September 12, 2019
Case study: The choreography of contingency planning
Automotive OEMs at the center of global supply chains need two things from their suppliers. First, they need to know…
July 18, 2019
Case study: Unconventional treatment improves quality of constant tension bands
Improving the physical characteristics of metal components often requires fine-tuned treatments that bring them to the brink of destruction. It’s…
February 18, 2019
Enhanced property treatments: Ordinary alloys punch above their weight
Since the dawn of the industrial revolution, manufacturers have chased the innovation trifecta of better quality, higher speed and lower…
January 28, 2019
Precise heat treatment is vital for aerospace alloys
The stakes are high in aerospace research & development and manufacturing. In military, commercial and private aviation sectors, the industry…
January 14, 2019
First article inspections and AS9102 compliance: How heat treaters fit in
Aerospace industry manufacturing processes are strictly regulated. The myriad standards that apply to countless aircraft components are necessary to keeping…
November 12, 2018
Powder bed fusion, HIP and the heat treatment of the superalloy Inconel 718
Additive manufacturing has given engineers in aerospace, power generation and many other sectors the opportunity to craft high-performance parts once…