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A Few (48 to be Exact!) Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current

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Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 48 news bites to stay up to date on all things heat treat. 

Equipment Chatter

  1. UPC-Marathon’s gas generator was recently installed for Jomarca, one of the biggest manufacturers of fasteners, bolts, nuts, and fixing elements in Brazil.
  2.  KÜNNE Group orders the world’s first wire annealing furnace, from WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH, with an innovative heating concept of burners which can use both natural gas and hydrogen.
  3. L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc.’s retort furnace with an Inconel 602CA alloy retort has been shipped from Pennsylvania to a leading manufacturer of motor laminations, located in the U.S. Midwest
  4. Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser AS, a subsidiary of Nel ASA, has signed a contract for 40 MW of alkaline electrolyser equipment for about € 11 million with Bondalti for its first phase of the H2 Enable project in Estarreja, Portugal.
  5. Heat Treatments, a commercial heat treater in New Zealand has recently expanded its operations by adding another Nitrex nitrocarburizing system.
  6. SECO/WARWICK will supply a Vector® vacuum furnace to a South American international manufacturer of weapons and military equipment.
  7. Stahl Gerlafingen ordered from Danieli a K-Weld machine as well as a 2-MW Automation Q-Heat-system.
  8. Rungta Mines Limited selected two Danieli high-speed bar and wire rod mills that will apply in-line heat treatment to the bars.
  9. A service hardening plant in Spain has purchased a Vector® vacuum furnace from SECO/WARWICK.

Company and Personnel Chatter

  1. Retech, a SECO/WARWICK Group division, will expand into a Buffalo, NY, building that will house fabrication, welding, small assemblies, and other manufacturing machinery.
  2. Thomas Hansmann succeeds Hans Ferkel as CTO and member of the Managing Board at SMS group GmbH.
  3. SECO/WARWICK USA, a SECO/WARWICK Group division, has outgrown its century-old current Meadville office and is moving into the recently rehabilitated Crawford Business Park, just about two miles away.
  4. The Nadcap program — which provides critical process accreditations of suppliers in the aviation, defense, and space industries — is developing a new task group for additive manufacturing (AM).
  5. Rockford Combustion, a company in the fuel-train management and combustion safety industry, launched a newly revamped website providing educational, engineering, and e-commerce resources to enterprises that rely on fuel-fired burners for their thermal processes.
  6. Solar Atmospheres of California announces Airbus approval for heat treating.
  7. Drew Daugherty takes on a new role as manager of National Sales at Paulo.
  8. NUTEC Fibers Division has a new president — Gerardo Muraira. He was promoted from his previous role as general manager at NUTEC, Inc.
  9. Marc DeBruyne recently joined SECO/VACUUM as manager of Process Development for the new R&D heat treat shop going in next door to the furnace assembly shop.
  10. SMS group GmbH and Tata Steel have signed a memorandum of understanding to make arrangements for conducting a joint industrial demonstration of SMS’s innovative EASyMelt (Electric-Assisted Syngas smelter) technology.
  11. The SECO/WARWICK Group is the winner of the Social Responsibility Program Leaders and the Emblem in the category of ECO Company (Polish: EKO Firma) 2023.
  12. SMS group GmbH is implementing a strategic generational change: Jochen Burg is taking over as chair of the Managing Board on October 1, 2023; and Fabíola Fernandez becomes the new CFO of SMS group as of January 1, 2024.
  13. The team at Wakefield Thermal is pleased to announce a new partnership with Johnson Company, a manufacturer’s representative.
  14. Benjamin Golding takes on the responsibility as Chairman of the Board of ENRX Group.
  15. Steven Sumner has joined Nitrex Heat Treat Services as director of Sales.
  16. Alexy Metals announces the acquisition of Tampa-based AMP Rings, Inc., a manufacturer of industrial rings, brazing preforms, and precision engineering components.
  17. Steelhead Technologies announces the grand opening of their brand new office at 2140 Grand River Annex in Brighton, MI.
  18. Chad Schondelmayer is the new vice president of Operations with RoMan Manufacturing, Bobbi Warren is the new chief financial officer, Shea Hickman is the new chief people officer, and Kurt Hofman is president and chief technology officer.

Kudos Chatter

  1. On March 22–24, 2023, the second China Heat Treatment Congress (CHTC) and first HIP Users Conference was held in Suzhou, China and was attended by 320+ industry professionals.
  2. RoMan Manufacturing’s new production building will also house RoMan University, a comprehensive training and development program, as well as the Department of Labor approved apprenticeship program.
  3. Solar Atmospheres and Vulcan Springs, along with the PMA Mid-Atlantic District, hosted a plant tour “extravaganza.”
  4. Congratulations to President/ CEO Mark Kaiser on his 24-year anniversary with Lindquist Machine Corporation.
  5. This year is a very special one, celebrating 150 years of SMS group GmbH.
  6. RoMan Manufacturing has been awarded the Employer of Choice award in Western Michigan.
  7. Bill Cowell will be retiring after being with Advanced Heat Treat Corp. since 1999, most recently as the vice president of Plasma/Ion Nitriding.
  8. Recently in Fives North American Combustion, Inc.’s Cleveland laboratory, they ran over 12 continuous hours with a newly commissioned hydrogen fuel infrastructure.
  9. The CanCham Mexico Business Community recognizes and congratulates NITREX for its first 10 years full of growth and many achievements.
  10. Phoenix Heat Treating receives Pratt & Whitney New Customer Approval CPW 21-24
  11. Nitrex has been awarded the TOP 10 SPACE SOLUTIONS PROVIDER IN APAC 2023 by the Aerospace Defense Review for expertise in aerospace surface treatment solutions.
  12. Solar Atmospheres hosted over 40 high school students enrolled in the Summer Engineering Institute at Lehigh University.
  13. Metallurgical engineering professor Zhigang Zak Fang is a recent recipient of the prestigious Humboldt Research Award for developing a breakthrough technology that can produce high-quality, low-carbon emitting titanium powder at a significantly reduced cost.
  14. The Metal Powder Industries Federation’s (MPIF) Awards Committee presented Mark Saline, president of Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems, with the 2023 MPIF Distinguished Service to Powder Metallurgy (PM) Award. This recognition is for individuals who have actively served the North American PM industry for at least 25 years and are deserving of special recognition.
  15. HT-MX Heat Treat & HIPing completed its periodic Nadcap audit, obtaining Merit status for the second year in a row.
  16. Gasbarre sponsors Camp GLEEM and hosts a tour for students attending GLEEM (Girls Learning Entrepreneurship, Engineering, and Manufacturing) Summer Manufacturing Camp.
  17. Jim Norton steps up as the new manager of Operations for Gefran’s North Andover, MA, plant. With 2+ decades of industrial manufacturing experience, Jim has been helping the company since April 2023 by his approach to lean manufacturing and cycle time reduction.
  18. Aalberts surface technologies shares news of the 40th anniversary for their team in Weiterstad.

Heat Treat Today 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.

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Meet the Consultant: Thomas Wingens

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The brain drain is real. As new professionals enter the industry, Heat Treat Today is helping to ensure that young and old inquiring minds can connect with and grow from the experiences of high-value industry experts. Get to know the second Heat Treat Today Consultant: Thomas Wingens.

Thomas Wingens, President, WIIC - Wingens LLC
International Industry Consultancy

I am Thomas Wingens, masters in material science, MBA. During my over 35 years in the heat treat industry, I have worked with Bodycote, Ipsen, SECO/ WARWICK, Tenova, and IHI-Group in executive positions. Since 2011, I have been president of WIIC - Wingens LLC International Industry Consultancy in Pittsburgh, PA.

Thomas Wingens began his career in heat treat in 1987 as a metallurgist, heat treater, and consultant. Today, Thomas is an executive manager, experienced metallurgist, and hands-on heat treater with a knack for improving sales, solving technical problems, giving furnace advice, doing his due diligence, and advising executives. If it weren’t for NDAs, Thomas would love to share stories about the many exciting projects he has been fortunate enough to work on, but Thomas is able to share about his experience in developing novel processes for clients in the semiconductor, battery, rare earth magnet, and rocket industries. At Wingens LLC International Industry Consultancy, Thomas’ strengths are on full display. Thomas describes himself as a “hands-on” heat treater, as he consults 100% of the time on heat treating, leveraging his background as a metallurgist. His key assets strengths are his deep thermal processing knowledge and his perfect furnace selection abilities.

Powder metallurgy and thermal processing of specialty materials are areas of expertise for Thomas. These specialty materials include: titanium, tantalum, niobium, neodymium, and rare earth elements. Along with these specialty materials, Thomas has an extensive knowledge of brazing, metal cleaning, hydriding/dehydriding, tool and die heat treatment, high speed heat treating, brazing heat exchangers, and debinding/sintering, as well as sputter targets and reduction and diffusion processes. Thomas has served the medical and aerospace industries, working with medical components and heat treatment of landing gears. Thomas agrees with Elon Musk’s opinion on what comes next: “making stuff ” is the future. In the U.S., 50 years of off- shoring industrial manufacturing is finally coming to an end, and America is reindustrializing. Mines are reopening, raw material processing is becoming a trend, however, a large portion of intellectual property and practical skillsets have been lost. State of the art, environmentally friendly, safe, and automated equipment is needed to meet today’s technical and economical standards.

Thomas was also one of two keynote speakers at Heat Treat Today's Heat Treat Boot Camp. Thomas’ lectures centered on the processes and materials of the North American heat treat industry; he shared some of his vast knowledge of heat treating for attendees, speaking on common processes, various alloys used in heat treating, and exciting new developments in the future of heat treating.

Thomas at Heat Treat Boot Camp (Source: Heat Treat Today)

See www.wingens.com for further info or visit Thomas’ consultants page at HeatTreatToday.com.

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Heat Treat Economic Indicators: September 2023 Results

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The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators gathered by Heat Treat Today each month --- starting in June of this year --- are predicting continued growth along with some economic contraction in the month of September.

The numbers, which were compiled the first week of September, show that responding parties anticipate inquiry levels will continue to be down for September as compared to August, but that the value of September bookings shows some growth. Backlogs are anticipated to grow by several points, while the overall health of the manufacturing economy is down. Please keep in mind that this is only the 4th month of data collection, so keep following this study as this bank of information builds.

The results from this month’s survey (September) are as follows; numbers above 50 indicate growth, numbers below 50 indicate contraction, and the number 50 indicates no change:

  • Anticipated change in the Number of Inquiries from August to September: 48.4
  • Anticipated change in Value of Bookings from August to September: 54.3
  • Anticipated change in Backlog Size from August to September: 53.5
  • Anticipated change in the Health of the Manufacturing Economy from August to September: 49.0

Data For September 2023

The four index numbers are reported monthly by Heat Treat Today and made available on the website.

Heat Treat Today's Economic Indicators measure and report on four, heat treat industry indices. Each month, approximately 800 individuals who classify themselves as suppliers to the North American heat treat industry receive the survey. Above are the results. Data started being collected in June 2023. If you would like to participate in the monthly survey, please click here to subscribe.

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At Long Last: 2023’s 40 Under 40 Class Revealed!

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After much anticipation, the day to welcome Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2023 has arrived. For the sixth year in a row, Heat Treat Today is pleased to honor forty young professionals in the North American heat treat industry who have proven themselves to be rising industry leaders. These individuals represent many backgrounds — business developers, engineers, maintenance managers, and action leads to name a few — and yet they all have one thing in common: a commitment to the North American heat treat industry and a vision for its future.

Join us today in welcoming these new leaders to the honored ranks of Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40!

To view this year’s class, click here or visit Heat Treat Today’s September 2023 digital edition.

Do you have a young professional in mind who qualifies as a rising young leader? The nomination page is now live for 40 Under 40 Class of 2024 submissions. Do it now! Go to www.heattreattoday.com/40under40nominate.

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19 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items To Keep You Current

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Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 19 news bites that will help you stay up to date on all things heat treat.

Equipment Chatter

  1. Global commodities group, Anglo American, and thyssenkrupp Steel have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on developing new pathways for the decarbonization of steelmaking. The collaboration will focus on joint research to accelerate the development of high-quality input stock for lower carbon steel production, using both conventional blast furnace and direct reduction iron.
  2. SECO/WARWICK delivered additional CAB lines to SUZHOU RETEK in China.
  3. Tenova was contracted by Sinova Global to supply the basic engineering of a new silicon metal plant in Tennessee. The site will be North America’s most modern and efficient silicon metal plant, a greenfield development for Sinova Global.
Collaborative R&D between Anglo American and thyssenkrupp Steel for greener steelmaking technologies
Two CAB lines for SUZHOU RETEK
Sinova Silicon Metal Plant from Tenova

Company and Personnel Chatter

  1. Brighton Science and Hubbard-Hall partner to provide the Infinity Surface Cleaning Intelligence Program, which is designed to aid manufacturers to prepare surfaces and prevent problems.
  2. Thermal-Vac Technology, Inc. announced the completion of a new microgrid from Verdant Microgrid, LLC. Collaboration with the following companies ensured the completion: Eos Energy Enterprises of Edison, NJ; Stronghold Engineering, Inc. of Perris, CA; and GridSwitch Asset Management Services of Moon, PA.
  3. Bryan Stern has joined Gasbarre as the product development manager for Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems. Bryan’s experience, knowledge, and forward-thinking will allow him to support existing clients and advance the company’s growing footprint in the vacuum furnace market.
  4. Ipsen recently launched a new website with the goal of providing a better user experience for customers worldwide. IpsenGlobal.com now incorporates all Ipsen locations, products, and services under one domain.
  5. 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 produced by the Metal Treating Institute in partnership with its media partner, Heat Treat Today.
Bryan Stern, Product Development Manager, Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems
New website: IpsenGlobal.com
FNA Technical Sessions, many exhibitors and attendees

Kudos Chatter

  1. Doug Peters, CEO of Peters’ Heat Treating, received the Winslow Award, an honor that is given to an individual or business that has made valuable economic improvements.
  2. A two chamber vacuum oil quench furnace has received Nadcap accreditation. Solar Manufacturing designed the furnace for Solar Atmospheres of Western PA.
  3. Ayla Busch was honored with the German Leadership Award 2022. This award was presented at the annual alumni convention of the Collège des Ingénieurs and is an award for innovative corporate leadership in the German economy.
  4. Texas Heat Treating, Inc. announces that both Round Rock and Texas Heat Treating Worth just completed ISO 17025 lab audits. The audits came back with no findings.
  5. Representatives from TAV VACUUM gave a speech during the first day of the 27th IFHTSE Congress & European Conference on Heat Treatment 2022. The talk was about the heat treatment of titanium alloys, specifically, “Vacuum heat treatment of Ti6Al4V alloy produced via SLM additive manufacturing.”
  6. RETECH, a SECO/WARWICK Group company, was acknowledged as “The Most Innovative Metallurgical Equipment Specialist in 2022 for the USA” by Acquisition International Magazine. Additionally, Earl Good, its managing director, has been honored by The Corporate Magazine in the “Top 20 Most Dynamic Business Leaders of 2022.″
  7. Nitrex Metal, Inc. announced that it was selected for the “American Dream” series airing on Bloomberg and Amazon Prime. The series explores the entrepreneurial stories of men and women who founded and built incredible companies from the ground up.
  8. 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.
  9. At the recent 2022 MTI fall meeting held in Indianapolis, IN, the Metal Treating Institute recognized Roy Adkins, director of Corporate Quality, with the MTI Award of Industry Merit. This award is given in recognition of current and ongoing commitment to the betterment of the commercial heat treating industry with one or more significant accomplishments.
  10. Hubbard-Hall has been awarded the Top Workplaces 2022 honor by Hearst Media Services in Connecticut. The award is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey that is administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC.
  11. Pelican Wire Calibration Laboratory received “ISO/IEC 17025:2017” accreditation from ANSI National Accreditation Board.
Doug Peters Receives 53rd Annual Winslow Award
Lars Wagner, COO at MTU Aero Engines AG, presents Ayla Busch with the award.
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA's Nadcap Accredited Furnace
RETECH company and managing director receive honors
Nitrex Metal, Inc. part of "American Dream" TV series
Industry Award to Jim Oakes, president of Super Systems
Roy Adkins (center) with past MTI Presidents, Jim Oakes (left) and Don Hendry (right)

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The Wait Is Over: Say Hello to the Class of 2022!

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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.

To view this year’s class, click here or view Heat Treat Today's September 2022 digital edition.

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Labor Day Weekend: Enjoy the Holiday

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It’s an honor to work with you, the members of the heat treat community. We hope you have a wonderful weekend including the Labor Day holiday. Remember to take some time for rest, refreshment, and a recharge for the good work you all do!

There won’t be a Heat Treat Daily this Monday.

We will see you bright and early Tuesday morning!

- The Team at Heat Treat Today

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21 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items To Keep You Current

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Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 21 news bites that will help you stay up to date on all things heat treat. 

 

Company Chatter

  1. HarbisonWalker International (HWI), a North American supplier of refractory products and services, announced that its new Alabama One (AL1) manufacturing facility for steel customers in the southern United States is on track to open before the end of 2022.
  2. Solar Atmospheres of Western PA announced their newly designed vacuum oil quench furnace (VOQ) has passed startup protocol
  3. On July 6, Solar Atmospheres hosted over 40 high school students enrolled in the Summer Engineering Institute (SEI) at Lehigh University. The SEI program is a two-week residential program. Students are nominated by faculty of local high schools, and the program specifically targets students who might have limited opportunities to study in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). They received a tour of the campus that emphasized cutting-edge technologies in heat treating and manufacturing.
  4. Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT) announced the addition of UltraGlow® Induction Hardening at its location in Cullman, Alabama.
  5. Pfeiffer Vacuum opened up a new 40,000 square foot facility May 13, 2022. This facility is located at 4037 Guion Lane, Indianapolis, IN.

Personnel Chatter

  1. Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT) announced that Chris Williams has joined as the new regional sales manager for its location in Cullman, AL.
  2. Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) recently announced its 2022–2023 Board of Directors and Executive Officers. Serving as President is Jeff Valuck of Surface Combustion, Inc.; Vice-President is Brian Kelly of Honeywell Thermal Solutions; and Treasurer is Jeff Rafter of Selas Heat Technology Co. LLC. Scott Bishop of Alabama Power – a Southern Company assumes the Past President position.
  3. IHEA welcomed to the Board of Directors Ben Gasbarre, the of Sales & Marketing for Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems, to the Board of Directors.
  4. The Supervisory Board of Advanced Graphene Products has been formed, appointed by the Ordinary General Meeting on June 24, 2022. Peter Zawistowski, a graduate of the Częstochowa University of Technology, Kozminski University (MBA) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Executive Program in General Management), became the new chairman of the Supervisory Board. Peter has been the managing director of SECO/VACUUM operating in the American market since 2017.
  5. The Plibrico Company, a supplier of monolithic refractories and installation services, is excited to announce and welcome Shawn Story as its new engineering manager.

Kudos Chatter

  1. Space-Lok, Inc. met the requirements of Nadcap accreditation and achieved approval for heat treating.
  2. ALD Thermal Treatment, Inc.'s Port Huron facility received the General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award for outstanding quality performance for the 8th year in a row. Criteria for this award include zero official customer complaints for 12 months and quality performance of less than one defective part per million.
  3. Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), a provider of heat treat services and metallurgical solutions, announced that it has renewed its Nadcap accreditation in heat treating (ion and gas nitriding) and passed its Aerospace Quality System (AC7004) audit. The company has also added additional AMS specifications to its scope: AMS2759/6 and AMS2759/12.
  4. Braddock Metallurgical announced the renewal of a Nadcap accreditation at their Tampa, FL location. The administrator, , has also determined that the heat treater has gone beyond industry requirements and so earned Merit recognition.
  5. SECO/WARWICK in India celebrated its fifth anniversary of its establishment in May, although they have been operating in that market since.
  6. Metalex Thermal Specialties, a heat treat service provider, announced that it has achieved AS9100:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 certification for the quality management system implemented by its heat treating facility in Berthoud, CO.
  7. Paulo’s Cleveland plant in Ohio has earned Honeywell approval for all HIP processing with no restrictions.
  8. The MTI Educational Foundation announced that it awarded Eric Roth of Tucson, Arizona (University of Arizona) the $15,000 Founders Scholarship.
  9. ITP Aero UK Limited was awarded their latest Nadcap certification for Heat Treating with full 24-month merit and accreditation length.
  10. Maryam Razavipour, a senior engineer at Lumentum, was selected by the Heat Treating Society Board of ASM International for the 2022 HTS/Bodycote Best Paper Award for her paper, “Data-Driven Design Framework for Laser Heat Treatment Process of Cold Spray Coating.”

 

Heat Treat Today 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 bethany@heattreattoday.com.

 

 

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40 Under 40 Class of 2022 Alums Take the Stage

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Since 2018, Heat Treat Today has been striving to honor young people in the industry. The 40 Under 40 award gives names, faces, and words to the rising generation of industry professionals.

Catch up with exemplary classmates from the past year to hear where they are now and what comments they have about the industry. Pour a cup of coffee while you dig into the resource list that’s full of research and commentary from Heat Treat Today‘s 40 Under 40 alumni.

This original content article is released on the final day to nominate someone to Heat Treat Today‘s 40 Under 40 Class of 2023.

Aniket Maske

Aniket provided an update: “Currently, I’m the Chief Metallurgist and Director of Quality and Launch (program management) at ASPC. In addition, I’m now part of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT).”

At Automatic Spring Products Corp., heat treating processes have significantly improved with Aniket as a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Long-term strategic planning, reducing customer complaints, improving customer relationships, and implementing corrective actions to improve processes are all areas that see his influence. He has been an integral part in helping ASPC transition to the latest technology in heat treat controls and fuel injection which will result in significant gas savings and increased quality and control.

This recognition in Heat Treat Today‘s 40 Under 40, Aniket explains, “[has] helped me in networking as I focus on future sustainability – which is important as a heat treat professional. The professionals in the heat treat industry are provided a platform to collaborate and know about the progress – which was not readily available on a mass scale – with larger scope and scale.”

This Class of 2022 alum closes with the fact that he “enjoy[s] reading Doug’s editorial page in Heat Treat Today magazine.”

Read more about Aniket here.

Sarah Lombardo

With a bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Penn State, Sarah worked as a metallurgist, and has been gaining experience in aerospace industry quality systems in the heat treat industry for 18 years, beginning with an internship at Sikorsky Aircraft.

“Things continuously improve,” she explained. “Even though we’ve been heat treating steel for decades, there’s always something new coming out: new material, new processing methodology, etc.”

Sarah has this advice for future leaders in the industry: “Get involved. Join and organization such as MTI; explore the NADCAP program; look into AMEC and writing standards we use everyday. Get involved, and do the networking. It will take you farther than you can imagine.”

Read more about Sarah here.

Casey O’Neill

During this past year, Casey has completed his MBA from University of Michigan in April. He shares gratitude for those who helped him along the way: “First and foremost I could not have done it without the unwavering support of my wife Anna O’Neill, MBA. I also sincerely appreciate Bob Roth’s encouragement to pursue this degree. It was both a challenging and rewarding experience. Thank you Nelson Sanchez, Kurt Hofman and everyone at RoMan Manufacturing for your guidance, support and and patience as I did my best to juggle all the work we are doing at RoMan along with successfully completing this program.”

Prior to managing RoMan’s sales effort to the heat treating industry, Casey played a pivotal role in growing RoMan’s non-ferrous foundry business. He has proven himself to be a quick technical learner as well as a customer-focused representative of the RoMan values. Casey has contributed very much to his company, and they have appreciated his work. Heat Treat Today especially enjoyed meeting Casey last year at FNA. While at the event, Casey picked up five Heat Treat Kids t-shirts for his crew!

Read more about Casey here.

Jessica Rittwage

On a normal day at Cleveland Electric Laboratories, Jessica often balances multiple expedited requests to assure customer equipment is up and running. Finding ways to creatively beat industry standard lead times has become her norm.

Jessica shares that her life is about to change, as the future holds excitement for her and her husband: “I have been having a very busy year so far! My husband and I bought and renovated a new home, and I’m currently pregnant with our first child! I have been training a temporary replacement to take the reins while I am out on maternity leave. And even though I have been mostly preoccupied with baby stuff, I can say that here at CEL we are on track to have a record year! Acquiring new accounts and expanding our reach within existing accounts has required some creative scheduling on my part! I’m excited to see what the future holds both professionally and personally!”

Read more about Jessica here.

Ben Isaak

Since receiving Heat Treat Today‘s 40 Under 40 award, Ben has filled us in on some updates: “The past year was full of exciting developments at Solar Manufacturing and I am proud to be part of the team working on improving our business every day to provide our customers with high quality vacuum furnaces and hot zones.”

An MTI YES Management Training Program graduate, Ben has worked on standardization for vacuum furnace hot zones across Solar Manufacturing’s product line and worked to create designs for improved thermal efficiency, leading to two U.S. patents. He shares, “In the past year, I have focused on providing support to customers with difficult process requirements by assisting in hot zone material selections. I have also worked on vertical integration of several manufactured assemblies to bring more work in house resulting in shorter lead times and lower prices for our customer base. And lastly, I have continued to work on standardizing our existing product lines to increase our efficiency and lower our costs.”

Read more about Ben here.

Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40 Authors

Check out some of the technical content that 40 Under 40 award winners have published with Heat Treat Today over the years:

Alberto Cantú – 40 Under 40 profile

John Chesna – 40 Under 40 profile

Heather Falcone – 40 Under 40 profile

Brian Flynn – 40 Under 40 profile

  • Heat Treat Radio #84: Heat Treat Tomorrow — Digital Security with 4 Industry Experts

Scott Fogle – 40 Under 40 profile

Ben Gasbarre – 40 Under 40 profile

Josh Hale – 40 Under 40 profile

  • Heat Treat Radio: Heat Treat’s Tight Labor Market: Gaining and Maintaining Workers, with Josh Hale

Mike Harrison – 40 Under 40 profile

Kyle Hummel – 40 Under 40 profile

Trevor Jones – 40 Under 40 profile

Don Marteeny – 40 Under 40 profile

  • Heat Treat Radio #84: Heat Treat Tomorrow — Digital Security with 4 Industry Experts

Jonathan McKay – 40 Under 40 profile

Aniket Maske – 40 Under 40 profile

Ellen Conway Merrill – 40 Under 40 profile

Shawn Orr – 40 Under 40 profile

Alberto Ramirez – 40 Under 40 profile

Justin Sims – 40 Under 40 profile

Sasha Tupalo – 40 Under 40 profile

Andy Wilkosz – 40 Under 40 profile

Nic Willis – 40 Under 40 profile

Víctor Zacarías – 40 Under 40 profile

Erika Zarazúa – 40 Under 40 profile

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39 Heat Treat News Chatter Items To Keep You Current

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Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 39 news bites that will help you stay up to date on all things heat treat.

 

Equipment Chatter

  1. The precision forging manufacturer Jiangsu Pacific Precision Forging Company has placed an order with SMS group for a fully automatic MP 3150 eccentric closed-die forging press. Pacific Precision will be able to forge aluminum chassis components on a much larger scale. This new expansion provides Pacific Precision with access to the growing automotive market segment for more lightweight designs.
  2. A commercial heat treater in Mexico purchased a third vacuum furnace from SECO/WARWICK Group.
  3. Ecocat India, a catalyst manufacturer, has ordered an advanced technology vacuum gas cooling furnace from SECO/WARWICK. The system will carry out brazing and annealing processes.
  4. Several new CAB lines have been ordered from SECO/WARWICK to be delivered to manufacturers in China. Two companies specifically chose EV/CAB lines while another manufacturer purchased a CAB line.
  5. SECO/WARWICK delivered two CAB lines and one universal chamber furnace for aluminum brazing to an automotive manufacturer in China. The systems will braze large-size coolers for vehicle batteries.
  6. Oetzbach Edelstahl GmbH, a hardening plant, has purchased a third furnace from SECO/WARWICK.
  7. A Swiss commercial heat treater ordered a brazing furnace to be used for nickel and silver from SECO/WARWICK.
  8. Tenova LOI Thermprocess has completed the production optimization of a new Twin-Chamber Melting Furnace (TCF®) at E-Max Billets in Kerkrade, the Netherlands.
  9. An Asian thread rolling die conglomerate selected a SECO/WARWICK vacuum furnace. The Vector® will be used for vacuum hardening and tempering fastener dies.

Company and Personnel Chatter

  1. Hubbard-Hall has expanded its product offering and customer resources by acquiring the assets of Torch Surface Technologies, a specialty chemical company based in Whitmore Lake, MI.
  2. New simulation software is being launched at CENOS Simulation Software. The application portfolio expands with some new electromagnetic case software apps. The first apps will be launched in Q4 or a little later.
  3. Solar Atmospheres of California announced it has been awarded the approval to process parts for Lockheed Martin (LMCO) owned Sikorsky. The Sikorsky approval adds to the existing LMCO process specifications held for vacuum heat treatment of titanium, nickel alloys, and stainless steel per AMS 2801, AMS 2774, AMS 2759/3, and others.
  4. Nel Hydrogen US, a subsidiary of Nel, has entered into a joint development agreement with General Motors to help accelerate the industrialization of Nel’s proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer platform. The two companies are looking to enable more cost competitive sources of renewable hydrogen.
  5. The Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp AG extended the appointment of Oliver Burkhard by five years. Burkhard has been a member of the Essen-based group's Executive Board since February 2013, Thyssenkrupp AG director of Labor since April 2013, and additionally CEO of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems since May 2022.
  6. Joe Coleman, cyber security officer of Bluestreak Consulting™, has earned his Cyber AB CMMC Certification as a Registered Practitioner (RP). CMMC is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) program that applies to Defense Industrial Base (DIB) contractors.
  7. CG Thermal welcomes associate process engineer Signe Laundrup to the Process Systems Group. Laundrup is a 2021 chemical engineering graduate from the University of California, San Diego. Her background is in manufacturing and research and design.
  8. Tata Steel signed a memorandum of understanding with SMS Group to reduce carbon emissions at Tata’s integrated steel plants across India.
  9. Two heat treat technology companies integrate: C3 Data’s real-time pyrometry compliance software enables digital uploading of certificate data of all TT Electronics.
  10. Ipsen Japan announced the addition of Mr. Masakazu Kanaka in the role of customer service director. Kanaka is responsible for the growth of all Ipsen Japan customer service business, which includes retrofits, parts, and service. He will oversee the aftermarket sales team and field service engineers.
  11. Solar Atmospheres of California announced Honeywell approval to heat treat austenitic steels, martensitic steels, pH steels, tool steels, nickel alloys, cobalt alloys, titanium alloys, and magnetic alloys.
  12. Aluplast – ZTG, an Altest company, recently expanded its production capacity with a second Nitrex nitriding system. The second furnace, a model N-EXT-612, is capable of processing a load of extrusion dies weighing up to 1300lbs.
  13. Solar Atmospheres of Michigan is pleased to announce the addition of Chris Molencupp as their new sales manager.
  14. Metal Exchange Corporation announced that Matt Rohm, current President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), will be promoted to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Metal Exchange Corporation effective January 1, 2023. At that time, current CEO Rick Merluzzi will assume the title of executive vice chairman, serving as an advisor to executive chairman, Mike Lefton, on key strategic initiatives for the organization, through the end of 2023.
  15. Quintus Technologies joins the newly opened Application Center at RISE to support further development of additive manufacturing. The AM Center will also include the Quintus press model QIH 15L-2070.
  16. Abbott Furnace Company announced that it has partnered with Obsidian Technical Group for sales and service support across much of the eastern United States.
  17. Robert Roth announced the appointment of Nelson Sanchez as RoMan’s new president, effective January 1, 2023. Sanchez is the first non-family member to hold the office.
  18. Hubbard-Hall hired Aaron Mambrino as chief financial officer. Her expertise lies in driving process changes to create operational synergies, developing strategic partnerships, and LEAN manufacturing.
  19. John Savona, vice president of Americas Manufacturing and Labor Affairs, Ford Blue, will retire on March , after more than 33 years. Bryce Currie will step into the role.
  20. AFC-Holcroft welcomed employees and their families, company retirees, and invited guests to view their newly renovated building as part of an open house.
  21. Solar Atmospheres of California participated in the “Spark of Love” toy drive in coordination with the San Bernardino County Fire Department.
  22. Raytheon Technologies expands Bengaluru operations with opening of Pratt & Whitney India Engineering Center. The facility is co-located with Pratt & Whitney’s India Capability Center and Collins Aerospace engineering and global operations centers.
  23. Lucifer Furnaces in Warrington, PA, a manufacturer of heat treating furnaces and ovens for the last 80 years, has added Brett Wenger to its leadership team as vice president of sales.

 

Kudos Chatter

  1. Global Thermal Solutions celebrates 15 years in Mexico.
  2. Hitchiner Manufacturing receives Nadcap Accreditation.
  3. Ipsen USA announced that 2023 represents a milestone anniversary. This year marks 75 years since Harold Ipsen founded the company.
  4. Desktop Metal is sponsoring on a new season of BattleBots. The completely rebuilt robot is aided by the design freedoms and fast turnaround times of metal 3D printing.
  5. Solar Atmosphere’s Michigan and Western Pennsylvania facilities have recently been awarded Nadcap Merit status for vacuum heat treating and brazing.
  6. In September, the Swiss Steel Group (SSG) held the 1st Hydrogen Symposium at the Henrichshütte Iron and Steel Works in Hattingen. Speakers from academia, business, and politics held lectures in four sessions.
  7. Borikengineers, a team mentored by Pratt & Whitney employees in Puerto Rico, has advanced to the Qualifiers’ Finals Competition in the FIRST Tech Challenge DC Qualifier. The team won the Judges Choice Award.

 

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