\n\tAir Products, Lehigh Valley, Pa., will highlight the company’s latest gas technologies for the metals processing industry at the Heat Treat 2015 Conference and Exhibition in Detroit, October 20-22. The company will also share its latest developments in furnace atmospheres \u2014 including plasma-activated case hardening of steels at atmospheric-pressure. <\/p>\n
\n\tZbigniew Zurecki, FASM and senior research associate at Air Products, will share new developments in atmosphere treatments as part of the “New Directions and Opportunities in Heat Treating” panel session on Wednesday morning, October 21. In addition, Air Products’ Dr. Liang He, principal application engineer, will present the results of original research titled “Optimization of Protective Atmospheres for Annealing and Hardening Operations in Continuous Furnaces” during the Atmosphere Technology Session on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
\n\tMetals processors are invited to stop by Air Products booth 508 to speak with a knowledgeable representative about their particular heat treating challenges. With over 50 years of heat treating experience, Air Products’ applications engineers can work with customers to learn their specific annealing, brazing, hardening, or sintering process and make recommendations to help improve their overall operation.<\/p>\n
\n\tAir Products’ industrial gases are available in a variety of supply modes to match each customer’s requirements efficiently and cost-effectively. The company also offers gas handling equipment and technology, as well as process audits and troubleshooting, to help metals processors optimize gas use, lower operating costs, maximize uptime, increase throughput, and improve product quality.<\/p>\n