Southwest Heat Treat Summit

SECO/WARWICK will bring together academics and heat treatment industry experts for a day-and-a-half event that will take attendees through a broad range of best practices, trending topics and top technologies at its Southwest Summit on March 27-28 in San Antonio, TX. The New Trends in Heat Treatment event will be held in the heart of the growing U.S. Southwest and Mexican heat treatment markets at the Marriott Courtyard, San Antonio Riverwalk. The Southwest Summit features industry notables such as the Heat Treat Doctor Dan Herring and Richard D. Sisson Jr., Director of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

"The subjects and speakers at the SECO/WARWICK Southwest Seminar offer a diverse blend of practical experience, engineering knowledge and scientific foundations sure to provide answers to even the most challenging heat treat questions or problems," said Don Herring, who was named one of the heat treat industry's 25 most influential people by themonty.com and is a monthly columnist for Industrial Heating magazine. "A truly unique learning experience awaits those who attend with an opportunity to come away with answers and solid technical information."

Professionals from Rolled Alloys, Schunk Graphite, Praxair, Super Systems and Eurotherm will join experts from SECO/WARWICK to complete the event's educational program.

Cost for the event is $450 per person, which includes two breakfasts, a luncheon and a dinner, but does not include travel or lodging. Early reservations are recommended as space is limited. Reservations can be made by emailing beth.ryan@secowarwick.com or by calling 814-332-8575.

Program Highlights

• "New trends and requirements for heat treat in the Americas" - Dan Herring, The Heat Treat Doctor
• "Current practices in furnace fixturing types and alloys" - Rolled Alloys
• "Benefits of carbon composite fixtures in vacuum applications" - Schunk Graphite
• "How to work effectively with your bulk atmospheres supplier" - Praxair
• "Getting the best performance from your atmosphere generator" - SECO/WARWICK
• "Fighting wear, corrosion, scratch and fatigue on stainless steel and titanium alloys" - Expanite
• "Advances in oil and gas quenching in vacuum" - SECO/WARWICK
• "The challenges and opportunities of bringing your new furnace installation online" - SECO/WARWICK
• "HMI control systems using smartphones and tablets" - SECO/WARWICK
• "Sensor technology used in heat treating" - Super Systems
• "Furnace Maintenance Tips: Atmosphere" - SECO/WARWICK
• "Furnace Maintenance Tips: Vacuum" - Dan Herring, The Heat Treat Doctor
• "AMS2750E is not just a regulatory standard-practical ways of using AMS2750E to benefit your business" - Eurotherm.

For more information contact:

Beth Ryan

SECO/WARWICK CORP.

P.O. BOX 908

Meadville, PA 16335-6908

814-332-8575

beth.ryan@secowarwick.com

www.secowarwick.com