CECOF Delegates Assembly 2007

36 Delegates from 11 European countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain and Sweden) as well as guests from IHEA (USA) and JIFMA (Japan) attended the CECOF Delegates Assembly from September 27 to 29, 2007 in Valencia/ Spain. They learnt and debated about the recent and future challenges of CECOF, had an opportunity to establish and fresh up personal relations and to get an insight into the business development of the thermoprocessing industry in Europe. The conference was accompanied by an attractive partner and frame programme which was well attended. Further information

CECOF representatives at the IHEA Annual Meeting 2007 in San Diego, California and IHEA Fall Business Conference 2007

Being an associate member of the American association, both the CECOF President Mike Debier and Secretary General Dr. Gutmann Habig attended IHEA’s Annual Meeting held on April 11 - 14, 2007 in San Diego, California. The CECOF presentation 2007 with a special focus on the situation of the mechanical engineering industry in Europe and worldwide can be downloaded here.

Furthermore, CECOF was represented at the IHEA Fall Business Conference (November 6 – 7, 2007 in Chicago) by its President Mike Debier.

SHTE Heat Treating Conference 2007

SHTE Heat Treating Conference

Every two years the CECOF Member Association SHTE (Swedish Suppliers of Heat Treatment Equipment) is organising its Heat Treating Conference. This year's event including exhibition and plant visit was held at Volvo Construction Equipments Demo Centre in Eskilstuna / Sweden, September 13^th – 14^th 2007 with a focus on "Heat Treating for the Automotive Industry".

For further information please contact per.westerhult@svets.se.

The BIFCA Technical Series

The BIFCA Technical Series is a series of courses covering a number of topics that are of interest to the designers, manufacturers and users of industrial furnaces. The range of topics will be developed over a period of time, taking into account the requirements of the industry. For more information on the Series please visit the BIFCA website.

Handbook of Thermoprocessing Technologies available as of January 2005

 With reference to discounts for CECOF members please contact the General Secretariat mailto:cecof@vdma.org

Fundamentals – Processes - Components - Safety

Edited by A. von Starck, A. Mühlbauer, C. Kramer

820 Pages, 662 Figures, 91 Tables, 81 Authors

16,5x23 cm, hardcover, EUR 160,00

ISBN 3-8027-2933-1

For orders please contact:

Vulkan-VerlagRedaktion FachzeitschriftenHerr Vulkan-Verlag, Essen, 2005

In Europe , thermoprocessing is the third largest energy consumption sector following traffic and room heating. Its structure is very much diversified and complex. Therefore it is split into a large number of subdivisions, each of them having a high importance for the industrial economy. Accordingly we find the application know-how for the design and the execution of respective equipment represented by a multitude of small but very specialized and significant companies and their experts.

As a result there was only little chance to find a comprehensive survey of the practical side of this technology so far. This gap is now filled by the new "Handbook of Thermoprocessing Technologies" based on the contributions of many highly experienced, outstanding engineers working in this field.

The main intention of this book is the presentation of practical thermal processing for the improvement of material and parts in industrial application. Additionally, a summary of respective thermal and material science fundamentals is given as well as basic fuel-related and electrical engineering knowledge for this technology and finally design aspects, components and safety requirements for the necessary heating installations are covered.

In conclusion, a very wide and competent state of the art description is now available for all manufacturers and users of thermoprocessing equipment. But also specialists from neighbouring fields, students and all those who are generally interested in this important but widely unknown technology will find a quick survey here as well as a very profound expertise.

Content: Heating processes, Thermoprocesses with gas circulation; Thermoprocesses with heat from electric energy; Melting and casting of metals; Heating and heat treatment; Components; Safety, Standards etc.

The journal officially promoted by CECOF is:

HEAT PROCESSING

With reference to discounts for CECOF members please contact the General Secretariat at cecof@vdma.org.

For orders please contact:

Vulkan-Verlag

Redaktion Fachzeitschriften

Herr

Postfach 10 39 62

45039 Essen

Further we recommend:

For orders please contact:

DMG World Media Ltd.

Att. Sue Tyler

Westgate House

120/130 Station Road

Redhill, Surrey RH1 1ET, UK

Other journals and magazines:

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