This is a complete list of all the feature articles – by topic – that appeared in Industrial Heating in 2016. The month each article appeared in is included with page number. All articles are hyperlinked for your convenience.

 

CERAMICS & REFRACTORIES/INSULATION

Vacuum Furnace Hot-Zone Upgrade and Improvement – February 2016, p. 42

Achieving High Value in Kiln Insulation and Furnace Refractories – April 2016, p. 28

High-Temperature Insulating Wools: Classification (part 1) – October 2016, p. 48

 

HEAT & CORROSION RESISTANT MATERIALS/COMPOSITES

Using Duplex Stainless Steel Tubing – March 2016, p. 40

Exploring the Benefits of Alumina-Forming Alloys for Furnace Application – June 2016, p. 30

RA330: Versatile Nickel-Based Alloy for Heat Treating – September 2016, p. 50

Advantage of Refractory Metals for Furnace Heating Elements – December 2016, p. 38

 

HEAT TREATING

Vacuum Oil Quenching: Applications and Unique Properties – January 2016, p. 30

Improving Aluminum Coil Annealing Using Jet Airflow – February 2016, p. 30

One Company’s Story: In-House Heat Treating a Success – March 2016, p. 30

The Role of a Consultant in the Heat-Treatment Industry – April 2016, p. 44

Multiple-Chamber Vacuum Furnaces Provide Vacuum Advantages with Energy Savings – June 2016, p. 40

New Approach to Material Handling within the Heating, Heat-Treatment Cell – August 2016, p. 54

Troubleshooting the Nitriding Process – August 2016, p. 44

Fixture Hardening of Large Components – September 2016, p. 59

Furnace Operator 2020 – September 2016, p. 36

Distortion in Rolled and Heat-Treated Rings – October 2016, p. 42

An Auditor’s View on 15 Years of Nadcap Heat-Treatment Audits – November 2016, p. 34

 

INDUCTION HEAT TREATING

The Great Scanner Debate: Move the Part or the Coil? – February 2016, p. 34

Design and Development of PPAP-Ready Wheel-Bearing Inductors – May 2016, p. 52

10 Considerations When Selecting an Induction Heating System – August 2016, p. 50

Comparative Analysis of Induction and Furnace Tempering – December 2016, p. 24

 

INDUSTRIAL GASES/COMBUSTION

Radiant Tube Combustion System Upgrade at Akron Steel Treating – April 2016, p. 52

How to Maximize Burner Efficiency – June 2016, p. 37

CarbTool – Leading the Way in Case-Depth Simulations – October 2016, p. 36

 

MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION & TESTING

Difficulties Using Standard Chart Methods for Rating Nonmetallic Inclusions – January 2016, p. 34

Are You Measuring the Correct Temperature? – May 2016, p. 28

Hardness-Testing Machine Shopping Tips – August 2016, p. 39

Wrong Material = Wrong Heat Treatment – November 2016, p. 44

 

MELTING/FORMING/JOINING

Ultra-Low-NOx Burner Retrofits for Aluminum Furnaces – February 2016, p. 38

Using Induction Brazing in Manufacturing Operations (part 1) – April 2016, p. 36

Using Induction Brazing in Manufacturing Operations (part 2) – August 2016, p. 28

Uniformity Surveys: Make Your Data an Investment in Profitability – November 2016, p. 28

 

PROCESS CONTROL & INSTRUMENTATION

Failure Analysis to Discover, Mitigate Disastrous Crack Propagation – January 2016, p. 26

Tools to Boost Furnace Efficiency – March 2016, p. 26

Troubleshooting Thermocouple Failures in High-Temperature Applications – June 2016, p. 34

Automated Control of Vacuum Heat-Treat Equipment – October 2016, p. 30

Temperature Control During Cryogenic Processing – December 2016, p. 34

 

SINTERING/POWDER METALLURGY

Furnace Atmosphere Technology and Control Solutions for Heat Treatment – May 2016, p. 36

Heat Treating 3D-Printed Metals – September 2016, p. 55

Additive-Manufacturing Research Explores the Behavior of Metals, Alloys – December 2016, p. 30

 

VACUUM/SURFACE TREATING

Case Hardening: Comparing HPGQ, Oil and Salt – January 2016, p. 23

One-Piece-Flow: Case Hardening Technology for Lean Manufacturing – March 2016, p. 34

Dew Point vs. Oxygen Content in Vacuum Processing – May 2016, p. 48

Commercial Process for Gaseous Surface Hardening of Stainless Steel – September 2016, p. 44

Troubleshooting the Nitriding Process (part 2) – November 2016, p. 40