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This Week in Heat Treat Social Media

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Welcome to Heat Treat Today's This Week in Heat Treat Social Media. As you know, there is so much content available on the web that it’s next to impossible to sift through all of the articles and posts that flood our inboxes and notifications on a daily basis. So, Heat Treat Today is here to bring you the latest in compelling, inspiring, and entertaining heat treat news from the different social media venues that you’ve just got to see and read!

If you have content that everyone has to see, please send the link to editor@heattreattoday.com.

1. Sailing Through AM

In this short video, an innovative team of project engineers designed a new part for a sailboat, increasing the performance of the boat in its application. The part was created through additive manufacturing (AM) techniques in order to optimize structural properties and decrease costs. Check it out!

2. Show Me: Charts, Figures, Videos

Hey. Let's cut to the chase. You want quick, visual info? See what we found for you.

The Nitriding Process

Shout out to Rosanne Brunello at Mountain Rep for sharing this video on LinkedIn. Follow #WomenInHeatTreat for more!

Normalizing and Full Annealing Heat Treatment

Click the image to see the other charts and graphs in the series posted by Baher Elsheikh on LinkedIn.

(photo source: Baher Elsheikh on LinkedIn)

Eight Reasons - Vacuum Brazing

What do you think of Alessia Paraviso's 8 reasons? Are there other reasons you would add?

 

Steel vs. CFC -- The 10 Advantages of CFC

Click the image to see the full LinkedIn post. There are a lot of colors going on, but share what you think about these differences. Do you agree? 

3. Social Celebrations

There are three heat treating-related celebrations from on social media that you may have missed: Nutec Bickley celebrating Mexico's Independence Day, SECO/WARWICK celebrates their e-Seminar event, and companies and individuals celebrate the Heat Treat Today 40 Under 40 Class of 2020.

Nutec Bickley Celebrates Mexico's Independence Day

 

SECO/WARWICK Celebrates Completion of their e-Seminar

40 Under 40 Winners are Recognized

In addition to the posts from Bodycote and CeraMaterials, other messages to honor the 40 Under 40 Class of 2020 have been trending on LinkedIn, such as the ones below.

4. Podcast Corner

Harb Nayar, the Sintering Expert

Harb Nayar is both an inquisitive learner and dynamic entrepreneur who will share his current interests in the powder metal industry, and what he anticipates for the future of the industry, especially where it bisects with heat treating.

Joe Powell of Integrated Heat Treating Solutions 

According to Joe Powell, heat treaters' focus should be on the quenching portion of the process where distortion often happens. In many instances, distortion is able to be eliminated.

Andrew Bassett, president of Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry, on AMS2750F

Andrew Bassett discusses the significant changes of AMS2750F in the specification areas of thermocouples and calibrations.

5. Metal Gear

Ah yes. "Safety first," but what about aesthetic? These metal t-shirts should do the trick.

See where you can order this t-shirt here.
 

 

 

Have a great weekend!

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15 Quick Heat Treat News Chatter Items to Keep You Current

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Heat Treat Today offers News Chatter, a feature highlighting representative moves, transactions, and kudos from around the industry.

Personnel & Company Chatter

    • Mike Smith has joined Magnetic Specialties, Inc. as their new Business Development Manager.
    • Ipsen USA has announced the completion of its 2019 Corporate Academy class, which is part of an initiative to grow service capacity globally. Seven graduates will step into positions as field service engineers after several months of training and passing their final exam.
    • Tom Gundic recently joined Solar Atmospheres’ facility in Greenville, South Carolina, as their new plant manager.
    • Isostatic Toll Services Bilbao is pleased to announce the official opening of its new plant in Abanto-Zierbena, Spain, on January 29th.

Heating Furnace at Uddeholm AB, which is taking part in the electrical heating project

  • The Swedish Energy Agency has granted a new project that will explore the possibilities of electrifying heating processes. It will evaluate the potential of replacing gas-fired furnaces with electrically heated furnaces for material heating. Kanthal, part of the Sandvik Group, is taking part in the project.
  • Sean Toland has taken on the position of executive Vice President of Operations for Wire Experts Group, the parent company to Pelican Wire and Rubadue Wire, the second of which Toland is already serving as president.
  • NSA Industries, a provider of metal fabrication, machining, powder coating, and assembly operation, has acquired Vitex Extrusion, a provider of aluminum extrusions, machining, and fabrication services for solar and automobile customers.
  • Jon K. Tabor is retiring from the position of Chairman Emeritus of Allied Mineral Products effective March 31, 2020. He will remain on Allied’s Board of Directors.
  • Vincent Esteve has been promoted to Business Development Manager at the ECM USA, Inc. subsidiary in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.

Equipment Chatter

  • Wisconsin Oven has shipped a Natural Gas (Direct) Fired Continuous Duty Conveyor Oven to an American manufacturer to be used for stress relieving steel snap rings used in automotive parts.
  • L&L Special Furnace Co, Inc. has shipped five model GS1714 furnaces to a worldwide leading manufacturer of chemicals and chemical coating products located in the Midwestern US.
  • Tenova LOI Thermprocess recently received an order from Joint Stock Company Pervouralsk Pipe Plant in Russia for a new roller hearth continuous furnace system for bright annealing stainless steel pipes in a 100% H2 atmosphere.
  • Lindberg/MPH announced the shipment of two Electrically Heated Nitrogen Atmosphere Pit Furnaces to the automotive industry for the purpose of heat treating automotive parts.

Kudos Chatter

  • Kittyhawk Products OR LLC has been awarded Nadcap® accreditation for Heat Treating/Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP). Kittyhawk Inc has held Nadcap® accreditation since 2014.

    From Left to Right: Quality manager, AM/NS Calvert, Bobbie Hesley; GM supplier quality engineer, Mark Wu; AM/NS Calvert CEO, Jorge Oliveira and team members from the AM/NS hot dip galvanizing lines.
  • ArcelorMittal USA was recently honored with the General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award for three production facilities: AM/NS Calvert, Calvert, AL; Indiana Harbor; and I/N Tek and I/N Kote, New Carlisle, IN.

 

 

 

 

 

Heat Treat Today is pleased to join in the announcements of growth and achievement throughout the industry by highlighting them here on our News Chatter page. Please send any information you feel may be of interest to manufacturers with in-house heat treat departments especially in the aerospace, automotive, medical, and energy sectors to editor@heattreattoday.com

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