Industrial furnace manufacturer AFC-Holcroft recently held an open house at its newly renovated headquarters in Wixom, Mich. One of the purposes of the event was to raise the profile of manufacturing and engineering to school-aged and college-bound students, giving them a real-world look at an actual working environment with a diversity of career options.

The study of heat treatment and the metallurgy of metals is perhaps the oldest science known to mankind. If one thinks about that statement, you realize that there was a time that humans used only stone for weapons and digging. Then came the age that carried man into the world of metals.

The study of heat treatment and the metallurgy of metals is perhaps the oldest science known to man-kind. If one thinks about that statement, you realize that there was a time that humans used only stone for weapons and digging. Then came the age that carried man into the world of metals.

Another historically autumn ASM Heat Treat Show is in the rearview mirror, and it was great to see many of you there. That also means we are officially headed toward winter, which is significant for those of us in the Midwest or northeast.

The Metal Treating Institute (MTI) is pleased to announce it has launched nine new technical courses, along with its Heat Treat P.E.A.K. Performance Certificate program. The P.E.A.K. program is an online apprenticeship-style program that will take four to six months (approximately 80 hours) to complete.

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

It was a sad to learn of the retirement of Robert Wood, now ex-general secretary of the International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering (IFHTSE).