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One of the best ways to learn about the heat-treating field is to visit a firm that engages in commercial heat treating or a manufacturing plant with a heat-treating department. You can observe and perhaps talk to heat treaters as they work. Sometimes these companies hire part-time or summer workers to perform unskilled labor. Other ways to learn about the field include reading trade publications or studying heat-treating techniques in shop classes.
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