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MARCH 2014 • VOLUME 2 • ISSUE 1
Editorial Opportunities for
HTPro
in 2014
The editorial focus for
HTPro
in 2014 reflects some key technology
areas wherein opportunities exist to lower manufacturing and pro-
cessing costs, reduce energy consumption, and improve perform-
ance of heat treated components through continual research and
development.
June
Process Control
September
Surface Engineering
November
Atmosphere/Vacuum Heat Treating
To contribute an article to one of these issues, please contact Frances
Richards at
frances.richards@asminternational.org. To advertise, please
contact Erik Klingerman at
erik.klingerman@asminternational.org.
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EDITOR
Frances Richards
TECHNICAL ADVISORS
Aymeric Goldsteinas
Stephen Feldbauer
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Ed Kubel
ART DIRECTOR
Barbara L. Brody
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Joanne Miller
NATIONAL SALES MANAGER
Erik Klingerman
Materials Park, Ohio
440/338-5151, ext. 5574
fax: 440/338-8542
erik.klingerman@asminternational.orgHEAT TREATING SOCIETY
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Roger Alan Jones,
President
Thomas E. Clements,
Immediate Past President
Stephen G. Kowalski,
Vice President
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accept, approve, or endorse the data, opinions, and con-
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in
HTPro
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thor’s data and interpretations are frequently insufficient
to be directly translatable to specific design, production,
testing, or performance applications without independ-
ent examination and verification of their applicability
and suitability by professionally qualified personnel.
INDUCTION COUPLED HIGH MAGNETIC FIELD EXPANDS PROCESSING ENVELOPE FOR HEAT TREAT INNOVATIONS George Pfaffmann and Aquil Ahmad Traditional heat treating processes have reached a plateau and are no longer good enough. ANALYTICS, MODELING, AND OPTIMIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL HEAT TREATING PROCESSES Satyam Sahay, Goutam Mohapatra, Robert Gaster, and Hema Guthy Manufacturing data could be leveraged to gain insight for overall process optimization and control.DEPARTMENTS
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