Podcasts

Podcast topics provide helpful tips and new knowledge to vacuum furnace owners and users. You may listen to these podcasts through the links below.

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Leak DetectorSpring 2019

Vacuum Technology, Part 2: Vacuum Furnace Leak Rate Testing


 

Leak DetectorSummer 2018

Vacuum Technology, Part 1: The Relationship Between Vacuum Pumpdown, Leak Rate Testing, and Rate of Rise


 

Eutectic ReactionSpring 2018

How to Avoid Eutectic Reactions and Diffusion Bonding in Vacuum Processing


 

SolarVac Polaris ControlsDecember 2017

SolarVac® Polaris: The Ingenuity Behind Advanced Vacuum Furnace Controls


 

New Hot Zone DesignsSeptember 2017

Innovations in Hot Zone Designs for Vacuum Heat Treating Furnaces


 

Vacuum Pump ServicesJune 2017

Vacuum Pump Service and Maintenance for Vacuum Heat Treating Furnaces


 

PowerGen FurnacesMarch 2017

Electric Power Company Rebate Programs (Part 2)


 

PowerGen FurnacesDecember 2016

Electric Power Company Rebate Programs (Part 1)


 

New Hot Zone DesignsOctober 2016

Hot Zone Designs: Past, Present and Future (Part 3)


 

New Hot Zone DesignsAugust 2016

Hot Zone Designs: Past, Present and Future (Part 2)


 

New Hot Zone DesignsJune 2016

Hot Zone Designs: Past, Present and Future (Part 1)


 

April 2016

Active Brazing of Titanium in a Vacuum Furnace


 

February 2016

Vacuum Furnace Brazing of Stainless Steels


 

December 2015

The Advantages of Vacuum Furnace Brazing


 

October 2015

Preventing Distortion and Cracking in a Vacuum Furnace


 

August 2015

The Problem of Contaminated Ceramic Electrical Insulators in a Vacuum Furnace


 

June 2015

Measuring and Monitoring Trace Levels of Water Vapor, Oxygen and Other Gases in the Vacuum-Furnace Atmosphere Part 2


 

April 2015

Measuring and Monitoring Trace Levels of Dew Point and Oxygen in Quench Gases Part 1


 

February 2015

Preventive Maintenance Part 4


 

December 2014

Preventive Maintenance Part 3


 

October 2014

Preventive Maintenance Part 2


 

August 2014

Preventive Maintenance Part 1


 

June 2014

Graphite Vs Moly: Insulation


 

April 2014

Graphite Vs Moly: Heating Elements


 

February 2014

The Current Helium Shortage


 

December 2013

The Challenges in Performing Temperature Uniformity Surveys – Part 2


 

October 2013

The Challenges in Performing Temperature Uniformity Surveys – Part 1


 

August 2013

Operating a Vacuum Furnace Under Humid Conditions


 

June 2013

Cost-Reduction in Operating and Maintaining Vacuum Furnaces


 

April 2013

Responding Effectively To Utility Loss: Power/Gas/Water


 

February 2013

The Advantages of Processing Titanium in Vacuum Furnaces