Derek Dennis President Solar Atmospheres California
In response to the challenges of California’s energy market, Solar Atmospheres of California (SCA) has installed and recently commissioned the state’s largest commercial solar & energy storage system.
By combining onsite generation, an advanced energy storage system, and an artificial intelligence powered analytics platform, SCA looks to optimize energy use by automatically switching between onsite generation, battery power, and grid power. The large system will enable SCA to achieve a wide variety of goals, including energy expense reductions through reduced peak demand, onsite renewable power generation and demand response program participation. Additional benefits include energy resilience, sustainability, environmental and corporate responsibility, and innovation. The digitally connected energy storage network includes a 772kW PV Solar System and a 1,561kW/3,122kWh Tesla Battery Storage System.
“We’re very pleased to have this new and innovative system fully operational and producing valuable power for use in daily production,” said Derek Dennis, president of SCA, “SCA has been working closely with our energy partners and Southern California Edison to develop, design and install a system that best meets the energy needs of our rapidly growing heat treat facility.”
“From day one of operation,” he continued, “the system began saving energy costs, increased plant capacity/flexibility while applying an environmentally friendly technology. SCA takes pride in partnering with our neighbors in operating a safe and environmentally friendly atmosphere. Additionally, this investment was particularly attractive to SCA now because of two federal tax incentives and additional state sponsored incentives. SCA expects full ROI on the Solar + Energy Storage System within 30-36 months.”
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at new ways of doing things. Heat TreatToday’s101 Heat TreatTipsis another opportunity to learn the tips, tricks, and hacks from some of the industry’s foremost experts.
Heat TreatToday’s latest round of 101 Heat Treat Tips is featured in Heat TreatToday 2020 fall issue (also featuring the popular 40 Under 40).
Coil cooling water is the lifeblood of the induction coil. Water conductivity, passage restrictions, and re-circulating temperatures for cooling water all play a critical role in the life of the induction coil. Some tips to get the most out of your system:
• inspect hoses for crimping after each installation;
• use tie wraps for hose routing;
• ensure water valves are open—never leave it to the operator;
• utilize interlock system to prevent or detect failures;
• avoid “O” ring connections on water paths;
• store coils in a safe, secure location;
• achive water conductivity maximum of 300 UMHO/CM;
• maintain better life at 20 to 50 UMHO/CM;
• keep water hardness under 100 PPM;
• maintain 70 to 7.5 pH;
• flush with lime-away, CLR, or humidifier cleaner on a regular basis.
(Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic)
Heat TreatTip #17
4 Reasons Not to Overlook Combustion System Maintenance
Anyone who has operated a direct fired furnace, especially one that relies on pressure balance ratio regulators for ratio control, knows that regular tuning is needed to keep the process running with the proper air to fuel ratio.
Here are 4 reasons not to skip regular combustion system tuning:
It can cost you money: Operating with more air than needed will reduce your furnaces efficiency and require you to burn more fuel. Conversely, operating air deficient, unless necessary for the process, results in unburned fuel being released with the exhaust gasses. In most cases the unburned fuel going up your stack is energy that you paid for.
It can decrease product quality and yield: For many ferrous metals too much excess air will result in excess scale formation at high processing temperatures. On the contrary other materials such as titanium need to be processed with excess air to prevent Hydrogen pickup.
It can reduce your furnace’s reliability: The burners on your direct fired furnace will have a defined range of acceptable air to fuel ratios for proper operation. If your system wanders outside of this range, which can be fairly tight with today’s ultra-low NOx burners, you could start to see flame failures that result in unplanned shutdowns.
It can be a safety hazard: Apart from the possibility of causing burner instability, running with too little air will increase CO emissions. Unless your furnace is designed to safety exhaust CO you could end up exposing personnel working near your furnace to this deadly gas.
(Bloom Engineering)
Heat TreatTip #31
How to make thru-process temperature monitoring robot friendly!
In modern rotary hearth furnaces as shown in the picture, temperature profiling using trailing thermocouples is impossible as the cables would wind up in the furnace transfer mechanism.
Due to the central robot loading and unloading and elimination of charging racks/baskets the use of a conventional thru-process system would also be a challenge.
Faced with such loading restrictions it is necessary to fit the thermal barrier inside the cavity of the product (engine block shown) and allow automated loading of the complete combined monitoring system and product.
To allow miniaturization of the thermal barrier to fit, but also provide sufficient thermal protection, the use of phased evaporation technology is critical. Such a system allowed BSN Thermoprozesstechnik GmbH in Germany to commission such a furnace accurately and efficiently and thereby optimize settings to not only achieve product quality but ensure energy efficient, cost effective production.
The Metal Treating Institute (MTI) and Furnaces North America announced that they have signed a new media partnership with Heat Treat Today out of New Castle, Pa. Heat Treat Today is one of the heat treating industry’s leading publications, reaching heat treaters through their print, digital and social media platforms.
“2020 brought on many changes to many companies, and MTI,” says Tom Morrison, CEO of MTI, “was no different. After looking at the value proposition from numerous publications on who could provide the largest voice for commercial heat treaters, Heat Treat Today’s offerings matched up with the needs and future plans of MTI and FNA.”
Heat Treat Today founder and publisher, Doug Glenn, added, “We are excited about the media partnership with MTI and FNA. Our passion is the heat treating industry and we are looking forward to providing a strong voice for MTI members to the captive heat treaters throughout our readership.”
MTI will release MTI’s Commercial Heat Treating in Heat Treat Today’s printed magazine. This section will focus on sharing why outsourcing part or all of their heat treating to a MTI commercial heat treater could be beneficial. Content will also include articles on safety, Industry 4.0, digital business strategies, and automation.
Tom Morrison image provided by Metal Treating Institute. All other images provided by Heat Treat Today.
Heat TreatTodayoffers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry.
Personnel Chatter
Earl Leach, safety champion and production manager at Paulo St. Louis, has been recognized by the Missouri Association of Manufacturers with this year’s Safety Excellence “Horizon” Award.
The Plibrico Company, a global leader in monolithic refractory technology, announced Eric Downing as branch manager of the company’s Florida and Georgia locations following the announcement that current branch manager, Dale Johnson, would be retiring. Scott Forster has joined Plibrico as project manager, responsible for estimating, engineering, and managing projects in the company’s Buffalo, New York location.
Dustin Lawhon and Alex Janeway have both accepted expanded responsibilities as national sales managers at Paulo.
Earl Leach, safety champion and production manager at Paulo, receives Safety Excellence “Horizon” Award, 2020.
Dustin Lawhon National Sales Manager Paulo
Alex Janeway National Sales Manager Paulo
Company Chatter
AFC-Holcroft has announced the expansion of sales territory by their sales representative, Vectorr Industries LLC, to now include the Province of Ontario, Canada.
Bodycote announced the opening of its new facility in Elgins, Illinois.
HI-POWER, a Holtec International and Eos Energy Storage joint venture, formed a five-year partnering agreement with Solar Atmospheres of Western PA to provide an energy-efficient, non-lithium, long-duration energy storage solution using battery technology.
Rockford Systems LLC dba Rockford Combustion Solutions launched a new website providing combustion safety and training solutions for organizations that work with fuel-fired equipment.
The ECM USA Synergy Center located in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, showcases ECM equipment and provides pre-production testing. This fully functional test lab houses capabilities to perform many thermal processes across many markets.
Tenova has signed a contract with the HBIS Group for the implementation of the Paradigm Project, a high tech hydrogen energy development and utilization plant. This will be the world’s first DRI production plant powered by hydrogen-enriched gas.
Tenova introduced its TSX SmartBurner for reheating furnaces to be installed in industrial plants with potentially zero carbon dioxide emissions. It is the first flameless burner of the megawatt variety that has been tested successfully with 100% of hydrogen.
Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, the largest steel subsidiary in the Salzgitter Group, has commissioned Tenova for the construction of μDRAL, a demonstration plant. The plant will produce Direct Reduced Iron (DRI), using up to 100% hydrogen as reducing agent
Adler Moldenhauer President Vectorr Industries LLC
HI-POWER partners with Solar Atmospheres of Western PA
ECM USA Simulation Software
Tenova at the signing ceremony for the implementation of a hydrogen-enriched gas powered DRI production plant.
Tenova introduces TSX SmartBurner.
Tenova provides demonstration plant for the production of Direct Reduced Iron for Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH
Kudos Chatter
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems recognized Solar Atmospheres of Western PA as a top-performing supplier in 2020 with the Outstanding Customer Service Award.
Lincotek has been named among the winners of the Eccellenze d’Impresa 2020 award in the category Innovation and Technology. The prize, now in its seventh year, recognizes Italian companies that excel in extraordinary performance and is organized by Eccellenze d’Impresa.
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA achieved Nadcap AC7101/4 accreditation for their captive metallography laboratory and became an approved Boeing Process Source (D1-4426).
Constellium’s facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky lowered carbon emissions and so received an award from the Tennessee Valley Authority for being an “exemplary environmental steward.”
HT-MX has successfully increased its Nadcap scope to become Latin America’s first heat treat plant certified for HIPing steel and nickel alloys, and the heat treatment of stainless steel, aluminum, and carbon steel heat treatment.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems awards Solar Atmospheres of Western PA
Lincotek recognized as a winner of the Eccellenze d’Impresa 2020 award
Nadcap accreditation for Solar Atmospheres of Western PA
Constellium Bowling Green Facility in Kentucky
HT-MX increases Nadcap scope
Heat TreatToday is pleased to join in the announcements of growth and achievement throughout the industry by highlighting them here on our News Chatter page. Please send any information you feel may be of interest to manufacturers with in-house heat treat departments especially in the aerospace, automotive, medical, and energy sectors to editor@heattreattoday.com.
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at new ways of doing things. Heat TreatToday’s101 Heat TreatTipsis another opportunity to learn the tips, tricks, and hacks from some of the industry’s foremost experts.
Heat TreatToday’s latest round of 101 Heat Treat Tips is featured in Heat TreatToday 2020 fall issue (also featuring the popular 40 Under 40).
New Diffusion Pump Technology Increases Production Output
Gain immediate positive net cash flow with a lease to own finance option by upgrading your diffusion pumps with the new immersion heater technology. The new style heater will extend oil life and reduce energy consumption. New heater technology can increase production by eliminating the need of dropping your pump every time you change oil for faster maintenance turn around. Drop in place pump design with improved performance.
NEW-DIJ Diffusion Pumps with smart heater technology by Leybold Vacuum Source: Leybold Vacuum USA
(Leybold Vacuum USA)
Heat TreatTip #23
Inspection Mistakes That Cost
Rockwell hardness testing requires adherence to strict procedures for accurate results. Try this exercise to prove the importance of proper test procedures.
A certified Rc 54.3 +/- 1 test block was tested three times and the average of the readings was Rc 54 utilizing a flat anvil. Water was put on the anvil under the test block and the next three readings averaged Rc 52.1.
Why is it so important that samples are clean, dry, and properly prepared?
If your process test samples are actually one point above the high spec limit but you are reading two points lower, you will ship hard parts that your customer can reject.
If your process test samples are one point above the low spec limit but you are reading two points lower, you may reprocess parts that are actually within specification.
It is imperative that your personnel are trained in proper sample preparation and hardness testing procedures to maximize your quality results and minimize reprocessing.
Properly preparing a hardness sample can save time and money.
Source: Young Metallurgical Consulting
(Young Metallurgical Consulting)
Heat TreatTip #33
Not Able to Hit Target Temperature — What To Do
Situation: Customer had an available 100kW/1kHz inverter and needed to heat 1-in.-diameter carbon steel bar to hot working temperature (2000°F). It was a low production application and cycle time was not critical. However, regardless of the heat time and irrespective of using maximum available output power, it was not possible to reach required target temperature. Actually, after reaching about 1470o°F there was no noticeable temperature rise regardless of increased heat time.
Solution: Severe eddy current cancellation was responsible for a failure to reach target temperature. The use of frequencies 6 kHz and greater can easily help to accomplish the goal. As a simple “rule-of-thumb,” in order to provide an efficient heating and avoid eddy current cancellation in through heating applications (e.g., through hardening or hot working), it is necessary to choose a frequency that will guarantee that the “bar diameter-to-penetration depth” ratio exceeds 3.6 at a target temperature.
(Dr. Valery Rudnev, FASM, Fellow of IFHTSE/Professor Induction/Director Science & Technology, Inductoheat Inc., An Inductotherm Group company)
Heat TreatTip #43
Brick to Fiber to Avoid Thermal Shock
Thermal shock is a regular issue with hard refractory and brick-lined furnaces due to the constant changes in temperature for batch annealing. Switching an old furnace over to ceramic fiber is an easy process that can save time and money.
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. announced that they formally completed its purchase of ArcelorMittal USA. According to a statement from the company, the combined company made pro-forma revenue of $17 billion on a full-year basis from 2019, and combined adjusted earnings of about $1.7 billion.
In the agreement, Cleveland-Cliffs took control of ArcelorMittal USA’s six steel-making facilities, eight finishing facilities, two iron ore mining and pelletizing operations, and three coal and coke-making operations.
Lourenco Goncalves Board of Directors, President, and CEO Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
In addition to the ArcelorMittal deal, Cleveland-Cliffs also said it had acquired full ownership of two New Carlisle, Indiana steel plants, I/N Tek and I/N Kote. Cleveland-Cliffs previously shared part ownership of the plants with Nippon Steel Corporation but now owns both plants 100%. According to Cleveland-Cliffs, the factories generated $121 million in earnings in 2019.
Cleveland-Cliffs also added a separate plant owned by Nippon Steel in Alabama as a long-term supplier for automotive grade slabs.
In a statement, Lourenco Goncalves, CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs, said the slew of deals “opens a new chapter in the history of the steel business in the United States. The assets we have acquired will be combined with our existing footprint, including AK Steel, Precision Partners, AK Tube, several mining and pelletizing facilities, our research and development center, and the most modern direct reduction plant in the world, which we have just started to operate in Toledo, OH.”
The company’s new, wider footprint, Goncalves said, would allow Cleveland-Cliffs to be “a major player in supporting American manufacturing, American future investments in infrastructure, and the prosperity of the American people through good paying middle-class jobs.”
Read about "Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Acquires Arcelor Mittal USA" here.
(photo source: video from https://usa.arcelormittal.com/products-and-markets)
Heat TreatTodayoffers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry.
Equipment Chatter
TAV VACUUM FURNACES SPA sold two horizontal all metal high vacuum heat treatment furnaces to a well-known Chinese heat treater working in the manufacturing industry.
Honeywell announced that Global Control Pte Ltd, a global heating system original equipment manufacturer (OEM), is incorporating Honeywell technologies, including the ControlEdge™ HC900 controller, into its heat treatment solutions to help its customers improve their asset performance, reduce their inventory and lifecycle costs, and save energy.
Grieve Corp. announces 1250°F (667°C) inert atmosphere oven currently used for heat treating firearms components at a customer’s facility.
Tenova, a company specializing in innovative solutions for the metals and mining industries, started up the most productive Electric Arc Furnace in history, a Tenova Consteel® EAF, at Acciaieria Arvedi, Cremona (Italy) on September 17 this year.
ECM Technologies announces the release of a new furnace system which will replace current sealed quench (SQ) or integral quench (IQ) style furnaces.
Hubbard-Hall has completed the first phase of a three-year Digital Initiative Strategy. This phase focuses on creating a more engaging user experience, with use of Web Chat and On-Demand Portal technologies.
Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems is pleased to announce the recent commissioning of a Vacuum Oil Quench Furnace, which included 2 BAR gas quench capabilities to an international manufacturer.
Kanthal is adding a 60 kW heater to its range of flow heaters to meet demands for higher power in industries like aluminum and glass.
Grieve Corp. Inert Atmosphere Oven
Tenova Consteel® EAF at Acciaieria Arvedi, Cremona (Italy)
ECM Technologies announces new furnace
Gasbarre’s Vacuum Oil Quench Furnace
Personnel Chatter
Hubbard-Hall Inc. welcomes Joshua McClellan as application engineer-cleaning and Becky Cavazuti as customer engagement key accounts manager. These roles are critical in expanding Hubbard-Hall’s services in metal finishing operations and achieving customer’s goals with less cost, complexity, and chemical consumption.
Group picture with Joshua and Becky from Hubbard-Hall.
Hubbard-Hall Inc. welcomes Fernando Carminholi as Business Development Manager.
Wire Experts Group, the parent company to Pelican Wire of Naples, Florida and Rubadue Wire of Loveland, Colorado has named Trent Dunn as the new WEG Marketing Manager, with overall responsibility for the marketing departments of all business units, including the parent organization.
The Heat Treating Society of ASM International welcomes to the board Steven Ferdon, director engineering technology, Cummins Incorporated. Chuck Faulkner, commercial development manager-heat treatment, Quaker Houghton, and Marc Glasser, director of metallurgical services, Rolled Alloys, were reappointed for a second three-year term.
Fernando Carminholi Business Development Manager Hubbard-Hall, Inc.
Trent Dunn Wire Experts Group Manager Marketing Manager
Marc Glasser serves at Heat Treating Society of ASM International
Company Chatter
Brian Fitzpatrick, District 1 US Congressman, Bucks County, Pa., at the Solar Manufacturing plant.
Custom Electric Manufacturing was acquired by Sweden-based Kanthal in 2018 and will now go to market under the Kanthal brand. The transition will be effective as of January 1, 2021. View a video with Jon Hartmayer and Victor Strauss about the brand transition.
Brian Fitzpatrick, District 1 US Congressman, Bucks County, PA., toured the Solar Manufacturing plant in Sellersville, PA.
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), a recognized leader in heat treat services and metallurgical solutions, announced a new logo for their UltraOx® heat treatment today. The new logo features an ox as the term ‘ox’ is often used as an abbreviation of the term ‘oxide’ – one of the three steps of this protective heat treatment.
Jon Hartmayer Sales Area Manager NAFTA Kanthal
Victor Strauss Vice President and Director of Operations CEM
Kudos Chatter
Lindsey Newcomb, Marketing Manager at Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), was recently selected for a “2020 20 under 40 list,” furthering the understanding/awareness of heat treat among the general public.
In August, 2020, Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania (SAWPA) participated in a Boeing Supplier Assessment. The on-site, preventative engagement resulted in zero findings and Solar, once again, achieving preferred status for Heat Treating, Hardness, and Non-Destructive Liquid Penetrant Testing.
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. recognized in the 2020 Courier Employers of Choice. These honorees demonstrate the diversity of career options in and continued commitment to healthy communities in Cedar Valley, IA.
Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania (SAWPA) recognized from the Boeing Supplier Assessment
Heat TreatToday is pleased to join in the announcements of growth and achievement throughout the industry by highlighting them here on our News Chatter page. Please send any information you feel may be of interest to manufacturers with in-house heat treat departments especially in the aerospace, automotive, medical, and energy sectors to editor@heattreattoday.com.
A recent strategic partnership between a North American commercial heat treater and a hot isostatic pressing service provider will open up more immediate options for heat treating customers.
(Source: Solar Atmospheres, CA)
Solar Atmospheres of California, providing vacuum heat treating services, and Kittyhawk, offering hot isostatic pressing (HIP) services for the aerospace, commercial, military, medical, automotive, firearms and oil and gas industries, will partner to offer heat treating and hot isostatic pressing services.
Brandon Creason President Kittyhawk
“This partnership,” says Brandon Creason, president of Kittyhawk, “allows the customer to take advantage of hot isostatic pressing and heat treat without having to look further. I am very excited about the future, and more importantly, providing our customers with two of the best options in the service industry.”
Derek Dennis President Solar Atmospheres California
Derek Dennis, president of Solar Atmospheres of California, adds, “In response to the needs and requirements of our valued customers, Solar Atmosphere is delighted to partner with a high caliber organization like Kittyhawk to provide hot isostatic pressing services.”
(photo source: National Cancer Institute at unsplash.com)
Lourenco Goncalves Board of Directors, president, and CEO Cleveland-Cliffs
Cleveland Cliffs Inc. announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement with ArcelorMittal S.A., in which Cleveland-Cliffs will acquire substantially all of the operations of ArcelorMittal USA LLC and its subsidiaries for approximately $1.4 billion.
Upon closure of the transaction, Cleveland-Cliffs will be the largest flat-rolled steel producer in North America with combined shipments of approximately 17 million net tons in 2019. The company will also be the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America with 28 million long tons of annual capacity.
Lourenco Goncalves, Chairman of the Board, president, and CEO ofCleveland-Cliffs, will lead the expanded organization. “Steelmaking is a business where production volume, operational diversification, dilution of fixed costs, and technical expertise matter above all else,” he says, “and this transaction achieves all of these. ArcelorMittal is a world-class organization that we have long admired as our customer and our partner, and we know for a fact that they have taken good care of their U.S. assets.”
“The acquisition of ArcelorMittal USA amplifies our position in the discerning automotive steel marketplace, and further improves our position in important U.S. markets such as construction, appliances, infrastructure, machinery, and equipment,” he says. “It also adds to our strong legacy raw material profile and growing finishing capabilities. The transaction will enable us to become a more efficient fully-integrated steel system, with the ability to realize all of our operational and financial goals.”
Given the nature of this year's Furnaces North America (FNA) show, we are bringing updates from the event to you. What happened? What did they cover in the technical sessions? Who showed up? What is it like navigating a virtual platform? Learn about how the second day of the event went in the article below.
If you have any videos, images, or thoughts from this year's event, email them to editor@heattreattoday.com!
Who's Who: Live Session
The live session on the second day was an enlightening look to the future as Tom Morrison of the Metal Treating Institute, Cory Padfield of American Axle & Manufacturing, and Chad Spore of John Deere discussed, "What's Next in Heat Treating For Aerospace, Automotive & Agriculture."
From left to right: Chad Spore, Cory, and Tom Morrison sit down to talk about the "next thing" in industry. (Source: screen shot at FNA 2020 Virtual)
The audience heard Tom talk about how millions of dollars can be taken out of the heat treat supply chain with the advent of 3D printing, followed by Chad's assessment of current developments in the world of agriculture.
Cory shared that changes in the heat treat design within the automotive industry may look like "a shift [in the heat treat processes] from cast iron parts which have been used in automotive to steel that may need heat treatment, or heat treated cast iron, like austempered iron." He also noted that there will "definitely" be more salt quenching in the future for precision components. Furthermore, as heat treat moves away from traditional steel usage, aluminum will continue to be the material of choice. Looking to the future, Cory says to focus on part-to-part variation within the automotive industry.
Chad honed into the matured state of affairs with Industry 4.0, particularly with service components with lower volume output and needs a quicker turn around. Additionally, he talked about "measuring the green-part prior to heat treating" while using data tracking systems in order to minimize material waste to create a more specialized process. "Technology is key part...the connectivity between your equipment and the manufacturing processes is going to be a key aspect to utilize within the heat treating industry."
These sessions are available 24/7 at the Furnaces North America Show. Be sure to stop by the speaker's chat room to follow-up on their talk! Note: You must register to attend Furnaces North America the Virtual Show in order to view these sessions. Click HERE.
Matt Clinite Ipsen USA
Matt Clinite from Ipsen shares 5 basic principles for vacuum furnace peak performance in his session "Vacuum Furnace Best Practices for Greater Reliability and Efficiency." He recommends that we "kick the tires to make sure it is running well!" But truly, Clinite offers great advice to check the status of a seemingly perfectly fine, operational vacuum furnace. Within his 5 steps, he notes 3 signs to look for in the hot zone including checking for degrading insulation and bare steel showing through. Listen to more of his great illustrations ("furnaces are a bit like children") and follow up with him today in the FNA chat. Technical Session HERE.
Jenna Alder AFC-Holcroft
Jenna Alder over at AFC-Holcroft. "Getting it Done Right: Manage Equipment Maintenance and Alarms with Integrated Software Solutions." Computerized Maintenance Management System alleviates the pressure of remembering and tracking every detail of maintenance processes. Alder emphasizes that should any operation go into lapse or run into error, the computerized system can track where a task was incomplete and when a task needs to be performed. More technical abilities of this type of system are elaborated in Alder's technical session. Watch it, and catch up with her today! Technical Session HERE.
Dan Herring Herring Company
"How Predictive Maintenance will Increase Your Profit Margins": Dan Herring -- you were waiting for us to mention him! -- talks about predictive (or preventative) maintenance that come in all shapes in sizes. Two distinct styles of maintenance practices? "Planned Preventative Maintenance Programs" (plan-execute-evaluate-revise) or "Repair As Needed Strategies" A key take-away: "Neither [maintenance style] has been proven to show a distinct cost advantage over the other," but the style of planned programs optimizes production demands of manufacturing. Technical Session HERE.
AFC-Holcroft’s exhibit features a brief “How Heat Treat Are You” quiz. Those who answer all the questions correctly are eligible for some really nice prizes! (Yes, another prize option!) Go to their booth HERE.
Screen capture from the FNA 2020 Virtual booth highlighting the bio section
(Again, stealth mode...) Check out the company bios to get the most out of your visit. These are great ways to learn if this is a company that you can do business with after the event.
Videos etc.
Personal booth videos featuring drone footage (AFC-Holcroft) and golfing (Super Systems)
Live Sessions can be accessed in the FNA after the are broadcasted, but attend live so that you can chat with other viewers and speakers.
Technical walk-through of personal product are frequently shared on the front of an FNA booth. (Azbil North America, Inc.)
Looking for live updates of the event? Check out our social media pages @HeatTreatToday on Twitterand LinkedIn to see the current happenings. Search #HeatTreatToday and #FNA2020 to watch our content!
In response to the challenges of California’s energy market, Solar Atmospheres of California (SCA) has installed and recently commissioned the state’s largest commercial solar & energy storage system. 
