operator Certificate Program (QFO), including ...
Auto, Aerospace Demand for Aluminum Favors Hindalco Bid
Source: Moneycontrol.com Aluminum manufacturer Hindalco Industries Ltd is considering a bid to acquire a U.S. maker of aluminum rolled ...
Mexico-Based Furnace Manufacturer Acquires PA Heat Treat Equipment Supplier
An international manufacturer of industrial furnaces, ovens, ceramic kilns, and combustion systems, based in Monterrey, Mexico, recently announced the key asset ...
Kobe Steel Invests $88M to Prevent Future Data Tampering
Source: Nikkei Asian Review Kobe Steel, Ltd, will earmark roughly 10 billion yen ($88 million) for capital improvements starting ...
IHEA Launches Registration for International ThermProcess Summit 2018
IHEA has announced the International ThermProcess Summit 2018 (ITPS 2018) will take place July 30--August 1, 2018, at the Intercontinental Hotel ...
Dr. Valery Rudnev on Equipment Selection for Scan Hardening
Dr. Valery Rudnev On . . . Induction Hardening Tips: Equipment Selection for Scan Hardening Introduction Induction scan hardening is ...
New Technical Resource for Induction Heating and Heat Treating Professionals
Handbook of Induction Heating (2nd Ed.) by Dr. Valery Rudnev, FASM Heating by means of electromagnetic induction is a topic of ...
Umbilical Tubes Contracted for Offshore Platform
A Stockholm-based global engineering group recently signed a contract for the supply of stainless steel tubes required for 250 kilometers (155.3 ...
PRI Registrar Recognizes Heat Treat Industry Supplier
A manufacturer of products for the thermal processing industry recently received ISO9001:2015 Registration from the Performance Review Institute (PRI) Registrar while ...
New Heat Treat Facility in Wisconsin to Accommodate Expanding Operations
Dave Strand, president and CEO of Thermal Product Solutions A leading industrial furnace manufacturer recently opened a new facility in East ...
Most Powerful U.S. Rocket Engine in 20 Years Fired by Amazon’s Bezos
Source: ThomasNet.com The most powerful U.S. rocket engine fired in two decades is also reusable and could become a ...
TimkenSteel Increases Quench-and-Temper Capacity with New Facility
A leader in customized alloy steel products and services has brought online its newest thermal-treatment asset and has begun processing orders ...
U.S. Army Arsenal Upgrade Includes Heat Treat Facilities, Boosts Readiness
Arsenal Commander Col. Joseph Morrow The U.S. Army upgrade at its manufacturing center at Watervliet, New York, will include heat treatment ...
What Do Fashion Watches and Aerospace Components Have in Common? 3D Metal Printing
A Swedish producer of metal powders announced recently that it has launched commercial production of the industry's first high precision binder ...
Grinder, Polisher Offers Choices to Heat Treat Shops
Source: BusinessInsider Quality control and lab technicians now have a choice. A global industrial manufacturer of value-added and testing ...
Austenitizing, Salt Quenching Processes Enhance Auto Supplier’s Heat Treating Capabilities
A Mexico-based automotive supplier recently awarded a contract for the design and manufacture of a 1,500 lb/hr mesh belt furnace system ...
Czech Medical Instrument, Implants Manufacturer Opens Heat Treat Shop
Medin a.s., a Czech manufacturer of medical instruments and implants, recently unveiled its new heat treatment workshop in Nové Město na Moravě, ...
First FAA-Certified Structural AM Aviation Components Heat-Treated in Western PA
Bob Hill, Pres. Solar Atmospheres of Western PA. Photo: www.solaratm.com The first FAA-certified, structural additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V parts produced by Norsk ...
Heat Treat Operations to Expand As Metaltech, Wallwork Join Forces
Thermal processing and induction hardening of metals are included among the metal treatments that will be offered to the aerospace, automotive, ...
Canadian Auto Parts Manufacturer Adds Chain Conveyor Oven
A Canadian automotive parts manufacturer recently contracted a chain conveyor oven to preheat aluminum billets prior to forging into automotive suspension components ...
Refractory Products Manufacturer Expands with Purchase of Southern Supplier
A producer of monolithic refractory products, an employee-owned company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has expanded its manufacturing presence in the southeast through ...
Aerospace, Auto, AM Industries Expand Heat Treat Capabilities
Fourteen vacuum furnaces have recently been shipped to various clients in the additive manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, and commercial heat treating industries, ...
Launch of Dana Driveshaft Line Promises Lighter Weight, Durable Driveline Systems for Commercial Trucks
A global engineering solutions firm recently established the next generation in its series of driveshafts optimized for the most popular configurations of heavy-duty ...
Heat Treat Operations Included in Medical Devices Manufacturer Expansion
Eric J. Holcomb, Governor of Indiana An Indiana-based manufacturer of wires for medical and non-medical markets recently announced plans to expand ...
Boeing Approval for So. Carolina Heat Treat Supplier Covers AMS 2759/3 Requirements
Steve Prout, President, Solar Atmospheres, Greenville, South Carolina Boeing has granted an approved scope of processing to a South Carolina heat ...
Airbus Provides Glimpse into Production of 5 New BelugaXL Super Transporters
Source: ThomasNet Airbus recently released an update on their progress on five new Airbus BelugaXL super transporters, anticipating the first of ...
Auto, Aero Among Industries to Benefit from Corrosion Protection Process
An Indiana-based coil coater and manufacturer of proprietary coating chemistries has recently introduced a new type of corrosion protection for galvanized ...
Swedish Aluminum Supplier Gränges Increasing Tennessee Presence
A Swedish supplier of rolled aluminum products that has operations in Sweden, China, and the U.S. recently announced an expansion project ...
University Purchases 1500°C Box Furnace
A 1500°C box furnace was recently shipped to a university, designed for testing, research and development, and laboratory applications and with ...
Alpha Precision Group Emerges After Rebranding, Acquisitions
Source: Markets Insider JoAnne Ryan, President and Chief Executive Officer of APG Alpha Precision Group (APG) recently announced acquisitions ...
Kazakhstan Steel Producer Orders 290-Ton Ladle Furnace
Steelmaker ArcelorMittal recently ordered a 290-ton ladle furnace to control chemical composition and temperature of liquid steel and slag for its ...
Jason Schulze on AMS2750E: The Importance of Temperature Uniformity
This is the fourth in a series of articles by AMS 2750 expert, Jason Schulze (Conrad Kacsik). The first three dealt with ...
Auto, Aero Manufacturers React to Reports of Kobe Steel’s Data Tampering
SPECIAL REPORT: -- by Heat Treat Today Managing Editor, Laura Miller Automakers and aerospace manufacturers worldwide are reacting to recent reports ...
Kanthal® Award 2017 Goes to German Energy Tech Company
An energy technology company based in Dresden, Germany, was recently appointed the Kanthal® Award by the jury at a prize ceremony ...
Firearms Parts Manufacturer Utilizes Precision Heat Treating for .308 Match Bolt Assembly
A U.S.-based aerospace and firearms parts company, which has been manufacturing bolt carrier groups for the AR-15 and M16 rifles since 1991, ...
Fastener Manufacturer Expands Heat Treatment in Response to Growth
Global industrial fastener manufacturer Trifast PLC has announced the expansion of its heat treatment capabilities as part of the company's response to ...
New Isofrax® 1400 Fiber Launched for Higher Temp Processes
Enhanced fiberization techniques combined with proprietary processing technology is behind the manufacturing of a recently unveiled low bio-persistent (LBP) fiber that ...
Product Carriers at the “Heart of Any Heat Treatment Process”
Innovative product carrier concepts can save light metal foundries millions by massively reducing alignment work and energy costs while increasing throughput ...
More Accessible Design-to-Launch Services Unveiled with IT, AM Technologies Partnership
Sudip Singh, Global Head, Engineering Service at Infosys Ltd An end-to-end product development service using metal additive manufacturing (AM) technology was ...
Heat Treat Radio #8: Karen Stanton and HTA’s “Coming to America” Story
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
IHEA Reports Seminar Successes, Announces October Course
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) held its 2017 Fall Seminars at the Westin Poinsett in Greenville, South Carolina, on Tuesday, ...
Will 3-D Printing Replace Brazing? NASA says “Yes.”
NASA's recent tests to design a technique that would allow additive manufacturing to create durable 3-D rocket parts made with more ...
IHEA Releases 12 Economic Indicators in September: 3 Move Upwards
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) released its members-only report on 12 economic indicators for the month of August – 3 ...
Paulo Promotes Kyle Moore to St. Louis Production Manager
Paulo, a provider of heat treating, brazing, and metal finishing processes, recently announced that Kyle Moore has been promoted to the ...
Korean Auto Parts Manufacturer Brings Nitriding In-House
A Korean automotive parts manufacturer recently had an NX-1230 potential-controlled nitriding system installed for processing automotive springs. Previously directing its nitriding ...
Sophisticated All-Metal Hot Zone Delivered
A uniquely engineered, high-temperature refractory metal hot zone has been delivered by the furnace division of an international supplier of refractory ...
U.S.-Produced Aluminum Cladding Adorns Façade of South African Mall
Source: AlCircle To achieve a distinctive look that can be seen from a distance, a shopping mall in the ...
Novelis-Kobe South Korean Joint Venture Includes Pusher & Annealing Furnaces
Arial mage of the mill in Ulsan, South Korea A new aluminum rolling entity located in the industrial hub of Ulsan, ...
Jason Schulze on AMS2750E: “Flow Down”
______________________________________________________ A reader whose company offers sintering and heat treating of medical devices recently submitted an inquiry regarding AMS2750 specifications and sintering. READER ...
Japanese-Swedish Joint Venture Brings Heat Exchangers to U.S.
A Japanese aluminum manufacturer and a rolled aluminum supplier for heat exchangers headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, have recently signed a letter of intent as ...
Automakers Investing Billions in U.S. Manufacturing
Source: Automotive News Despite falling sales and mounting vehicle inventories, several automakers have recently announced plans to invest heavily in ...
New Projects and Expansions to Include Steel Bar Micro Mill Project, Merchant Bar Operations
Nucor Corporation has approved a steel bar micro mill project and announced the company is considering five states in the Midwest and ...
Automotive Supplier Expands in Alabama with Aluminum Casting Facility
A global automotive supplier recently announced an expansion of its operations at its Kamtek facility in Birmingham, Alabama. Magna International reported that ...
MTI Distinguished Service Award Presented to Solar Atmospheres’ Jamie Jones
The Metal Treating Institute (MTI) Distinguished Service Award for 2017 was recently presented to Solar Atmospheres president, Jamie Jones. Jones (pictured ...
Heat Treat Equipment Purchases — Recent Activity
Lindberg/MPH ships immersion lead melting furnace Among the many transactions involving the contracting, purchasing, selling, shipment and delivery of heat treat systems, ...
Nadcap Approval for Furnace Brazing Awarded to Southeast Heat Treat Facility
The Southeast U.S. facility of a heat treat supplier for the aerospace industry has received Nadcap approval for vacuum furnace brazing. The ...
State of the Art Furnace Designed, Delivered for Aerospace Supplier
A global aerospace supplier is the recipient of a newly designed, state of the art furnace—the first of its type in ...
Memoirs of Heat Treating Leader Assigned October Publication Date
William R Jones, CEO of Solar Atmospheres Group and Author of The Golden Nugget: An Entrepreneur Speaks Part memoir, part technical ...
Panasonic Acquires AMP of UK
Source: ACR News Left to right: Martin Michaelson (AMP), Makoto Takahashi (Panasonic), Polly McConachie (AMP), and Enrique Vilamitjana (Panasonic) ...
Tool and Die Failure, Heat Treatment Causes and Corrections
George Vander Voort has a background in physical, process and mechanical metallurgy and has been performing metallographic studies for nearly 50 years. ...
Atmosphere Engineering to Bolster UPC’s Expansion
United Process Controls (UPC) announced the acquisition of Atmosphere Engineering Company (Atmosphere Engineering), a Wisconsin-based, family-owned and -operated business led by brothers ...
British Firms Explore Heat Treatment Regimens for Alloy in Additive Manufacturing
Two British firms recently announced a collaboration to establish process parameters for the use of aluminum alloy in additive manufacturing (AM), ...
Hoa Phat Orders 4 Blast Furnaces to Increase Production at Dung Quat Complex
Vietnamese steel producer Hoa Phat Steel has awarded a contract to an Italian steel production technology specialist for the design, supply, ...
Paulo Announces New Plant in Monterrey, Mexico
Heat treatment service provider Paulo has begun construction on a greenfield facility in Monterrey, Mexico. The new plant will be completed ...
Robots that Can Self-Heal like Humans
Source: Electronics 360 The human body has an amazing way to heal from injuries over time. Cut your hand, tear ...
Heat Treating Projects Part of Pratt & Whitney Expansion
Aircraft engine maker Pratt & Whitney Canada is expanding its production at facilities in Québec with two recently announced furnace projects, ...
Constellium to Probe U.S. Electric Vehicle Market
Jean-Marc Germain, CEO of Constellium Source: Automotive News Dutch aluminum producer Constellium NV, formerly Alcan, explores technological and manufacturing shifts in ...
Mobile Heat Treatment Launch Targets Aerospace, Motorsports Customers
Ian Perks, Sales Director, Alloy Heat Treatment Alloy Heat Treatment (AHT), a specialist in the heat treatment of aluminum alloy, has developed ...
VW to Revive the Microbus as an All-Electric Van
Source: Today's Motor Vehicles In a throwback to the 1960s, Volkswagen has announced plans to bring back a version of ...
SSAB Modernizes Hot-Dip Galvanizing Line No. 3 at Finnish Facility
Swedish specialty steel producer SSAB will modernize its continuous hot-dip galvanizing line No. 3 in Hämeenlinna, Finland. The upgrade essentially involves switching ...
Italian Manufacturers Order Annealing Furnaces from Austrian Heat Treatment Supplier
Two major Italian manufacturers have ordered bell annealer furnaces to expand their existing lines. Leading bolt manufacturer, Fontana Luigi S.p.A., based ...
Joe Powell Comments on Marquenching and Austempering
Last week, we ran a news release about ThermoFusion in California expanding their heat treat capabilities to include marquenching and austempering ...
IHEA Report Predicts Strong End to 2017
A monthly report issued to member companies of the Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) reported recently that there “are some important ...
UPC Energizes Aging Carburizing Cell for Axle Gears Manufacturer
A U.S.-based axle gears manufacturer recently commissioned hardware and software enhancements to add to their existing heat treat cell and automation. ...
Precision Tubing Manufacturer Awarded Nadcap Accreditation
Fine Tubes technical team with 4th Nadcap Certificate: Valerie Hart, Technical Manager; Dr. Abdul Saeid, Process Engineer; Wayne Taylor-Vicary, Deputy Cell ...
Heat Treating Keeps Costs Down for German Tool Manufacturer
Source: ETMM The Meusburger alignment process is shown here. Heat treatment of standard parts allows a Bamberg-based contract manufacturer to provide ...
No Cal Heat Treat Services Supplier Adds Austempering, Marquenching Capabilities
A brazing and heat treating services supplier based in Northern California has announced the expansion of process services to their heat ...
European Drilling Tools Manufacturer Commissions Furnace System
A European manufacturer of hard rock drilling tools recently contracted to purchase a gas nitro carburizing turnkey installation, complete with furnace, ...
Aluminum Aging Oven Shipped to Aerospace Parts Manufacturer
An aerospace parts manufacturer recently acquired an electrically heated aluminum aging oven as part of an upgrade of its line. The ...
Heat Treat Company Gets Go-Ahead for Technology to Improve Hip and Knee Replacements
A coating system that enables light and strong titanium alloy to replace steel based bearings in landing gear on the Airbus ...
India-Based Pipe Plant Expands with Heat Treatment Furnace
International Heat Treat News India-based Srikalahasti Pipes Ltd., formerly Lanco Industries Ltd., announces expansion plans that include the installation of a third ...
Heat Treatment Furnace Maker Announces Organizational Changes
Heat treatment furnace manufacturer Ipsen recently initiated several organizational changes to the company's structure. Patrick McKenna was recently promoted to Ipsen ...
Bearing Manufacturer Commissions Electrically Heated Furnace Line
An electrically heated furnace line has recently been commissioned by a leading bearing manufacturer for its existing production line. Responsible for ...
Japan-Based Foundry Builds First U.S. Manufacturing Facility
Global manufacturer of alloy castings for the automotive and industrial sectors, Kimura Foundry America, has announced plans to locate its first U.S.-based ...
Upcoming Events Focus on Heat Treatment Trends, Technology and Training
Ipsen has announced their schedules for educational opportunities in October 2017. October 3-5, Ipsen U (with special atmosphere session) Hosted at ...
Veteran-Owned Heat Treat Supplier Commits 1% of Profits to Warrior 360
Global Furnace Materials, a heat treat industry supplier of refractory metals and carbon fibers based in Janesville, Wisconsin, recently announced the ...
Vacuum Furnace Hot Zone Improvement Patent Awarded for Streamlined Manufacture Configuration
An innovation in vacuum furnace hot zone design has landed a new U.S. Patent, No. 9,702,627, for a Souderton, Pennsylvania, vacuum ...
“The Bright World of Metals” Will Shine in Dusseldorf June 25-29, 2019
Forming the “The Bright World of Metals”, the four trade fairs GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS, and NEWCAST will take place from June ...
Voestalpine Expands 3D Metal Printing Activities to Asia and North America
In April 2017, a new research center for 3D printing of highly complex metal components launched operations in Singapore, as part ...
EJ Americas Begins Construction on New Iron Foundry
EJ Americas, a global organization producing and distributing iron castings for municipal and infrastructure programs, broke ground in July for ...
CHTA Announces Heat Treatment Sessions for October Conference in UK
The UK's Contract Heat Treatment Association will again be partnering with the Surface Engineering Association and Wolfson Heat Treatment Centre in co-sponsoring ...
Tracked Vehicle Rollers Get Controlled Heat Treatment Using Movicon SCADA
Source: Process and Control Today The accuracy and energy efficiency of the heat treatment for rollers used in heavy duty ...
IQF Furnace Line Expands Services for Oil-Field Industry Client
An oil-field related industry company recently ordered a complete (IQF) furnace line from Premier Furnace Specialists/BeaverMatic, consisting of a new internal ...
15 Atmosphere and Vacuum Furnaces Shipped to Aerospace, Commercial, MIM Industry Customers
Fifteen atmosphere and vacuum furnaces were shipped to customers in aerospace, commercial heat treating and MIM industries around the world during ...
Hauck Heat Treatment Dzierżoniów Installs New EMO Washing Machine
Hauck Heat Treatment Dzierżoniów recently installed at its facility in Poland a new EMO Oberflächentechnik cleaning and degreasing machine (model VAIOCS ...
TMK IPSCO restarts operations at Tulsa Port of Catoosa
Source: Tulsa World Keith Marquart leads a tour of the control room of the TMK IPSCO facility at the Tulsa Port ...
CHTE Distinguished Service Award Goes to Cummins Inc. Employee
Dr. Rick Sisson of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Mass. (L) presents the Distinguished Service Award to Cummins Inc. employee ...
Nucor Steel Gallatin Orders Hot Strip Galvanizing Line with “Heat-to-Coat” Technology
Nucor Steel Gallatin, based in Ghent, Kentucky, recently ordered a “heat-to-coat” pickling and galvanizing line with an annual capacity of 500,000 ...
NLMK Lipetsk Upgrades Hot-Rolling Operations
NLMK Group, an international steelmaking company with operations in Russia, the US, and the European Union, is upgrading hot-rolled steel production ...
Auto Bearing Manufacturer Adds Mesh Belt Furnace System
A global automotive corporation’s American-based bearing division placed an order for a mesh belt furnace system for heat treating thrust races, ...
BAE Systems Begins Production on First Royal Navy Type 26 Global Combat Ship
Production on the first of the new Type 26 Global Combat Ships for the UK Royal Navy began with the push of a ...
Latest ArcelorMittal Expansion Includes $27 Million Finishing Line at Longueuil, Québec
Sujit Sanyal, Chief Executive Officer, ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada, Caroline St-Hilaire, Mayor of Longueuil, and Guy Gaudette, Regional Representative for Syndicat ...
Dana to Supply Driveshaft Assemblies, Motion Systems for New York Wheel
Dana Incorporated, based in Maumee, Ohio, recently announced that it is providing driveshaft assemblies and gearboxes for the New York Wheel–which ...
Austal Delivers Aluminum EPF Catamaran to U.S. Navy
Source: Light Metal Age Austal USA recently delivered the USNS Yuma, the eighth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, an aluminum catamaran, ...
EVRAZ North America Building New Heat Treat Facility in Alberta
EVRAZ North America, a leading producer of engineered steel products for rail, energy and industrial end markets, recently approved engineering design ...
Vehicle Industry Benefits From Process Range
Source: Engineering News Since it obtained its license from heat treating and manufacturing services company Nitrex, in Canada, heat treatment specialist P.H. Heat Treatment ...
Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems Award Heat Treat Contracts Down Under
Karen Stanton, owner and director of HTA Group, Photo Credit: LinkedIn Heat Treatment Australia (HTA), a commercial and aerospace heat treater ...
Atmosphere Box Furnace Shipped to the Steel and Mining Industry
Lindberg/MPH announced the shipment of an electrically heated, rod over-bend atmosphere box furnace to the steel and mining industry. This is ...
Electro-Spec Expansion to Include Heat Treating Services
Source: SC Department of Commerce Electro-Spec, Inc., a specialty plating manufacturer headquartered in Franklin, Indiana, announced plans to locate a new ...
Using Heat Treatment and Thermal Shape Memory to Tailor Nitinol to Industry Applications
Source: AZO Materials Nitinol’s shape memory and superelastic properties allow it to be used in a wide range of applications ...
Room Added to Enhance Heat Treating of Medical and Aerospace Components
A climate-controlled environment for the daily operation of its brand new all-metal hot zoned vacuum furnace was constructed by Solar Atmospheres ...
Diamond Heat Treat Acquires Vacuum Furnace to Support IGT and Aerospace Industries
Diamond Heat Treat recently purchased a TITAN® H6 vacuum furnace with 6-bar gas quenching to expand their capabilities and serve additional market ...
Bloom Reorganizes Sales Structure to Support Key Industries
Bloom Engineering, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has reorganized its sales team into two industry focused teams in an effort to concentrate on ...
Sheila LaMothe Joins Goyer Management International
Anne Goyer, President of Goyer Management International recently announced the hiring of Sheila LaMothe as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for ...
European Auto Supplier Purchases Nitriding System
A European automotive components supplier has contracted for a turnkey nitriding system which will nitride a variety of H11 and H13 aluminum ...
Neutrons Point the Way to Optimized Crash-Tolerant Automotives
Source: Phys.org Press-hardened boron steel is an ultra high-strength steel used across a variety of industries, with a particularly important ...
Novelis, Kobe Steel Join Forces with South Korea Heat-Treat Facility
Novelis Inc. announced in May that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with Kobe Steel, Ltd., a producer of aluminum ...
Steel Expands in Port Tampa Bay with Arrival of Steelco
Source: Tampa Bay Times Steelco Florida will soon begin construction of an import, export and manufacturing facility in Port Tampa ...
Hydro Acquires Sapa to Become a Global, Integrated Aluminum Company
Source: Light Metal Age Norsk Hydro signed an agreement with Orkla to acquire its 50% interest in Sapa for a ...
Ask Not What Your Heat Treater Can Do for You…
Source: Gear Technology The editors of Gear Technology interviewed five heat treaters. The question posed to them was, "What can you ...
Automotive Heat Treating Department Expands
Schaeffler Group USA Inc., a global manufacturer of precision components for the industrial and automotive sectors whose South Carolina roots stretch ...
ATI and GE Aviation Announce Titanium JV
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated, a global leader in the production of technically advanced specialty materials and components, announced a joint venture (JV) ...
R&D Aids Aluminum Use for Auto Industry
Source: Advanced Manufacturing Media - SME Automakers such as General Motors Co. are introducing new assembly materials and challenging their ...
Automotive Parts Manufacturing Facility Coming to Tennessee
Source: The Business Journal The Phipps Bend Tennessee Industrial Park will become the home to a new Miyake Forging plant. ...
Suit of Armor Receives Heat Treatment
Source: Metlab Combining the ancient craft of blacksmithing with heat treating processes, artisan Robert (Mac) McPherson obtained the finish he ...
ThermTech Expands Heat-Treat Furnace Line to Support Oil & Gas Industry
ThermTech, based in Waukesha, WI, recently added a batch integral quench furnace to their atmosphere heat-treat furnace line. The expansion is ...
Ford Will Invest $900M in Kentucky Plant
Source: Courier-Journal Ford Motor Co. revealed plans to re-tool and upgrade their Louisville truck plant, which include the ongoing construction of ...
ITPS 2017 Ends, Messe Dusseldorf Looks Forward to 2019 Trade Fairs
ITPS 2017, the second International Thermprocess Summit, held at the InterContinental Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany, concluded successfully on June 28. About ...
Automotive Aluminum Sheet Line Starts in Germany
Carmakers all over the world are looking for lighter materials so that their cars pollute less. As a consequence of this ...
Nextremity Relocates Medical Device Manufacturing to Indiana
Source: Today's Medical Developments The global orthopedic worldwide market is about a $45 billion opportunity with a worldwide growth rate of ...
Status and Outlook of the North American Billet Industry
Source: Light Metal Age The editors of Light Metal Age Magazine have provided their interviews with Matthew Lanzer, Bob Katsiouleris, ...
Automotive Manufacturing Corridor Expands
A contract to design and build a 1,500 lb/hr mesh belt furnace system for the austenitizing and molten salt quenching of ...
Vapor Degreasing Re-Gaining Wider Heat Treat Acceptance
Source: Today's Medical Developments Vapor degreasing has historically played a critical part in the heat treating process. When oils get ...
Inside the Magic Box – Heat Treating 4.0
Source: Gear Technology The March/April 2017 edition of Gear Technology gives some insight into what is changing in the world ...
Ellwood Group Acquires Gulfco Forge Company
Source: ForgingMagazine.com Gulf Coast Machine and Supply Company (Gulfco) utilizes forging equipment including a 3,500-ton open-die press, a 2,000-ton press, ...
Automotive Drivetrain Market to Benefit from New Gas Nitriding Furnaces
Two NitroTherm ® Vacuum Purged Gas Nitriding furnaces will be deployed into the North American automotive drivetrain market through ALD Vacuum ...
Kentucky Invests $1.3B in 5000, 6000, 7000 Aluminum Auto & Aero Plate & Sheet
The nation's first Greenfield aluminum rolling mill is scheduled to be constructed on Eastern Kentucky's South Shore. The transformation in material ...
AACOA Expands to Meet Growing Demand from Automotive and Specialty Markets
Source: Light Metal Age AACOA, Inc., a division of Bonnell Aluminum, is currently completing an $18 million expansion project which ...
Potential Game Changers for the Future of Steelmaking
Source: Worldsteel Association Dr. Baris Ciftci recently spoke at a conference where he provided a look at the global steel ...
MTI Achieves Production Readiness on New Hi-Tech Forging Line
Metal Technology (MTI) announced that it has achieved production readiness on a new state-of-the-art forging line at its manufacturing facility located ...
Global Fastener Company Orders Mesh Belt Heat Treatment System
A contract to design and supply a mesh belt heat treat system with a production capacity of 4,000 lb/hr of high ...
Major Automotive Aluminum Expansion in China
Source: Global Casting Magazine The Sinolion Industry Group is planning a two phase construction project to help mark Sinolion as ...
Automotive and Aerospace Industries to Benefit from New Research Center
Source: Worcester Polytechnic Institute The Automotive and Aerospace industries will be benefiting from Worcester Polytechnic Institute's new research center. The ...
SlewPro Acquires Rhino Gear
Source: Slew Pro Various types of heat treating, grinding or specialty coatings are performed at Slew Pro. With the new ...
Precision Resource Brings Heat Treating In House
Precision Resource is pleased to announce that its Mexico Division has officially opened a heat treat facility in Saltillo. Heat treating ...
Heat Treating Gun Barrels: An Outdoorsman’s Perspective
Source: Idaho State Journal Smokey Merkley has taught orienteering, marksmanship, self-defense, fencing, scuba diving and boxing. He wrote an outdoors ...
Light Weighting Automotive Suspension Component Manufacturer Expands Production
A leading North American manufacturer of forged aluminum suspension components recently awarded a contract to Can-Eng Furnaces International Limited. This project ...
Toyota Eyes Aluminum
Source: Automotive News Toyota CEO Jim Lentz discussed the car company's planned expansion into aluminum car bodies. Speaking at the ...
NADCAP 24 Month Merit Status Awarded
A Nadcap 24-month merit status has been awarded to Solar Atmospheres of Western PA. “Congratulations to Solar Atmospheres on successfully passing ...
Raytheon Awards IBC ATFLIR Contract
IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. a leading beryllium and copper alloys company, announced today that it has been awarded a production contract ...
Heat Treater Aids in Toy Funeral
Source: The Denver Post Due to a government recall, a toy company calls upon a Denver heat treater to help ...
Selma Precision Technologies to Spend 3 to 4 Million
Source: The News and Observer For Selma Technologies, an interest in buying equipment at auction turned into a real estate ...
Gear Manufacturing Facility to Support New Business
A state-of-the-art gear manufacturing facility in Europe which will support new business in the region has been started by the DANA ...
Contract Awarded for Howitzer Gun Bodies
Triumph Group, Inc. will supply gun bodies for BAE Systems’ M777 Howitzer in support of a recent contract with the U.S. ...
D-10 Lab Furnace Commissioned
A laboratory furnace has recently been rebuilt, upgraded and commissioned in order both to showcase and refine its newest generation of ...
Heat Treating Combustion Company Expands Distribution in Mexico
AOM Industrial, SAS de CV was recently contracted by Olstrad Engineering Corporation to supply NOXMAT burners and spare parts, Elektrogra valves ...
New Walking Beam Furnace Installed
A new walking beam furnace and two new Garrett coilers will be installed at the Emmenbrücke site of Swiss Steel in ...
Rolls Royce Grants Approval
Rolls Royce has granted approval to Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania to conduct certain commercial aerospace heat treat processes. Rolls Royce ...
Callies Precision Engine Components Improves Process
Callies Precision Engine Components of Fostoria, OH has installed an automated nitriding process control system from Super Systems Inc (SSi). Callies, ...
Heat Treated Rolled Rings Used in Energy Industry
Source: Euskalforging Five large rolled rings ranging from 6.500 mm of outer diameter up to 10.000 mm of outer diameter ...
137 Pound Weight Loss Achieved on New BMW Series 5
Source: Light Metal Age By using aluminum, magnesium, and high-strength steel, the BMW 5 series has lost 137 pounds. Read ...
Hardening and Tempering Line Receives Upgrade
The Ohio-based Engineering Division of Conrad Kacsik Instrument Systems completed a full system upgrade of an automated hardening and tempering line ...
Metal Magnesium Ingots Produced in Quebec
The first metal magnesium ingots have been produced at the Danville demonstration plant in Quebec by Alliance Magnesium Inc. . This ...
New Joining Technique Could Replace Brazing
Source: Today's Medical Developments A Nanoscale-sculpting procedure developed by the Kiel research team can help bonding and material surfaces but ...
Infographic: Ohio’s Automotive Industry
Source: Today's Motor Vehicles Take a look at Ohio's motor vehicle industry. This state is second only to Michigan in ...
Heat Treating of Jaw Fixation Plates Provides Superelasticity
Source: Bioengineering Process parameters and post-processing heat treatment techniques have been developed to produce both shape memory and superelastic NiTi ...
Component Repair Technologies Featured in Crain’s Cleveland Business Article: Heat Treat Furnace Highlighted
A recently article in Crain's Cleveland Business news (click here for full article) featured Component Repair Technologies (CRT), an aerospace heat ...
Melting Line, Casting Line and Two Forging Presses to be Installed
Production of aluminum forged suspension products will be expanded by Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products, LLC, to meet the rising demand in ...
PW4168 Nacelles Benefits from Supply Program
Triumph Group, Inc. is proud to join forces with VAS Aero Services, LLC to provide airline operators with PW4168 nacelles for ...
Medical Device Market’s Custom Solution – Magnesium
Source: Today's Medical Developments Magnesium alloys, commonly used in aerospace, performance cars, and nuclear industries, are now being used in ...
Casting Line to be Installed
Source: Light Metal Age A US$175 million investment is being planned which will include melting equipment for scrap material and ...
First Acquisition Made in Plan to Develop a Leading Thermal Processing Company
Diamond Heat Treat has agreed to be acquired by Calvert Street Capital Partners. Diamond Heat Treat is based in Rockford, Illinois. ...
360 Degree Part Design: Listen to Your Heat Treat Department
Publisher's Note: Joe Powell, President of Akron Steel Treating Company and IQ Technologies, raises a very compelling point that part designers ...
Melting Furnaces and Twin Chamber Furnace to be Installed
Significant milestones have been obtained with the construction and installation of two 70 mt melting furnaces and the installation of a ...
Aerospace and Industrial Sectors to Benefit from Stretcher
A new manufacturing technology – the Very Thick Plate Stretcher developed by Arconic– is complete. The Stretcher produces highly-differentiated aerospace and ...
Aerospace, Medical, and Tooling Industries Benefit from Eight Vacuum Furnaces
Eight vacuum heat treating systems were shipped to customers in Costa Rica, India, Germany and the United States. Ipsen USA recently ...
Annealing Furnace Delivered to Manufacturer
A supplier of Thermal Processing equipment since 1938, Park Thermal International recently delivered and commissioned a fifth Electric Atmosphere Annealing Furnace ...
Aerospace Manufacturer Replaces Batch IQs with Integrated Vacuum System
A North American based aerospace manufacturer is replacing two integral quench batch furnaces with an integrated vacuum furnace heat treat system. ...
Medical Manufacturer Chooses Vacuum Furnace System
A vacuum heat-treating system with 2-bar gas quenching was shipped to Costa Rica and will be used to manufacture surgical components. ...
Dana Breaks Ground on New Gear Manufacturing Facility in Europe
Dana Incorporated broke ground on a state-of-the-art gear manufacturing facility in Europe to support new business in the region. The 140,000 ...
New Monolithic Refractories Manufacturing Facility to be Built in Ohio
The Point Industrial Park in South Point, Lawrence County, Ohio will be the location for the construction of a new, state-of-the-art ...
Manufacturing Space Purchased from Plymouth Tube
A facility offering over 130,000 square feet of manufacturing space has been purchased from Plymouth Tube. Wisconsin Oven recently closed on ...
Premier Global Tier One Auto Supplier Formed by Union
Metaldyne Performance Group Inc. has been acquired by American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. . The transaction was unanimously approved by ...
ASM International Developing Stronger Relationships
Pictured left to right: Jim Nagy, President, Solar Manufacturing; Don Jordan, FASM, Vice President/Corporate Metallurgist, Solar Atmospheres; Bill Mahoney, Managing Director, ...
Heat Treat Basics: Coil Installation Tips for Induction Heaters
Source: Eldec Read Mark Kozlowski's nine tips for installing induction heating coils. Read more: Coil Installation Tips for Induction Heaters ...
Stryker to Add Jobs in Michigan
Source: Qmed Stryker Corp. plans to grow its presence in its home state of Michigan with a new $130 million ...
Online Tickets Now Available for ITPS 2017
The online ticket shop for ITPS 2017, 2nd International Thermprocess Summit, held at the InterContinental Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany on June ...
AR-15 Rifle Parts to be Heat Treated
A natural gas fired four zone solution treatment furnace was shipped to a manufacturer of aluminum components. The solution treatment furnace ...
Furnace Builders Compare Operational Benchmarks
Niagara Falls, Ontario Heat treat industry veterans Wally Bamford, Chairman of HARPER INTERNATIONAL and founding partner of CAN-ENG, along with William ...
Steel Producer NUCOR to Purchase Turn Key Production Lines
Steel producer Nucor has purchased new turn-key production lines for its new specialty cold rolling mill complex at the company’s sheet ...
Jason Schulze on Understanding AMS 2750E — Alternate SAT
Jason Schulze, Conrad Kacsik Instruments, Inc. This is the third in a series of articles by AMS 2750 expert, Jason Schulze. ...
Aerospace Supplier Orders Titanium Rotary Hearth Forging Furnace
A leading North American aerospace supplier ordered a 36 ft. diameter pancake style rotary hearth furnace for the production of large ...
Airbus A350 XWB to Receive Rudder Components
Triumph Group, Inc. was selected by Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre Company Ltd. to supply composite parts for the Airbus ...
Aerospace Industry in Georgia to Expand
Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp., announced today that it will invest approximately $386 million in its Columbus, ...
Heat Treat Radio #7: Former Bodycote CEO Re-Enters Heat Treat Market
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Supply Chain to be Developed for First Boeing Factory in China
Source: The Hindu Business Line One hundred Boeing 737 planes are scheduled to be delivered from the first overseas factory ...
Heat Treatment Process Helps Develop Stronger Titanium Alloy
Source: Engineering 360 Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found a way to double the strength ...
Medical Manufacturer Chooses Vacuum Heat Treating System
Ipsen recently shipped a TITAN® H2 vacuum heat-treating system with 2-bar gas quenching to Costa Rica. There it will be used ...
Tata Steel’s First Greenfield Ferro-Chrome Plant Starts Production
The recently commissioned ferro-chrome plant of Tata Steel at Gopalpur Industrial Park in Ganjam district of Odisha, has achieved a major ...
Automotive Industry to Benefit from New SBQ Steel Mill
Charter Steel today announced plans to build a new Special Bar Quality (SBQ) bar mill adjacent to its existing coil mill ...
Arconic Announces Multi-Year Deal with Toyota
Global technology, engineering and advanced manufacturing leader Arconic announced a multi-year supply deal with Toyota North America. Arconic is supplying aluminum ...
Russian Company Extends Product Portfolio for Aerospace Industry
VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation from Yekaterinburg (Russia) has granted SMS group the final acceptance certificate for the supplied ring rolling plant. The new plant produces ...
LMI Aerospace to be Acquired by Sonaca
Dan Korte LMI Aerospace CEO LMI Aerospace Inc. has entered into a merger agreement to be acquired by Sonaca Group, a ...
STM Kunshan Cheng Tongming Metal Orders Bell Furnace
At the beginning of 2017, LOI Thermprocess GmbH and its Chinese subsidiary company LOI Thermprocess (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. received a contract ...
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 ...
Hydro Aluminium to Expand Heat Treatment Capacity
Hydro Aluminium in Commerce (TX), USA has placed an order with Hertwich Engineering, a company of the SMS group, for the ...
European Automotive Market Orders a Continuous T-7 Heat Treatment System
CAN-ENG Furnaces International Limited has been contracted by a European leader in the design and development of Light Weighting Thin Walled ...
APT Hiller Orders New Billet Heating Furnace
From left to right: Thomas Brockmann (Head of Technology apt Hiller GmbH), Hans-Uwe Rode (SMS group), Thomas Boddenberg (Managing Director apt ...
Heat Treat Radio #6: Peter Hushek on Reducing TUS Failures
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Los Angeles and Toronto Host Heat Treat Training Events
One-day seminars will be held in both LA and Toronto this spring to cover heat treat topics such as CQI-9, AMS ...
Sandvik Increases its Presence in Offshore Egypt
Sandvik, a developer and producer of advanced stainless steels, special alloys, titanium and other high-performance materials, has extensively increased its presence ...
Big River Steel is World’s First Smart Mill
Source: Arkansas Online Big River Steel set a record for the most expensive economic development project ever built in Arkansas, and ...
Korea Aerospace Industries Awards Contract for Airframe Mounted Accessory Drives
Triumph Group, Inc. was selected by Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd., to provide Airframe Mounted Accessory Drives (AMAD) on the new KF-X ...
Spectrum Thermal Processing Retrofits with Super System, Inc.
Spectrum Thermal Processing of Cranston, RI continues to update their “State-Of-The-Art Heat Treat” with Super Systems Inc (SSI) control technology. Building ...
Automotive Industry Orders New Pit Furnace
No. 1040 is a 2200°F (1204°C), inert atmosphere pit furnace from Grieve, currently used for heat treating automotive parts in baskets ...
Grave-to-Gate: Automotive Aluminum Recycling at End-of-Life
Source: Light Metal Age February 2017 The demand for aluminum and its alloys is projected to grow by 39% over ...
Orion Engineered Carbons Expands in Sweden
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A., a worldwide supplier of specialty and high-performance Carbon Black, recently announced that it will expand production capacity ...
Energy Sector Benefits from Wisconsin Oven Delivery
Mike Grande - Senior Application Engineer Wisconsin Oven Corporation shipped ten electrically heated enhanced duty walk-in series ovens, each a ...
Essential Criteria for Brazing: Proper Joint Fit-up
Source: Vac Aero International, Inc. We look now at the third of the seven important criteria that should be followed in ...
Honda and GM Agree to Produce Fuel Cells
Source: Engineering 360 Honda Motor Co. and General Motors will produce hydrogen fuel cell power systems in the United States beginning ...
Ipsen Expands Controls Retrofit Options
Steve Hartenberger - Ipsen Ipsen is introducing a new, competitively priced option for controls retrofits in the form of CompuCore™. Available ...
Novel Carburizing Method with Endocarb System Has Patent Awarded
On January 10, 2017, the United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded patent number 9,540,721 to George Barbour, President of Heavy ...
Textron Aviation Selects Triumph for Cessna Components
Rick Rosenjack - Executive VP for Triumph Precision Components Textron Aviation Inc. selected Triumph Group, Inc. to supply aluminum machined parts ...
SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH and TSINGSHAN to Form Joint Venture
Clemens Iller - CEO SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH, a global leader in special long steel, and TSINGSHAN GROUP, a ...
Heat Treat Radio #5: Shaymus Hudson of MIT
Welcome to another episode of Heat Treat Radio, a periodic podcast where Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses cutting-edge topics ...
Modern Industries Receives Control System Upgrade
Modern Industries, a Pennsylvania - based commercial heat treater, received a plant wide Control System upgrade from the Engineering Division of ...
Solar Atmospheres Greenville, SC Facility Is Now Boeing Approved
Steve Prout - President of Solar Atmospheres Southeast After completing an intensive three day audit, Solar Atmospheres Southeast is pleased to ...
Bodycote Earns Highest Aerospace Accreditation
Bodycote is pleased to announce that its Chesterfield, UK hot isostatic pressing (HIP) location earned, for the second time, the highest ...
Titanium Used on Medical Implants
Source: Engineering 360 Blood, plasma and water droplets beading on a liquid-repellent surface. Source: Colorado State University A titanium surface that’s ...
Combustion Systems Focus of Bloom Engineering Expansion
Michael Binni, Vice President of the Project Management Department, Bloom Engineering Responding to a growing number of complete combustion system package ...
Global Heat Treat Topics On Agenda at ITPS 2017 – International Thermprocess Summit
ITPS 2017, International Thermprocess Summit, will be the meeting point for the worldwide heat treating sector on June 27 and 28, ...
Solar Atmospheres Invests with Confidence In America
In order to honor newly inaugurated, President Trump, Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pennsylvania, placed an order on January 20, 2017, Inauguration Day, ...
Aerospace, Automotive, Commercial Heat Treating, Medical and MIM Industries Purchase Equipment
Leading companies in the aerospace, automotive, commercial heat treating, medical, and metal injection molding industries received shipment of 25 furnaces during ...
Advanced Aluminum Armor Alloys
Source: Light Metal Age Aluminum armor solutions have been in existence for the past 60 years, almost since the start ...
GM to Spend an Additional $1 Billion on US Plants
Source: Advancedmanufacturing.org General Motors Co. said it will spend an additional $1 billion on US manufacturing plants, a move the ...
Superalloy for High-Temperature Turbines
Source: Engineering 360 Researchers at Ohio State University have found a way to deactivate “nano twins” to improve the high-temperature ...
Dana Technologies Help Power Award-winning Vehicles, Engines
James Kamsickas, President and CEO of Dana Inc. Dana Incorporated announced that several of its advanced technologies are incorporated into ...
Allied Mineral Products, Inc. to Acquire Pryor Giggey Co.
Allied Mineral Products, Inc. announces the intent to purchase Alabama-based Pryor-Giggey Co., a monolithic refractory and precast shapes company with plants ...
GE Purchases Titanium Alloy from Kobe Steel
Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that it has begun supplying titanium alloy forged material for shafts to IHI Corporation. The forged material ...
Rolls Royce, General Electric and Lufthansa Invest in Poland
Source: ETMM In the recent weeks, two huge investments in Poland have been confirmed. Not only will they help create ...
Just Throw Some Heat at It
Source: Flame Treating Systems Since a blog is usually some way for the author to try and educate readers about some ...
Flame Treating Systems Orders Tempering Oven
Flame Treating Systems Inc in Durham, NC has purchased one natural gas fired draw batch oven from Wisconsin Oven to be ...
Ipsen to Offer One-Day, Furnace Maintenance-Focused Seminars
With last year’s successful conclusion of customer seminars in California, Texas and Connecticut, Ipsen will begin 2017 by continuing to provide ...
Positive Outlook
Source: ETMM Vehicle and aircraft manufacturers are positive about 2017. Increased passenger traffic is pushing up demand for new aircraft, ...
Surface Engineering & Heat Treatment Industry Conference/Exhibition
The Surface Engineering Association is proud to partner with the Contract Heat Treatment Association (CHTA) and Wolfson Heat Treatment Centre as ...
GKN Driveline Starting Five-Year CapEx Program
Source: Forge GKN Driveline has committed to a five-year, $179-million capital-investment program at five manufacturing operations in North Carolina, taking ...
Bharat Forge Expands in U.S. with Tennessee Acquisition
Source: Forging Directors of Bharat Forge Ltd., in Pune, India, approved the company’s acquisition of 100% of the shares of ...
Jorgensen Forge Acquired
Source: Forging Jorgensen Forge, a Tukwila, WA, open-die forger and ring-rolling operation, has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy as one of ...
Vestas Wins Big In Americas
Source: North American Wind Power In the latest slew of announcements from the company, Vestas says it has received four ...
3D TUS Software Released to Heat Treat Market
Photography by Quang Nguyen Long-time heat treating expert, Peter Huskek of Phoenix Heat Treating, a fourth generation commercial heat treating institution, ...
Heat Treat Basics: Nitriding and Carburizing
Source: Metlab Nitriding and carburizing are the two most common heat treatment practices for surface hardening functional components. The main ...
Effective Furnace Scheduling
By John Young, Young Metallurgical Consulting Effective furnace scheduling requires the inclusion of several key elements. “Customer” Demands: Manufacturers with in-house ...
Jewelry Industry Purchases Annealing Furnaces from C.I. Hayes
C.I. Hayes, a Gasbarre Furnace Group company, is pleased to announce the recent installation of multiple “Solitaire” Conveyor Belt Furnaces for ...
Pattern Energy, Siemens Determine Cause Of Ocotillo Wind Collapse
Source: North American Windpower Pattern Energy has offered an update on last month’s turbine collapse at the Ocotillo Wind project ...
Enhanced Properties for Bright 17-7 PH Stainless Steel
Source: Today's Medical Developments Already extensively used in aerospace, semiaustenitic stainless steel 17-7 PH is finding new applications in the ...
3T RPD Opens Metal Additive Manufacturing Site
Source: TCT Mag The new 10,000 square foot facility triples 3T RPD’s space for metal AM production. Read more to ...
Heat Treat Basics: Optimizing Process Heating Systems
Source: Reliable Plant Dr. Arvind Thekdi, an Energy Expert for the U.S. Department of Energy, routinely conducts energy assessments to ...
Dana to Supply Axles, Driveshafts for 2018 Isuzu Trucks
Dana Incorporated announced that it will begin supplying axles and driveshafts for the 2018 Isuzu FTR from Isuzu Commercial Truck of ...
Voestalpine Invests Millions in Aerospace
Aerospace is a key strategic growth area for Voestalpine, and is therefore a high priority in the coming years. Over the ...
Aluminum Demand Grows for 6th Consecutive Year Since 2009
Source: The Aluminum Association This year’s Review shows continued growth in demand for the metal and positive trend lines in ...
Aerospace Supplier Purchases from Wisconsin Oven
Wisconsin Oven Corporation announced the shipment of an electrically heated horizontal quench system to a supplier of the Aerospace industry. The ...
Heat Treat Basics: Metal Urgency – Carburizing
Source: Thermal Processing Magazine "While some heat treatments are used to soften the material or improve its machinability, most are ...
Titanium + Gold = New Gold Standard for Artificial Joints
Source: Rice University News and Media "Titanium is the leading material for artificial knee and hip joints because it’s strong, ...
Inauguration Day For Siemens’ Newest Turbine Blade Factory
Siemens has officially inaugurated the new rotor blade factory for offshore wind turbines in Hull, UK, in an event attended by ...
Rolls-Royce to Invest $30 Million in New CMC R&D Facility
Rolls-Royce recently announced that it is growing its presence in Southern California with a $30 million expansion into a new 62,000-sq-ft ...
Carburizing vs Nitriding: Treatment Modeling
Source: Thermal Processing Magazine The finite element method can provide insights needed by engineers to calibrate thermal processes, whether it's ...
Orthodontic Industry Purchases Blue M Convection Oven from TPS
Thermal Product Solutions (TPS), a global manufacturer of thermal-processing equipment, announced the shipment of a Blue M Ultra-Temp Standard Convection Oven ...
Sapa Showcases Revolutionary Aluminium Brake Line for Cars
Sapa has developed the first-ever automotive aluminium brake line using a high-strength aluminium alloy. “The entire industry is on a mission ...
Titanium Success
Source: Russian Aviation Insider Russia’s VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation, the world’s largest titanium producer, is successfully increasing the share of machining in ...
Alcoa and VSMPO-AVISMA Launch Aerospace Joint Venture
Source: Russian Aviation Insider Alcoa Samara (Arconic SMZ), Russia’s largest producer of fabricated aluminum and VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation, the world’s largest manufacturer of ...
Prayon Purchases Gas-Fired Harper Rotary Kiln
Brian Fuller - Sales Manager Harper International Harper International, world leader in custom thermal processing solutions for advanced materials, has been ...
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Make Titanium Fuel Tank for Honda CRF450R Motocrosser
Source: Webike Moto News This is the first time in the world that titanium sheet has been used as fuel ...
EDM and the Heat Treater
by David Pye, Pye Metallurgical Consulting EDM is a tried and accepted, economical method of machining many different tool steels. This ...
Automotive Tier One Supplier Orders AFC-Holcroft Heat Treat Equipment
A Tier 1 automotive supplier located in the Midwest has placed (2) orders with AFC-Holcroft for the supply of heat treating ...
Sapa’s New R&D Lab to Focus on Auto Extrusions
Source: Light Metal Age Sapa Extrusions opened a new R&D lab in Troy, MI, dedicated to the development of extruded ...
Jason Schulze on Understanding AMS 2750E — Standard SAT Description
Jason Schulze, Conrad Kacsik Instruments, Inc. This is the second in a series of articles by AMS 2750 expert, Jason Schulze. ...
Heat Treat Basics (Video): Steel Metallurgy from MetallurgyData.com #2
Guest post by www.MetallurgyData.com MetallurgyData.com has produced a video series entitled Steel Metallurgy. Preview this episode at –http://www.metallurgydata.com/index.php/metallurgy-for-non-metallurgists-2/steel-metallurgy/. The preview runs ...
NTSB: American Airlines Engine Failure Caused by Fatigue
Source: Airways Magazine Gary Berwick, Dry Coolers Special thanks goes to Gary Berwick of Dry Coolers, one of our first (and ...
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. Announces Acquisition
David C. Dauch - Chairman and CEO of AAM American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. and Metaldyne Performance Group Inc. announced ...
Siemens Celebrates Commissioning of Power Project in Pennsylvania
Siemens and Panda Power Funds celebrated the commissioning of the Panda Liberty Power Project in Bradford County, Pennsylvania – an 829 ...
How to Minimize Axial Cracking Failures
Source: North American Windpower "Although the root cause of axial cracking failures in gearboxes is not well understood, there are ...
Practical Approach to Determining Effective Case Depth of Gas Carburizing
Source: Gear Technology "Effective case depth is an important factor and goal in gas carburizing, involving complicated procedures in the ...
TITAN® Vacuum Furnaces Take a Journey
Ipsen’s TITAN® product line has had quite the journey over the past few years. Found in facilities around the world, these ...
GE to Purchase LM Windpower
LM Group Holding A/S announces today that Doughty Hanson, the European private equity firm, has agreed to sell its stakes in ...
Heat Treat Basics: Bringing Nadcap to the Medical Industry
Source: Power Transmission Engineering June 2016 "For suppliers, the other way to get involved is obviously through getting audited for ...
Ampco-Pittsburgh Acquires ASW Steel Inc.
John Stanik - CEO Ampco-Pittsburgh Ampco-Pittsburgh said it would pay $3.5 million in cash and assume $9.6 million of the ...
Dana to Purchase Strategic Driveline Production Assets of SIFCO S.A.
Dana Incorporated announced a definitive agreement to purchase strategic assets of SIFCO S.A., a leading producer of forged and machined components ...
AMRICC to Use Field-Enhanced Sintering Pilot Plant
The Applied Materials Research, Innovation and Commercialisation Company (AMRICC) is a high-technology center where advanced materials and processes will be fast-tracked ...
Vacuum Assisted High Pressure Die Casting Technology Used in Manufacturing
Source: La Metallurgia Italiana - Primary aluminum-silicon-magnesium alloys are by far the most widely used type in the manufacturing of ...
RHI, Magnesita Combine Creating a Leading Refractory Company
RHI and the controlling shareholders of Magnesita, GP and Rhône (“Magnesita’s Controlling Shareholders”), have reached an agreement to combine the operations ...
Effect of Heat Treatment on the Tensile Strength of ‘Elgiloy’ Orthodontic Wire
Source: Dental Materials - Elgiloy is the trade name of a cobalt–chromium–nickel superalloy that is offered for orthodontic use as ...
Nuclear Company Takes Delivery of Oxidizing Oven
A nuclear energy industry company recently took delivery of an electric oxidizing oven from Baker Furnace. The oxidizing oven will heat ...
Novelis China Supplying Sheet for Aluminum-Intensive Jaguar XFL
Source: Light Metal Age - Novelis China is supplying aluminum solutions for the all-new, aluminum-intensive Jaguar XFL, the first Jaguar ...
Constellium to Feature High Speed Thermal Treatment
Jean-Marc Germain - CEO Constellium Constellium N.V. (NYSE and Euronext: CSTM) announced today the official opening of a new state-of-the-art finishing ...
Nadcap 18 Month Merit Status for Heat Treating Awarded to Solar Atmospheres
Solar Atmospheres announces that it has been awarded Nadcap 18-month Merit status for Heat Treating at the Souderton, PA facility. Solar ...
Jason Schulze on Understanding AMS 2750E — The 1st of Many…
Jason Schulze, Conrad Kacsik Instruments, Inc. Introduction Within the aerospace heat treating field, Nadcap heat treat audits are a necessary part ...
Heat Treat TV: Cost of Heat Treat Poor Quality Highlighted
Heat Treat TV The cost of poor quality -- with an eye toward eliminating it -- was the topic of discussion ...
Federal Firearms License Secured by AHT Corp.
WATERLOO, IA—Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT) recently announced that it has received a Federal Firearms License (FFL) issued by the U.S. ...
MPG Announces Expansion of Indiana Facility
Metaldyne Performance Group (NYSE: MPG), a leading provider of highly engineered components for use in powertrain and suspension applications for the ...
Liberty House Group Creating Steel Sector in the UK
Source: Recycling Today The London-based metals trading and manufacturing company Liberty House Group (LHG) has launched a metal recycling business called ...
Remix S.A. Commissions Gas Fired Rotary Hearth Furnace
REMIX S.A., Poland, commission a 4,500 kg/h gas-fired rotary hearth furnace for preheating titanium alloys used in the aerospace/aircraft industry. The ...
HEAT TREAT BASICS: Hot Forging vs. Cold Forging — What’s the Difference?
Source: Weldaloy What exactly is the difference between hot forging and cold forging? Are there advantages to one over the ...
IBC Advanced Alloys Supplies Newport News Shipbuilding
IBC Advance Alloys announces that it is now an “Approved Forging Supplier” with Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls ...
Weldaloy’s Aluminum Heat-treating Capacity Increased
On the heels of a recent expansion of their seamless rolled ring capabilities, Weldaloy continues to grow with the addition of ...
Carbon Sensor Troubleshooting
by Stephen Thompson - President - Super Systems, Inc. There are several key components in all atmosphere control systems. When a ...
New Brazing Audit Criteria Released by MedAccred
In response to industry demand, the MedAccred program has recently released new audit criteria for brazing. AC8102/1 MedAccred Audit Criteria for ...
Understanding the Short Circuit Current Rating
Source: Ceramic Industry by Dan Bender - Director of Sales for Control Concepts, Inc. In this article, Dan Bender discusses Short ...
Linde Improves Additive Manufacturing
Pierre Forêt - GDC Additive Manufacturing bei The Linde Group Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced the ...
Solar Atmospheres in South Carolina Now Nadcap Approved
Solar Atmospheres Southeast has successfully completed its first round of surveillance audits for maintaining its AS9100 and Nadcap accreditations. Solar also ...
New MB Aerospace Technologies (Poland) to Focus on Heat Treating Processes
International aerospace engineering group MB Aerospace has completed the acquisition of Vac Aero (Poland) from its Canadian parent company Vac Aero ...
Lindberg/MPH Ships Tube Furnaces
Lindberg/MPH announced the shipment of four (4) heavy duty tube furnaces to a leading manufacturer of thermocouples for use in a ...
Matalco Now Largest Remelter in North America
Source: Light Metal Age The Lordstown Casthouse is ready to achieve a billet production milestone of 1 million pounds per ...
World’s Largest Commercial Vacuum Furnace Completes Successful First Run
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, launched into operation its newest and largest vacuum furnace. In its inaugural cycle, the 48-foot furnace ...
Improving Accident Tolerance of Nuclear Fuel with Coated Mo-alloy Cladding
Source: Science Direct - Nuclear Engineering and Technology The goal of this initiative is to demonstrate the feasibility of developing ...
SMS Group Commissions New Compact Steel Plant of El Marakby Steel
On August 2, 2016, the new compact steel plant of El Marakby Steel in Giza, Egypt, was officially opened with an inaugural ...
NSK Breaks Ground on New Addition to the Kirihara Building at the Fujisawa Plant
NSK Ltd. (NSK; Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; President and CEO: Toshihiro Uchiyama) announced that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new ...
Metal Medical Miracles
Source: Today's Medical Developments - Many physical ailments would go untended if it weren’t for the metals and heat treatments ...
Safran Celebrates the Completion of 500th Landing Gear for Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Ajax, Ont, 12 September 2016 Safran Landing Systems announces the completion of the 500th landing gear set (nose and main landing ...
IHEA’s Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating Online Learning Course
IHEA’s Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating Online Learning Course is scheduled to begin on Oct. 17, 2016. This course is ideal ...
Heat Treating Race Car Parts with Quick Turnaround for Race Event
Source: MetLabHeattreat.com Metlab has worked with a number of NASCAR and Indy Racing Car Teams and also companies that restore ...
Heat Treat TV: Aluminum Association Releases New Videos
The aluminum association launched a new series of informative videos, hosted by former NASA astronaut Dan Tani that explain how aluminum ...
Solar Atmospheres Group Adds Vacuum Pump Services Corp.
Souderton, Pennsylvania: Solar Atmosphere announced the formation of a new vacuum pump servicing company, Vacuum Pump Services Corp. Solar Atmospheres group ...
2016 Hephaestus Award Recipient
The Hephaestus Award will be bestowed this year to Mr. John Hubbard, P.E. for his contribution to the development of heat ...
ALD’s New Location in Hanau Offers Possible Metallurgical Melting Plants and Heat Treatment Systems
ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH, supplier of plants and services in the field of vacuum thermal process technology, inaugurated its new site ...
WHI Announces Strategic Combination Including Heat Treating
Albert Altieri, CEO of WHI Global Sept. 12, 2016 - WHI Global, LLC announced that it has effected the strategic combination ...
Brazilian Steel Producer Purchased Continuous Slab Caster
A two-strand continuous slab caster supplied by Primetals Technologies has gone on stream at Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP), a Brazilian ...
Bodycote Acquires Nitrex Metal Technologies
Dan McCurdy, President of Bodycote Automotive and General Industrial Heat Treating in North America and Asia Bodycote, the world’s largest thermal ...
“My Little Hundred Million” – An Interview with Hank Rowan
By Doug Glenn, Publisher of Heat Treat Today One of the great privileges of being the publisher of an industry publication ...
PT Krakatau Steel Orders Hot Strip Mill
PT Krakatau Steel, Indonesia, has placed a turnkey order with SMS group for the supply of a high-performance hot strip mill. ...
Can-Eng Manufactures Rotary Furnace for Weber
Can-Eng Furnaces International Limited has been contracted to design, manufacture and commission a rotary furnace system for the heating and hot ...
Radiant Tube Manufacturer Completes 3-Phase Expansion
Holland, NY: One of North America’s leading high-temperature radiant tube manufacturers, INEX Incorporated, recently completed a three-phase building expansion nearly doubling ...
Heat Treat Radio: My Little Hundred Million — Malcolm Gladwell Interviews Hank Rowan
Why has it proven so difficult for other philanthropists to follow Hank Rowan's lead? In the early ’90s, Hank Rowan gave ...
Cost Effective Heat Treatment for Automotive Components made of Aluminium
Source: Heat Processing Online The heat treatment of automotive components, made of aluminium alloys, has become a main focus point ...
Schafer Gear Works Transfers its Fort Wayne, Ind., Commercial Aviation Shafts and Small Gear Capabilities to South Bend, Ind.
To meet Schafer Gear Works’ growing demand for high-precision commercial aviation shafts and gears, the company recently moved its Fort Wayne, ...
Majority of Heat Treatment Done In-House at SKF — New Equipment Purchased
Ipsen recently installed both atmosphere and vacuum heat-treating systems at SKF's state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in St. Louis, Missouri. With the relocation ...
Checking Up on Your Heat Treater
Source: GearTechnology.com Over the years, I’ve toured many a gear manufacturing facility where the heat treat department stole the show. ...
Aleris To Be Acquired By Zhongwang USA LLC
Aleris Corporation, a global aluminum rolled products producer, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired ...
Should You Replace Your Aging Heat Treat Technology?
Consideration #1: Sometimes, Hardware and Technology Forces You to Change Your Software. Nothing is more frustrating than having to change your ...
Broadwind Energy Announces Expansion of Abilene, TX Tower Facility
Broadwind Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWEN) announced its Board of Directors has approved a $4 million expansion of the Company’s Abilene, TX tower ...
Advanced Heat Treat Receives Nadcap Merit Status
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. announces that it has been awarded Nadcap Merit status for Heat Treating (Ion Nitriding) at the MidPort ...
Distortion Engineering of Gears
Source: Gearsolutions.com THE CAUSES FOR DISTORTION OF GEARS are complex and the heat treatment process has been named as a ...
Continental Motors to Consolidate Manufacturing in Alabama and Germany
Continental Motors Group Ltd. (CMG), an AVIC International Holding Corp. company, will consolidate all manufacturing operations into its advanced manufacturing centers ...
Heat Treat TV: 48′ Vacuum Furnace Installed in Western Pennsylvania
Take a look at this fascinating time-lapse video of a 48 foot vacuum furnace being installed at a leading commercial heat ...
Norsk Titanium to Build World’s First Industrial-Scale Aerospace Additive Manufacturing Plant in New York
State Releases First Funds for Signature Economic Development Project for Initial Lot of 20 Norsk Titanium MERKE IV™ Rapid Plasma Deposition™ ...
Hot Seat
Source: Thermal Process for Gear Solutions "While LPC with electric heating and HPGQ have won over many auto OEMs, oil ...
BILSTEIN CEE a.s. Orders EBNER HICON/H2® Bell Annealer Facility
BILSTEIN CEE a.s, based in the Czech Republic, is part of the globally active BILSTEIN GROUP. The BILSTEIN GROUP produces various ...
Throughput I Bluestreak™ Announces 10-year Anniversary with New QMS
Throughput Consulting announced that its functionality has recently expanded to include a robust and compliant quality management system (QMS), which is ...
Aftermarket Partnerships Help Extend Equipment Life and Efficiency
Source: AZO Materials Total lifecycle cost of running a piece of equipment can be significantly reduced if the right end-user/OEM ...
Ellwood Texas Forge Navasota Completes Forgings for Boeing
On July 19, 2016, Ellwood Texas Forge Navasota, LLC (ETFN) made its first production shipment of 15-5PH flap-track forgings for the ...
Drive Aluminum: Safety
Drive Aluminum is a four-segment video series published by the Aluminum Association (www.aluminum.org). Featuring former NASA astronaut, Dan Tani, these videos ...
Drive Aluminum: Carbon Footprint
Drive Aluminum is a four-segment video series published by the Aluminum Association (www.aluminum.org). Featuring former NASA astronaut, Dan Tani, these videos ...
Drive Aluminum: Strength
Drive Aluminum is a four-segment video series published by the Aluminum Association (www.aluminum.org). Featuring former NASA astronaut, Dan Tani, these videos ...
Drive Aluminum: Fuel Efficiency
Drive Aluminum is a four-segment video series published by the Aluminum Association (www.aluminum.org). Featuring former NASA astronaut, Dan Tani, these videos ...
SMS Supplies Heat Treatment Line to Axis Pipe and Tube
SMS group has supplied and successfully commissioned a heat treatment facility and pipe threading line, which includes two 4-axis CNC threading ...
Case Study: Laser Hardening
Source: Thermal Processing for Gear Solutions "The hardening of materials by laser is a specialized and fast-growing field as it ...
Nitrex Expands, Adds Three Nitriding Systems
Nitrex Metal supplied three supersized nitriding heat treatment systems to US commercial heat treater Nitrex Inc., which recently completed phase one ...
Age-hardening an Aluminum Underwater Buoy Frame
Source: Metlabheattreat.com Metlab recently assisted TrimMaster in fabricating an aluminum frame for an underwater buoy that would meet customer specifications. ...
Heat Treatment of Medical Device Fasteners
Source: Fastener-World.com Fasteners are used extensively throughout the medical device industry (e.g., dental & orthopedic implants, instruments), utilizing literally hundreds ...
Scunthorpe United’s New Stadium Will be Built Using Homemade Steel
Scunthorpe United’s new state-of-the-art stadium will be built using homemade steel after the Iron forged a new partnership with British Steel. ...
Powder Metal Gear Technology: A Review of the State of the Art
Source: Power Transmission Engineering "During the past 10 years, the PM industry has put a lot of focus on how ...
Heat Treat Basics: Metallurgy for Non-Metallurgists from MetallurgyData.com #1
Guest post by www.MetallurgyData.com This is the first in a series of blogs titled Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist, in this first ...
Heat Treater Adds Federal Firearms Licenses
The Burton Ave., Waterloo, Iowa and Monroe, Michigan locations of Advanced Heat Treat Corp. applied for and received federal firearms licenses ...
An Iron Giant’s Big Plans
Source: Global Casting Magazine With annual sales approaching $2 billion, Waupaca Foundry is one of the largest metalcasting groups in ...
How to Keep Process Cooling Systems Running
Source: Dry Coolers "Just like your plant electrical system, telecommunications equipment, or data network infrastructure, a process cooling water failure ...
Ion Nitriding of Titanium Alloys for Gear Applications
Source: Thermal Processing for Gear SolutionsThe advantages of ion nitriding heat treatments in many low-alloy steels and titanium alloy gears ...
Asian Electronic Company Selects Harper for Two New Furnace Systems
Harper International, world leader in custom thermal processing solutions for advanced materials, has been selected by a leading Asian electronic components ...
Solar Manufacturing Business Agreement with Graphite Machining, Inc.
Graphite Machining, Inc. (GMI) of Topton, PA and Solar Manufacturing of Souderton, PA have been cooperating for the past year on ...
Nucor to Acquire Plate Mill in Texas
Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today that it has agreed to acquire Joy Global's steel plate mill in Longview, Texas, for ...
Manufacturer of Industrial Burners to Collaborate with Polish Furnace Manufacturer REMIX
The German specialist for industrial burners NOXMAT is seeking to enter into ground-breaking sales- and service collaboration with the Polish furnace ...
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 ...
Distortion of Gears and Sliding Sleeves for Truck Gear Boxes – a Systematical Analysis of Different Heat Treatment Concepts
Schüler, J. Kleff, V. Heuer, G. Schmitt, T. Leist A systematical approach regarding different distortion potentials in the process ...
StrikoWestofen Opens Heat-Treatment Business Unit
As of immediately, StrikoWestofen covers another step in the production chain of the light metal casting industry. From now on, heat ...
Size and Shape of the US Medical Device Industry
Source: Today's Medical Developments "The global medical device market offers opportunities for U.S. manufacturers, with large and small players showing ...
Heat Treatment and Wicked Problems
Source: Linked In - Peter Sherwin "I am wide awake on a late night flight from Kolkata to Delhi (India) ...
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 ...
Laser -Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy: A New Tool for Real Time Metal Quality Measurement
Source: Die Casting Engineer "Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has shown great potential for use in metal processing and can be ...
Quality Counts: Gas Nitriding
Source: Thermal Processing for Gear Solutions In general, nitriding of parts involves a thermal process that provides a tough, corrosion-resistant, ...
Coupling CFD and Oil Quench Hardening Analysis of a Gear Component
Source: Thermal Processing for Gear Solutions "The coupling of CFD and heat treatment analyses provides a more robust application of ...
Bodycote Greenville Open for Business
Bodycote, the world’s largest thermal processing services provider, is pleased to announce that its new plant in Greenville, South Carolina is ...
Heat Treating Involved in Production of Speakers
Source: ETMM The Website "One look at the back of the part told me it was filled with one sub-gate ...
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 ...
AICHELIN Group Acquires AFC-Holcroft, a US Market Leader in Heat Treatment Solutions
On July 12, 2016, the Austrian AICHELIN Group acquired US-based Atmosphere Group, holding company of AFC-Holcroft. The two groups are a ...
Walking Beam Furnace Energy Savings: New Skid Pipe Insulation Concept
Source: Heat Processing On-Line This paper discusses how energy consumption and energy loss can be reduced in reheating furnaces of ...
Alcoa Awarded Multi-year, $470 Million Contract with Embraer
"Lightweight metals leader Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today announced a long-term contract with Embraer – the leading manufacturer of commercial jets up to ...
What the Medical Industry Can Learn from the Aerospace Industry
Source: mdtmag.com Heat treatment standards are stricter in the aerospace industry than in the medical industry where lives are on the ...
Heat Treatment Used in Building Conformal Cooling Inserts
Source: MoldMaking Technology "The process of building conformal cooling inserts can be generally broken up into four steps: 1) simulating ...
Heat Treat Enhances Density of DMLS 3D Tools
Source: Stratasys Direct Manufacturing Metal 3D Printing, or DMLS, has become an instrument for change in medical device and surgical ...
PVD Coatings and Tool Steel Selection
Moldmaking Technology - July 2016 "When it comes to steel selection, the standard grades and heat-treat cycles might need to ...
Steel Dynamics to Acquire Vulcan Threaded Products to Expand SBQ Finishing Capabilities
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: STLD) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Vulcan Threaded ...
Bodycote Opens New Georgia Heat Treatment Plant
Bodycote, the world’s largest thermal processing services provider, is pleased to announce that its new heat treatment plant in Covington, GA ...
Stainless Steel Can Be Heat -Treated to 50 – 53 HRC
International Mold Steel will introduce S-Star-A, a 420 stainless steel in the annealed condition that can be heat-treated to hardness of ...
GE Aviation to Invest 200 Million with 2 New Alabama Factories
Source: AL.com "The state of Alabama is celebrating another economic win in Huntsville this week after GE Aviation said it ...
Integrated Heat Treating Used in Making Steinway Pianos
Source: Modern Machine Shop "The company wanted to develop a more streamlined machining method, including integrating a heat-treat process that ...
Proper Heat Treating Integral to Producing Quality Stainless Steel Parts
Source: Modern Machine Shop "DON’T forget that an attack can occur in a passivating bath if parts are improperly heat ...
Laser Marking for Passivation and Corrosion Resistance
Source: Today's Medical Developments The most commonly used medical device materials are stainless steel 304 and 17-4. These materials have ...
Direct-Chill Casting
Source: Total Materia Direct-chill (DC) casting is currently the most common semi-continuous casting practice in non-ferrous metallurgy. The process is ...
Foundry Sector’s Expectations
Source: Foundry Gate "India is the third largest manufacturer of metal castings globally, producing approx 10 million tonnes of castings ...
New High Temp Al-Ti Coating Protects Flight Decks
Source: Engineering 360 "Specialist teams from across the Aircraft Carrier Alliance—a UK government/industry partnership—have developed a thermal coating from aluminum ...
Pulsed Electric Current Sintering
Source: Total Materia Pulsed electric current sintering (PECS) also known as spark plasma sintering (SPS) or field assisted sintering (FAST) ...
New Steel Alloy is Both Strong and Ductile
Source: Materials Today "For the steel industry, there may now be a way out of a dilemma that has existed ...
Making Metal Wires – No Heating Required
Source: Materials Today "A team of engineers from North Carolina State University looked to eutectic gallium indium (EGaIn) – a ...
New Boride Material Forms Own Protective Coating
Source: Materials Today "This resistance to oxidation is possible because of the presence of aluminum in layers between molybdenum and ...
Siemens Opens Metal AM Facility in Sweden
Source: Engineering.com Siemens has announced a $23.98M investment in a new metal additive manufacturing facility in Finspång, Sweden. Read More: ...
The FINEX Process
Source: Total Materia Molten Iron is produced directly using iron ore fines and non-coking coal rather than processing through a ...
Magna International Inc Ready to Manufacture Vehicles for New Entrants as Apple Rumours Swirl
Source: Financial Post “I think people always overestimate how quickly a new player that doesn’t make a vehicle can actually ...
Analysis of Heat Treat on Carburized Ring Gear and Multivariate Regression Model Development
Source: Thermal Processing for Gear Solutions Like most other heat treatments, the carburizing and hardening process is known to introduce ...
First Accreditation for MedAccred in Europe Awarded to Bodycote
Bodycote, the world’s largest heat treating services provider, is pleased to announce that its Derby, UK location is the first facility ...
Reduced Heat Treatment Requirements for Components Made with Aluminum-Cerium Alloys
Source: Engineering 360 "The key to the alloys' high-temperature performance is a specific aluminum-cerium compound, or intermetallic, that forms inside ...
Vermont Precision Tools Selects Lucifer Furnaces
Vermont Custom Gage LLC. a subsidiary of Vermont Precision Tools Inc., Swanton VT, selected Lucifer Furnaces to create manufacturing capability with ...
NIST, Partners Create Standard to Improve Sustainable Manufacturing
Source: Today's Medical Developments "According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, manufacturing accounts for one-fifth of the annual energy consumption ...
Induction Heat Treating Used in Welding P91 Pipe
Source: The Tube & Pipe Journal - June 2016 "Because precision and stability in temperature control are important when welding ...
Flex-N-Gate to Build $95M Plant in Detroit to Supply Ford
Source: Today's Motor Vehicles "Flex-N-Gate owner Shahid Khan says his company will invest $95 million in construction and capital costs ...
Automotive Supplier in Alabama Purchases Heat Treatment System from Can -Eng Furnaces
CAN-ENG Furnaces International Limited has been contracted by a large Canadian-based Tier 1 Automotive Supplier located in Alabama to design, manufacture ...
Pratt & Whitney Searching for Products, Services to Ramp Up Monthly Engine Production
Source: Manufacturing Engineering "In 2010 P&W delivered about 55 engines a month. In 2017, that number grows to about 100 ...
Introduction to Materials – Metallurgy for Beginners/Non-Metallurgists
Introduction to Materials is the first video in the course 'Metallurgy for Non Metallurgists' presented by MetallurgyData.com. Click here to be ...
UPS Launching On-Demand 3D Printing Manufacturing Network
UPS will launch a distributed, on-demand manufacturing network that links its global logistics network with 3D printers at The UPS Store in ...
3D Printing, Ultrasonic Milling Medical Orthopedic Devices
Source: Today's Medical Developments "Our Austofix product design engineers, working with IPAS, were able to innovate within a flexible design ...
Saudi Aramco Signs to Set Up High-End Forging & Casting Manufacturing Facility
Saudi Aramco has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GE (NYSE: GE) and Cividale SpA of Italy to build the ...
Automotive Engineers Look at Honing after Heat Treating
Source: Manufacturing Engineering "Another dramatic change in the process itself is the move away from first hobbing a gear, then shaving ...
Magna Announces New Aluminum Casting Facility in the UK
Magna International Inc. today announced it will build a new world-class aluminum casting facility in Telford, United Kingdom, to support Jaguar ...
Automotive Aluminum Extrusion Market Grows
Source: Today's Motor Vehicles - May/June 2016 Making Aluminum Extrusions Dave Lukasak, director of metallurgy at Sapa Group, explains the ...
GE Oil & Gas to Use Robotics and 3D Printing in Talamona
Source: Today's Energy Solutions A new nozzle production line is the first completely automated line for GE Oil & Gas, ...
Schuler Acquires Leading Die Manufacturer AWEBA
Schuler AG, the market leader in forming equipment, is to take over the die construction specialist AWEBA and thus greatly expand ...
Argonne Coating Improves Wind
Despite the rigors of scientific inquiry and the methodical approaches of the world's most talented researchers, sometimes science has a surprise ...
Largest Commercial Vacuum Furnace Nearing Completion
Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania and Solar Manufacturing, Inc. have been very busy these days building the largest vacuum furnace anywhere ...
Vacuum Heat Treating for Space Exploration
Source: Solar Atmospheres Vacuum furnaces are highly flexible tools capable of providing numerous thermochemical conditions with various reactive gases at elevated ...
Bodycote To Open New Heat Treatment Facility in Mexico
Bodycote, the world’s largest thermal processing services provider, today announces the company will open a new, state-of-the-art heat treatment plant in ...
NASA Releases Dozens of Patents into the Public Domain
Washington – NASA has released 56 formerly-patented agency technologies into the public domain, making its government-developed technologies freely available for unrestricted ...
GM Dumps Korea as Source for 2017 Holden Commodore
Source: Wheels "The same factor that pushed General Motors to quit building the Holden Commodore in Australia – the high cost ...
FDA Has Important New Views on 3-D Printed Devices
Source: MPMN Medtec Pulse The FDA has released “leapfrog” draft guidance for the rapidly evolving world of 3-D printed medical devices. ...
7 Recent Medical Device Failures Catching FDA’s Eye
Source: QMED - Qualified Suppliers to the Medical Device Industry "The FDA last month designated a Medline Industries guidewires recall as ...
Plastics and Metals Team Up in Medical Device Apps
Source: MPMN Medtec Pulse "... to be able to deliver devices with ever-increasing performance levels, medical device manufacturers continue to face ...
Stryker’s Spine Division to Debut 3D Printed Tritanium Posterior Lumbar Cage Spinal Implant
Source: 3D Print.com "Stryker’s proprietary Tritanium technology has now been applied to spinal implants designed to encourage healthy regrowth of the ...
Record Gas Quenching Speeds Achieved in Ipsen’s ARGOS Heat Treating System
KLEVE, GERMANY – Ipsen's Global Development Team recently celebrated the first build and testing of the ARGOS heat-treating system. The ARGOS uses ...
Improved Materials and Enhanced Fatigue Resistance for Gear Components
Source: Thermal Processing for Gear Solutions "When trying to improve fatigue properties, two important areas need to be addressed: improvements of ...
2200°F Conveyor Oven Supplied for Aquatic Heating Systems
Baker Furnace, Inc. shipped a custom-built, high-temperature conveyor oven designed to heat treat rods used to manufacture commercial heating elements. The ...
Commercial Metals Company Celebrates the Groundbreaking of New Micro Mill
On April 29, 2016, Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC), state, federal and local officials and their honored guests gathered for a ...
How Will We Design, Manufacture and Test 900 Satellites?
OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture between Airbus Defence and Space and OneWeb, has chosen Florida in the United States as the ...
Alcoa Unveils Four New Specialty Alloys
Source: Alcoa "Lightweight, high-performance metals leader Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today launched a family of innovative foundry alloys designed to meet the growing ...
Buehler Consolidates European Metallography and Hardness Testing Business
Buehler (http://www.buehler.com), a leading manufacturer of equipment, consumables and accessories for metallography and hardness testing, has combined its business sectors Metallography, ...
CT Scanners for Industrial Jobs
Source: Today's Energy Solutions "These 3D imaging devices and long-range scanners serve a wide range of industries, and help assure that ...
Solar Atmospheres Receives First Reaccreditation from MedAccred
Solar Atmospheres, Inc. has announced that it has become the first company to receive MedAccred critical process reaccreditation. Furthermore, Solar Atmospheres, ...
Alcoa to Supply 3D-Printed Metal Parts for Airbus
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa (NYSE:AA) has entered into an agreement with Airbus to supply 3D-printed titanium fuselage and engine pylon components ...
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 ...
Solar Manufacturing’s Vacuum Furnace Reference Series
Source: Solar Manufacturing's Vacuum Furnace Reference Series This series includes eight releases with the following titles. Release 1: Critical ...
Element Launches World-Leading Material Testing, PQT Facility
Following significant capex investment, Element Materials Technology has launched its newly expanded and upgraded Cincinnati, Ohio, facility, as one of the ...
Opinion: U.S. Manufacturing Dead? Output has Doubled in Three Decades
Source: Market Watch The U.S. manufacturing sector doesn't get any respect. Read More: Opinion: U.S. manufacturing dead? Output has doubled in ...
In-House Heat Treatment Process Works Too Well
Source: Today's Motor Vehicles “We developed our own hot-stamping process to be cost competitive,” says Elie Mordovanaki, general manager of operations ...
Heat Treating Involved in 3D Printing Technique
Source: Today's Medical Developments - March 2016 3D printing technique using liquid inks and common furnaces is less expensive, faster, and ...
Bodycote Breaks Ground on Site for New Solution Treatment Capability at Westminster, California
Bodycote, the world’s leading provider of heat treating services, held a ground breaking ceremony for a new aluminum solution treatment capability ...
Ipsen Ships Seven Vacuum Furnaces
Ipsen recently shipped seven furnaces around the globe, which will be used to support the Aerospace, Automotive and Power industries. This ...
Hitachi Metals Automotive Components to Be Division of Waupaca Foundry
Waupaca Foundry Inc., Waupaca, Wisconsin, announced it will merge with Hitachi Metals Automotive Components USA LLC (HMAC). The merger is part ...
Alcoa Awarded up to $50 Million Contract from U.S. Army to Advance Combat Vehicles
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa (NYSE:AA) has been awarded a five-year contract from the U.S. Army worth up to $50 million for ...
Heat Treat Expansion Complete at McGinnis Rolled Rings
McInnes Rolled Rings has completed an $8 million, 25,000-square-foot expansion to its current manufacturing facility. The addition expands its present heat ...
Solar Manufacturing, Refrac Systems Partner to Build Furnace System
Refrac Systems of Chandler, Ariz., contracted Solar Manufacturing to design and build a large 100-ton-load gas fan quench vacuum hot press ...
Norsk Titanium Achieves Aerospace Technology Readiness
OSLO – December 21, 2015 – Norsk Titanium AS announced today that the company has achieved Technology Readiness Level Eight (TRL ...
The Impact of Heat Treating on Your Daily Life
The Impact of Heat Treating on Your Daily Life (3:00 mins., Uploaded 25 January 2015). A high-energy video that shows what ...
HISTORIC VIDEO: Aluminum Heat Treatment
HISTORIC VIDEO: Aluminum Heat Treatment (22 mins., Original circa 1945, Uploaded: 28 September 2015). Here’s a throwback in time. Take a ...
HISTORIC VIDEO: Properties and Grain Structure
HISTORIC VIDEO: Properties and Grain Structure (19 mins., Original: 1973, Uploaded: 3 September 2014) This a very instructive video on grain ...
Heat Treating – Topic: 54 Popular Heat Treating & Metal Videos
Heat Treating – Topic: 54 Popular Heat Treating & Metal Videos. This YouTube generated playlist of 54 popular heat treating and ...
Materials 101 Series from Mega Mechatronics, Part 6, Surface Finishing
Materials 101 Series from Mega Mechatronics, Part 6, Surface Finishing. (19 mins., 24 March 2014). This is Part 6 of a ...
Materials 101 Series from Mega Mechatronics, Part 5, Failure Analysis
Materials 101 Series from Mega Mechatronics, Part 5, Failure Analysis. (35 mins., 20 February 2014). This is Part 5 of a ...
Materials 101 Series from Mega Mechatronics, Part 4, Heat Treatment/Hardening
Materials 101 Series from Mega Mechatronics, Part 4, Heat Treatment/Hardening. (27 mins., 15 February 2014). This is Part 4 of a ...
Materials 101 Series from Mega Mechatronics, Part 3, Corrosion
Materials 101 Series from Mega Mechatronics, Part 3, Corrosion. (10 mins., 11 February 2014). This is Part 3 of a 6-video ...
Materials 101 Series from Mega Mechatronics, Part 2, Ductility & Toughness
Materials 101 Series from Mega Mechatronics, Part 2, Ductility & Toughness. (13 mins., 11 February 2014). This is Part 2 of ...
Materials 101 Series from Mega Mechatronics, Part 1, Stress & Strain.
Materials 101 Series from Mega Mechatronics, Part 1, Stress & Strain. (13 mins., 9 February 2014). This is Part 1 of ...
Iron Crystal Structures
Iron Crystal Structures (6 mins., 15 November 2012) A good visual explanation of body-centered cubic and face-centered cubic crystal structures. This ...
How Do They Do It? Titanium
How Do They Do It? Titanium (7 mins., Uploaded: 7 January 2012) A great, short overview of titanium, how it is ...
How Stuff Works: Aluminum TV Documentary
How Stuff Works: Aluminum TV Documentary (42 mins., Uploaded: 30 December 2014). This is a December 2014 TV documentary on aluminum. It’s ...
AP&C Adds Powder Manufacturing Capacity
Arcam AB, listed on NASDAQ Stockholm, and a leading supplier of Additive Manufacturing (“AM”) equipment, announces that its powder manufacturing subsidiary ...
Heat Treating Oven Part of Norsk Titanium’s Ultra Lean Manufacturing Line
Norsk Titanium AS, the world’s leading provider of aerospace-grade, titanium additive manufacturing technology, today announced the groundbreaking of a new European ...
Anhui Yingliu Group Inaugurates Quintus® Hot Isostatic Press
Västerås, Sweden, December 17, 2015 - Jan Söderström, CEO of Quintus Technologies (formerly Avure Technologies), joined Frank Du, President of China’s ...
Industrial Batch Ovens to Automotive Supplier
Wisconsin Oven Corporation announced the shipment of two (2) direct gas fired batch ovens to a leading automotive supplier for tempering ...
Economist: Manufacturing Revives in 2016’s Second Half
Source: SME Manufacturing Engineering “We’re about out of the woods,” Alan Beaulieu, president of ITR Economics, said during a presentation at ...
Heat Treating Opportunities Available in Medical Industry
Source: Q1 Productions Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Performance Review Institute (PRI) "2016 is going to be a milestone ...
Heat Treating A Critical Process for MedAccred
Synergy Health in Alajuela, Costa Rica has become the first company to receive MedAccred sterilization accreditation, on January 5, 2016. This ...
New Metallurgical Department in Czech Republic
Global testing group Exova has made a series of investments at its laboratory in Plzeň, Czech Republic to extend its range ...
StrikoWestofen Furnace Systems to be Installed in the USA for the First Time
For its new project in Michigan (USA), the Chinese automotive wheel manufacturer CITIC Dicastal has decided on StrikoMelter melting furnaces built ...
Bonnell Aluminum to Invest $18 Million, Expand Automotive and Specialty Markets
Bonnell Aluminum, a subsidiary of Tredegar Corporation (NYSE:TG), announced it will be investing approximately $18 million over the next 12 months ...
Cost of Failure: Thermal Treatments Reduce Medical Device Liability
Source: SME, Manufacturing Engineering Medical device industry expert witness, John McCloy, founder of Engineered Assurance, discusses what medical device manufacturers need ...
TMK-ARTROM Orders Austenitizing Tube Heat-Treatment Line
SMS group received an order from Romania’s TMK-ARTROM for a heat-treatment line for tubes. The line will consist of an austenitizing ...
Universal High Pressure Quench Delivers Wide Range of Process Capabilities to Slovenia Commercial Heat Treater, MIHEU
Slovenia commercial heat treater, MIHEU, is expanding their production capacity with the addition of a new Vector™ High Pressure Gas Quench ...
TimkenSteel Develops New Manufacturing Process for High-Pressure Tubing
CANTON, Ohio, TimkenSteel (NYSE: TMST, timkensteel.com), a leader in customized alloy steel products and services, today announced that it has developed ...
Brazing and High Vacuum Heat Treat Furnace Delivered to Southwest USA
CHERRY VALLEY, IL – Ipsen recently shipped a horizontal-loading MetalMaster® vacuum furnace with 2-bar gas quenching to a company in the Southwest ...
Aluminum Immersion Holding Furnace to Large Automotive Die Caster
Aluminum Immersion Holding Furnace to Large Automotive Die Caster Lindberg/MPH announced the shipment of an electric immersion aluminum holding furnace to ...
Two -thirds new US generating capacity from renewables: Wind largest source
Washington, D.C. – Setting a new annual record, renewable sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for almost two-thirds (63.85%) of ...
The USA plans more aerospace work in Asia: Heat treat impact expected
Source: Aerospace Industries Association The U.S. Aerospace and Defense industry shows a commitment to increasing international trade and partnerships with America’s ...
Flash Heat Treat Boost & Silicon Anodes Boost Lithium Batteries’ Energy
Source: IHS Engineering 360 Chemical engineers at the University of Waterloo in Canada have swapped out graphite for silicon anodes, resulting ...
AMAG Orders Plants for Production of Aluminum Strip and Sheet
Source: Heat Processing AMAG rolling GmbH, Austria, has placed an order with SMS group for the supply of a cold ...
3 Charter Members Join IHEA’s New Induction Heat Treating Division
Ajax TOCCO Magnathermic, Ambrell and SMS Elotherm have all joined the Industrial Heating Equipment Association's (IHEA) newest membership division -- the ...
Titanium: How They Do It?
[Best of the Web] Source: YouTube from The Science Channel A 6-minute video shows how titanium is made. A great introductory ...
Hardened Steels for More Efficient Engines
Source: Phys.org Scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are working on the development of a new process for hardening steel: ...
GKN Prepares Plant for Boeing Work: Heat Treat Included
[Best of the Web] Source: TheTandD.com Plant modifications were underway at GKN Aerospace's second Orangeburg County facility as the company prepared ...
The Strength of Aluminum: From Automakers to the U.S. Military, Those in the Know Trust Aluminum
[Best of the Web] Source: The Aluminum Association This "quick read" article is an excellent primer for those looking for some ...
US Navy orders 20 more Boeing P8A Poseidons
[Best of the Web] Source: Aerospace Manufacturing & Design $2.5 billion contract expands maritime surveillance fleet, includes four aircraft for Australia. ...
Boeing and Tawazun Precision Industries to Establish New Aerospace Capability in the Middle East –Tawazun Lists Heat Treat Capabilities
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 18, 2013 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will partner with Tawazun Precision Industries (TPI), a Tawazun Holding ...
Apple’s Patent Pending 7000 Series Aluminum Invention Used in the New iPhone 6s Comes to Light
[Best of the Web] Source: PatentlyApple.com When Apple introduced the iPhone 6s on September 9, 2015 they pointed out in their ...
Infographic Tells of Impact of National Aerospace Standards
[Best of the Web] Source: Aerospace Industries Association It takes a staggering 9 million parts to make a C-17 Globmaster. National ...
Titanium Alloys in Medical Applications
[Best of the Web] Source: www.azom.com The high strength, low weight, outstanding corrosion resistance possessed by titanium and titanium alloys have ...
Heat Treating 101
[Best of the Web] Source: Energy Insights Looking for a solid primer on heat treatment that you can share with your ...
Messier Bugatti Adds Jobs, Possible Heat Treat Near Cincinnati
[Best of the Web] Source: Cincinnati Business Courier An aircraft parts manufacturer is planning to expand its operations in Greater Cincinnati ...
The Past, Present, and Future of Springs
[Best of the Web] Source: Machine Design We’ve come a long way since Henry Ford first declared “You can have any ...
Magnesium and silicon carbide recipe results in lightweight metal with record strength
Source: GizMag Magnesium has a number of potential advantages when it comes to engineering. It is considered the lightest of structural ...
Revolutionary steel treatment paves the way for radically lighter, stronger, cheaper cars
[Best of the Web] Source: GizMag Back in 2011, we wrote about a fascinating new way to heat-treat regular, cheap steel ...
Gears Look to the Future for Material
Wear vs. Hardness of Gear Materials [Best of the Web] Source: Machine Design Gears are a common component of modern machinery, ...
Need the Latest AMS 2750 Pyrometry Standards for Heat Treating?
AMS Pyrometry Heat Treat Standards from SAE Finding Aerospace Materials Standards (AMS) can be a bit daunting if you haven't done ...
