Industrial Heating

2019 October

Check out the October 2019 issue of Industrial Heating, featuring the "High-Temperature Refractory Maintenance", "How to Tell if You Really Have an Abrasion Problem", "Direct-Fired Gas Burners for High-Temperature Applications", and much more.

PROCESS CONTROL & INSTRUMENTATION

Segal’s Law of Atmosphere Heat Treatment

Steven Christopher

October 11, 2019

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Many in the thermal-processing industry can recite dew-point conversion tables with closed eyes.

HEAT TREATING

Optimizing Case-Depth Uniformity

Over the past few decades, the low-pressure “vacuum” carburizing process has proven time and time again to produce superior part quality.

October 14, 2019

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The use of vacuum technology for carburizing has always shown the most potential for improving the manufacturing process by reducing both processing time and the number of manufacturing steps required to produce a part.

THE HEAT TREAT DOCTOR®

Extractive Metallurgy for the Heat Treater

Daniel H. Herring

October 10, 2019

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Extractive metallurgy is an area of our science that deals with the process and methods of gathering and isolating metals from their ores (i.e., natural mineral deposits) and in some instances refining them.

INDUSTRIAL GASES/COMBUSTION

Direct-Fired Gas Burners for High Temperature Applications

There are a variety of heating options available for high-temperature applications.

Steven Mickey Martin Schoenfelder Joachim G. Wuenning

October 9, 2019

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This article discusses different types of direct-fired gas burners that can be used for high-temperature applications.

CERAMICS & REFRACTORIES/INSULATION

How to Tell if You Really Have an Abrasion Problem

Understanding abrasion can be the key to extending the life of your refractory lining.

Norm Phelps

October 7, 2019

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Refractory material is designed to be very durable, withstand extreme service conditions and defy mechanical abuse in many different types of thermal-processing operations.

CERAMICS & REFRACTORIES/INSULATION

High-Temperature Refractory Maintenance

The manufacturer of the industry’s first bricking machine in 1966 discusses improvements in efficiency, safety and profits with the use of specialized equipment.

Heather Harding

October 3, 2019

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From brick tear-out to installation, there are a lot of opportunities for safety, efficiency and cost savings to fall through the cracks during kiln maintenance.

EDITOR’S PAGE

The Future of Natural Gas

Reed Miller

October 4, 2019

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What a difference a decade makes! In my previous positions and early into my tenure here, natural gas was a formidable force.

MTI PROFILE

Idemitsu Lubricants America

Over a Century of Experience in Lubrication

October 8, 2019

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One thing Idemitsu Lubricants America (ILA) isn’t short on is industry know-how. Founded way back in 1911, the company has over 100 years of experience in the lubricant industry.

FEDERAL TRIANGLE

Oil-and-Gas Deserves a Closer Look

Barry Ashby

October 2, 2019

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An interesting topic for readers is tied to oil-and-gas production. Why? Because U.S. manufacturing companies making metal pipes and materials/machines to produce, transport and process these fossil fuels is a major activity in our world.

5 Essential Steps for Successful Brazing

Brazing is an essential, growing method for permanently joining different materials to create complex assemblies today. If these brazed assemblies are to survive in a wide variety of end-use service conditions, they must be brazed properly to begin. For proper brazing, a number of key steps must be thoroughly understood and taken into account by designers and production personnel.