“Top 52” List Provides Insight Into North American Heat Treat Industry
“Top 52” List Provides Insight Into North American Heat Treat Industry Since 1999 “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been providing a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America (USA, Canada & Mexico) based upon annual sales. What started as the “10 Largest” morphed into the “25 Largest” which grew into the “52 Largest” in…
Solar Atmospheres San Diego Welcomes Karla Clement as New Quality Manager
Solar Atmospheres San Diego Welcomes Karla Clement as New Quality Manager Solar Atmospheres of San Diego, a leading provider of high-performance vacuum heat treating, is pleased to announce the appointment of Karla Clement as the company’s new Quality Manager. Karla brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this crucial role. Her extensive…
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]
Where Are They Now-Mark Podob
Where Are They Now-Mark Podob In the North American heat treat industry Mr. Mark Podob is a very well known fellow both for his time with furnace builder Ipsen and subsequently as owner of Metlab Heat Treat in Wyndmoor, PA, USA-a commercial heat treat which had the distinction of having the largest commercially available pit carburizing furnaces…
Aerospace Company Adds Drop Bottom Oven
Aerospace Company Adds Drop Bottom Oven Magellan Aerospace Limited is a global firm involved in the aerospace industry who just happens to have heat treating in many of their locations including one way out in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. According to this press release and our own knowledge at “The Monty Heat Treat News” this location recently…
German Furnace Builder Partners with Chinese Firm
German Furnace Builder Partners with Chinese Firm Furnace builder “ROHDE Schutzgasöfen GmbH” of Hanau, Germany is pleased to announce that they have partnered with “Shanghai Advanced Metallurgical Technology Corp.”, (SAMT) to better service the Asian market. Jörn Rohde, CEO of the company had this to say; “I am proud to say that over the years we…
Lockheed Martin Invests in More Heat Treat Capability
Lockheed Martin Invests in More Heat Treat Capability “Lockheed Martin has opened a 16,000-square-foot facility dedicated to meeting the company’s additive manufacturing goals; Lockheed Martin hopes to bring additive manufacturing (AM) to “new heights,” supported by the new Texas facility. Heavily stocked with cutting-edge technology, the site…
Do Heat Treat Salaries Vary by Geographic Region?
Do Heat Treat Salaries Vary by Geographic Region? On a regular basis we have articles from “Josh Hale” and “Jessica Maier” of “International Search Partners” about hiring practices and salaries in the North American heat treatment industry. This article entitled “Do companies pay higher salaries in coastal areas or in bigger cities like in…
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Announces Building Expansion & Increased Nitriding Capacity at Michigan Location
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Announces Building Expansion & Increased Nitriding Capacity at Michigan Location Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), a recognized leader in heat treat services, announced a building expansion at its Monroe, Michigan facility. Groundbreaking for the project took place on November 27, 2024 with construction anticipated…
Industrial Heating Equipment Association, September 2021Economic Report
Industrial Heating Equipment Association, September 2021Economic Report The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) economic reports always make for fascinating reading as a summary about manufacturing (and consequently heat treating) in North America. Through the first part of this year the economy was booming at a most impressive rate….
Ohio, USA Manufacturer to Add Aluminum Drop Bottom Oven
Ohio, USA Manufacturer to Add Aluminum Drop Bottom Oven In Miamisburg, Ohio, USA we see that a company by the name of Precision Impacts will be adding heat aluminum heat treat capacity; “Precision Impacts, a subsidiary of Gayston Corp., will add a new production line to its Miamisburg operations and add 41 new jobs. The company, an aluminum…
NASCAR Transmission Gears to be Vacuum Carburized
NASCAR Transmission Gears to be Vacuum Carburized Recently we had a photo of a vacuum carburizing furnace at gear supplier Xtrac in the UK. We are looking forward to having an in depth article about the firm in the near future but what we can tell you today is that the company was recently selected as the sole gearbox and driveline supplier for…
SSI Sintered Specialties Completes Installation of Vacuum Furnace
SSI Sintered Specialties Completes Installation of Vacuum Furnace Earlier this year powdered metal specialists SSI Sintered Specialties announced they had ordered a new vacuum furnace from Elnik, our understanding is that the furnace has now been installed. “With the recent investment in an ELNIK high temperature refractory metal-lined vacuum…
The World According to Furnace Builder Codere
The World According to Furnace Builder Codere Based in Switzerland, David Howard of furnace manufacturer Codere is providing this update on how 2021 has been for the company. “Codere Switzerland would like to inform readers of “The Monty Heat Treat News” of recent news, orders and events, which took place in 2021. As the world evolves due to the…
The Monty’s 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2021
The Monty’s 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2021 Since 1999 “The Monty” has been publishing annually a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America based upon annual sales. This year readers will see we became much more ambitious and expanded the list to the 50 largest. The full list can be found by clicking the…