Super Systems India Working Towards New Collaboration
Based in Cincinatti, Ohio, USA, furnace controls company Super Systems Inc. (SSi) has a number of locations around the globe to serve their heat treat customers, this includes Super Systems India. During a recent visit by Damian Bratcher, International Sales Manager for SSI the company got together...
US Defence Supplier Increases Heat Treat Capacity
Watervliet Arsenal located in Watervliet, New York was founded in 1813 and is the oldest continuously active arsenal in the United States, and today produces much of the artillery for the army as well as gun tubes for cannons, mortars and tanks. In 2023 the US government announced that it was...
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]
MTI Educational Foundation Scholarship Application Process NOW OPEN
The demand for skilled professionals in every industry is growing, and the heat treating sector is no exception. In 2024, the Metal Treating Institute (MTI) launched a six-episode docuseries called Jobs of Tomorrow that shares what heat treating is and why choose it as a career. The docuseries is...
Furnace Builder Hires “Neal Conway” as Sales Engineer
North American furnace builder "AFC-Holcroft" of Wixom, Michigan, USA just recently hired Mr. Neal Conway as a Sales Engineer. Neal is an experienced "furnace guy" having worked for many years at furnace/oven builder "Delta-H" in Carroll, Ohio-a company which is owned and run by the Conway family. ...
Furnace Builder Lands Order for Two Roller Hearth Furnaces
"World class supplier of agricultural ground engaging solutions improves efficiency with Two High-Temperature CAN-ENG Re-Heat Furnace lines. Can-Eng Furnaces International limited (CAN-ENG) has recently commissioned two 8000 lb/hr Roller Hearth Furnace Systems used to Re-heat flat stock for hot...
Salt Bath Nitriding Company Appoints COO’s
Kolene Corporation announced the promotion of Peter L. Shoemaker to Chief Operating Officer for the corporation effective January 1, 2025. Mr. Shoemaker will continue to lead Kolene’s chemical supply chain & order fulfillment departments, as well as the company’s critical replacement parts...
Nitrex HTS, Aurora, IL-Large Investment?
The team at "The Monty Heat Treat News" is hearing a rumor that Nitrex Heat Treat Services is making a multi-million dollar investment in their Aurora, IL, USA facility. What we have been able to gleam is that this will take the form of a new, rather unique furnace system, but beyond that details...
Top Heat Treatment News Items For the Week of January 13th
"The Monty Heat Treat News" constantly monitors our news stories to see which are the most popular amongst our readers. This is based upon reader feedback and social media viewings. For the week starting January 13th, 2025 these were are 3 top stories; Commercial Heat Treater Moving Into New...
Schaeffler Bearings Closes Plant-to Auction Off Heat Treat Furnaces
In Germany we see that Schaeffler Bearings, one of the world's largest captive heat treaters has closed their ball bearing facility in Homburg, Germany and is putting all of the equipment up for auction. Included in the equipment being auctioned off is the entire in house heat treat facility which...
Bodycote plc Trading Update For January 1, 2022 – April 30, 2022
Bodycote, the world's largest commercial heat treater, just announced their trading update for January 1 to April 30, 2022. Overall, Bodycote posted a revenue of £230m which is up 12%. Some of the highlights from the report are below along with a link to the full report which includes more detail....
Deep Cryogenic Treatment of Large Bucket Teeth
During the summer of 2021, Induspec performed deep cryogenic treatment (DCT) of several large bucket teeth. The work was performed in conjunction with a confidentialmining company and two different brands of bucket teeth were treated and ultimately tested in real mine operation. We think that real...
Heat Treater Uses Pandemic to Add Processes and Equipment
While the pandemic drastically altered normal business proceedings around the world at least one heat treater used the opportunity to add both a new process and new equipment. Metex Heat Treating in Brampton, Ontario, Canada one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America as ranked...
Ipsen USA Provides Turbo2Treater for Italian Commercial Heat Treater
Ipsen recently installed the second Turbo2 Treater vacuum furnace at Temprasud, a commercial heat treater in Fresagrandinaria, Italy. “With the addition of this vacuum hardening and low-pressure carburizing furnace, we can offer our customers greater flexibility and production capacity,” said...
Heat Treat Suffers Devastating Fire
A commercial heat treater in the Cleveland area, Universal Heat Treating & Black Oxiding suffered what can only be described as a devastating fire Sunday May 22, 2022. From Cleveland 19 News we have this report which was issued as the fire was ongoing; "CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cleveland...