Moving Beyond Combustion Safety

In this month’s column, John Clarke will expand his discussion beyond combustion safety to include the economic issues that are concerns to all equipment owners and operators.

This column appeared in Heat Treat Today's 2021 Induction May print edition which you can now access!
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Vacuum Furnace Increases Heat Treat Capacity for NexGen Advanced Fuel Systems

NexGen Advanced Fuel Systems, a gas turbine component overhaul facility that is a company of Allied Power Group, ordered a new vacuum furnace to help increase their capacity and reduce turnaround time for their heat treating and brazing operations. It is built specifically to heat treat land-based turbine equipment with attention to specific cooling specifications required by the company's clients.
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45′ Long Seamless Nickel Alloy Tubes Vacuum Heat Treated Successfully

Solar Atmospheres of Western PA successfully vacuum heat treated what is reported to be the largest and longest load of nickel alloy tubing ever in a commercial vacuum furnace. The mission was to preserve the crucial elements of brightness and cleanliness of the 45 foot long seamless tubing while meeting extremely stringent mechanical properties.
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Heat Treat Radio: Metal Hardening 101 with Mark Hemsath, Part 2 of 3

Heat Treat Today publisher Doug Glenn talks about hardening basics with Mark Hemsath, who was formerly the vice president of Super IQ and Nitriding at SECO/WARWICK, and is now the vice president, Sales - Americas for Nitrex Heat Treating Services. Learn all about the what, why, and how of hardening. This episode builds upon the first conversation in Part 1.
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CO and CO₂ Control Considerations

Heat treaters know the essential role they play in making high quality – and, sometimes, just simply usable – metals. In today's feature article, read about how furnace atmospheres provide protection and controlled material modification; why endothermic process of gas composition must be carefully controlled; and how the endothermic process of gas composition is measured in furnaces.
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