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title: CQI-9 (4th Edition) Expert Analysis
description: Despite the precariousness that has defined the majority of 2020 thus far, the aerospace and automotive industries have not let that uncertainty deter them from releasing two major revisions that directly affect the heat-treating industry.
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# CQI-9 (4th Edition) Expert Analysis

by [Heat Treat Today](https://blog.aiag.org/author/heat-treat-today) | Oct 07, 2020

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Despite the precariousness that has defined the majority of 2020 thus far, the aerospace and automotive industries have not let that uncertainty deter them from releasing two major revisions that directly affect the heat-treating industry. Both, the 4th Edition of CQI-9 and AMS2750F were released at the end of June ([AMS2750F: Expert Analysis](https://www.heattreattoday.com/industries/aerospace-heat-treat/ams2750f-expert-analysis/)).

In this **Technical Tuesday** feature, **Heat Treat Today** reached out to the AIAG CQI-9 Heat Treat Technical Committee with questions about the newest edition and how it might affect the automotive heat treat industry. Specifically, we were interested in the significant changes within the 4th Edition and how organizations can best prepare to implement them.

**[Read full article here.](https://www.heattreattoday.com/industries/automotive-heat-treat/cqi-9-4th-edition-expert-analysis/)**

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