Top 3 Heat Treatment News Items for the Week of September 30th

The most read heat treatment news items from “The Monty Heat Treat News” for the week starting September 30th according to our readers are these;
 
“Charlie Hushek & Ceramic Diffusion Technologies”; Charlie Hushek is a 5th generation heat treater at family-owned commercial heat treater Phoenix Heat Treating in Phoenix, Arizona, USA-so why the heck did he just announce that he is now co-founder of Ceramic Diffusion Technologies? We believe the answer can be found in the description below and how this process can lead to improved results in furnace alloy. I am sure we will be hearing more about this technology in the future.
 
“Ceramic Diffusion Technologies are the creators of the Ceramic Diffusion® process. Our Ceramic Diffusion® process features our proprietary blend of ceramic elements known as CD-30G. Using this blend of elements, we embed ceramic into the base alloy. It is a groundbreaking heat-treating process for the most rugged applications. Ceramic Diffusion is poised to redefine materials engineering and manufacturing. The Ceramic Diffusion® process yields high surface hardness, its ability to process portions of parts without masking, and its exceptional environmental friendliness. Furthermore, we discuss its versatility across materials, expanded design parameters, supply chain consolidation, and its suitability for wear-prone parts, making it a transformative solution for numerous industries.”
 
“Furnace Builder “Aichelin Group” Adds to Management Team; With the upcoming heat treatment exhibition in Cologne, Germany Gord Montgomery of “The Monty Heat Treat News” will be spending some time seeing a number of companies involved in the heat treatment industry in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Consequently expect to see a number of news items from the European heat treat industry.
 
“The AICHELIN Group is further expanding its team in the field of industrial vacuum heat treatment and battery materials. With the appointment of Dominic Kraus as Sales Manager Europe for vacuum furnaces and Patrick Lamprecht as Business Development & Sales Manager Battery Materials, two experts will support the Group in its strategic development and international expansion.
 
In his new role, Dominic Kraus (30) will be responsible for setting up the sales of AICHELIN’s new vacuum division in Europe. The joint venture between the AICHELIN Group and Sistem Teknik, which was founded in the spring, will sell technologies for industrial vacuum heat treatment and related services in Europe. With this expansion of the product portfolio, the AICHELIN Group is meeting the growing demand for vacuum solutions. With the expertise of Dominic Kraus, sales in this area will now be systematically built up in order to establish the new vacuum division internationally. Kraus brings in-depth experience from his previous job as a sales engineer at IVA Schmetz, where he was responsible for the development of the North American market, among other things.
 
Patrick Lamprecht (42) will take over the strategic development of the business in the field of heat treatment of battery materials. In close cooperation with the Chinese joint venture partner Kilnpartner, he will support the battery industry in the European market in producing sustainable and high-performance batteries. Lamprecht has extensive international experience in the field of business development and key account management in various industries, most recently in the field of IoT technologies at Freeeway AG, which he brings to his new area of responsibility.”
 
“Heat Treatment Switzerland; While Switzerland is known as a manufacturer of precise and “state of the art” manufacturing we very much doubt than anybody has ever taken a close look at the heat treatment associated with it-until “The Monty Heat Treat News” that is.
 
Yesterday “Gord Montgomery” of “The Monty” visited the largest commercial heat treater in the  country, followed by a visit to an in house heat treater and manufacturer of fuel injection systems  who just made a very substantial investment in their heat treat technology. 
 
These two photos offer a brief introduction with detailed summaries following closely. These stories will be followed by profiles of two other Swiss heat treaters very early next week combined with a close look at heat treating in Germany.”