CONTENTS
TABLE OF
FEATURE ARTICLES
INDUSTRIAL GASES/COMBUSTION
Combustion Equipment for Energy Recovery: There’s More to it Than Just Saving Fuel
Dennis Quinn – Fives North American Combustion; Cleveland, Ohio
Today’s combustion systems are efficient, have low environmental footprint and deliver quality heating of the product.
PROCESS CONTROL & INSTRUMENTATION
Better Flue Gas Analysis Improves Combustion Control
Andrew Smith – Emerson Automation Solutions; Shakopee, Minn.
Adding combustible gas detection to an oxygen sensor provides more data, empowering operators to move from efficiency to optimization.
FORGE: MELTING/FORMING/JOINING
Vacuum Degassing Improves Forging-Steel Grades
Adam Hylén – Ovako Steel; Sweden
Ovako Steel’s 2018 investment in a vacuum tank degassing (VTD) facility is a critical development for the Smedjebacken mill. Removal of hydrogen by a state-of-the-art vacuum process now enables Ovako to address the needs of forgers that require high-performance, reliable and cost-effective steel for demanding applications such as those in the automotive industry.
ENERGY FOCUS
Capturing and Reusing Waste Heat
Neville Jordison – Solex Energy Science; Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
Pairing ORC technology and heat exchangers can help some facilities capture otherwise lost thermal energy in bulk solids materials to reduce energy consumption and generate electricity.
COLUMNS
Editorial
Buying American is Good Business … and Politically Unifying
It took the COVID-19 pandemic to alert the American people to the fact that manufacturing capacity (and the lack thereof) was directly linked to our health and national security in many subtle ways. Since then, there has been something of a reawakening to the benefits of domestic manufacturing and of the economic advantages it brings to the economy and the workforce.
Washington Watch
Does the Government Have an Energy Policy?
The U.S. Energy Information Administration said in March 2022 that they expect electricity use by the industrial sector to increase 20% between 2021 and 2050. This additional energy usage by manufacturers is an important sign of growth for the U.S. economy, but it also means the stress on demand in the markets could continue. Many businesses wonder where they can find energy savings. Will the policies coming from Washington, D.C. help or hurt?
Technical Talk
Workplace Safety in Heat Treatment
Safety in the workplace regarding heat treatment connects each and every person who works in either a captive or a commercial shop. We all have an obligation to one another to minimize the risk of accidents and injuries (no matter how minimal or extensive that injury might be).
Forge and Finance
Practical Costing Situations and Concepts: 4 Cases
You are ready to begin building your cost model, or perhaps you are in the process of electing/upgrading your ERP software and want to plan through how it will support your cost model. At the core of a cost model is the business processes that make up your cost – plus any materials used, of course. This column will discuss four concepts to guide your thinking.
IHEA Profile
MP Combustion
IHEA has a new member company. MP Combustion is a regional leader in the supply and support of industrial combustion equipment for process-heating applications.
DEPARTMENTS
Special Section
FORGE Corporate Profiles
Learn more about this month’s advertising companies in this special section. Find out what they do, what they have to offer and why they are successful.
>VIEW FORGE CORPORATE PROFILES
Special Section
Energy-Saver Update
A look at energy-saving products and technologies from this issue’s advertisers.
>VIEW ENERGY-SAVER UPDATE
Aftermarket/Classified Marketplace
Aftermarket:
An eMagazine page of advertisers selling aftermarket parts, services and consulting resources.
Classified Marketplace:
An eMagazine page of advertisers selling accessories, used equipment, along with listings of business opportunities as well as positions wanted and/or positions available.
>VIEW AFTERMARKET/CLASSIFIED
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