Chicago Area Heat Treater Hires Plant Metallurgist “Metals Technology Corporation” a commercial heat treater in Carol Stream, Illinois, USA recently appointed “Mr. David Zawis” as Plant Metallurgist. David brings with him a wealth of knowledge...
Aerospace Giant Adding Vacuum Heat Treat Capacity “Safran S.A.” is a French multinational aerospace, defence and security corporation which operates manufacturing facilities around the world, many of which include in-house heat treating capacity. The...
Will “Boronizing” Providers Need a New Source for “Boron Powder”? This is how “Wikipedia” describes Boronizing; “Boriding, also called boronizing, is the process by which boron is added to a metal or alloy. It is a type...
Jeffery John Machcinski Advanced Heat Treat Corp. 1972-2025 It is with regret that we mention the passing of Mr. Jeff Machcinski, a good man who “The Monty Team” met a number of times over the years in his role as VP of Engineering with Advanced Heat Treat...
UPDATE; Aichelin Meets to Discuss Strategy/Nitrex Integration October 9th, 2025 we had a news item about “Aichelin Meeting to Discuss Strategy about the Nitrex Integration”, in this news item we mentioned we did not see a Nitrex representative. A sharp...
Recommended Procedures for Installing a Butterfly Valve By Jim Grann, Technical Director and Nate Sroka, Quality Assurance Engineer Ipsen Ipsen furnaces use resilient seated butterfly valves that require periodic replacement as seals wear. While the installation...
