Though it may be a new company, Vacuum Pump Services has a wealth of experience in vacuum pump repair and service.

Metlab isn’t your typical commercial heat treater. Founded in 1928 as a manufacturer of aluminum spars for biplanes, the company is credited with the patent for the first drop-bottom gantry furnace.

I know that some of you reading this column are on board with memberships in our industry associations – Metal Treating Institute (MTI) and Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA).

Although Contour has been in business for over 30 years, the Indianapolis, Ind.-based company has gone through quite an evolution.

Founded way back in 1912 as the “Replaceable Heating Elements” company in New York, Lindberg/MPH was named after the owner’s patented, replaceable heating elements for research heating applications.

If you watch the news, you would never know we are on the front end of one of the largest economic​​ booms in our history. The real numbers no one talks about show the economic expansion will last through the end of the 2030s.

If you weren’t in attendance at Furnaces North America 2018 in Indianapolis, Ind., you missed everything heat treating.

Way back in 1956, a group of scientists wanted to develop high-performance temperature sensors focused on rocket-engine testing for government research and military applications. With that goal in mind, Nanmac Corp. was formed.

Wisconsin Oven Corp. is celebrating its 45^th anniversary in 2018. The East Troy, Wis.-based company has been designing, engineering and manufacturing industrial ovens and other heating equipment since 1973.

Furnaces North America 2018 (FNA 2018), presented by the Metal Treating Institute in partnership with Industrial Heating, is the heat-treating industry’s marquee event every other year.