THE MONTY HEAT TREAT NEWS

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 of  surface hardening . In this process  boron  atoms are diffused into the surface of a metal…

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 Corp.    “Jeffery John Machcinski, age 53, a lifelong resident of Toledo, passed away…

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 eyed viewer corrected us. Apparently the individual standing on the latter second from the…

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 appears straightforward, following proper procedures prevents part failure and…

New Vacuum Heat Treating Firm in Texas? When you think of heat treating in Texas you think oil & gas a “boom or bust” industry if there ever was one. Unfortunately, times are tough in the “oil patch” and most heat treaters in the state, both commercial and captive are finding business to be “challenging”.    From adversity springs innovation…

Largest Nitriding Furnace in North America Now in Production Earlier this year commercial heat treater “Nitrex” announced they would be installing what they believe to be the  “Largest Nitriding Furnace in North America” -a beast with working dimensions of approximately 14′ diameter and 11′ deep with a weight capacity of 80,000…

Vac Aero International to Celebrate 65 Years in Business Thursday, September 26th, 2024 Vac Aero International is celebrating 65 years in business with an open house at their location in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The company was founded by Mr. Ross Pritchard in 1959 as Canadian Vac-Hyd Processing Ltd., a subsidiary of Detroit, Michigan-based…

Centorr Vacuum Furnace New “Used” Equipment Listing Very recently  “The Monty Heat Treat News”  added a rather unusual item to their “Used Equipment Listings” a vacuum sintering furnace with an operating temperature of 2530C (4586F). Manufactured by Centorr Industries of NH the furnace is still installed at a manufacturing facility…

Heat Treat Seminar Mexico

Heat Treat Industry Supplier “Fluid Cooling Systems” It is always interesting to visit the firms that form the backbone of the supply chain for the heat treatment industry so it was with eager anticipation that Gord Montgomery of  “The Monty Heat Treat News”  visited  “Fluid Cooling Systems”  of Burton, Michigan, USA earlier this…

(COMPLETE LIST) “The Monty’s” 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2024 Since 1999 “ The Monty Heat Treat News ” has been publishing annually a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America based upon yearly sales, our 2023 list can be found at https://themonty.com/project/auto-draft-3/ Before we get into…

USA Commercial Heat Treater Makes Major Investments Back in September of 2022 we had a story about commercial heat treater “Dependable Metal Treating” in Kendallville, Indiana, USA finding success through “standardizing”-read about is further down.   As an update to this story Gord Montgomery of  “The Monty Heat Treat News”  visited the facility…