Recently, the first ever Heat Treat Boot Camp took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from October 31 to November 2. Heat treat participants networked, learned, and attended tours during the intensive, two-day training.
Instructors were Doug Glenn, publisher and founder of Heat Treat Today, and Thomas Wingens, president/CEO and founder of WINGENS International Industry Consultancy. Several of the sessions were "Heat Treat Processes & Materials," "Heat Treat Products", "End-User Products", and "Latest Heat Treat Developments." Questions and discussion were encouraged during the formal sessions, and heat treaters had plenty of informal, additional learning time through interactions with each other and the instructors.
Doug Glenn presents information about industry players and the main markets. Source: Heat Treat Today
Thomas Wingens presented on heat treat processes and other technical topics. Source: Heat Treat Today
"Personally, I really enjoyed interacting with the participants," commented Glenn. "We had an excellent cross-section of the industry represented from captive heat treaters to commercial heat treaters to industry suppliers. The interaction between individual participants was also excellent and perhaps one of the greatest benefits of attending."
Attendees visited the Duquesne Incline on Mount Washington at the end of the first day of lectures to enjoy the view of Pittsburgh (see main article image above). At the end of the training, attendees had the option to visit the Solar Atmospheres of Western PA heat treat plant, getting the chance to see the processes, parts, and markets that had been discussed during lectures.
Group Tour Solar Atmospheres of Western PA Source: Solar Atmospheres
Heat Treat Today thanks everyone for their participation in the first-time Heat Treat Boot Camp. Plans are underway for Heat Treat Boot Camp2023. Stay tuned for registration information; see you next year!
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Heat TreatToday will take a break from publishing on Thursday and Friday, November 24 and 25. We will be celebrating the Thanksgiving (U.S.) holiday with our loved ones. Come Monday, November 28, look for the latest edition of Heat TreatDaily in your inboxes.
We are always grateful for you, our readers! We will take this week in particular to thank you for your commitment and passion in the heat treat industry. Thank you for your involvement with us. We work hard to provide you with material that helps support our mission: "We believe people are happier and make better decisions when they are well informed."
God bless each and every one of you, and enjoy the holiday this week.
Heat TreatToday, in cooperation with the Metal Treating Institute (MTI), recently presented the 2022 Master Craftsman Award (also known as the Commercial Heat Treater of the Year Award) to Mike and Mary Reichling of The Cincinnati Steel Treating Co. The award was presented at the formal awards presentation banquet following the Furnaces North America trade show on October 5, 2022, in Indianapolis, IN.
(Left to right) 2021 MTI President Don Hendry stands with Mike and Mary Reichling of The Cincinnati Steel Treating Co., and presenter Doug Glenn, publisher of Heat Treat Today.
This award is given to the company that demonstrates making a positive impact on their community and their industry. Recognition is based on quality programs, pollution & hazardous waste control, community involvement, and industry leadership and judged by a panel of previous recipients.
The Cincinnati Steel Treating Co. received a plaque and a scholarship fund of $1500 from Heat TreatToday that was matched with another $1500 from MTI’s Education Foundation. They will award this $3000 to a high school or college student who is pursuing an education in heat treat.
Congratulations to The Cincinnati Steel Treating Co.
Main picture caption: (Left to right) Mary Glenn, Mary Reichling, Mike Reichling, Rob Rye, and Doug Glenn
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Jim Oakes, president of Super Systems, has been awarded the first ever Furnaces North America (FNA) Industry Award at the trade show's opening night kickoff reception.
This award is given to an individual in recognition of their contribution(s) and current/ongoing commitment to the betterment of the heat treating industry with one or more significant accomplishments in the last five years in the area of innovation, leadership, academia, or research.
The Metal Treating Institute’s 2018 President, Pete Hushek, who gave the award to Jim stated, "[No] one has been more deserving of this award than Jim Oakes. Having served as the President of ASM for two years and immediately being elected as president, serving two years during the pandemic, along with his service in a host of other technical standards groups, Jim’s leadership shined as he led two of the major associations the last five years."
Jim Oakes (pictured above in the center) stated upon receiving the award, "This is truly an incredible honor to be recognized by my peers. We don’t do what we do for awards. We do it to make a difference. It is through that difference that we make a better future for everyone. It has always been a pleasure to serve this great industry."
The FNA trade show is produced by the Metal Treating Institute in partnership with its media partner, Heat TreatToday.
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Furnaces North America 2022, the premier trade show and technical conference in the North American heat treating industry, attracted over 1,200 attendees from around the world. The show is produced by the Metal Treating Institute in partnership with its media partner, Heat TreatToday.
While attendees were in Indiana at the Indianapolis Convention Center, they experienced connection with 125+ top suppliers in the heat treating industry, 35 educational sessions in 10 tracks, and two packed social networking events.
Technical sessions and many exhibitors and attendees Source: MTI
Exhibitors and attendees alike contributed to the energy and quality of attendance on the show floor, with robust networking and connections flowing over the course of the three days. Topics that were top-of-mind included automation, labor shortages, and the current challenges with supply chain issues.
“When the show doors opened up, it was so exciting the see the reconnection of supplier and customer,” stated Tom Morrison, FNA show producer. “FNA is a big success because of a lot of people, including the Metal Treating Institute volunteers, sponsors, and management, who put their heart and soul into delivering a world class event. It was exciting to see that hard work payoff this week.”
FNA Show Management announced it will host FNA 2024 in Columbus, OH on October 14-16 at the Columbus Convention Center with the Hilton Columbus serving as the host hotel.
(Pictured above is the Heat Treat Today team left to right: Michelle Ritenour, Ellen Porter, Sarah Maffet, Bethany Leone, Lauren Porter, and Alyssa Bootsma; Karen Gantzer, Doug Glenn, and Mary Glenn)
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[Está] posicionado no solo para trabajar en conjunto con otros seres humanos sino también para liderarlos; si su potencial se ha de realizar, puede que ya haya entendido bien que en esas personas reposa la verdadera clave del éxito que a futuro pudiera conseguir.
Bill Munn, coach de liderazgo at Bill Munn Management Coaching, wrote this article for Heat TreatToday’s September 2022 Tradeshowprint edition. Read the English translation when you click the flag to the right!
Bill Munn Leadership Coach Bill Munn Management Coaching Source: Bill Munn Management Coaching
¡Felicitaciones a Los 40 sub-40 de Heat Treat Today Promoción 2022! (En inglés: Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2022, N. del T.) Este galardón constituye un honor que señala a quien lo recibe como portador de una muy importante y singular responsabilidad.
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Usted es un líder.
Por definición, de aquí se desprende que no se desempeña solo; es más, está posicionado no solo para trabajar en conjunto con otros seres humanos sino también para liderarlos; si su potencial se ha de realizar, puede que ya haya entendido bien que en esas personas reposa la verdadera clave del éxito que a futuro pudiera conseguir.
¿Cómo, pues, lograr su compromiso?
✔ Primer paso: Afiance en sí mismo un espíritu enseñable, asumiendo su rol con la humildad sufi ciente como para buscar el consejo, la claridad y el aprendizaje continuo.
✔ Segundo paso: Aprenda cómo motivar a las personas.
Los tres pilares para motivar a un equipo
Luego de más de cinco décadas de trabajar de cerca con centenares de líderes excelentes junto con sus equipos, he identifi cado y confi rmado vez tras vez que hay tres factores claves para motivar el compromiso y el desempeño de las personas: la visión, la autonomía y el crecimiento.
Visión
Las personas anhelan ser parte de algo importante.
Desean que su actividad tenga significado. Ansían no solo entender la visión del equipo y la empresa a la que pertenecen sino también creer en ella.
Para generar tal visión no hace falta que usted esté dedicado a salvar el mundo. Bastará con que dedique un tiempo a revisar los valores fundamentales de su organización preguntando: <<¿Qué hace que esto sea importante? ¿Qué es imprescindible para que estemos aquí haciendo lo que hacemos?>>, para luego comunicar ese mensaje a su equipo.
Este es un proceso tan poderoso como esencial, uno que demasiadas veces se ha pasado por alto.
Autonomía
Las personas rechazan fuertemente la microgestión. Corresponda o no a la realidad, la microgestión transmite dos mensajes fatales para la motivación: <<No confío en usted>> y <<Creo que usted es incompetente>>.
Por otro lado, el asignar tareas a los miembros del equipo invitándolos a formular preguntas y despejar dudas para luego entrar con fuerza a desempeñarse por sí solos comunica todo lo contrario dando a entender: <<Confío en usted>> y <<Creo lo puede hacer>>.
Motiva de manera increíble.
Ganancia adicional: Los miembros de su equipo aprenderán y crecerán de forma más ágil, logrando un mayor alcance, cuando se les permita el desarrollo autónomo; demostrarán mayor sentido de pertenencia a la organización y su visión.
En pocas palabras, serán más comprometidos y efi caces.
Crecimiento
Las personas anhelan que se les haga progresar; quieren sentir, a lo largo de sus vidas y sus carreras, que están en vías de mejora y crecimiento, perfeccionando cada vez más su quehacer.
El personal suyo desea recibir retroalimentación, asistir a seminarios, participar en programas de formación, leer revistas informativas de peso como esta, y tener acceso a la ayuda, la asesoría y el desarrollo en su esfera particular.
Son demasiados los líderes que se acercan al personal para decir: <<deberías ser mejor en X o te falta avanzar en Y>> sin brindarles el apoyo
para lograrlo, comunicando así el no querer invertir en el éxito a largo plazo de esa persona, lo que a su vez genera que la persona invierta menos de sí en la organización y sus metas.
Si busca un equipo conformado por personas valiosas, apoye a esas personas en su crecimiento demostrando así que son valoradas.
Los resultados de una motivación efectiva
Un equipo motivado se compromete, y un equipo comprometido logra lo propuesto. Como líder de alto potencial usted tiene una oportunidad singular para encender en el personal con el que trabaja una llama, proceso que revertirá en benefi cio de sus metas propias.
Establezca la visión. Libere la autonomía. Fomente el crecimiento. Hacerlo se ha convertido ahora en su responsabilidad y un alto honor, honor que tanto su personal como su carrera le habrá de agradecer.
Le deseamos lo mejor. HTT
Sobre el Autor: Acerca del autor: Mediante el desarrollo de la visión estratégica y la resolución de retos en tiempo real, Bill Munn asiste a los ejecutivos en potenciar al máximo sus equipos. Desde su experiencia como veterano de 32 años en coaching empresarial y otrora ejecutivo destacado del Dow 30, Bill viene aportando sabiduría práctica, perspicacia innovadora y herramientas para el actuar contemporáneo a centenares de líderes corporativos a nivel mundial. Magister en administración de empresas y en su momento profesor de fi nanzas y economía, Bill es un conferencista dinámico y autor de best-sellers en Amazon.
Leadership coach Bill Munn writes to Heat TreatToday’s40 Under 40 Class of 2022: "[You] are positioned not only to work with fellow human beings, but to lead them. And if your potential is to be realized, you may already know well that those people are the true key to your future success."
Bill Munn, leadership coach at Bill Munn Management Coaching, wrote this article for Heat TreatToday’s September 2022 Tradeshowprint edition. Read the Spanish translation when you click the flag to the right!
Bill Munn Leadership Coach Bill Munn Management Coaching Source: Bill Munn Management Coaching
Congratulations to the Heat Treat Today 40 Under 40 Class of 2022! This accolade is an honor, and it marks you as one carrying a unique and important responsibility: You are a leader.
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By definition, this means that you are not functioning alone. Moreover, you are positioned not only to work with fellow human beings, but to lead them. And if your potential is to be realized, you may already know well that those people are the true key to your future success.
So how will you engage them?
✔ Step one: Embrace a teachable spirit. Bring enough humility to your role to pursue advice, insight, and continuous learning.
✔ Step two: Learn how to motivate people.
The 3 Pillars of Team Motivation
After over five decades of working closely with hundreds of excellent leaders and their teams, I have identified and repeatedly confirmed that three key factors motivate engagement and performance in people: vision, autonomy, and growth.
Vision
People want to be part of something important.
They want what they’re doing to matter. They want to not only understand the vision of their team and organization, but to also believe in it.
You don’t need to be saving the world in order to cast such a vision. Simply take the time to think through your core values as an organization. Ask, “Why is this important? What is key to us being here, doing what we’re doing?” Then communicate that message to your team.
This process is essential, powerful, and far too often overlooked.
Autonomy
People hate to be micromanaged.
True or not, micromanagement communicates two messages that kill motivation: “I don’t trust you” and “I think you’re incompetent.”
On the other hand, when you give your team members assignments and invite them to ask questions, gain clarity, and then charge in on their own, you communicate exactly the opposite message. You say, “I trust you” and “I believe you can do this.” That is incredibly motivating.
Bonus: Your team members will learn and grow farther, faster when given the autonomy to do so. And they will take greater ownership in the organization and its vision.
In short, they will be more engaged and effective.
Growth
Your people want to receive input, attend seminars, participate in training programs, read great and informative magazines like this one, and have access to help, coaching, and development in their area of focus.
Too many leaders go to their people and say, “You should be better at X” or “You should improve Y,” but they don’t support them in doing so. So, what they communicate is a lack of investment in that person’s long-term success, which in turn makes that person less invested in the organization and its goals.
If you want a team made up of valuable people, show your people that you value them by supporting their growth.
People want to be developed. They want to feel — throughout their lives and careers — that they are growing and improving, becoming better at what they do.
The Results of Effective Motivation
Motivated teams are engaged, and engaged teams are effective. As a high-potential leader, you have a unique opportunity to ignite the people you work with — and improve your own outcomes in the process.
Set the vision. Unleash autonomy. Nourish growth. It is now your responsibility and a great honor to do so — one your career and your people will thank you for.
Best of luck to you.
About the Author: Through strategic visioning and in-the-moment issue resolution, Bill Munn helps executives manage teams to their greatest potential. As a 32-year management-coaching veteran and former Dow 30 top executive, Bill has supported hundreds of corporate leaders worldwide with practical wisdom, real-world action tools, and out-of-the-box insight. An MBA and former professor of fi nance and economics, Bill is a dynamic public speaker and Amazon best-selling author of Why Make Eagles Swim? Embracing Natural Strengths in Leadership & Life and Lead or Be Led.
The wait is over. Join Heat Treat Today in welcoming a new group of rising industry leaders for the fifth year in a row! Heat Treat Today is honored to recognize forty young professionals in the North American heat treat industry as the 40 Under 40 Class of 2022.
It’s an honor to serve the good people in the heat treat industry. This labor day weekend, we hope you take a rest from the meaningful work that you do to rejoice in the other blessings of life: family, faith, outdoors, community.
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Vac-Met, Inc., a heat treater in the Midwest for 41 years, has been acquired by a North American commercial heat treater.
The addition of Vac-Met within the Solar Family of Companies will increase the total commercial vacuum heat treating and brazing facilities to a total of five (5) plants across the U.S. Their goals of providing commercial heat treating, primarily in a vacuum environment, aligns with Solar’s mission.
Joseph White will continue to head the day-to-day operations of Vac-Met’s nine (9) vacuum furnaces, while leading a team that he has built over the years. Joseph will report to Robert Hill, president of Solar Atmospheres of Western PA. Robert Hill states, "We look forward to continuing to provide unparalleled vacuum thermal processing services to Vac-Met’s valued customers while expanding Solar’s footprint. Solar is excited to support a dedicated and loyal employee base and welcome them to the Solar Team. Together, we will grow the business with unwavering commitment to honesty as our core value."
(Pictured left to right in the image above: Bob Hill, President, Solar Atmospheres of Western PA and Vac-Met; William Jones, Owner/CEO, Solar Family of Companies; Joe White, Vice President of Operations, Vac-Met)
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Recently, the first ever Heat Treat Boot Camp took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from October 31 to November 2. Heat treat participants networked, learned, and attended tours during the intensive, two-day training.
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