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I will not get into “why” Industrial Heating is coming to an unceremonious close after more than 90 years (Reed Miller does a good job in his editorial). Instead, I’ll focus on the good things that have happened in the time I’ve spent here.

IH has weathered many a storm in the cyclic manufacturing and steel industries for more than 90 years, but that resilience could not weather the most recent storms.

For years, we in the U.S. and in other developed nations have been hearing about artificial intelligence (AI) and how AI technology was advancing.

The news is full of automotive activity. This column covers electric vehicles, materials and OEMs ... and it takes a look at the future of the industry.

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.

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. 

Are we in the early stages of an emerging and viable hydrogen economy?

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.

Here is my annual holiday reflection that has little to do with technical stuff. Call it Miller’s Musings, if you like.

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.