5 Heat Treating Pitfalls and How To Avoid Them
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Industries involving high-volume machining of parts (e.g., automotive fasteners and bearings) rely on heat treating in-house to maintain efficiency and cost control. Complications from inadequate quenching, tempering, documentation, or even small oversights can compromise part quality and performance.
Ryan Van Dyke, metallurgical engineering manager at Paulo, addresses the top five pitfalls that in-house heat treating operations encounter and when to find another solution.
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Aluminum Chip Preparation System for Automotive Industry
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An auto parts manufacturer headquartered in the U.S. is receiving an aluminum chip recycling preparation system. The system will be installed in the plant’s casting house to manage in-house scrap generated from the company’s bank of machining centers.
The chip recycling system will only remove the moisture, leaving the oil on the chips. The oil is left to combust in the furnace’s side well, creating an oxygen depleted environment which provides a significant increase in aluminum yields.
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‘Thru-process’ Temperature Profiling of Gas Carburizing Furnaces with Integrated Oil Quenches
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Pass the PhoenixTM system safely through the combined furnace and quench. Monitor live the product temperature profile with a RF telemetry option. Validate process and automotive product quality (no quench distortion/cracks).
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Lessons Learned from the Nadcap Certification Journey for Multi-Cell Furnaces
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Navigating unfamiliar waters in the standards world can be daunting. But how does it work with multi-cell furnaces?
Discover how multi-cell heat treatment furnaces can come into Nadcap compliance which can underscore the importance of technology, training, and continuous improvement by listening to this Heat Treat Radio episode. Doug Glenn talks with Andrew Chan, sales and applications engineer, ALD Vacuum Technologies North America Inc., Kelly Peters, vice president of operations, and David Dillon, maintenance manager for ALD Thermal Treatment Inc.
Listeners will learn practical insights into achieving and maintaining Nadcap accreditation for advanced heat treatment processes.
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2 Large Scale Furnaces for Automotive and Marine Propulsion
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Two intensive furnace projects will bring heat treating to the automotive brake rotor and marine propulsion systems industries. An FNC furnace has been completed which will process approximately 600,000 brake rotors per year for the automotive industry. If run continuously, output could approach nearly a million rotors annually.
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Heat Treat Veterans, The Heroes Among Us
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It is no secret that the heat treat industry runs on grit, loyalty, and innovative thinking. So much of this work ethic comes from the military veterans by the furnace and in the operations seat. This feature from Heat Treat Today recognizes the military veterans and the service they have offered to our country and now to heat treat during their career. Thank you for your service and willingness to sacrifice for our country.
Check out these amazing profiles of Heat Treat Veterans from our records and then submit information on a heat treat military veteran.
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SSi’s eFlo Meters Impacting the Automotive Industry
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Super System Inc.'s eFlo meters enhance automotive industry carburizing processes, ensuring precise gas control for optimal hardening, durability, and performance of critical engine components in high-temperature environments.
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