ROTEC Russia to Install High Vacuum Brazing Furnace ROTEC, Russia’s first and only facility that manufactures welded honeycomb seals, has purchased a SECO/WARWICK vacuum furnace system that will enable ROTEC to expand the range and volume of manufactured...
Pratt & Whitney to Build New Plant in North Carolina, USA This is a very interesting news item on two different levels. First our understanding is that the new facility will include a heat treat department-one of those really high end vacuum aerospace departments...
Solar Atmospheres South Carolina Facility Nuclear Approved “Solar Atmospheres, Greenville, SC facility was recently approved to NQA-1, 10CFR50 Appendix B, and 10CFR21. These standards represent the nuclear power industry’s requirements for quality operating...
Vacuum Carburizing in a Pit Furnace? We at “The Monty” are very familiar with Low Pressure Carburizing (LPC) or Vacuum Carburizing as we generally prefer to call the process but to date we don’t believe we have seen such a process in a pit furnace. Typically what we...
Nitrex Nevada, USA Receives Honeywell Certifiaction for Copper Plating News to us that commercial heat treater Nitrex offers copper plating services but according to this press release they do. It’s been a few years since we at “The Monty” visited...
Bob Stecker, Bodycote At the world’s largest commercial heat treater, Bodycote we see a new addition to the team in North America. Bob Stecker has just joined the company as Director of Operations, Automotive, CHT-NA. We believe Bob will be based out of the fairly new...
