Hurricane Milton & SBS Corp
Florida based SBS Corp. is known around the world for their air cooled quenched oil coolers. From George Smith, President of the company we have this report about two substantial orders the company just shipped and how the company weathered the recent hurricane. "On Monday we shipped 4 coolers to...
“Haerterei Technik” Ludenscheid, Germany
Heat Treating doesn't get much more "high end" than this-heat treating of components for Formula1 Race Cars. Commercial heat treater "Haerterei Technik" in Ludenscheid, Germany operates a top-notch shop catering to a variety of industries, one of which just happens to be heat treating of...
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]
USA Commercial Heat Treat Facility to Close
"The Monty Heat Treat News" is seeing very unstable times around the world these days in the commercial heat treat industry with far more closures of plants than the normal attrition rate. A recent example would be in California, USA where we understand the "Bodycote" facility in Westminster will...
Heat Treating as it Should Be-SFS Group AG
Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" had the absolute pleasure of visiting one of the finest examples of an "in house" heat treat department that we have ever seen-SFS in Heerbrugg, Switzerland. Lets start off with this summary of SFS; "SFS is a worldwide leading supplier of...
Cincinnati Radiator Brings Aluminum Brazing In-House with New Ipsen VAB Furnace
Cincinnati Radiator, a leading American manufacturer of radiators and cooling products, has recently expanded its production capabilities at its Fairfield, Ohio facility with the addition of a new Ipsen Vacuum Aluminum Brazing (VAB) furnace. This investment enables Cincinnati Radiator to perform...
New “Ipsen” Sealed Quench Installation
Three generations of "Montgomerys" at "The Monty Heat Treat News" have been seeing images such as this one and it never gets tiring. What you are looking at is a fairly new "Ipsen" XXL Model, Sealed Quench (Batch IQ for our North American readers) furnace line in Europe that we viewed just the other...
“The Monty” Visits Switzerland’s Largest Commercial Heat Treater
As a "prelude" to attending HK24, Germany's largest heat treatment exhibition of 2024 in Cologne, Germany Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" took the opportunity to visit a number of heat treaters in Switzerland, two of which we have already commented on "Manufacturer Successfully...
Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Welcomes Charles Caldwell as Quality Manager
Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Charles (Charlie) Caldwell as the Quality Manager for its new facility in Chesterfield. With over a decade of experience in the commercial heat treating industry, Charlie brings a wealth of expertise in quality control,...
Second Largest Commercial Heat Treater in US Appoints Plant Manager
To this rather interesting press release we will add that prior to this new position Roy was General Manager of Advanced Heat Treating Inc., in St. Marys, PA. "Roy Seltzer Joins Paulo as Kansas City Division Plant Manager June 24, 2021 Following the retirement of Mike Neumann as Kansas City Plant...
50 Largest Commercial Heat Treaters, North America-Southwest Metal Treating
For almost 25 years “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been publishing an annual list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America-last years list can be found at Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2020 | The Monty In 2021 “The Monty” has become very ambitious with the result...
Pratap Ghorpade June 9th 2021
It is with great regret that we mention the passing of a good friend, a friend who was a giant in the Indian heat treat industry. Pratap Ghorpade spent his entire working life in the heat treatment industry much of it with the largest furnace builder and commercial heat treater in India, Hi Temp...
Ipsen USA Experiencing Hiring Boom as Company Grows
"Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS (June 24, 2021) – Ipsen USA, a leading international manufacturer of industrial vacuum furnaces, is hiring for several positions across the United States as new furnace sales increase and the focus on aftermarket support intensifies. “As business levels climb, we are looking...
Auto Parts Maker Linamar Adding More Heat Treating Capacity
In spite of the dramatic slowdown in automotive heat treating due to the "chip" shortage global automotive parts supplier Linamar is gearing up for the future and adding more heat treat capacity ("The Monty Heat Treat News" provides a summary about the slowdown in automotive heat treating at...
Cairo Mint to Install New 15 Bar Vacuum Furnace
"SECO/WARWICK will deliver a VectorR vacuum furnace to another national mint. The furnace will be delivered to the manufacturer of circulation and collection coins in Egypt, the first contract SECO/WARWICK has concluded in the country. The National Mint of Egypt is the seventh mint in the world to...