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Heat Treaters Go Back to School

OCSummer is slipping away, is it time to go back to school? Heat Treat Today is sharing some of the training resources that you should consider if you're committed to increasing your heat treat knowledge.

The resources in this original content article come from Heat Treat Today's 2021 Trade Show September print edition. If you have a training resource that we missed send your own top pick to Karen@HeatTreatToday.com to be published in the 2022 print edition!


There’s nothing like gathering with fellow industry colleagues at in person seminars, conferences, and classes to learn the basics, the newest trends, and everything in between. Check out the different training opportunities and organizations that provide lessons and courses.

AP University

Dan Hill, AFC-Holcroft: "Applied Process offers their AP University by invitation to train attendees in the benefits, design, and manufacture of austempered ductile iron and austempered steel components. The two-day program includes classroom instruction by several presenters combined with a heat treat plant tour and a ductile iron foundry demonstration. I was fortunate to attend this thorough training and enjoyed all the interaction with presenters. I would recommend this training for prospective customers’ product designers, metallurgists, and quality personnel as the use of austempered components continues to rapidly increase."

Find it here: https://www.appliedprocess.com/applied-process-university/

 

Ipsen U Training for Vacuum Furnace Equipment

Hunter Levan, Chart Industries and Chemicals: "Ipsen’s 'Ipsen U' class is an excellent resource for professionals in the heat treat industry."

Find it here: https://www.ipsenusa.com/ipsen-customer-service/training

 

MTI’s Online Academy for Heat Treaters

Tom Morrison, Metal Treating Institute: "MTI’s online academy has 5 different certificate programs in the areas of technical knowledge, management skills and plant safety. MTI’s online academy meets training guidelines for Nadcap, ARP 1962, ISO9000 and AS9100. Check out the specific certificate programs."

Find it here:  www.MTIAcademy.com

 

AFC-Holcroft University

Justin Bunzeluk, AFC-Holcroft: "AFC-Holcroft recently implemented our 'AFC-Holcroft University' courses, which were initially developed specifically for our own employees. Three levels of training, ranging from Basic to Advanced, were offered on a number of topics drilling deep into the technical aspects of equipment design and function. Each training session has been championed by an internal expert on the selected topic. Because the content of each of the 12+ courses is so highly specific to furnaces, we may decide to offer some sessions to customers in the future."

 

YES Management Training Program

Tracy Dougherty, AFC-Holcroft: "We have been fortunate enough to have had a number of employees over the years enrolled in MTI’s intensive YES Management Training Program. Our graduates have found the program to be well worth the time and travel investment, and AFC-Holcroft considers it an honor to nominate any of our employees to take part in the program."

Find it here: https://www.heattreat.net/educationtraining/educationandtraining/yes/yes

 

ASM’s Practical Heat Treating and Basics of Heat Treating

Dan Hill, AFC-Holcroft: "ASM International offers several courses in self-study, virtual, and in-person format designed for the heat treating industry. These allow for great flexibility to get training completed at time and pace convenient for the trainee. I’ve attended both 'Practical Heat Treating' and 'Basics of Heat Treating' courses myself. These are excellent primers with a wealth of course material that I still refer back to from time to time as references."

Find it here: https://www.asminternational.org/learning/courses/classroom/-/journal_content/56/10192/43938428/CLASS Practical Heat Treating:


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Have You Seen These 18 Heat Treat Technical Resources?

OCWelcome to another Technical Tuesday for 18 hard-hitting resources to use at your heat treat shop. These include quick tables, data sets, and videos/downloadable reports covering a range of heat treat topics from case hardening and thermocouples to HIPing and powder metallurgy.


Defining Terms: Tables and Lists

  1. Table #3 Suggested Tests and Frequencies for a Polymer Quench Solution (in article here)
  2. Case Hardening Process Equipment Considerations (bottom of the article here)
  3. Nitriding vs. FNC comparative table here
  4. 9 Industry 4.0 Terms You Should Know here
  5. Table 1: Limits of Error Thermocouple Wire (in article here)
  6. Table 2: Limits of Error Extension Grade Wire (in article here)
  7. Thermocouple Color Code Chart (in article here)
  8. International Thermocouple Lead Colors (in article here)

Free Downloadable Reports

  1. FREE ebook—High Pressure Heat Treatment: HIP here
  2. FREE ebook – On-site Hydrogen Generation here
  3. Forging, Quenching, and Integrated Heat Treat: DFIQ Final Report here

Visual Resources

  1. HISTORIC VIDEO: Aluminum Heat Treatment here
  2. Two simulations of a moving billet through heating systems (in article here)
  3. Fourier’s Law of Heat Conduction (in article here)
  4. Webinar on Parts Washing (link to full webinar at the top of the review article here)
  5. Materials 101 Series from Mega Mechatronics, Part 4, Heat Treatment/Hardening here
  6. Heat Treat TV: Press-and-Sinter Powder Metallurgy here

BONUS: 39 Top Heat Treat Resources

Heat Treat Today is always on the hunt for cutting-edge heat treat technology, trends, and resources that will help our audience become better informed. To find the top resources being used in the industry, we asked your colleagues. Discover their go-to resources that help them to hone their skills in the 39 Top Heat Treat Resources on this page of the September print magazine.

 

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