Based in Switzerland, David Howard of furnace manufacturer Codere is providing this update on how 2021 has been for the company.

“Codere Switzerland would like to inform readers of “The Monty Heat Treat News” of recent news, orders and events, which took place in 2021. As the world evolves due to the pandemic, we have all had to adjust with multi video conference options to continue business relations, aiming at market entry and development. On top of these changes we have many other factors in play such as increasing energy costs, environmental impacts, new competition and price pressures at the same time as customers are asking for better quality, repeatability and data.

2021 has been a positive year for Codere and we have received orders for our System 250 over three continents from industries which include tooling, hydraulic, commercial heat treatment shops, defense, precious metal and aerospace. Codere has also seen a pick-up in activity since the beginning of this year and has completed new sales in Japan, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic, Croatia and Brazil. We have sold our first fully automatic systems in Japan and Brazil and you can see a demonstration video on this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdqpdV8Rd1A

Please see a photo of our System 250 in our workshop for aluminium treatment almost ready for pre-reception with our valued customer. In the case of a CODERE furnace, the charge slides with the furnace. The charge remains in the furnace onto the elevator from the water tank. The transfer time of the load is the lowering of the load from the furnace up to total immersion of the water tank respecting aluminium norms. The transfer time should start when the plug opens until the lift of the quench tank is at its lower position. We ensure that the temperature of the lower parts from plug opening until furnace positioning over the quenching tank stays in the temperature tolerance.

Rarely do we talk about the unsung heroes at our company who work on a daily basis for new and existing projects. Our agents are the cornerstone of our success, representing our group in their local markets for new projects but as well as for after sales support. We have increased our geographic presence to commencing working with new agents in Israel, Turkey, Slovenia/ Croatia, United Kingdom & UAE & surrounding areas who are already active in our field of expertise. We will give further information in due course. If readers are interested to learn more about the Codere range of products and activities, please follow our LinkedIn page at “Codere SA” or contact us via www.codere.ch 

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Since 1999 “The Monty” has been publishing annually a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America based upon annual sales. This year readers will see we became much more ambitious and expanded the list to the 50 largest. The full list can be found by clicking the link below. We are always interested in hearing your comments so please reach out to us!

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50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2021

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In Brazil we see that commercial heat treater Tecnovacum, has installed a SECO/WARICK VectorR vacuum furnace as we can see in this press release. What makes this rather interesting is that SECO partnered with their Brazilian representatives, Combustol Fornos Ind (the largest furnace supplier in Brazil) on this project. For those familiar with Brazil this will come as no surprise in that very high import tariffs make it almost essential for foreign suppliers to have a Brazilian partner;

“The Vector vacuum furnace is the first product supplied by SECO/WARWICK to Tecnovacum. To implement the government subsidy program, the equipment must have 50% of the production in the territory of Brazil. The furnace was developed in close cooperation with the Brazilian partner – COMBUSTOL FORNOS IND COM LTDA.

“This is an exceptional situation, the first one, but certainly not the last. Under our supervision and in close cooperation, the Brazilian partner made the casing and the control cabinet in Brazil, and the company was also responsible for the equipment assembly and start-up. We have contributed our knowledge, experience and the entire furnace internal fittings and components to the project. Owing to this cooperation, which is consistent with the government program, the clients from Brazil could benefit from more favorable financial conditions. We are glad that we have a partner who is not only able to carry out the assembly, start-up and service of our equipment on site, but also build the entire vacuum furnace in cooperation with us” – says Maciej Korecki, Vice-President of the Vacuum Segment of the SECO/WARWICK Group.

Adds M. Korecki. “For six years now, SECO/WARWICK has been working with the Combustol company on the South American market in terms of sales, supplies and start-ups of furnaces in Brazil.”

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Today we learned that David Gangle, a 25 year sales veteran of furnaces, combustion systems and heat treat alloy, has recently departed North American Cronite and is open to new opportunities. David is located in the US Southeast and he can be reached at [email protected].

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This week’s super exciting edition of “The Heat Treat Podcast” finds our esteemed host, Mr. Carlos Torres speaking about the “Biggest Challenges in the Heat Treatment Industry” with Mr. Tom Morrison of MTI.

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Recently we at “The Monty Heat Treat News” had the opportunity to visit a fascinating Bodycote facility in Derby, UK, fascinating because it represents an almost 35 year partnership with Rolls Royce. In 1997 Bodycote set up a brand-new heat treating facility within the grounds of the Rolls Royce jet engine facility in Derby, UK with the intent that Bodycote would handle all of Rolls Royce’s heat treating requirements. Almost a quarter century later, this can be considered a real success story for both parties.

This facility, shown in one of the photos below is one of two Bodycote locations in the United Kingdom largely dedicated to Rolls Royce, the second is located in Rotherham. Incidentally, if you look closely at the architecture of the building, you will see that it was designed to resemble an engine turbine blade. The Derby site has the largest installed  vacuum heat treat capacity  available  in the UK heat treatment market.

Derby contains two rows of horizontal vacuum furnaces opposite each other and a complementary HIPPING Unit at the end of the building, 6 of the 10 furnaces have   10 bar quenching capability in both Nitrogen and Argon .  While it is certainly true that this facility was set up for Rolls Royce; the facility also provides advanced solutions for customers in the medical and power generation industries.

A long-stated goal of Bodycote’s is to partner with manufacturers with the intent of handling all of their thermal processing requirements. There can be few better examples than the Bodycote facility in Rolls Royce Derby, UK.

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Left to Right; Gord Montgomery, Dr. Gary Starr, Works Manager, Mr. Simon Blantern, VP Operations – UK, Kudakwashe Kafamba, Quality Manager

In Lincoln, Nebraska, USA we see that aerospace supplier Duncan Aviation has elected to bring their heat treating in house in a brand new division by the name of “Duncan Manufacturing Solutions.”

“Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce that the company has expanded and reorganized its parts manufacturing and fabrication areas, creating a new division called Duncan Manufacturing Solutions (DMS). Although DMS is currently serving in-house needs for Duncan Aviation projects and customers as well as requests from aviation system and aircraft manufacturers, the expectation is that the area will grow in the future to provide services to companies in other industries that need reliable, high-quality parts fabricated to meet their scheduling needs.

Duncan Aviation has invested more than $4 million in the DMS facility, which was built adjacent to Duncan Aviation’s Turbine Engine Overhaul Shop in Lincoln, Nebraska, and has 21,000-square-feet devoted to machining, metal work, and composite capabilities. DMS brought heat treating capabilities in-house with the addition of two Delta H Heat Treat Ovens. These ovens are capable of heat treating aluminum, stainless steel, tool steel, and titanium. These ovens are based on the most common size requirements for working with envelopes of 16x16x24 inches and 16x24x72 inches.”

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It is with a very deep feeling of personal loss that we mention the passing of a good friend and a great person, Mr. John Reger. His loss is a loss for the heat treatment industry, his friends and family and all who ever met him. We speak on behalf of many when we say he was one of the nicest people we have ever run across and his sense of humor was second to none.

Born on August 24, 1949 to John and Helen Reger in Dayton, John passed away on October 10th. John graduated from Belmont High School (1967), where he was Class President and had great affection for his classmates and school. He attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and graduated in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business.

Preparing to attend law school, John joined the national guard, requiring him to postpone school for a year. Returning from basic, John rethought the law career, and began to explore options in business. His uncle and friend, Robert Lahm, approached him with an offer to join a start– up Winston Heat Treating company, and since 1972, that was his labor of love. He derived great pleasure from growing the business and its reputation in the industry and cherished his co- workers, customers, and suppliers.

Far and away, John’s greatest love & joy were his family: wife Sharyn, daughter Elise (Michael) Henderson, son David (Katlyn) Reger, and adored grandchildren Gavin, Vivienne, and Bianca. Truly beloved were John’s sister Janet (Dr. Robert) Van Etten, niece Maria (Kent) Rademaker, their twins Ella and Violet, & sister-in-law Evelyn Goldstein, special cousins, family, and friends.

John was obsessed with taking care of things: leading & managing, while always attempting to make things better. Unfiltered, generous, & caring, he possessed a keen and offbeat sense of humor and sarcastic wit with a gift for satire and impressions. John was blessed with many friends and served as a best man 12 times. He loved casinos, business, politics, gardening, or just sitting quietly smoking a good cigar while pondering life.

His favorite jobs were being owner & CEO of Winston Heat Treating, President of The Metal Treating Institute (MTI), and President of Temple Beth Or. He valued time spent at Delco Products, trucker for Winston, & warehouseman for Peninsular Steel. John received recognition from numerous committees, boards, & non– profits, including MTI’s Industry Legend Award.

Remembrances can be made to a charity of your choosing.

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  John Reger on the left with David Reger to his left

Very recently “The Monty Heat Treat News” was fortunate enough to be able to visit commercial heat treater Wallwork in Bury, UK a trip which we last made in 2013. Wallwork Group Alloy Heat Treatment, Engineering, Castings & Vacuum Equipment | Wallwork Heat Treatment (wallworkht.co.uk) has a number of locations not all involved in heat treating, our interest of course lies in the commercial heat treat facilities of which the facility in Bury, UK is the headquarters.

If any commercial heat treat facility can be considered full service it would be this one. During out tour we saw salt, sealed quench furnaces, nitriding, aluminum drop bottom ovens, Induction, vacuum and vacuum carburizing. What was of most interest to us was the changes and investments in the past 8 years. While they were impressive and numerous the most obvious examples were in the vacuum department with some new additions, the most recent one being a vacuum carburizing system.

These photos will do far more justice to the facility than our words can.

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Left to Right; Tim Pelari, Mike Jarvis, Luke Collins, Gord Montgomery

Gord Montgomery, Jim Oakes (SSI), Mike Jarvis (Wallwork), Richard Burslem (Wallwork, Retired), Matt Cross (SSi), Steve Thompson (SSi)

Batch Sealed Quench Department