Furnaces & Atmospheres for Today's Technology
Technology, Equipment, Best Practices
June 18-20, 2012
The Furnaces & Atmospheres for Today's Technology event is held every year for industry professionals to present the latest improvements in heat treat furnace technology. The event provides basic, practical information for individuals new to heat treat responsibilities or planning to buy new or used equipment. We take great care to make the presentations non-commercial and provide useful information for the design, operation and maintenance of heat treatment equipment and atmospheres in common use by manufacturers throughout the NAFTA region.
Register by May 25th for a 10% Early Bird Discount!
Program |Schedule of Events | Lodging/Registration | Guest Speakers | Past Reviews
Seminar Schedule of Events
Monday, June 18th 6:00 to 7:30 PM Registration and Hospitality Tuesday, June 19th 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Classroom program, including lunch
6:00 to 10:00 PM Dinner with keynote speaker Wednesday, June 20th 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM Classroom program, including lunch
1:00 to 4:00 PM Shop tour and Demonstrations
Questions? Contact Gary Armour, Seminar Director at 814.332.8558
Lodging
Newly Remodeled for 2011 - Holiday Inn Express
18240 Conneaut Lake Road, Meadville, PA 16335Make your reservations directly at the Holiday Inn Express:
+1-814-724-6012 or +1-888-465-4329.
Mention SECO/WARWICK to receive your block room rate of $89.00/night.
Click here to visit their website for more information.
Registration
Register by May 20th for a 10% Early Bird Discount!
$400 per person for 2 day seminar including presentations, seminar manual, CD, continental breakfast, lunches and one dinner meeting. Lodging and other meals are not included. Payment may be made by company check or credit card.
Guest Speakers
Dan Herring Jim Oakes Bob Esper Chuck Faulkner
Dan Herring, The Heat Treat Doctor® - Current Trends for 2011
Daniel H. Herring, The Heat Treat Doctor is an active member of the engineering, materials and metallurgical community. His undergraduate work was done at the University of Illinois (1971) and graduate work at the Illinois Institute of Technology (1974). Credentials include a Research Associate Professorship at the Illinois Institute of Technology/Thermal Processing Technology Center and Consulting Technical Editor and monthly columnist for Industrial Heating Magazine.
Prior to forming his own business in 1995, Dan spent over twenty-five years working for furnace equipment manufacturers. He has held key positions in metallurgy, engineering, international marketing, sales, research and development, and new product and business development. The author of over three hundred (300) published papers and three (3) books, The Heat Treat Doctor is a frequent lecturer at local, national, and international conferences and is dedicated to advancing the state of the art in the thermal processing field. He is an active member of a number of Technical Societies including ASM International, APMI International, SAE International, SME, AGMA, and is a member of the American Gas Association (AGA) Hall of Flame
The HERRING GROUP, Inc. specializes in solving heat treating problems in industry and offers services in Consulting (heat treatment & metallurgy), Technology (industrial education/training, & process/equipment assistance), Marketing (marketing studies & new product launches), and Business Management (focused problem solving/lean & agile manufacturing) in the Heat Treating and Sintering Industries.
Jim Oakes, Super Systems, Inc. (SSi) - Analyzers
Jim Oakes, Vice President of Business Development Manager at Super Systems, Inc. Jim Oakes joined Super Systems in 2005 and has been focused on SSi’s commitment to quality, product and market development and continuous improvement in the products that SSi offers. Jim earned a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Buffalo.
Prior to joining Super Systems, Jim worked with the Oracle Corporation helping organizations leverage technology to become more competitive and provide better processes with enterprise software solutions.
Founded in July 1995, Super Systems Inc. personnel have over one hundred years of combined experience in the atmosphere heat treating market. SSi specializes in carbon and oxygen probes, control system integration, software development, and gas analysis equipment for the heat-treatment of metals industry. SSi supplies quality products backed by prompt service and technical expertise. SSI is Guide 17025 and ISO9001 Certified.
Bob Esper, Praxair - Bulk Atmospheres
Bob Esper is a 34 year veteran serving as Marketing Manager for automotive, aerospace, MMP and MetFab programs for North America. Bob earned a BA in Chemistry from Ohio University and an MBA from Baldwin-Wallace College
Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) is a global, Fortune 300 company that supplies atmospheric, process and specialty gases, high-performance coatings, and related services and technologies to a wide diversity of customers. With 27,000 employees and operations in more than 30 countries, Praxair is focused on helping our customers become more profitable, efficient and environmentally friendly. Praxair's primary products are: atmospheric gases -- oxygen, nitrogen, argon and rare gases (produced when air is purified, compressed, cooled, distilled and condensed), and process & specialty gases -- carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, semiconductor process gases, and acetylene (produced as by-products of chemical production or recovered from natural gas).
Chuck Faulkner, Houghton International- Quenching
- Joined Houghton International in 1983
- Worked as a Laboratory Technician and Technical Specialist in Fire Resistant Hydraulic Fluid Department for 12 years
- Joined Heat Treatment Department in 1996
- Current position is Market Development Manager – Heat Treatment & Metal Forming
- Member of ASM, SME, and SAE AMEC Committee
- Education, BA Organizational Management, Eastern College, St. Davids, PA
Since 1865, Houghton International has introduced hundreds of solutions for industry — from aqueous technology that combines the safety of water with excellent lubrication, to advanced anhydrous synthetics that lower operating costs. Today, we ARE the foremost provider of rolling fluids, lubricants, cleaners, hydraulic fluids, quenchants, coolants, forming compounds, conversion coatings, rust preventives and other industrial fluids.
Past Customer Reviews
Here is what attendees reported they liked the best about the June 2010 Event:
"Meeting the SECO personnel and discussing various heat treat/furnace issues with them"
"As a maintenance tech, the round table, the controls and maintenance forums were the most beneficial."
"Maintenance and installation section"
"Analyzers" (Jim Oakes, SSi)
"Factory tour and demonstrations"
"Vacuum furnace discussions, heating elements, sensors, heat transfer and maintenance"
"Generated atmospheres, analyzers and keynote by Doug Glenn" (Doug Glenn, Publisher, Industrial Heating Magazine; Group Publisher for Business News Publishing)
"Convenience of hotel room to meeting room and restaurant ...opportunity to get to know speakers personally"
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