In this manufacturing method, a large heat-treatment furnace is needed to apply heat treatment uniformly to the entire magnet, and there were a number of constraints in the production process, including heat resistance required for parts such as bobbins and the like.
PERC has been instrumental in funding recent insect heat-treatment research including: the efficacy of heat to control stored product pests in bins and silos (Purdue University, 2007-2009), bed bug behavior at lethal and sub-lethal temperatures (University of Minnesota, 2008-2009), and heat treatment as a viable methyl bromide alternative for disinfesting grain-processing facilities (Kansas State University, 2010-2011).
The falsified data relate to the heat-treatment process undertaken by another company on the pipe weld on moisture separator heaters, which increase the power plant's thermal efficiency by removing moisture from the steam that goes to turbines and heating it, Hitachi and its group company said.