Heavy Equipment Component Supplier Invests in New Heat Treat Department
It is always really "cool" to see manufacturers treat heat treating with the respect it deserves as a crucial part of the manufacturing process-let us introduce you to I.M.G. S.p.A. (INDUSTRIA MECCANICA GIRARDELLO) in Italy, a company which believes in the value of quality heat treating. IMG...
Annealing Oven For Aluminum Cable Supplier
"NUTEC Bickley has just manufactured and installed an annealing oven, custom designed for processing reel-mounted compact aluminum cable. The client for this contract operates numerous plants across North, Central and South America and has a portfolio of products supplied to organizations involved...
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]
Vacuum Heat Treater Finds Business to Be Strong
Founded in the 1970's commercial heat treater "Vacuum S.P.A." in Verdello, Italy has survived recessions, foreign wars and the ups and downs that effect all businesses and at the end of the day has continued to grow and prosper. In 2023 the company was acquired by Germany based "Haertha Hardening...
Vacuum Furnace Builder Receives Their 1,000th New Furnace Order
Furnace builder TAV just yesterday received orders for two new vacuum furnaces which means the company can now claim to have sold just over 1,000 new vacuum furnaces over the years-1,001 to be exact. The news was received by Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News"during a visit to the...
Cambridge Heat Treating 1982-2025
For 43 years commercial heat treater Cambridge Heat Treating in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada has been a mainstay of the Canadian heat treat industry and one of the larger players in the Canadian market. Founded by Bob Robbins in 1982, the company has thrived and prospered over the years but alas the...
Heat Treatment Italy/Slovenia
Over the years the team at "The Monty Heat Treat News"has reported on captive and commercial heat treating around the world and this continues-in the next 2 week we will be reporting on heat treatment in Italy and Slovenia. Our visits will take us to captive heat treats including gear manufacturers,...
Largest Nitrider North America?
Going back to January 20th of this year "The Monty Heat Treat News" had a "RUMOR" about commercial heat treater "Nitrex". Since that time we posted an update explaining that this "rumor" involved a very large pit nitrider-here at last is the formal announcement; "We are proud to announce the...
US Company to Exit Commercial Heat Treating
Several times recently "The Monty Heat Treat News" has mentioned a growing litany of North American commercial heat treaters closing their doors, the most recent mention can be found here: "Another USA Commercial Heat Treater Closes it's Doors" Very unfortunately it would appear that yet another...
Vacuum & Atmosphere Services Acquires Vacuum Pump Spares Ltd.
Vacuum & Atmosphere Services Acquires Vacuum Pump Spares Ltd. In the UK we find that Vacuum & Atmosphere Services continues to grow; “Leading furnace servicing company Vacuum & Atmosphere Services has expanded by acquiring a major distributor and stockist of industrial vacuum pump...
AddUp Partners with the ECM Group to Offer Post Additive Manufacturing Heat Treatment Solutions
"AddUp, a major player in the field of metal additive manufacturing and the ECM Group, creator of innovative thermal solutions, have signed a partnership to develop high value-added solutions for the thermal treatment of 3D printed metal parts. AddUp’s expertise lies in two additive technologies:...
Bodycote increases Hot Isostatic Pressing capacity in the USA
Bodycote, the world’s largest thermal processing services provider, is expanding its Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) capability in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. The new HIP capacity, which will be online by the end of 2022, will focus on developments in additive manufacturing and advanced materials....
Heat Treatment of NASCAR Transmission Components-Fascinating Heat Treats
Ever wonder how transmission components in the world of NASCAR and Formula1 racing are heat treated? We learned the answer just a few months ago during a visit by “The Monty Heat Treat News” to Xtrac, a supplier of absolute top end automotive transmission components. “SEPTEMBER 13, 2021; Xtrac is...
What is Clamp Tempering?
A reader recently posed a question about “Clamp Tempering” (the original question can be found below). “The Monty Heat Treat News” is certainly familiar with clamping parts during tempering to reduce distortion, however the question had a different spin to it. For instance a global manufacturer of...
Technical Issues/ Upcoming Heat Treat News
While the move of `The Monty Heat Treat News` on July 8th went relatively smoothly it was not perfect. The end result is that our main phone number, 705-259-3650 is not yet in operation but will be shortly. All other details remain the same; Gord Montgomery, [email protected] 416 723-2543Jordan...