Automotive Heat Treating

The automotive heat treat market is diverse, large, and continually growing. Heat treating demands are evolving with the advent of electric cars, but heat treatment of conventional automotive parts remains strong. Parts that are heat treated include: power transmission gears, braking systems, engine components, fasteners and stampings. These parts are made from a variety of heat treatable materials, including mild steel, aluminum, magnesium, and high strength and low alloy steels. The components are made from materials produced by powder metallurgy and wrought metal, including castings and forgings. Processes vary widely, a few examples being annealing, brazing (e.g., processing automotive heat exchangers), case hardening (e.g., carburizing, carbonitriding, ferritic and austenitic nitrocarburizing, nitriding), hardening (e.g., through hardening, selective surface hardening), normalizing, sintering, and solution heat treating (e.g., aluminum). Below is a collection of automotive news and technical articles.

Automotive Technical Content

Automotive Technical Content

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 ...
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 ...
Stainless Corrosion
Stainless steel has crept into our kitchens and now also our garages, the Tesla Cybertruck being the latest product to sport ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...

Automotive Industry News

Automotive Industry News

Vacuum Furnaces for Dies for Automotive Industry
A company in the automotive industry is expanding its hardening plant and has ordered a new vacuum furnace. The furnace introduces ...
15th CAB Line Ventures to Mexico
After 15 years of collaboration, a new CAB furnace designed for production of heat exchangers for delivery vehicles, trucks, and cars ...
Major Auto Maker Pledges $20 Billion for US
A major automaker announced a $20 billion investment in United States-based manufacturing. Hyundai's investment, which the automaker described as a pledge ...
Auto Parts Manufacturer Adds EV/CAB Line
A continuous line for protective atmosphere brazing has been contracted by a company involved in the research, development, and production of ...
Conticon Boosts Copper Rod Production with Heat Treat Capabilities
Conticon, a steel-wire manufacturer, is expanding production capabilities at its North American plant by installing a CONTIROD® CR3700 line to address the ...
Auto Parts manufacturer Adds EV/CAB Line
An auto parts manufacturer that specializes in the production of radiators and air conditioning systems recently ordered a fully electric furnace ...
News From Abroad: Initiatives, Processing for a Better World
In today's News from Abroad installment, we highlight processing and initiatives that aim to improve operations and improve sustainability. Read more ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...