This is a complete list of all the feature articles – by topic – that appeared in Industrial Heating in 2018. The month each article appeared in is included with page number. All articles are hyperlinked for your convenience.
Ceramics & Refractories/Insulation
Refractory Improves Productivity by Increasing Aluminum Casting Furnace Capacity – February 2018, p. 29
Reader-Favorite Ceramics, Refractories and Insulation Articles – April 2018, p. 30
Avoid Costly Refractory Repairs with Proper Maintenance – October 2018, p. 32
Heat & Corrosion Resistant Materials/Composites
Corrosion-Resistant Plastic Cooling Towers Cut Costs – March 2018, p. 38
Adaptive Ultrasonic Phased Array for Inspecting Composite Aircraft Components – June 2018, p. 41
Considerations for Choosing the Optimum Fixtures – September 2018, p. 64
Deep Cryogenic Treatment for Marine and Oil-and-Gas Applications – December 2018, p. 24
Heat Treating
Comparing Argon and Nitrogen Cooling in Vacuum Furnaces – January 2018, p. 32
Manufacturer's Adapting for Aluminum Heat Treatment's Evolving Demand – February 2018, p. 32
Innovative Heat Treatment for Weight Reduction of Heavy Components – March 2018, p. 32
Advanced Carburizing Technology: An Industrial Perspective – April 2018, p. 32
Working Toward the Ideal Radiant-Tube Performance – June 2018, p. 28
Vacuum Heat Treating of 3D-Printed Components – September 2018, p. 36
Pulse Firing Doubles Capacity and Cuts Fuel Costs – October 2018, p. 54
Continuous Tempering Furnaces to Comply with Nadcap/CQI-9 – November 2018, p. 40
Induction Heat Treating
Reader-Favorite Induction Articles – May 2018, p. 30
High-Volume Induction Heat Treatment – August 2018, p. 25
Opportunities Abound in Induction Heat Treatment – December 2018, p. 34
Industrial Gases/Combustion
The Impact of Thermal Oxidizer Sizing on Melt-System Capacity – February 2018, p. 39
Endothermic Generators for Management – April 2018, p. 40
Combustion Technologies Improve Melting-Furnace Productivity – June 2018, p. 33
The Value of Scheduled Combustion-System Maintenance – October 2018, p. 40
Materials Characterization & Nondestructive Testing
Eddy Current Heat-Treat Validation for In-line Production – January 2018, p. 35
Using EBSD for Improved Quality Process in Metallurgy – May 2018, p. 36
Optimizing Speed, Accuracy and Reproducibility in Metallographic Preparation of Heat-Treated Materials – August 2018, p. 34
Stress-Life Fatigue Testing Basics – November 2018, p. 30
Melting/Forming/Joining
Torch Brazing by Hand – February 2018, p. 36
Playing with Fire: Blacksmithing a Hot Topic – April 2018, p. 36
Specialized C/C Fixtures for Today’s Brazing Needs – August 2018, p. 31
Reader-Rated Melting/Forming/Joining Articles – November 2018, p. 36
Process Control & Instrumentation
Major Step Forward in Type K and N Thermocouple Performance – January 2018, p.30
Process Thermal Imaging in the Modern Hot-Rolling Mill – March 2018, p. 28
Top-8 Process Control and Instrumentation Articles – June 2018, p. 38
Smarter Furnaces: Leveraging the Promise of Instrument IoT – August 2018, p. 28
How Does AMS 2750E Impact Your Furnace Operation? – September 2018, p. 42
Exploring Ferritic Nitrocarburizing and Different Post-Oxidation Treatments – October 2018, 46
7 Ways a Data Logger Can Cut Your Costs – December 2018, p. 28
Sintering/Additive Manufacturing
How Additive Manufacturing is Reshaping the Auto Industry – May 2018, p. 44
Achieving Consistency and Reliability in Additive Manufacturing – September 2018, p. 48
8 Great PM/Additive Manufacturing Articles – October 2018, p. 59
The Benefits of Vacuum Sintering – December 2018, p. 30
Vacuum/Surface Treating
Case Hardening Under Vacuum with Oil Quenching – January 2018, p. 26
Why Nitriding Steel is Growing in Popularity – March 2018, p. 40
Additive Manufacturing for Energy Efficiency in Automotive Heat Treating – May 2018, p. 40
Helium Leak Testing of Vacuum Brazing Furnaces: Tips and Techniques to Minimize Downtime – September 2018, p. 54
Vacuum Aluminum Brazing – What Matters Most – November 2018, p. 26
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