New Hot Isostatic Press Order?
For many years Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) occupied a fairly small but stable portion of the heat treatment market-when we think of the process, we think of castings for the aerospace industry. "Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) is a proven process for heat treatment, consolidation of powder,...
Solar Manufacturing Ships Two Mentor® Pro Furnaces to Alternative Energy Company
Solar Manufacturing shipped two identical Mentor® Pro vacuum furnaces to a customer developing advanced alternative renewable energy technologies for large-scale industrial applications. The Research and Development team of Solar Manufacturing’s affiliate, Solar Atmospheres, assisted the customer’s...
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]
The “Heat Treat Podcast” Speaks With Bob Hill of “Solar Atmospheres”
This week our intelligent, handsome and witty host Mr. Carlos Torres of the "Heat Treat Podcast" speaks with Mr. Bob Hill, President of commercial heat treat "Solar Atmospheres of Western PA" and "Solar Atmospheres of Michigan". The entire team at "The Monty Heat Treat News" have known Bob for a...
Chromalox Expansion Includes Gasbarre Continuous Annealing Furnace
In October 2023 "Chromalox" announced that they were making a major investment in their manufacturing facility in Ogden, Utah, USA an investment which includes more heat treat capacity-this announcement can be found further down. Part of this investment included a mesh belt annealing furnace from...
Top 3 Heat Treatment News Stories Week of July 15th 2024
Our top 3 news items for the week starting July 15th/2024 based upon visitors to https://themonty.com/heat-treat-news/ and social media "views" include these three; Heat Treating in Turkey-DÖNÜŞÜM ISIL İŞLEM; From a regular reader in the Turkish heat treat market about commercial heat treater...
Fuel Injector Supplier Adds Nitriding System
"Nitrex has successfully completed the installation of a third nitriding system at a leading manufacturer specializing in high-performance fuel injection systems for diesel engines in maritime vessels. This new investment underscores the customer’s commitment to advancing manufacturing capabilities...
Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Facility Expansion
To this interesting press release from commercial heat treater Solar Atmospheres, we can add that Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" was fortunate enough to be able to see this facility at the very beginning. The individual with his thumbs up in one of the photos below is none other than...
Top 50 Heat Treater Appoints General Manager
Commercial heat treater Paulo, ranked as one of the 50 largest North American commercial heat treaters by "The Monty Heat Treat News" has appointed a new Plant Manager for their St. Louis, MO location; https://themonty.com/project/the-montys-50-largest-north-american-commercial-heat-treaters-2024/ ...
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA and Neota Product Solutions Develop Sintering Partnership
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA and Neota Product Solutions, a custom metal injection molding (MIM) manufacturer located in Loveland, Colorado, have recently developed an exclusive sintering partnership. Neota provides comprehensive MIM solutions from early-stage prototyping to full scale...
“The Monty Heat Treat News Magazine”-the June 2021 Issue Now Available
The June 2021 Issue of "The Monty Heat Treat News Magazine" is now available at https://online.fliphtml5.com/gvbzt/juhd/#p=1 In this issue you will find 88 pages of the most up to date news and trends in the global heat treatment industry. Did you like this article? Click here to subscribe to The...
Craig Moller, Chief Engineer at “Ipsen” Speaks to the “Monty Heat Treat News”
We are very pleased to be able to offer this interview with Mr. Craig Moller, Chief Engineer for furnace manufacturer Ipsen in Rockford, Illinois, USA. Craig brings with him over 40 years of experience in the heat treating industry and has the distinction of being the driving force behind the famous...
HK 2021, Cologne, Germany Cancelled
Our favorite European heat treatment exhibition HartereiKongress is held each year in Cologne, Germany although it was a "virtual" event in 2020. We mentioned how the live event was being cancelled again in 2021, now comes word that they will not be hosting a virtual event this year, it will only be...
Paulo, Monterrey, Mexico Expansion Continues
Earlier this year we published the press release below about how the second largest commercial heat treater in North America, Paulo was expanding their Monterrey, Mexico facility. The expansion is progressing on time and this photo shows how the facility looks currently with production slated to...
Aalberts Surface Technologies, Poland New SECO/WARWICK Furnace Line
“Last year, the Dutch branch of Aalberts Surface Technologies Heat (formerly Hauck) in Eindhoven received a furnace, operating under high vacuum, with the working chamber of 1200x1200x2000 [mm], which is not only the largest furnace with an all-metal heating chamber but also the largest device of...