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COLUMNS 12 Editorial H.E.L.P. The news of the day just doesn’t seem to be getting much better. Maybe we all just need a little “help” to do the right thing and keep a positive outlook. 12 14 Federal Triangle Stuxnet: A Disaster Waiting to Happen What is Stuxnet, and why does it matter to readers of Industrial Heating ? If your company uses supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, you might want to take notes. 14 16 The Heat Treat Doctor™ Steam Treating Steam treating (a.k.a. bluing or blackening) is a time-temperature-atmosphere-dependent process where the performance and quality of the surface and subsurface layers depends to a great extent on surface cleanliness (prior to steam treatment) and the overall integrity (i.e. gas tightness) of the equipment. 20 Environmental & Safety Issues Fire Water (Part 1) This two-part column provides readers with some of the fundamentals about fi re sprinklers and related fi re protection systems should they decide to re-evaluate their existing fi re protection solutions. 22 22 Now You Know Gunmaking: Forging the Barrel In this fi rst installment, we take a look at the history and art of forging a gun barrel. A future column will look at what’s involved in putting together the rest of the gun. 24 MTI Profi le – Desert Fire Industries Inc. 26 IHEA Profi le – IHEA to Launch Induction Division SPECIAL SECTION 65 Show/Technology Profi les A showcase for companies that will be exhibiting at ASM’s Heat Treat Show … and for some companies that will not be in Cincinnati. ASM Heat Treating Society 26th Conference & Exposition DEPARTMENTS 28 Industry News 37 IH Economic Indicators 38 Industry Events 85 Literature Showcase 90 Products 93 The Aftermarket 95 Classifi ed Marketplace 102 Advertiser Index SHOW/TECHNOLOGY PROFILES ACROSS USA Booth Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic mic Corp. Manufacturer of CFC, Carbon/Carbon Composite, #2106 advanced engineering g material made from carbon-fi ber reinforced carbon. n. 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Alcon Industries is your single-source ource for heat-and Ipsen corrosion-resistant alloy castings s and fabrications fabrications, Booth ting So SHO ciety W /TECHNO Confer en LOGY ce & Exposition PROF ILES Lesker KJLC ® sells vacuum, the basic Company fl anges including components a compr for pumps , fi ttings, ehensiv generating e range feedthr , fl uids, valv es, of along oughs and with vacuum traps pump repair major for brands most fl uid reclaim and pump money to and to save you en i h Kurt J. ASM Hea t Trea Ph: 800 245-1656 AFFRI AFFRI’s hardness testing equip-ment can reduce testing costs up Booth #1928 Booth #2144 I INDUSTRIAL HEATING (ISSN 0019-8374) is published 12 times annually, monthly, by BNP Media, 2401 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 700, Troy, MI 48084-3333. Telephone: (248) 362-3700, Fax: (248) 362-0317. No charge for subscriptions to qualifi ed individuals. Annual rate for subscriptions to nonqualifi ed individuals in the U.S.A.: $115.00 USD. 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