Tuesday, March 19, 2024

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BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS)

To perform a proper heat treatment, technicians must ensure that the oven or furnace is operating at the correct temperature. To that end, BASF Environmental...

HOT SEAT

The effect of catalysts on quench oil oxidation

In the last column, I discussed the effect of temperature on the oxidation of a quench oil. As was alluded to in my last...

METAL URGENCY

Gas turbine coating’s life cycle

Gas turbines on land, air, and at sea experience some extreme environments, such as high airflow, pressure, and temperature. Engines intake air from outside...

CERAMICS WORKS

An overview of insulating firebricks

Ceramic refractory materials are useful for the following functions: 1. Serving as a thermal barrier between a hot medium and the wall of a...

QUALITY COUNTS

Achieving consistent quality is a slow, steady process

In a world that asks for more, what we sometimes need is less. I’m currently back in school, working on a Ph.D. in Industrial...

Q&A

Q&A with Dante Molle

What does Aerospace Compliance Software (ACS) do for the heat-treat industry? The goal of ACS is to streamline the process of completing and managing your pyrometry certifications — temperature uniformity survey, system accuracy testing, calibrations,...

TRADESHOWS

Learn more about some of the companies who exhibited at Heat Treat 2021.

Tadashi Furuhara to be given IFHTSE medal at World Congress

IFHTSE Medal will be awarded to Prof. Tadashi Furuhara of Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. The citation reads: “For his life-time achievement in the physical...

Member spotlight: Chiz Bros. provides exceptional customer service and engineering expertise

Chiz Bros. Refractory & Insulation Specialists is excited to become a member of IHEA this year. Founded in 1968, the company began as a contractor in...

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Reports, developments, and new products to keep you aware of what’s happening with colleagues and businesses around the world.

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