What is heat treating? Why do some parts fail? How can machinists and manufacturers avoid costly mistakes?Danny Sidun breaks down heat treating in plain English—no sales pitch, just real talk from someone who's in it every day. Whether you're running a machine shop, speccing out parts, or just curious about heat treating, this episode is the firestarter you’ve been waiting for.🎯 Timestamps:00:00 – Meet Danny Sidun – From operations to obsession with quality03:30 – What is heat treating, really?07:15 – Why in-house heat treating often fails11:45 – What to look for in a GOOD heat treater17:30 – Why most shops are too broad—and fail because of it21:10 – Common red flags in heat treating operations28:20 – The hidden value of specialization34:10 – Why Danny refuses to offer machining38:00 – Advice for young people entering manufacturing44:00 – Call for deeper heat treat episodes: case hardening, induction, etc.Produced by Arthur FieldEdited by Arthur FieldRecorded by Arthur FieldWant to partner with Arthur?https://tidycal.com/meetarthur

Connect with Gabe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-kooyers-20116a128/We don't have a labor shortage, we have an awareness problem.Gabe Kooyers is proving that the next generation wants to learn manufacturing. They just need someone to show them how.With the help of the Titans of CNC Academy, Gabe turned his high school classroom into a shop floor, equipping students to land real jobs before graduation.📐 Machining parts that meet tolerance.🧠 Thinking like programmers.💼 Getting hired straight out of school.This is what happens when education meets real-world manufacturing.Websites for Titans of CNC:https://titansofcnc.com/https://titansofcnc.com/collections/titans-of-cnc-academiesProduced by Arthur FieldEdited by Arthur FieldRecorded by Arthur FieldWant to partner with Arthur?https://tidycal.com/meetarthur

My Guest today Dr Erdem Ozturk is an internationally recognised leader in the digital machining field.

He is the founder and CEO of Productive Machines. He has 22 years of experience in the research and development landscape.

He is an Associate member of CIRP (The International Academy for Production Engineering).

He also served as a visiting faculty at the Global Production Engineering and Management MSc. program at the Vietnamese German University in Ho Chi Minh.Find this tool on the Siemens Market Place:https://xcelerator.siemens.com/global/en/all-offerings/products/sensenc-feeds--reduce-cycle-times-and-extend-tool-life.htmlFind Productive Machines on the Web:https://productivemachines.co.uk/Follow Productive Machines on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/productivemachines/Link to Dr Erdems calendar to book a 30 minute meeting with him:https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ3TpbY_evxEf7i_hhuCgK1PTsUFwBAP8cOc67KJtazmvz6s_Zju0W2do3fXz76eEpSFAWXlU9n2Produced by Arthur FieldEdited by Arthur FieldRecorded by Arthur FieldWant to partner with Arthur?https://tidycal.com/meetarthur