Large Ohio, USA Automotive Heat Treat Department Closes-Will the Furnaces Sell at Auction?
Last week we announced that automotive transmission parts maker Bucyrus Precision Tech in Bucyrus, Ohio, USA was closed and that all the equipment including the very substantial in house heat treatment department would be going to auction. Our interest of course lies in the heat treat equipment...
Electric or Natural Gas Heating of Furnaces-Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Decide?
Recently we had an article about how the global debate over climate change and greenhouse gas emissions was generating interest amongst heat treaters about whether they should be heating with electricity or natural gas (our original article is below). Mr. Bill Jones, Owner of Solar Atmospheres in...
Used Furnace And Equipment Listings
“The Monty” has one of the largest listings for used heat treating equipment in North America. Below you will find our two most recent additions and also a categorized listing by furnace type. If you don’t find what you are looking for let us know and we will find it for you. Have equipment to sell? We are here to find you a buyer, just drop a line to jordan@themonty.com
Watlow Electric, Mexico to Install Vacuum Annealing Furnace
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company, who will celebrate its centennial in 2022, has ordered - from SECO/VACUUM, a high-vacuum Vector® furnace and auxiliaries for its facility in Mexico. The furnace will be used for annealing thermocouple wires between every drawing stage. High purity is...
In House Heat Treat Department Shuts When Auto Parts Maker Closes Doors in Ohio
Back in 2020 it was announced that Bucyrus Precision Tech in Bucyrus, Ohio, USA would close their doors due to declining sales. The auto parts supplier owned by a Japanese firm found that a business case for the facility could no longer be made and the entire operation including the fairly modern...
Heat Treat is Not Dead, Kathy Hayrynen, Applied Process
This week's action packed, super exciting version of "The Heat Treat Podcast" features our favorite host, Mr. Carlos Torres speaking with Kathy Kayryen of Applied Process in the USA. Kathy is an individual we have not had the priveledge of meeting, but based upon this conversation she is certainly a...
Heat Treatment Portugal-Part Three/Captive & Commercial Heat Treating
We have now concluded Part I & II of our series about heat treatment in Portugal, we now move on to Part III which features a company by the name of Ramada ACOS a captive/commercial heat treater located in the northern part of Portugal in the city of Ovar. The firm is another example of a...
The Monty’s 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2021 – #45 Winston Heat Treating, Dayton, Ohio
Since 1999 “The Monty” has been publishing annually a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America based upon annual sales, our 2021 list can be found at https://themonty.com/project/50-largest-north-american-commercial-heat-treats-2021-2/ This year readers will see we became much...
Ceramics Company Buys High Temperature Furnace
"L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc. has shipped a floor-standing, high-temperature silicon carbide furnace to a leading worldwide supplier of high-temperature piezo ceramics used in the military, aerospace and medical fields. The L&L model GLF836 has an effective work zone of 18” wide by 18” high...
Don Longenette-The Interview
We are pleased to offer this interview with Mr. Don Longnette, a very well known individual in the North American heat treatment industry and the face of furnace builder KGO in North America. In this interview Don talks about nitriding, the growth of the technology and his experience in the global...
Where Are They Now-Sam Boyer
It is a sad fact that the heat treatment industry all around the world is losing some good people with experience that cannot be replaced-the reason being that very few young people are aware that heat treatment can be a very rewarding career (albeit a hard one). Thus when we lose an individual with...
Heat Treating Portugal, Part Two-Captive & Commercial Heat Treating
Today "The Monty Heat Treat News" continues with our series about captive and commercial heat treating in Portugal. Yesterday we introduced you to one of the two largest captive/commercial heat treaters in the country, TTO a company which functions as a machine shop, graphite supplier and heat...
The Monty’s 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2021 – #46 Metallurgical Processing Company, Warren, Michigan
Since 1999 “The Monty” has been publishing annually a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America based upon annual sales, our 2021 list can be found at https://themonty.com/project/50-largest-north-american-commercial-heat-treats-2021-2/ This year readers will see we became much...
Heat Treatment Portugal/Part One
This week "The Monty Heat Treat News" visits Portugal to look at the captive/commercial heat treating market. We are sure it will surprise no one that the heat treating market in Portugal is relatively small, however what there is, is very sophisticated and technology wise it rivals any market in...
Automotive Industry Continues to Drag Down the Heat Treatment Industry
"The Monty Heat Treat News" has published regular articles about how the auto industry slowdown (due to the ongoing chip shortage) has dragged down captive and commercial heat treaters alike for all of 2021. There can be no stronger indication of this than the recent Trading Update from the world's...