Maintenance Message: Extending the Service Life of Refractory Linings

October 2, 2024 / ALUMINUM PROCESSING TECHNICAL CONTENT, GUEST COLUMN, MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT TECH

Heat treating aluminum presents a unique concern due to the operating conditions of high temperature, chemical corrosion, mechanical abrasion, and temperature variation. Guest columnist Roger M. Smith, director of technical...

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Message from the Editor: AI, Where Are You?

December 15, 2025 / EDITOR

Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the editor. This letter is from the October 2025 Ferrous & Nonferrous Heat Treatments/Mill Processing print edition. In...

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Avoid Costly Refractory Repairs with Proper Maintenance

January 30, 2025 / Manufacturing Heat Treat Technical Content

Refractories, “the unsung hero of the manufacturing process,” can’t measure up to that moniker if their superpowers are worn down and not getting due maintenance. Guest columnist Pamela Gaul, director...

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Message From the Editor: Take a Bike Break

August 10, 2023 / EDITORS PICK, FEATURED NEWS

This article first appeared in June 2023’s Heat Treat Buyers Guide print edition. Feel free to contact Bethany Leone at bethany@heattreattoday.com if you have a question, comment, or any editorial contribution you’d like to submit. Bethany...

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What’s the Rebricking and Relining Process for My Atmosphere Furnace?

September 2, 2025 / ATMOSPHERE AIR FURNACES TECHNICAL CONTENT, INSULATION TECHNICAL CONTENT, MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT TECH

This Technical Tuesday installment is part of the Maintenance Message column series. In today’s edition Nate Sroka, quality assurance engineer for Ipsen, provides a complete maintenance guide to rebricking and...

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Alumni Spotlight: 40 Under 40 Leaders Continue to Inspire

June 20, 2025 / HEAT TREAT NEWS

Each year, the 40 Under 40 initiative at Heat Treat Today recognizes 40 rising young leaders (ages 40 and younger) in heat treat who are going above and beyond in the industry. To learn more...

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Basics of Vacuum Furnace Leak Detection, Part 2

April 1, 2025 / Manufacturing Heat Treat Technical Content, VACUUM PUMPS GAUGES VALVES TECHNICAL CONTENT

Part 1 of this article by Dave Deiwert, owner and president of Tracer Gas Technologies, was published in Heat Treat Today’s November 2024 Vacuum Heat Treat print edition and online...

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Experts Anticipate Key Heat Treat Technology Adoptions

January 28, 2025 / MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT TECH, TECHNOLOGY

Industry experts agree: 2025 is a year of significant, high-tech developments. In this Technical Tuesday, hear from three heat treat industry consultants on current and incoming technological advances, from miniaturization...

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Case Study: The Metallurgy Within a Reheating Furnace at DanSteel

January 17, 2025 / ATMOSPHERE AIR FURNACES TECHNICAL CONTENT, ENERGY HEAT TREAT TECHNICAL CONTENT, Manufacturing Heat Treat Technical Content, TITANIUM PROCESSING TECHNICAL CONTENT

In this article, a team of researchers describe the technical, technological, and metallurgical characteristics in heating large-sized continuous cast slabs made of low carbon microalloyed steels, using the operation at...

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Digitalization Propels Heat Treating to Industry of the Future

January 7, 2025 / CONTROLS TECHNICAL CONTENT, INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICAL CONTENT, Manufacturing Heat Treat Technical Content, TECHNOLOGY

If you work in a standards-driven industry, you may already feel the imperative of digitalization. In today’s Technical Tuesday, Mike Loepke, head of Nitrex Software & Digitalization, posits how, even...

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