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That's not an existential question, but what do you want from Heat Treat Today? Heat Treat TV is a quick source that gives you access to helpful information that will help you make better decisions in the industry. This brief article spotlights the visual media that this resource has to offer and includes a poll of which video you think deserves the most applause.

With a slew of responsibilities as a general manager, an after market sales representative, or perhaps as a furnace operator, it can be difficult to keep new -- and old -- information in line. Quick Heat Treat TV videos are meant to do a variety of things to make sure you stay informed in the heat treat industry.

Heat Treat Basics

These videos are typically pretty brief, and they can be great to refresh and teach heat treating principles to new hires, green engineers, or operators who are changing responsibilities in their company.

For example, Derek Denlinger, metallurgist at Paulo, shares “what makes stainless steel stainless?” You may anticipate the corrosive resistant abilities, but this brief video walks through exactly how that happens. There is also a video on "Steelmaking 101" provided by MetallurgyData. In the video, the process of creating steel is clearly illustrated with helpful graphics and more. Again, a great educational tool for those who are training/teaching others or being taught.

“This is probably the best explanation of the stress/strain curve,” one commenter noted about a video about hardening and tempering below.

The Novel and Enlightening

Every once in a while, our editors come across an interesting video about mechanical processes that are simply fascinating. This could be an in-depth look at sintering, or an investigation into a mechanical phenomenon that is apparent when a heat treater quenches a part.

These are more focused videos to bring fringe information into focus and hit on items that are easy to understand, but not often used, or specialty topics that only come up for someone who is concentrating on that field of information.

The mystery of Prince Rupert's Drop is a well-known phenomenon. Somehow, the glass will not break under direct, significant pressure. In this video, you can see tests of why this structure withstands such stress, when it doesn’t, and the mysteries of quenching.

Company Highlights and Site Tours

Lastly, get to know different suppliers and commercial heat treaters in the industry as they share their work ethic, their site layout, and their future goals. This segment is meant to keep you informed with what key players in heat treat are doing and how they accomplish their goals. If they align with yours, there may be a future partnership there.

These company highlights and site tours can also give you a quick look at how you might want to change your operations on a micro or macro level. In this video, International Thermal Systems shows how their furnace support looks like at a shop and worker level.

Heat Treat Today's goal is to make learning a pleasant experience. Combining a variety of technologies along with varying proficiency levels of information, Heat Treat Today will be a modern and informative place to learn about the heat treat industry – technologies, markets, and news. If there is a way we can improve your learning experience, please send your suggestions to us at HTT@HeatTreatToday.com.