Furnace Temperature Control Options

The main aim of the temperature control function is to keep a furnace operating within certain predefined values.

In this Heat Treat Today original feature, Ernesto Pérez, Director of Engineering at Nutec Bickley, introduces readers to various control modes used in industrial furnaces, and their applications for various heat treatment processes.
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Auto Industry Receives Rapid Furnace from North American Manufacturer

A research organization recently awarded a contract to a North American furnace manufacturer for the supply of a rapid-heating furnace to be used for product development of lightweight hot-stamped and formed aluminum automotive components.
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Combustion Safety Specialist Launches Line of Germ-Blocking Shields

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Manual Versus Automated Hardness Testing

In this Heat Treat Today original feature, results are published of a time study that compares case hardness testing of automotive crank pins and journals using both automation and manual testing.
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Die Casting 101
Die casting can be tricky to understand; additionally, the term has become something of a catch-all phrase for a production process that covers both low- and high-end technology.

In this original Heat Treat Today feature, come along with Martin Reeves, Owner of Fontec-Global, LLC, as he leads readers through the die casting process, giving helpful definitions of terms and easy-to-understand descriptions of processes.
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