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CONTENTS MAY^2015

FEATURES

Sintering/Powder Metallurgy

Automotive Industry Overview

3D Printing, Sintering Play a Role in Vehicle Manufacture

Bill Mayer –

Managing Editor, Industrial Heating

With May’s editorial focus on automotive heat

treating, it seemed only natural to provide an

overview of the marketplace. The U.S. automotive

industry appears to be heading toward a strong 2015

and beyond. This is undeniably good news for the

heat-treatment industry.

Read it online at http://www.industrialheating.com/AutoNews

Materials Characterization & Testing

Understanding the

Jominy End-Quench Test

James Marrow – University of Oxford;

Oxford, UNITED KINGDOM

The Jominy end-quench test is used to measure the

hardenability of a steel. Hardenability is a measure

of the capacity of the steel to harden a certain depth

under a given set of conditions.

Read it online at http://www.industrialheating.com/JominyTest

Vacuum/Surface Treating

Condition-Based Maintenance Strategy

for Dry Vacuum Pumps in Furnaces

Thomas Knecht – Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum GmbH;

Cologne, GERMANY

Dry-compression vacuum pumps represent a perfect fit in

supporting medium to harsh conditions in vacuum heat-

treating applications by offering low operating costs and

high reliability.

Read it online at http://www.industrialheating.com/MaintainPumps

Induction Heat Treating

Induction Heating Expertise Helps

Equipment Buyers

Frank Wilson – Induction Heating Consultations;

Grosse Pointe Woods, ̃Mich.

In my 40-plus years in the induction heating business, I can

remember few (if any) instances where a buyer of induction

equipment had the necessary expertise to help in specifying,

evaluating, negotiating and managing the overall buying

process.

Read it online at http://www.industrialheating.com/

InductionExpertise

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