2008 Feature Articles - Listed by Month of Publication
January“Ten Top Technologies for 2008” – Reed Miller,Industrial Heating
“Multiple Quench Options Move Low-Pressure Carburizing Closer to Universal Acceptance” – Jack Titus, AFC-Holcroft
“HVOF Production of Hard Chromium Substitution Coatings for Improved Wear” – L.C. Casteletti and A. Lombardi Neto, University of Sao Paulo; George E. Totten, Portland State University
“Microtechnology and Nanotechnology” – Jim Overturf, Yokogawa Corporation of America
“Monitoring Hardening Processes on Gear Components Using Eddy Current” – Bill Buschur, ibg NDT Systems Corp.
February
“High-Intensity Resistance Heaters Offer Power and Efficiency for Industrial Heating Processes” – Elwin Rooy, Rooy and Associates
“HEATCOOL Program Computes Transient Heating and Cooling Time of Furnace Loads” – Joseph Barnes
“Furnace Maintenance and Operation Requirements in AMS 2750D” – Richard Bolton, Eurotherm
“Vortex-Generated Combustion Efficiency” – Tibbs Golloday, Burner Dynamics
“Furnace Insulation Upgrades and Energy Efficiency” – Jack Hartzell, GIS Inc.
March
“Modern Gas-Quenching Chambers Supported by SimVaCPlus Hardness Application” – P. Kula, R. Atraszkiewicz and E. Stanczyk-Wolowiec, Institute of Materials and Engineering
“Plasma Nitriding of Stainless Steels” – Luiz Carlos Casteletti and Amadeu Lombardi Neto, University of Sao Paulo; George E. Totten, Portland State University
“Challenges and Benefits of Using RF Telemetry in Industrial Heat-Treatment Processes” – Rob Hornsblow, Datapaq Ltd.
“Furnace Hot Zones and Charging Equipment for Metal Injection Molding (MIM) Process” – Dr. Bernd Kleinpass, PLANSEE
“Wireless Temperature Measurement” – Steven Hollander, Newport Electronics Inc.
April
“Simplified Temperature Uniformity Surveys Utilizing Ceramic Technology for the Metals Industry” – Thomas McInnerney, The Edward Orton Jr. Ceramic Foundation
“Pyrometry for Global Aerospace and Commercial Heat-Treating Industries” – John Gourley, Honeywell Aerospace
“Pulse-Firing Technology” – David Pongrance, Hauck Manufacturing Co.
“Repeatable, Reproducible Preparation and Hardness Depth Measurement of Surface-Hardened Steels” – Peter Bucan, Struers A/S
“2008 Consultants Roundtable”Industrial Heating
May
“Lean Manufacturing Strategies for Tempering” – Jim Demarest, Pyromaitre
“Innovative Induction Heating of Oil Country Tubular Goods” – Peter Ross, Dr. Valery Rudnev, Rich Gallik and George Elliot, Inductoheat Inc.
“Utilization of Vacuum Technology in the Processing of Refractory Metal, Titanium and Their Alloys for Powder Applications” – Virginia M. Osterman, Solar Atmospheres
“NSTT – A Promising Tool for Properties Enhancement of Heat-Treated Steels” – Subrata and Shubhalok Ghosh, NanoTech Metallurgy Inc.
“The Heat Is On” – David Kagan, Nanmac Corp.
“Is Wasting Water Diluting Your Profits?” – Aqueous Recovery Resources
June
“Hydrogen Recovery and Recycling” – David Neumann and Glenn Eisman, H2Pump LLC
“Simple Methods to Reduce Energy Costs” – Shobhan Paul, Starfire Technologies LLC
“Energy-Saving Thermal Insulation: Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health Considerations” – Richard J. Martin, Delno D. Malzahn, Jeffrey B. Hicks and Patrick J. Sheehan, Exponent Inc.
“A Cost-Effective Case-Hardening Process for Stainless Steels” – Bernd Edenhofer, Junpei Zhou and Mark Heninger, Ipsen Inc.
“Microporous Insulation for Energy Efficiency” – Alyssia K. Flynn, Microtherm Inc.
July
2008 Buyers Guide
18th annual Buyers Guide – 11,160 product listings in 588 categories. The Buyers Guide is broken down into two sections for easy reference – the Manufacturers Directory and the Product Directory. The Product Directory is broken down into six categories: Furnaces, Ovens & Kilns; Furnace Atmospheres & Gases; Components, Supplies & Materials; Refractories & Insulation; Controls, Instrumentation & Test Equipment; Parts Washing Equipment/Supplies and Services. Also included is a commercial heat treaters directory.
August
“Energy Conservation Benefits with Process Control” – Jim Oakes, Super Systems Inc.
“Hybrid Burners Offer Choices” – James B. Roberts, Eclipse Combustion Inc.
“Innovative Energy Savings in Continuous Annealing Furnace” – Chris Winger, GalvTech, The Techs Industries; Roy Hardy, Spinworks LLC
“Casting Aluminum in China” – Patrick Bryan, P.E., Bricmont Inc., An Inductotherm Group Company
“Vacuum Heating and Brazing Systems – Upgrade or Replace?” – Matt Orfe, PV/T Inc., An Inductotherm Group Company
September
“Embedded High-Power-Density Heating” – Kyle Clark, iTherm Technologies LP
“Sintering and Heat-Treatment Response of SH737-2Cu-0.9C Steels” – V.M. Shingade, A. Upadhyaya, S. Anand and A. Raja, Indian Institute of Technology
“Materials Testing in Today’s Economy” – Applied Test Systems, Inc.
“Doubling the Efficiency with Superconductivity” – Dr. Larry Masur, Zenergy Power Inc.
“The Growth of Aerospace in India” – Performance Review Institute
October
“Increasing Capacity – A Contrarian View” – Ron DiSalvio, Trojan Heat Treat Inc.; Kary Peterson, BeaverMatic Inc.
“Automated Vacuum Heat-Treat Systems in the Powertrain Industry” – Dr.-Ing. Klaus Löser, ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH; William Gornicki, ALD-Holcroft Vacuum Technologies Co., Inc.
”Technology Trends in Vacuum Heat Treating, Part One: Markets, Processes and Applications” – Daniel H. Herring, The Herring Group
“A Guide to Better Atmosphere Carburizing Using Both Dynamic and Equilibrium-Based Measurements” – E.S. Boltz and K.M. Winter; United Process Controls
“Heat-Resistant Alloy Selection – The Importance of Microstructure Under Cycling Conditions” – Jason Wilson, Rolled Alloys
November
“Composites in the Aerospace Industry” – David Watson, Bombardier Aerospace
“Performing Aerospace Case-Depth Analysis Using Microindentation Hardness Systems” – Tim Bonge, Dave Coulston, Tim Pallett and Mark West, LECO Corp.
“Technology Trends in Vacuum Heat Treating, Part Two: Processes and Applications” – Daniel H. Herring, The Herring Group
“Automated Heat-Treatment Monitoring System” – Arek Melanowicz, DynaBil Industries; Donald Chickering, WingTech II LLC
“Reconditioning Ceramic Insulators” – Trevor Jones, Solar Atmospheres
December
“Taking the Crank Out of Crankshaft” – Gary Doyon, Doug Brown, Valery Rudnev, Glen Desmier and Jeffrey Elinski, Inductoheat Inc.
“Controlling Properties of Sintered-Steel P/M Components Using Atmosphere” – Thomas Phillips, John J. Dwyer Jr. and Zbigniew Zurecki, Air Products
“Atmospheric Furnaces – Product Temperature is Critical” – Vern Lappe, Ircon Inc.
“Advances in Martensitic Stainless Processing” – Daniel Codd, P.E., KVA Inc.
“Hardening and Tempering of Fasteners” – Peter Kreimer, Aichelin Heat Treatment Systems Inc. (online exclusive)
2008 Feature Articles - Listed by Subject Area
Ceramics & Refractories/Insulation“Simplified Temperature Uniformity Surveys Utilizing Ceramic Technology for the Metals Industry” – Thomas McInnerney, The Edward Orton Jr. Ceramic Foundation (April 2008)
“Energy-Saving Thermal Insulation: Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health Considerations” – Richard J. Martin, Delno D. Malzahn, Jeffrey B. Hicks and Patrick J. Sheehan, Exponent Inc. (June 2008)
“Microporous Insulation for Energy Efficiency” – Alyssia K. Flynn, Microtherm Inc. (June 2008)
“Reconditioning Ceramic Insulators” – Trevor Jones, Solar Atmospheres (November 2008)
Heat & Corrosion Resistant Materials/ Composites
“Monitoring Hardening Processes on Gear Components Using Eddy Current” – Bill Buschur, ibg NDT Systems Corp. (January 2008)
“Furnace Insulation Upgrades and Energy Efficiency” – Jack Hartzell, GIS Inc. (February 2008)
“Furnace Hot Zones and Charging Equipment for Metal Injection Molding (MIM) Process” – Dr. Bernd Kleinpass, PLANSEE (March 2008)
“A Cost-Effective Case-Hardening Process for Stainless Steels” – Bernd Edenhofer, Junpei Zhou and Mark Heninger, Ipsen Inc. (June 2008)
“Heat-Resistant Alloy Selection – The Importance of Microstructure Under Cycling Conditions” – Jason Wilson, Rolled Alloys (October 2008)
“Advances in Martensitic Stainless Processing” – Daniel Codd, P.E., KVA Inc. (December 2008)
Heat Treating
“Multiple Quench Options Move Low-Pressure Carburizing Closer to Universal Acceptance” – Jack Titus, AFC-Holcroft (January 2008)
“Furnace Maintenance and Operation Requirements in AMS 2750D” – Richard Bolton, Eurotherm (February 2008)
“HEATCOOL Program Computes Transient Heating and Cooling Time of Furnace Loads” – Joseph Barnes (February 2008)
“Modern Gas-Quenching Chambers Supported by SimVaCPlus Hardness Application” – P. Kula, R. Atraszkiewicz and E. Stanczyk-Wolowiec, Institute of Materials and Engineering (March 2008)
“Pyrometry for Global Aerospace and Commercial Heat-Treating Industries” – John Gourley, Honeywell Aerospace (April 2008)
“Simple Methods to Reduce Energy Costs” – Shobhan Paul, Starfire Technologies LLC (June 2008)
“Hybrid Burners Offer Choices” – James B. Roberts, Eclipse Combustion Inc. (August 2008)
“Increasing Capacity – A Contrarian View” – Ron DiSalvio, Trojan Heat Treat Inc.; Kary Peterson, BeaverMatic Inc. (October 2008)
“Automated Heat-Treatment Monitoring System” – Arek Melanowicz, DynaBil Industries; Donald Chickering, WingTech II LLC (November 2008)
“Hardening and Tempering of Fasteners” – Peter Kreimer, Aichelin Heat Treatment Systems Inc. (online exclusive, December 2008)
Induction Heat Treating
“Innovative Induction Heating of Oil Country Tubular Goods” – Peter Ross, Dr. Valery Rudnev, Rich Gallik and George Elliot, Inductoheat Inc. (May 2008)
“Embedded High-Power-Density Heating” – Kyle Clark, iTherm Technologies LP (September 2008)
“Taking the Crank Out of Crankshaft” – Gary Doyon, Doug Brown, Valery Rudnev, Glen Desmier and Jeffrey Elinski, Inductoheat Inc. (December 2008)
Industrial Gases/Combustion
“Vortex-Generated Combustion Efficiency” – Tibbs Golloday, Burner Dynamics (February 2008)
“Pulse-Firing Technology” – David Pongrance, Hauck Manufacturing Co. (April 2008)
“Hydrogen Recovery and Recycling” – David Neumann and Glenn Eisman, H2Pump LLC (June 2008)
“Innovative Energy Savings in Continuous Annealing Furnace” – Chris Winger, GalvTech, The Techs Industries; Roy Hardy, Spinworks LLC (August 2008)
Materials Characterization & Testing
“Repeatable, Reproducible Preparation and Hardness Depth Measurement of Surface-Hardened Steels” – Peter Bucan, Struers A/S (April 2008)
“Materials Testing in Today’s Economy” – Applied Test Systems, Inc. (September 2008)
“Performing Aerospace Case-Depth Analysis Using Microindentation Hardness Systems” – Tim Bonge, Dave Coulston, Tim Pallett and Mark West, LECO Corp. (November 2008)
Melting/Forming/Joining
“High-Intensity Resistance Heaters Offer Power and Efficiency for Industrial Heating Processes” – Elwin Rooy, Rooy and Associates (February 2008)
“Casting Aluminum in China” – Patrick Bryan, P.E., Bricmont Inc., An Inductotherm Group Company (August 2008)
“Vacuum Heating and Brazing Systems – Upgrade or Replace?” – Matt Orfe, PV/T Inc., An Inductotherm Group Company (August 2008)
“Doubling the Efficiency with Superconductivity” – Dr. Larry Masur, Zenergy Power Inc. (September 2008)
Miscellaneous
“Ten Top Technologies for 2008” – Reed Miller,Industrial Heating(New Technology, January 2008)
“2008 Consultants Roundtable”Industrial Heating(Consulting, April 2008)
“Is Wasting Water Diluting Your Profits?” – Aqueous Recovery Resources (Aqueous Recovery, May 2008)
“Lean Manufacturing Strategies for Tempering” – Jim Demarest, Pyromaitre (Automotive Heat Treatment, May 2008)
“The Growth of Aerospace in India” – Performance Review Institute (Focus on India, September 2008)
“Composites in the Aerospace Industry” – David Watson, Bombardier Aerospace (Composites, November 2008)
Process Control & Instrumentation
“Microtechnology and Nanotechnology” – Jim Overturf, Yokogawa Corporation of America (January 2008)
“Wireless Temperature Measurement” – Steven Hollander, Newport Electronics Inc. (March 2008)
“Challenges and Benefits of Using RF Telemetry in Industrial Heat-Treatment Processes” – Rob Hornsblow, Datapaq Ltd. (March 2008)
“The Heat Is On” – David Kagan, Nanmac Corp. (May 2008)
“Energy Conservation Benefits with Process Control” – Jim Oakes, Super Systems Inc. (August 2008)
“A Guide to Better Atmosphere Carburizing Using Both Dynamic and Equilibrium-Based Measurements” – E.S. Boltz and K.M. Winter; United Process Controls (October 2008)
“Atmospheric Furnaces – Product Temperature is Critical” – Vern Lappe, Ircon Inc. (December 2008)
Sintering/Powder Metallurgy
“Utilization of Vacuum Technology in the Processing of Refractory Metal, Titanium and Their Alloys for Powder Applications” – Virginia M. Osterman, Solar Atmospheres (June 2008)
“Sintering and Heat-Treatment Response of SH737-2Cu-0.9C Steels” – V.M. Shingade, A. Upadhyaya, S. Anand and A. Raja, Indian Institute of Technology (September 2008)
“Controlling Properties of Sintered-Steel P/M Components Using Atmosphere” – Thomas Phillips, John J. Dwyer Jr. and Zbigniew Zurecki, Air Products (December 2008)
Vacuum/Surface Treating
“HVOF Production of Hard Chromium Substitution Coatings for Improved Wear” – L.C. Casteletti and A. Lombardi Neto, University of Sao Paulo; George E. Totten, Portland State University (January 2008)
“Plasma Nitriding of Stainless Steels” – Luiz Carlos Casteletti and Amadeu Lombardi Neto, University of Sao Paulo; George E. Totten, Portland State University (March 2008)
“NSTT – A Promising Tool for Properties Enhancement of Heat-Treated Steels” – Subrata and Shubhalok Ghosh, NanoTech Metallurgy Inc. (May 2008)
”Technology Trends in Vacuum Heat Treating, Part One: Markets, Processes and Applications” – Daniel H. Herring, The Herring Group (October 2008)
“Automated Vacuum Heat-Treat Systems in the Powertrain Industry” – Dr.-Ing. Klaus Löser, ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH; William Gornicki, ALD-Holcroft Vacuum Technologies Co., Inc. (October 2008)
“Technology Trends in Vacuum Heat Treating, Part Two: Processes and Applications” – Daniel H. Herring, The Herring Group (November 2008)