Q&A with Heat Treat 2019 attendees

HEAT TREAT 2019, is scheduled to hit Detroit, Michigan, October 15–17. The show will bring thousands of industry experts and insiders to the motor...

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Aziz Jamaluddin

What is Epcon? Epcon is a full-service organization, starting with front-end business development/marketing, sales and application engineering, through complete in-house engineering, design, and drafting —...

Q&A with Jeff Marshall

What does Metallurgical High Vacuum Corporation do for the industry? We remanufacture pumps. That’s probably the core of our business, but that’s changing because of...

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 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 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 Joe Ugalde

Business Marketing Analyst with TE Wire & Cable, LLC

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 Turgay Ozan

Busch Vacuum Solutions USA, one of the largest manufacturers of vacuum pumps, blowers, compressors, and systems, has acquired Jennings Associates Inc., a distributor for...

Q&A with David Strand

President and CEO, Wisconsin Oven Corporation and Thermal Product Solutions

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 Bob Fouquette

Chief Engineer with Custom Electric Manufacturing Co.

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 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 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 Stephen Harris

Tell us about the new Bodycote Elgin, Illinois, facility. When did it become fully operational? We are very pleased to announce that our brand-new Elgin...

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 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 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 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 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...

Tom Hart

What is Pit LPC, and what went into its development? Pit LPC, or low-pressure carburizing, is an alternate method of low-pressure carburizing, and it’s conducted...

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 Robert Antolik

What’s a typical day like for you at Applied Test Systems (ATS)? Things have changed quite a bit lately due to COVID-19. But, in general,...

Q&A with Susan Heinauer

Thermal Processing welcomes its newest sales representative to its staff, Susan Heinauer. She has more than 20 years of experience in sales and promises...

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 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 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 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....

Q&A with Andrew Bassett

You recently launched your Aerospace Compliance Software. How does it work? Aerospace Compliance Software is a brainchild of ours. The software eliminates human errors of...