From June 12-16, the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany, will become the center for the international casting and metallurgical industries. Trade fairs GIFA, Metec, Thermprocess and Newcast (GMTN) will cover the complete spectrum of foundry technology, castings, metallurgy and thermal-processing technology.

Traditional and new methods of hardness measurement are available. Deciding which one is right for an application depends on several factors.

While induction heating is not a new technology, it is in fact a green technology and can be a part of an organization’s sustainability program. It does not consume fossil fuels, and it does not produce any hazardous emissions or carbon dioxide.

Bainite is a phase in steel that can be created by heating the steel up to an austenitic temperature followed by a designed cooling procedure.