In spite of the dramatic slowdown in automotive heat treating due to the “chip” shortage global automotive parts supplier Linamar is gearing up for the future and adding more heat treat capacity (“The Monty Heat Treat News” provides a summary about the slowdown in automotive heat treating at https://themonty.com/slowdown-in-north-american-heat-treating-this-is-why/). Linamar Gear in Guelph, Ontario, Canada already has the largest batch IQ capacity of any heat treater in North America with a total of 25 installed 36″ X 48″ X 36″ batch IQ furnaces, each capable of handling a 3500 pound load. We can now announce that the company will in the near future be adding 3 more furnaces with the same size and capacity. The individual in charge of heat treatment at Linamar Mr. Rich Ott recently made our list of the “Most Influential Individuals in the North American Heat Treat Industry” https://themonty.com/project/auto-draft/ Find out where he ranks.

The one photo below shows the heat treatment department at Linamar in Guelph, the second is of Mr. Rich Ott and Gord Montgomery of “The Monty Heat Treat News”.

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