文档介绍：Heat Treating & QUENCHCARE ? The World’s Only Provider Of Heat Treating Products And Support HO1233 Heat 6/25/03 10:11 AM Page 2 1 A B LACKSMITH ’ S S ECRET B ECOMES Y OUR K EY T O S UCCESS For centuries, blacksmiths’ most carefully guarded secret was hardening swords with vegetable oils, fats, and other non-petrochemical materials. Quenching has evolved into an impor- tant metalworking step for today’s machine, auto- motive, and aerospace manufacturers, aluminum extruders, forgers, mercial heat modern-day blacksmiths now carefully guard a different key to ess: Houghton International. Since 1865, Houghton has pushed the limits of fluid science to develop many heat-treating innovations – from aqueous technology bines the safety of water with excellent heat extraction rates to advanced petroleum technology that lowers operat- ing costs. We developed the first non-animal, petro- leum-based quenching oil. We’re even a founding member of the Center for Heat Treating Excellence and participate in many technical societies such as ASM and SAE. Throughout our history, we’ve learned a lot about what customers want. In fact, our QEUNCHCARE heat-treating support program is a direct result of your input. It’s the first technical services package designed to match your multifaceted heat-treating needs – step for QUENCHCARE program includes all the ri