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...
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]
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...
Acquisition in the US Heat Treat Industry
This certainly makes for interesting reading. Solar Atmospheres is ranked as the 4th largest commercial heat treater in North America by "The Monty Heat Treat News" and obviously they continue to grow. "El Cajon, CA, April 29, 2024 – Solar Atmospheres, Inc. is pleased to announce their most recent...
Anthony Rizzo/Hercules Heat Treating
We regret to mention the passing of Anthony Rizzo at one time owner of Hercules Heat Treating Corp., in Brooklyn, NY https://www.herculesht.com/ Hercules Heat Treating Corporation | Metal Heat Treating for the Military and Commercial Aerospace Industry Precision Aerospace Heat Treating. Est. 1949....
“Cronite” Talk “Alloy” For the Heat Treatment Industry
Today we are very pleased to be speaking with Mr. Radek Houdek, Cronite Group VP Sales & Marketing and Mr. Erick Garcia, President, Cronite North America. Both individuals bring a lifetime of experience in providing high temperature alloy components to the heat treatment industry. The photo to...
USA ADI Facility Now Closed
Back in 2018 US commercial heat treater "Applied Process" (now part of Aalberts Surface Technologies) announced a new facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas, US which would perform ADI (austemper ductile iron-a relatively uncommon process). Earlier this year Aalberts stated that this facility would...
Hardinge Inc., Elmira, NY, USA Invests in New Heat Treat Department
In Upstate New York, USA manufacturing firm Hardinge, Inc. recently made the decision to bring manufacturing back from their facility in Asia and at the same time invest in a brand new heat treating department. The long established company has always maintained an in house heat treating department...
Cieffe Thermal Systems Ships Furnace Line for Hardening of Bearings
From Cieffe Thermal Systems, the largest furnace builder in Italy we have this press release about a large Chamber furnace line the company just shipped to a customer in Eastern Europe. "17 Trucks Required to Deliver Cieffe's New Chamber Line; "Cieffe Thermal Systems, a leader in the production of...
Nominations for the 25 Most Influential People in the North American Heat Treating Industry
November 30th we started our nomination process for our semi-annual list of the 25 Most Influential People in the North American Heat Treating Industry and since that time we have received quite a number of suggestions, a few recent ones are included and it makes for interesting reading. Our final...
Vacuum Furnace Installation China-Update
December 10th we had a news item entitled “Byron Stewart, Vacuum Furnaces, China” which made for an interesting but rather brief read. As it turns out the photos attracted the attention of several readers in China who gave us some further details about the install-this is the summary; What you are...
Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania Achieves Nadcap Accreditation for Laboratory
"Solar Atmospheres of Western PA (SAWPA) successfully achieves Nadcap AC7101/4 accreditation for their captive metallography laboratory and becomes an approved Boeing Process Source (D1-4426). The accreditation will allow SAWPA to test for microhardness, surface contamination, intergranular...
Pit Carburizing Furnaces to Hit The North American Market
Recently a large gear manufacturer in the US closed their doors and the end result is that all of the manufacturing equipment is hitting the used market in North America. While the bulk of the equipment has to do with machining the company also maintained an impressive in house heat treat...