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,...
Furnace Builder Appoints Managing Director/Head of Sales
As a long-standing employee of the AICHELIN Group, Philipp Krenn will not only be responsible for strategic and operational management in his new role, but also for the sales activities of AICHELIN Ges.m.b.H. in Mödling. Philipp Krenn started his career at the AICHELIN Group in 2012 and has since...
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]
Heat Treat Stories to Tell
"The Monty Heat Treat News" is looking forward to telling our readers about two success stories in the heat treatment industry, both stories originating in Europe. "Avion Europe" headquartered in Hagen, Germany was formed in 1994 as a heat treatment manufacturer representative firm and while it...
Furnace Builder Enters “Rebuild Market”
It is relatively unusual for a furnace builder to actively enter the used/rebuilt furnace market but that is exactly what furnace builder Vac Aero is doing. Under their new management the company has become much more aggressive about every aspect of their business from commercial heat treating to...
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Magazine – May 2024 Issue
The link below will take you to the May 2024 issue of "The Monty" for 30 years the world's largest source of news and trends about the heat treatment industry. In this months issue we cover these stories amongst others; Carburizing of Large Gears – Haerterei Reese “Cronite” Talk “Alloy” For the Heat...
Heat Treatment of Auto Transmissions-Tremec, Queretaro, Mexico
During a recent tour of some of the largest captive heat treats in Mexico, Gord and Jordan Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" had the opportunity to visit "Tremec" a global supplier of automotive transmissions; About Tremec; "Welcome to TREMEC, a leading manufacturer of torque transfer...
Munitions Supplier Adds Heat Treating Capacity
It is well known that the war in the Ukraine has put enormous pressure on increasing production of munitions, and at the top of the list this would include 105 and 155 mm artillery shells. This "war pressure demand" was bound to increase production in western countries of munitions which would...
Surplus Mesh Belt Furnace Lines Sold?
Earlier this year we had a news item about Commercial Steel Treating in Madison Heights, Michigan, USA closing-the initial news item can be found below. One of the biggest questions about this closing was what would happen with the surplus equipment, in particular the three Can Eng, 4,000 pounds per...
FPM Heat Treating-New President & CEO
FPM Heat Treating headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois has long been one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America as rated by "The Monty Heat Treat News" https://themonty.com/project/largest-north-american-commercial-heat-treats-august-2020/ So when changes occur at the...
Tim McGurn, Duffy Company, Retiring
One of the oldest heat treat representative firms in North America is the Duffy Company in the Chicago, Illinois, USA area. For many years the company has repped for firms such as SSi, Williams, Wisconsin Oven and several others, this is in addition to their distribution of stop off paints,...
Steve Sherwood, Hauck Heat Treatment Retiring
Our previous news item mentioned how Tim McGurn of the Duffy Company in th US was retiring after many years in the heat treatment industry. In the UK we see that Steve Sherwood who was Works Manger at commercial heat treater Hauck in Cheltenham will also be retiring at the end of this year. "After...
Can Eng Ships Cast Link Belt Furnace
Recently we had a press release from Canadian furnace builder Can Eng landing a few new orders. This photo shows a cast link belt line in the process of being shipped. While cast link belt lines have largely fallen out of favor over the past decade due to the advantages of mesh belt lines there are...
Ambrell’s First System Retired After Nearly 35 Years of Service
“Ambrell Corporation, an inTEST Company and a leading manufacturer of induction heating solutions worldwide, now has the very first system it shipped out nearly 35 years ago. The system, known as Unit #1, was recently retired by Leonardi Manufacturing (www.leonarditreecare.com), a leader in the...
Bodycote Installing McLaughlin Batch IQ Furnaces
As we speak McLaughlin Furnace Group is completing installation of a multi furnace Batch IQ Installation at the world's largest commercial heat treater, UK based Bodycote. The location is in North America and commissioning of the equipment will be completed first quarter of 2021. "About Bodycote;...