Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Q&A with Kenny Miller

Tell us about Kinematics. For nearly three decades, Kinematics has delivered customized, robust solutions to customers with mission-critical applications. With a variety of motion-control solutions,...

Q&A with Joe Ugalde

Business Marketing Analyst with TE Wire & Cable, LLC

Q&A with Kendall DeVane

Thermal Processing welcomes its newest sales representative to its staff, Kendall DeVane. He has 20 years of experience in sales and promises to bring...

Q&A with Andrew Storey

What’s a typical week like for you? I’m the technical person who works on a specific group of products on the sales side of...

Q&A with Joe Grein

Tell our readers a little bit about Thermalogic. At Thermalogic, we’re celebrating our 50th year in business this year. We were founded in 1971 in...

Q&A with David Wolff

What’s a typical day like for you at Nel Hydrogen? I’m in field sales and work with customers to make sure their process needs that...

Q&A with Rick Diekman

Owner and President of Controlled Thermal Processing, Inc.

Q&A with Michael Hager

What’s a typical day like for you at Verder Scientific/Carbolite Gero? Our office here in North America is primarily focused on sales, technical support, and...

Q&A with Dennis Beauchesne

When was vacuum carburizing introduced? The process has been around since the 1960s. Vacuum carburizing enables more precise control of case depth and microstructure than...

Q&A with Diane Haggerty

What makes PowderMet2023 and AMPM2023 important events within the industry? As the premier powder metallurgy (PM) events in the Americas, the annual PowderMet (International Conference...

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...

Q&A with Tim Donofrio

Can-Eng Furnaces was recently awarded two contracts for its high-capacity line of mesh belt fastener heat treatment systems. What made this system ideal for...

Q&A with Raymond Daniel Noble

Noble is expanding its services. In what way are you expanding? We’ve been working on a service expansion called Noble 1-Stop. We have begun working...

Q&A with Tom Schulz

What makes the L&L model XLE214 floor standing box furnace ideal for the aerospace industry? L&L Special Furnace has grown to establish a major...

Q&A with Chris Stevens

What’s a typical day like for you at Dalton Electric? It starts and ends with our customers. Our value proposition to our Dalton users is...

Q&A with Mike Paponetti

You were recently promoted to Southeast Sales Manager. How does this new position differ from your previous one? In the last position, I was a...

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...

Q&A with Justin Sims

Who is Dante Solutions, and what do you do with the company? Dante Solutions is an engineering company with a main focus on improving heat...

Q&A with Tom Morrison

When did you make the decision to take FNA virtual? Our Executive Committee has been meeting weekly since April when COVID-19 really started to take...

Q&A with John Niggle

What’s a typical week like for you at Pelican Wire? Pelican is a custom wire manufacturer, and for that reason, it is a little difficult...

Q&A with Jim Litzinger

Your company, Orton, offers TempTabs, some pretty ingenious technology for monitoring temperature throughout a furnace. How did the idea come about? Our founder, Edward Orton...

Q&A with John Dykstra

Why is the role of field service engineer a crucial part of the services Ipsen offers? For me, field service is paramount because from the...

Q&A with Lauren Jones

Why is it important to invest in the future of heat-treating? Nearly every metal component undergoes some type of heat-treating application. Vacuum furnaces contribute to...

Q&A with David Hamling

What’s a typical week like for you at ZIRCAR Ceramics? I drive the company’s sales and marketing efforts and usually begin my day with a...

Q&A with Jeff Opitz

Tell us about GraphiteInsulation.com? GraphiteInsulation.com is a vehicle for us to narrow our focus to graphite insulating products, mostly used for vacuum heat treatment...

Q&A with Bob Fouquette

Chief Engineer with Custom Electric Manufacturing Co.

Q&A with Guido Locatelli

Tell us about your company. The company was established in 1984 near Milan, Italy, in the city of Caravaggio, and since its inception the headquarters...

Q&A with Steve Mueller

Now that you are with Linde, what’s a typical day like for you? We (Praxair) merged with Linde, and we are now all under the...

Q&A with Roseanne Brunello

What do you and Mountain Rep do for the heat-treat industry? Mountain Rep is a manufacturing rep firm that has been in business for 35...

Q&A with Steve Mueller

What does Praxair do for the heat-treat industry? Praxair produces and sells industrial gases, such as nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, and helium. Our main focus for...

Q&A with Bill St. Thomas

Please tell us a little about your background. I started in the heat treating industry back in the late 1960s working for one of my...

Q&A with Greg Jennings

What’s a typical day like for you at Wisconsin Oven? My typical day is quite a bit of fun. I’ve got three kids, and it’s...

Q&A with Neil Owen

What are some of the industries that Stresstech serves, and what compels businesses within those industries to seek you out? Stresstech, historically, has been successful...

QA with Raymond Daniel Noble

What are your duties with Noble Industrial Furnace? What is your typical day? My duties include, but are not limited to, oversight of design and...

Q&A with Eric Ford

What does Graphite Metallizing Corporation do for the heat-treat industry? Graphite Metallizing Corporation makes a product called Graphalloy. It’s basically a graphite/metal alloy, that we...

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 Dr. Mark Cross

The automotive industry is continually pushing new boundaries. Advancements in engineering technology show no signs of slowing down with increasing developments in manufacturing processes....

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 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...

Q&A with Chuck Faulkner

What makes attending Heat Treat 2021 an important activity for heat treaters? ASM Heat Treat 2021 is one of the premier events globally for the...