Nitrex at FNA 2024: Redefining Tomorrow’s Heat Treatment

We’re gearing up for Furnaces North America 2024 with our groundbreaking heat treatment solutions. Discover how our advanced Nitreg®-C Ferritic Nitrocarburizing and Smart ONC® technologies are transforming brake rotor performance. Explore our state-of-the-art vacuum and coating furnaces, UPC-Marathon process control solutions, and QMULUS digitalization software—all designed to push the limits of efficiency and sustainability. Join us to see how these innovations are revolutionizing the industry and learn how they can propel your heat treat operations forward.

Don’t miss us at booths 321/323/325—let’s innovate together!

Two Must-See Presentations

1. IMPACT OF FERRITIC NITROCARBURIZING AND DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF WHITE LAYERS AND POST-OXIDATIONS ON THE CORROSION RESISTANCE OF GREY CAST IRONS

Presenter: Jack Kalucki

Date & Time: Tuesday, October 15 at 8:00 a.m.

Location: Room 224

Key Takeaways:

Discover how ferritic nitrocarburizing and various white layer combinations enhance the corrosion resistance of grey cast irons.
Understand the influence of white layer thickness, porosity, and post-oxidized layer thickness on corrosion resistance.
Gain insights into mitigating corrosion mechanisms such as graphitic and pitting corrosion, especially for brake rotors.
Explore how different machining methods and carbon contents affect corrosion resistance.
Learn about the effectiveness of post-oxidation media like N2O, CO2, air, and steam in improving corrosion resistance

2. THE POTENTIAL OF NETWORKED PROCESS CONTROLLERS AND DIGITAL TWINS IN HEAT TREATMENT

Presenter: Frank Pietracupa

Date & Time: Wednesday, October 16 at 9:40 a.m.

Location: Room 224

Key Takeaways:

Explore the benefits of outsourced model development versus edge computing and the potential of digital twins for both products and processes.
Learn about process controllers integrated with IoT platforms.
Discover how holistic learning and analytics can drive performance.
Understand the execution of complex machine learning processes in secure, high-performance environments.
Examine how models are implemented on controllers and the application of digital twins in product and process management.

About Furnaces North America

Furnaces North America (FNA) is one of North America’s leading trade shows and B2B platforms for the heat-treating industry and its key application sectors, including automotive, aerospace, defense, gear, mechanical engineering, medical, tooling and dies, transportation, and more. Click here for the event page and here for the full technical program.

What to Expect?

Nitrex will showcase its expertise in thermal processing, including turnkey heat-treating systems, process control solutions, software/digitalization, and heat-treating services.

In addition to our advanced nitriding systems and technologies, we will highlight our vacuum and coating furnace lines for aerospace and additive manufacturing applications. Also featured are the UPC-Marathon line of oxygen probes, process control solutions, flow solutions, and endothermic gas production systems. These innovations are designed to extend asset service life, meet the latest quality and safety standards, and support sustainability efforts. We’ll also showcase QMULUS, our advanced digitalization software introduced last year, demonstrating how it enhances operational visibility, asset management, process predictability, and efficiency, driving digital transformation in heat treatment.