USA Based Furnace Controls Company Enters Into Agreement With German Partner
Furnace Controls Company "SSi" based in Cincinatti, Ohio, USA has entered into a sales agreement through their "SSi Europe" division in the UK to work with "AVT GmbH" in Germany to sell their products in Germany and the Netherlands. "AVT GmbH" was founded in 2019 by "Marc Angenendt" (an ex president...
Darius Szczekocki, “Hestia Heat Treat”
It is with true shock that we are reporting the very unexpected passing of Mr. "Darius Szczekocki", owner of "Hestia Heat Treat" in Racine, Wisconsin, USA. "Darius" was a long time heat treater having worked with commercial heat treat firms such as "Bodycote" and "Bluewater Thermal" before...
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]
USA Heat Treater Consolidates Operations
Recently the North American commercial heat treat industry has seen a wave of consolidations/closings-a recent example features "Atmosphere Group Inc" in Michigan, USA "USA Commercial Heat Treater Consolidates Operations". Another example (although this has not been publicly...
Profile of a Thriving North American Heat Treater-“Darby Metal Treating”
Last week we had a news item entitled; "Michigan, USA Heat Treater Reports Excellent Sales", at that point in time we promised to provide our readers with more details about the firm; "In 2012, Tom Darby, owner of aerospace components manufacturing company TMD Machining (TMD), was exasperated with...
Bodycote to Open New Facility in Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Although very few details are currently available it would appear that Bodycote, the world's largest commercial heat treater will be opening a brand new facility in Fairfield, Ohio, USA. What we know so far is that this facility will fall under the Aerospace & Defense division, it will be...
Robots in the Heat Treatment Industry
August 11th of this year "The Monty Heat Treat News" had a news item about a UK based heat treater who recently added "Robotics in a Vacuum Brazing Application"-the press release prompted the team at the "The Monty" to contemplate robotics in the commercial heat treatment industry. The bottom line...
Largest Capacity Plasma Nitriding Furnaces in North America?
Three years ago "The Monty" visited a commercial heat treater in South Lyon, Michigan, USA by the name of "Sun Steel Treating" and "profiled" the company-a profile which can be found further down in this article. Just last week "The Monty" again had the chance to visit and we found out that the...
Plasma Nitriding in North America-“Eltro Services”
In Europe Plasma (ION) Nitriding is a well known, relatively common form of heat treating, however for a variety of reasons it has never enjoyed the same popularity in North America-for this reason "The Monty" looked forward to seeing a commercial plasma nitriding facility in North America. "Eltro...
Rare Earth Materials & Vacuum Heat Treating
Recently "Mr. Marco Baretti", Strategic Marketing Director & Sales Area Manager "TAV Vacuum Furnaces" provided "The Monty Heat Treat News" with an article which attracted a great deal of attention; "More Manufacturers Bringing Heat Treat In-House?". Marco has followed up on that article with...
Heat Treater Adding Much Needed Pit Carburizing Capacity
When US commercial heat treater "Metlab" in PA closed their doors in 2024 it left a real void in the commercial heat treat industry when it comes to "Carburizing of Very Large Gears". To date that void has not yet been entirely filled (although Nitrex recently added a mammoth pit nitriding furnace...
“USA Heat Treating” Appoints Plant Manager
"USA Heat Treating" in Cleveland, Ohio, USA recently appointed "Mr. Shawn Campbell" as Plant Manager. Shawn has worked in the heat treatment industry for 23 years with firms such as "Kowalski Heat Treating" and "Walker Heat Treat" both of which are also in the Cleveland, area. "USA Heat Treating"...
Two Vacuum Induction Melting Furnaces Ordered From SECO
"A partner has purchased two VIM furnaces. The first is the JetCaster VIM50 EQ vacuum induction furnace for melting and producing castings using the EQ method. The second is the JetCaster device for melting and producing castings using directional solidification, single crystal, equiaxed structure,...
Vac Aero Expanding Into The USA?
"The Monty Heat Treat News" just posted a heat treat industry exclusive in the form of a list of the "The 52 Largest Commercial Heat Treaters in North America" based upon estimated sales for 2025. Amongst those on our list was "Vac Aero International"-the largest commercial heat treater in Canada...
IHK Elects First Female President: Hanau’s Natasha Rohde Chosen as New Leader
To go with this press release we have this photo taken at the HK 2024 Heat Treat Exhibition in Cologne, Germany October of 2024. We see (from the left) Gord Montgomery, Natasha Rohde, Joern Rohde and in the front row Konstantine Rohde. "In a historic move, Natasha Rohde was elected with a large...