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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURE ARTICLES
INDUCTION HEATING
Induction Heating for Forging Billets
L. Terry Clausing – Drysdale & Associates; Cincinnati, Ohio
Using the metaphor of cooking a steak to its desired level of “doneness,” this article examines the difficulties involved in “cooking” forging billets in induction coils to their most uniform level of completion.
VACUUM/SURFACE TREATING
Improving the Safety and Quality of Medical Devices Through Heat-Treating Process Accreditation
Performance Review Institute – Warrendale, Pa.
Technological change in many industries is often driven by advances in basic science, a move to digital transformation or simply the disruption of the status quo. In manufacturing, the focus on the ability to maintain a process with precision and repeatability based on supply-chain management is also crucial and has led to important advances in industries that make safety and quality imperative.
MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION & NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
Effects of Elevated Temperature on Portable Hardness Testing
Tom Ott – Screening Eagle USA; Aliquippa, Pa.
Shifts in measured hardness due to elevated temperature could lead to false acceptance or rejection of heat-treated parts.
HEAT & CORROSION RESISTANT MATERIALS/COMPOSITES
Sigma-Phase Metallurgy
Marc Glasser – Rolled Alloys; Temperance, Mich.
Heat treaters are continuously looking for new ways and new alloys that will improve performance at lower cost.
COLUMNS
Editorial
Association Resources
This month, we are shining the spotlight on a variety of associations within our industry to discuss the resources they have to offer readers. The list is in no particular order, but it acknowledges that our industry includes steelmaking, forging, heat treating, joining and powder metals/additive manufacturing. Needless to say, not all of these will apply to our entire readership.
Washington Watch
The Regulatory Season Ahead
What will the government do for you? That’s a common question to hear around election season. Twice a year, however, the regulated community hears the question: What will the government do to you?
Technical Talk
Education in Failure Analysis (and Life)
For those of us who would like to gain high-level competence in any profession, it’s critical to explore many of the branches of the tree of knowledge (Fig. 1). If you are helping others solve technical problems, deep knowledge in the advertised subject matter is required. Communication skills serve as one example of a crucial additional area of required expertise.
IHEA Profile
Reuter-Stokes
Reuter-Stokes, a Baker Hughes business, manufactures products that are vital to customers’ harshest measurement and mission-critical sensing applications.
DEPARTMENTS
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.
The Aftermarket
An eMagazine page of advertisers selling aftermarket parts, services and consulting resources.
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