Thursday, October 15, 2026

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COMPANY PROFILE

Temperature controls and sensors for OEMs

As industries need parts designed and heat treated to hyper-critical accuracies, it becomes the job of temperature controls and temperature sensors to ensure those...

HOT SEAT

Calculating heating times of furnace loads

In this column, I will discuss different ways to determine the time required to heat a load to the desired temperature. Introduction The heating time is...

METAL URGENCY

Testing the rule of thumb on furnace heating times

Introduction For generations, heat treaters have used a simple rule of thumb to estimate how long a part needs to soak in a furnace before...

CERAMICS WORKS

Reasons to consider low biopersistent fiber insulation

When it comes to high-temperature furnace lining applications, most people are used to using traditional ceramic fiber blanket. This is the itchy white stuff...

QUALITY COUNTS

Extrinsic and intrinsic motivators of why we work

For those who engage on the “professionals’” social media platform LinkedIn, we are often bombarded with the many highlights and awards of other people....

Q&A

Q&A with Arturo Arechavaleta

Nutec Bickley recently installed an annealing oven custom design for processing real mounted compact aluminum cable. What makes this custom design oven so unique? Following our customized furnace business concept, we follow our customer input...

IFHTSE promotes international collaboration on heat treatment and surface engineering

The International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering (IFHTSE) is a not-for-profit body founded in Switzerland on October 11, 1971. It is an international...

Navigating the changing energy landscape in industrial heating

Energy management continues to move higher on the priority list for manufacturers. Rising energy demands, evolving technologies, changing regulations, and the need to improve...

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