Monday Morning Briefing

Monday Morning Briefing

We are going to start out in Mexico where we are anxiously awaiting a press release from a company by the name of Metalsa Commercial Vehicles in the Monterrey area. Metalsa is a Tier 1 supplier of components to the auto and truck industries and the company is in the...
Regal Beloit, Valparaiso, Indiana, USA

Regal Beloit, Valparaiso, Indiana, USA

There has been a great deal of turmoil at bearing manufacturer Regal Beloit in Valparaiso, Indiana with a two month long strike tuning into a decision by the company to close the plant which in turn lead to further negotiations-the details are below. It is of interest...
Parker Trutec, Inc. $1.4 Million Expansion Completed

Parker Trutec, Inc. $1.4 Million Expansion Completed

In Springfield, Ohio Parker Trutec just completed an expansion of their heat treatment facility. Parker Trutec is a subsidiary of Japan based Nihon Parkerizing one of the largest commercial heat treaters in Japan and like many Japanese companies largely services the...
Joern Rohde, ROHDE Schutzgasöfen GmbH Interview

Joern Rohde, ROHDE Schutzgasöfen GmbH Interview

In the European heat treat market Joern Rohde of furnace builder ROHDE Schutzgasöfen GmbH is quite a well known figure. Recently he provided an interview to the German heat treat magazine ”Der Wärmebehandlungsmarkt” (The Heat Treatment Market) a publication which...
Bluewater Thermal Solutions Kitchener, Canada Closes

Bluewater Thermal Solutions Kitchener, Canada Closes

As ranked by “The Monty” Bluewater Thermal Solutions https://bluewaterthermal.com/ is one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America with 12 different heat treating and brazing facilities in the USA and Canada. Unfortunately we have been...