When I realized that my metallurgical career began four decades ago in May, I decided to take a look at one 40-year career in this field. A motivation to do so is some recent condescension of Baby Boomers by younger generations because we have not had it as tough as they. That may be true, but I’ll let you decide.

Our changing times have resulted in disruptions for automotive and virtually every other industry. Publishing is changing as well, and you will now be receiving Industrial Heating digitally.

Even though times – and with it technology – are constantly evolving, Industrial Heating’s directories (for the most part) remain the same. They may look different in the magazine, but their purpose never changes: to provide you with a valuable resource that can be used for the entire year.

Welcome to the nonferrous issue. In February, our goal is to ferret out content focused on anything but steel.

Of the high-tech stories out there today, additive manufacturing (AM) tops them all.

If you have been around awhile and are kind enough to read my monthly musings, you know that December is my month to take a break from the topical or technical and enjoy the holiday.

The aerospace industry is of critical importance to our thermal-processing world. For this reason, we need to pay attention to what’s happening.

Launched annually on the first Friday in October, and with events continuing throughout the month, Manufacturing (MFG) Day helps show the reality of modern manufacturing careers by encouraging thousands of companies and educational institutions around the nation to open their doors to students, parents, teachers and community leaders.