While many heat-treating companies have moved from general processing to selective processes, the trend has been mainly to one of specialization. The thinking is that specializing will simplify focus on process improvement, enhance productivity and increase profitability.

An electrically heated cabinet oven can be used for metal-part heat-treating operations.

LUISO is used like a traditional stop-off paint for processes such as gas carburizing, vacuum carburizing, nitriding, nitrocarburizing, annealing, induction hardening and brazing.

Ceramacast 900 is a zirconium-silicate based, calcium-aluminate bonded, chemical-setting castable ceramic suited for casting small parts and fixtures.

ECM has been in the industrial furnace business for quite some time. To be precise, ECM Technologies started manufacturing heat-treating furnaces in 1928.

Finding ways to reduce energy usage in an energy-intense universe like heat treating is a challenge.

Induction heat treatment is a common method for heat treating different automotive components, including camshafts, which belong to the group of critical engine/powertrain components. Now a new approach makes it possible to induction harden camshafts with almost undetectable distortion.

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