Heat Treatment Norway
Regular Readers of "The Monty" will know that our team is constantly searching for captive and commercial heat treat facilities around the world, this hunt took us to Longyearbyen, Norway just 2 days ago-Longyearbyen, Norway by the way is the most northerly city in the world. Alas not a heat treat...
Top 50 Heat Treater Orders Multiple Vacuum Furnaces
We received this rather interesting press release from SECO/VACUUM about a record-breaking contract they recently received-the details of the press release are leading the team at "The Monty" to engage in a little speculation. According to this press release the customer appears to be a commercial...
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]
Thermal Process Holdings Consolidates Plants
Commercial heat treater Thermal Process Holdings is ranked as one of the 50 largest commercial heat treaters in North America by "The Monty Heat Treat News"-find out where they rank later this week when we update to our 2024 list. We understand that the firm has advised customers that effective...
World’s Largest Front Loading Vacuum Furnace
Vacuum furnace builder Signature Vacuum Systems in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA starting construction recently on what the company was billing as "the world's largest front-loading vacuum furnace"-a claim which caught our attention. Over the past few months, we have watched with interest the...
Mark Heninger, Ipsen-The Interview
Today we are speaking with Mr. Mark Heninger, an individual whose experience in the vacuum heat treating industry is almost unsurpassed. Mark lets start off with your background-how you came to work for Ipsen, your positions over the years and what your current position entails. My Career Path:...
New Heat Treat Investment for Mexico Facility
In February of this year "The Monty Heat Treat News" reported that hydraulic pump supplier Bosch Rexroth was investing in a new in house heat treatment department at their facility near Queretaro, Mexico (original story is below). We speculated at the time as to what form this heat treat would take,...
Induction Hardened Case Depth Measurement Using Ultrasonic Backscattering By Miguel Equihua, InTech NDT, USA
Induction hardening is a critical process in the manufacturing of automotive, agricultural and aeronautical components, such as crankshafts, camshafts, constant velocity joints, axle shafts, etc. The procedure for the evaluation of metallurgical characteristics is carried out in the laboratory and...
Bodycote Update & The 50 Largest Commercial Heat Treats
Next week "The Monty Heat Treat News" will be publishing our list of the "50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats-2024". This years list will feature a USA commercial heat treater we have not mentioned before along with a number of changes. We won't keep you in suspense, the largest by a...
US Defense Contractor Installs Signature Vacuum Furnace
Signature Vacuum Receives Fifth Order from US Defense Contractor. Harmonsburg, PA: Signature Vacuum today announced another order from a United States defense contractor for a custom ceramic sintering vacuum furnace. The Model VBS-12 ordered, will increase production capacity and is the fifth...
New Year, New ECM Flex Multi-Chamber System Orders for LPC
“Pleasant Prairie, WI – February 22, 2021 - ECM’s dedication to providing captive and commercial heat treaters the best vacuum furnace solutions continues into 2021 with two multi-chamber system orders for Low Pressure Carburizing. After shipping more than 60 vacuum heating chambers in 2020 for...
Pete Batche, Emerald Steel Processing-Why is Pete So Happy?
Why does Pete Batche have a smile from ear to ear? Because Pete just read the February 2021 issue of "The Monty Heat Treat News Magazine" https://fliphtml5.com/gvbzt/ejjj and now Pete knows everything there is to know about the global heat treatment industry. He has spent his life in the heat...
Magnetic Specialties Ships 22 Input / Output Reactors
"Magnetic Specialties, Inc. recently shipped 22 3-phase input / output line reactors engineered in nine configurations. These NEMA 1 enclosed reactors are used with variable speed drives up to 1500 horsepower. Each 3-phase reactor ranges from 5-30 uH and rated to 1000 ARMS. These reactors feature...
Vacuum & Atmosphere Services Ltd., It’s a Family Affair
While large in size, the global heat treatment industry is an industry largely unknown to most with few individuals just starting their working careers giving it any thought or consideration. For this reason it is largely dominated by families, "The Monty Heat Treat News" is a perfect example of...
David Gaylord 1940-2021
It is with regret that we mention the passing of long time Michigan heat treater David Gaylord; "David E. Gaylord, 80 of Harbor Springs, Michigan passed away at his home on February 12, 2021. Son of Ellsworth "Roy" and Ruth Gaylord, David was born on December 2, 1940 in Cadillac, Michigan. David...