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Thru-process temperature profiling for industrial heat treatment

Advanced thru-process temperature profiling systems and Temperature Uniformity Survey (TUS) solutions meeting NADCAP AMS2750, and CQI-9 requirements. Designed, manufactured, and supported by an Assessimus network specialist with accredited capability in Cambridgeshire, UK and Löhne, Germany.

What is thru-process temperature profiling?

Measuring the product’s real thermal journey

Thru-process temperature profiling is the practice of measuring the exact thermal conditions a product or component experiences as it passes through a heat treatment process. A data logger, protected inside a thermal barrier, travels through the furnace or oven alongside the product and records a continuous temperature profile throughout the entire cycle.

Why furnace temperature alone is not enough

Standard furnace thermocouples measure the temperature of the furnace chamber, not the product itself. In heat treatment processes where metallurgical outcomes, coating adhesion, or component integrity depend on precise thermal exposure, only thru-process data provides the evidence required for quality control and compliance documentation.

Supporting TUS compliance and audit readiness

A Temperature Uniformity Survey (TUS) is a structured assessment that verifies whether a furnace or oven delivers consistent temperatures across its working volume. TUS is a mandatory requirement under NADCAP AMS2750and CQI-9, and must be performed at defined intervals with calibrated instruments and documented results to maintain accreditation and process approval.
thru-process temperature profiling explained

How the profiling process works

Process and compliance requirements are defined

The applicable standard (NADCAP AMS2750, CQI-9 or customer-specific specification) is confirmed, along with the process parameters, temperature range, load configuration, and survey frequency required.

The data logger and thermal barrier are configured

A calibrated data logger is fitted inside a thermal barrier engineered to protect it at the process temperature. Thermocouple positions are defined to cover the critical measurement points within the furnace, or load.

The logger travels through the process with the product

The protected data logger passes through the furnace or oven alongside the actual product, recording a continuous temperature profile at every defined point. RF telemetry options allow real-time monitoring throughout the run.

Data is analyzed and documented as a compliance record

The recorded profile is processed to generate a complete audit trail with all pass/fail criteria, temperature uniformity data, and certification documentation required by the relevant standard.
Temperature profiling standards

Standards the Assessimus network supports

NADCAP

National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program
The industry-managed accreditation program for special processes in aerospace and defense. NADCAP heat treatment audits require full AMS2750 compliance, documented TUS records, and calibrated profiling equipment with traceable certificates.

AMS2750

Pyrometry – Aerospace Material Specification
The primary pyrometry standard for aerospace heat treatment. Defines instrumentation, calibration, TUS frequency, and system accuracy requirements for furnaces processing aerospace components. NADCAP audit readiness depends on AMS2750 compliance.

CQI-9

Special Process: Heat Treat System Assessment
The AIAG standard for automotive heat treatment, requiring documented TUS at defined intervals and traceable temperature records across all heat treatment processes in the automotive supply chain.
Temperature profiling industries

Industries and processes served

Aerospace & Defense
Automotive
Heat Treatment
Metal Processing
Ceramics & Refractories
Coatings & Finishing
Food Processing
Electronics
Manufacturing

Applications

Aerospace heat treatment

Hardening, annealing, brazing, and soldering to NADCAP AMS2750 requirements

Automotive components

Carburizing, nitriding, and induction hardening processes requiring CQI-9 compliance

Powder coating and painting

Cure verification for automotive and industrial coating lines

Ceramics and refractories

Kiln profiling for high-temperature sintering and firing processes

Food pasteurization and sterilization

thermal process validation for food safety compliance
Temperature profiling specialists

Who delivers this service

ASSESSIMUS NETWORK MEMBER
TEMPERATURE PROFILING

Accredited Temperature Profiling Specialist

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom · Löhne, Germany · Clearwater, FL, USA
This service is delivered through a dedicated Assessimus network specialist with decades of experience in thru-process temperature profiling systems for industrial heat treatment. Their data loggers, thermal barriers, and TUS software are used by manufacturers across aerospace, automotive, ceramics, and food processing, wherever a traceable thermal record is required for quality control or compliance. With locations in the UK, the USA, and Germany, global support is available for international programs.
AMS2750 Validated
CQI-9 Compliant
NADCAP Documentation
UK & Germany Based

Frequently asked questions

Thru-process temperature profiling records the thermal history of the product itself as it moves through the furnace, using a data logger that travels with the product. A Temperature Uniformity Survey (TUS) is a static assessment of the furnace working volume to verify that temperature distribution meets the required uniformity specification. Both are required under AMS2750 and CQI-9, but they measure different things.

AMS2750 defines TUS frequency based on furnace class and type. Most production furnaces require a TUS at intervals between three months and one year, depending on their classification. Any change to furnace configuration or heating elements typically triggers a new out-of-cycle survey.

Yes. The Assessimus network's temperature profiling specialist offers optical profiling solutions for applications where conventional thermocouple-based loggers cannot operate. Thermal barriers are engineered for different temperature ranges, with systems available for processes up to and above 1,100°C.

Each profiling engagement produces a complete audit-ready report including the recorded temperature profile, uniformity analysis, pass/fail assessment against the applicable standard, instrument calibration references, and a certificate suitable for NADCAP AMS2750 or CQI-9 audit purposes.

Because temperature profiling is one service within a coordinated network, clients with requirements across multiple disciplines (such as material testing, EMC equipment, or pre-compliance consulting alongside thermal profiling) can access those services through Assessimus as a single partner. There is no need to manage separate supplier relationships for each stage of the compliance process.

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