Feature

Hidden benefits: The heat treatment industry

The heat treatment industry plays an essential, but often overlooked or ‘hidden’, role in the manufacture of a vast range of products and components that are used on a daily basis.

31/03/2023 10:28:46

Here, Roger Haw, Managing Director of Flame Hardeners Ltd. and current Chairman of the Contract Heat Treatment Association, provides an overview of the heat treatment industry today.

The heat treatment industry provides heat treatment services to a very wide variety of engineering companies and machine shops. The reason it exists is that only the very large or very specialised companies, can justify investing in facilities of their own.

Heat treatment processes and the benefits they bestow upon component performance are better than they have ever been. However, these benefits do come at a cost.

Read the full article in DPA's April issue

Written By Sophia Bell

Sophia Bell is the Group Editor of DPA, Connectivity, and PBSI. She joined the team in 2020 as Assistant Editor after achieving a First-Class Honours BA in English Literature and Film Studies from the University of East Anglia. In her current role, she leads the editorial strategy, driving digital growth and ensuring each title continues to deliver trusted, relevant insight for engineering and manufacturing professionals.