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]
Horizontal Retort Furnace Destined for Brazilian Heat Treater
Horizontal Retort Furnace Destined for Brazilian Heat Treater “Another SECO/WARWICK industrial furnace will join the equipment in one of the most modern heat treatment plants in South America. The horizontal retort furnace will be used for high-temperature tempering and nitriding processes using ZeroFlow technology. The device will be integrated…
Vacuum Furnace Builder Receiving Order For Large Bottom Load System?
Vacuum Furnace Builder Receiving Order For Large Bottom Load System? We believe this story to be true but aren’t 100% sure which is why it falls in the “rumor” category. We have been told that a major OEM aircraft engine manufacturer has just placed an order for a Model VAV 7248 HV-6 vertical, bottom-loading vacuum furnace with North American…
Another UK Heat Treater “Bites the Dust”
Another UK Heat Treater “Bites the Dust” (Editors Note; Times have not been good for commercial heat treaters in the UK for some time and this is yet another example of a UK heat treater being forced to close down). “A more-than-65-year-old business with a “rich history” has entered liquidation and made all of its staff redundant…
USA Furnace Builder Appoints General Manager of Operations
USA Furnace Builder Appoints General Manager of Operations Furnace builder AFC-Holcroft (part of the Aichelin Group) has promoted Mr. Jason Crook to the position of General Manager of Operations. Jason brings over 14 years of experience in industrial automation, engineering management, and operational leadership. Since joining AFC-Holcroft, Jason…
New Vacuum Heat Treat Department in Michigan, USA Now Operational
New Vacuum Heat Treat Department in Michigan, USA Now Operational (Also called; “Why does a manufacturer bring heat treating in house”) Earlier this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” reported that “Exco” a supplier of dies, molds, components and assemblies for a number of different industries was making very substantial investments in their…
European Furnace Builder Declares Bankruptcy?
European Furnace Builder Declares Bankruptcy? It was reported to “The Monty Heat Treat News” recently that furnace builder “Cremer Thermoprocess Systems GmbH” of Düren, Germany entered bankruptcy protection November of this year. Some diligent searching turned up the fact that the company was included on a list of “Insolvencies in North…
Vacuum Pump Supplier Makes Another Acquisition
Vacuum Pump Supplier Makes Another Acquisition Busch Group, one of the world’s largest suppliers of vacuum pumps for the heat treatment industry, has made a number of acquisitions over the past few years and it would appear they are continuing to do so. Two examples as pointed out by “The Monty Heat Treat News” would include ” VESCO-McLaughlin,…
Top Heat Treatment News Items for the Week of October 28th
Top Heat Treatment News Items for the Week of October 28th Each week “The Monty” looks back on our news items for the previous week to see which heat treatment news stories proved to be most interesting to our readers. For the week starting October 28th, 2024 these were the three most popular stories; Texas Heat Treating’s Buster Crossley…
Acquisition in the European Heat Treatment Industry
Acquisition in the European Heat Treatment Industry According to this press release HÄRTHA GROUP, one of the larger commercial heat treaters in Europe has made yet another acquisition. Over the years Gord Montgomery of “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been fortunate enough to visit a number of the HÄRTHA locations including Aldenhoven, Germany….
Dr. Troy Greene March 4, 1968 – October 24, 2024
Dr. Troy Greene March 4, 1968 – October 24, 2024 Earlier this week we mentioned the unfortunate passing of one of the most experienced “chain” heat treat engineers we have ever met, Dr. Troy Greene. This obituary provides details of a gathering to remember Troy. “Dr. Troy A. Greene, age 56, of Dixon, died Thursday, October 24, 2024 at…
Vacuum Furnace Builder to Provide 2 Furnaces to USA Lab
Vacuum Furnace Builder to Provide 2 Furnaces to USA Lab “Ayer, MA – August 1, 2024 – AVS has partnered with the national laboratory for engineering, Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, to provide two Horizontal Vacuum Furnaces for one of their production labs. Both systems integrate wet and dry Hydrogen process gas along with all…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” November 2024 Issue.
“The Monty Heat Treat News” November 2024 Issue. The link below will take you to the November 2024 issue of ” The Monty Heat Treat News “, for 30 years the most well recognized brand in the global heat treatment industry. This months issue includes these top stories; Letter of Intent to Buy “Metals Technology Corporation (MTC)”…