USA Commercial Heat Treater Closes Their Doors
USA Commercial Heat Treater Closes Their Doors Earlier this week, Phoenix Metal Treating, located at W190 N11350 Carnegie Drive in Germantown, Wisconsin, officially closed down. This 40 year old family owned company operated several medium sized Beavermatic and Ipsen batch IQ furnaces and catered largely to the local automotive parts suppliers….
Japanese High-Tech Sector Orders SECO/WARWICK Vacuum Furnace
Japanese High-Tech Sector Orders SECO/WARWICK Vacuum Furnace (Editor’s Note; In this press release Maciej Korecki, Vice President of the SECO/WARWICK Group’s Vacuum Segment states; “This order will support the production of components for gas turbines”. Recently “The Monty Heat Treat News” published an article entitled, ” AI Data Centers Spiking…
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 [email protected]
Heat Treatment Names in the News
Heat Treatment Names in the News To start off one of the final weeks of 2025 lets look at some well known individuals in the global heat treatment industry who have been making career changes; Mr. Jamie Kuriger. Jamie has spent most of his working career involved in the North American heat treatment industry with many of those years spent with…
“Heat Treat “Quench” Issue Leads to Vehicle Recall”
“Heat Treat “Quench” Issue Leads to Vehicle Recall” “The Ford Motor Company is recalling certain heavy-duty pickups for right rear axle shafts that may have been improperly heat-treated by the supplier. According to Ford, the shafts may break unexpectedly, resulting in a sudden loss of drive power or a risk of rollaway…
European Furnace Builder Expanding in Asia
European Furnace Builder Expanding in Asia (Editors Note; To add to this story about furnace builder Aichelin expanding their Asian operations we can add this background. In the attached photo Mr. Christian Grosspointner who is quoted in this press release can be seen in the centre of this photo which was taken earlier this year when “The Monty…
Six Graduate from Ipsen Field Service Academy
Six Graduate from Ipsen Field Service Academy Six Ipsen service technicians were recognized at the Ipsen Vacuum Technology Excellence Center for completing the Ipsen Field Service Engineer (FSE) Academy: Todd Jones, Casey Guinn, Craig Monaghan, Eric Gould, Alfredo Mendoza, and Dom Wirthlin. The Ipsen FSE Academy is a 14-week, intensive, hands-on…
PROENERGY Orders Four Ipsen Furnaces for Houston Operation
PROENERGY Orders Four Ipsen Furnaces for Houston Operation PROENERGY, a vertically integrated manufacturer of power generation equipment and services, has placed an order for four Ipsen vacuum furnaces to help meet growing demand for new fast-start gas turbines and lifecycle maintenance. PROENERGY selected three Ipsen TITAN furnaces and a…
USA Bearing Manufacturer Invests in LPC Technology
USA Bearing Manufacturer Invests in LPC Technology According to this very interesting press release a substantial USA bearing manufacture has invested in two new LPC (Low Pressure Carburizing) systems from SECO/WARWICK USA, although at the time of this posting “The Monty” is unsure of who the end customer is. Further down read the claimed…
Paul Cairney & Nitrogen Generation
Paul Cairney & Nitrogen Generation For a number of years Mr. Paul Cairney was Sales Manager for South-Tek Systems, a manufacturer based in Wilmington, MC who provides nitrogen generating systems, however things change and effective the beginning of 2025 Paul is now Sales Manager at Novair which appears to offer the same product mix. This…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” January 2025 Magazine
“The Monty Heat Treat News” January 2025 Magazine Welcome to the first edition of ” The Monty Heat Treat News ” for 2025 which can be found by clicking the following link: January 2025 Magazine. In this 96 page edition you will find these stories plus many more; ▪ Major Acquisition in the North American Commercial Heat Treat Industry…
Commercial Heat Treat Acquisitions 2024
Commercial Heat Treat Acquisitions 2024 The end of 2024 brought with it a flurry of acquisitions in the commercial heat treat industry which caused the team at “The Monty” to reflect on how many acquisitions there actually were in the past year-this is what the team came up with in chronological order; Bodycote Acquires Lake City Heat Treat….
Super Systems Inc. Seminar – NFPA Standards And Metallurgy
Super Systems Inc. Seminar – NFPA Standards And Metallurgy SSi invites you to an informative seminar dedicated to two critical aspects of industrial safety and material science: NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) standards Metallurgy This brings together engineers industry experts maintenance personnel to explore the intersection…
Heat Treatment Names in the News
Heat Treatment Names in the News Lets see who in the heat treatment industry has made career changes recently; Jim Buntjer/Thermal Process Holdings; Jim has 10 years in the North American heat treatment industry working with commercial heat treaters such as Bluewater Thermal, Rockford Heat Treating and Service Heat Treating. Shortly before…
Lab Equipment Sale
Lab Equipment Sale “The Monty Heat Treat News” currently has almost 40 listings for “Quality Surplus Lab Equipment” and to start off the new year we are reducing the asking price of almost every single item. This is not an indefinite offer so have a quick look and see if any of these items are of interest. Did you like this article? Click…