USA Commercial Heat Treater Consolidates Operations
“Atmosphere Group, Inc., a division of AFC-Holcroft” (part of Aichelin Group of Austria) has for many years maintained two commercial heat treating facilities in the Detroit, Michigan, USA area-“Austemper Inc.” and “Atmosphere Heat Treating” both of which specialize in austempering. The two...
Blockbuster Acquisition in the Global Heat Treat Furnace Industry
Now this press release will certainly catch people's attention in the global heat treatment industry-"Aichelin Acquires NTS & UPC business divisions of NITREX" as explained futher down. The whole team at "The Monty Heat Treat News" and indeed many in the industry look forward to seeing the...
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]
Australian Firm to Receive Second Plasma Nitrider
From Heat Treat Australia, the largest commercial heat treater in the country we have this press release; "HTA Group is excited to announce the arrival of a second Rubig Plasma Nitrider at our Melbourne branch! With this addition, we now proudly operate two Rubig plasma nitriding systems in...
Michigan, USA Heat Treater Reports Excellent Sales
When posing the question of; "how is business these days" to most commercial heat treaters in North America elicits a typical response of: "OK, could be better could be worse" it is a breath of fresh air when one actually says; "business is great!" Such was the case though with "Darby Metal...
Manufacturer Brings Heat Treat in House-A Case Study
"B&D Cold Headed Products" "In 1969, Albert Doyle saw an opportunity to provide better value for businesses requiring high quality fasteners. So he began rolling parts in his garage in Detroit, MI. Soon his hard work and customer focus started paying off. Over the years the Doyle family business...
Robotics in the Heat Treatment Industry-“Thermetco”
Yesterday we reported how a commercial heat treater in the UK, "Wallwork Group" recently invested in a robot for their vacuum brazing line. This prompted the team at "The Monty" to think about other examples of heat treaters investing in robots and automated systems-an example that we came across...
Robots in the Heat Treatment Industry
From commercial heat treater "Wallwork Group" in the UK we have this press release about how the firm recently added robotics to a vacuum braze line at the firm's Cambridge UK facility. This press release prompted the team at the "Monty Heat Treat News" to contemplate robotics in the commercial...
Heat Treating the World’s Largest Forging Ring-48′ Diameter!
A reader sent us a fascinating video of a Spanish company by the name of Iraeta Forgings manufacturing and heat treating the world's largest forging rings-here is the background; In 2019 and 2022, IRAEA successfully produced four seamless forged rings, each with a diameter of 16 meters. Now they...
Medical Industry Accepts Oven
"Blue M®, a global industrial and laboratory ovens manufacturer, announced the shipment of a Class A safety oven to the medical industry. Designed for ease of move-in and installation, this Blue M Class A oven was modified to an overall height of 79” and width of 45” to accommodate the ceiling...
Nitrex Heat Treat Appoints General Manager
Commerical heat treater "Nitrex" recently appointed a new General Manager for their Mason, Michigan, USA facility (to find out how Nitrex compares in size to other commercial heat treaters in North America we would suggest this...
Invitation to the 6th Technical Seminar of Super Systems Mexico
Dear professionals and enthusiasts of the heat treatment industry from: Puebla, Edo. Mex, Cd. Mx, and Queretaro States, We are pleased to invite you to the 6th Technical Seminar of Super Systems Mexico, an exclusive event where you will share knowledge and experiences with experts in the field of...
Commercial Steel Treating Company Auction
Earlier this year "The Monty Heat Treat News" spoke about how heat treater Commercial Steel Treating would be closing their Madison Heights, Michigan, USA facility. This indeed happened and as it turns out the vast bulk of the equipment was purchased by a used equipment dealer and all remaining...
Top Heat Treat News Items Week of August 12th
Unfortunately, our "top 3" heat treatment news items for the week starting August 12th, are dominated by obituaries. Regular readers of "The Monty" will know that our "top 3" are selected by readership both on www.themonty.com and on social media and the passing of well known individuals in the...
Roger A. Jones
"Roger A. Jones, of Perkasie, PA, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at the Community at Rockhill, Sellersville, PA. He was 69. He was the loving husband of Patti A. (Renner) Jones. The couple celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary on March 8, 2024. Born in Abington, PA, he was the...