Last month, we presented a few numbers specific to our industry and suggested some opportunities – including FNA 2016 – to motivate employees and keep your businesses moving in a good direction.

May I get a bit personal and ask how business is?

I thought we would look at some of the recent energy-related news because energy is such a large part of what we do.

Read the latest automotive industry news, including Ford's new auto assembly plant in Mexico and automotive electrification.

This month when we focus on heat treating and heat treaters, it seemed appropriate to provide some useful information to those whose businesses might be affected by the political hot air that has to do with global warming.

Our February issue focus is nonferrous, and much of our content this month deals with things nonferrous.

The new year begins with thoughts of new technology, and we wonder about how these technologies will impact or shape our lives – for better or worse.

If you have been reading Industrial Heating for a while, you know that we enjoy taking a technical time out in December to do a little reflecting.

This month’s aerospace news is not only well-grounded; it is out of this world.

Are we thinking rightly when making business decisions about purchases? Back in our May 2007 editorial, we made the case that buying domestically manufactured vehicles supports our industry because local heat treaters – captive or commercial – are positively affected.