Bodycote Greenville (SC) Launches New HIP Facility
Commercial heat-treating giant Bodycote is pretty pleased to launch their new Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) facility in Greenville, SC, USA. "The Monty Heat Treat News" has been fortunate enough to visit this facility several times over the years including in 2023 and it has been fascinating to watch...
Commercial HT Takes Over In House Heat Treat Department (Originally Posted October 2023)
Lets start with some basic background; “The Winning BLW Group develops, produces and sells drive and synchronization elements for the automotive industry at 3 locations in Germany. With more than 72 years of experience in the field of precision forming, the company is an innovative and competent...
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]
How We Doing These Days? Furnace Builder SECO/WARWICK
From furnace builder SECO/WARWICK we have this report about how their various divisions in North America are doing these days. According to this report from the company they are doing pretty darn well-thanks for asking. "SECO/WARWICK USA., the Group’s North American Thermal, CAB, and Aluminum...
Barnes Group Installing Heat Treat Department at Swedish Facility
Barnes Group based in Bristol, CT, USA is a global industrial technology and aerospace manufacturer and service provider whose facilities around the world quite often include in house heat treatment departments. It would appear from this note that Barnes is in the process of adding a state of the...
Gear Manufacturer Adds 4th Nitriding System
"In today’s automotive industry, where innovation and sustainability drive the future of the supply chain, a leading Chinese gear manufacturer stands at the forefront. Recently, this customer expanded its operations by integrating a fourth Nitrex nitriding furnace into its automated gear production....
IHT Appoints Uwe Schmelzing as Chairman
For our many German readers this makes for interesting reading. The Industrieverband Härtetechnik (IHT) is a very well respected organization serving the German heat treatment industry. According to this press release Mr. Uwe Schmelzing will be appointed as the new chairman at IHT's annual general...
“The Monty Heat Treat New” July 2024 Edition
The link below will take you to the July 2024 digital edition of "The Monty Heat Treat News" for over 30 years the world's largest source of heat treat industry news. Some stories we in this edition include these; "The Monty" speaks with the voice of "The Heat Treat Podcast"., Mr. Carlos Torres of...
Aerospace Industry Accepts 6,000 Pound Capacity Box Furnace
"Lindberg/MPH, a leading manufacturer of heat-treat furnaces, is pleased to announce the shipment of a rod overbend box furnace with an automated load transfer table to the aerospace industry. This furnace will heat-treat parts under an inert atmosphere. This heat-treating furnace has a maximum...
Automotive Heat Treating Slowdown Worldwide
Recently we had a news item about how auto assembly was being drastically curtailed by the ongoing “chip” shortage which was in turn effecting parts suppliers which of course has lead to a shortage of automotive heat treating Automotive Heat Treating Slows Due to “Chip” Shortage | The Monty Our...
Youngstown Tool & Die Plant Exapansion
Last week we had a press release from Nitrex about a new nitriding application at Youngstown Tool & Die in Ohio. This press release gives us more of an overview of the firm's expansion plans. "Youngstown Tool & Die (YTD) is continuing the expansion of its operations in Youngstown, Ohio, with...
Onsite Mass Flow Controller Calibration
Recently one of the largest captive heat treaters in North America posed to us a very interesting question, one for which we do not have a good answer; “We are looking for a source to perform onsite mass flow controller calibration to NIST requirements. To date we have not found anybody which can...
Mike Long, Vacuum & Atmosphere Services-“The Heat Treat Podcast”
This week’s “The Heat Treat Podcast” goes to the UK to speak with a very good friend of “The Monty Heat Treat News”, Mr. Mike Long of Vacuum & Atmosphere Services. Vacuum & Atmosphere Services was established in 2000 and offers pretty much everything to do with heat treating, new furnaces,...
NexGen Advanced Fuel Systems Expands In House Heat Treatment Department With a New Vacuum Furnace
Solar Manufacturing recently shipped and installed a vacuum heat treating furnace for NexGen Advanced Fuel Systems, an Allied Power Group Company, based in Houston, Texas. NexGen, a premier gas turbine component overhaul facility, ordered Solar Manufacturing’s new HFL-7472-2IQ furnace to help...
SonFlow Kolding, Denmark To Add Vacuum Brazing Furnace
“SECO/WARWICK will deliver a vacuum furnace to SonFlow for copper brazing adapted to the individual needs of European customers world-wide. A special nozzle design and electrical penetration assembly will ensure that the device is perfect for the production of the latest, high-capacity plate heat...