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...
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” 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...
Powdered Metal Firm Commissions Vacuum Brazing Furnace
This is how Höganäs describers themselves; "Höganäs is the world leading manufacturer of metal powders for powder metallurgy. By utilizing the endless opportunities of our metal powders, we inspire industry to make more with less. The applications of metal powders seem almost endless. Today, our...
Captive/Commercial Heat Treater Completes Furnace Install
Over the years "The Monty Heat Treat News" has reported several times on a large captive/commercial heat treater in Ovar, Portugal by the name of Ramada S.A. The last time we mentioned the firm was November of 2023 when we spoke about the company investing in 2 new sealed quench furnaces being...
Is Vacuum Carburizing with Oil Quenching a Growing Trend in the Heat Treatment Industry?
Last week we had an article entitled “Vacuum Carburizing with Oil Quenching a Growing Trend in the Heat Treatment Industry”, which generated a great deal of attention because of a change in direction by several of the furnace builders themselves-lets start off with some brief background. While many...
Vacuum Carburizing With Oil Quenching
Last week we had an article entitled “Vacuum Carburizing with Oil Quenching a Growing Trend in the Heat Treatment Industry?” The basis of the article was that at least two suppliers of such systems have changed direction a bit and now have a product offering which fits very neatly into a batch IQ...
Rohde Schutzgasoefen GmbH Receives Two Large Furnace Orders
According to the is press release from furnace builder Rohde Schutzgasoefen GmbH, of Hanau, Germany the company closed out the year on a very positive note with two new furnace orders. We will let Rohde give you the details; “We are glad that just before the end of this very strange year, Rohde...
Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania Recognized by Northrop Grumman
"Northrop Grumman Defense Systems recognized Solar Atmospheres of Western PA (SAWPA) as a top-performing supplier in 2020 with the Outstanding Customer Service Award. As a global leader of military and DoD critical hardware, Northrop Grumman Defense Systems offers security to customers across the...
Nominations for the 25 Most Influential People in the North American Heat Treating Industry
November 30th we set out to find the 25 most influential people in the North American Heat Treat industry. This selection is based entirely upon votes by our readers and our readers have certainly “stepped up to the plate” with hundreds of votes being received- some of the suggestions we have...
Heat Treat Operator Burned-The Importance of a Flame Curtain
As part of our campaign to raise awareness of the importance of safety in the heat treat industry "The Monty" includes regular reports about accidents in the industry and how they could have been prevented. In this case a large auto parts maker in North America had a tragic accident as a result of a...