Heat Treat Today Guest Columns/Op-Eds
“Just Balance the Pressure,” They Said
Jim Roberts of U.S. Ignition engages readers in a Combustion Corner editorial about the hidden complexity of balancing furnace pressures — ...
Answers in the Atmosphere: Argon Part 1 — An Inert Alternative
In this installment of Answers in the Atmosphere, David (Dave) Wolff, an independent expert focusing on industrial atmospheres for heat treat ...
Ask The Heat Treat Doctor®: Why and How Do We Heat Treat Gears? Part One
Ask The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to bring sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers, answer questions about heat treating, brazing, sintering, ...
Answers in the Atmosphere: The Tremendous Value of Industrial Gas Smartphone Apps
In this installment of Answers in the Atmosphere, David (Dave) Wolff, an independent expert focusing on industrial atmospheres for heat treat ...
When the Pressure Gets Too Much — And It Helps
Jim Roberts of U.S. Ignition engages readers in a Combustion Corner editorial about the double-edged sword of heat recovery technology — ...
CapEx vs. OpEx: Value Beyond the Dollar in Leak Testing
What's the real price of a leak test system? According to Norbert Palenstijn of Nolek, it's not the number on the ...
Ask The Heat Treat Doctor®: Hot Topic for a Cold Day — Why Is Hot Gaseous Corrosion So Devastating?
Ask The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to bring sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers, answer questions about heat treating, brazing, sintering, ...
Answers in the Atmosphere: Nitrogen — Flow Rate, Sourcing, & Costs
In this installment of Answers in the Atmosphere, David (Dave) Wolff, an independent expert focusing on industrial atmospheres for heat treat ...
Industrial Decarburization Under Trump 2.0
The heat treating industry has been closely watching federal energy and environmental policy shifts under the new administration. In this guest ...
Cost of Fuel Drives Change
Jim Roberts of U.S. Ignition engages readers in a Combustion Corner editorial about how rising fuel costs have driven dramatic improvements ...
Answers in the Atmosphere: Nitrogen — The Swiss Army Knife for Thermal Processors
In this installment of Answers in the Atmosphere, David (Dave) Wolff, an independent expert focusing on industrial atmospheres for heat treat ...
Refine Your Process, Get Profits
Jim Roberts of U.S. Ignition engages readers in a Combustion Corner editorial about how focusing on the right priorities in the ...
Endings… People We Lost
Beginnings and endings often come together. As we begin the new year, we want to pause to remember a few lives ...
Navigating Heat Treaters’ Most Defining Moments
We like to celebrate the wins for good reason: they inspire us when times get tough. Regardless of where you find ...
Merry Christmas from Heat Treat Today
As we wrap up 2025, our hearts are full. This year brought meaningful growth across the heat treat community — from ...
Answers in the Atmosphere: Successful Thermal Processing of Metals Requires Atmosphere Savvy
Heat Treat Today is pleased to welcome this regular column spot, Answers in the Atmosphere, to David (Dave) Wolff, an independent ...
Flame and Fire: History of the Industrial Gas Industry
Jim Roberts of U.S. Ignition entertains readers in a Combustion Corner editorial about how the industrial gas industry evolved from its ...
Flame and Fire: Fuel Sources and Bedposts
In this Technical Tuesday installment, Jim Roberts of U.S. Ignition entertains readers in a Combustion Corner editorial about how fuel sources ...
