This is a complete list of all the feature articles – by topic – that appeared in Industrial Heating in 2014. The month each article appeared in is included with page number. All articles are hyperlinked for your convenience.

 

CERAMICS & REFRACTORIES/INSULATION

Roller-Hearth Furnace for Ceramic Capacitors – February 2014, p. 47

New Insulating Materials, Installation Techniques Reduce Maintenance and Save Energy – April 2014, p. 37

Advantages of Mullite-Fiber Linings for High-Temperature Furnaces – October 2014, p. 47

 

HEAT & CORROSION RESISTANT MATERIALS/COMPOSITES

New Solutions for Low-Pressure Carburizing Furnaces – March 2014, p. 49

Brazing Heat- and Corrosion-Resistant Alloys for Robust Service (part 1) – June 2014, p. 41

Selecting an Appropriate Heat-Resistant Alloy – September 2014, p. 59

Brazing Heat- and Corrosion-Resistant Alloys for Robust Service (part 2) – September 2014, p. 67

Carbon/Carbon Composites – The Ideal Solution – December 2014, p. 53

 

HEAT TREATING

Ion Sulfurization and Lubricating Gradient Material – January 2014, p. 23

Retrofit Improves Process Quality, Quantity – February 2014, p. 39

Calculation of Heat-Treating Costs – March 2014, p. 33

Intergranular Oxidation: Scourge or Does it Really Matter? – April 2014, p. 41

A Better Way of Production: Small-Batch and One-Piece-Flow – June 2014, p. 35

Make Your Atmosphere Furnace Work for You: Tips of the Trade for Carburizing and Quenching – September 2014, p. 41

The Role of Furnace Atmospheres – October 2014, p. 33

Competency Counts in Aerospace Industry – November 2014, p. 39

 

INDUCTION HEATING

Heat Staking Metal Inserts by Induction – May 2014, p. 35

Crankshaft Fillet Hardening: Challenges and Prospects – August 2014, p. 47

New Technology Straightens Out Camshaft Distortion – December 2014, p. 46

 

INDUSTRIAL GASES/COMBUSTION

Improving Thermal Efficiency in Aluminum Scrap Melting – February 2014, p. 41

Save Money by Optimizing Your Furnace Burner Fire Rate – April 2014, p. 47

Furnace Atmosphere Conversion Creates Quality and Economic Benefits – June 2014, p. 32

Utilizing Flue-Gas Analysis to Improve Combustion-System Performance – October 2014, p. 43

 

MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION & TESTING

Testing of Fasteners – January 2014, p. 32

Hot Tensile Testing – Improving Efficiency – April 2014, p. 50

Obtaining Consistent Microindentation Hardness Data (part 1) – August 2014, p. 53

Obtaining Consistent Microindentation Hardness Data (part 2) – November 2014, p. 48

 

MELTING/FORMING/JOINING

Aluminum Brazing in Vacuum Furnaces – February 2014, p. 51

Applications for Specialty Casting Equipment – May 2014, p. 48

The Latest Aluminum Scrap Recycling Plant Technology – August 2014, p. 61

Cross-Wedge Rolling Theory, Technology and Equipment – November 2014, p. 43

 

PROCESS CONTROL & INSTRUMENTATION

The Latest on AMS 2750 Rev. E - January 2014, p. 30

Precise Ratio Control Overcomes Environmental Impacts on Natural Gas Combustion – March 2014, p. 43

Increasing Efficiency with Advanced Controls – June 2014, p. 38

Automated Control of Heat-Treating Processes: Technology, Data Acquisition, Maintenance and Productivity Gains – August 2014, p. 41

Nitriding Process Temperature Trending Using a Data Logger – October 2014, p. 39

20 Years Back, 20 Years Forward – December 2014, p. 40

 

SINTERING/POWDER METALLURGY

Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing): Past, Present and Future – May 2014, p. 39

Conventional vs. Low-Pressure Carburizing – September 2014, p. 53

A New High-Temperature Alloy for Extreme Temperatures – December 2014, p. 34

 

VACUUM/SURFACE TREATING

Heating in Plasma Nitriding Furnaces – January 2014, p. 27

LPC and LPN of Tool Steel Fuel-Injection Nozzles – March 2014, p. 39

Oxidation Pretreatment of Steels for Nitriding – May 2014, p. 44

Current Trends in Maintaining Vacuum Systems – September 2014, p. 47

Short-Wave Infrared Speeds Up Aerospace Tool Heating – November 2014, p. 35