Features
Spring Material Costs Will the market stabilize?
By Rita Kaufman, editor

Heat Treating
How annealing, stress relief and aging each affect the mechanical properties of spring materials
By Terry Bartel, Elgiloy Specialty Metals

Hot Setting How to improve long-term load stability
By Jim Demarest, Pyromaître, and Derek Saynor, Spring Technology Consultants

What Size Conveyor Oven do you Need?
By Daniel Pierre III, JN Machinery Corp.

Reducing Parts Handling Time
From batching to inline stress relieving
By Zachary LaMotte

Selling to the CxO How to build a rock-solid, irresistable, powerful value proposition
By Daniel J. Adams, Adams & Associates

Columns
Spotlight on the Shop Floor
Spring Essentials (for the rest of us) part XIII
By Randy DeFord, Mid-West Spring & Stamping

Be Aware: Safety Tips From Jim Wood
Punch Press Guarding a top Priority During OSHA Inspections

Causes of Coil Cracks
By Mark Hayes

Motivation Management
Appreciate Your Employees Today and Every Day
By Daisy Saunders

Technically Speaking with Luke Zubek
Quench Cracking in Spring Steels