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...
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 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...
Heat Treatment in Germany & HK24
The HK24 heat treatment exhibition in Cologne, Germany was concluded last week and is now in our rearview mirror. As always, the exhibition gave us a great deal of insight into the heat treatment market in Germany and there is no other way to say it, except to say the market is not good. ...
Part Cleaning System Supplier Making Major Investment in USA Market
For years now "The Monty Heat Treat News" has been coming across cleaning systems from a German company by the name of "HEMO". Forget about standard Dunk/Spray washers and cheap conveyor type cleaning systems-these guys make some really, really impressive systems. Granted they are not cheap but they...
Where Are They Now-Achim Schneider, Germany
In Germany we find Mr. Achim Scheider who for his entire working life has been selling heat treat equipment into the European heat treatment market. Over the course of his career he has sold cast and fabricated furnace components and also enjoyed a spell selling new furnaces for Aichelin of Austria....
Captive Heat Treater Puts New Shaker Hearth Line on the Market
In a very unusual listing for “The Monty” we have available a brand new shaker hearth furnace line and an automated salt line. Both were designed for heat treatment of titanium fasteners and both have never been used which is unusual to say the least. More details can be found at...
UK Company Invests in New Plasma Nitriding Capacity
"As the engineering and manufacturing supply chains emerge from the pandemic, plasma nitriding is again in significant demand for the heat treatment of new and replacement components. Responding, Wallwork Group are upping capacity with the addition this year of two further Rübig plasma nitriding...
John Cunningham Appointed Sales Manager at Thermal Process Holdings
Commercial heat treater "Thermal Process Holdings" https://thermalprocessholdings.com/ has appointed Mr. John Cunningham as Sales Manager for Region 2. John is a Metallurgist by background who has worked with companies such as Carpenter Technologies and Gautier Specialty Metals over the years....
Keith Grier, ProTech Thermal Services, California, USA
It is with great regret that we mention the very recent passing of Mr. Keith Grier of ProTech Thermal Services at the age of 78. Keith’s entire life revolved around the heat treating industry, both from his time as a founder of GM Enterprises, a vacuum furnace manufacturer which is now part of...
Helium Shortages, Rising Demand Leads to Dramatic Increase in Pricing
A small subset of vacuum heat treaters have long found helium for quenching to provide some very substantial benefits, benefits which are best summed up by gas supplier Air Products; “Vacuum furnace gas quenching using helium can result in higher production rates, improved metallurgical properties,...