Atmosphere/Air Furnaces Technical Content
Recovering Magnetic Performance Through Precision Thermal Processing
Fabrication processes can introduce stresses that compromise the magnetic performance of electrical steel. In this Technical Tuesday installment, Tim Donofrio, VP ...
Hidden Water, Hidden Risk: Preventing Quench Tank Fires
A small amount of hidden water at the bottom of a quench tank can rapidly escalate into a violent fire hazard. ...
OMG Site Tour: An Inside Look at In-House Heat Treating
This Technical Tuesday installment summarizes the highlights from a site visit by Heat Treat Today's Doug Glenn, publisher and founder, and ...
Emissions Tool Tuned for Heat Treat Furnaces
A carbon emissions estimation tool specifically for heat treat furnaces combined physics-based furnace modeling with life cycle assessment. By revealing where ...
Cómo domar a tu dragón
Cuando una carga se atasca durante el temple, cada segundo cuenta y las decisiones improvisadas pueden aumentar el riesgo. En esta ...
Hypersonics Come Alive with Vacuum and Controlled Atmosphere Furnaces
Hypersonic vehicles and missiles operating at Mach 5 and beyond place unprecedented thermal and environmental demands on aerospace materials. In this ...
Ask The Heat Treat Doctor®: Why and How Do We Heat Treat Gears? Part One
Ask The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to bring sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers, answer questions about heat treating, brazing, sintering, ...
How To Tame Your Dragon
When a load hangs up during quenching, seconds matter and improvised decisions can escalate risk. In this Technical Tuesday installment, Bruno ...
Atmosphere/Air Furnaces News
News from Abroad: Steelmaking Capacity, Furnace Investments, and Industry Leadership
In today's News from Abroad installment, we highlight several global developments in thermal processing — from increased electric arc furnace utilization ...
MTI Commercial Heat Treater of the Year 2026 Announced
On Wednesday, October 14, Heat Treat Today, in cooperation with the Metal Treating Institute (MTI), presented the 2026 Master Craftsman Award ...
Titanium Sintering Capacity Moves Into Production
A Virginia titanium manufacturer has commissioned additional hydrogen sintering and phase transformation (HSPT) capacity and begun production sintering of titanium components ...
MTI Member Profile: Aalberts surface technologies
With roots that stretch back more than six decades, Aalberts surface technologies represents the coming together of several respected names in ...
Algoma Steel Produces First Heat from Second EAF
Algoma Steel has produced the first heat of liquid steel from its second electric arc furnace, advancing the Canadian steelmaker's transition ...
Improving Thermocouple Accuracy with Innovative Cold Junction Compensation
Accurate thermocouple readings depend on more than the sensing element itself. In this Technical Tuesday installment, Mark Betts, principal hardware design ...
Automated Heat Treat Line Equips Aerospace Forging Production
A global aerospace manufacturer will install an automated heat treatment line combining atmosphere and vacuum processing for aerospace forgings. The integrated ...
New Sinter Plant Supports Integrated Steel Production
A new traveling-grate sinter plant with an annual production capacity of approximately 5.75 million tons is planned as part of a ...
Heat Treat Radio #139: Turning Heat Treat Data into Better Decisions
Heat treat operations generate enormous amounts of data, but how can that information be used to improve process control, prevent failures, ...
US Steel Greenlights New Hot Strip Mill
A new hot strip mill at U.S. Steel's Mon Valley Works will incorporate walking beam furnaces for slab reheating as part ...
Emerging Technologies: Modernizing Heat Treat Controls with PLCs and HMIs: Part 1
Heat Treat Today's contributing experts series on emerging technologies examines how modern automation and manufacturing tools are reshaping heat treat operations. In this ...
How Logistics Considerations Affect Industrial Gas Users
Industrial gas costs involve far more than the gas itself. In this Technical Tuesday installment, Dave Wolff, an independent expert focusing ...
Sintered Magnet Production Capacity Set for Tenfold Increase
A U.S.-based critical materials manufacturer has begun receiving additional vacuum sintering and magnet production equipment that is expected to increase annual ...
Message from the Editor: Take the Road — That IS the Challenge
Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the editor. This letter is from the September ...
Three Processing Lines Advance Electrical Steel Production
Three processing lines for annealing, pickling, decarburizing, flattening, and coating are advancing toward installation at a grain-oriented electrical steel production facility. ...
Large Vacuum Furnace Supports Aerospace Titanium Heat Treatment
A large high-vacuum furnace has been ordered for the heat treatment of titanium alloys used in aerospace applications. Designed for loads ...
US Bearing Manufacturer Adds Vacuum Carburizing Capacity
A U.S.-based bearing manufacturer is expanding its in-house heat treating capacity with a new vacuum furnace for hardening and low pressure ...
Amaero Plans Capital Equipment Investment Following IPO Pricing
Amaero Inc., a Tennessee-based producer of refractory and titanium alloy metal powders and near-net-shape components using powder metallurgy-hot isostatic pressing (PM-HIP), ...
