COMPANY PROFILE
Nutec Group
When it comes to heat-treating solutions involving burners, insulation, and furnaces, the experts behind Nutec Group have been meeting those challenges head on for...
HOT SEAT
Blistering of aluminum during heat treatment
In this column, we will discuss the blistering of aluminum during heat treatment, and methods to prevent its occurrence.
Introduction
High-temperature oxidation, or blistering, often occurs...
METAL URGENCY
Stress modeling of the WAAM process
A thermal model was previously developed and executed to simulate the Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) process, using the Goldak Flux Distribution to model...
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
Employers need to expand on carrot-stick philosophy
We all trade time for money. Gone are the days of bartering, trading your chickens for goats. We go to work to earn a...
Q&A
Q&A with Matt Clinite
Tell us about Ipsen U and what it can do for heat treaters.
The Ipsen U class provides a great learning experience for everyone from entry level to department supervisors or engineers. Classes cover a...
5th International Conference and more coming in 2023
The 5th International Conference on Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering of Tools and Dies (HTSE-TD), sponsored by the Chinese Heat Treating Association, will be...
IHEA member spotlight: Dry Coolers specializes in cooling systems
Dry Coolers Inc. specializes in engineered fluid cooling systems primarily servicing an industrial market. Since 1985, it has designed and manufactured a range of...
UPDATE
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