Tech Downloads

Conserve Electric Power and Save Dollars in Vacuum Processing

Generally, electric power consumption is insidious because it is not seen and is not considered enough by operating personnel. The following is a summary of power consumed in a typical heat treat plant.

Improving the Safety and Quality of Medical Devices Through Heat-Treating Process Accreditation

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.

Vacuum Furnace Leaks and Detection Techniques

This article provides a detailed explanation of the various types of vacuum furnace leaks that can occur, where they typically occur, and methods of locating and correcting these problems. Particular safety concerns relating to leak checking will also be discussed.

Vacuum Gas Cooling – Is Pressure or Velocity Most Important? (Part 1)

There is an age-old adage that exists in the heat treating world. That supposition states that “the smaller the vacuum furnace, the faster it will quench.” Our study compared the cooling rates of two distinctly sized High Pressure Gas Quenching (HPGQ) vacuum furnaces- a large 10-bar vacuum furnace equipped with a 600 HP blower motor versus a smaller 10-bar vacuum furnace equipped with a 300 HP motor.