Fired Up Crowd on Day 1 of Furnaces North America 2024
Furnaces North America (FNA) 2024, the leading trade show for the heat treating industry in North America, kicked off this week in Columbus, Ohio, with a full house at Monday night’s opening. Attendees and exhibitors gathered for two hours of high-powered networking, discussing key industry issues,...
Furnaces North America/Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry
And what did we learn today at the Furnaces North America (FNA) show in Columbus, Ohio, USA? That Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry (ATP) is probably the largest Pyrometry Solutions Provider in North America. According to Andrew Bassett, founder of the company they now have 10 North American...
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]
Things We Are Learning At Furnaces North America
"Furnaces North America" (FNA) is now in full swing and "The Monty" is looking forward to keeping our readers up to date with the latest and greatest innovations in the industry. First up we see that "McLaughlin Furnace Group" is stepping up to fill a partial void in the industry with the...
Top Heat Treatment News Items for the Week October 7th 2024
Regular readers of "The Monty Heat Treat News" will know that each week we review the top 3 heat treatment news stories of the previous week based upon readers response and social media. For the week starting October 7th, 2024 these are the top three stories (we will add that since Gord Montgomery...
The Grieve Corporation Celebrates 75th Anniversary
A leading designer and manufacturer of industrial ovens and furnaces, The Grieve Corporation is currently marking its 75th year in business. Begun in 1949 as a small job shop in Chicago, the company now occupies a 100,000 square foot facility in Round Lake, Illinois. Grieve ovens are utilized for a...
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Used Equipment Additions
"The Monty" is looking forward to a number of additions to our Used Equipment listings later this week including a 10 Bar Quenching Vacuum Furnace, a carbottom and several batch IQ furnaces. These items will join our 100's of used furnace listings which can be found at Used Equipment. Stay tuned. ...
Live From Columbus, Ohio-“Furnaces North America”
It's a big week in the North American heat treatment industry with "Furnaces North America" being held in Columbus, Ohio, USA from October 14-16th. For 2024 this is far and away the largest event in the North American industry and of course "The Monty Heat Treat News" team will be in attendance and...
“The Monty” Visits Controls Company “Stange Elektronik GmbH”
During a visit to a number of heat treaters around Europe last week, Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" had the opportunity to visit one of the largest suppliers of furnace control systems "Stange Elektronik GmbH", located in Wiehl, Germany. "Stange" was formed in 1976 as a supplier of...
General Motors Corporation Maryland Plant Closure, Nitrex Systems Being Auctioned Off
August 2nd and 3rd General Motors Corporation will be auctioning off a number of assets at their closed faciility in Maryland, USA. While most of the equipment is of no interest to heat treaters, two items are of a great deal of interest. Those would be Nitrex pit gas carburizing systems which...
Aalberts Industries Becomes Second Largest Commercial Heat Treater in North America
In a move which surprised many, Aalberts Industries of the Netherlands, one of the largest commercial heat treaters in the world acquired Premier Thermal in the US, July 16th, catapulting the company into the second largest commercial heat treater in North America in terms of sales, The official...
Two New Car Bottom Furnaces Contracts Awarded to Can-Eng
Can-Eng Furnaces International, Ltd. (CAN-ENG) has recently been awarded a contract to design and manufacture Two (2) 50,000 lb/hr. Car Bottom Furnaces for one of the Largest Metals and Mining companies in the World. These custom engineered furnaces will support the manufacturing critical metal hot...
voestalpine High Performance Metals Orders Vacuum Tempering Furnace
To this very interesting press release from furnace builder SECO/WARWICK we can add these comments. voestalpine (formerly Bohler Uddeholm) maintains facilities around the world, most of which include heat treatment departments. “The Monty Heat Treat News” team has been fortunate enough to see a...
Solar Atmospheres Receives Nadcap 24-Month Merit Status
Solar Atmospheres – Souderton, Pa announces that it has been awarded Nadcap 24-month merit status for heat treating, brazing and carburizing. We are extremely pleased PRI has recognized our corporate commitment to quality. The adherence to strict specification requirements, flawless process...
“The Heat Treat Podcast” Speaks With the “Great” Jason Orosz of Nitrex
Our weekly “Heat Treat Podcast” this week features the “great” Jason Orosz, President of Nitrex, Global Heat Treating Services (HTS). Jason can be considered a “hard core” heat treater in that like many of us he was born into the industry and it has been his life since his early teen years. In this...