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1 A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 7 4 5 INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS ENTERS HEAT TREAT WORLD James P. Oakes The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has tremendous potential inmany areas of industry, and the opportunities in heat treating cannot be overlooked. EDITORIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR HTPro IN 2018 The editorial focus for HTPro in 2018 reflects some key technology areas wherein opportunities exist to lower manufacturing and processing costs, reduce energy consumption, and improve performance of heat treated components through continual research and development. February/March Thermal Processing in Aerospace May/June Testing & Process Control September Thermal Processing in On/Off Highway Applications November/December Atmosphere & Vacuum Heat Treating To contribute an article to one of the upcoming issues, contact Frances Richards at frances.richards@ asminternational.org. To advertise, contact Erik Klingerman at erik.klingerman@asminternational. org. DEPARTMENTS 2 | EDITORIAL 4 | HEAT TREATING SOCIETY NEWS 6 | CHTE UPDATE ABOUT THECOVER The potential for predictive processes, maintenance, and productivity will be fully realized when the heat treat industry embraces the Industrial Internet of Things and its data gathering and analytics capabilities. INTENSIVE QUENCHING FOR LEAN MANUFACTURING OF STEEL PARTS Michael Aronov, Nikolai Kobasko, Joseph Powe ll, WilliamAndreski, and Jon Tirpak Intensive quenching enablesmanufacturers t o improve part performance at a lower cost tha n other availablemethods. EDITOR Frances Richards TECHNICAL ADVISORS Aymeric Goldsteinas Stephen Feldbauer Valery Rudnev Olga Rowan HTS R&D Committee CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Ed Kubel PRODUCTIONMANAGER Kelly Sukol NATIONAL SALESMANAGER Erik Klingerman 440.338.5151, ext. 5574 erik.klingerman@asminternational.org HEAT TREATINGSOCIETY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE James P. Oakes, President Stephen G. Kowalski, Immediate Past President Eric L. Hutton, Vice President HTPro is published quarterly by ASM International®, 9639 Kinsman Road, Materials Park, OH 44073, 440.338.5151, asminternational.org . Vol. 5, No. 4 Copyright 2017 by ASM International®. All rights reserved. The acceptance and publication of manuscripts in HTPro does not imply that the editors or ASM International accept, approve, or endorse the data, opinions, and conclusions of the authors. Althoughmanuscripts published in HTPro are intended to have archival significance, authors’ data and interpretations are frequently insufficient to be directly translatable to specific design, production, testing, or performance applications without independent examination and verification of their applicability and suitability by professionally qualified personnel. 8 12