Induction hardening of cast irons
The success in induction hardening of cast irons and repeatability of obtained results are greatly affected by a potential variation of matrix carbon content.
Advanced Robotics Combined with Eddy Current Testing Offers Verification Methods for Heat-Treated Gears
Eddy current is a nondestructive testing technique proven for use in heat treatment and material structure verification. Modern multifrequency eddy current instruments can test...
Buying a New Lab or Industrial Furnace
When the time comes to purchase a new lab or industrial furnace, there are several points that need to be considered before going out...
Computerized Design of Straight Bevel Gears with Optimized Profiles for Forging, Molding, or 3D...
Straight-tooth bevel gears are the simplest type of bevel gears that can be used for power transmission between intersecting shafts. They are commonly referred...
Optimizing Gas Supply for Industrial Lasers
Laser cutting of metals and other materials has grown rapidly due to developments in laser power, advancements in CNC automation, and decreasing costs. The...
Noise in instrumentation circuits
How to control and understand “noise,” as well as installation considerations.
Operational efficiencies and minimizing energy consumption: An introduction
Energy conservation is the prevention of the wasteful use of energy. In today’s economic and climate-change environment, regulations and competition for resources require industrial...
Cryogenic process and application to ferrous alloy
Cryogenics or sub-zero treatment is the third parameter required to achieve maximum hardness in ferrous alloys.
The future of kiln lining fibers
Lining iron and steel furnaces is critical to extend the life of the furnaces and to protect the purity of the metals being heat...
Energy and material efficiency of steel powder metallurgy
Concern about global warming motivates the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing, but the environmental impact of the whole powder metallurgy production chain...
Heat Treat 101: A Primer
Gears play an essential role in the performance of many products that we rely on in our everyday lives. When we think about gears,...
The versatility of the pit furnace
Top-loading furnaces, commonly referred to as pit furnaces, have played a major role in the heating treating landscape for the last century or longer....
Producing Quality Parts in an Atmosphere Furnace: How to Optimize Your Quenching and...
Throughout the manufacturing process, heat treatment is consistently viewed as a critical step for adding value to the parts produced. A part expensively manufactured...
Case Study: Busch LLC and Vakuum-Harterei Petter GmbH
Vakuum-Härterei Petter GmbH (VHP) based in Quickborn, Germany, is a contract hardening facility that specializes in high-quality heat treatment under vacuum. The company has...
Troubleshooting and Prevention of Cracking in Induction Hardening of Steels: Lessons Learned –...
One of the most common applications of induction heat treatment is the hardening of steels, cast irons, and powder-metallurgy materials, developing an attractive blend...
How Gears Fail
Heat treatment plays an important—some would say critical—role in gear manufacturing. Therefore, there is a need to better understand, from the perspective of the...
Flame Hardening Gears
Long gone are the days when a machine operator sat in a dark corner of the shop staring at the cherry red glow of...
Tighter Control Through Understanding What Your TUS Reports Are Telling You
Temperature uniformity is the temperature variation (usually expressed as ± degrees) within the qualified furnace work zone (Figure 1) with respect to a set...
Inductive Fixture Hardening and Tempering Process for Dimensionally Accurate Parts
Automobile manufacturers increasingly require components with greater accuracy for use in sophisticated applications. To meet these increased requirements, press hardening was developed, and there...
Investigations on Tooth Root Bending Strength of Case Hardened Gears in the Range of...
Gears are one of the critical components that determine the capability and reliability of drive systems. Thus the tooth root load-carrying capacity is one...
