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Bill Mayer

Bill Mayer

Bill brings more than 15 years journalistic experience to his position as managing editor at Industrial Heating, as well as a BA in journalism. He has plied his skills at Industrial Heating for more than nine years.

He can be reached at 412-306-4350 and bill@industrialheating.com.

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Forge Fair 2023 Has Plenty to Offer

Bill Mayer
Bill Mayer
April 14, 2023
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Held May 23-25 at Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Forge Fair 2023 – hosted by the Forging Industry Association (FIA) – is North America’s largest event dedicated exclusively to the forging industry.


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Tales from a Consultant

Bill Mayer
Bill Mayer
April 10, 2023
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Industrial Heating is fortunate enough to have several experts in their respective fields contribute editorial pieces on a regular basis. These experts – David Pye, Debbie Aliya, Dan Kay and Reed Miller – all have a vast amount of experience in the thermal-processing industry. As such, their blogs and columns provide helpful and timely information about heat treatment to our readership.



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GM Plant
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Big Investments Creating Jobs to Start 2023

Bill Mayer
Bill Mayer
March 10, 2023
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General Motors announced in January that it will invest $918 million in four U.S. manufacturing sites, including $854 million to prepare these facilities to produce the company’s sixth-generation Small Block V-8 engine and an additional $64 million in Rochester, N.Y., and Defiance, Ohio, for castings and components to support EV production. 


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Sheffield Forgemasters
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Taking a Look at New, Interesting Technologies

Bill Mayer
Bill Mayer
January 3, 2023
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We typically start the New Year off by focusing on new technologies throughout the thermal-processing industry in our January issue. With that in mind, let’s begin 2023 by looking at some interesting technological developments that have come across my inbox in the past nine months.


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BHE
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News from the Aerospace Industry

Bill Mayer
Bill Mayer
November 16, 2022
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There was a big announcement out of West Virginia in September that you may have missed. It was particularly big news for the aerospace industry.


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Investing in U.S. Manufacturing

Bill Mayer
Bill Mayer
August 9, 2022
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Believe it or not, there is good news out there regarding the economy. In fact, if you were to browse through the news section of our website, you can find several large investments in U.S. manufacturing – as well as the resulting creation of jobs – since the start of the year.


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Buyers Guide eBook is Back

Bill Mayer
Bill Mayer
July 7, 2022
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Industrial Heating published its first Buyers Guide eBook in July 2021. Well, it’s back in 2022.


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Tips for Controlled-Atmosphere Carburizing Furnace Maintenance

Bill Mayer
Bill Mayer
March 10, 2022
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In April 2020, Reed Miller interviewed Mike McConkey, a dedicated customer-service engineer for Surface Combustion. McConkey, an expert on controlled-atmosphere furnace operation, maintenance and safety, answered some frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the technology and offered some maintenance tips. This article is a condensed and edited version of that interview.



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Jominy End-Quench Test
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The Best of What IH has to Offer

Industrial Heating has over 21 years of content currently available on our website – our archive dates back to May 2000, to be precise.
Bill Mayer
Bill Mayer
March 3, 2022
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The cool thing about this treasure trove of technical information is that we are able to track what visitors look at – including articles that were posted in the early 2000s. 


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2021 Feature Article Bibliography

Bill Mayer
Bill Mayer
February 23, 2022
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Here is a complete list of all the feature articles – by topic – that appeared in Industrial Heating in 2021. The month each article appeared in is included. All articles are hyperlinked for your convenience.


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