Nitrided Titanium Alloys vs Nitrided Stainless Steels Authored by Dr. Edward Rolinski of Advanced Heat Treat Corp.
Applications of stainless steel (SS) have been known for over a hundred years. Enhancing tribological properties of these alloys can be achieved by using nitriding [1, 2]. However, the standard nitriding process has limited abilities to improve corrosion resistance of SS unless it is used at very...
Avion Europe a Growing Force in the German Heat Treat Market
A recent visit by “The Monty Heat Treat News” to AVION Europa GmbH & Co., based in Hagen, Germany revealed to us a firm which is thriving as a provider of heat treating sales and services to the German heat treatment industry-both captive and commercial. Our hosts, co owners Mr. Roland Caminades...
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]
Aichelin Enters Vacuum Furnace Market
Yesterday we had a press release from Austrian furnace builder Aichelin Group about the firm forming a joint venture with Turkish furnace builder Sistem Teknik to "produce and distribute industrial vacuum heat treatment technologies and services in Europe"...
Furnace Builder Aichelin to Offer Vacuum Furnaces
"The AICHELIN Group and Sistem Teknik have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture in Austria. This joint venture will produce and distribute industrial vacuum heat treatment technologies and services in Europe. The AICHELIN Group is thus adding a promising segment to its existing product...
New Commercial Heat Treat in Tennessee
According to this press release a German company by the name of BorTec will be setting up a commercial heat treat facility in Johnson City, TN. Once completed the facility will offer "boronizing"; "Boriding, or Boronizing, is a thermo-chemical surface hardening process used to improve the life and...
Largest North American Captive Heat Treats-Tinker Air Force Base
As we work towards our 2024 list of the "15 Largest Single Location Captive Heat Treats in North America" we have another new listing, one that has not appeared on our previous lists and a very unusual one at that. Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma is one of the largest US Air Force bases in the...
Largest Captive Heat Treaters North America-Dana Fairfield
"The Monty Heat Treat News" has for a number of years been publishing a list of the largest single location captive heat treaters in North America-our 2023 industry exclusive list can be found at https://themonty.com/project/11-largest-captive-heat-treats-north-america-an-industry-exclusive/ This...
Gearbox Manufacturer Adds Endo Generators
"NGC Gears, one of the world’s largest wind power gearbox manufacturers, has completed the installation of two additional EndoFlex generators from UPC-Marathon, a Nitrex company, at its new facility in Jinhu, China location. This acquisition brings the total of generator sets to five since 2022,...
Solar Manufacturing Ships Furnace to West Coast Aerospace Manufacturer
"Solar Manufacturing recently shipped an external quench vacuum furnace to a West Coast aerospace manufacturer. The Model HFL-7472-2EQ features an all-metal hot zone, a load weight capacity up to 10,000 lbs., a maximum operating temperature of 2400° F, and a 2-bar quench system optimized for argon...
Atlantic Heat Treat, Ajax, Ontario, Canada to Add Batch IQ Capacity
In Ajax, Ontario, Canada we find a growing commercial heat treat by the name of Atlantic Heat Treat. The company has a long history which goes back several decades and was acquired by the current owner Mr. Jon Mathews almost 20 years ago, since that time Jon has made some major investments. These...
Hyster-Yale Alabama To Auction Off Heat Treat Department-Outsource Heat Treatment
In Sulligent, Alabama, USA we see that fork lift gear manufacturer Hyster-Yale will be auctioning off a great deal of equipment and this includes their entire rather antiquated heat treat department. The reasonably large heat treat department consists mainly of older Ipsen atmosphere...
Rohde Schutzgasoefen GmbH Chosen To Partner in Energy Project
Furnace manufacturer Rohde Schutzgasoefen GmbH of Hanau, Germany is very pleased to be selected as a partner for the ETA factory which is forming a research group “ETA | Energy Technologies and Applications in Production". Attached photo is courtesy of TU Darmstadt / PTW / ETA-Fabrik / Hessen...
Furnace Builder AVS Has a New Owner-Read All About It
“AVS, Inc., Ayer MA, USA a leading manufacturer of custom vacuum and pressure furnaces, is pleased to announce the successful transfer of ownership from Steven Levesque to Jacob (Jake) Krashan. Since 1984, Steven Levesque had committed his life's work to the design, development, and construction of...
Accurate Brazing’s Garlington Road Facility in Greenville, SC Receives NADCAPR Accreditation For Heat Treating
Want to know how Accurate compares in size to other commercial heat treaters in North America? Also interested in learning about the company's ties with European commercial heat treaters? Then look no further than "The Monty Heat Treat News"...