Heat Treat Today Guest Columns/Op-Eds

OP-ED
Heat Treat Humor: Heat Treatment For Your Funny Bone
Get your kicks out of today's edition of Heat Treat Humor, featuring jokes from Publisher Doug Glenn, Heat Treat Today editors, ...
BURNERS & COMBUSTION SYSTEMS TECHNICAL CONTENT
Flames and Fire: Nozzle Shapes and Sizes
In this Technical Tuesday installment of Combustion Corner, Jim Roberts, president of U.S. Ignition, examines various burner nozzle shapes, sizes, and ...
BURNERS & COMBUSTION SYSTEMS TECHNICAL CONTENT
Flames and Fire: Straighten Up, Move Forward… Or Not?
In this Technical Tuesday installment, Jim Roberts, president of U.S. Ignition, examines various flame profiles in heat treat operations. Today's Combustion ...
BURNERS COMBUSTION SYSTEM NEWS
Step Back from the Fire, Caveman, and Think
Heat treatment is a hands-on science and it can be easy to forget about continuing education. In today's edition of Combustion ...
BURNERS & COMBUSTION SYSTEMS TECHNICAL CONTENT
The Future Is Coming Three Times Faster Than You Think
In this Technical Tuesday installment featuring Combustion Corner by Jim Roberts, president of U.S. Ignition, readers are enlightened about how upcoming ...
CYBERSECURITY
Cybersecurity Desk: Most SMBs Unprepared for CMMC 2.0, Risk Losing Contracts 
Despite an increasing cyber threat landscape, many small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) in the Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain remain ...
BURNERS & COMBUSTION SYSTEMS TECHNICAL CONTENT
The Cost of Furnace Insulation Failure
You see a little orange light coming from your furnace while it's operating. What if that was a clue that you ...
BURNERS & COMBUSTION SYSTEMS TECHNICAL CONTENT
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 ...
ATMOSPHERE AIR FURNACES TECHNICAL CONTENT
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 ...
CYBERSECURITY
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) ...
ATMOSPHERE AIR FURNACES TECHNICAL CONTENT
‘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 ...
HEAT TREAT NEWS
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 ...
ATMOSPHERE AIR FURNACES TECHNICAL CONTENT
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, ...
Manufacturing Heat Treat Technical Content
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, ...
CYBERSECURITY
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 ...
Manufacturing Heat Treat Technical Content
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, ...
OP-ED
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 ...
CONTROLS TECHNICAL CONTENT
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 ...
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