Happy 4th of July!
Happy 4th of July! Happy 4th of July! The offices of WG Montgomery Ltd., “The Monty Heat Treat News” will be closed Friday, July 3rd due to the USA July 4th celebration. Regular news items will resume Monday, July 6th.
Fastner Manufacturer Installs Automated “Ipsen” Batch IQ Line
Fastner Manufacturer Installs Automated “Ipsen” Batch IQ Line For this news item we go to Brazil where we see that fastener manufacturer Hassmann S.A has just commissioned a fully automated chamber furnace line (batch IQ to our North American readers) provided by Ipsen of Kleve, Germany-we will let “Ipsen” tell the rest of the story; “Hassmann…
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]
Remembrance Day November 11th
Remembrance Day November 11th Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to honor armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. The day is also marked by war remembrances in several other non-Commonwealth countries. In most countries, Remembrance Day is observed on 11…
Vacuum Pump Supplier Makes Another Acquisition
Vacuum Pump Supplier Makes Another Acquisition Busch Group, one of the world’s largest suppliers of vacuum pumps for the heat treatment industry, has made a number of acquisitions over the past few years and it would appear they are continuing to do so. Two examples as pointed out by “The Monty Heat Treat News” would include ” VESCO-McLaughlin,…
Top Heat Treatment News Items for the Week of October 28th
Top Heat Treatment News Items for the Week of October 28th Each week “The Monty” looks back on our news items for the previous week to see which heat treatment news stories proved to be most interesting to our readers. For the week starting October 28th, 2024 these were the three most popular stories; Texas Heat Treating’s Buster Crossley…
Acquisition in the European Heat Treatment Industry
Acquisition in the European Heat Treatment Industry According to this press release HÄRTHA GROUP, one of the larger commercial heat treaters in Europe has made yet another acquisition. Over the years Gord Montgomery of “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been fortunate enough to visit a number of the HÄRTHA locations including Aldenhoven, Germany….
Dr. Troy Greene March 4, 1968 – October 24, 2024
Dr. Troy Greene March 4, 1968 – October 24, 2024 Earlier this week we mentioned the unfortunate passing of one of the most experienced “chain” heat treat engineers we have ever met, Dr. Troy Greene. This obituary provides details of a gathering to remember Troy. “Dr. Troy A. Greene, age 56, of Dixon, died Thursday, October 24, 2024 at…
Vacuum Furnace Builder to Provide 2 Furnaces to USA Lab
Vacuum Furnace Builder to Provide 2 Furnaces to USA Lab “Ayer, MA – August 1, 2024 – AVS has partnered with the national laboratory for engineering, Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, to provide two Horizontal Vacuum Furnaces for one of their production labs. Both systems integrate wet and dry Hydrogen process gas along with all…
Commercial Heat Treater THERMETCO Inc., Acquires LES TREMPES LD Inc., Adds Batch IQ Capacity
Commercial Heat Treater THERMETCO Inc., Acquires LES TREMPES LD Inc., Adds Batch IQ Capacity THERMETCO Inc., the largest commercial heat treater in Quebec, Canada recently acquired commercial heat treater LES TREMPS LD of Granby, Quebec. Located in Chateauguay THERMETCO is a second-generation commercial heat treat facility which offers most…
USA Manufacturer Temporarily Closes Heat Treat Department Due to COVID-19 Madness
USA Manufacturer Temporarily Closes Heat Treat Department Due to COVID-19 Madness When COVID-19 first hit the shores of North America and lockdowns became the order of the day the US and Canadian governments reacted quickly in the form of direct financial subsidies to businesses and individuals. While the consensus is that the subsidies were…
Mattsa Furnace Company Hires Walter Hardy as Sales Engineer
Mattsa Furnace Company Hires Walter Hardy as Sales Engineer In Mexico, experienced heat treater Walter Hardy has been hired by Mattsa Furnace Company as a Sales Engineer. Previous to this Walter worked for DOWA THT Company in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Dowa is a Japan based company who offers new furnaces and also operates a string of commercial…
German Heat Treatment Congress to be Virtual
German Heat Treatment Congress to be Virtual The favorite annual European heat treatment show for “The Monty” team is the HärtereiKongress held in Cologne, Germany in October which we have attended for many years. Unfortunately the 2020 show was a virtual event due to COVID and it looks like this will be repeated in 2021 for the same reason. It’s…
Gallos Metal Solutions Completes Installation of 4th Mesh Belt Furnace Line
Gallos Metal Solutions Completes Installation of 4th Mesh Belt Furnace Line Further down you will find a press release from September of 2020 about how Gallos Metal Solutions in Milwaukee, WI, USA had accepted a brand new 4,000 pound per hour mesh belt furnace line from Can Eng International. The line is now installed as can be seen in these…
Hyster Yale, Sulligent, AL, USA Closes Heat Treat department and Auctions off Furnaces
Hyster Yale, Sulligent, AL, USA Closes Heat Treat department and Auctions off Furnaces In Sulligent, Alabama, USA Hyster Yale a major forklift gear manufacturer is auctioning off their heat treatment department in an on line auction which will run until May 20, 2021. The company has long considered in house heat treating to be necessary, however…