Vacuum Heat Treatment, written by Dan Herring, the "Heat Treat Doctor," is a new book focused on principles, practices and applications providing the heat-treating industry with its first truly comprehensive resource on the subject of vacuum technology, which is the fastest growing segment of the heat treat industry today. This book provides the reader with practical advice, a diverse set of application examples and a wide range of technical and engineering information necessary to make informed decisions about how to heat treat and what equipment features are necessary to do the job. What makes this book unique is that it is written in such a way that engineers, metallurgists, heat treater operators, supervisors, managers, quality, industrial and manufacturing engineers and just about anyone interested in thermal processing or manufacturing can become skilled in the art and science of vacuum heat treatment. The book is scheduled for release in September 2012 but preorder discounts are available using the link below.