Members to be awarded citations at European heat treat conference
The European Conference on Heat Treatment/IFHTSE 27th Congress, will be September 5-8 at the Wyndham Grand Salzburg Conference Center in Salzburg, Austria. The event...
Industry conference news for 2023, beyond
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...
Q&A with Mike Loepke
What is Qmulus, and why did Nitrex feel the need to develop it?
Qmulus is a holistic IOT solution with the aim to facilitate and...
Effect of temperature on oxidation of oil quenchants
In this column, I will discuss the effect of temperature on the oxidation behavior of martempering oil used for distortion control.
Introduction
Martempering oils are used...
Q&A with Sławomir Woźniak
You recently attended ThermProcess in Dusseldorf. What kind of reactions to your products did you get from the attendees?
It was quite a good event...
Q&A with John Ludeman
Advanced Heat Treat Corp recently renewed its Nadcap accreditation in heat treating. Why was this important?
It is important to Advanced Heat Treat to have...
Stocky, Fechte-Heinen elected to IFHTSE Executive Council
Christophe Stocky recently was elected to be a member of the IFHTSE Executive Council in Yokohama at the recent IFHTSE Congress. He is 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...
The IHEA calendar heats up
New — Sustainability Webinar Series: IHEA’s new webinar series will focus on carbon producing heating processes and provide methods to optimize their efficiency and...
Thermal expansion of mineral oil quenchants
In this column, I will discuss the thermal expansion of oil. This information is primarily important for initial fills of a quench tank.
Introduction
Oil, when...
Evaluating effect of heat treat on flank slope profile deviation of steel gears using...
The finish machining of a gear is undoubtedly one of the most important manufacturing steps. It sets the geometry, surface condition, and residual stress...
IHEA rings in 2023 with some great events
February
IHEA’s Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating Online Course starts February 20: IHEA’s Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating Online Learning Course has been a successful...
Conference updates and other IFHTSE highlights
ECHT 2023 Conference
AIM is proud to announce the ECHT 2023 Conference in Genova, Italy, at Magazzini del Cotone. The conference will meet May...
Q&A with Jeff Rissman
You’re the lead author on the report, “Thermal Batteries: Decarbonizing U.S. Industry While Supporting A High-Renewables Grid.” What is your background, and what were...
IHEA grows its sustainability and decarbonization initiatives
With the popularity and success of this summer’s Sustainability & Decarbonization webinar series, the Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) announces an expansion of the...
Q&A with Brian Kelly
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) recently announced its 2023-2024 board of directors and executive officers. Taking over as president is Brian Kelly of...
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 with Joe Coleman
What Is CMMC 2.0?
CMMC stands for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. CMMC 2.0 is a contractual requirement for any non-federal organization or system that is...
Algas-SDI supplies combustion equipment to heat treaters around the world
Algas-SDI is a manufacturer of liquid fuel vaporizers, natural gas backup and decompression equipment, and combustion equipment. The company deploys its products worldwide through...
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...
Lesley Frame elected vice president of IFHTSE 2024-2026
Lesley Frame, assistant professor, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut, recently was elected IFHTSE vice president for the 2024-2026 term in Yokahama and...
Feeling the heat to reduce your carbon footprint
Whether it is the government, management, or simply general public pressure, it seems like everyone in our industry is being asked to reduce their...
Start making plans for Heat Treat 2023, one of many big conferences ahead
This event, co-located with IMAT 2023 and the Motion+Power Technology Expo in Detroit, is October 17-19 and is expected to cover many topics of...
Q&A with Mike Grande
Wisconsin Oven recently shipped a horizontal spray quench furnace to C/A Design in Dover, New Hampshire. What makes quenching important to this company?
Any time...
ECHT 2024 to focus on processes, tech for sustainable future
The ECHT 2024 Conference and the 50th Annual A3TS Congress will be together in Toulouse, France, June 5-7, 2024. The focus will be on...
The journey toward decarbonization
Decarbonization. Sustainability. Carbon neutral. These are definitely the latest buzz words flying around the industrial heating industry, and everywhere else for that matter. The...
Q&A with Eric Kemperman
How can Etchform say it is the market leader in titanium etching?
Our process is one that we developed ourselves from the ground up....
IHEA’s Industrial Heating Decarbonization SUMMIT scheduled for October
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) recently announced the Industrial Heating Decarbonization SUMMIT on October 28-30 at the Conrad Indianapolis.
“Forging a Sustainable Path for...
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...
Podgornik to be awarded IFHTSE Fellowship at Lecce conference
Prof. Bojan Podgornik, head of the Materials and Technology department at the Institute of Metals and Technology and Professor at the University of Ljubljana,...
Q&A with Trevor Jones
Solar Manufacturing recently received a patent (#11,815,403) for an improved vacuum furnace control thermocouple design. What makes this improved design important?
Solar Manufacturing and Solar...
Q&A with James P. Adams
PowderMet2024, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 16-19, will be a hub of technology transfer for professionals from every part of the powder metallurgy and metal...
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...
Determining the agitation needed in a quench tank
In this column, I will review the basic requirements of agitation, and illustrate a method of determining the right amount of agitation.
Recently, a customer...
Registration open for IHEA’s Industrial Heating Decarbonization SUMMIT
Registration is open for the Industrial Heating Equipment Association’s (IHEA) Industrial Heating Decarbonization SUMMIT October 28-30 at the Conrad Indianapolis. Attendance for this distinctive...
IHEA’s Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating course starts April 8
The Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating Online Learning Course has been a successful source of high-level learning for those in the industrial heat-processing industry...
Polymer quenchants and corrosion of aluminum
When slow quenching 2024 aluminum, this alloy is susceptible to intergranular corrosion. Two common quenchants, water and AMS 3025 PAG type quenchants, are compared.
Introduction
Heat...
More World Congress details available
The ASM Heat Treating Society (HTS) and the International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering (IFHTSE) proudly present the highly anticipated 29th IFHTSE...
Feeling the heat to reduce your carbon footprint
Whether it is the government, management, or simply general public pressure, it seems like everyone in our industry is being asked to reduce their...
