Here are 12 tips that you will find extremely helpful when attending Thermprocess, GIFA, METEC and NEWCAST 2019 June 25-29 at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany.

The amount of aluminum extruded has increased considerably in recent years due to the metal’s wide availability and relatively low cost.

To continue a trend we started in 2017, Industrial Heating will highlight a topic on our website and list the most-popular articles under that topic according to page views.

Industrial heating equipment manufacturers; engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies; and power and process plant owners and operators commonly face the challenge of keeping their fleet, machinery and other assets working efficiently while also reducing the cost of maintenance and time-sensitive repairs.

The Internet of Things (IoT) has moved from nice to have to operationally critical. Using IoT to automate tasks can improve workforce efficiency, better utilize assets and predict possible failures before they disrupt operations. Yet some organizations face missing out on these IoT benefits because they are unable to on-board tools that help action IoT data.

How many hours per week do you work on average? How satisfied are you with certain elements of your job? What will be the biggest challenge for your company in the next 12 months?

For thermal-processing industries that need to maximize their productivity in a sustainable way, it’s important to think ahead before investing in new process-automation systems.

The WMC SafetyRobot telerobotic welding system allows operators to perform remote floodwelding in a temperature-controlled environment.

Ceramabond 670 is a single part, water-dispersible, aluminum-oxide-based adhesive and coating system that offers exceptional mechanical and electrical properties up to 3000°F (1650°C). It is ideal for use with ceramics as well as non-ceramic substrates such as steel and stainless steel.

The SmartAdvisor Edge for Metals cross-section monitoring system enables both trimmed material edges in a metal processing line to be continuously monitored to detect anomalies, such as cut-to-break ratios and burrs.