Four Key Questions to Ensure Effective Parts Cleaning in Heat Treat

Why is parts cleaning an important step in heat treat? While a nice surface finish reflects quality, the importance of cleaning goes far beyond the aesthetic aspect. Parts cleaning can ensure against quality issues, especially when it comes to nitriding or brazing where high surface cleanliness is a prerequisite. Learn what questions you should be asking to achieve optimal parts cleaning.

This feature written by Michael Onken, market development manager at SAFECHEM, will be published in Heat Treat Today's August 2021 Automotive print edition.
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Metals and Mining Company to Add Furnaces For Automotive Heat Treating

A large metals and mining company has awarded a contract to design and manufacture two 50,000 lb load capacity furnaces. These custom engineered furnaces will support the manufacturing of critical metal hot rolling machine components used in the production rolling of high value-added automotive steel sheet and plate.
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Kentucky Machine & Engineering Upgrades Furnace for Heat Treat

Kentucky Machine & Engineering, a machine repair business in Cadiz, Kentucky, upgrades their old gas fired furnace with a dual chamber furnace-over-oven unit. They will use the furnace to shorten their lead times on parts fabricated for their customers.
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Heat Treatment System to Expand Specialty Automotive Fastener Manufacturer’s Capabilities

One of the world’s largest producers of high volume, specialty automotive fasteners based in Italy has awarded two contracts to Canadian heat treat supplier in order to expand their manufacturing capabilities with a mesh belt fastener heat treatment system.
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Moving Beyond Combustion Safety — Plan the Fix

Last month we began the discussion about the relationship between combustion safety and uptime, highlighting how combustion safety, reliability, emissions, and efficiency are inseparable. This month, we will explore the subject in greater detail and outline a path that can both reduce the risk of an incident and protect the bottom line.

This article written by John Clarke, technical director at Helios Electrical Corporation, appears in the annual Heat Treat Today 2021 Buyer’s Guide June print edition.
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