EthernetIP

EthernetIP is the future of vacuum gauge communications for vacuum furnaces. It’s simple to integrate and improves accuracy by reducing latency from legacy analog 0 to 10 V DC outputs.

Learn about EthernetIP and its place in your heat treat department in this original Heat Treat Today article by Shawn Orr, Technical Business Development manager with Televac – The Fredericks Company.
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Magnetic Shields Ltd Orders Heat Treating Vacuum Furnace

Magnetic Shields Ltd. of Kent, England, a producer of medical industry equipment, has ordered a new vacuum furnace for their facility, set to be one of the largest horizontal vacuum furnaces in the UK.
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Heat Treating Medical/Surgical Components to Achieve Desired Results

Precise temperature uniformity determines finished part quality. Failure to meet austenitizing temperature or overheating can adversely affect hardness, grain growth, and carbide separation. To reduce oxidation risk, tempering should be conducted immediately after quenching without opening the door. These are just a few of the reasons Vector® with diffusion pump and all-metal hot zone from SECO/VACUUM is the right solution for medical devices.
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Scientific Breakthrough Treats Metals to Kill Bacteria

Purdue University may have developed a solution that helps address the issue of certain viruses lingering for up to several days on metal surfaces.
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Enhancing Fatigue Strength and Saving Money

In this Heat Treat Today Best of the Web feature, learn about the advantages of the surface hardening process of ion nitriding with plasma ions. While this surface hardening process is typically applied on steel, the process is both informative and relevant to other materials in the heat treating processes.
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Vacuum Measurement Units: A Language Explained

Vacuum gauges all measure the pressure readings in the range from atmospheric pressure down to some lower pressure approaching absolute zero pressure, which is not attainable. Some gauges read the complete range and others can only read a portion of the range, usually used for very low pressures.

In this Heat Treat Today Best of the Web feature, read how different vacuum measurement units are being used around the world today.
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Heat Treat Radio: A Discussion with Jean-François Cloutier, Nitrex CEO

In this conversation, Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, interviews Nitrex CEO, Jean-François Cloutier, to hear about how Nitrex has been able to expand and rebrand their company while creating mutually beneficial relationships between itself and end-users at a global level. Click below to learn more about the “art of the deal," strength-based management, and global growth.
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