Q&A with Bob Fouquette
Chief Engineer with Custom Electric Manufacturing Co.
Q&A with Don Selmi
What is Premier’s mission?
To provide heat-treating systems that are dependable as well as innovative, with performance-proven technology that will enhance the physical properties and...
Q&A with Tom Ott
Most people don’t associate hardness testing with heat treatment, but it’s very relevant. You say there are a number of products that are really...
Q&A with Jeff Marshall
What does MHV do for the heat-treat industry?
We make our customers more competitive, which is good both for the customers and for the industry...
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...
Q&A with Joe Stambaugh
Pease tell us a little about your background and company.
My education was in electromechanical technologies. I have spent my 40-year career working in the...
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 Bob Wells
What are some factors one should consider in cryogenic processing of gears?
First off, what is the size I need? Secondly, how do I want...
Q&A with Trevor Jones
As a quick refresher, remind our readers of Solar Manufacturing’s role in the heat-treat industry?
Solar Manufacturing is a premier vacuum furnace manufacturer that specializes...
Q&A with Jason Cillo
Some of Thermal Product Solutions’ ovens are used in semiconductor manufacturing. What types of oven configurations work best in this sector?
Thermal Product Solutions (TPS)...
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...
Q&A with Ad de Pijper
You’re announcing a company goal to reduce emissions from your burners by 50 percent or more. What was the origin of this ambitious plan?...
Q&A with Veronica Becker
You were recently named the new executive director of ASM International. What are your responsibilities?
In a nutshell, the responsibilities are to lead the organization...
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 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 Ed Wykes
What is your role at AFC-Holcroft?
I’m the Director of Field Services and Aftermarket Sales. I have a two-prong responsibility. One is the aftermarket parts...
Q&A with Max Dubin
What’s a typical day like for you at Across International?
As sales development, I act as the intersection between the products our engineers design, our...
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 Michael Zulauf
What is heavy mill scale, and what problems can it cause?
Mill scale is a thin, flaky layer of bluish iron oxides that forms on...
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 Marcello Tomolillo
Tenova recently received the final acceptance certificate for the modernization of a walking beam furnace at thyssenkrupp Steel’s Bruckhausen Plant in Duisburg, Germany. Thermal...
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 Bill Stuehr
Please tell us how Induction Tooling began.
In 1975, I was working as a process design engineer with a local commercial heat treating company. Several...
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...
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...
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 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 Shlok Sundaresh
What is your role at TS USA?
I joined TS USA, HEF Group, in 2014 as a process engineer for its Springfield, Ohio, facility. As...
Q&A with James P. Adams
The WorldPM2026 World Congress & Exhibition — sponsored by the Metal Powder Industries Federation — will be June 25-29, 2026, at the Montreal Convention...
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 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...
Q&A with Lily Heinemann
Bodycote recently announced that two of its U.K. facilities are operating with zero carbon emissions. How was this made possible and why was it...
Q&A with Johann Klett
What makes up your recently launched expanded service team?
We’re focusing on several different services that we’re going to provide right off the bat starting...
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 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...
Q&A with Steven Sumner
Why is nitriding gears and other parts so critical?
As we’re looking at manufacturing things, we need to make them so they last. Heat treating...
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...
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 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 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,...
