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Heat Treat Economy Continues Strong Per IHEA Monthly Report
Of the eleven economic indices reported on monthly by the Industrial Heating Equipment Association for the benefit of its member companies, four of the indices showed upward growth while only a few dropped significantly. All others remained relatively unchanged.
The four upward trending indices included PMI New Orders, Automobile and Light Truck Sales, Metal Prices, and the Credit Managers Index. The IHEA report, supplied monthly to IHEA member companies, goes into detail on the significance of these upward movements dedicating one full page of the report to each of eleven indices.
Indices not faring so well included Capital Expenditures, Durable Goods Orders, Factory Orders, and Home Starts. Most of the non-positive moving indices saw only slight decreases.
For a full copy of the report, contact Anne Goyer, Executive Director of the IHEA by clicking here.
IHEA Annual Meeting Kicks Off in Florida
Leaders from the heat treating and thermal processing industry are meeting this week at Lido Beach Resort in Florida, USA. This three-day industry meeting, organized by IHEA, attracts leaders from heat treat furnace manufacturers, heat treat component suppliers, and providers of heat treating supplies and consumables. This year’s meeting features discussions on heat treating and cybersecurity, an update on the impact of Washington’s policies on the heat treating industry, as well as an in-depth look at the above mentioned economic indices from IHEA’s economist.
Registration Open for NFPA 86 Update Seminar
IHEA’s next educational event will be an NFPA 86 Update Seminar being held on May 14th from 9:00-3:00 at the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association in Elgin, Illinois. For more information, contact Anne Goyer, Executive Director of IHEA by clicking here.
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IHEA Seminar: The Latest Updates to NFPA 86
Join IHEA for this new 1-day seminar which will highlight the recent changes to NFPA 86. If you already have a good knowledge of NFPA 86, then this seminar will be a great overview of the recent changes to the standard and how they affect you. If you are not familiar with NFPA 86, we recommend attending the full IHEA Safety Standards Seminar which will be held this Fall (details coming soon).
For more information, click here.
Instructors are industry experts and committee members involved in the discussions and changes to NFPA 86.
Noteworthy updates to the following:
- furnace heating systems
- safety equipment and application
- programmable logic controller systems
- safety shutoff valves
- safety controls and devices
- commissioning, operations, maintenance, inspection, testing and auditing.
Tuesday, May 14, at Fabricators & Manufacturers Association (FMA) in Elgin, Illinois, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
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. For more information, click here.
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Where’s the Heat Treat Economy Headed: Up, Down, Flat?
Finding the right metric to measure the ubiquitous heat treat economy is like trying to take the temperature of the ocean. It can be hot in some spots, cold in others, and an average temperature really doesn’t help anyone. Finding economic data that can help suppliers to the heat treat industry plan future business fluctuations is all but impossible. Industrial Heating magazine has been publishing its Economic Indicators for well over a decade. This is one of the best sources for heat treat-specific economic data freely available to the public. Click here for the latest numbers from Industrial Heating.
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) provides a monthly Executive Economic Summary to their members as well. According to the most recent report from IHEA, the signals are mixed as to where the heat treat economy is headed. Below are a few highlights. To access the full report, please contact Anne Goyer, Executive Director of IHEA by clicking here.
- Factory Orders — headed up.
- Durable Goods — headed up.
- Transportation Index — headed up.
- Steel Consumption — headed up.
All of the above indices are headed north, but exactly what impact does each have on the heat treat industry?
- Industrial Capacity Utilization — headed down.
- Metal Prices — softening.
- Purchasing Managers Index — down.
- Capital Expenditures — down.
Likewise, these four indices headed south but their impact on the heat treat industry is not easily discernible.
A more complete understanding of the direct impact of the above eight (8) indices plus three (3) others on the heat treat industry can be gained by the analysis provided in the IHEA Executive Economic Summary report. The monthly report dedicates one page to each of eleven (11) heat treat-related indices with in-depth analysis by IHEA’s contracted economist.
In my eyes, the data and analysis provided by IHEA is one of the most valuable pieces of economic heat treat data a heat treat industry supplier can have.
Contact Anne Goyer for more information on this report.
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Publisher’s Page: Where to Find the Best Aerospace Heat Treat Training
Heat Treat Today publishes four print magazines a year, and included in each is a letter from the publisher, Doug Glenn. This letter first appeared in Heat Treat Today‘s Aerospace Heat Treating magazine, March 2019.
If this is your first exposure to Heat Treat Today, welcome to the heat treat industry’s newest and most innovative media brand. You’re perusing our very first Aerospace Heat Treat special print and digital edition, but we have a host of other cutting-edge aerospace heat treat resources that you might find helpful.
Here’s what we’ll cover in this brief column. I’m going to tell you about a few other Heat Treat Today resources that might help your in-house heat treat crew and then we’ll highlight some of the industry’s best heat treat training opportunities. If you have any questions about anything you see here, contact me at doug@heattreattoday.com.
First, some shameless self-promotion of resources that the team at Heat Treat Today is providing or plans to provide in the near future.
? On our website, www.heattreattoday.com, we have a special section dedicated to aerospace. If you’re reading this column by means of the digital edition, you can click on the following link and you’ll be taken directly to that special aerospace section. If you’re reading a hard copy, just type this URL into your browser: https://www.heattreattoday.com/category/industries/aerospace-heat-treat/
? We have a daily e-newsletter that sometimes – on average once or twice a week – highlights aerospace heat treat news. You can subscribe to that e-newsletter by clicking on this URL: www.heattreattoday.com/subscribe.
? Every Tuesday as part of the daily e-newsletter mentioned above, we publish a technical article. We call it Technical Tuesday. These articles are not all specific to aerospace, but you might find them of interest.
? How about a podcast? Heat Treat Radio is something unique only to Heat Treat Today. We interview movers and shakers in the heat treat industry, many of whom have something to say about technologies in the aerospace industry. Click here to be taken to a list of recent episodes: www.heattreattoday.com/radio.
Two more:
? Heat Treat Consultants is a unique resource provided exclusively by Heat Treat Today. Essentially, this resource is a comprehensive list of heat treat industry consultants, many of whom have expertise in aerospace heat treating. Click here: www.heattreattoday.com/consultants.
? And, how about something brand, spanking new? If you’re social media savvy, why not join Heat Treat Today’s new “Leaders in Aerospace Heat Treating” LinkedIn Group – see the image in the center of this page. If you have a LinkedIn account, sign in and search for “Leaders in Aerospace Heat Treat.” Join the group and stay current on the latest technologies, products, processes, and discussions with other leaders in aerospace heat treat.
But enough about us! How about other resources for your in-house heat treat team? Consider the following:
? Our friends at ASM International are ALWAYS the go-to guys for heat treat training and education. They really can’t be beat. If your team is not a member of ASM’s Heat Treat Society, a special affiliate organization of ASM International, they really should be. ASM is constantly cranking out on-site and virtual training opportunities covering a wide range of heat treat topics – many pertinent to aerospace. Take, for example, Aeromat 2019. This event is billed as “Engineering the Future – Cutting Edge Aerospace Materials & Processes.” It just so happens that ASM publishes a journal called Advanced Materials & Processes. If you want more information about Aeromat 2019, here’s the website: https://www.asminternational.org/web/aeromat-2019.
? Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) also offers several training resources that might be helpful. The group’s “Fundamentals of Process Heating On-Line Course” runs from April 15 through May 26, and their NFPA 86 Update Seminar is scheduled for May 14 in Elgin, Illinois. More information can be found at www.ihea.org.
? Metal Treating Institute (MTI), the world’s largest network of commercial heat treaters, offers a very comprehensive Heat Treat Academy. Space doesn’t allow us to list all of the courses provided, but I would strongly recommend you check out this resource. Go to MTI’s website, www.heattreat.net, and click on “MTI Online Academy for Heat Treaters” under the “Training” tab.
? There are two other good heat treat publications in the industry besides Heat Treat Today, both offering excellent heat treat technical and news content. The industry granddaddy is Industrial Heating. They’ve been around since the 1920s. Good people and good product being published by these folks every month. Then there is Thermal Processing, which is published by a competent group in Alabama. They are relatively new to the heat treat industry, but you can’t tell by the high-quality content they produce. Check either of these publications on the web at www.industrialheating.com or www.thermalprocessing.com.
Enjoy the content in the following pages and know that it is just the tip of the iceberg. You can nd more at www.heattreattoday.com.
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Heat Treat Economic Report Continues Strong
Nine of eleven economic indicators from the monthly Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) were up in January. That miffed some who thought the industry was starting to soften. In fact, it is not conclusive one way or the other, but January’s numbers showed strength and surprisingly strong upward movements from a vast majority of the indices.
The numbers, which we will dive a bit deeper into below, are provided monthly to members of the IHEA along with a 12-page report that digs into each index and how movement in that index will specifically impact the thermal processing industry. Anyone interested in receiving the report should contact Anne Goyer, Executive Director of IHEA, whose contact information is given at the end of this post.
Which indices were up? As mentioned earlier, nearly all of them.
- New Home Starts took a significant jump.
- Steel Consumption was up significantly.
- Industrial Capacity Utilization was also up from the previous month.
- Metal prices (aluminum, gold, nickel, copper) were also up.
- The PMI was up significantly.
- Capital Expenditures took a huge jump upward.
- Durable Goods saw modest growth.
- Factory orders rebounded from a previous month’s dip.
- Transportation Index experienced a nice rebound after falling for several months.
The only two indices that did not improve were:
- New Automobile and Light Truck Sales were essentially flat falling only slightly.
- Credit Movement was significantly down
According to the IHEA report, this downward movement in the credit index causes one to pause and question whether 2019 will be as robust as 2018.
Further analysis of each of these 11 indices can be obtained from Anne Goyer, Executive Director at IHEA, who can be reached at anne@goyermgt.com.
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IHEA Announces NFPA 86 Updates Seminar
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
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 Opens for IHEA’s 2019 Annual Meeting
IHEA’s 2019 Annual Meeting Celebrates 90 Years
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Registration has opened for the Industrial Heating Equipment Association 2019 Annual Meeting, where the organization will celebrate its 90th anniversary. The annual meeting, which this year will be 29 – May 1 at Lido Beach Resort in Sarasota, FL., provides plenty of opportunities to get involved with important industry-related developments while exploring new business contacts and growing relationships. provides plenty of opportunities to get involved with important industry-related developments while exploring new business contacts and growing relationships. IHEA members will enjoy the camaraderie created by the ever-popular social events and thought-provoking presentations.
The program will feature a dynamic presentation by Bob Sherlock, CMO of Chief Outsiders. Mr. Sherlock’s presentation, “The Power of Value,” will highlight why members should be paid for the value of their products and services rather than lowering prices to appease customers. Attendees will also hear from IHEA’s economist Chris Kuehl with his lively update on the economy, as well as a report from Omar Nashashibi from The Franklin Partnership, who lobbies in Washington D.C. on behalf of manufacturing trade associations. Mr. Nashashibi will offer insight to the government shutdown and latest developments on critical policies that will help companies plan for the unpredictable future.
IHEA members will gain valuable knowledge on cybersecurity and how to prolong the inevitable of being hacked. Chris Della Mora of HUB International Risk Services and James Moore of Goyer Management International team up to provide this critical session for anyone who uses the internet. The program also includes a presentation from IHEA member Scott Bishop with Alabama Power on the benefits of partnering with utility companies.
IHEA’s committees will meet in Sarasota as they continue to work on issues of importance to the membership and the industry at large. And the annual golf outing and beach games will provide the perfect social experience to round out the meeting agenda. Review the complete program and event details online here (or copy and paste: www.ihea.org/event/AM19).
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Hotel reservations at the Lido Beach Resort can be made by clicking here. The group rate for junior suites is $209.00/night. Please book hotel reservations now to ensure you receive our group rate.
Photo caption: AM2019 Presentation – IHEA’s annual meeting presentations address timely topics and thought-provoking information for all members.
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Heat Treat Prospects: Short Term, Good; Long-Term, Questionable
The final 2018 monthly economic report from the Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) was released earlier this month and reveals five indices trending upward and six trending downward. According to IHEA’s economist, the six trending downward are more long-term-looking while the five upward trending indices are more short-term-looking. The report suggests that it would be safe to conclude that the economy is softening and may start to slow in growth before the end of 2019.
Three of the biggest dippers were the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) which “. . . crashed hard this month,” according to the report, the Credit Managers Index, and the Transportation Index. The full report offers a more complete analysis of these three indices.
Moving in a positive direction were new home starts, capacity utilization, capital expenditures, durable goods, and factory orders.
Each of the eleven indices receives a full page analysis as well as commentary on how the changes in that index may affect the thermal processing/heat treating industry.
To receive a complete copy of this month’s report, contact IHEA Executive Director, Anne Goyer, by email.
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Doug Glenn, the publisher of Heat Treat Today, was recently appointed to the board of directors of Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA). Doug served on the board once before from 2007-2013.
To see more of Doug’s accomplishments go to his Bio page.