(COMPLETE LIST) “The Monty’s” 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2024
Since 1999 “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been publishing annually a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America based upon yearly sales, our 2023 list can be found at https://themonty.com/project/auto-draft-3/ Before we get into our 2024 list we will make a few points; Rankings...
USA Commercial Heat Treater Makes Major Investments
Back in September of 2022 we had a story about commercial heat treater "Dependable Metal Treating" in Kendallville, Indiana, USA finding success through "standardizing"-read about is further down. As an update to this story Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" visited the facility this...
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 Monty Heat Treat News” to Visit “Top 15” Captive Heat Treater
For a number of years "The Monty" has offered a heat treat industry exclusive-a list of the 15 largest single location captive heat treaters in North America-this list can be found at https://themonty.com/project/15-largest-captive-heat-treats-north-america/ This week Gord Montgomery of "The...
American Isostatic Presses, inc, in Columbus Ohio has Expanded its Manufacturing Facility!
USA Based, premier Design/build manufacturer of Isostatic Presses is excited to announce the recent expansion of our Manufacturing Operations in Central Ohio. This expansion further increases our footprint, capacity and technological capabilities while building custom isostatic pressing systems...
Gas Spring Manufacturer Installs 4 Vacuum Nitriding Systems
"KALLER®" is a brand name for gas springs and gas hydraulic systems for stamping dies and counterbalance, as well as gas hydraulic suspension systems for heavy-duty off-road vehicles. The company behind "KALLER" is "Strömsholmen" in Tranås, Sweden which in turn is part of the Barnes Group Inc. in...
Can-Eng Mesh Belt Lines Sold-That Was Fast!
Now this is quite a story so please pay attention. Early this year it was announced that Commercial Steel Treating in Madison Heights, Michigan, USA was closing their doors (the original story is below). This 200,000 square foot facility housed everything from batch IQ lines to induction systems to...
Auto Parts Supplier “Digitizes” Heat Treat Operations
"A leading European automotive component supplier has successfully digitized its heat treatment operations with the implementation of the QMULUS digitalization platform from UPC-Marathon, A Nitrex Company. This strategic upgrade is set to significantly boost operational efficiency and performance,...
Discover the Future of Heat Treatment: Exclusive First Look at QMULUS
Attention Heat Treatment Professionals! 🌟 For decades, systems like the PROTHERM 9000 and 9800 have set the standard for plant automation and management. But now, the next evolution is here! QMULUS is transforming the future of heat treatment, and we’re thrilled to offer you a first look in our...
Changes at Park Thermal International?
Since 1938 Park Thermal International in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada has had a medium presence in the North American heat treating industry and a small presence in the international market. The company has always dabbled in new furnaces while also selling used equipment combined with sales of...
Safety in the Heat Treatment Industry-An In Depth Guide
Everybody in our industry understands that heat treating can be a dangerous business but it is a message which we believe should be repeated over and over. Recently a booklet was published in Germany in both German and English about heat treatment safety and regulations. The booklet was a joint...
Safety in the Heat Treatment Industry-An Example of What Can Go Wrong
Our previous news item spoke of a very interesting booklet from Germany outlining safety in the German heat treat industry and the regulations that surround it. Unfortunately sometimes an accident is just that, an accident and almost impossible to prevent-this example from a SKF bearing facility in...
GE Aviation to Auction Off Vacuum Furnace
GE Aviation recently auctioned off some very nice heat treating furnaces, now we have learned they will be offering another one in the near future. Manufactured by GH Induction Atmospheres of Rochester, NY this is a very unusual item, an Induction Heating Vacuum Furnace built in 2019. This...
Thomas Persson New Sales Applications Engineer at North American Cronite Inc.
It has come to our attention at "The Monty Heat Treat News" that Thomas Persson has just been hired as a sales engineer for North American Cronite. Previous to this Thomas had some heat treat background with HTF furnaces of Wisconsin, a small furnace builder who we run across from time to time but...
Ion Heat Announces US Plasma Nitriding Retrofit Order
Ion Heat, one of the largest suppliers of Ion (Plasma) Nitriding systems is pleased to announce that they recently received an order for a “Glowfit” System from a heat treater in the US Northeast. While the company is best known for new systems they recently started offering retrofits for older...