The faster the refractory installation, maintenance or repair, the more efficient and, by extension, profitable the company as savings fall to the bottom line.

Ovako AB is completing a multimillion-dollar investment at two mills (Hofors and Hällefors) in Sweden to produce forged-rolled black bar. The company’s production and R&D teams have implemented a new forged-rolled process.

Someone recently suggested to their aluminum-brazing client that they should conduct a high-temperature burnout cycle in their vacuum furnace by “heating the furnace to 1600°F to ensure that all the oxides are removed.

Held May 23-25 at Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Forge Fair 2023 – hosted by the Forging Industry Association (FIA) – is North America’s largest event dedicated exclusively to the forging industry.

It is April, which means tax season in America. Unfortunately, we can officially add a third to the list of life’s certainties: death, taxes and Congressional inaction.

Industrial Heating is fortunate enough to have several experts in their respective fields contribute editorial pieces on a regular basis. These experts – David Pye, Debbie Aliya, Dan Kay and Reed Miller – all have a vast amount of experience in the thermal-processing industry. As such, their blogs and columns provide helpful and timely information about heat treatment to our readership.

IHEA’s Safety Standards & Codes seminar is designed for individuals involved in the design, manufacture, service or operation of ovens, furnaces, kilns, dryers and thermal oxidizers for a wide range of industrial applications. The one-day training event will be held in conjunction with the Process Heating & Cooling Show on Tuesday, May 23 from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in Rosemont, Ill.

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling is used to explore innovations in combustion that improve temperature uniformity, increase run length and reduce NOx emissions.

Carbon-fiber-reinforced carbon composite (C/C) materials have several times the strength and elastic modulus of conventional carbon and graphite materials and offer excellent heat resistance, abrasion resistance and toughness.

Thermal cleaning solutions can be a more cost-effective and environmentally sound alternative to traditional industrial cleaning methods. This article explores three different industrial thermal cleaning applications: deoiling, decontamination and decommissioning.