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]
Solar Atmospheres South Carolina Facility Awarded Parker Aerospace Approval
Solar Atmospheres South Carolina Facility Awarded Parker Aerospace Approval Solar Atmospheres Greenville, SC facility is pleased to announce it has been awarded Parker Aerospace approval. This achievement expands Solar Atmospheres’ reach, offering five facilities able to assist customers with Parker Aerospace thermal processing requirements….
Aalberts Surface Technologies, Remscheid, Germany
Aalberts Surface Technologies, Remscheid, Germany If you are involved in commercial heat treating in Europe or North America, we can guarantee that you have run across the name “Aalbert Surface Technologies” as Aalberts is the second largest commercial heat treater on both continents…
Spring Manufacturer Adds Second Nitrex System
Spring Manufacturer Adds Second Nitrex System “Special Springs, a leader in the manufacturing of high-quality springs and gas cylinders, has partnered with Nitrex again to expand their production capabilities. This long-standing collaboration, which began in October 2004 with the commissioning of the first Nitrex nitriding turnkey system, has…
Edwards Vacuum to Build Facility in New York
Edwards Vacuum to Build Facility in New York Everybody with vacuum furnaces knows Edwards Vacuum which makes this press release rather interesting; “The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a preliminary agreement to grant up to $18 million in funding to vacuum pump and exhaust gas management systems manufacturer Edwards Vacuum through the…
“The Monty” Speaks With SECO/WARWICK About the Heat Treatment Industry
“The Monty” Speaks With SECO/WARWICK About the Heat Treatment Industry Several years ago, “The Monty Heat Treat News” spoke with “Mr. Slawomir Woźniak” , CEO of furnace builder “SECO/WARWICK” about both his company, their products and the global heat treatment industry in general. At the time we were impressed by his candor and…
European Gear Manufacturer Installs LPC System
European Gear Manufacturer Installs LPC System Kordel Antriebstechnik GmbH based in Dülmen, Germany is a manufacturer of “high end” gear and drive systems and a company which believes in keeping all parts of the manufacturing process in house from gear blank to a finished gearbox. This includes heat treating which brings us to this news item….
Jeff McLaughlin, McLaughlin Furnace Group-The Interview
Jeff McLaughlin, McLaughlin Furnace Group-The Interview We are pleased to offer this interview with Mr. Jeff McLaughlin, founder and President of McLaughlin Furnace Group of Avilla, Indiana, USA. Jeff is going to give us his thoughts on where the company is going, the state of the heat treat industry and very optimistically tell us how he…
Changes at Park Thermal International?
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 generator…
Safety in the Heat Treatment Industry-An In Depth Guide
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…
Safety in the Heat Treatment Industry-An Example of What Can Go Wrong
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…
GE Aviation to Auction Off Vacuum Furnace
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 particular unit…
Thomas Persson New Sales Applications Engineer at North American Cronite Inc.
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…