Atmosphere/Air Furnaces Technical Content
Ask The Heat Treat Doctor®: Why and How Do We Heat Treat Gears? Part One
Ask The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to bring sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers, answer questions about heat treating, brazing, sintering, ...
How To Tame Your Dragon
When a load hangs up during quenching, seconds matter and improvised decisions can escalate risk. In this Technical Tuesday installment, Bruno ...
Normalizing and Isothermal Annealing: Which Furnace Is Best?
Selecting the right furnace is critical to achieving consistent results in normalizing and isothermal annealing of forged steel components. In this ...
Ask The Heat Treat Doctor®: Hot Topic for a Cold Day — Why Is Hot Gaseous Corrosion So Devastating?
Ask The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to bring sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers, answer questions about heat treating, brazing, sintering, ...
CO2-Neutral Heat Generation Technology Progress
A new study from the Umweltbundesamt (the Federal Environment Agency in Germany) outlines a clear, technically grounded pathway for achieving CO2-neutral ...
Austenización Insuficiente en el Tratamiento Térmico: Causas, Efectos y Cómo evitarla
Un austenizado insuficiente afecta mucho más que la dureza final. Interrumpe la transformación de fase, debilita el rendimiento mecánico y aumenta ...
Insufficient Austenitizing in Steel Heat Treatment: Causes, Effects, and How to Prevent It
Insufficient austenitizing affects far more than final hardness. It disrupts phase transformation, weakens mechanical performance, and increases the risk of distortion ...
Hybrid Heating Systems Unlock Heat Process Decarbonization
As pressure mounts to cut industrial CO2 emissions, hybrid heating systems are emerging as a compelling pathway to decarbonizing industrial process ...
Atmosphere/Air Furnaces News
Message from the Editor: Decisive Actions
Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the editor. This letter is from the March ...
Helium Leak Detection Seminar Kicks Off in Charlotte
Heat Treat Today has launched its 2026 Helium Leak Detection Seminar series, with the first stop held on March 25, 2026 ...
Vacuum Furnace Consolidates Multiple Heat Treat Processes
A manufacturer has placed an order for a vacuum furnace system designed to replace multiple heat treating processes, consolidating operations into ...
Ask The Heat Treat Doctor®: Why and How Do We Heat Treat Gears? Part Two
Ask The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to bring sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat ...
GM Invests in Casting Capacity Expansion
General Motors announced plans to invest more than $150 million in its Saginaw Metal Casting Operations facility in Michigan to support ...
News from Abroad: Energy, Automation, and Emerging Manufacturing Technologies
In today's News from Abroadinstallment, we highlight several major global developments — from furnace installations to energy agreements to automation upgrades ...
Heat Treating Supports Aerospace Components for Artemis II Mission
Solar Atmospheres has provided thermal processing services for materials and components used in the Artemis II mission, supporting aerospace applications that ...
Heat Treatment of Carbon and Graphite-Based Materials for Space Travel and Exploration
Carbon and graphite-based materials are among the few engineered materials capable of withstanding the extreme thermal, mechanical, and environmental demands of ...
Heat Treat Capacity Expands in Northern Mexico
Bodycote announced plans to open a new heat treatment facility in Apodaca, Mexico, expanding regional capacity for case hardening and nitriding ...
Happy Easter from Heat Treat Today!
There is much that may burden the soul, be it war, the orphan and widow, or the personal antagonisms of the ...
Large-Capacity Nitriding Furnace Enhances Processing Capabilities
Vacu-Braze, a commercial heat treater specializing in vacuum heat treating and brazing, has added a large-capacity nitriding furnace to support processing ...
Understanding 2 Recent NFPA 86 Updates for Metal Processors
Is your combustion equipment truly compliant? In this guest column, Mesa Wentling, Marketing/Field Service at PSNERGY, explores two mandatory annual requirements ...
Linamar Boosts Gear, Forging Capabilities with Acquisition
Linamar Corporation, a North American manufacturer with in-house heat treating capabilities, has acquired select assets of Winning BLW, strengthening its capabilities ...
“Just Balance the Pressure,” They Said
Jim Roberts of U.S. Ignition engages readers in a Combustion Corner editorial about the hidden complexity of balancing furnace pressures — ...
IN 718 Part 2: Heat Treatment
Today's Technical Tuesday highlights the second installment in a multi-part series by Nikolai Alexander and The Heat Treat Doctor® Daniel H. ...
Bodycote Improves Heat Treat Efficiency with On-Site Hydrogen Production
Bodycote, a global provider of advanced heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services, is improving heat treat efficiency and reducing process ...
Answers in the Atmosphere: Argon Part 1 — An Inert Alternative
In this installment of Answers in the Atmosphere, David (Dave) Wolff, an independent expert focusing on industrial atmospheres for heat treat ...
Fringe Friday: Custom Split Tube Furnace Designed for High-Temperature Materials Testing
We’re celebrating getting to the “fringe” of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday installment: a custom split tube furnace engineered for elevated-temperature ...
