The topic of February’s podcast discussion is heat-treat transformation products. Industrial Heating’s editor, Reed Miller, and the Heat Treat Doctor, Dan Herring, engage in this interesting discussion.

1-13-2019

The Heat Treat Doctor, Dan Herring, and Industrial Heating editor, Reed Miller, discuss cooling in this month's podcast.

12-12-2018

Featuring Industrial Heating editor, Reed Miller, and the Heat Treat Doctor, Dan Herring, this month's podcast features a discussion about the different ways materials are heated.

This podcast is a general discussion about how vacuum pressure is measured and how vacuum leak rates and rate of rise testing are monitored in vacuum furnaces.

This installment will introduce the subject of eutectics and how to avoid these undesired metallurgic reactions when they are not intended during vacuum heat treatment.

This installment discussion will introduce the SolarVac Polaris, a leap forward in advanced vacuum furnace controls. We will explore the unique advantages developed in our new and improved furnace control systems.

This installment introduces Halo, a new advancement in hot zone designs. Halo is a ringless hot zone utilizing HEFVAC, a new high-performance graphite board material for improved thermal efficiency. The superior mechanical strength of HEFVAC allowed a self-supporting polygon structure. We explore why we pursued this design concept and discuss its advantages.

This discussion will review the essential issues related to servicing vacuum pumps and common problems encountered by users. It will also look at some of the best maintenance practices to keep your vacuum pumps running day after day without unplanned downtime.

Here is the continuation of an interview about electric power company rebate programs as applied to vacuum furnaces. This installment discusses the use of variable-speed drives to not only save energy but also improve the service life of the vacuum booster, diffusion pump, gas quench motor and pump motors of the water cooling system.

An interview focuses on the work Solar has accomplished – and work it continues to develop – in hot zone efficiencies to reduce electric power consumption, not only to lower operational costs and improve performance but also to win the rebate programs offered by electric power companies.