1 Big Event vs. 7 Industry Events

April 7, 2025 / EDITOR

Heat Treat Today publishes twelve print magazines a year and included in each is a letter from the editor, Bethany Leone. In this installment, which first appeared in the March 2025 Aerospace Heat Treating print edition, Bethany gives a preview of important events ahead in 2025 for the heat treating industry.

Feel free to contact Bethany at bethany@heattreattoday.com if you have a question or comment.

Just about now, the demands of one big event — welcoming a newborn into our family — will be monopolizing my time for the next few months. While I am more than happy to set aside work to get to know this little person, let’s not deny that I’m missing out on quite a few amazing industry events!

The late spring period of the year sees more people willing to travel, and so events abound for our industry. This editor’s page highlights just a few things that you can enjoy (and that I will be missing) between now and June.

March Highlights

The end of March kicks off the trade show season in Las Vegas, NV. At TMS 2025, metallurgists gather from March 23 to 27 to discuss industrial innovations. With more than 100 symposia on the docket, the sessions are divided into 11 tracks. These categories include additive manufacturing, advanced characterization methods, and light metals. The exhibition includes a poster presentation space. Suffice it to say, this event is intended for heat treat researchers and implementers who are looking to hear about practical innovations in the materials space.

April Highlights

Four years ago, I attended the International Conference on Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) in Ohio. This April 6 to 10, the city of Aachen, Germany, will be hosting the conference. Attend sessions and tour plants in the area over the course of several days. Additive manufacturing coupled with HIP as well
as heat treating with HIP vessels will be part of the discussion. The event page says, “Improvements in HIP technology … have the potential to strengthen the competitiveness of many companies which are active in emerging industrial areas.”

During that same week, heat treaters will be gathering in Detroit, MI, for RAPID + TCT from April 8 to 10. For those interested in staying at the top of industrial innovation in additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing, this is the event to watch. Browse real-world solutions at the show and dig into the details at technical sessions. Being that this is the largest AM show in North America, it is worth a visit if this is a technology your operations are curious about or interested in understanding better.

The following week, CastExpo will be attracting suppliers, peers, and customers to the casting market. Happening in Atlanta, GA, from April 12 to 15, this is primarily a time once every three years to network and advance strategy. Among the different topics addressed through exhibits, presentations, and featured events, two are particularly noteworthy for the U.S. manufacturing industry in 2025: reshoring and supply chain & logistics. Of ever-growing importance are topics such as artificial intelligence & machine learning and simulation.

If you are interested in any part of the ceramics supply chain — be it sourcing material or implementing new technologies, the Ceramics Expo USA in Novi, MI, will be the event to attend from April 28 to 30. is annual event, like many, offers space to collaborate and new partners to create solutions.

May Highlights

Launch your May with AISTech 2025 returning to Nashville, TN. The annual iron and steel conference offers opportunities to connect and hear advances
happening in the industry. There are so many opportunities to connect with suppliers in the industry and advance one’s understanding of what is happening. From May 5 to 8, you can take the pulse of what direction this segment of American manufacturing is headed and how to prepare.

Bonus Event

While nominations are always open, Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40 launch will be happening in May 2025. Jayna McGowan led the charge last year,
and the team already is excited to see what in-house heat treat professionals in North American manufacturing will be nominated and recognized this year. Visit www.heattreattoday.com/40under40 for more information about how to nominate.

I’m looking forward to reconnecting with the industry folks later this summer. In the meantime, there are a few Heat Treat Kids onesies I’m needing to sort …

Bethany Leone
Managing Editor
Heat Treat Today

Contact Bethany at bethany@heattreattoday.com.

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Heat Treat Mexico 2020 Moves to March

November 6, 2019 / UNCATEGORIZED

Save the Date: Heat Treat Mexico 2020 is moving to March!

The ASM Heat Treating Society recently announced that Heat Treat Mexico 2020, scheduled for March 3-5, 2020, at the Fiesta Americana in Queretaro, Mexico, is crafted to provide a bridge for relevant new technology for thermal processing and how it is applied to the production environment in Mexico.

The conference is designed to attract maintenance supervisors, metallurgists, and production engineering staff and will focus on the following topics:

Origin of CQI-9 Standard Applied to automotive manufacturing
Origin of NADCAP for the Aerospace industry
Carburizing Furnace – Keeping the process going
Vacuum furnace / Autoclave
Induction heating Systems
Non-destructive Evaluation
Teaching and Talking Quality
Heat Treating of Aluminum Alloys
AMS 2750

Click here for more information about registration, training opportunities, and more

Exhibitors: Click here to reserve your exhibit space.

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Exhibitor Registration High for GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS, and NEWCAST 2019

April 12, 2019 / HEAT TREAT NEWS

Forming the “The Bright World of Metals”, the four trade fairs GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS, and NEWCAST will take place from June 25 – 29, 2019 at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany, where the latest advancements for foundry technology, metallurgy, thermo-process technology, and castings will be on display.

Excellent exhibitor registration figures for the “Bright World of Metals”

About 2,100 exhibitors from all over the world will showcase their innovations at the quartet of trade fairs for foundry and metallurgical technology.

“For the first time in the more than 60-year history, we had more than 2,000 exhibitors at the 2015 staging. Therefore I am particularly pleased that we have succeeded in maintaining this high level and in confirming the dominant position of our four trade fairs,” said Friedrich Kehrer, Global Portfolio Director Metals and Flow Technology at Messe Düsseldorf.

The exhibitors will present the entire spectrum of foundry technology, castings, metallurgy and thermo process technology in twelve halls. As the leading trade fairs in their respective sectors, GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST 2019 will cover the most important trends – including additive manufacturing (with a special show in Hall 3 and the “Metal 3D Printing” conference on June 26) and Industry 4.0 as well as lightweight structures in the automotive industry. The international reach of the four trade fairs is expected to be very broad again this year. Usually, more than 50% of the 78,000 trade visitors from overseas and other European countries.

ecoMetals & ecoMetals Trails

The ecoMetals campaign by Messe Düsseldorf is an established and successful feature at the “Bright World of Metals”. The emphasis this year will again be on environmentally sound operation and production in the sector, with resource and energy efficiency, climate protection and innovative processes and products as the main topic. About 30 exhibitors will participate under the heading “ecoMetals@Bright World of Metals” and the “ecoMetals Trails” will offer visitors guided tours.

Bright World of Metals: 4 Trade Fairs Under One Roof

GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST are independent trade fairs but together form the “Bright World of Metals”. At GIFA, the International Foundry Trade Fair and Technical Forum, about 900 exhibitors from 47 countries will display their products in Halls 10 to 13 and 15 to 17. Participating world market leaders will include Bühler AG (Switzerland), ASK Chemicals GmbH (Germany), FOSECO (Germany), Hüttenes Albertus (Germany), Loramendi S. Coop (Spain) and Vesuvius GmbH (Germany). There will also be large country group exhibits from Italy and China.

NEWCAST is fully booked

NEWCAST, the 5^th International Trade Fair for Castings with the Newcast Forum, is fully booked for its 5^th anniversary. Some 400 exhibitors from more than 30 nations will demonstrate in Halls 13 and 14 how global the production of castings has become. Market leaders such as Finoba Automotive GmbH (Germany), GOM GmbH (Germany), Gießerei Heunisch (Germany), Eisenwerk Brühl (Germany), Kimura Foundry Co. Ltd. (Japan), Kutes Metal Inc. (Turkey) and Waupaca Foundry (U.S.) will participate. The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials/IFAM (Germany) will also be represented. The foundry associations from Croatia, Mexico, and Hungary will be at NEWCAST for the first time.

METEC 2019: New Record for Its 10^th Anniversary

METEC, the 10^th International Metallurgical Trade Fair, will feature the large plant manufacturers. With 530 from 34 countries so far, METEC is setting a new exhibitor record this year. Inteco (Austria), Primetals Technologies Ltd. (UK), RHI Magnesita (Austria), SMS Group (Germany) und Tenova S.P.A. (Italy) are among the exhibitors. Forged components will be on show at METEC for the first time. These were previously part of NEWCAST, but due to their increased importance they are better suited to the metallurgy trade fair.

Industry Leaders at THERMPROCESS

With 300 exhibitors and 50% foreign participation, THERMPROCESS, the 12^th International Trade Fair and Symposium for Thermo Process Technology, is the top event for international equipment suppliers. This is reflected in the list of exhibitors including many of the industry leaders: Aichelin Holding GmbH (Germany), Ajax Tocco Magnethermic GmbH (Germany), Andritz Maerz GmbH (Germany), Honeywell Thermal Solutions (Germany), Inductotherm Group (U.S.) and ITG Induktionsanlagen GmbH (Germany).

For further information on visiting or exhibiting at GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS, or NEWCAST 2019, contact Messe Düsseldorf North America, 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2920, Chicago, IL 60601. Telephone: (312) 781-5180; Fax: (312) 781-5188; E-mail: info@mdna.com. Visit the web site http://www.mdna.com, subscribe to the blog at http://blog.mdna.com, or follow on Twitter http://twitter.com/Industrial_MDNA

For hotel and travel information, contact TTI Travel, Inc. at (866) 674-3476; Fax: (212) 674-3477; E-mail: info@ttitravel.net; www.traveltradeint.com

Further information: www.tbwom.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/tbwom
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheBrightWorldofMetals
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/7442674

World Foundrymen Organization: www.thewfo.com

ESTAD, the “European Steel Technology and Application Days”: www.metec-estad2019.com

German Society of Metallurgists and Miners/GDMB: www.emc.gdmb.de

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IHEA Announces NFPA 86 Updates Seminar

February 19, 2019 / UNCATEGORIZED

The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) will present a new, one-day seminar which will focus on the recent changes to NFPA 86 Standard for Ovens and Furnaces. The NFPA 86 Updates Seminar will be held on Tuesday, May 14, at Fabricators & Manufacturers Association (FMA) in Elgin, Illinois, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

This class is an overview for those who are already familiar with NFPA 86 but want to understand the recent updates and the impact on their business. Noteworthy updates include changes to furnace heating systems; safety equipment and application; programmable logic controller systems; safety shutoff valves; safety controls and devices; and commissioning, operations, maintenance, inspection, testing, and auditing. IHEA instructors are industry experts and NFPA committee members that are directly involved in the development of the standard and revision process.

Registration fee includes a printed copy of the slides and the new 2019 NFPA 86 Standard for Ovens and Furnaces. For heat treaters not familiar with NFPA 86 or who need more in-depth instruction on the standard and how it applies to a shop’s operation, the full two-day Safety Standards and Codes Seminar will be held this September in Cleveland, Ohio. Watch for details on the IHEA website, www.ihea.org.

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Registration Open for IHEA’s Online Learning Course

February 11, 2019 / MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT, MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT NEWS

Registration is open for IHEA’s Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating Online Learning Course that begins on April 15, 2019.

The course is ideal for students who wish to further their studies at home or work in a flexible web-based distance-learning format. It’s an affordable alternative to campus-based classes and allows students to go at their own pace. The program offers a vital tool to industrial process heating operators and users of all types of industrial heating equipment. Students learn safe and efficient operation of industrial heating equipment, how to reduce energy consumption, and ways to improve a company’s bottom-line.

The fundamentals course provides an overview of heat transfer, fuels and combustion, energy use, furnace design, refractories, automatic control, and atmospheres as applied to industrial process heating. For a complete listing of the topics covered visit www.ihea.org or click here.

Industry expert Jack Marino will lead students in this 6-week online course. Jack is a registered Professional Engineer with over 40 years’ experience in the heat processing business. He is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering and has a master’s degree in Engineering Science from Penn State. Mr. Marino’s knowledge and experience offer invaluable resources that online students can access throughout the course.

IHEA will also offer an Advanced Industrial Process Heating course this fall. This course is a compliment to the Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating and provides the student with an in-depth view of the control and efficient operation of industrial process heating equipment. Students will become familiar with a variety of oven, furnace, and kiln types used in industry.

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Registration Open for Forge Fair 2019 in Cleveland

February 8, 2019 / MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT NEWS

In May 2019, the forging industry will come together to showcase their products and services at Forge Fair, North America’s largest event dedicated exclusively to the forging industry. More than 1,650 forging professionals from across the globe come to Forge Fair to learn about new products, make purchasing decisions and network with each other. No other industry event offers suppliers and forgers the platform to connect with more qualified potential customers. Attendees will include everyone from C-level executives to purchasers, representing OEMs, and Tier 1 and Tier 2 manufacturing companies.

From material selection to the shipment of finished parts, Forge Fair will showcase innovations in heating, tooling, equipment, testing, automation, conservation of resources, process and plant improvements and technology for all types of forging operations.

Why should you attend Forge Fair 2019?

MEET with more than 150 industry producers and suppliers from around the world.
HEAR about the latest forging trends and technologies at more than 60 exhibitor presentations.
NETWORK with industry professionals.
ENJOY complimentary hot buffet meals, receptions, and new in 2019, an industry night networking event.
LEARN about advancements in the forging industry that will affect your business in 2019 and beyond.

Join industry peers and colleagues for three days of new products and technologies, industry presentations and peer-to-peer networking.

Click here to for more information or to be registered.

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Heat Treat Today Contributor to Present Webinar on Induction Heating Challenges

January 11, 2019 / MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT, MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT NEWS

Heat Treat Today Technical Tuesday contributor, Dr. Valery Rudnev, FASM, IFHTSE Fellow, “Professor Induction”, and Director of Science and Technology at Inductoheat, Inc, is the featured speaker of an ASM International Materials Solutions webinar titled “Simple Solutions for Common Induction Heating Challenges: Lessons Learned”.

Dr. Rudnev will present this webinar on Thursday, January 24, 2019, 2 pm, and address:

Induction hardening of powertrain transmission and engine components
Failure analysis
How to avoid cracking in induction hardening
Subtleties of heating parts with holes, fillets, and other geometrical irregularities
Re-hardening (re-austenitization) of previously hardened parts
Novel inverters that allow instant and independent adjustment of both frequency and power
Selected challenges when applying induction tempering
Reducing process sensitivity and improving robustness and flexibility of induction systems.

Note: Attendees will earn a professional development hour for attending the webinar.

This webinar is sponsored by Inductoheat, Inc. For more information and to register, click here.

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Ceramics Expo 2019 for Sourcing, Networking, and Training

November 6, 2018 / UNCATEGORIZED

Ceramics Expo — running April 29 – May 1, 2019 — is the leading annual supply chain exhibition and conference for technical ceramics and glass materials, manufacturing and components.

Ceramics Expo is North America’s leading supply chain exhibition and conference for advanced ceramic and glass materials, manufacturing and technologies, bringing together manufacturers and engineers from across the medical, automotive, electronics, aerospace and defense, and energy sectors to source new materials and technologies, network with like-minded professionals, and discuss the challenges and opportunities in the ceramic industry.

Now in its fifth year, Ceramics Expo, to be held April 30-May 1, 2019, will once again host more than 300 leading global manufacturers and suppliers from across the supply chain. Running concurrent to the exhibition is Conference @ Ceramics Expo, where over 60 speakers will share their technical expertise in ceramics and provide real-world case studies, new technologies, and materials, along with information on industry trends.

Ceramics Expo provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity to hear the latest advancements in ceramic materials, technologies, manufacturing, gain an in-depth view of the ceramic materials markets, the latest innovations, and R&D for commercialization, manufacturing, and technological solutions, challenges and future requirements, alongside a 300-vendor supply chain exhibition.

The free-to-attend conference will run alongside the main exhibition and is specially designed for engineers and decision makers from OEMs and Tier 1s in the automotive, aerospace/defense, medical, electronics, industrial, energy, and communication industries.

Why you should attend the conference:

Gain a 360° view of the ceramic materials market: new material formulations, future material requirements of end-user markets and material challenges

Find solutions to technology development and implementation, cost reduction and scaling-up of manufacturing processes

Benefit from in-depth insights into new ceramic material properties, performance, applications, and efficiencies

Discover the latest innovative ceramic R&D for commercialization

Learn the latest innovative forming processes for unique geometries and high surface area parts

Optimize your manufacturing processes through microstructure and multiscale modeling

New for 2019:

Supply chain exhibition with 300+ exhibiting companies
Two-track manufacturing and applications conference
Innovation trail highlighting cutting-edge technology
Product Showcase featuring interactive demonstrations
B2B meetings connecting exhibitors with key buyers
Complimentary networking receptions

Ceramics Expo 2019 will take place at the I-X Center, Cleveland, Ohio, from Tuesday, April 30, to Wednesday, May 1, 2019, with a gala reception and networking event for exhibitors and VIPs, on Monday, April 29.

The call for speakers is open. If interested, click here: http://www.ceramicsexpousa.com/conference/call-for-speakers

For more information, visit Ceramics Expo’s website: http://www.ceramicsexpousa.com/visit/welcome-to-ceramics-expo?actioncode=NTWO000228OKS

April 29 – May 1, 2019

International Exposition Center (I-X Center)
East Entrance, One I-X Center Drive,
Cleveland, Ohio
44135

Email: info@ceramicsexpousa.com

Call: +1 855 436 8683

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Forge Fair Is Coming to Cleveland in May 2019

October 15, 2018 / HEAT TREAT NEWS INDUSTRIES

Exhibitors! Go to www.forgefair.org to learn more about the show, and reserve your booth space today.

Why should you attend Forge Fair 2019?

MEET with more than 150 industry producers and suppliers from around the world
HEAR about the latest forging trends and technologies at more than 60 exhibitor presentations
NETWORK with industry professionals
ENJOY complimentary hot buffet meals, receptions, and new in 2019, an industry night networking event
LEARN about advancements in the forging industry that will affect your business in 2019 and beyond

Join industry peers and colleagues for three days of new products and technologies, industry presentations and peer-to-peer networking. Attendee registration will be opening soon.

Click here to be included in the upcoming communications, and they’ll keep you in the loop with updates and new information on as plans are laid for the forging industry’s premier trade show.

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Metallography Techniques and Fundamentals Classes Offered in U.S., U.K.

March 13, 2018 / HEAT TREAT NEWS

SumMet™ Fundamentals of Metallographic Techniques, a three-day course designed for both metallographers without formal training and experienced metallographers who want to learn the latest preparation techniques, will be offered throughout 2018 in the United States and Europe.

Buehler, an ITW company and a global industrial manufacturer of value-added consumables and specialty material testing equipment, announces that classes will be held at the Buehler headquarters in Lake Bluff, Illinois and in the company’s laboratories in Düsseldorf and Esslingen in Germany, and Coventry in the United Kingdom. The courses begin in March 2018 and run through November 2018.

According to Dr. Mike Keeble, United States laboratory and technology manager, “Buehler recognizes the need to educate lab technicians with the most current equipment and methods. The fundamentals of sectioning, mounting, grinding and polishing are covered both in theory and practice in this course. They are based on the SumMet methods developed at Buehler since 1936. Students will also be exposed to optical microscopy, etching, hardness testing, and microstructural interpretation.”

In the United States, the class is taught by Dr. Mike Keeble, who has 12 years of experience with Buehler specializing in applications support, as well as more than 10 years of experience in metallurgy Research and Development for key industries like aerospace, automotive, electronics, energy, metals and medical devices.

In Düsseldorf, Germany, the class is taught by Matthias Pascher, Buehler product manager for hardness testing and imaging analysis. Mr. Pascher has extensive applications support in metallography, hardness testing, and imaging analysis combined with a solid background in material science.

In Coventry, United Kingdom, the class is taught by Dr. Evans Mogire, EMEA laboratory and technical manager. Dr. Mogire has extensive experience in metallography of metallic, polymeric, and ceramic materials, as well as more than nine years of experience in metallurgy R&D.

Technicians and engineers can register on the Buehler website https://www.buehler.com/training.php . For additional information on Buehler please visit the Buehler website.

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