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Tariffs, Supply Chains, & Heat Treating
Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines annually and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This letter is from ...
Smarter Furnace Systems: Engineering Energy for Sustainability from the Ground Up
There are many avenues for achieving new feats in sustainability. One foundational method of pursuing sustainability is efficient furnace design. In ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators for June: A Positive Jump
Heat Treat Today has gathered the four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators for June 2025. While May showed a gentle upswing ...
10 News Chatter to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 10 news ...
Aviation Manufacturer Expands In-House Vacuum Heat Treat
An in-house heat treat manufacturer of highly specialized aviation parts will be increasing their vacuum heat treat abilities with a horizontal ...
New Strip Casting Furnace Commissioned in U.S. Collaboration
A vacuum induction melting strip casting furnace (VIM-SC) was commissioned for a manufacturer in North Carolina. Consarc Corporation and Vulcan Elements announced ...
Ask the Heat Treat Doctor®: Post Weld Heat Treating — Why Is It Necessary and How Do We Perform It?
The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to offer expert advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat treating, ...
News From Abroad: €13 Million Melting Furnace, Oxygen Enrichment, And Bell Annealer Facility
In today's News from Abroad installment, we highlight a new €13 million (that’s $14.9 million US) melting furnace which can recycle 7,000 ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. We're looking at a new metal training hub, Tesla ...
SECO/WARWICK Consolidates in the U.S.
Two entities located in Meadville, PA will now operate as one organization. SECO/WARWICK and SECO/VACUUM Technologies have consolidated their U.S. operations. ...
HIGH VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES (HVT) Launches As New Thermal Processing Company
A new thermal processing company has launched under the oversight of industry leaders. High Vacuum Technologies (HVT) has announced its inauguration ...
Development of an Advanced Silicon Carbide Heating Element
In this Technical Tuesday installment, Kazunori Hokaku, business director/general manager/sales engineering dept. at Tokai Konetsu Kogyo shares the sustainability benefits of ...
Sustainability vs. Stewardship
Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines annually and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This letter is from ...
U.S. Steel: An Uncertain Future Turned $4 Billion Steel Mill
In today's editor's page, Heat Treat Today's Daily Editor, Tiffany Ward, provides a history of U.S. Steel and the recent Nippon ...
Integrity in the Industry
Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the editor. This letter is from the May ...
Furnace Loads Powered with AC vs. DC
In heat treating, the choice of power supply is a critical decision. Whether you’re using an AC transformer or a rectified ...
Heat Treatment of Giga Dies for Aluminum Die Casting: Challenges and Advancements
Thomas Wingens, Founder & President, WINGENS CONSULTANTS The increasing adoption of large-scale aluminum die casting, often termed Giga casting, in the ...
Happy Memorial Day!
Happy Memorial Day from Heat Treat Today. Join us in reflecting with gratitude for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our ...
Best of the Web: General Extrusions’ New Energy Efficient Induction Heater
Source: Light Metal Age When an extrusion plant in Ohio began to experience production stoppages and higher temperature variability in their ...
Happy Memorial Day
Happy Memorial Day from Heat Treat Today. Join us in reflecting with gratitude for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our ...
40 Under 40 Message From Kelsha
Watch this video message from Kelsha Wells, 40 Under 40 coordinator, to learn how to nominate a rising young leader to ...
28,000-Square-Foot Facility Acquired for U.S. Heat Treat Company
The largest family-owned heat treating company in the United States announced the opening of its seventh U.S. heat treat operation. Jamie ...
Deal For First U.S. Smelter in 45 Years
A site in Oklahoma is the planned future home of a $4-billion dollar smelting operation. The plant would have a capacity ...
Gladwell vs. Einstein: Thin-Slicing PIDs
By Steven Christopher, senior engineer at Super Systems Inc., and Katie Bastine, former quality manager at ThermoFusion. The three letters, P-I-D, send shivers ...
Vacuum Induction Melting Furnaces for Aerospace & Energy Industries
A Chinese partner has purchased two vacuum induction melting (VIM) furnaces for melting and producing castings that will support the aerospace ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators for May: A Gentle Upswing
Heat Treat Today has gathered the four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators for May 2025. While April showed a mixed bag ...
Heat Treat Radio #121: Equipment And Process Insights From A Rising Metallurgical Engineer
In this Heat Treat Radio episode, join host Doug Glenn as he talks with Katelyn Kirsch, a metallurgical engineer with extensive experience in the ...
Manufacturer Upgrades Hot Zone For Aerospace Industry
A prominent United States-based global aerospace company replaced a hot zone for their vacuum furnace. The company performs thermal processing on ...
Ask the Heat Treat Doctor®: What Is Stress Relief and Why Perform It?
The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to offer expert advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat treating, ...
Company Expands Services In Aerospace Industry and Beyond With Vacuum Furnace
A company that services the aerospace industry has expanded its thermal processing capabilities with a new vacuum furnace, growing their operations ...
11 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 11 news ...
IHEA Announces 2025-26 Board of Directors & Executive Officers
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) has announced its 2025-26 Board of Directors and Executive Officers. Established in 1929 to meet ...
News From Abroad: A Collaboration for Reuse Strategy, All-in-One Machines, & Steel Manufacturing Expansion
In today's News from Abroad installment, we highlight new partnerships and technology aimed at efficiency and sustainability; a multi-organization collaborative work ...
Induction Hardened Case Depth Measurement Using Ultrasonic Backscattering
By Jose Miguel Equihua Toral, Head of the New Projects and Development, BOINSA Mexico and Manager, InTech NDT, USA. Nondestructive testing ...
Message from the Editor: Big Ideas
Evelyn ThompsonAssistant EditorHeat Treat Today Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the ...
Low-Carbon Aluminum Casting Products for the Automotive Industry
Hanne SimensenExecutive Vice PresidentHydro Aluminium Metal Two companies have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to develop low-carbon aluminum casting products ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. We're looking at a new manufacturing center, an AFC-Holcroft ...
Roller Hearth Furnaces Crafted for Top Tier Automotive Supplier & Energy Companies
Three endeavors are underway to deliver advanced roller hearth furnace technology, featuring large-scale atmosphere quench and temper, annealing, and solution treatment ...
New and Improved Tips for Induction Equipment Longevity
What is missing from induction heat-treating maintenance? Learn seven methods for improving your induction tooling component performance in today's article by ...
Applied Machine Learning and Optimization in Steel Melting
What data can be gleaned for optimizing charge combinations? Check out this Technical Tuesday installment, by Tim Kaufmann and Dierk Hartmann, ...
You Can’t Sell If You Don’t Tell
Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This letter is ...
Is There Too Much Air in Here
What's the relationship between excess air and your bottom-line? In this article, Jim Roberts, President, U.S. Ignition, shares how to increase ...
Aerospace Growth Drives New Furnace Order
A top-tier supplier in the aerospace industry has placed an order for a 6-bar vacuum furnace designed to meet the rigorous ...
Vacuum Furnace System For Increasing In-House Heat Treat Demands
A modular NANO vacuum furnace system was commissioned for increasing in-house heat treat demands in drive technology. The furnace has reached ...
The Evolution of Cleaning Technology in Heat Treating: Time To Rethink the Approach
This instructive piece was first released in Heat Treat Today’s April 2025 Induction Heating & Melting print edition. In heat treating, clean parts are essential ...
How To Find Both Real and Virtual Vacuum Leaks
In this Technical Tuesday installment, Thomas Wingens, Founder & President, WINGENS CONSULTANTS; Dr. Dermot Monaghan, Managing Director, and Dr. Erik Cox, ...
11 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 11 news ...
Happy Easter!
As Spring has brought to view a resurrection from the dead for the trees and flowers, so we have reason for ...
Heat Treat Radio #120: Exploring Sustainable Practices in Heat Treating
In this Heat Treat Radio episode, Tracy Dougherty, President & CEO of AFC Holcroft, and Ed Wykes, Director of Field Service and Aftermarket Sales, ...
Vacuum Furnaces for Dies for Automotive Industry
A company in the automotive industry is expanding its hardening plant and has ordered a new vacuum furnace. The furnace introduces ...
How 3D Printing Coils Exceeded R&D Expectations
In this Technical Tuesday installment, Josh Tucker, Manager of Induction Heating, Tucker Induction Systems, Inc., relates new research conducted on the ...
Cómo las bobinasde impresión 3Dsuperaron lasexpectativas de I+D
Por Josh Tucker, Gerente de Calentamiento por Inducción, Tucker Induction Systems, Inc.Traducido por Víctor Zacarías, Global _ Thermal Solutions México This ...
Boronizing — What Is It and Why Is It Used?
The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to offer sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat treating, ...
ECM Mexico Now Operating As MEXVAC ECM, S.A. DE C.V.
The Mexico heat treatment industry has a new vacuum furnace supplier entity – ECM Mexico, doing business as MEXVAC ECM, S.A. ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators for April: A Mixed Bag
Heat Treat Today has gathered the four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators for April 2025. While March showed a positive outlook, ...
15th CAB Line Ventures to Mexico
After 15 years of collaboration, a new CAB furnace designed for production of heat exchangers for delivery vehicles, trucks, and cars ...
Improving Hardening and Introducing Innovation for In-House Heat Treat
In this Technical Tuesday by Paulo Duarte, project manager, Metalsolvus, explores how digital tools lead the way in vacuum hardening operations ...
Major Auto Maker Pledges $20 Billion for US
A major automaker announced a $20 billion investment in United States-based manufacturing. Hyundai's investment, which the automaker described as a pledge ...
1 Big Event vs. 7 Industry Events
Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. In ...
Walk-In Batch Ovens Shipped To Energy Industry
A shipment of six (6) heavy-duty walk-in batch ovens was delivered to a manufacturer of products for the energy industry. These industrial ...
News from Abroad:
In today's News from Abroad installment, we highlight processing and initiatives that aim to improve operations and improve sustainability. Read more ...
Aviation Industry Supplier Expands with HPGQ Furnace
A screws and fasteners manufacturer for the aviation industry is expanding its heat treating operations with a vacuum furnace with high-pressure ...
Basics of Vacuum Furnace Leak Detection, Part 2
Part 1 of this article by Dave Deiwert, owner and president of Tracer Gas Technologies, was published in Heat Treat Today's ...
Modernized Walking Beam Furnace at thyssenkrupp Steel
thyssenkrupp Steel, a supplier of high-grade flat steel, recently upgraded with the modernization of a walking beam furnace installed at the ...
Time for Company Leaders To Refocus on Profits
Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
High-Purity Alumina Calcining Processes Support Expansion
One of North America's leading producers of ultra-high-purity alumina and associated products recently boosted its advanced manufacturing operations with a 50m-long ...
Is It Stuffy in Here? Exhaust Systems
In each installment of Combustion Corner, Jim Roberts, president of U.S. Ignition, reinforces the goal of the series: providing informative content ...
Railway Supplier voestalpine To Expand with Hardening Line
voestalpine Fastening Systems, a supplier to the railway industry, is bolstering its hardening processes of steel parts with a technological line ...
North America’s Premier Heat Treat Industry Training Event!
Join them for Heat Treat Boot Camp, the perfect opportunity for those new to heat treating, and for those looking to ...
Improving Hardening and Introducing Innovation for In-House Heat Treat
Digital tools lead the way in vacuum hardening operations to ensure energy efficiency and processing repeatability. In this Technical Tuesday installment, ...
Chiz Bros. Acquires Advanced Material Science
Chiz Bros., which provides solutions for refractory and high temperature applications in the metals industries, recently completed the acquisition of Advanced ...
CMMC 2.0: Why Waiting Is a Costly Mistake
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 compliance process is detailed and complicated, and businesses in the defense industrial base (DIB) ...
Heat Treat Radio #119: Solvent vs. Aqueous Cleaning: Choosing the Best Method for Your Process
In this Heat Treat Radio episode, host Doug Glenn sits down with Fernando Carminholi, the business development manager at Hubbard-Hall, to discuss solvent ...
Auto Parts Manufacturer Adds EV/CAB Line
A continuous line for protective atmosphere brazing has been contracted by a company involved in the research, development, and production of ...
Methods of Measuring Retained Austenite
Most heat treaters recognize the importance of measuring retained austenite (RA), yet many opt not to perform these measurements due to ...
Métodos para la medición de la austenita retenida
La mayoría de quienes aplican el tratamiento térmico reconocen la importancia de medir la austenita retenida (RA, por sus siglas en ...
Conticon Boosts Copper Rod Production with Heat Treat Capabilities
Conticon, a steel-wire manufacturer, is expanding production capabilities at its North American plant by installing a CONTIROD® CR3700 line to address the ...
10 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 10 news ...
Why Normalize, and Is a ‘Still Air’ Cool Really Important? Part 2
The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to offer sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat treating, ...
Aviation Research Improved with Vacuum Furnace
A manufacturer of aviation engine parts is enhancing its research capabilities with the acquisition of an adapted vacuum furnace to investigate ...
Quench Oil Management: AMS2759 & CQI-9
Given safety and performance concerns in the aerospace sector, it may be beneficial to consider quench testing that uses CQI-9 as ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: March 2025 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. As the ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. We're looking at addendum learning, indepth instruction from industry ...
Why PF and DPF Matter
As heat treating facilities strive for energy efficiency and reliability, investing in power improvements can move a company toward sustainable operations. ...
MTI Member Profile: Contour Hardening
If you had to describe Contour Hardening, Inc., in one phrase, it would be: Engineers solving problems. When a client encounters ...
El PF y el DPF: ¿importan?
As heat treating facilities strive for energy efficiency and reliability, investing in power improvements can move a company toward sustainable operations. ...
Auto Parts manufacturer Adds EV/CAB Line
An auto parts manufacturer that specializes in the production of radiators and air conditioning systems recently ordered a fully electric furnace ...
Considerations To Choose Optimum Fixtures
Options abound when it comes to selecting the preferred type of fixture. In this Technical Tuesday installment, Garrett Gueldenzoph, applications engineer ...
News From Abroad: Initiatives, Processing for a Better World
In today's News from Abroad installment, we highlight processing and initiatives that aim to improve operations and improve sustainability. Read more ...
Adapting Old Technology for the Future
Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. In ...
Fringe Friday: Sustainable Long Steel Production in Texas
We're celebrating getting to the "fringe" of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday covering news about a Texas steelmaker making ...
Heat Treat Today Welcomes Industry Innovator Heather Falcone
Heat Treat Today is excited to announce the addition of Heather Falcone to the editorial and podcast team, beginning on Monday, March ...
‘Furnace Guys’ and Filtration Systems
Jim Roberts, president of U.S. Ignition, joins us in the renewal of the Combustion Corner column. In this installment, Jim establishes ...
Survey Says …
Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
Aviation Industry Supplier Expands Vacuum Heat Treatment Capabilities
A company that supplies metal injection molded components for the aviation industry has expanded its production capabilities with a vacuum furnace. ...
A Better Way To Get Things Done: Refractory Insulation
The faster the refractory installation, maintenance or repair, the more efficient and, by extension, profitable it is to the company, as ...
US DOE Industrial Decarbonization Initiative Update: January 2025, the Trump Effect
The heat treating industry is under pressure to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE), and the response has been a noble ...
Reader Feedback: ‘Settled’ Science or an Agenda? Part 2
Our last Reader Feedback edition showcased several comments from readers responding to the letter from the publisher, entitled "What If We’re ...
Why Normalize, and Is a ‘Still Air’ Cool Really Important? Part 1
The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to offer sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat treating, ...
Heat Treat Radio #118: Saving Dollars with Ceramic Fiber Insulation
In this Heat Treat Radio episode, Mark Rhoa, Jr. from Chiz Bros, a company specializing in ceramic fiber products, discusses insulation with host ...
CAB Capabilities Expanded for Heat Exchanger Manufacturer
An aluminum heat exchanger manufacturer specializing in the production of heat exchangers recently expanded its production capabilities with a semi-continuous furnace for ...
Diffusion Bonding Innovation Advancing Aluminum Manufacturing
As this author notes, "Aluminum’s unique blend of lightness, strength, and purity makes it indispensable across various industries." Especially for aerospace ...
Manufacturer Expands Aluminum Heat Treat Capabilities
A provider in the power solutions industry has enhanced its operations with a heat treat drop-bottom furnace for the solution heat ...
22 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 22 news ...
What Will Heat Treating in the Mid-21st Century Look Like?
The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to offer sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat treating, ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: February 2025 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. Although all ...
Case Study: Adapting a Continuous Rotary Hearth Furnace to an Existing ‘Brownfield’
Are you looking to expand in-house heat treat operations on a brownfield industrial site? These sites can bring complications due to ...
Green Energy Equipment Manufacturer Adds VIM System
A green energy equipment manufacturer has expanded its vacuum induction melting capacity with another VIM furnace for melting and casting refractory ...
thyssenkrupp Bolsters Electric Mobility Production with Annealing, Isolating Line
A new annealing and isolating line has been supplied to thyssenkrupp Steel for the production of high-grade NGO (non-grain-oriented electrical steel ...
2025 Hiring in Heat Treat Q&A
In this informative piece, professional recruiters in the heat treat industry answer questions about what to expect in the heat treat ...
News From Abroad: Launches and Strategic Steps
In today’s News from Abroad installment, we highlight changes in personnel, production lines, and facilities throughout the industry, including the launch ...
AM/3D Trivia
In today's Technical Tuesday installment, we highlight the various techniques and developments in the world of metal AM as it pertains ...
US Heat Treater Adds Furnaces, Marquenching Capabilities
A commercial heat treating company recently added new furnaces and process improvements to its operations in order to serve manufacturers in ...
Heat Treat’s “7-Year Itch”
Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. In ...
Fringe Friday: Atomizer Enhances Capabilities at Metals Company
We're celebrating getting to the "fringe" of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday covering news about a metals company enhancing ...
Avoid Costly Refractory Repairs with Proper Maintenance
Refractories, "the unsung hero of the manufacturing process," can't measure up to that moniker if their superpowers are worn down and ...
Loy Instrument Partners To Expand Capabilities
Loy Instrument, Inc., which supplies process control and combustion solutions for heat treaters in multiple industries, has been acquired by Relevant Industrial, ...
Reader Feedback: ‘Settled’ Science or an Agenda?
Readers are checking out Heat Treat Today's magazine, and the January 2025 Technologies To Watch print edition has a piece that sparked comments from ...
Experts Anticipate Key Heat Treat Technology Adoptions
Industry experts agree: 2025 is a year of significant, high-tech developments. In this Technical Tuesday, hear from three heat treat industry ...
Agriculture Solutions Manufacturer Bolsters Furnace Line
A manufacturer which supplies agricultural ground engaging solutions has improved its production efficiency with two roller hearth furnace systems. The furnaces ...
What If We’re Wrong About CO2 & Global Warming?
Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
Most SMBs Unprepared for CMMC 2.0, Risk Losing Contracts
"The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 aims to improve cybersecurity across the defense industrial base (DIB), but many small to ...
Leak Detection Seminar Highlights Best Practices
Retech Systems LLC welcomed participants to its Buffalo, NY, facility for a leak testing seminar last month, unveiling best practices and ...
AHT Expands Footprint and Nitriding Capacity
A North American nitriding company recently announced a building expansion to accommodate more equipment and services. The new production space at ...
Claim the Power with SCRs and VSC
Processes that utilize electric-powered industrial heaters instead of fossil fuels will necessitate improved power consumption management. Therefore, advanced technologies in power ...
What Is Thermal Expansion?
The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to offer sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat treating, ...
Case Study: The Metallurgy Within a Reheating Furnace at DanSteel
In this article, a team of researchers describe the technical, technological, and metallurgical characteristics in heating large-sized continuous cast slabs made ...
Heat Treat Radio #117: How GM Started & Grew FNC for Brake Rotors
In this Heat Treat Radio episode, host Doug Glenn converses with Mike Holly on his extensive experience in ferritic nitrocarburizing (FNC). Listen as ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: January 2025 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. All four ...
Heat Treater Expands Capacity and Footprint
Solar Atmospheres in Souderton, PA, has commissioned two additional 2-bar vacuum furnaces, expanding its capabilities to meet demand in the aerospace ...
The Heat Treat Robotic Paradigm Shift
As Thomas Bauernhansl, professor of Production Technology & Factory Operations at the University of Stuttgart, aptly states, “We are going from ...
Retech Expands with ReMelt Scientific
Retech, which provides advanced technologies for melting and refining reactive and refractory metals, has acquired ReMelt Scientific, broadening the capabilities for ...
18 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 18 news ...
News from Abroad: Mergers & Partnerships Ring in the New Year
Today’s News from Abroad installment highlights a new year ringing in acquisitions, partnerships and mergers resulting in increased production and expanded ...
ECM Group Expands with Acquisition in Italy
The ECM Group, a provider of solutions and services for industrial heat treatment companies with a subsidiary based in North America, recently acquired Vacuum Service & Maintenance ...
Pittsburgh-based Providers Merge, Strengthen Heat Treatment Capabilities
A global supplier of equipment, systems, and digital solutions for several manufacturing sectors recently announced that it has acquired Bloom Engineering, ...
Digitalization Propels Heat Treating to Industry of the Future
If you work in a standards-driven industry, you may already feel the imperative of digitalization. In today's Technical Tuesday, Mike Loepke, ...
US Defense Contractor Upgrades with Vacuum Retort Furnace
A U.S. military firearms manufacturer announced its plan to update its in-house stress relieving operation with a new vacuum retort furnace. ...
Autonomous Solution for Industry
Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. In ...
The Holiday Edition of This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to the first installment of Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media of 2025, and today we ...
Aalberts Acquires Paulo, Expands Heat Treat Reach in N.A.
Aalberts N.V. has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of shares of Paulo Products Company (Paulo), expanding the company's geographical footprint ...
Merry Christmas from Heat Treat Today
Your Heat Treat Today team will be celebrating the holidays with our families, and our offices will be closed from December 21 ...
Steel Parts Manufacturer Expands Annealing Capabilities
A North American manufacturer has bolstered its heat treatment capabilities for annealing steel parts after induction hardening. The two-zone belt conveyor ...
Heat Treat Radio #116: Basic Practices for Successful Leak Detection
In this Heat Treat Radio episode, Dave Deiwert, a seasoned expert in leak detection, shares key steps to locate leaks in a vacuum ...
News from Abroad: Growth Via Innovation
The growth we're reporting on in today’s News from Abroad installment is not just about expansions but also modernization and innovation. ...
Resounding Success: Heat Treat Boot Camp 2024
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
Water Electrolysis for Hydrogen Production Facilitates Decarbonization
The thermal processing industry is a good example of how the on-site production of hydrogen by water electrolysis can be beneficial ...
Naval Ship Builder Expands 3D Parts Annealing Capabilites
A major ship builder has acquired a vacuum furnace for the Additive Manufacturing Division at the company's new Manufacturing Center of ...
Automaker To Modernize Heat Treatment Capabilities
A leading automotive manufacturer is updating its heat treating operations with Endothermic gas generators to enhance the carburizing process. The company, ...
Understanding Inductance in a Furnace Heating System
In this installment of the Controls Corner, we are addressing inductance in a furnace heating system, and the critical role it ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: December 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. For the ...
IIoT Connectivity — The Future of Technology Is Here Today
Maintaining clear communication for high precision processing, critical with medical component heat treating, requires sophisticated operations. In today's Technical Tuesday, Mike ...
Aero/Auto Aluminum Manufacturer Expands Heat Treatment
Taiwan Hodaka Technology, an aerospace and automotive manufacturer, extends its market reach by adding an aluminum aging furnace to its heat ...
Fringe Friday: Decarbonizing the Bright Annealing Process
We're celebrating getting to the "fringe" of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday installment: a project that targets reducing the ...
Aerospace Manufacturer Expands with 7th Vacuum Furnace
A major North American aerospace manufacturer has placed an order for a seventh vacuum furnace to expand capacity. This furnace is ...
Under Pressure? Here’s a Stress Relief Round Up
Did you know that November 6 was National Stress Awareness Day? It seems an appropriate designation to cover the days and ...
Ask the Heat Treat Doctor®: What Does “Bright and Shiny” Really Mean?
The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to offer sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat treating, ...
CG Thermal Adds Second Facility To Expand Production Capacity
A provider of process technology for harsh and corrosive process streams has expanded its operations with an additional 13,000 square foot, ...
Purdue Heat Treating Consortium
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. In ...
Thanksgiving Thoughts & Greetings from Heat Treat Today
Heat Treat Today is thankful for the role we have been blessed to play in this industry, for our partners who ...
News from Abroad: Growth from Mergers, Alliances, and Broadened Capabilities
Today’s News from Abroad installment is all about growth in the global heat treating market. A heat treater expands its contract ...
Anatomy of a Front-Loading Vacuum Furnace
Contact us with your Reader Feedback! How well do you know the “anatomy” of your key heat treat equipment? In this ...
Heat Treater Expands Hardening Plant Capabilities
A heat treater with surface hardening capabilities recently expanded its operational line with a vacuum furnace. The new equipment offers a ...
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Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
16 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 17 news ...
Heat Treat Radio #115: Lunch & Learn: Decarbonization Part 2
In this episode of Heat Treat Radio, Doug Glenn and guest Michael Mouilleseaux, general manager at Erie Steel LTD, continue their discussion of ...
Heat Treater Triples Surface Hardening Capacity at Ohio Facility
A heat treating company that processes stainless steel, titanium, and other specialty alloys is expanding its operations with a major investment ...
The Future of Vacuum Oil Quenching
Despite years of research and development that resulted in several important technological innovations, the constraints of high-pressure gas quenching are ever ...
Furnace Manufacturers Form Partnership To Bolster Processing in North America
AFC-Holcroft (AFCH), an industrial furnace manufacturer based in Wixom, MI, recently announced a strategic partnership with Tokai Konetsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. ...
Truck Beam Heat Treat Line For Auto Industry
A truck beam heat treat line with two large walking-beam furnaces is currently being installed for a leading Latin American auto ...
Steel Industry Acquisitions: Updates Following US Election
As U.S. election results were announced last week, several steel industry players are in the midst of acquisitions that could mean ...
West Coast Semiconductor Supplier Bolsters In-House Heat Treat
A semiconductor industry supplier recently ordered an extra-large 2-bar vacuum furnace specific to the company's high-temperature process. The new addition will ...
Evolving Efficiency: Advantages of Multi-Chamber Isolated Heat Vacuum Furnaces
Adapting to new processing demands puts traditional equipment to the test. Can single-chamber solutions keep up, or will applications require different ...
Bennett Heat Treating & Brazing Co., Inc. Recognized with 2024 Master Craftsman Award
Heat Treat Today, in cooperation with the Metal Treating Institute (MTI), recently presented the 2024 Master Craftsman Award (also known as ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: November 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. Last month, ...
Cybersecurity Desk: CMMC vs. NIST SP 800-171: Understanding the Differences
In Department of Defense (DoD) compliance, many acronyms and standards define how businesses manage processes to stay compliant. In this Cybersecurity ...
Sandia National Laboratories Expands Production Capabilities with 2 Vacuum Furnaces
Sandia National Laboratories has acquired two horizontal vacuum furnaces for one of its production labs in Albuquerque, NM. The furnaces will ...
Schilling Forge Increases Capacity with Car Bottom Furnace
Schilling Forge, a supplier of precision forgings based in Syracuse, NY, recently increased its annealing capacity with a car-bottom furnace. The ...
Basics of Vacuum Furnace Leak Detection, Part 1
If you have the right leak detection equipment, the process of detecting leaks can be more time efficient. In this Technical Tuesday installment, ...
Special Springs Enhances Production Capabilities with Nitriding System
Springs and gas cylinders manufacturer Special Springs has bolstered its heat treating capacity with a new nitriding turnkey system. By adding ...
FPM Heat Treating Increases Capacity with Vacuum Furnace
FPM Heat Treating has announced the acquisition of a vacuum furnace, enhancing the company's capabilities to serve the manufacturing community, especially ...
Commercial Heat Treater Expands Capabilities with 12th Vacuum Furnace
HART-TECH has expanded its capabilities with a vacuum furnace that will allow for the heat treatment of multiple steel types and ...
Nearly 100 Industry Professionals Gather To Discuss Sustainable Technologies
Nearly 100 attendees gather at the Conrad Hotel in Indianapolis for a three-day event to discuss industrial decarbonization and sustainable technologies. ...
Voices in Heat Treat: Vacuum Brazing Revisited
The heat treat industry is rich with knowledgeable leaders, resourceful problem solvers, and innovative teams. One of our favorite things to ...
Wrocław University of Science and Technology Enhances Metallurgy Research Capabilities with Nitriding System
Wrocław University of Science and Technology (WUST) is expanding its R&D capabilities in heat treatment and materials testing with a horizontal nitriding ...
Finding Curiosity
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. In ...
18 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 18 news ...
Cincinnati Radiator Bolsters Aluminum Brazing Capabilities with New VAB Furnace
Cincinnati Radiator, a manufacturer of radiators and cooling products, recently expanded its production capabilities at its Fairfield, Ohio, facility with the ...
News from Abroad: New Technologies and Sustainability Initiatives Result in Industry Growths and Closures
Today’s News from Abroad installment highlights some of the ups and downs in the global heat treating market which are largely ...
Ask the Heat Treat Doctor®: How Do Parts Fail?
The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to offer sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat treating, ...
MIHEU Expands with 4th Vacuum Furnace
MIHEU, a commercial heat treater for the steel processing industry, recently expanded its vacuum furnace line for processing large dies at ...
The People of Heat Treat
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
FNA Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to a special edition of Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. We've discovered a furnace-full collection ...
Day 2 at FNA: Awards Abound for Heat Treaters
The final day of Furnaces North America (FNA) began for Heat Treat Today with the presentation of a plaque to Timothy Joseph ...
Best of the Web: Precise Control of Protective Atmospheres
Source: Super Systems, Inc. Achieving the elimination of oxidation during thermal treatment has driven heat treaters for decades and resulted in ...
Supply of Thermal Processing Atmosphere Gases: Planning for a Safer, More Economical, and Decarbonized Future
Download Webinar Recording Now! Join us for this informative presentation as David Wolff and Mike Montesi discuss hydrogen and nitrogen generation ...
Choosing Power Controls for Load Configurations
In this installment of the Controls Corner, we are addressing load configurations in a furnace. An industrial furnace is made up ...
Automotive Radiator Manufacturer Bolsters Aluminum Brazing Capacity
A car radiator manufacturer has expanded its heat treatment capacity with an EV/CAB line adapted for the production of oversized battery ...
Some Pre-reading Before FNA’s Technical Sessions
Furnaces North America (FNA) 2024 begins Monday, October 14, and runs through Wednesday, October 16. If you haven't registered yet, you ...
Plibrico Opens New Refractory Production Facility
Plibrico, a manufacturer and installer of superior aluminosilicate and high alumina monolithic refractories, has expanded its footprint with the grand opening ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: October 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. Last month, ...
Ask the Heat Treat Doctor®: How Does One Determine Which Quench Medium To Use?
The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to offer sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat treating, ...
Consulta a The Heat Treat Doctor®:¿Cómo determinar cuál medio detemple utilizar?
The Heat Treat Doctor® ha vuelto para ofrecer sabios consejos a los lectores de Heat Treat Today y para responder a suspreguntas sobre ...
Huake Casting Control Technology Expands Production with Vacuum Furnace
A manufacturer of components for the aviation and energy sectors is expanding its production capabilities with the acquisition of a horizontal ...
MTI Member Profile: Zion Industries, Inc.
In a culture that does many things to a mere minimum standard, Bob Puls chose to found Zion Industries, Inc. on ...
Heat Treat Boot Camp Tours Solar Atmospheres’ Western PA Facility
Last week, Heat Treat Today wrapped up its third annual Heat Treat Boot Camp with a tour of a local commercial heat treating ...
Tech Round Up: Helpful, Readable, and Applicable Content
On just about any given Tuesday, Heat Treat Today features an article that aims to educate our heat treating readers — be ...
Maintenance Message: Extending the Service Life of Refractory Linings
Heat treating aluminum presents a unique concern due to the operating conditions of high temperature, chemical corrosion, mechanical abrasion, and temperature ...
Heat Treat Radio #114: Decarbonization Demystified at IHEA’s SUMMIT
Listen as Jeff Rafter, vice president of sales and marketing at Selas Heat Technology and current IHEA president, discusses the upcoming ...
Lukasiewicz– IMN Enhances R&D with Vacuum Furnace
Łukasiewicz – the Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals (Łukasiewicz – IMN) recently expanded its heat treating operations with a VIM furnace for ...
18 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 18 news ...
Heat Treat Boot Camp 2024 — and That’s a Wrap!
Doug Glenn welcomes boot camp trainees at Monday evening's meet- and-greet reception. Heat treat industry players from across a spectrum of ...
Parts Distortion: How To Predict It and How To Account for It
Source: Paulo No matter the craft, disappointment is inevitable when the end result doesn't turn out as planned. But in heat ...
Controlled Power Distribution Systems
Like most power systems, power control dates back to vacuum tube technology. Like radios, amplifiers, and other industrial equipment, the furnace ...
News from Abroad: Cutting Edge Processes, First-in-Industry Achievements, and State-of-the-Art Upgrades
Today’s News from Abroad installment highlights global accomplishments from pilot programs in gas recovery and a successful trial run of biomass ...
EVs Are Up & Down, Does It Matter?
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. In ...
Adamus Expands Heat Treating Capabilities with Vacuum Furnace
Adamus, a punch tool manufacturer for the pharmaceutical industry, has enhanced its heat treating operations with a vacuum furnace. The company ...
Heat Treat Radio #113: NIST and CMMC: What Heat Treaters Need To Know
Joe Coleman, cybersecurity officer at Bluestreak Compliance, discusses critical aspects of NIST 800-171 and CMMC with host Doug Glenn. Joe touches ...
Furnaces North America 2024 Surges 25% Larger Than 2022
Furnaces North America (FNA) 2024, the leading trade show for the heat-treating industry in North America, is thrilled to announce that ...
Sanbao Group Boosts Heat Treatment Capabilities with 3 Annealing and Coating Lines
Steelmaker Sanbao Group has expanded its heat treatment operations with three annealing and coating lines for non-grain oriented (NGO) silicon steel. ...
Stainless Corrosion
Stainless steel has crept into our kitchens and now also our garages, the Tesla Cybertruck being the latest product to sport ...
American Isostatic Presses, Inc., Increases Heat Treating Footprint in Ohio
An isostatic press manufacturer based in Columbus, Ohio, has expanded its operations facility to increase its heat treating capacity and technological ...
Automotive Component Manufacturer Bolsters Heat Treat Operations
An automotive component supplier has digitized its heat treatment operations with the implementation of a digitalization platform, an upgrade intended to ...
Turbine Manufacturer Expands Heat Treat Capabilities with Vacuum Furnace
A manufacturer of wind and gas turbines is bolstering its heat treatment capabilities with a vacuum furnace to process oversized gas ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: September 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. Last month, ...
A New Era: Tracking Quality Digitally
What are advanced management systems and how does deep integrative system management software help automotive heat treaters improve processes while saving ...
Unveiling the Heat Treat Today 40 Under 40 Class of 2024
For the seventh year in a row, Heat Treat Today shines the spotlight on a remarkable cast of rising young leaders in ...
Volkan Steels Expands Production Capabilities With Nitriding/Nitrocarburizing System
A tool supplier has boosted its production capabilities with the installation of a new nitriding/nitrocarburizing system, expanding its heat treatment services ...
Navigating Nadcap Furnace Compliance with Ease
Software in the Heat Treat World For the past 20+ years, software has played a pivotal role in every part of ...
Automotive Parts Supplier Acquires Vacuum Furnace To Conduct Aluminum Brazing Tests
An automotive supplier has acquired a vacuum furnace for brazing aluminum components. The VAB furnace was designed according to the client's ...
Furniss & White Broadens Production at Heat Treat Facility With High-Performance Alloy Series
Furniss & White has partnered with a stainless steel technology company to produce its castings at its heat treatment facility using ...
Laser Heat Treating in 3 Automotive Case Studies
Laser heat treating overcomes issues of distortion that are frequent in conventional heat treating methods. Read this Technical Tuesday by Aravind ...
Fringe Friday: Furnace Designed To Fit Medical Industry Supplier Specs
We’re celebrating getting to the “fringe” of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday covering news about a Class A safety ...
News From Abroad: Looking Forward to Production Efficiency, Sustainability
Today’s News from Abroad installment examines strategies global manufacturers are investigating and enacting to move the industry toward the next generation ...
PAI Industries Bolsters Capabilities With In-House Carburizing Vacuum System
PAI Industries, a manufacturer of parts to the heavy-duty truck industry, has expanded its in-house heat treatment with a NANO vacuum ...
Fueling Efficiency: Retrofit Heat Treat Furnace with Combustible Burner Technology
The automotive industry is going electric — electric vehicles are a popular choice for consumers. To continue sustainable efforts for a ...
Defense Industry Manufacturer Expands Heat Treating Capabilities
A defense industry manufacturer has purchased an inert atmosphere batch oven for processing stainless steel parts in a reduced oxygen environment ...
Ontario Furnace Maker To Expand, Increase Production
A North American furnace manufacturer recently announced plans to increase production capabilities by expanding its Ontario facility. The investment will consist ...
IperionX Delivers First Titanium Furnace Production Run
IperionX, a U.S. titanium metal and critical materials company, recently delivered its first successful titanium furnace production run at the company's ...
East Coast Manufacturer To Replace Aging Fleet of Vacuum Sintering Furnaces
An East Coast manufacturer has purchased six new vacuum sintering furnaces to replace the 1980s-era sintering furnaces it has used for ...
Thermal Processing for EV Components
The advent and increasing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has brought a wave of change to the automotive supply chain, including ...
Heat Treater’s Michigan Expansion Progressing
The Michigan expansion of a furnace manufacturer and heat treating company has advanced with the erection of the entire steel structure ...
EV Batteries — Weak Link in the Chain?
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
Inductotherm Group Announces Leadership Transition
Inductotherm Group, which provides thermal processing technologies, has announced a significant leadership transition as part of a planned succession strategy of ...
2 Specialty Auto Components Manufacturers Expand Heat Treating Capabilities
Two different specialty automotive components manufacturers have expanded their heat treating processing lines in order to meet the growing needs of ...
Heat Treat Radio #112: Lunch & Learn: How To Use a Hardenability Chart
In this episode of Heat Treat Radio, Doug Glenn discusses the hardenability of materials with guest Michael Mouilleseaux, general manager at Erie Steel ...
SECO/WARWICK Group Expands US Footprint
The SECO/WARWICK Group, the parent company of SECO/VACUUM Technologies and SECO/WARWICK USA, has announced plans to bolster its production capacity in ...
Overcoming Quality Challenges for Automotive T6 Heat Treating
Three elements in the T6 aluminum heat treatment process — high temperature solution heat treatment, drastic temperature change in the water ...
Piston Rings Manufacturer Bolsters Production with 3rd Nitriding System
Asimco Shuanghuan Piston Ring Co., Ltd. has added a third nitriding system to its heat treating operations, enhancing piston ring production ...
Heat Treater Launches Expanded HIP Capacity Production at South Carolina Facility
A U.K.-based thermal processing service provider announced it has begun production at its facility in Greenville, SC, where it recently expanded ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: August 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. In previous ...
Aluminum Parts Manufacturer Increases Capacity with Melting Furnace
A melting and holding furnace with a preheat hearth and a maximum temperature rating of 1,450°F (788°C) has been shipped to ...
Green Wind Power for Steel Plant
A German industrial plant will be the first to receive locally generated wind power through a direct connection. With the green ...
Humidity Got You (and Your Furnace) Down?
Source: Ipsen Here in the northern hemisphere, the dog days of summer are upon us. This folksy phrase has come to ...
Furnace Manufacturer Consolidates Operations With $4M Facility, Creates 25 new jobs
A Missouri-based furnace manufacturer for the foundry, die casting and metal forming industries recently announced plans to expand its footprint in ...
$2.5B Acquisition Expands Steelmaker’s North American Reach
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, a major supplier of steel to the automotive industry with heat treat capabilities, has announced its acquisition of Stelco ...
US DOE Strategy: Why the Heat Treating Industry?
The heat treating industry is under pressure to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE), and the response has been a noble ...
News From Abroad: Globally, Eyes Turn to the Future
Today’s News from Abroad installment investigates the influence AI is bearing on the global field of heat treating, as well as ...
MTI Member Profile: East Carolina Metal Treating, Inc.
In the North American heat treating industry, potential comes in many forms, and learning to utilize it is what can change ...
How To Tell If You Really Have an Abrasion Problem
Understanding abrasion can be the key to extending the life of your refractory lining. The following article provided by Plibrico Company examines ...
2 Vacuum Furnaces Increase Heat Treat for Alternative Energy Company
A company developing advanced alternative renewable energy technologies large-scale industrial applications is expanding their heat treat capabilities with two identical vacuum ...
10 News chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 10 ...
Automotive Manufacturer Expands Brazing Capabilities with Vacuum Furnace
A U.S.-based automotive manufacturer is expanding its production capacity for brazing stainless heat exchangers with the order of a single-chamber vacuum ...
Gas Equipment Provider’s Acquisition Increases Reach to Heat Treaters
A Georgia-based provider of natural gas measurement and control products and solutions has announced the acquisition of a distribution and service ...
Message from the Editor: What Are the EPA Scopes?
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. This ...
Dual Chamber Vacuum Furnaces vs. Single Chamber Vacuum Furnaces — An Energy Perspective
The need to understand how certain furnace designs operate comes at a time when heat treaters are weighing each energy cost ...
Two Manufacturers Expand Operations With Nitriding Systems
Nitriding systems have expanded the operations at two global companies: a gear manufacturer for the automotive industry and a fuel injection ...
Publisher’s Page: Heat Treat Kids . . . and their Parents
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
Heat Treater Breaks Ground in Michigan Expansion
Robert (Bob) Hill, FASM President Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Source: Solar Atmospheres After successfully relocating and commissioning ten vacuum furnaces into ...
Reader Feedback: Don’t Dis the DOE
Readers are checking out Heat Treat Today's magazine, and the April/May 2024 Sustainable Heat Treat Technologies print edition has a piece that sparked a ...
Heat Treat Radio #111: Heat Treat NextGen Brynna Keelin Kelly-McGrath
If curiosity were a person, Brynna Keelin Kelly-McGrath would be her name. Having risen at Moog, Inc. to the position of ...
Sustainability Insights: Forging a Sustainable Path to Decarbonization
The search for sustainable solutions in the heat treat industry is at the forefront of research for industry experts. In this article, ...
EV Chassis Production Expands With Retort Furnace
ev chassis production expands with retort furnace An international manufacturer of electric vehicles (EVs) is adding an advanced retort pit furnace ...
Basic Definitions: Power Pathways in Vacuum Furnaces
Ever wish you had a map to follow when navigating your power source? In the following Technical Tuesday article, Brian Turner, ...
U.S. Army Receives T901 Engines for UH-60 Black Hawk Flight Testing
U.S. Army Receives T901 Engines for UH-60 Black Hawk Flight Testing The U.S Army recently received two T901 engines from a ...
Toyota Material Handling Expands, Adds 85 Manufacturing Jobs
Toyota Material Handling is investing nearly $100M for a new 295,000-square-foot facility at its Columbus, Indiana, headquarters, adding 85 manufacturing jobs ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. We're looking at hot summer events, hot summertime activities, ...
HIP: Technology that Takes Components into Space
Hot isostatic press (HIP) processing is a manufacturing technology used to densify metal and ceramic parts to improve a material’s mechanical ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: July 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. Through the ...
Thermal Loop Solutions, Part 2: A Path to a Sustainable Future in Heat Treatment
What is the path forward for thermal loop systems, and how is “sustainability” at the forefront of this technology? The following ...
MET & HTS 2024 Announce Online Registration
Sign up now to attend the MET 2024 and HTS 2024 event in Mumbai, India, where new initiatives, machinery, products and ...
Spirit AeroSystems Announces Split Acquisitions by Boeing, Airbus
Spirit AeroSystems, a global manufacturer of aerostructures for commercial airplanes, defense platforms, and business/regional jets recently announced it has entered into ...
Happy Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day from Heat Treat Today. Our team will be enjoying a long weekend of festivities, celebrating our nation's 248th birthday with ...
Aerospace Parts Manufacturer Upgrades Vacuum Heat Treating Capabilities
A global manufacturer of aircraft parts has ordered a single-chamber vacuum furnace for brazing jet engine parts. The new equipment will ...
Digital Technology Powers Green Heat Treat
"Communication is key." As heat treating equipment and processes evolve, it becomes critical that the accompanying control systems also develop to ...
U. S. Steel-Nippon Steel Merger Will Expand Pittsburgh Steelmaker’s Technical Base
David Burritt president and CEO U.S. Steel Source: U.S. Steel Access to technology and expertise in integrated mills are among the ...
All 21 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 21 ...
Aerospace Industry Acquires Box Furnace for Heat Treating Parts
An aerospace company has purchased a rod overbend box furnace to heat treat parts under an inert atmosphere. The heat treating ...
EBNER Group Extends Heat Treatment Reach with Stake in Furnace Manufacturer
EBNER Group, a global provider of heat treatment solutions, melting, and casting for the aluminum industry has increased its stake in ...
Advantages of Laser Heat Treatment, Part 2: Energy Efficiency, Sustainability, and Precision
A discussion of laser heat treating begun in Heat Treat Today’s Air & Atmosphere 2024 print edition would not be complete ...
Doncaster’s Atmosphere Furnace Purchase To Bolster In-House Heat Treatment Capabilities
An aerospace, industrial gas turbine, and automotive market leader has expanded its heat treatment operations with a recently purchased air atmosphere ...
Alumni Spotlight: 40 Under 40 Stars Still Bringing the Heat
Each year, the 40 Under 40 initiative at Heat Treat Today recognizes 40 rising young leaders (ages 40 and younger) in ...
Heat Treat Radio #110: Isolated Heat, the Future of Vacuum Furnaces
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, and guest Bryan Stern from Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems discuss the shift from single chamber ...
Aerospace Heat Treating Upgrades Capacity with Drop Bottom Furnace
An electrically heated drop bottom furnace with a traveling quench tank and a maintenance platform has been shipped to an aerospace ...
US DOE Strategy: Ramifications for Heat Treaters
As heat treaters strive for a sustainable future, pressure mounts to make the right choices while running commercially viable operations. In ...
News from Abroad: Furnace Efficiency and Climate Neutrality
Today’s News from Abroad installment brings us news of a climate-neutral metallurgical thermal process center in Germany, a twin-ladle furnace station ...
Refractory Manufacturer’s $23.5M Expansion To Create Jobs in Alabama
Thirteen new manufacturing jobs will open up with the $23.5 million expansion of an Alabama heat containment refractory production facility. The ...
Heat Treater Overhauls Aging System To Upgrade Carburizing Processes
An Italian heat treater enhanced its operations with the installation of control cabinets, allowing for real-time data analysis and more efficient management ...
Heat Treat Operations Modernize with 9 Hardening Furnaces
Nine heat treat furnaces are set to modernize the operations of a manufacturer's heat treat facilities. This move is intended to ...
Streamline Essential Nadcap Certifications
Nadcap certifications are integral to aerospace heat treating. Maintaining compliance, however, can be a headache. Learn how a new technology is ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: June 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators have been gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023. Thus far ...
Fringe Friday: From Mars to Venus with GaN
We’re celebrating getting to the “fringe” of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday covering news about the promise gallium nitride ...
Fact Sheet: Responding to DOE Regulations on the Heat Treating Industry
"The effort to stem global warming/climate change must be tempered by open discourse on the efficacy of proposed regulations. Until we ...
Near Net Shape, Meet HIP
Source: Quintus Technologies A major concern with cast products is fatigue resistance and getting the right mechanical properties. Of course, thermal ...
Heat Treater To Receive 2 Furnaces
François Studer SA, a Swiss commercial heat treater with 45 years of experience, will advance their hardening capabilities with the order ...
Tempering Steel Under a Nitrogen Atmosphere
For gun barrels, tempering is essential to bring steel to the necessary hardness. But what equipment is needed, and how is ...
MIT-Backed Startup Tackles Heat Treaters’ High Electricity Bills
A group of graduates from MIT and Duke University identified manufacturing as an industry overburdened by rapidly growing energy costs and ...
MTI Member Profile: Bennett Heat Treating & Brazing Co., Inc.
A blacksmith sweating over an open flame is not the image most heat treaters immediately identify with in 2024. In the ...
In-House Heat Treat Innovates To Improve Aluminum Extrusion
Nitrex batch-type nitriding/nitrocarburizing furnaceSource: Nitrex Beymetal Alüminyum, a manufacturer in the aluminum extrusion industry and based in Türkiye, is overcoming limitations ...
Heat Treat Radio #109: Making the Switch: Converting In-House Heat Treat Operations to Electric
Electrification is afoot and is claimed to be a more sustainable heating source than natural gas. Art Moslow, electrification project manager ...
2 Al Billet Homogenizers & 2 Coolers Headed Coast to Coast
Two aluminum homogenizers and two coolers are set to enhance U.S. operations for an aluminum manufacturer with locations across America. One ...
Energy-Saving Solutions for Industrial Furnaces
Poor energy efficiency in industrial furnaces usually impacts companies’ production costs since more energy consumption is required to achieve the desired ...
Ahorro de energíapara hornos industriales
La baja efi ciencia energética en los hornos industriales suele impactar los costos de producción de las empresas, ya que se ...
Enjoy the Long Weekend!
Happy Memorial Day from Heat Treat Today. Join us as we reflect in thankfulness on those who have sacrificed all for our country. ...
Enhancing Heat Treat To Drive Automotive Success
As part of their strategic efforts to enhance forging capabilities, Topçesan recently invested in a compact batch-type furnace with a 1,200 ...
Publisher’s Page: The DOE Is Coming After YOUR Job
"When it comes to who should lose their jobs because of changing times, I’d much rather leave the decision up to ...
NASA Aids AM’s Adoption
NASA has selected Elementum 3D (a developer and supplier of metal additive manufacturing (AM) advanced materials, print parameters, and services) to ...
News from Abroad: Casting Metal and Forging a Venture
Today’s News from Abroad installment brings us news of casting equipment supplied in China, heat treat supplier joint venture forged in ...
Anatomy of Induction Coils
Contact us with your Reader Feedback! Consider the numerous systems in your heat treat operations. What makes up the anatomy of ...
Vacuum Furnace for Nitriding Service Provider
A nitriding service provider in Brazil will increase their production line with a single-chamber vacuum furnace from a manufacturer with North ...
Fringe Friday: Additive Manufacturing Brings Metal Processing to New Heights
We’re celebrating getting to the “fringe” of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday a press release detailing how additive manufacturing ...
How To Reduce Carbon Footprint During Heat Treatment
Given changing ecological and economic conditions, carbon neutrality is becoming more important, and the heat treatment shop is no exception. In ...
Sintering Considerations: Vacuum vs. HIP
Source: TAV Vacuum Furnaces When processing cemented carbide, there are a few considerations you need to understand to use the proper ...
The Role of Heat Treatment in Space Exploration
Precise heat treating is essential to enable components to withstand space exploration. In this Technical Tuesday, Mike Grande, vice president of ...
40 Under 40 Message From Bethany
Watch this video message from Bethany Leone, editor at Heat Treat Today, to learn how to nominate a rising young leader ...
Manufacturer Adds Endo Generators for Wind Turbine Gearboxes
NGC Gears, a manufacturer of wind power gearboxes, has completed the installation of two additional Endothermic generators from a manufacturer with ...
Titanium Production & Recycling To Increase for Aerospace Sector
EcoTitanium, a European plant for recycling and refining titanium alloys for critical applications, was opened in France in 2017. It was ...
Heat Treating AM Components to Infinity and Beyond
The amazing materials that are produced through additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D machining often require post-processing heat treatments before these become ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: May 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators, gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023, indicate expectations for economic ...
Reader Feedback: The State of the Quality Movement
Readers are checking out Heat Treat Today's magazine from March/April 2024. The annual Aerospace print edition has a piece that sparked a comment from a ...
All About the Quench and Keeping Cool: Thru-process Temp Monitoring and Gas Carburizing
The future of heat treating requires new manufacturing solutions like robotics that can work with modular design. Yet so also does ...
Automotive Manufacturer Orders Second Endo Generator
An automotive manufacturer in South America has recently placed a follow-up order for a second Endothermic generator from a manufacturer of industrial ...
All 11 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 11 news items. ...
Message from the Editor: Digitalization: An Ever-Expanding Frontier
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. ...
IperionX and Vegas Fastener To Co-Produce Titanium Fasteners for US Army
IperionX Limited and Vegas Fastener Manufacturing, LLC (Vegas Fastener) have agreed to partner to develop and manufacture titanium alloy fasteners and ...
Solar Atmospheres Acquires Certified Metal Craft Inc.
Solar Atmospheres, Inc. announced their most recent acquisition, Certified Metal Craft (CMC) located in El Cajon (an East County suburb of ...
Half-a-Dozen Fixtures and Fabrication Tips
Let’s discover new tricks and old tips on how to best heat treat, whatever your application. In this Technical Tuesday, originally ...
Forging Provider Elevates In-House Heat Treat Department
Kuźnia Jawor, a company specializing in the production of hot forged and CNC machined components for the automotive, machinery, mining, and ...
Heat Exchanger Manufacturer Anticipates New EV/CAB Line
An international manufacturer of heat exchangers is expecting a new EV/CAB line to support their production of components, subsystems, and system ...
Heat Treat Radio #108: Heat Treat NextGen Humberto Ramos Fernández
A leading heat treat and HIP processing director, Humberto Ramos Fernández has overcome business and technologic challenges to make HT-MX the successful commercial heat treat ...
News from Abroad: Safer Technologies and Carbon Cutting
Today’s News from Abroad installment highlights more carbon-cutting trends from the steel industry, ranging from robots in the cast house to ...
Improve HIP Productivity with Leak Detection and Outgassing
Operating a hot isostatic press? The stages for HIP processing can become faster and more effective with gas detection technology. Learn ...
Heat Treat Industry Supplier Expands Plating Product Offerings
Hubbard-Hall, a provider of specialty chemicals for industrial manufacturing processes, announced the acquisition of Prosys Finishing Technology. Jeff Davis, SVP—Business Development ...
MTI Member Profile: Thermal-Vac Technology
In brazing, a filler metal is used to create a strong bond between parts. In business, what holds companies together is ...
Is It Time To Rethink the “Quality” Movement?
"It’s really difficult to speak against 'quality.' Who doesn’t want quality?" Read on to discover Doug's thoughts on this topic. Heat ...
Vacuum Induction Melting Solution from Upper NY
A custom-built vacuum induction melting (VIM) equipment is set to expand thermal processing for a manufacturer, whose operations already has two VIM ...
The Melting Point: Lesson on Eutectic Reactions
What is the most common scenario for a eutectic reaction? And (for that matter) what constitutes a eutectic reaction? Contact us ...
HIP Adds Abilities to R&D Manufacturing Hub
A hot isostatic press will add a new capability to the research infrastructure already in place at the Sydney Manufacturing Hub ...
High Pressure Prepares Parts for Space
Dive into the role and benefits of HIP and HPHT™ in the space industry, highlighting how these key processes are shaping ...
Tool & Die Capabilities Increase with Heat Treat Box Furnace
An electric box furnace, currently headed to a Midwest equipment provider, will ultimately be installed at a Snap-on production facility that ...
Message from the Editor: The Hard and the Smart of Learning
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. This ...
Heat Treater Completes Michigan Move
Robert (Bob) Hill, FASM President Solar Atmospheres of Western PA Source: Solar Atmospheres Solar Atmospheres of Michigan has successfully relocated from ...
CUI Considerations for the Heat Treating Industry
2024 is a big year for heat treaters who work for the DoD. As Joe Coleman, cybersecurity officer at Bluestreak Consulting, explains, ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: April 2024 Results
There are four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023, and this month, ...
US DOE Strategy Affects Heat Treaters
As heat treaters strive for a sustainable future, pressure mounts to make the right choices while running commercially viable operations. This ...
Tube China | Upgraded THERMPROCESS China Unlocking Opportunities
The development of China's steel industry has been a crucial driver of the country's rapid economic growth. Within the steel industry, ...
Thermal Processing for Space and Additive Manufacturing
The race to space is in full swing with public and private sector companies staking their claim in this new frontier. ...
Endings . . . People We Lost
Beginnings and endings often come together. As we prepare to begin a new year next month, we want to pause to ...
2 CAB Lines for American Auto Part Manufacturer
A heat treat furnace manufacturer with North American locations will provide an American partner with two identical continuous CAB lines for ...
Letter from the Publisher: $1,000,000.000 (Canadian)
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
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USAF Metals Technology Personnel – Qualified to Heat Treat on 50+ Systems
Richard B. ConwayFounder/Director/CTODELTA H® Technologies, LLCSource: DELTA H Multiple military facilities now operate more than 50 heat treat systems from a ...
Discover Your Next Solution at Ceramics Expo 2024
No matter where you sit on the advanced manufacturing supply chain, discover game-changing solutions at Ceramics Expo Ceramics Expo is North ...
Motorcycle Manufacturer Embarks on Sustainable Heat Treat Future
Guangdong Tayo Motorcycle Technology Co. Ltd., a Chinese manufacturer of motorcycles and bicycles, has invested in a nitriding/nitrocarburizing system, increasing sustainability ...
Advantages of Laser Heat Treatment: Precision, Consistency, and Cost Savings
Laser heat treating, a form of case hardening, offers substantial advantages when distortion is a critical concern in manufacturing operations. Traditional ...
3 Heat Treat Furnaces for Annealing Aluminum
Jupiter Aluminum Industries (JUPALCO), a newly established aluminum factory which will be part of the Jupiter Group in India, has ordered ...
Happy Easter Weekend!
May you have a blessed Easter weekend! Heat Treat Today offices are closed today (Friday, March 29), but will be back open Monday morning. ...
All 13 News Chatter To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 13 news items. ...
News from Abroad: Shifts for Sustainability in Steel
Today’s News from Abroad installment shares exciting news from the steelmaking world that is of international importance. Heat Treat Today partners with ...
Sustainability Insights: How Can We Work To Get The Carbon Out Of Heating? Part 2
The search for sustainable solutions in the heat treat industry is at the forefront of research for industry experts. Michael Stowe, PE, ...
Manufacturer To Receive EB Furnace for Large-Ingot Casting
A North America-based company is set to receive a four-gun electron beam hearth melting furnace from their industry partner of 3 ...
Heat Treater Expands To Provide Nitriding Regional Services
Sudosilo S.A., a commercial heat treatment service provider in South America, is bringing premier nitriding to the Argentine industrial sector with ...
Heat Treat Radio #107: Stop-Off Coatings 101, with Mark Ratliff
Needing to learn more about the fundamentals and latest developments of stop off coatings? Mark Ratliff, president of AVION Manufacturing Company, ...
Car Bottom Furnace Increases Large Component Heat Treat for Solar Atmospheres
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA recently commissioned their third car bottom air furnace. This Class 2 air furnace has a maximum ...
Keep Your Roller Hearth Rolling at Peak Production
Now that a new year is in full swing, it may be time to consider that all of the heat treating ...
MTI Member Profile: Newton Heat Treating Co., Inc.
Newton Heat Treating might be located in California, but their impact is out of this world — literally. Serving a niche ...
New Furnace Line for Railroad Component Manufacturer
A supplier to the railway industry has ordered a technological line consisting of two vacuum furnaces, three tempering furnaces, and two ...
Fringe Friday: “So, I gave you the apple…”
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Aluminum Extrusion Operations Bring Nitriding In-House
Extral SP. Z o.o., a Polish company specializing in aluminum extrusions, has bolstered its manufacturing capabilities to better serve the construction, ...
Increased HIP on the Horizon: Kittyhawk Expands with Stack HIP Acquisition
Kittyhawk, Inc., backed by the Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital, has acquired Stack HIP, LLC from Stack Metallurgical Group (SMG). ...
5 Experts on Advantages and Applications of Roller Hearth Systems
Roller hearth furnaces are known as the work horses of the heat treating industry. Though they may be common, these furnaces ...
Green Aluminum Aging Furnace for Aluminum Producer
ALRO, one of the largest vertically integrated aluminum producers in Europe measured by production capacity, has purchased an aluminum aging furnace with electric ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: March 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators, gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023, indicate high expectations for ...
Common Automotive Heat Treat Processes To Get Into Gear
How long have you been heat treating automotive gears? Which thermal processing techniques do your operations gravitate towards? In this best ...
US Army Enlists Metallus for Munitions Expansion
Metallus, formerly known as TimkenSteel and a leader in high-quality specialty metals, manufactured components, and supply chain solutions, announced that the ...
Anatomy of a Roller Hearth Furnace
Contact us with your Reader Feedback! Consider the numerous systems in your heat treat operations. What makes up the anatomy of ...
Aerospace Manufacturer Adds LPC Furnace
An Asian aircraft parts manufacturer has chosen a horizontal vacuum furnace intended for vacuum carburizing aircraft parts. The furnace will produce ...
Letter from the Publisher: 2023: The Year that Was . . .
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
2 VPA Furnaces Elevate Jet Manufacturer’s Heat Treat
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Innovative Engineering Partnership To Serve North American Lithium-Ion Battery Market
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Vacuum Furnace for Global Wire Mesh Products Supplier in Auto Industry
A U.S.-based engineered knitted wire mesh solutions company and global supplier for the automotive, food service, and janitorial industries will receive ...
Thermal Loop Solutions, Part 1: A Path to Improved Performance and Compliance in Heat Treatment
How often do you think about the intelligent designs controlling the thermal loop system behind your heat treat operations? With ever-advancing ...
IperionX Titanium Furnace Set To Arrive in Virginia
HAMR titanium furnace for Virginia facility (Source: IperionX) IperionX announced their HAMR (Hydrogen Assisted Metallothermic Reduction) furnace has completed its final ...
18 News Chatter Items To Keep You Updated!
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 18 news items. ...
Heat Treat Radio #106: Heat Treat Legend Doug Peters
"Don't lose sight of who you are . . . ." In an industry where passion to create, help, and discover ...
Solar Atmospheres Increases Heat Treat Capacity for Superalloys
Mike MoyerVice President of Sales, Solar Atmospheres, Eastern PA Solar Atmospheres of Souderton PA commissioned a new vacuum furnace capable of ...
Hydrogen Combustion: An Approaching Reality?
How long until heat treat operations use hydrogen for combustion? Considerations like cost and pipeline infrastructure are key in answering this ...
İnsu Teknik Transforms Gas Spring Production
İnsu Teknik, a leader in the gas springs sector of the automotive industry, continues to pioneer innovation as a key supplier ...
ZDT Glimag Leverages Vacuum Furnace for Mining Machines
Vacuum heat treat operations expand for ZDT Glimag, an entity providing services in the field of vacuum heat treatment, laboratory tests, ...
Heat Treater Adds Austempering Capabilities for U.S. Markets
Aalberts surface technologies, a global provider of specialized thermal processing, surface treatment, and material coating solutions, announced on Wednesday, February 14, ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: February 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023 reflect the highest expectations ...
Automating the Brinell Hardness Tester In-House
Automating Brinell hardness testing could mean saving on expensive laboratories, as was the case for one oil tool industry manufacturer. Learn ...
Supplier Expansion Anticipates Growth and Innovation for Manufacturers with Heat Treat
Lee Sobocinski President Thermal Care Inc PiovanGroup is launching a new strategic division for industrial and process refrigeration, the result of ...
ESA Launches First Metal 3D Printer to ISS
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Box Furnace Increases Tempering Capabilities for Castings Company
Tom Schulz Sales Manager L&L Special Furnace Source: L&L An investment castings manufacturer's heat treat department received a large floor-standing box ...
IperionX Grows with New Virginia Titanium Facility
IperionX, a producer of high-quality titanium alloys, has commissioned a titanium production facility in Virginia. Anastasios (Taso) Arima, CEO of IperionX, ...
Exo Gas Composition Changes, Part 2: Cool Down and Use in Heat Treat Furnaces
In Part 1, the author underscored the importance of understanding the changes in gas composition through three steps of its production: ...
An Overview of Cemented Carbide Sintering
Source: TAV Vacuum Furnaces Cemented carbide is often used interchangeably with other terms in the industry to describe a popular material ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
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Shape Setting Nitinol Systems
Compact, turnkey systems designed for the medical and dental industries. Fully automatic operations provide consistent and precise results. Benefits include data ...
Discover What SECO/VACUUM Aftermarket Services Can Do for You!
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Skuld Expanding by Opening New Foundry & Manufacturing Facility
Skuld LLC announced that they had purchased the site belonging to the former Champion Foundry in Piqua, Ohio, a gray and ...
Second HIP Contracted For Wallwork
Bringing forward plans by two years, Wallwork Group have signed for a second hot isostatic press. Following hot on the heels ...
Heat Treating AM Parts — Need To Know Difficulties and Solutions for Engineers
Metal 3D additive manufacturing has grown dramatically in the last five years. Nearly every metal printed part needs to be heat ...
Message from the Editor: Winter
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AM Supplier Delivers Components to GA-ASI
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Bodycote Expands Medical Market Reach with Lake City Heat Treating
Stephen Harris Group Chief Executive Bodycote Source: LinkedIn Bodycote has announced its acquisition of Lake City Heat Treating, based in Warsaw, ...
Heat Treat Radio #105: Lunch and Learn: Batch IQ Vs. Continuous Pusher, Part 2
Have you decided to purchase batch or continuous furnace system equipment? Today's episode is part 2 of the Heat Treat Radio ...
Your How-To Guide for Navigating the Industry Calendar
Navigate the heat treat events upcoming in the months ahead with Heat Treat Today's Industry Calendar. This hidden gem is located in the "Events" tab ...
Obliterate Quench Contaminates
Sludge, scale, and dirt are all undesirables in quench oils that can cause detrimental effects during quenching. Bag filtration and centrifuge ...
Furnaces North America (FNA) Registration Announced
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Sustainability Insights: How Can We Work to Get the Carbon Out of Heating? Part 1
The search for sustainable solutions in the heat treat industry is at the forefront of research for industry experts. Michael Stowe, ...
ECOACERO Expands Rebar Potential with New Mill
ECOACERO, an ESTRELLA Group company, has placed an order for a new rebar mill with a heat treater with North American ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: January 2024 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators gathered by Heat Treat Today each month since June 2023 each reflect expectations for ...
thyssenkrupp Hohenlimburg GmbH Expands Sustainable Operations with Bell-Type Annealing Plant
An Ultra Low NOx HPH®-flameless bell-type annealing plant at thyssenkrupp Hohenlimburg has achieved CO2-neutral heat treatment of precision strip. Tenova LOI ...
HIP Innovation Maximizes AM Medical Potential
The appeal of additive manufacturing (AM) for producing orthopedic implants lies in the "ability to design and manufacture complex and customized ...
Cybersecurity Desk: Artificial Intelligence and Heat Treating
Artificial intelligence remains a hot topic for every industry, not least heat treating. Understanding the how and why of AI's potential ...
Fringe Friday: 5G Network Introduced for Metallurgical Industry
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly “heat treat” but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
News From Abroad: A Glimpse Into the International Market
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North American Heat Treater Welcomes New Ownership
Effective November 30, 2023, Joe A. Powell has sold his remaining shares in Akron Steel Treating Company, his family's commercial heat ...
Continuing the Dialogue: Michael Mouilleseaux on Batch/Continuous Furnace Maintenance
Our readers and Heat Treat Radiolisteners will remember a recent episode entitled "Heat Treat Radio #102: Lunch & Learn, Batch IQ ...
Foundry Expands 3D Printing Capabilities
A Louisiana-based foundry — a supplier of iron, stainless, and specialty alloy castings for paper/pulp, energy, mining, and petrochemical customers — ...
A Few (34 Precisely) News Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 34 news items, ...
An Overview of Case Hardening: Which Is Best for Your Operations?
Source: Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Case hardening is an essential process for many heat treating operations, but knowing the different types ...
EV Manufacturer Upgrades with New Nitriding Furnace
An international electric vehicle manufacturer has selected a heat treat furnace supplier with North American locations for a second nitriding furnace ...
Trending Market Insights for Aluminum Thermal Processing
Are there rapid changes in the North American aluminum industry to accommodate trending technology, or does the aluminum market have a ...
Fringe Friday: Desirability of the Deoxidation of Ductile Base Iron
What is deoxidation and how can it be useful for energy savings? In fact, can the process really save money and improve the ...
Nucor-Yamato Adds Reheating Furnace for Section Mill
Nucor-Yamato Steel Company beam mill in Blytheville, AR, will expand their in-house heat treat with 180-shtph walking-beam furnace, as well as ancillary ...
Merry Christmas from Heat Treat Today
We will be celebrating the holidays with family, and our offices will be closed from December 22 to January 1. Look ...
Fringe Friday: Nippon Steel Corporation To Acquire U. S. Steel
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Heat Treat Radio #104: How To Bring the Brains to Thermal Loop? A Discussion with CEO Rob Gilmore
Watlow®, a designer and manufacturer of complete industrial thermal systems, has recently completed its acquisition of Eurotherm®, a provider of controls, ...
Message From the Editor: Daylight Savings
This message from Bethany Leone, managing editor at Heat Treat Today, shares some thoughts on savings, delayed gratification, and how these ...
Letter from the Publisher: The Success of Heat Treat Boot Camp
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
Precision Heat Treater Expands Operations with New High-Pressure Gas Quenching Furnace
A precision heat treatment company Vacu Braze recently partnered with a U.S. furnace manufacturer to procure new equipment to expand its processing capabilities. ...
MTI Member Profile: GFI Metal Treating, Inc.
Mixing close client communication, a unique record keeping system, and two special patents generates a recipe for success — at least ...
3 Top Tips for Brinell and Rockwell Hardness Tests
Accurate hardness testing is a critical business for numerous industries, not least heat treatment. In this guide, we will offer our ...
Don’t Be the Next Ransomware Victim: How To Detect, Protect, and Recover
Ransomware is a threat to all industries, and heat treating is no exception! This article is here to give heat treaters ...
Jet Engine Manufacturer Modernizes with Updated Casting Furnace
Sławomir Tomaszewski Vacuum Melting Team Director SECO/WARWICK Source: LinkedIn One of the world's largest producers of jet engines has modernized their ...
3 Aluminum Heat Treat Systems Delivered for USAF
Richard B. Conway Founder/Director/ CTO DELTA H® Technologies, LLC Source: DELTA H Three heat treat systems have recently been delivered and ...
News from Abroad: Furnace Updates and Lowered Emissions
Heat Treat Today is partnering with two international publications: heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and ...
It’s Time for Another Look at Vacuum Oil Quenching
Oil quenching can be a dirty phrase around the heat treat shop. But with vacuum, does it have to be? This ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: December 2023 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators gathered by Heat Treat Today each month --- starting in June of this year ...
Aluminum Rolling Company Expands Operations with Heat Treat Software
The aluminum rolling division of ElvalHalcor S.A., Elval, has placed an order for a sustainability suite with a heat treat supplier with North ...
Automotive Parts Manufacturer Increases Production Capacity with Nitriding System
Nikola DzepinaNitrex Regional Manager - AsiaSource: NITREX An automotive parts manufacturer, Baida Electronic Equipment Co. Ltd., has recently increased its production capacity ...
Double Reduction Mill Offers Sustainable Solutions for Tinplate Company
A tinplate company will receive a new order for a tinplate coating line (TCL) and tinplate double reduction mill (TDRM) from ...
Listen To Vacuum Heat Treat on the Radio Waves
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Research Institute Expands R&D Capabilities with Heat Treat Furnace
A technology research institute has chosen a heat treat vacuum furnace which will support research and development in the fields of ...
Heat Treat Furnace Company Joins Coalition to Support American-Made Products
A U.S.-based heat treat furnace manufacturer has joined in a coalition to increase awareness of the American-made battery machinery supply chain, ...
Heat Treat Radio #103: US Army Veteran MG T.J. Wright — From Vietnam to Heat Treat
MG Timothy J. Wright (T.J. Wright) understands the heat from a heat treat furnace as well as the heat of engagement ...
Heat Treat Supplier Receives Patent for Vacuum Furnace Control Thermocouple
Solar Manufacturing has received a patent for an improved vacuum furnace control thermocouple design. The new thermocouple design offers an advantage when ...
Half-a-Dozen Vacuum Heat Treat Tips
Let's discover new tricks and old tips on how to best serve vacuum furnace systems. In this print edition, Heat Treat ...
HVAC Manufacturer To Increase CAB Capabilities
An HVAC manufacturer contracted a new controlled atmosphere brazing furnace. With this system, the company anticipates gains in both productivity and ...
Heat Treat Today Wishes You a Happy Thanksgiving!
Heat Treat Today will take a break from publishing on Thursday and Friday, November 23 and 24. We will be celebrating ...
HYEX Exothermic Gas Atmosphere Generator Sent to Manufacturing Industry
A gas-fired exothermic atmosphere generator has been shipped for the manufacturing industry. The HYEX exothermic atmosphere generator from Lindberg/MPH features an ...
The Canary in the Furnace: Ceramic Disks Give Early Alerts of Temperature Changes
The question in many heat treaters' minds is, "Why would I want more documentation on my furnaces?" TempTABs can act as ...
Two CAB Lines en route for Automotive Industry
A Scandinavian manufacturer of heat exchangers has purchased two CAB lines, which will be delivered to factories in Mexico and Poland. ...
This Week In Heat Treat Social Media
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Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Opens New Site in North Carolina
A 122-year-old cast-iron pipe maker started operating its $460-million ferrous foundry in North Carolina, and celebrated its role in "revitalizing manufacturing ...
New Detroit Warehouse for High Temperature Insulation Specialist
A provider of custom solutions for refractory and high temperature applications in a wide range of industries, including metals, power, glass, ...
Sustainability Insights: Vacuum Heat Treating in a Carbon-Conscious Market
Reducing the industrial carbon footprint has been at the forefront of much discussion, heat treat industry-specific or otherwise. How can heat ...
“Quench” Your Thirst: 3 Technical Articles To Satisfy Your Needs
Thirsting for knowledge about quenching, but not sure where to start? Heat Treat Today has coalesced technical information across articles and ...
2 Horizontal Quench Systems Expand Semiconductor Operations
Two electrically heated horizontal quench systems have been shipped to a supplier for the semiconductor industry. The systems will be used ...
South Carolina Facility To Increase Titanium Processing Potential with Heat Treat Furnace
Solar Atmospheres has announced the order of a new 10-bar vacuum furnace for their Greenville, South Carolina, heat treat facility. This ...
Exothermic Atmosphere Generator Supplied to Skana Aluminum
Skana Aluminum Company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, has recently been supplied with an Exogas™ exothermic atmosphere generator. The atmosphere generator from SECO/WARWICK ...
The Technology that Is Turning North America Green
Due to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), United States investment in the energy and transportation sectors is increasing - by some ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: November 2023 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators gathered by Heat Treat Today each month --- starting in June of this year ...
Nitriding and Nitrocarburizing: The Benefits for Surface Treatment
Source: Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Nitriding and nitrocarburizing may be familiar terms in the industry, but which process — ion/plasma nitriding, ...
¿El paraíso perdido?
En los hermosos días de antaño -entiéndase, en el "paraíso"--, las habilidades se adquirían con el paso del tiempo mediadas por ...
Paradise Lost?
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Find Your Success by Giving Back
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The First of Eight Vacuum Furnaces Migrates Across Michigan
Solar Atmospheres of Michigan has begun the relocation of the first of eight existing vacuum furnaces from the old Vac-Met premises. ...
Check Out This Week’s Spotlight: Braddock Metallurgical
The journey began in 1953 for this family-run business, which started with only a single salt pot furnace and grew into ...
News from Abroad: Hydrogen Processing and a Greener Future
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Thinking about travel plans for the upcoming holiday season? You may know what means of transportation you will be using, but ...
Two New Furnaces for Industrial Machining Manufacturer
Two new furnaces are about to go live for Wallwork Group Ltd. These furnaces will increase the heat treating capacity within ...
Letter from the Publisher: In Praise of Industrial Heating
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
Fringe Friday: Airbus Expands Capabilities with AM and 3D Printing
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
Heat Treat Radio #102: Lunch & Learn, Batch IQ vs. Continuous Pusher, Part 1 – Heat Treat Today
Batch or continuous - which equipment is better for your operations? Today's Heat Treat Radio episode is a lunch & learn ...
Cybersecurity Desk: NIST SP 800-171 Is Changing But Don’t Panic . . .
How can increased cybersecurity measures benefit today's heat treaters and their clients? Find out more with an exploration of the coming ...
Cybersecurity Desk: Not Using 2FA or MFA? Your Data Is Not Secure
How can increased cybersecurity measures benefit today's heat treaters and their clients? Find out more with an exploration of 2FA and ...
Eco-Friendly Nitriding/Nitrocarburizing System for In-House Heat Treater
A leading component supplier to manufacturers of converting and CNC machinery, Reymak Makine As, has embarked on a journey to enhance ...
Message From the Editor: Your Words Are Not Everything
This message from Bethany Leone, managing editor at Heat Treat Today, shares some thoughts on the power of words and most ...
Seeing Double: Digital Twins in the Heat Treat Industry
What is a digital twin, and how does it relate to the heat treating industry? As noted by Mike Löpke, "The ...
Vacu-Braze Receives New Quenching Furnace for Specialty Aerospace Materials
Vacu-Braze recently installed a new water quenching furnace in their Quakertown, PA, facility. This acquisition will allow for the expansion of ...
MTI Commercial Heat Treater of the Year Announced
On October 11, 2023, Heat Treat Today, in cooperation with the Metal Treating Institute (MTI), presented the 2023 Master Craftsman Award ...
Sustainability Insights: Process Heating and the Energy-Carbon Connection
"Plan, do, check, act." When it comes to caring about carbon footprint, a path forward to may seem too out-of-reach. But ...
FPM Heat Treating Expecting New Vacuum Furnace
FPM Heat Treating has placed an order for a vacuum furnace. The HFL-7472-2IQ vacuum furnace features a graphite insulated hot zone ...
At ASM Heat Treat? Curated Picks for Technical Sessions
Scrambling to stay up to date on all the publications that Heat Treat Today's experts have been releasing? If you are ...
From the Archives: Heat Treat Veterans
Today is a little-known holiday: National Veterans BBQ day, on which Americans are encouraged to treat veterans to a cookout as ...
Advancement in Automotive Industry with EV Contract
A component supplier in the automotive industry has secured a multimillion-dollar contract to receive a turnkey automated nitrocarburizing furnace system for ...
Partner for NASA and F1 Increases Productivity with Vacuum Furnace
A supplier of aviation and defense industry components, a NASA and Formula 1 partner has recently purchased a horizontal two-chamber furnace ...
Bodycote Acquires Two North American Heat Treating Companies
Two new specialist technology focused businesses, Lake City Heat Treat and Stack Metallurgical Group, have been acquired by Bodycote. Bodycote has ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: October 2023 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators gathered by Heat Treat Today each month --- starting in June of this year --- ...
Settling in for the Season with Sustainability Suggestions
As we get further into the heart of fall, it's time to turn up the heat (treat)! - but how can ...
Press Supplied to Lingchuang Special Material Co.
A supersized cold isostatic press from an HIP supplier with North American locations will be supplied for Lingchuang Special Material Co. ...
Check Out This Week’s Spotlight
Herb Sweny, a returning WWII veteran, founded Modern Industries, Inc. in 1946 with this foundational mission: Do the Right Thing and ...
Arrival of Atmosphere-Controlled Retort Furnace for Aerospace Applications
A leading manufacturer of aerospace components in the Midwestern U.S. has received one of two furnaces, which will be part of ...
Hydrogen Supply in the Coming Hydrogen Economy: What to Expect
Hydrogen Supply in the Coming Hydrogen Economy: What to Expect Download Webinar Recording Now! Webinar Description: Hydrogen has gone from an ...
Marle Group Expands Cobalt Heat Treating Potential with New Furnace
Marle Group, a global manufacturer of orthopedic prostheses, has expanded its heat treating potential with the acquisition of a new furnace. ...
Manufacturer in Energy Expands with Heat Treat System
A manufacturer for the energy industry has recently announced the installment of a roller hearth furnace system. The heat treat system ...
Anatomy of a Combustion System
Consider the numerous systems in your heat treat operations. What makes up the anatomy of each furnace? In this "Anatomy of ...
New Furnace Hits the Road To Heat Treat Steel Bar Stock
A mesh belt temper furnace has been shipped to a manufacturer in the U.S. South. The client will use this heat ...
Meet the Consultant: Jon Tirpak
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A Few (48 to be Exact!) Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 48 news ...
Heat Treat Radio #101: Hydrogen Combustion 2023 — Fuel of the Future?
A special release, a reflection of the unknown, will hydrogen combustion fuel the future of heat treat? Hear how the market ...
A Highlight Reel from the Radio
Once a month, Heat Treat Today publishes an episode of Heat Treat Radio, a unique-to-the-industry podcast that covers topics in the ...
El ensayo de dureza Brinell para principiantes
Cuáles son las características más deseables de un probador de dureza Brinell? Esta reseña del equipo le permitirá evaluar si debe ...
Meet the Consultant: Thomas Wingens
The brain drain is real. As new professionals enter the industry, Heat Treat Today is helping to ensure that young and ...
Brinell Hardness Testing 101
What are the most desirable attributes of a Brinell hardness tester? Does it belong in your heat treat department? Read this ...
Meet the Consultant: Dan Kay
The brain drain is real. As new professionals enter the industry, Heat Treat Today is helping to ensure that young and ...
Potential for L-PBI Titanium Alloy in Aero and Medical Industries
Source: TAV Vacuum Furnaces Those familiar with vacuum heat treatments are surely acquainted with the vacuum heat treatment of titanium and ...
Women’s Roundtable: Leadership in Heat Treat
For this release from our September print edition, specifically concerned with the different "People of Heat Treat," Heat Treat Today was ...
Heat Treat Boot Camp Year #2 in the Books!
Another Heat Treat Boot Camp has come and gone. Yesterday marked the end of a successful second year in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...
Nitrex and Linde
Nitrex and Linde announced they have renewed and expanded their heat-treating focused joint marketing agreement. What started as a local agreement ...
GKN Aerospace Expands with 2 New AM Systems
GKN Aerospace has expanded its capabilities with additive manufacturing (AM) machines, accelerating its industrialization of sustainable aero engine solutions. This new ...
Letter from the Publisher: Why You Should Have Been at THERMPROCESS
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This ...
Optimize Working Life and Performance of Heat Treatment Alloy Castings
When it comes to optimizing the working life and overall performance of heat treatment alloy castings, proper alloy selection and design ...
Formula 1 Partner Boosts Heat Treating Capabilities with Vacuum Furnace
A European subcontractor for the automotive and racing industries as well as a partner for teams participating in Formula 1 races ...
Fringe Friday: Airbus and Air France Propose Global MRO Venture
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
Hydrogen Combustion for Silicon Strip Line at Waelzholz
A long-term test of high-efficiency and ultra-low-emission burner technology from WS Wärmeprozesstechnik at Waelzholz demonstrated that hydrogen can be used as ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: September 2023 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators gathered by Heat Treat Today each month --- starting in June of this year --- ...
Sustainability Insights: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Your Heat Treating Operations
Renewable fuels or hydrogen have entered the scene as these are fuels that contain little or no carbon. So, no carbon ...
The Layers of Low-Temperature Combustion Systems
The primary advantage of pre-mix burners is the reduction of comparative emissions. But converting a nozzle mix to a pre-mix burner ...
At Long Last: 2023’s 40 Under 40 Class Revealed!
After much anticipation, the day to welcome Heat Treat Today's 40 Under 40 Class of 2023 has arrived. For the sixth ...
19 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 19 ...
The Wait Is Over: Say Hello to the Class of 2022!
The wait is over. Join Heat Treat Today in welcoming a new group of rising industry leaders for the fifth year ...
Siemens Energy Broadens Clean Heat Treating Potential
Siemens Energy, a recognized manufacturer of gas turbines and other energy technologies, has selected an eco-friendly vacuum furnace with high-pressure gas ...
AMS2750 Rev. G Compliant Thermocouples & Certifications
For over 100 years, Cleveland Electric Laboratories has manufactured quality industrial thermocouples, stocking a comprehensive inventory of accessories & components, all ...
Batch Furnace Temperature Uniformity Surveys (TUS) to AMS2750G
Solve your Batch Furnace TUS challenges with the new PhoenixTM PTM4220 20 channel stand-alone data logger system. Create accurate, fully compliant ...
Cybersecurity Desk: Not Using 2FA or MFA? Your Data Is Not Secure
How can increased cybersecurity measures benefit today's heat treaters and their clients? Find out more with an exploration of 2FA and ...
Castool Heat Treat Capabilities Expand with Nitrocarburizing
Castool Tooling Systems, a tooling provider to extrusion and die-casting companies, expanded its in-house capabilities with a nitrocarburizing system. The new pit-type ...
Exo Gas Composition Changes, Part 1: Production
Exothermic gas undergoes a few metamorphoses from the time it is produced to the time it is cooled down after use. ...
Labor Day Weekend: Enjoy the Holiday
It's an honor to work with you, the members of the heat treat community. We hope you have a wonderful weekend ...
Vacuum Furnace for Jet Engine Components
A vertical vacuum furnace is heading to a company that provides repair and maintenance services for jet engines. The system has ...
Heat Treat Radio #100: Cooling Off the Heat (Treat)!
Keeping your heat treat equipment cool is as critical as it is an oxymoron. If you have old cooling systems or ...
Laser Heat Treating of Dies for Electric Vehicles
The rise of electric vehicles (EVs) is changing the automotive manufacturing game, and laser heat treating could be the new MVP. ...
C/A Design Adds Horizontal Spray Quench Furnace
A horizontal spray quench furnace has been completed for C/A Design's heat treat facility in Exeter, NH. The system will help treat components ...
Fives North American Combustion CertiFire® Presentation at AISTech
Source: Fives North American Combustion, Inc. View Presentation and Download Click Image To View the Presentation This presentation was featured in ...
21 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 21 news bites ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Q4, New Year, and Beyond
The monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary released in December gives forecasts for Q4 results and takes a look into ...
Solar Atmospheres of Souderton, PA Adds Furnace for Titanium Reclamation
Solar Atmospheres Souderton, PA incorporated a high-production vacuum furnace with a work zone of 48"x48"x72" and a weight capacity of up ...
GeniCore Partners To Expand SPS Offerings in North America
Earl GoodManaging Director at Retech Systems, LLCSource: Retech Spark plasma sintering technology innovator, GeniCore, will be expanding their North American influence in ...
Aluminum Industry Sees Expansion in Canada
Aluminerie Alouette, based in Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada, announced several investments in its aluminum smelting operations. These include upgrades to anode baking ...
Discover the DNA of Automotive Heat Treat: Thru-Process Temperature Monitoring
In addressing the challenges of modern automated production flow, thru-process temperature monitoring and process validation strategies provide viable options in the ...
Mesh Belt Temper Furnace Shipped, More To Come
The first of five new mesh belt temper furnaces was shipped from Michigan manufacturer to the southern U.S. The second and ...
Commercial Heat Treater To Increase Aviation Hardening Efficiencies
A service hardening plant in Spain will receive a vacuum furnace that is adapted to the aviation standard to perform production ...
Heat Treat Hardening Capabilities Increase for Hydraulics Manufacturer
A set of nitriding/nitrocarburizing systems has been installed for a European hydraulics manufacturer. The furnaces help produce components for hydraulic pumps ...
Induction and Sustainability Tips Part 4: Vacuum Furnace and Heat Treat Energy Savings
Discover expert tips, tricks, and resources for sustainable heat treating methods Heat Treat Today's recent series. Part 4, today's tips, covers induction heating, quench, and ...
Greener Mobility from the Heat Treat Department
The trend of automotive companies in recent years has been to bet on greener ways of transportation to reduce the carbon ...
ThermTech Expands in Wisconsin
A heat treat company based in Waukesha, WI, has expanded with a 95,000 square foot building in New Berlin, WI. The ...
New Vacuum Furnace for Aerospace Fasteners
An aerospace fastener manufacturer, operating since the mid-1900s, ordered a vacuum furnace. The equipment will process self-locking nuts, nut plates, barrel ...
Message From the Editor: Take a Bike Break
This article first appeared in June 2023’s Heat Treat Buyers Guide print edition. Feel free to contact Bethany Leone at bethany@heattreattoday.com if you have a question, comment, ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: August 2023 Results
The four heat treat industry-specific economic indicators gathered by Heat Treat Today each month — starting in June of this year — are predicting ...
Complex Geometries – A Simple Heat Treat Reality
What makes the geometry of a part "complex"? With the increasing use of AM and 3D printing for parts along with ...
36 Chatter Items To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 36 news bites ...
3 Heat Treat Rod Overbend Furnaces Shipped
Three electrically heated RO pit furnaces with air-cooled fans have been shipped from Riverside, MI. The furnaces will be used for ...
News from Abroad: New Equipment, Waste Management, and Thermal Processes
Heat Treat Today is partnering with two international publications: heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and Asian heat treat markets, ...
Induction and Sustainability Tips Part 3: Combustion
Discover expert tips, tricks, and resources for sustainable heat treating methods Heat Treat Today's recent series. Part 3, today’s tips, covers some combustion content. ...
Cybersecurity Desk: Work-From-Home Cybersecurity Tips and Best Practices
Work-from-home benefits and challenges extend to work-from-travel occasions! Access corporate networks and systems with 8 cybersecurity best practices. Today's read is a feature written ...
Heat Treat Company Adds Nitrocarburizing System
Heat Treatments, a heat treatment services provider, has added a nitrocarburizing system from a North American based company. The system supports ...
Heat Treat Radio #99: 365° Look at Troubleshooting Vacuum Furnace Maintenance Issues
You've built your vacuum furnace maintenance program, but still looking for maintenance tips for common issues? Don Marteeny and Caleb Johnson ...
New Software System for Allied Locke
A software system was installed at Allied Locke in Dixon, Illinois, to assist heat treat processing by providing continuous data logging ...
Boot Camp Filling Need for Basic Training in Heat Treat Industry
Heat Treat Boot Camp, an event of Heat Treat Today provides basic training to those new to or inquisitive about the North American heat treat industry. ...
Conserve Electric Power and Save Dollars in Vacuum Processing
Generally, electric power consumption is insidious, because it is not seen and is not considered enough by operating personnel. Uncover sources ...
Checking Your System’s Logic
We’re addressing problems our readers operating older equipment face: Does your safety logic measure up? This column is a Combustion Corner feature written by John ...
Heat Treat Furnace Shipped to Aerospace Fastener
A vacuum furnace recently shipped to a U.S.-based aerospace fastener manufacturer. The furnace will be primarily used to age-harden various fasteners ...
Heat Treat Economic Indicators: July 2023 Results
Heat Treat Today is releasing its second month of economic indicator numbers for four (4) separate heat treat industry specific indices. Data is ...
Induction and Sustainability Tips Part 2: Efficient Power
Discover expert tips, tricks, and resources for sustainable heat treating methods Heat Treat Today's recent series. And, if you're looking for tips on ...
Heat Treater Increases Gas Nitriding Size Capabilities in Iowa
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT) announced the addition of a new gas nitriding system at its corporate headquarters located in Waterloo, Iowa. ...
Heat Treat Solution for MTU’s Jet Engine Repair Service
MTU Aero Engines AG will receive a vertical vacuum furnace with the purpose of bringing heat treat in-house. The bottom-loading and gas ...
NC Forgings Producer Secures Heat Treat Line
A roller hearth iso-thermal annealing line for steel automotive impression forgings is to be installed for a major American producer located ...
News from Abroad: Updates From Around the World
Heat Treat Today is partnering with two international publications: heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and Asian heat treat markets, ...
Energizing the Future of Furnaces — 4 Perspectives
What will the future run on? With growing discontent around current energy sources like natural gas and other fossil fuels, power ...
Inaugural Heat Treat Today Economic Indicator Numbers Released
Heat Treat Today is today releasing the very first economic indicator numbers for four (4) separate heat treat industry specific indices. On a ...
Heat Treater Commissions Brazing Facility with 6 Vacuum Furnaces
Recently, Solar Atmospheres Eastern PA commissioned a new 25,000 square foot brazing facility aimed at high-volume, high-quality braze production. The facility features six ...
Al Reverb Furnace Fabrication Begins at Al Extrusion Plant
A multinational aluminum producer ordered a new 100,000 lb. capacity tilt melting aluminum furnace for one of their regional aluminum extrusion ...
Status from the Industry: What’s Hip in HIP?
In the past, manufacturers with in-house heat treat have turned to hot isostatic pressing (HIP) technology to decrease porosity and increase ...
Firearms Manufacturer Adds Annealing Vacuum Furnace
A vacuum furnace was recently shipped to a firearms manufacturer based in the Midwest United States. The heat treat furnace will ...
40 Under 40 Class of 2022 Alums Take the Stage
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 ...
Vacuum Furnace for Manufacturer of Wind Power Plants
Maciej Korecki Vice President of Business of the Vacuum Furnace Segment SECO/WARWICK A manufacturer has chosen a heat treat vertical vacuum ...
Metal Profiles Manufacturer Increases Nitriding Heat Treat
PMS Alüminyum, an aluminum extrusion company, has added a nitriding system from a North American based company that also has international ...
Ohio Metallurgical
In 1947, amidst a global war that touched every corner of the world, a small heat treat company emerged to serve ...
Induction and Sustainability Tips Part 1: Cleaning and Maintenance
Discover expert tips, tricks, and resources for sustainable heat treating methods Heat Treat Today's recent series. And, if you're looking for ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Two Sides of the Same Coin
The monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary released in June provides some bad news and some good news about ...
Heat Treat Box Furnace Shipped to Manufacturer
Bill St. Thomas Business Development Manager Lindberg/MPHSource: Lindberg/MPH.com A rod overbend box furnace with powered load/unload table is being shipped from ...
Heat Treat Radio #98: Heat Treat NextGen Sasha Tupalo
Sasha Tupalo, the manager of Thermatool Labs at Thermatool Corp., was recognized in 2019 as a 40 Under 40 rising star, ...
Motor Lamination Manufacturer Adds New Retort Furnace
A retort furnace with an Inconel 602CA alloy retort has been shipped from Pennsylvania to a leading manufacturer of motor laminations, ...
10 pasos para solucionar las fallas en un equipo de inducción
Nikola Tesla afirmó: <<Si quieres descubrir los secretos del universo, concéntrate en la energía, la frecuencia y la vibración.>> Al revisar ...
10 Steps To Troubleshoot Your Induction System
Nikola Tesla said, "If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration." ...
Cybersecurity Desk: What Should Heat Treaters Be Doing NOW?
This seventh article in the series from the Cybersecurity Desk helps you determine if CMMC applies to your business, learn about ...
EV/CAB Lines for Battery Cooler Production
Piotr Skarbiński Vice President of Aluminum and CAB Products Segment SECOWARWICK Source: LinkedIn EV/CAB lines for electric battery coolers' protective atmosphere ...
Reader Feedback: AMS2750 The Temperature Debate
Readers are checking out Heat Treat Today's magazine from February 2023. The annual Air & Atmosphere Furnace Systems edition has a ...
47,000 Pound Gear Heat Treated and Quenched at Metlab
A Pennsylvania company recently heat treated and quenched a fabricated 47,000-pound gear. In addition to this gear, about a month ago, ...
Sheffield Forgemasters Order 7 New Heat Treat and Forging Furnaces
Following a formal process, Sheffield Forgemasters have placed an order of over $25 million for seven new furnaces - 3 forging ...
Induction Through Heating + Intensive Quenching: A “Green Ticket” for Steel Parts
On site at heat treat operations, gas-fired furnaces can be a significant source of carbon emissions. But depending on the desired ...
Nitriding Solution Accommodates Faster Heat Treat and Wider Parts
Full-service commercial heat treating solutions provider Akademi Metalurji incorporated a turnkey nitriding installation to save on process gases and production time, ...
Power Generation Systems Manufacturer To Expand Heat Treat
Peter Zawistowski Managing Director SECO/VACUUM Technologies, USA Source: SECO/WARWICK A global developer of power generation systems is planning to expand heat ...
Heat Treat Radio #97: Lunch & Learn, Ovens vs. Atmosphere Furnaces
Are you trying to figure out what heat treat equipment investments you need to make in-house and what is better being ...
Integrated Robotics Vacuum Furnace System for Increasing Heat Treat Automation Demands
SEW-EURODRIVE has commissioned a modular NANO vacuum furnace system completely integrated with advanced automation for their Lyman, SC, facility. It is ...
Upfront Planning: What To Expect with Induction Design and Fabrication
Induction heat treating: no harsh chemicals, gases, or even CO2 emissions. But to get there, heat treaters should first understand how ...
Heat Treatment Lines for Automotive and Aerospace Industries
A producer of aluminum and aluminum alloy sheets for the automotive and aerospace industries has ordered two continuous heat treatment lines ...
MTI 2023 Spring Meeting Recap
The Metal Treating Institute (MTI), recently held its 2023 Spring Meeting in Naples, FL. The three-day event included a mixture of ...
Overcoming Challenges and Finding Success in Latin America’s First HIP Batch
In December 2022, the first HIP batch on Latin American soil was performed. The journey to success in HIP, as any ...
Como se logró la primera horneada de HIP en Latinoamérica
En diciembre de 2022, se realizó la primera horneada de HIP en suelo latinoamericano. El camino hacia el éxito en HIP, ...
Mesh Belt Conveyor Furnace Shipped for Powdered Metal Industry
Bill St. Thomas Business Development Manager Lindberg/MPHSource: Lindberg/MPH.com An electrically heated, full muffle, mesh belt conveyor furnace was recently shipped from ...
Message from the Editor: Self-Healing Properties
This message from Bethany Leone, managing editor of Heat Treat Today shares some reflections on self-healing across time. Looking at ancient ...
On-Site Hydrogen Generation Essential for Riverhawk Company’s Heat Treat Operations
For heat treat operations, use of hydrogen comes with questions about price-point, safety, and storage or delivery. Read this case study ...
In Remembrance and Thankfulness
Heat Treat Today would like to wish everyone a peaceful Memorial Day. The holiday, formerly known as Decoration Day, gives us ...
Automated Quenching System for C/A Design’s New Hampshire Facility
A new, fully automated quenching system is nearing completion and will be installed at C/A Design's heat treat facility in Exeter, NH, ...
Heat Treat Radio #96: Making the Leap to Laser Heat Treat with Nic Willis
If you are considering making the leap to laser heat treat, buckle up. Nic Willis, metallurgist/heat treat supervisor of Emerson Professional ...
Horizontal Quench System for Automotive Industry
An East Troy, WI, heat treat systems manufacturer announced the shipment of an electrically heated horizontal quench system to a manufacturer ...
Improving Your Use of Radiant Tubes, Part 4
In previous months, this series has explored the geometry of a tube, why radiant tubes matter, what happens inside the tube, ...
Letter from the Publisher: Heat Treat Green Is Coming
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Roller Hearth Furnace Serviced and Prepped for Future H2 Fuel Use
In 2007, an indirectly heated roller hearth furnace with energy-efficient REKUMAT® burners was put into operation at a Schaeffler plant in ...
39 Heat Treat News Chatter Items To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 39 news bites ...
Continuing Ed — Heat Treat Technical Tuesday Round Up
Heat Treat Today's Technical Tuesday feature means that on just about any given Tuesday, there will be an article that aims ...
Make Plans Using The Heat Treat Industry Calendar
Plot your heat treat events with Heat Treat Today's Industry Calendar. This planner is located under "Resources" on www.heattreattoday.com, and it ...
Furnace Classifications and How They Relate to AMS2750
What is the connection between AMS2750 specifications and furnace classifications? With tight specifications, what does the heat treater need to know ...
Cybersecurity Desk: Have You Entered Your NIST 800-171 Self-Assessment Score into SPRS Yet?
This sixth article in the series from the Cybersecurity Desk will give you a better understanding of how to submit your ...
Nitriding and Surface Condition of Parts
Source: Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Metallography and nitriding, while two separate things, actually have a relationship. Do you know what it ...
Heat Treat Radio #95: Heat Treat Legend John Becker
We have the honor to speak with another Heat Treat Legend in our industry, John L. Becker, president and founder of ...
Vacuum Furnace Revitalized and Upgraded
A Terre Haute, IN, company has completed the commissioning of a vacuum furnace system for a Mid-Atlantic manufacturer. The furnace was ...
Anatomy of a Furnace: Tip-Up Furnace
Consider the numerous systems in your heat treat operations. What makes up the anatomy of each furnace? In this "Anatomy of ...
News from Abroad: A New Technique, Equipment, and Celebrations
Heat Treat Today is partnering with two international publications: heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. You know and we know that there is too much ...
EB and VAR Furnaces for American Company
Earl Good Managing Director at Retech Systems, LLC Source: Retech A furnace manufacturer located in Buffalo, NY will provide both an ...
CHTC & HIP Conferences Was a Success!
On March 22-24, 2023, the second China Heat Treatment Congress (CHTC) and first HIP Users Conference was held in Suzhou, China. ...
Record Setting Titanium Load Processing Achieved
Robert (Bob) Hill,President atSolar Atmospheres of Western PA Source: Solar Atmospheres A western PA heat treater recently degassed 175,000 pounds of ...
CFC Fixture Advantages and Challenges, Part 2
What are the factors that lead to carburization and carbon transmission? How can heat treater avoid these unwanted reactions? Discover the ...
New Sustainability & Decarbonization Initiatives for Heat Treat
Searching for sustainability resources? Check out this first installment of the Sustainability Insights series, from the Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) ...
Future Energy Flexibility
Today's original content piece comes to us from Dr.-Ing. Joachim G. Wünning, president of WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH. Thinking of how dependent ...
Heat Treat Radio #94: A North American Alliance — 3 Managing Directors Speak
In a special Heat Treat Radio episode, three managing directors based in SECO/WARWICK Group's North American companies speak with Doug Glenn, ...
Manufacturer Adds Gas Generator To Improve Sustainable Heat Treating
Marcio BoraginiSales Director for Brazil at UPC-Marathon Source: LinkedIn A gas generator was recently installed for Jomarca, one of the biggest ...
Reverse Engineering Aerospace Components: The Thought Process and Challenges
You can take the aircraft apart, but can you put it back together? Reverse engineering, as anyone who has ever taken ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Elephants and Mice
The monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary released in April starts with an analogy of current world events compared ...
Tip-Ups: A Viable Solution To Customize Your Heat Treat Department
Heat Treat Today asked tip-up manufacturers to help heat treaters understand the variability of tip-up options in the market today. In ...
Vacuum Furnace Designed Specifically for MRO Industry
Aero Space Power, an MRO facility, has ordered a custom-made vacuum furnace to be utilized in repair solutions for both complex aircraft ...
Dual Perspectives: Digitalization, Has it Come to Heat Treat Operations?
Changes are inevitable, but the world today is shifting oh so rapidly, keeping us on our toes. Two men from different ...
How Tip-Ups Forever Transformed Brake Rotor Manufacturing
Are your brake rotors heat treated? Travel back in time to discover how ferritic nitrocarburizing (FNC) became the heat treatment of ...
Victaulic Adds Foundry and Manufacturing Company
Rick Bucher President and CEO at Victaulic Source: LinkedIn On March 30, 2023, Victaulic, a manufacturer of mechanical pipe joining, fire ...
New Vacuum Furnace for Michigan Heat Treater
The new transformer Source: Solar Atmospheres Solar Atmospheres of Michigan took delivery of a new vacuum furnace this week, which will ...
Heat Treat Radio #93: Why Ion Nitride? An Exploration with Gary Sharp
Today's Heat Treat Radio episode illuminates how Gary Sharp, founder and CEO of Advanced Heat Treat Corp, began the company. Heat ...
FAC Awarded for Aerospace Applications Forging Line
Jiuli has awarded the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for a hydraulic radial forging line to a metals industry technology supplier with ...
Heat Treat Radio Series for Spring
The days are getting a little longer, you've saved up some vacation hours, it's time for a break this spring! Make ...
Heat Treated Forging Tools Get New Quench Tank
A forging tool manufacturer will receive an agitated heated oil quench tank to be used post-heat treatment in order to set ...
Cincinnati Steel Treating
Technicians with a combined 100+ years of metallurgical and heat treating experience . . . one of the largest commercial nitriding ...
Happy Easter to All Our Readers!
Heat Treat Today wishes a Happy Easter to our readers. We will be out of the office Friday, April 7, 2023, and ...
PWR Advanced Cooling Technology Ramps Up Heat Treat with 3 Brazing Furnaces
PWR Advanced Cooling Technology has ordered two universal batch CAB furnaces and a CAB continuous line. The furnaces will be used ...
Heat Treat Brazing Furnace for North American Manufacturer
At the end of March, a vacuum aluminum brazing furnace was shipped to a manufacturer that serves the aerospace industry. The ...
How Clean is Clean Enough?
How clean is clean enough? Insufficient cleaning before heat treating can interfere with results; insufficient cleaning after heat treating can impact ...
Cybersecurity Desk: Performing Your Basic & Final NIST SP 800-171 Self-Assessments
For any heat treater interested in getting these high-security contracts, review the following steps that will help you successfully complete your ...
Message from the Editor: Running the Baton to the Library
This first message from Bethany Leone, managing editor of Heat Treat Today gives an introduction to who she is and some of her ...
Nitriding Pit Furnace Added for Extruding Company
Marcin Stokłosa Project Manager NITREX Poland LinkedIn.com Arslan Aluminyum recently added three new extrusion presses to its production, increasing the demand ...
Heat Treat Furnace Amplifies Large Die Manufacturer’s Capabilities
Peter Zawistowski Managing Director SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USASource: SECO/WARWICK A U.S.-based international manufacturer of dies will expand their operation with a high-pressure ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Progress in the Face of Setbacks
The monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary released in March came out a little later than usual in order ...
Air & Atmosphere Heat Treat Tips Part 4: Carbon Control
Let's discover new tricks and old tips on how to best serve air and atmosphere furnace systems. In this series, Heat ...
News from Abroad: A New Technique, Equipment, and Celebrations
Heat Treat Today is partnering with two international publications: heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and ...
Fusion and Our Future
Current energy developments turn our thoughts to the possibility of future innovations. For example, is there a way to generate energy, ...
Heat Treat Radio #92: Navigating OSHA.gov with Rick Kaletsky
To determine what safety standards are relevant in your heat treat operations and be prepared for the future, tune into this ...
Car Bottom Heat Treat Furnace Installed in CA
Derek Dennis President Solar Atmospheres California Solar Atmospheres of California (SCA) installed a new 14 foot long car bottom air furnace. ...
Air & Atmosphere Heat Treat Tips Part 3: Data and Record Keeping
Let's discover new tricks and old tips on how to best serve air and atmosphere furnace systems. In this series, Heat ...
Nitride/Nitrocarburizing System Delivered to Heat Treating Company
Marcin Stokłosa Project Manager NITREX Poland LinkedIn.com A turnkey system has been delivered to SAGLAM METAL, a Turkish commercial heat-treating company. ...
Letter from the Publisher: ± 0.1°F – The Debate
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
EFD Induction and IPT Technology Will Become New Brand — ENRX
Industrial induction heating expert EFD Induction and inductive charging and power supply innovator IPT Technology will combine to form ENRX. On ...
Heat Treater To Expand Austempering Capabilities in US
Steve Wyatt President of Aalberts surface technologies - HIP|braze|heat treatment Source: Aalberts surface technologies Aalberts surface technologies - HIP | braze ...
5 Heat Treat Furnaces for Steel Manufacturer
A leading U.S. manufacturer of high-quality alloy steel and carbon steel closed-die forgings will have five furnaces installed and their combustion ...
Air & Atmosphere Heat Treat Tips Part 2: Burners and Combustion
Let's discover new tricks and old tips on how to best serve air and atmosphere furnace systems. In this series, Heat ...
Precision Electrical Components Manufacturer Adds 3 Vacuum Brazing Furnaces
Maciej Korecki Vice President of Business of the Vacuum Furnace Segment SECO/WARWICK A manufacturer of a wide variety of vacuum circuit ...
Aero and Turbine Heat Treat Expands for Titanium Steel Castings Manufacturer
A front-loading box furnace delivered to a northeastern U.S. supplier of titanium castings will expand the manufacturer's aerospace and gas turbine ...
Heat Treat Radio #91: Understanding the ±0.1°F Requirement in AMS2750, with Andrew Bassett
Where did the ±0.1°F AMS2750 requirement come from and how should heat treaters approach this specification, an important change that entails ...
Busch Vacuum Acquires VESCO Division of McLaughlin Furnace Group
Busch Vacuum Solutions U.S. has acquired the VESCO Division (VESCO-McLaughlin, Inc.) from McLaughlin Furnace Group. The VESCO Division, located in East ...
Air & Atmosphere Heat Treat Tips Part 1: Seals and Leaks
Let's discover new tricks and old tips on how to best serve air and atmosphere furnace systems. In this series, Heat ...
Energy: Is There a Crisis Affecting Heat Treaters Worldwide?
Changes are inevitable, but the world today is shifting oh so rapidly, keeping us on our toes. Two men from different ...
Research Institute Bolsters Vacuum Heat Treating Capabilities
The Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT, has invested in ...
News from Abroad: Mills, Mints, and the Middle East
Heat Treat Today is partnering with two international publications: heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and ...
Industrial Automation Manufacturer Adds In-House Heat Treat Capabilities
Maciej Korecki Vice President of Business of the Vacuum Furnace Segment SECO/WARWICK An industrial automation manufacturer has ordered a heat treatment ...
¿Cómo elegir el termopar correcto en Tratamientos Térmicos?
Los termopares: elementos indispensables para lograr un acertado tratamiento térmico, pero ¿cómo elegir el más indicado para su necesidad particular? ¿Qué ...
How To Choose the Right Thermocouple in Heat Treatment
Thermocouples: You can't accurately heat treat without them. But how can you choose the best one for your needs? What do ...
Tool Manufacturer To Expand Heat Treat Capabilities with Pit Furnace
A tooling manufacturer is expanding with an electrically heated, steam atmosphere pit furnace for steam treating parts. The steam treating process ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. You know and we know: there is too much content ...
Heat Treat Radio #90: CEO Slawomir Wozniak Talks North American Technologies and SECO/WARWICK Future
At the front of some major developments in heat treat technologies is Slawomir Wozniak, CEO of SECO/WARWICK. Join him and Heat ...
Heat Treating and Brazing Facility in PA Adds Furnace
A heat treat furnace was recently shipped and installed at commercial heat treat facility in Eastern PA. The equipment will expand ...
Energy Efficiency Through Combustion Monitoring
With energy costs soaring and environmental commitments expanding across the industry, is it enough to just tune your industrial combustion burners, ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Certain Uncertainty
The monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary released in February shows that 2023 has already been forecasted in very ...
Heat Treat Bench-Top Box Furnace Delivered to Equipment Distributor
A highly uniform box furnace was sent to a distributor of equipment to maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities located throughout ...
2 “Heavy Duty” Furnaces Expand Tempering Capabilities for Ohio Heat Treater
Twin convection furnace systems were recently supplied to Winston Heat Treating. The furnaces replaced two older tempering systems. The new systems ...
Castheon Expands Hypersonic Production & Research Capabilities in California
Castheon, Inc. an ADDMAN Group company, has expanded its operational and engineering infrastructure in southern California. Castheon specializes in materials for ...
Feel the Heat This Valentine’s Day!
No better time to turn up the heat than Valentine's Day! Of course, we at Heat Treat Today are talking about ...
Tempering or Annealing, Which Heat Treatment Works for You?
What process holds a soft spot in your heart? Tempering or annealing? For Valentine's Day, turn up the heat -- errr ...
Improving Your Use of Radiant Tubes, Part 3
Over the last several months, the Combustion Corner series has challenged readers to spend some time researching opportunities to improve their ...
Endo Gas Upgrades Heat Treat for Nordic Traction
Nordic Traction Group, a manufacturer of traction chains and tracks for forestry and agricultural machinery, recently upgraded their heat treatment operations ...
Heat Treat Radio #89: Metallurgical Posterchild Aniket Maske
Aniket Maske, chief metallurgist and laboratory manager at Automatic Spring Products Corporation, brings new life to the world of heat treat ...
Timken Acquires American Roller Bearing Company
Richard G. Kyle President and Chief Executive Officer The Timken Company Source: The Timken Company The Timken Company, a producer of ...
Radiant Tubes: Exploring Your Options
There are many radiant tube options on the market, so which one is best for your furnace and your budget? In ...
NAS Announces Expansion, New Jobs in Kentucky
North American Stainless (NAS), a stainless steel producer in the United States, will proceed with a $244 million expansion to its ...
Fringe Friday: 3D Printing Premium Performance Tractor Valves
Click to watch the helpful video for the topic Source: John Deere UK IE/YouTube Source: Forbes Sometimes our editors find items ...
Burner Technology Enhances thyssenkrupp’s Annealing Plant
Dr.-Ing. Joachim G. Wünning President WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH thyssenkrupp Steel, a steel manufacturer with North American locations, recently inaugurated its newest ...
Massive H13 Extrusion Dies Heat Treat Hardened for Ohio Companies
Michael Johnson Director of salesSolar Atmospheres of Western PA Two large H13 extrusion dies for two separate companies were vacuum heat ...
Forging and Metalcasting Resources To Keep You Informed
We've assembled some of Heat Treat Today's resources on forging and metalcasting. Read or listen to what the experts have to say on ...
Cybersecurity Best Practices: Dos and Don’ts
Cybercrime is hands-down one of the quickest growing crimes around the globe and it continues to impact organizations from all industries. ...
Shopping Cart and Display Case Manufacturer To Expand Heat Treat Capabilities
A southeastern U.S. manufacturer will receive a dual-chamber heat treating and tempering furnace. The recipient, a leading manufacturer of shopping carts ...
Heat Treat Radio #88: Lunch & Learn — 3 Most Underrated Processes
Get ready to watch, listen, and learn about the three most underrated heat treat processes in today's episode. This conversation marks ...
Canadian Gov’t Provides $9 Million to Aerospace Manufacturer
Over $9 million FedDev Ontario investment is helping Cyclone Manufacturing Incorporated (Cyclone) to add a heat treatment oven at its Milton ...
Vacuum Furnaces: Origin, Theory, and Parts
Vacuum furnaces are widely used in the aerospace and automotive industries. These furnaces are used for multiple processes including brazing, aging, ...
Canadian Government To Secure 88 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Aircrafts
The Government of Canada announced it is to receive Lockheed Martin's 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II aircrafts as a result of ...
Endings . . . People We Lost
Beginnings and endings often come together. As we begin a new year this month, we want to pause to remember a ...
Vacuum Furnaces: Finding and Managing Leaks
Source: Solar Atmospheres Keep that furnace running! Obviously, a furnace leak can be quite counterproductive and make it troublesome or even ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: The Big 3 Plus 1
The monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary released in January takes a look at the 3 common problems for ...
Navigate The Heat Treat Industry Calendar
Plot your heat treat events with Heat Treat Today's Industry Calendar. This planner is located under "Resources" on www.heattreattoday.com, and it ...
23 Tips for 2023: Heat Treat Knowledge for Professional Growth
By this time of the year, New Year's resolutions have fallen to the wayside. Rather than feeling discouraged, treat each day ...
News from Abroad: From AM and Electrode Regulation to Industrial Systems
Heat Treat Today is partnering with two international publications: heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and ...
19 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 19 news bites ...
Heat Treat Radio #87: Advances in Work Flow Planning Software with Jeffrey Halonen
While this Heat Treat Radio episode about the advances in work flow planning software will be more interesting to our commercial ...
Delve into Data and Digitization in the Heat Treat Realm
In preparation for Heat Treat Radio episode #87 (looking at ways to increase productivity especially with data management) coming tomorrow, take ...
The Role of Heat Treat in Binder Jetting AM for Metals
Additive manufacturing (AM) at a commercial scale began about 30 years ago and has expanded well beyond its original scope. As ...
DUAL PERSPECTIVES: Government Policy and Nuclear Power Initiatives
Changes are inevitable, but the world today is changing so rapidly that it's constantly keeping us on our toes. Do two ...
A Quick Guide to Alloys and Their Medical Applications
Contact us with your Reader Feedback! Do you know what are the most popular alloys in the medical market? What are ...
Boeing Receives Record Order for 787 Dreamliners
Boeing landed an order for 100 787 Dreamliners from United Airlines. Plans are in place to purchase 100 737 MAX jets, ...
EV Manufacturer Orders Vacuum Furnace for In-House Gear Prototyping
Peter Zawistowski Managing Director SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USASource: secowarwick.com An electric vehicle manufacturer will move the heat treatment of their prototype gears ...
Precision Manufacturing Insurance Services
Over the last few months, the Metal Treating Institute requested comments from members on how their current business insurance programs have ...
Pennsylvania Heat Treat Furnace Manufacturer Announces Ownership Change
L&L Special Furnace Co, Inc. announced that they are under new ownership, Specialized Thermal Solutions, Inc. beginning with the new year. ...
Letter from the Publisher: Beaver, Pennsylvania & Dusseldorf, Germany
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Heat Treating: The Best Medicine
Heat treating solutions are important for more than keeping an airplane flying in the sky or a bridge suspended above the ...
Merry Christmas from Heat Treat Today
We will be celebrating the holidays with family, so look for your next Heat Treat Daily e-newsletter on January 3rd. 2022 has been a ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media: Christmas Edition
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media: Christmas Edition. So much content is available on the web, ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Q4, New Year, and Beyond
The monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary released in December gives forecasts for Q4 results and takes a look into ...
Cybersecurity Desk: The DFARS Interim Rule and What It Means for Heat Treaters
As the next installment in this series on cybersecurity, this third article will give you a better understanding of the Department ...
Message from the Editor: Passing the Baton
Watching the calendar phase from one year to the next has us all thinking about change. Karen Gantzer, senior editor and ...
Corrosion Behavior of DMLS Titanium Alloy for Orthopedic Applications
In this article, explore the importance of alternative advanced manufacturing processes and the effects of post-process heat treating of DMLS titanium ...
Heads or Tails, Philadelphia Mint Wins by Upgrading Heat Treat Furnaces
The Philadelphia Mint recently began a round of upgrades for its heat treat furnaces. Their function in the minting process is ...
Stellantis Idles Illinois Plant Indefinitely
Last Friday Stellantis announced it will indefinitely halt operations at an Illinois assembly plant in February, citing the rising costs of ...
Heat Treat Radio #86: Looking Ahead to Thermprocess 2023 with Timo Würz
As 2022 comes to an end, we're taking this episode to look forward to what North American heat treaters can expect ...
Steel Sustains
The American steel industry is the cleanest of the leading steel industries in the world. Of the major steel-producing countries, the ...
Improving Your Use of Radiant Tubes, Part 2
Last month, we introduced the importance of radiant tubes in the heat treat industry. We explored the “why” of radiant tubes ...
Heat Treater Expands with Vacuum Furnace
A Swiss commercial heat treater ordered a vacuum furnace. A system will increase the production capacity of their nickel and silver ...
With New Heat Treatment, 3D-printed Metals Can Withstand Extreme Conditions
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Good and Bad News
The monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary released in November takes a look at high inflation. The report focuses the ...
Firearms Manufacturer To Receive Furnace To Heat Treat Aluminum
A leading firearms manufacturer ordered a continuous conveyor furnace from a Wisconsin furnace supplier. The oven will be used for heat ...
Improving Your Use of Radiant Tubes, Part 1
Radiant tubes are prevalent in heat treating applications. They are very simple devices: basically, a pipe that enters and exits the ...
Attend the Largest Heat Treat Show in the World June 12-16, 2023
Held only once every four years, THERMPROCESS is the largest heat treat show in the world with thousands in attendance. Brace ...
Heat Treat Brought In House for North American Producer
A North American producer of mining, construction, and material handling products added a continuous quench and temper furnace system as part ...
Thank You for a Wonderful, Inaugural Heat Treat Boot Camp!
Recently, the first ever Heat Treat Boot Camp took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from October 31 to November 2. Heat treat participants ...
2 Companies Choose EV/CAB Lines for Battery Cooler Components
Piotr Skarbiński Vice President of Aluminum and CAB Products Segment SECOWARWICK Source: LinkedIn Two Chinese manufacturers choose EV/CAB lines to expand ...
Message from the Editor: The Life-Giving Encouragement of Connection
The 2022 Furnaces North America event in Indianapolis was an unforgettable experience! Karen Gantzer, senior editor and associate publisher of Heat ...
Pratt & Whitney’s New Airfoil Foundry in Asheville, NC, To Create 800+ Jobs
Shane EddyPresidentPratt & WhitneySource: LinkedIn Pratt & Whitney staged a ribbon-cutting event for its new turbine airfoil plant in Asheville, NC. ...
CFC Fixture Advantages and Challenges in Vacuum Heat Treatment, Part 1
What happens when a lead engineer sticks his head in new advancements in materials from NASA? For the author of this ...
MTI Technical Standards Committee
Within any heat treating operation, quality drives everything, including quotes, contract review, and overall production. The #1 influences on quality are ...
PA Heat Treater Plays a Role in NASA’s Artemis 1 Mission
The most recent launch of NASA's Artemis 1 Mission included a large titanium manifold housing designed to rapidly propel astronauts away ...
Heat Treat Today Wishes You a Happy Thanksgiving
Heat Treat Today will take a break from publishing on Thursday and Friday, November 24 and 25. We will be celebrating ...
Nitriding System To Bring Heat Treat In-House
The Lenox Group, an aluminum extrusion profiles company, decided to add a turnkey nitriding system from a supplier with North American ...
Thermocouple Trivia by the Dozen
Thermocouples are ubiquitous. Whether you are 20 days or 20 years into the industry, you know the essential role they play ...
Manufacturer To Expand Heat Treat Capabilities with Box Furnace
Bill St. Thomas Business Development Manager Lindberg/MPHSource: Lindberg/MPH.com A manufacturer is expanding their heat treat capacities with a new box furnace, ...
Termopares: Doce datos menudos
Los termopares son ubicuos. Sin importar que tu experiencia en la industria sea de 20 días o 20 años, conoces bien ...
North American Heat Treat Manufacturer To Ship 10 Furnaces
Trevor Jones PresidentSolar Manufacturing, Inc. Source: Solar Manufacturing, Inc. A vacuum furnace manufacturer in North America has acquired purchase orders for ten ...
Heat Treat Radio #85: Salt Bath Heat Treating with Kolene Corporation
Heat Treat Radio host and Heat Treat Today publisher, Doug Glenn, is bringing us to the world of salt bath heat ...
Atmosphere-Controlled Retort Burn-Off Furnace Delivered to Midwest Manufacturer
A heat treat furnace has been delivered to a Midwest manufacturer of ceramic matrix parts. This system will be used for ...
Downloadable Cybersecurity Acronym List
Source: Bluestreak Consulting™ --> View Acronym List and Download This list of cybersecurity acronyms was compiled by Joe Coleman, cybersecurity officer ...
Heat Treat Future with AM and 3D Printing
All the buzz in our industry seems to indicate that additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing are the next hot topics ...
Heat Treating System Delivered to Tinker Airforce Base in Oklahoma
A heat treat system for use in the aerospace and defense industry was recently delivered to Tinker AFB, OK - USAF. ...
Letter from the Publisher: Top 10 Energy Truths Worth Remembering
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
MTI Commercial Heat Treater of the Year Announced
Heat Treat Today, in cooperation with the Metal Treating Institute (MTI), recently presented the 2022 Master Craftsman Award (also known as ...
Contributor and Friend of Heat Treat Today Was Selected for ASM’s 2022 William Hunt Eisenman Award
Dr. Valery Rudnev was recently selected to be the American Society for Metal's (ASM) William Hunt Eisenman Award. Dr. Rudnev has many ...
Nor-Cal Products Will Begin Doing Business Under New Name
Bryan Strait General Manager Pfeiffer Vacuum Valves & EngineeringSource: LinkedIn Beginning November 1, 2022, Nor-Cal Products will begin doing business as ...
MTI Prepares for Nadcap with Rigorous Special Meeting
The Metal Treating Institute (MTI) hosted a special meeting for members at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Downtown Pittsburgh, PA, ...
Vacuum Furnaces: Time To Buy? Tips To Help Make Decisions
Source: Ipsen Shopping for a new heat treat vacuum furnace? Much thought and research goes into preparing for such an investment. ...
Watlow Completes Acquisition of Eurotherm
Rob GilmoreCEOWatlow Electric Manufacturing Companybizjournals.com Watlow, a North American designer and manufacturer of complete industrial thermal systems, announced it has completed ...
Supplier To Deliver 3 Heat Treat Systems to Automotive Manufacturer
A heat treat supplier is scheduled to deliver two CAB lines and one universal chamber furnace for aluminum brazing to automotive ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: The Power of Politics
The monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary released in October investigates the role politics takes in the economy. At this ...
Not To Be Neglected: Heat Treat Furnace Maintenance Tips
Fundamentals of furnace maintenance sometimes fall between that tricky area of realizing their importance and getting pushed to the end of ...
How Things Work: Thermocouples
Heat Treat Today is launching a How Things Work periodic content series. The first topic is the basics of thermocouples. Thermocouples ...
Governor Wolf: Gasbarre Products Expanding Heat Treat Furnace Operation in PA
Governor Tom Wolf announced that Gasbarre Products, Inc., an industrial heat treat furnace manufacturer, will create and retain 172 total jobs ...
Fringe Friday: ArcelorMittal Dofasco Lowers Carbon Footprint
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
Heat Treat Radio #84: Heat Treat Tomorrow — Digital Security with 4 Industry Experts
What does cybersecurity look like in a heat treat shop? In this episode, Doug Glenn, publisher of Heat Treat Today and ...
Staying Up to Speed with Sintering Parts and Additive Manufacturing for Heat Treat
The powder metal industry continues to develop to keep up with production and industry needs. What exactly goes on with powdered ...
Back to Basics Before Heat Treat Boot Camp
It's always a good idea to review the building blocks of the heat treat industry. In preparation for Heat Treat Boot ...
Heat Treat Supplier To Provide Andritz Group With Vertical Vacuum Furnace
Maciej Korecki Vice President of Business of the Vacuum Furnace Segment SECO/WARWICK The Andritz Group, a manufacturer of complete lines for ...
Manufacturer Expands HIP Capabilities for Energy Industry
MTC Powder Solutions received a hot isostatic press (HIP) that will extend the onsite size parameters of the Powder Metallurgy Near-Net ...
Reader Feedback: Measuring Junction Construction in AMS2750 Rev. G
Readers are checking out recent AMS2750 Rev. G changes and want some more information from Heat Treat Today about a specific ...
Twin Heat Treat Furnaces Delivered to RIDGID® TOOLS
Nic Willis Metallurgist/Heat Treat Manager Emerson Professional Tools Source: DELTA H RIDGID® TOOLS received twin furnace systems from a North American ...
Heat Treater’s New Switch Saves Production Run Time
Solar Atmospheres in Souderton, Pa, has had an automatic disconnect switch installed into a production car bottom vacuum furnace. The switch ...
Heat Treat Quench Questions Answered with Radio Review
Twice a month, Heat Treat Today publishes an episode of Heat Treat Radio, an industry-specific podcast that covers topics in the ...
Perryman Company Orders 2 Forging Systems
American titanium producer Perryman Company, in Houston, PA, has placed an order for the supply of two forging machines: a high-speed ...
General Atomics Heat Treats 7 Modules for Superconducting Magnet
General Atomics has heat treated the seventh and final module for a large superconducting magnet for ITER, a multi-national science experiment, with ...
Heat Treat Radio #83: Lunch & Learn with Heat Treat Today — Austempering
Today's episode delves into the term "austempering". What is it? Why do heat treaters need to use it? For what applications ...
Manufacturing Plant Adds In-House Nitriding for Power Generation Parts
A manufacturer in Poland turns to in-house heat treating capabilities rather than outsourcing its nitriding for stainless steel power generation parts. ...
Dig into the Archives: 5 Technical Articles for Fresh Heat Treaters in Auto
Are you a relatively new reader in automotive heat treat? Welcome. Enjoy this archive of articles from the automotive industry, which ...
Robotic Laser Heat Treating Expands at Grand Rapids
A commercial heat treater in Grand Rapids, MI is expanding its capabilities with robotic laser heat treating systems. This announcement was ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. You know and we know that there is too much ...
Jim Oakes Recognized with First Ever FNA Industry Award
Jim Oakes, president of Super Systems, has been awarded the first ever Furnaces North America (FNA) Industry Award at the trade ...
It’s Over, It Was Great, Thank You!
Furnaces North America 2022, the premier trade show and technical conference in the North American heat treating industry, attracted over 1,200 ...
Case Study: Heat Treat Equipment Meets the Future Industry Today
Modern industry trends and expectations pose new challenges to heat treating equipment; in addition to the expected requirements (e.g., safety, quality, ...
Bundle Up for Fall with 4 Vacuum Heat Treat Articles
Getting excited for the November print edition? In 2021, Heat Treat Today released the inaugural Vacuum Heat Treating print edition. This ...
Excitement at Fever Pitch – Furnaces North America 2022 Happening Now!
Heat treaters travel for miles to attend Furnaces North America 2022, in Indianapolis, IN, for two days of learning and networking. ...
Guía para el líder que quiere motivar
[Está] posicionado no solo para trabajar en conjunto con otros seres humanos sino también para liderarlos; si su potencial se ha ...
Fringe Friday: GreenIron Furnaces To Recycle Oxidized Metals
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
IHEA’s Combustion Seminar: New Knowledge for New Improvements
With no new knowledge, no new improvements can be made. In the North American heat treating industry, new knowledge is constantly ...
2 Power Supplies Upgrade Heat Treat System
A Pennsylvania heat treat supplier recently shipped and commissioned two power supplies used in a continuous brazing furnace for a tool ...
Heat Treat Capabilities “Take Off” at Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base, an historic airfield engaged in experimental aviation, is expanding its heat treat capabilities with two dual chamber ...
Need To Pass a Nadcap Heat Treat Audit?
Source: Ipsen Global Each Nadcap audit is different, but each accreditation involves key elements that help heat treaters maintain quality and ...
Start Your Week with 4 Heat Treat Articles in Spanish
At Heat Treat Today, we want to make sure everyone in the North American heat treat industry is well informed so they ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: “I don’t really know” and That’s OK
The monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary this September reiterates the point that it has been making for ...
Heat Treat Radio #82: Gun Part Treatments, Turning Up the Heat with Steve Kowalski
Today's episode revolves around gun parts: How are they heat treated? How many gun component manufacturers are there in the U.S.? ...
Heat Treater of Military and Aerospace Ceramic Parts Expands with Box Furnace
GHH Series Box Furnace for Ceramic Matrix Composites Source: L&L Special Furnace Company, Inc. A U.S. manufacturer with a plant in ...
What Have You Learned from the Combustion Corner? Part 2
Since February 2021, Heat Treat Today has had the privilege of publishing the Combustion Corner. In each of these columns, John ...
3 Aspirational Heat Treat Legends
What makes the North American heat treat industry of 2022 what it is? As with any industry, the heat treating world ...
The Technology Trade Fair Quartet
Heat Treat Today will be a sponsor for the technology trade fair quartet in Düsseldorf, Germany, and we hope to see you ...
A Leader’s Guide to Motivation
Leadership coach Bill Munn writes to Heat Treat Today's 40 Under 40 Class of 2022: "[You] are positioned not only to work with ...
Heat Treater Expands Capabilities with Multiple Furnaces
ThermTech, heat treat service provider in Waukesha, WI, has increased their capabilities to provide services for the medical, aerospace, mining and ...
Harnessing the Sun: A Heat Treat Case Study with General Atomics
Imagine this: A huge lab facility nestled in the south of France . . . teams of scientists and technicians striving ...
The Wait Is Over: Say Hello to the Class of 2022!
The wait is over. Join Heat Treat Today in welcoming a new group of rising industry leaders for the fifth year ...
2022 Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40 Honorable Mentions
The privilege of unveiling the Heat Treat Today 40 Under 40 Class of 2022 comes with the reality that not every one of the nominees ...
Factorial Energy Announces Plans for EV Cell Pilot Production Facility
Factorial Energy (Factorial), a developer of solid-state battery technology for electric vehicle applications, announced it will establish a new advanced manufacturing ...
Heat Treat Radio #81 (Special Video Edition): Heat Treat Tomorrow – Hydrogen Combustion for Heat Treating: Reality or Smoke
Doug Glenn, publisher of Heat Treat Today, returns to the question on the future of hydrogen for heat treaters as he ...
Heat Treat Furnaces To Improve Hardening Capabilities for Aalberts
Alberto Martin Sales Director -- Spain Aalberts surface technologies TEY International manufacturer Aalberts surface technologies Group will receive two vacuum furnaces ...
What Have You Learned from the Combustion Corner? Part 1
Since February 2021, Heat Treat Today has had the privilege of publishing the Combustion Corner. In each of these columns, John ...
Enjoy the Long Weekend!
It's an honor to serve the good people in the heat treat industry. This labor day weekend, we hope you take ...
Fringe Friday: Foundry 4.0
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
Top 3 Heat Treat Grab and Go Visuals
We get it. You read all day: emails, memos, furnace monitoring screens. To give your eyes a break, Heat Treat Today wanted ...
Message from the Editor: Wonder
Seeing behind the scenes of everyday processes, seeing the previously unknown "how," can be an "Aha" moment. Karen Gantzer, senior editor ...
Gear Manufacturer Gains Nitriding Capacity with 2 Heat Treat Furnaces
The Capi Group has boosted its nitriding/nitrocarburizing capacity with two heat treat furnaces to keep up with the rise in production ...
Using a Data-Driven Approach To Operate Cleaners in a Heat Treatment Facility
When was the last time the parts washer was cleaned? For many heat treaters, answering this question and keeping data on ...
Vac-Met Joins North American Heat Treat Family of Companies
Vac-Met, Inc., a heat treater in the Midwest for 41 years, has been acquired by a North American commercial heat treater. ...
Letter from the Publisher: Who Is Kathy Pisano?
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
21 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items To Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 21 news bites ...
Message from the Editor: Celebrations
Not every day is a wedding day, so what are the small goals that keep the needle moving forward? Karen Gantzer, ...
Heat Treat Radio #80: Lunch & Learn with Heat Treat Today – Mill Processes and Production, part 2
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, and several other Heat Treat Today team members sit down with long-time industry expert Dan Herring, The ...
CAB Line Selected for EV In-House Heat Treating
An international automotive conglomerate has selected a controlled atmosphere brazing line for their newly established factory in Mexico. The heat treat ...
Guide To Conducting SATs According to CQI-9 4th Edition
The AIAG CQI-9 (Heat Treat System Assessment) is the most accepted standard in the automotive industry for the validation of heat ...
ThermTech
If ThermTech was a person, they would make it into Heat Treat Today's 40 Under 40 Class of 2022 as a notable ...
News from Abroad: Heat Treat Modernization, Events, and Retrofitting
Heat Treat Today is partnering with heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and Asian heat treat ...
Guía para conducir pruebas System Accuracy Tests conforme a CQI-9 4ta. Edición
The AIAG CQI-9 (Heat Treat System Assessment) is the most accepted standard in the automotive industry for the validation of heat ...
Fringe Friday: New Energy Equipment at Historic Pittsburgh Factory
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
Aerospace Conversion Provider Joins “Three Second Club”
Cruz Hernández Back-Shop Supervisor Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services Source: LinkedIn PEMCO Conversions - Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services operators will join ...
Heat Treat IQ System for Härtewerk Chemnitz Hardening Plant
Kai Werlitz Technical Operations Manager Härtewerk Chemnitz GmbH Source: Härtewerk Chemnitz Härtewerk Chemnitz GmbH, a large German commercial hardening plant (Lohnhärterei), ...
Parallel Positioning Burner Controls for Uniform Temperature
Is there a way to combine pulse firing and fuel-only modulation without retaining the downsides of either method? Parallel positioning of ...
DUAL PERSPECTIVES: Is Green Hydrogen a Game Changer in the Heat Treat Industry?
Changes are inevitable, but the world today is changing so rapidly that it's constantly keeping us on our toes. Do two ...
Induction Hardening Service at Alabama Heat Treat Facility
Mikel Woods President Advanced Heat Treat, Corp. (Source: www.ahtcorp.com) Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), a heat treat services and metallurgical solutions ...
Heat Treat Radio #79: All Things Auto Industry Quenching with Scott MacKenzie
Heat Treat Radio host and Heat Treat Today publisher, Doug Glenn, sits down with Dr. D. Scott MacKenzie, the senior research ...
Global Power Tech Leader Will Use Heat Treat Furnace for Nuclear Applications
A global leader in power technologies purchased a vacuum furnace from a North American furnace provider. The equipment will be used ...
Strategies To Reduce Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
N2: It's so harmless, it makes up the majority of the air we breathe. But, once bonded with oxygen, the resulting ...
When Is It Time for Recuperation?
Last month, we discussed adjusting the fuel to air ratio of our burners - which is always the starting point. This ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. You know and we know: there is too much content ...
Getting to the “Hearth” of It: 5 Hearth Tips
Want a free tip? Read some of the top 101 Heat Treat Tips that heat treating professionals submitted over the last ...
Message From the Editor: How To Use the Heat Treat Buyers Guide
Finding heat treat related equipment and services has never been easier than with the Heat Treat Buyers Guide. Karen Gantzer, senior ...
Heat Treat Q&A: Dodging “Exploding Gas Bubbles”
Source: Bodycote Let's talk about exploding gas bubbles -- or, perhaps more accurately, cavitation erosion and how cavitation can be prevented. ...
Heat Treat Simulation Imaging Through Time: 2019–2021
Heat treat induction coils, forgings, AM parts, and gears. What do they all have in common? R&D specialists have been creating ...
6 Heat Treat Tech Trends Fulfilled in 2022. . .Thus Far
What are the heat treat tech trends we're seeing in Heat Treat Today? Perhaps you read the Tech Trends article earlier ...
Horizontal Nitriding System Delivered at Hydro Heat Treat Location
Marcin Stokłosa Project Manager Nitrex Poland LinkedIn.com A global aluminum and energy company, Hydro Extrusion Norway, recently received a horizontal nitriding ...
Heat Treat Radio #78: Heat Treat Legend Suresh Jhawar
Heat Treat Today publisher and Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, meets another Heat Treat Legend, Suresh Jhawar. In this third installment of ...
Batch Austemper Heat Treat Line for Agricultural Equipment Supplier
Mike Coburn Technical Sales AFC-Holcroft Source: LinkedIn A major North American supplier of agricultural and lawn equipment purchased a complete batch ...
Stress Relieving Tips From Heat Treat Today
Stress relieving tips from Heat Treat Today? It's not what you think! In this Technical Tuesday, we'll be sharing some fast ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Hopeful Horizon Now Approaching
The most recent monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association's (IHEA) Executive Economic Summary released in June shares that there are pessimistic and ...
Letter From the Publisher: Keto & Carbon
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Fringe Friday: Turning Up the Heat (Safely)!
Source: EHS Today Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in ...
Redline Chambers Joins Heat Treat Product Provider
Source: Thermal Product Solutions Redline Chambers, a U.S. manufacturer of vacuum chambers and systems for the aerospace, defense, energy, electronics, and ...
Aerospace Manufacturer Awaits Heat Treat Vacuum Furnace
Mark Hemsath Vice Presidentof Sales, Americas Nitrex HeatTreating Services An aircraft provider of small and large commercial and military jet engines ...
Cybersecurity Desk: Why and How To Become a Compliant Heat Treater
Cybersecurity: it's important for more than just keeping checking accounts safe. Banks, government agencies, and online data bases all require strict ...
Kowalski Heat Treating
A company that does tough jobs no one else wants to and has a big personality? That's Kowalski Heat Treating (KHT). ...
Heat Treat Provider Increases HIP Capacity in Greenville, SC
Stephen Harris Bodycote Group Chief Executive Source: Bodycote Bodycote, a global thermal processing services provider, is expanding its hot isostatic pressing ...
News From Abroad: Decarbonizing, Steel Upgrades, and Green Tech
Heat Treat Today is partnering with heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and Asian heat treat ...
Letter From the Publisher: Energy Supply Is Not the Problem
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Heat Treat Radio #77: Algorithmic Combustion Tuning With Justin Dzik and Ben Witoff at Fives
In this Heat Treat Radio episode, host and Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn learns about a never-before-seen combustion system tuning technology from ...
Fives North American Combustion CertiFire® Presentation at AISTech
Source: Fives North American Combustion, Inc. View Presentation and Download Click Image To View the Presentation This presentation was featured in ...
AM Heat Treat Solutions Expected From New Partnership
AddUp, a provider in the field of metal additive manufacturing (AM), and a creator of thermal solutions have signed a partnership ...
Heat Treating A-LU-mi-num
Al-u-MI-ni-um. A-LU-mi-num. Heat treating aluminum is not something we often get a chance to talk about, but it is everywhere. From ...
Heat Treaters Go Back to School
Summer is slipping away, is it time to go back to school? Heat Treat Today is sharing some of the training ...
4 Heat Treat Radio Episodes To Boost Your Confidence in Compliance
Twice a month, Heat Treat Today publishes an episode of Heat Treat Radio, a unique-to-the-industry podcast. Whether it's AMS2750 or CQI-9, ...
What Are the Real Threats to the Economy?
Is the sky falling? Are we all doomed? Are we on the cusp of stagflation or hyper-inflation? Is this the beginning ...
Endogas Generator Increases Efficiency for OWZ Ostalb
Daniel Panny Product Manager UPC-Marathon in Germany Source: LinkedIn OWZ Ostalb received a new electrically heated endothermic gas generator. The company ...
What Does It Mean To “Heat Treat Green”?
What does it mean to "heat treat green"? Between the hype and the cynicism of abilities of "green solutions" to meet ...
Happy 4th of July!
Whether you're at the beach, at home, or sneaking in a few workaholic hours on the job, we hope everyone in ...
Spotlight on 40 Under 40 Alumni
Heat Treat Today's 40 Under 40 was created to bring recognition to young professionals in the industry, giving names, faces, and words to ...
Vacuum Heat Treat Capabilities Expand for Magnetic Shields Ltd
Colin Woolger, Director, MSL Heat Treatment Source: LinkedIn A U.S. manufacturer of heat treat furnaces will supply a new vacuum furnace ...
12 of 38 Aerospace Furnaces Brought Up to Spec
Andrew Bassett, President, Aerospace Testing and Pyrometry A pyrometry compliance company in the heat treat industry recently reported the successful launch ...
Heat Treating in Red, White, and Blue
Independence Day is right around the corner, and Heat Treat Today wanted to share some red, white, and blue processes from ...
DUAL PERSPECTIVES: The Heat Treat Shop of 2050
Changes are inevitable, but the world today is changing so rapidly that it's constantly keeping us on our toes. Do two ...
14 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 14 news bites ...
Heat Treat Radio #76: Lunch & Learn with Heat Treat Today – Mill Processes and Production, Part 1
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, and several other Heat Treat Today team members sit down with long-time industry expert Dan Herring, ...
Heat Treat Fabrication Provider Acquires Certain Assets From Performance Industrial Products
On June 16, 2022, a heat resistant high alloy casting and fabrication company headquartered in Avilla, Indiana acquired certain assets of ...
Diagnosing Discolored Work in Vacuum Heat Treating
Source: VAC AERO International, Inc. Part discoloration after vacuum heat treating? What can heat treaters do to prevent this? In this ...
News From Abroad: Heat Treat Investments, Management, and Anniversaries
Heat Treat Today is partnering with heat processing, a Vulkan-Verlag GmbH publication that serves mostly the European and Asian heat treat ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. You know and we know: there is too much content ...
How To Make $17,792.00 in a Couple of Hours
We will explore the ever-popular subject of how to make money the easy way. Well, better stated: How to save some ...
2 Heat Treat Furnaces To Assist CMC Industry
Two atmosphere controlled retort box furnaces will be used for de-bindering ceramic matrix composite parts (CMC) as well as powder metals ...
Heat Treat Radio Review
Twice a month, Heat Treat Today publishes an episode of Heat Treat Radio, a unique-to-the-industry podcast that covers topics in the ...
Automotive Air Conditioning System Manufacturer Contracts New CAB Line
Piotr Skarbiński Vice President of the Aluminum Process and CAB Products Segment SECO/WARWICK Group Source: SECO/WARWICK An international furnace supplier has ...
Agreement Reached for Eurotherm To Join Watlow in Deal with Schneider Electric SE
Rob Gilmore CEO Watlow Electric Manufacturing Companybizjournals.com Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company, a North American manufacturer of thermal systems, will purchase Eurotherm, ...
Heat Treat Radio #75: Reimagining Furnace Compliance with C3 Data’s Matt Wright
Heat Treat Radio host and Heat Treat Today publisher, Doug Glenn, talks with Matt Wright, the chief marketing officer at C3 ...
Medical Heat Treater Receives “A to Z” HIPing Solution
A hot isostatic press (HIP) was recently delivered to T.A.G. Medical Products Corporation Ltd. (TAGMPC), a manufacturer of medical and dental solutions ...
Hot Take on HIPing
Hot isostatic pressing. . . What is it? How is HIPing benefiting the medical industry? What is its place in additive ...
Heat Treat Capabilities Increase for Tooling and Machinery Component Manufacturer
Marcin Stokłosa Project Manager Nitrex Poland LinkedIn.com The YAZICI TRANSFER MAKINA company decided to increase its heat treat capacity in Istanbul ...
Fringe Friday: Stellantis Builds EV Batteries in Kokomo
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
Western PA Heat Treat Facility VOQ Passes Startup Protocol
Robert (Bob) Hill, FASM President Solar Atmospheres of Western PA Source: Solar Atmospheres Solar Atmospheres of Western PA announced their newly designed ...
Sundram Fasteners Ltd. Expands Vacuum Furnace Capabilities
Mr. Sivaraman Arjunan Senior Manager Sundram Fasteners Limited Source: LinkedIn Indian fastener manufacturer Sundram Fasteners Limited will receive a vacuum furnace to ...
15 Questions To Ask Before Designing an Induction Coil
Designing a new induction coil? Here are 15 questions to ask to ensure the coil meets all the requirements to do ...
Remembering Those Who Served
Heat Treat Today would like to wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day. As you (hopefully) take some time off from work, ...
Manufacturer Gains Gas-Fired Pit Furnace
Bill St. Thomas Business Development Manager Lindberg/MPHSource: Lindberg/MPH A Michigan-based furnace supplier will ship a gas-fired pit furnace to a manufacturer. ...
Feature Video: Why Nominate for Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40 Award?
Instead of a traditional Heat Treat Radio podcast this Thursday, we're featuring a message from Bethany Leone, an editor at Heat ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: It’s Not the 1980s
Rather than mirror the doom and gloom projections from the media, this economic report does not project the 1980s to our ...
Deep Cryogenics 101
Heat treaters often target gas nitriding and carburizing as key additions to their facility, but sometimes they miss a low-cost opportunity ...
DUAL PERSPECTIVES: Europe vs. North America
Changes are inevitable, but the world today is changing so rapidly that it's constantly keeping us on our toes. Do two ...
Fringe Friday: Amazing Medical Machined Metal
Source: Global Medical via LinkedIn Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting ...
Heat Treating Furnace Intended for NSK Global Bearing Manufacturer
Piotr Skarbiński Vice President of the Aluminum Process and CAB Products Segment SECO/WARWICK Group Source: SECO/WARWICK A roller-type furnace intended for ...
Watch for 3 Heat Treat Events This Summer
Are you ready for summer? Heat Treat Today's Industry Calendar features the key events of the season to make sure you do not ...
Tempering: 4 Perspectives — Which makes sense for you?
Tempering. A vitally important step in the hardening process and a process that is used extensively throughout the heat treatment industry. ...
Going Carbon Free: An Interview with H2 Green Steel
Hydrogen will be the future of steel making. But how do we put the technology into place and make it work? ...
Tool Steel Manufacturer Amps Up With 2 Box Furnaces
A manufacturer of saw blades and tool steels will amp up its heat treating capabilities with two floor-standing box furnaces. The ...
Heat Treat Radio #74: Water in Your Quench with Greg Steiger, Idemitsu
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, talks with Greg Steiger of Idemitsu Lubricants America Corp. about the causes and dangers of ...
7th Heat Treat System for Automotive OEM
Peter Zawistowski Managing Director SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USASource: secowarwick.com A global automotive components manufacturer is expecting a high pressure quench horizontal vacuum ...
Why Induction Heating Is a Green Technology
It seems like the world is going green! Induction heating is in the game with its green technology. It does not ...
Natural Gas Revisited
Natural gas is the dominant energy source used by heat treaters and its price and availability is critical to all U.S. ...
12 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 12 news bites ...
Heat Treat Radio Snapshots
Twice a month, Heat Treat Today publishes an episode of Heat Treat Radio, a unique-to-the-industry podcast. Hear some good news about ...
U.S. Firearm Manufacturer Orders Vacuum Heat Treat Furnace
A firearms manufacturer based in the U.S. has ordered a vacuum heat treating furnace from a Pennsylvania manufacturer. Solar Manufacturing Inc. ...
Message From the Editor: Engagements
Social media has become an ubiquitous part of daily life for many of us. Karen Gantzer, managing editor of Heat Treat Today, ...
Sintering and Binder Jetting With Vacuum Furnaces
Source: TAV Vacuum Furnaces Ever heard of binder jetting (BJT)? It's an evolving technology that is quickly catching up to metal ...
New Solution to Reduce Emissions and Increase Throughput at Tata Steel
Tata Steel will receive an IIOT (industrial internet of things) solution for their industrial furnaces. This solution is designed to reduce ...
North American Heat Treater Expands Annealing and Brazing Capabilities
A 28" wide, 4 zone mesh belt annealing and brazing furnace has been commissioned for Bluewater Thermal Solutions, a U.S. based ...
Heat Treat Radio #73: Energy’s Bright Future with Mark Mills, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, talks with Mark Mills, one of the nation's foremost experts on energy and technology about ...
Automotive Manufacturer To Replace Vacuum Furnace
Peter Zawistowski Managing Director SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USASource: secowarwick.com An American manufacturer of automotive metal seals will be replacing an existing vacuum ...
Care and Maintenance of Polymer Quenchants
In induction hardening, power supply, generator issues, and coil problems can all cause damage to parts. Consider one more area where ...
Aluminum Producer Readies Lab and Heat Treat Furnaces
Andrew Bassett President Aerospace Testing and Pyrometry Source: Aerospace Testing and Pyrometry A large aluminum producer in the U.S. Midwest received ...
Fringe Friday: Making Steel “Green”
Source: Engineering & Technology Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments ...
Paging Through Heat Treat Today’s Technical Files
We're flipping through Heat Treat Today's technical articles today to highlight four heat treat-related processes: hardening, ferritic nitrocarburizing, titanium processing, and ...
Letter from the Publisher: Cryptocurrency In Your Future
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Aluminum Extruder Expands Nitriding Capabilities
Marcin Stokłosa Project Manager Nitrex Poland LinkedIn.com Qatar Aluminium Extrusion Co. (Qalex) recently received a nitriding system. The aluminum profiles manufacturer ...
Pyrometry: The Standard for Reliable Thermal Processing in Automotive and Aerospace Industries
There is no way to validate the heat treating process without completely destroying the job. Here's where pyrometry becomes crucial. The ...
Box Furnace Arrives for Valve Manufacturer in the U.S.
An international valve manufacturer located in the southeastern U.S. has received a high-uniformity box furnace. The L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc. model ...
Happy Easter Weekend!
We want to wish you a Happy Easter Weekend! On this Good Friday, we remember the love and the incredible sacrifice ...
Heat Treat Radio #72: All About Heat Treat Boot Camp with Doug Glenn
Heat Treat Radio's editor, Bethany Leone sits down with Heat Treat Today publisher and creator of Heat Treat Boot Camp Doug Glenn to ...
Pirometría: la normativa para un Procesamiento Térmico confiable en la Industria Automotriz y Aeroespacial
There is no way to validate the heat treating process without completely destroying the job. Here's where pyrometry becomes crucial. The ...
Electronic Component Manufacturer to Expand Vacuum Tempering Capabilities
Peter Zawistowski Managing Director SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USASource: secowarwick.com A global manufacturer of electronic components with engineering centers and factories worldwide has ...
Tech Trends: Heat Treat Technologies to Watch in 2022
Technology is ever evolving. Will you be able to keep up with all the new developments? Discover the tech trends these ...
Cleaning Quality and Economy for Heat Treated Parts
Source: Modern Machine Shop Pre- or post-heat treat process cleaning might sound like an afterthought, especially when considering the expense. But ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. You know and we know: there is too much content available ...
Aerospace Components Manufacturer Orders Two-Chamber Vacuum Furnace
Selcuk Kilicarslan Special Process Manager TEI TEI - a large Turkish manufacturer of aircraft engines - purchased a two-chamber vacuum furnace. ...
The Properties of Titans vs. Poor Tribological Performance
Source: Advanced Heat Treat, Corp. There seems to be no limit to what heat treated titanium alloy products can do -- ...
Staying Safe on the Floor: 8 Safety Tips for Heat Treaters
We've assembled some of the top 101 Heat Treat Tips that heat treating professionals submitted over the years into today's original ...
Commercial Heat Treating Company Announces Rebrand of U.S. Businesses
Oliver Jaeger CEO Aalberts surface technologies Photo credit: LinkedIn A global provider of specialized thermal processing, surface treatment, and material coating ...
Heat Treatment System Prepared for Global Specialty Fastener Manufacturer
A Canadian heat treat solutions providers has recently prepared a shipment of an 1,800 kg/hr continuous mesh belt heat treatment system ...
Heat Treater To Sharpen Their In-House Operation
A manufacturer of machining tools, industrial knives, mulching knives, and chippers has placed an order for a vacuum furnace with 10 ...
Heat Treatment Opportunities for Auto Industry Expand in Kodak, TN
Bill Lee Governor of Tennessee A metal coating and heat treatment company is set to add a new manufacturing and distribution ...
Exploring Thermal Sensors in Hydrogen Atmosphere for Turbines and Other Applications, Part 2 of 2
Some thermal sensing systems are not able to measure the lower end of the spectrum, while other systems are not able ...
Checking Out Heat Treat Today’s Technical Files
We're flipping through Heat Treat Today's technical articles today to highlight four heat treat-related processes: quenching, sintering, nitriding, parts cleaning. Read ...
Service Heat Treating
In 1974, Richard Armitage saw an opportunity for a quality and service focused commercial heat treater in southeastern Wisconsin and that's ...
Fastener Manufacturer Acquires K-T Bolt Manufacturing
Brad Tinney President and CEO Birmingham Fastener Source: LinkedIn Birmingham Fastener announced the acquisition of K-T Bolt Manufacturing, Inc. based in ...
Heat Treat Legend #71: Dan Herring, The Heat Treat Doctor®
Heat Treat Today publisher and Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, is joined by Dan Herring, known in the industry as ...
19th Century Guns vs. 21st Century Corrosion Resistance
Source: Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Let's talk about guns. To create a durable and corrosion resistant barrel, guns in the 19th ...
Vacuum Gas Cooling: Pressure vs. Velocity, Part 1 of 2
There is an age-old adage that exists in the heat treating world. That supposition states that "the smaller the vacuum furnace, ...
Aerospace Industry Chooses Vacuum Heat Treat Solution
A Chinese company has ordered a horizontal vacuum furnace which will help in producing highly specialized cast parts used in the ...
12 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 12 news bites ...
Two Major Updates for International Events
Today, we look to our European information partner, heatprocessing, to get an update on how two huge heat treat tradeshows are ...
Time To Evacuate Atmospheric Pressure
Source: Ipsen Harold Time to evacuate! When it comes to evacuating atmospheric pressure from vacuum furnace chambers, the addition of a diffusion pump can ...
Keeping Up With Vacuum Furnaces: Balancing What You WANT With What You NEED
You can't always get what you want. With frequently changing specifications and a volatile economy, what heat treaters want is always ...
The “Known – Unknown”: Preparing Your Facility for Unpredictable World Events
The "Known - Unknown," the "Undiscovered Country," the "Movement from cocksure ignorance to thoughtful uncertainty." It doesn't matter if you get ...
Ukraine Crisis and the Heat Treat Industry
The tragedies of war are many. In today's post, we're looking at a very small slice of the consequences of the ...
Heat Treat Radio #70: Lunch & Learn with Heat Treat Today – Heat Treatment vs. Thermal Processing
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, and several other Heat Treat Today team members sit down with long-time industry expert Dan Herring, ...
Delivery Scheduled for Medical Brazing Heat Treat Solution
Maciej Korecki Vice President of Business of the Vacuum Furnace Segment SECO/WARWICK A medical device manufacturer is set to receive a ...
“The light at the end of the tunnel” — Monitoring Mesh Belt Furnaces
According to "Dr. O" - Dr. Steve Offley, product marketing manager at PhoenixTM - temperature control of the heat treatment application ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Lions, Tigers, and Bears?
"The inventory levels for almost every industrial metal have been as low as they have been in decades and at the ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. You know and we know: there is too much content available ...
Flipping Through Heat Treat Today’s Technical Files
We're flipping through Heat Treat Today's technical articles today to highlight four processes: annealing, brazing, carburizing, and forging. Read our top ...
Heat Treating Furnace Dispatched to Military Contractor
A large gas-fired normalizing furnace has been sent to a global manufacturer of pipe, tube, and fittings used for various military ...
On-Site Hydrogen Generation: A Viable Option for Reducing Atmospheres in Heat Treating
Hydrogen is a reducing gas used in thermal processing atmospheres for brazing, annealing, metal injection molding, metal additive manufacturing, and glass-to-metal ...
Weight Loss and Shrinkage: Comparing Furnace Insulation Exposed to Hydrogen Gas
What material is best suited as thermal insulation, fixtures, and setters in furnaces with hydrogen atmospheres? To find out, ZIRCAR Ceramics, ...
12 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 12 news bites ...
Message From the Editor: Risks
We take risks every day. Often times, taking risks is the only way to innovate or move forward. Karen Gantzer, managing editor ...
Heat Treat Radio #69: Robotics in Heat Treat, a Conversation With Dennis Beauchesne, ECM-USA
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, discusses the current state of robotics in the North American (and European) heat treat markets ...
Grand Blanc Processing to Integrate New Furnace
A roller-hearth furnace will soon be processing wire products at Grand Blanc Processing's high quality processed wire production facility in Holly, ...
Mesh Belts 101
Heat Treat Today surveyed mesh belt industry manufacturers asking for feedback on information heat treaters should know. In this article, Abelard ...
Are You Holding on to Uncashed Checks?
To not invest money in worthwhile projects makes as much sense as not depositing your paycheck. In this column, we will ...
Heat Treat Takes Flight: Increasing Heat Treat Capabilities From Indiana to Russia
Today, we look to our European information partner, heatprocessing, to explore what international news from around the world has flown by! An ...
Letter from the Publisher: The Upside of Failure
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Erie Steel Ltd.
In 1961 in an old building that formerly housed the Chevrolet Toledo Transmission power plant, Phil Flynn, chief metallurgist of Buick ...
Michelin Acquires New Vacuum Furnace
Michelin, a European tire manufacturer with technology centers in the U.S., will receive a new vacuum furnace from a global supplier ...
Vacuum Oil Quench Being Installed at Western PA Facility
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA received delivery of their vacuum oil quench (VOQ) furnace last week. This 36” x 36" x 48” ...
Mesh Belt Atmosphere Heat Treatment Systems: Meeting Demands for Performance, Quality, and Innovation
Mesh belt furnaces are the workhorse of the heat treating industry. With constant pressure to enhance performance and develop quality products, ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media: Valentine’s Day Edition
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media: The Valentine's Day Edition. You may think that case hardening means ...
A Metal That Heals Itself
Source: ThomasNet Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one ...
Heat Treat Radio Reminisces
Whether you're a long-time follower or a recent listener, Heat Treat Radio has a history of hits that we're highlighting in today's ...
Heat Treat E-Commerce: A Growing Trend or a Passing Fad?
E-commerce? In the heat treating industry? Heat Treat Today was curious about this new trend, so we asked three heat treat ...
Don’t Vacuum-Braze Metals Containing Zinc
Source: Kay & Associates Brazing Consultants Are you sure you should vacuum braze that? As the title of this best of ...
EAF Steel Producer Increases Furnace Capabilities
Celsa France, an EAF (electric arc furnace) steel producer specializing in the production of steel billets from steel scrap, will be ...
Mueller Brass Co. Soon to Heat Treat with New Sintering Furnace
A batch sintering furnace will be installed at Mueller Brass Co., a major supplier of brass rod and forgings in the ...
The Heat Treat Industry Calendar Is Ready, Are You?
Navigate this summer's heat treat events with Heat Treat Today's Industry Calendar. This hidden gem is located under "Resources" on www.heattreattoday.com, ...
Aalberts Expands Hardening Plant Capabilities
Aalberts Surface Technologies Group will expand their Dzierżoniów, Poland hardening plant with a new AFT process line. The line, based on ...
To Clean or Not To Clean? That’s the Question.
What's most important when heat treating: time, quality, costs, aesthetics? With competing demands, you need to discern when cleaning parts pre- ...
Message from the Editor: Pivoting
In the age of new technology, Karen Gantzer, managing editor of Heat Treat Today, reflects on a year of "pivoting" to ...
Automated Nitriding Cell to Automobile Manufacturer
In order to meet increasing market demand, a global auto manufacturer is including the installation of a second automated nitriding cell ...
Lab Furnace Recycles Metallic Parts
L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc. model GS1714 Photo Credit: L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc. A worldwide manufacturer of catalytic convertors, medical ...
Heat Treat Radio #68: The Greenness and Goodness of Salt Quenching with Bill Disler
Quenching is typically associated with oil, water, or high pressure gas quenching. But Bill Disler from AFC-Holcroft suggests that we not ...
VIVA ALUMINIUM SYSTEMS Acquires Turnkey System for Nitriding
VIVA ALUMINIUM SYSTEMS - a Vias Group member - has recently acquired a turnkey system for nitriding extrusion dies after experiencing ...
The Chemistry Behind the Process: 6 Heat Treat Tips for Brazing, Induction, and Quenching
We’ve assembled some of the top 101 Heat Treat Tips that heat treating professionals submitted over the last three years into today's original content. ...
“The Die is Cast”: What’s NADCA 207?
Source: TAV VACUUM FURNACES When "the die is cast," heat treaters should make sure that they're using NADCA 207 standards. Prepared ...
29 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 29 news bites ...
Terrifically Titanium Heat Treating Results
Source: Total Materia Heat treaters in the medical and aerospace sectors will eagerly tell you about titanium alloys. The hot alloy ...
6 Heat Treat Events From Around the Globe
Today, we look to our European information partner, heatprocessing, to explore what international tradeshows you can look forward to, such as ...
Heat Treat Tomorrow – Hydrogen Combustion: Our Future or Hot Air?
Doug Glenn, publisher of Heat Treat Today, moderates a panel of 5 experts who address questions about the growing popularity of ...
Solar Atmospheres of Souderton, PA Adds Furnace for Titanium Reclamation
Solar Atmospheres Souderton, PA incorporated a high-production vacuum furnace with a work zone of 48"x48"x72" and a weight capacity of up ...
Snam Teams Up to Decarbonize Metals Industry
Snam, an energy infrastructure operator in Europe, will collaborate with a developer of solutions for the green transition of the metals ...
Heat Treat Legend #67: Bill Jones, CEO, Solar Atmospheres Group of Companies
Heat Treat Today publisher and Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, sits down with Bill Jones, CEO of the Solar Atmosphere ...
A Layman’s Guide to Understanding the Theory of Gases
Source: VAC AERO International, Inc. Need a refresher course on the "gas laws" and how they relate to heat treating? What ...
Letter from the Publisher: Supply Chain of Thankfulness — No Shortages Here
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Exploring Thermal Sensors in Hydrogen Atmosphere for Turbines, Part 1 of 2
Direct thermal measurement of temperatures within a turbine is limited due to many factors. Some thermal sensing systems are not able ...
Hazelett Joins Global Heat Treat Furnace Solution Provider
Hazelett Strip-Casting Corporation of Colchester, VT in the US has become a member of a global heat treat furnace solution provider ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. As you know, there is so much content available on the ...
Celebrate January 6th: National Technology Day!
What's new in heat treat? A LOT. Over the past year, we've seen numerous new technologies in the way of research, ...
MIM and AM Client Pleased with Retrofit Sintering Vacuum Furnace
A retrofitted vacuum furnace will now produce more metal injected molded (MIM) components with considerably less downtime. In 2021, a North ...
Heat Treatment of Fasteners for the Medical Device Industry
The medical industry relies heavily on the use of fasteners. The correct fastener ensures that the device goes together and stays ...
22 Ways To Start 2022 Right
To jump start your heat treat knowledge this year, read this list of 22 ways you can connect with industry leaders, ...
Merry Christmas from Heat Treat Today
We will be celebrating the holidays with family, so look for your next Heat Treat Daily on January 3rd. 2021 has been a transformative ...
This Week In Heat Treat Social Media: Christmas Edition
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media: The Christmas Edition. With so much content available on the web, ...
Vacuum Nitriding Furnace for North American Captive Heat Treater
ZeroFlow® nitriding furnace A North American-based manufacturer of helicopter masts, turbine shafts, engine thrust links, and nuclear components with in-house heat ...
Avoiding Diffusion Bonding of Parts and Fixtures: A Case Study
As most heat treaters know, parts and fixtures often do not mix well. Diffusion bonding can cause the two to fuse ...
FNA 2022: The Future Will Meet You There!
Planning 2022 heat treat goals would be lacking without considering at least one of the major heat treat shows in North ...
News From Heat Treat Today’s European Media Partner
Today, we cast our sights overseas to our European information partner, heatprocessing, to find out what's new internationally. Major movements in ...
Captive Extrusion Die Maker Levels Up With 11 New Furnaces
Peter Zawistowski Managing Director SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USA Source: secowarwick.com An international extrusion die maker with in-house heat treating is set to ...
R&D and Additive Manufacturing Heat Treater Adds Vacuum Furnace
Derek Dennis President Solar Atmospheres of California To support R&D and additive manufacturing projects, Solar Atmospheres of California (SCA) has added ...
Heat Treater Upgrades with Annealing Furnace for Brass Parts
A Midwest manufacturer of brass components is upgrading their heat treat capabilities with a new furnace. The 24" wide, 3 zone ...
Microprocessor-Based SCR Power Controllers: Making Your Life Easier
Precise temperature regulation is undoubtedly the top variable in the industrial process that influences the quality of the final product. Using ...
How to Lower the Cost of Operating Your Burner System
We continue to consider the topic of natural gas pricing and reduction and its impact on heat treaters. Much of the ...
Fringe Friday: How to Sell Amid Global Shortages
Source: ThomasNet.com Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one ...
Complete Heat Treating
A company which has served construction, mining, and earth moving, but which is now involved in gas, power generation, military, aerospace, ...
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company Acquires High-Vacuum Furnace
Karla SarabiaPlant ManagerWatlow Electric Manufacturing Company Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company, a North American manufacturer of industrial heaters, sensors, and controllers, will ...
Don’t Be Unique! 10 Temperature Uniformity Tips
We've assembled some of the top 101 Heat Treat Tips that heat treating professionals submitted over the last three years into todays original content. If ...
Don’t Be Unique! 10 Temperature Uniformity Tips
We've assembled some of the top 101 Heat Treat Tips that heat treating professionals submitted over the last three years into ...
A Guide to Selecting Heat Treating Equipment
Do you always feel confident when selecting heat treating equipment? ¿Se siente siempre seguro cuando selecciona equipos de tratamiento térmico? There ...
Ceramics Supplier Orders Silicon Carbide Furnace
A worldwide supplier of high-temp piezo ceramics in the military, aerospace, and medical fields will receive a floor-standing, high-temperature, silicon carbide ...
What Makes a True Leader
After the fourth annual nomination for Heat Treat Today's 40 Under 40 Class of 2021 came to a close, Bethany Leone, editor ...
New Vacuum Furnace for Expanding Cutting Tool Manufacturing Facility
Piotr Zawistowski Managing Director SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USASource: secowarwick.com An international cutting tool manufacturer will augment the capacity of its heat treat ...
ELLWOOD Aluminum Acquires 200,000-Lb. Batch Homogenizing Furnace
ELLWOOD Aluminum, an Ohio-based manufacturer of aluminum products, recently acquired a 200,000-lb. batch homogenizing furnace to complete the Phase 2 expansion ...
Ovako Adds 20MW Alkaline Water Electrolyzer for Hydrogen Production
Ovako, a European manufacturer of engineering steel with a North American presence, will receive a 20MW alkaline water electrolyzer by the ...
Guía para la Selección de Equipos para Tratamiento Térmico
¿Se siente siempre seguro cuando selecciona equipos de tratamiento térmico? Do you always feel confident when selecting heat treating equipment? There ...
ELVIAL Increases Heat Treat Capabilities for Aluminum Products
Marcin Stokłosa Project Manager Nitrex Poland LinkedIn.com ELVIAL S.A.,a large aluminum extrusion company in Greece, has purchased an aluminum extruder furnace ...
Thanksgiving Message from Heat Treat Today
As Heat Treat Today takes the rest of the week off to enjoy a full harvest filled with family and friends, we ...
Innovative Quenching Process from New PEER Energy and Schwing Technologies Partnership
Two German companies, with international reach and North American locations, signed a long-term cooperation agreement to further technical development and marketing ...
The Use of Graphite for Vacuum Furnace Fixturing
Carbon/carbon composite. What is it? Why is the vacuum furnace industry excited about its use in graphite vacuum furnace fixtures, grids, and leveling ...
Heat Treating with Low CO2
Today, we look to our European information partner, heatprocessing, to discover how environmental awareness has been influencing heat treat relationships internationally. ...
20 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Enjoy these 20 news bites ...
TSUBAKI NAKASHIMA Modernizes Endothermic Generator
TSUBAKI NAKASHIMA (TN), an international manufacturer of industrial precision balls, ball screws, rollers, cages, and sheet metal parts recently upgraded their endothermic generator. ...
Message from the Editor: Firsts
Let's talk about "firsts" and the importance of starting new adventures in the heat treat industry. From her editorial perspective, Karen ...
Heat Treater Meets EV Demands with New CAB Line
Piotr Skarbiński Vice President of the Aluminum Process and CAB Products Segment SECO/WARWICK Group Source: SECO/WARWICK A continuous line for controlled ...
Stop the Burn: 3 Tips to Cut Natural Gas Costs
For the next series of articles on heat treaters and combustion, the focus will be on the cost of natural gas ...
Increasing Nut & Bolt Assemblies with Heat Treat Solution
An integral quench furnace line was recently commissioned to a manufacturer of specialty nut and bolt assemblies in the eastern U.S. ...
Letter from the Publisher: Inflation & Rising Prices – Not the Same Things
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Aerospace Heat Treater Brings Carburizing In-House
Bill Gornicki Director of Sales ECM USA A North American heat treater in aerospace manufacturing acquired a three-cell vacuum furnace for ...
Heat Treat Radio #66: Heat Treat’s Tight Labor Market: Gaining and Maintaining Workers, with Josh Hale
Heat Treat Radio host Doug Glenn has a timely discussion with Josh Hale of International Search Partners, North America's only heat treat ...
Remembering Veterans Day
Heat Treat Today would like to thank and celebrate all the veterans who have served and helped to make the United States ...
United States Air Force in UK Receives Aerospace Furnace and Heat Treat Training
United States Air Force personnel stationed at Royal Air Force (RAF) Base Mildenhall in the United Kingdom recently commissioned and received ...
Heat Treating with Digital Solutions for the 21st Century
On this Technical Tuesday, dive deep into this article to learn Industry 4.0 heat treating solutions to enduring problems. As author and ...
Heat Treating to Take Flight: Titanium Creep Flattening
Source: Aerospace Manufacturing and Design Heat treating any aerospace projects? Then you know titanium is up there when it comes to ...
Hardening and Tempering Capabilities “Take Off” for Aviation Heat Treaters
A European machinery group will receive a vacuum furnace for hardening and tempering processes, and its design has been customized in ...
Letter from the Publisher: Why Steel Is “Kickin’ Butt”
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
Green American Steel: The Envy of the World with CEO Lourenco Goncalves
How can steel production be "green"? Where does the United States stand in steel production when compared to the rest of ...
Paulo Receives Commercial Heat Treater of the Year Award
Paulo Products was the recipient of the Commercial Heat Treater of the Year award presented by Heat Treat Today, in cooperation ...
Have You Seen These 18 Heat Treat Technical Resources?
Welcome to another Technical Tuesday for 18 hard-hitting resources to use at your heat treat shop. These include quick tables, data sets, ...
Soil Lab Workshop Receives Heat Treat Furnace as Part of 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial
L&L Special Furnaces Co., Inc. A high-uniformity box furnace has been delivered to Soil Lab, a community-based workshop based in Chicago, ...
Heat Treat Pot Furnaces for Aerospace Applications
Lucifer Furnaces four pot furnaces A multi-unit modular pot furnace system has been set for an aerospace manufacturer in the U.S. ...
Heat Treating with Pumpkins?
Happy Halloween! Instead of the spook, we wanted to give you something to celebrate this weekend the way YOU know how ...
Heat Treat Radio #65: The Future of Heat Treat, a Conversation with Piotr Zawistowski
Heat Treat Today publisher, Doug Glenn, sat down with heat treating specialist, Piotr Zawistowski, the managing director at SECO/VACUUM, to hear what ...
Upton Industries Acquired by Kolene Corporation
Heat treat solution manufacturer in Roseville, MI has been acquired by Kolene Corporation, a global leader of custom-designed and engineered molten ...
Improving High-Temp Testing of Composites
Designing ultra-efficient aircraft, lightweight automobiles, and modern power generation systems requires new materials with higher strength-to-weight ratios that can withstand higher ...
Heat Treat Grab Bag of 10 Tips to Keep Your Costs Down
Want a free tip? Check out this read of some of the top 101 Heat Treat Tips that heat treating professionals submitted ...
Fringe Friday: Manufacturing for the Future
Source: IndustryWeek Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one ...
Thermal-Vac Technology
Thermal-Vac Technology, Inc, based in Orange County, CA, is a southern California brazing, heat-treating, and finishing facility offering services to a ...
Encouraging Careers in Heat Treat
A new resource created and run by the Metal Treating Institute (MTI) offers tools to those seeking a career in the ...
Automotive Heat Treater To Receive Vacuum Aluminum Brazing Furnace
A manufacturer in the automotive industry has placed an order for a large-capacity, high vacuum furnace, equipped with a cooling station ...
Message from the Editor: Inspiring Young People in Heat Treat
Young people today get a bad rap. Karen Gantzer, managing editor at Heat Treat Today, disagrees! The leadership, initiative, and problem-solving skills ...
Looking to a Future with FNC or Nitriding?
What's the future of ferritic nitrocarburizing and how does it compare to other hardening processes? When it comes to metal hardening, ...
AMS2750F Review: Calibration Process Instrumentation
Source: TAV Vacuum Furnaces Heat treat specifications can be tiresome to stay up-to-date on. So it's great when we find digestible ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. As you know, there is so much content available on the web that it's ...
Letter from the Publisher: Heat Treat Help – Looking Forward to 2022
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This letter ...
Heat Treat Radio #64: Thermocouple 101 with John Niggle, Pelican Wire (Part 3 of 3)
Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn wraps up this three-part series with Pelican Wire experts by talking with John Niggle from Pelican ...
Two Cost-Effective Applications for Intensive Quenching of Steel Parts
The Intensive Quench (IQ) process is an alternative way of quenching steel. It involves a very rapid and uniform cooling of ...
Elevate Your Knowledge: 5 Need-to-Know Case Hardening Processes
Your parts need heat treated to herculean surface hardness but with a soft, ductile core. That is to say, you are ...
Tecnovacum to Heat Treat with New Vacuum Furnace
Brazilian commercial heat treater Tecnovacum recently received a vacuum furnace, produced in cooperation between a Polish-based furnace suppler and a Brazilian-based ...
Captive Heat Treater To Receive Mesh Belt Furnace System
A Michigan-based captive heat treater in the precision automotive and specialty fastener industry will receive a 6000 lb/hr continuous mesh belt ...
Metlab
"A heat of drill rods, each piece measuring 1 1/2 O.D. x 12' long made from H-11 air hardening tool steel. ...
Ovako’s Transformational Heat Treat Benefits with Electric Retrofit
For Ovako, a centuries old manufacturer of engineering steel, innovative approaches to producing their product has taken the form of electrifying ...
Where is Aluminum Headed?
Source: heatprocessing Today's shared content is provided by the global information partnership between leading European heat treat news provider heatprocessing and the ...
CQI-9 Rev. 4 on Heat Treat Radio: What Will You Learn from the Experts?
Heat Treat Today provides many different ways for you to keep current on heat treating technical content, news, trends, and specifications ...
The Chief Human Resource Officer Will Be The New Chief Financial Officer: A 40 Under 40 Mandate
"What came first: money, in its various forms, or people? People. The idea and concept of money precipitated from people. Therefore, ...
Extend Your Life: Hot Zone Replacement
Source: Ipsen Where is all of the action happening? In the "hot zone". More than just a catchy name, you always ...
Silica and Quartz Product Manufacturer Receives Box Furnace
L&L Special Furnace Company ben-mounted box furnace Worldwide manufacturer of high-purity fused silica and high-end ceramic products is set to receive ...
Aeronautic Motion Control Manufacturer Acquires Tempering Furnace
An aeronautic motion control manufacturer invested in a low-temperature vacuum furnace. The furnace operates up to 1380°F (750°C) with work zone ...
Innovations to Test the Limits of Hard Metals
Patrik Olund Head of Group R&D Ovako An international technology service provider and materials science startup located in Cambridge, UK has ...
Nuts and Bolts of Combustion Systems – Safety Shutoff Valve
Safety shutoff valves are the last line of defense against a potentially catastrophic incident. When conditions require, they interrupt the flow ...
Vacuum Furnace Retrofit with New Binder Consolidation Technology
William (Bill) Jones Owner and CEO Solar Manufacturing Recently, a North American heat treater acquired a used VFS HL50 external quench vacuum ...
“New Family” for Premier Thermal Solutions LLC
A Dutch manufacturer and global heat treater has reached a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Premier Thermal Solutions ...
Heat Treat Radio #63 (Special Video Edition): Heat Treat Tomorrow – Hydrogen Combustion: Our Future or Hot Air?
Doug Glenn, publisher of Heat Treat Today, moderates a panel of 6 industry experts who address questions about the growing popularity of hydrogen ...
International Cutting Tool Manufacturer Increases Capabilities with Vacuum Tempering Furnace
Piotr Zawistowski Managing Director SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USASource: secowarwick.com An international manufacturer of cutting tools purchased a vacuum tempering furnace. This North ...
Navigating the 39 Top Heat Treat Resources
Welcome to another Technical Tuesday with Heat Treat Today! Heat Treat Today is always on the hunt for cutting-edge heat treat technology, trends, ...
Heat Treat Tomorrow: Hydrogen Combustion: Our Future or Hot Air?
Doug Glenn, publisher of Heat Treat Today, moderates a panel of 6 industry experts who address questions about the growing popularity ...
U.S. Automotive OEM Receives Furnace for Heat Treat
A U.S. manufacturer is set to receive a dual chamber furnace to heat treat automotive parts. This heavy duty furnace-over-oven features ...
Division of Global Manufacturer of Steel Acquired by Italian Company
Martina Merz CEO thyssenkrupp AG Global manufacturer in steel products announced the sale of Acciai Speciali Terni (AST), including the associated ...
ASM Heat Treat Show 2021 – September 16th
Visiting with heat treaters has been a blast. It's an exciting sight to see. Today's update from the show gives you ...
6 Vacuum Furnaces to Amp Up Precision Processing
Vacuum furnace manufacturer announced it is building six furnaces for various applications in the precision processing of metals in heat treating, ...
Thermcraft Acquired By Ohio-Based Fabricator
Lee Watson President & CEO Alloy Engineering Thermcraft, Inc., a manufacturing company of thermal processing equipment, has recently been acquired. Nancy Crafton, ...
ASM Heat Treat Show 2021 – September 15th
Visiting with heat treaters has been a blast. It's an exciting sight to see. Today's update from the show paints a ...
Announcing: This Year’s Rising Young Leaders In Heat Treat
Heat Treat Today is happy to announce the winners of the 40 Under 40 Class of 2021! Click here to see ...
2021 Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40 Honorable Mentions
The privilege of unveiling the Heat Treat Today 40 Under 40 Class of 2021 comes with the reality that not every one of the nominees ...
Research at Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center Advances with HIP Technology
When the new additive research facility at the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center Research & Development (OMIC R&D) opens in Scappoose, Oregon, ...
Heat Treat Radio #62: Thermocouples 101 with Ed Valykeo, Pelican Wire (Part 2 of 3)
Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn has a second conversation with long-time thermocouple industry expert Ed Valykeo from Pelican Wire about ...
Fusing the Heat Treat Practices with Human Creativity
Creation requires endurance and continued hard work. Find out what creative applications and research services your colleagues are committed to bringing ...
“heatprocessing”: Innovative Partnerships and Research
Welcome to another Technical Tuesday! Today, we look to our European information partner, heatprocessing, to share several new partnerships and innovative research ...
Enjoy the Long Weekend!
It's an honor to serve the good people in the heat treat industry. This labor day weekend, we hope you take ...
Redline Industries, Inc. Acquired by North American Refractory Solutions Provider
A supplier of monolithic refractories and construction services announced that it has completed the acquisition of Redline Industries, Inc., solidifying its ...
Large Car Bottom Furnace for US Heat Treater
From the southeastern U.S., a leading manufacturer of specialty alloys, pipes, tubes and fittings has placed an order for a large ...
Mercury Marine Launches Heat Treat Upgrades
Mercury Marine of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, recently launched a plan to upgrade its heat-treating capabilities with a move to the ...
Moving Beyond Combustion Safety — Designing a Crystal Ball
In June, we spent a good deal of time discussing a simple pressure switch to emphasize the many considerations that are ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: The Good. The Bad. The Ugly.
"That sense of euphoria over the rapid growth sustained since the start of the year has started to fade and not for ...
The Clean and Pure: 8 Heat Treat Tips
Want a free tip? Check out this read of some of the top 101 Heat Treat Tips that heat treating professionals submitted ...
Heat Treat Radio #61: Thermocouples 101 with Ed Valykeo, Pelican Wire (Part 1 of 3)
Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn sits down with Ed Valykeo from Pelican Wire in the first of a three-part series ...
40 Under 40 Nominations
Get ready for the 6th year of Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40 award! Looking for a way to recognize stellar heat treat clients and ...
Strap On and Catch Up: 2-Day Heat Treat Basic Training
Get 2 years' worth of industry knowledge in just 2 days! In the North American heat treat industry, learn the players, ...
HTA Group Increases Heat Treat Capability with 2 Vacuum Furnaces
Source: SECO/WARWICK HTA Group (HTA) purchased two vacuum furnaces to augment its support for Australian defense capabilities. The equipment will provide ...
Heat Treat Training Benefits Stellantis
An induction heat treat equipment supplier is offering customized, process-specific training seminars to a leading automotive part manufacturer. With the growing ...
Watervliet Arsenal to Receive New Ion Nitriding System
Watervliet Arsenal will receive a new ion nitriding thermal processing furnace system with full controls. It will be fully installed and ...
Fringe Friday: First “Fossil-Free” Steel Delivered to Volvo in Sweden
Source: New Atlas Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly “heat treat” but do deal with interesting developments in ...
The Basics of Vacuum Aluminum Brazing
Source: Signature Vacuum When you are a new heat treater, there are really only three things you want to know to ...
Manufacturer of EV Chassis Components Orders Furnaces for In-House Tooling
An international electric vehicle (EV) automaker has ordered high-pressure gas quenching (HPGQ), tempering, and nitriding furnaces for heat treatment of large ...
Parts Cleaning: What the Experts Are Saying
In the past, the topic of parts cleaning was not one that garnered much attention in the heat treating industry, but ...
Meeting Heat Treat Standards: 10 Tips and Tricks
Want a free tip? Check out this read of some of the top 101 Heat Treat Tips that heat treating professionals submitted ...
Desktop Metal Makes $575 Million Acquisition of ExOne
John HartnerCEOThe ExOne Company Massachusetts manufacturer Desktop Metal, Inc., is acquiring The ExOne Company, a North Huntingdon, Pa. company that specializes ...
Heat Treat Radio #60: High-Temperature Material Selection with Marc Glasser, Rolled Alloys
Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn and Marc Glasser of Rolled Alloys on why choosing the cheapest material is not always ...
Measuring Furnace Temperatures in Oxidizing Atmospheres
Source: AZO Materials Measuring temperatures inside a furnace can present a number of challenges: temperature cycling, high temperatures and hostile atmospheres ...
Nitriding vs. FNC
How well do you know hardness processing? Can you draw the line where nitriding and ferritic nitrocarburizing (FNC) differ? In this ...
Auto Supplier Expands Heat Treating Capabilities with New Oven
A leading automotive supplier in the U.S. recently received a large oven for its operations. This furnace was customized with a ...
45′ Long Seamless Nickel Alloy Tubes Vacuum Heat Treated Successfully
Michael JohnsonSales ManagerSolar Atmospheres of Western PA Solar Atmospheres of Western PA successfully vacuum heat treated what is reported to be ...
Heat Treater Expands Operations in Pesqueria, Mexico
Ternium, a high quality steel manufacturer in the Americas, recently had two new 400 t/h walking beam furnaces (WBF) started at ...
How Heat Treatment Helped a Hydroplane
A hydroplane racing team located in Cinnaminson, NJ had three propeller blades heat treated to ensure parts were free of scale ...
Heat Treat Radio (Special Video Edition): Heat Treat Tomorrow – Experts Look Forward 10 Years
Doug Glenn, publisher of Heat Treat Today, moderates a panel of 5 experts who address questions about the next 5-10 years ...
CO and CO₂ Control Considerations
Source: Edinburgh Sensors Heat treaters know the essential role they play in making high quality -- and, sometimes, just simply useable ...
12 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Personnel Chatter Isaiah Arnold joins Schneider ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Are You Experiencing Economic Whiplash?
"If you have the feeling that you are experiencing economic whiplash, you are certainly not alone. The last two years have quite ...
Controls and Simulation: Heat Treat on Demand
Source: Super Systems Carburizing. It must happen sometimes, and if your heat treat division truly understands the impact of the atmosphere, ...
Industry-Academia Partnership Developing New Jominy End-Quench Test
Heat Treat Today was honored with the opportunity to visit the University of Akron and meet several senior engineering students in ...
Where in the World are Heat Treaters Going?
Source: heatprocessing Today's shared content is provided by the global information partnership between leading European heat treat news provider heat processing and the team at Heat ...
Burloak Technologies Commissions AM Aerospace Heat Treat Furnaces
Burloak Technologies recently received and commissioned two furnace systems for use in both R&D as well as full-scale additive manufacturing production ...
Heat Treat Radio #59: HIP & High Pressure Heat Treat with Johan Hjärne, Quintus Technologies
Heat Treat Radio host Doug Glenn sits down to talk with Johan Hjärne about high pressure heat treating and an e-book recently ...
Solvera Gawel Technology S.A. to Expand Heat Treat Process Line
Global bolt manufacturer Solvera Gawel Technology S.A. (SGT) is expanding their heat treat process line with a contract to purchase an ...
5 Avoidable Quality Control Issues in Heat Treating
No matter what causes poor quality and adds to your waste, scrap, and rework, the result is the same: it ties ...
Metals and Mining Company to Add Furnaces For Automotive Heat Treating
A large metals and mining company has awarded a contract to design and manufacture two 50,000 lb load capacity furnaces. These custom engineered furnaces ...
2021 ASM Heat Treat Show 2-Minute Audio Preview Sample
Doug Glenn, Publisher, Heat Treat Today A special message from Heat Treat Today Publisher, Doug Glenn. Advertisers in the 2021 ASM ...
This Week in Heat Treat Social Media
Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. As you know, there is so much content available on the web that it's ...
Penna Flame Industries
Penna Flame Industries (PFI) was founded in 1968 by Garrett D. Orr, Sr. and his wife Mary Patricia (Pat) Orr to ...
What are you here for?
That's not an existential question, but what do you want from Heat Treat Today? Heat Treat TV is a quick source ...
Tool & Die Manufacturer Increases Heat Treat Capacity
A leader in the "Tool & Dies" sector - voestalpine High Performance Metals Polska -- placed an order for a retort ...
Four Key Questions to Ensure Effective Parts Cleaning in Heat Treat
Why is parts cleaning an important step in heat treat? While a nice surface finish reflects quality, the importance of cleaning ...
Publisher’s Page: All NEW Heat Treat Buyers Guide
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This letter ...
Message from the Editor: How to Use This Guide
Are you someone who is satisfied with the same services and equipment that you've used for years, regardless of how mediocre ...
Can You Choose the Right Sintering Atmosphere?
Source: TAV VACUUM FURNACES How do sintering parameters, especially the sintering atmosphere, affect the quality achievable from parts? Do you know ...
Kentucky Machine & Engineering Upgrades Furnace for Heat Treat
Kentucky Machine & Engineering, a machine repair business in Cadiz, Kentucky, upgrades their old gas fired furnace with a dual chamber ...
Heat Treat Radio #58: Indentation Plastometry with James Dean of Plastometrex
Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn and James Dean of Plastometrex discuss indentation plastometry, a new technique for obtaining important mechanical ...
Running macOS and Windows 10 on the Same Computer
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Apple opens another megastore in China amid William Barr criticism
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The ‘Sounds’ of Space as NASA’s Cassini Dives by Saturn
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Broke a Glass? Someday You Might 3-D-Print a New One
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This Is a Giant Shipworm. You May Wish It Had Stayed In Its Tube.
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For Families of Teens at Microsoft Surface
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Why Netflix shares are down 10%
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6 Bots That Deliver Science and Serendipity on Twitter
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The New Threat to Wolves in and Around Yellowstone
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iPad Pro M1 Chip: Bringing The MacBook Pro Power
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Dell XPS 13 2021: The best Windows laptop now with OLED
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Watching Their Dust: Photographing Players in Pollination
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Spend a Dollar on Upcoming iPhone 13, and How to Save More
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No Longer a Dream: Silicon Valley Takes On the Flying Car
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A Lesson From the Henrietta Lacks Story: Science Needs Your Cells
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What Moves Gravel-Size Gypsum Crystals Around the Desert?
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Scientists, Feeling Under Siege, March Against Trump Policies
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How a Gadget Drives Human Creativity
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An IoT Failure Worst Nightmare
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Dogs Do Their Duty for Science
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Scientists Fear Climate Data Gap as Trump Aims at Satellites
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Life on CAD: Get to Know the Shortcut
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Why You Shouldn’t Walk on Escalators
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NLMK Group Awards Decarburization and Coating Line
VIZ-Stal (NLMK Group) awarded an order for a decarburization and coating line (DCL) for its plant in Ekaterinburg, Russia to an ...
What’s New in the World of Steel?
Welcome to another Technical Tuesday! Today, we look to our European information partner, heatprocessing, to share three technological shifts that are developing ...
After Badger Buries Entire Cow Carcass, Scientists Go to the Tape
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A Genetic Oddity May Give Octopuses and Squids Their Smarts
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Antarctic Ice Reveals Earth’s Accelerating Plant Growth
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Photos of Jupiter From NASA Spacecraft, Both Near and Far
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Hans Dehmelt, Nobel Laureate for Isolating Electrons, Dies at 94
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Happy 4th of July Weekend!
Wherever you are, whenever you are, we hope you are enjoying a beautiful weekend to celebrate the ideals of freedom and ...
Four 40 Under 40 Alumni: Where Are They Now?
Heat Treat Today's 40 Under 40 was created to bring recognition to young professionals in the industry, giving names, faces, and words to ...
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe to Receive Radiant Tube Burner Technology
thyssenkupp Steel Europe will receive more than 250 new recuperative burners. These are designated for single ended radiant tubes (I-tubes) and ...
Aerospace Castings Manufacturer Orders Large Capacity Casting Furnace
Michael Lister Director of Sales - North America Consarc Corporation The Doncasters Group recently ordered a vacuum furnace for their Doncasters ...
Fatigue Improvement for Gear Steels in Helicopter Powertrains, Phase 2
"A compressive surface stress can benefit bend fatigue performance by reducing the mean stress experienced during service, effectively offsetting the tensile ...
National Mint of Egypt Secures Vacuum Heat Treating Furnace
The Mint of Egypt which manufactures both circulation and numismatic coin will receive a vacuum heat treat furnace. The furnace will ...
Heat Treatment System to Expand Specialty Automotive Fastener Manufacturer’s Capabilities
One of the world’s largest producers of high volume, specialty automotive fasteners based in Italy has awarded two contracts to Canadian ...
Heat Treat Radio #57: Hot Isostatic Pressing – Join the Revolution
Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn discusses hot isostatic pressing with Cliff Orcutt of American Isostatic Presses, Inc. Learn about the ...
The Show Must Go On – Thank Goodness!
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This letter ...
Fives to Receive High Efficiency Burners for Silicon Steel Processing
Fives, an international industrial engineering group for silicon steel processing lines, will receive high efficiency burners with low emissions. This will ...
10 Heat Treat Topics in the Words of the Experts
Heat Treat Radio is a podcast where Doug Glenn, publisher of Heat Treat Today discusses cutting-edge topics with industry-leading personalities. Among many cutting-edge ...
HEAT TREAT 2021: Meet Me in St. Louis!
The 31st Heat Treating Society Conference and Exposition (Heat Treat 2021) is scheduled for September 14-16 in St. Louis. This bi-annual, ...
Heat Treat Options Advance for Canadian Ceramic Coating in Aerospace Industry
A Canadian leader in the coating industry will expand their heat treat capabilities with a floor-standing box furnace used for ceramic ...
Global Leader in Industrial Cleaning Products Adds Heat Treating Salts to Product Line
Global leader in industrial cleaning products based in North America acquires a Canadian chemical division, expanding its offerings to include molten ...
Induction Heating + Radiation Heat Transfer
Source: heatprocessing Today's shared content is provided by the global information partnership between leading European heat treat news provider heatprocessing and the ...
Moving Beyond Combustion Safety — Plan the Fix
Last month we began the discussion about the relationship between combustion safety and uptime, highlighting how combustion safety, reliability, emissions, and ...
Heat Treat Operators: How Well Do You Understand Dry Pumps?
Source: VAC AERO International Inc. With the popularity of dry pumps in furnace operations, vacuum furnace operators need to "have a handle" ...
Fringe Friday: All About That Refractory
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly “heat treat” but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
Heat Treat Radio #56: Metal Hardening 101 with Mark Hemsath, Part 3 of 3
Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn finishes his conversation with Mark Hemsath about metal hardness basics. Mark, the vice president of ...
Eurometal S.A. Heat Treating Expands with Annealing Atmosphere Furnace
Eurometal S.A., member of the Eko-Świat Group and manufacturer of highly processed aluminum products, purchased an aluminum coil annealing atmosphere furnace. ...
How Important is Vacuum Furnace Technology for SLM?
Source: TAV Vacuum Furnaces "SLM"? You may have heard of AM -- additive manufacturing -- but how about selective laser melting, ...
Heat Treat Furnace Received for Annealing RF/Microwave Components
A US manufacturer of radio frequency (RF) and microwave components recently received a small box furnace reaching 2300°F. This furnace will ...
Arbortech Assets Acquired by U.S. Chemical Company
A U.S. independent chemical distributor and manufacturer of surface treatment chemistry announced that it has acquired the assets of Arbortech, an ...
Heat Treating Capabilities for Medical Expand at Optical Laboratory
An optical laboratory in northeastern USA will receive a second floor-standing box furnace for heat-treating ceramics and optics used in the ...
Regionalization: How it’s Transforming Mexico’s Manufacturing Industry
Explore how the shift from globalization to regionalization is making a positive impact for businesses in the manufacturing industry, not only ...
Vacuum Heat Treat Supplier Partners with Neota to Advance MIM Technology
Neota Product Solutions, a custom metal injection molding (MIM) manufacturer located in Loveland, Colorado, has recently partnered with a North American ...
Top 5 Benefits of Using Induction Heating for EV Manufacturing
Alternatives to internal combustion engines have long dominated conversations in the automotive world. Discover why induction heating is playing a vital ...
Happy Memorial Day!
Heat Treat Today would like to wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day as you spend time with loved ones and reflect ...
Aalberts Surface Technologies Heat To Receive a Vacuum Furnace with Nitrogen Quenching
Global commercial heat treater with 17 locations in North America, Aalberts Surface Technologies Heat in Kalisz (Poland), will receive a vacuum ...
Heat Treat Radio #55: Spotlight on 40 Under 40 Leaders (Part 3 of 3)
In a special Heat Treat Radio series, 40 Under 40 winners from the class of 2020 respond with their stories and insights of ...
Heat Treater To Receive High Temperature Pusher Furnace
A specialty tungsten alloy products manufacturer in the eastern United States will receive a high temperature pusher furnace. The furnace, from ...
Induction Hardening: Understanding the Basics
Induction is a curious member in the family of heat treating. Its presence is valuable, yet there's a mystery surrounding it ...
Paulo
"We want to make sure our customers succeed, and we do that by bringing our unique approach to every job." These ...
IHEA Monthly Economic Report: Be Careful What You Wish For
We are living in a volatile and ever-changing world right now- on many fronts. And so, when April's Industrial Heating Equipment Association's ...
13 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current
Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry. Equipment Chatter Foundrax Engineering Products Ltd, ...
Heat Treater Expands Controlled Atmosphere Brazing Capabilities
An industrial heat exchanger manufacturer based in the UK will receive a new controlled atmosphere aluminum brazing line. This system will ...
Message From the Editor: Survey: Heat Treaters Who Use Induction Heating Equipment
Ever wonder what the status of induction heat treating is in North America? Well you can stop wondering: Check out these ...
StandardAero to Provide PW127M and APU Services to Air Nostrum
Spanish regional airline Air Nostrum L.A.M. S.A. has selected StandardAero to provide support services for the Pratt & Whitney PW127M engines ...
Indentation Plastometry
Innovation. New processes to help efficiency and accuracy. Who doesn't like to hear about ways to improve production on a Technical ...
Publisher’s Page: Where’d You Learn THAT?
Heat Treat Today publishes eight print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. ...
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe to Revamp Burner Technology
European manufacturer thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG (tkSE) is revamping burner technology at their continuous galvanizing line located in Bochum, Germany. This ...
Heat Treat Expansion for Defense and Aviation
Indian manufacturer in the defense and aviation sector TATA Advanced System Ltd. (TASL) will receive a solution heat treatment line. It ...
Heat Treat Radio #54: Metal Hardening 101 with Mark Hemsath, Part 2 of 3
Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn talks with Mark Hemsath about hardening basics. Mark was formerly the vice president of Super ...
Vacuum Furnace Increases Heat Treat Capacity for NexGen Advanced Fuel Systems
NexGen Advanced Fuel Systems (AFS), a gas turbine component overhaul facility that is a company of Allied Power Group, ordered a ...
How to Improve the Performance and Longevity of Induction Tooling Components
What is the most common cause of induction tooling failures? What is essential for the longevity of induction tooling? What is ...
Moving Beyond Combustion Safety
In this month's column, John Clarke will expand his discussion beyond combustion safety to include the economic issues that are concerns ...
Red Hot Basics: The World of Induction
Source: Inductoheat.com In preparation for Heat Treat Today's May Induction magazine, here is a best of the web to end your week ...
SonFlow to Receive Vacuum Furnace for New Brazing Solutions
A Scandinavian manufacturer of heat exchangers, SonFlow will receive a vacuum furnace from the parent company of a North American manufacturer ...
Youngstown Tool & Die Expands with New Nitriding Capabilities
Ohio-based aluminum extrusion die manufacturer Youngstown Tool & Die (YTD) continues with their expansion strategy, scaling up value-added nitriding services. The ...
Fatigue Improvement for Gear Steels in Helicopter Powertrains
What do helicopter gears and heat treat modeling have to do with improving the bend fatigue performance of low-alloy gear steels? ...
Tips for Your Vacuum Furnace
One of the great benefits of a community of heat treaters is the opportunity to challenge old habits and look at ...
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe to Receive Retrofit Combustion System
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe (tkSE) has given a parent company of a North American combustion company in Ohio an order to retrofit ...
Fringe Friday: Electric Vehicles
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our ...
Franklin Brazing and Metal Treating
Although Franklin Brazing and Metal Treating (FBMT) was founded in the 1960s, the current owners, Timothy and Margaret (Peg) Mathile purchased ...
Heat Treat Radio #53: Spotlight on 40 Under 40 Leaders (Part 2 of 3)
In a special Heat Treat Radio series, 40 Under 40 winners from the class of 2020 respond with their stories and ...
GKN Gears Up with LPC Heat Treat Capabilities
GKN Driveline Bruneck AG (GKN) is modernizing its hardening shop with two low pressure carburizing plants, gearing up for the future ...
Everything You Need for a Process Audit Checklist
Do you need a better system for ensuring a successful audit? Discover how a full spectrum audit of your company’s heat ...
