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FEATURE 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 | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 0 4 0 2 around each of these technology areas that gives the key next developments needed to move the technology for- ward. The intent is to give universities, national labora- tories, government agencies, industry consortiums, and even our individual companies a tangible list of where R&D development is needed. As an example, the sensors and automation section mentions the need for expanded infrared temperature sensing in furnaces, quench oil degradation monitoring and polymer quench concentration monitoring, raw ma- terial ID and tracking, and improved gas analysis speed. It also discusses predictive maintenance methods based on sensor knowledge and data. The whole area of data, Industry 4.0, Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence comes into play when discussing these technologies. Im- proved use of automation is another important feature the industry must continue to advance. Specific automation developments like improved vision enables the adoption of more automation. It is easy to see that capability expan- sion and sensor cost reductions allow the improvement goals in cost, safety, sustainability, and product perfor- mance to occur. And so it is with each of the six technolo- gy areas. All of them have development desires explained that will impact cost, safety, sustainability, and product performance positively. One difficulty in forming a document that purports to list all key developments needed is that some develop- ment areas, and even the correct state of the art for cur- rent technologies, may be missed. In order to minimize our “misses,” we will be reaching out to more heat treating experts and asking for section reviews. We hope to make it a document that can be used and referenced by those in the industry and those that want to do purposeful research that truly makes a difference. Michael Pershing Chair, Heat Treating Society R&D Committee Sr. Technology Steward, Caterpillar Inc. CREATING AN R&D ROADMAP FOR THE HEAT TREATING INDUSTRY F or those of us in the heat treating industry, what do we need for improved opera- tions or to create better products? What developments are needed to improve the heat treating indus- try? When we talk to someone in academia, government, our indus- try colleagues, or our boss about the areas that need research and development in heat treatment, what do we say? The R&D Committee of the Heat Treating Society is addressing these questions in its 2020 Heat Treat Research and Development Roadmap. The roadmap focuses on six technology areas where advances are desired. The advanc- es must help the heat treat industry improve in the follow- ing areas: • Cost • Safety • Sustainability • Product performance These are the improvement areas that drive the tech- nology development desires. The committee has used pri- or heat treat industry input to target R&D advances in the following technology areas: • Modeling and simulation • Sensors and automation • Heat generation methods • Advanced materials • Nondestructive evaluation • End-product quality and performance The HTS R&D Committee is forming a document Pershing HTS NAMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS FOR 2020 The Heat Treating Society (HTS) board, at the recom- mendation of the HTS Awards and Nominations Commit- tee, named new board member, Steven Ferdon to serve on the HTS Board for the 2020-2023 term; Chuck Faulk- ner and Marc Glasser have been reappointed to serve for the 2020-2023 term. Michael Brant has been reappointed to serve as emerging professional board member for the 2020-2021 term; and Rodolfo Canales Garcia to serve as student board member for the 2020-2021 term. Terms be- gin October 1. Continuing on the board are Eric Hutton (president), Lesley Frame (vice president), Jim Oakes (immediate past president and finance officer), Robert GUEST DITORIAL Cryderman (secretary), Benjamin Bernard (member), Fred Hamizadeh (member), Robert Madeira (member), Deidra Minerd (member), and Doug Puerta (member). Leaving the board are Thomas Wingens (member) and Noah Tietsort (student board member). Steve Ferdon is the director of Global Engineering Technology for Cummins Electronics & Fuel Systems Business. Ferdon’s team provides engineering analytical services & re- search in the fields of materials sci- ence, chemical technology, structural