Heat treatment developments in focus

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A conference and exhibition on 13 October will look at the latest developments in cost reduction and improved productivity in the international heat treatment industry.

The second Surface Engineering and Heat Treatment Industry Conference/Exhibition takes place on 13 October at historic Kenilworth’s Chesford Grange.

The event is again co-sponsored by the UK’s Contract Heat Treatment Association (CHTA), the Surface Engineering Association and Wolfson Heat Treatment Centre.

Chaired by CHTA’s Alan J Hick, the emphasis of the international heat treatment sessions is on practical developments aimed at reducing costs and increasing productivity whilst enhancing quality, efficiency and environmental aspects.

Sessions include:

Lightweight Jigs and Fixtures: Process and Quality Improvements with Oxide Fibre Ceramics in Heat Treatment Furnace Applications

Mathias Kunz, WPX Faserkeramik GmbH, Germany   

Lightweight Jigs and Fixtures: Carbon Composites in Controlled-atmosphere Furnaces with Oil Quenching 

Florian Heck, GTD Graphit Technologie GmbH, Germany

Efficient Radiant-tube Gas Heating of Industrial Heat Treatment Furnaces with “Flameless Oxidation”

Lee Rabe, WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH, Germany

Reducing Operating Costs with EndoInjector™ and ExoInjector™ 

Daniel Panny, Atmosphere Engineering Company, Germany

Operating Experience with Modular Controlled-atmosphere Heat Treatment Systems

Philippe Warter (Codere, Switzerland)

Operating-cost Reduction with ZeroFlow® Nitriding

Leszek Małdziński, Poznań University / Seco/Warwick, Poland 

Technology of Vacuum-furnace Cooling-rate Control with Gas (and Oil) Quenching 

Philippe Lebigot, BMI, France

The Practical Use of Ipsen’s PdMetrics™ Software Platform for Predictive Maintenance

Oliver Obladen, Ipsen, Germany, and Mike Long, Vacuum & Atmosphere Services, UK

The Industrial Internet of Things (Industry 4.0) and the Heat Treater

Peter Sherwin, Eurotherm by Schneider Electric, USA

The heat treatment sessions will be staged alongside presentations for metal finishers and an exhibition featuring some 25 of the major suppliers to the heat treatment sector, including industry sponsors Bodycote, Control Energy Costs, Hauck Heat Treatment, Vacuum & Atmosphere Services / Ipsen and Wallwork Heat Treatment.See full details at www.sea.org.uk/industry-conference

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