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]
Fastener Manufacturer Investing in New Heat Treat Department
Fastener Manufacturer Investing in New Heat Treat Department Simpson Strong Tie , is a global supplier of fastening systems for the building industry-this is how they describe themselves; “Simpson Strong-Tie is the world leader in structural solutions — products and technology that help people design and build safer, stronger homes, buildings,…
Ipsen Works Closely with “Siemens AG” On New Furnace Projects
Ipsen Works Closely with “Siemens AG” On New Furnace Projects “The modernization of Ipsen’s VHFC high-vacuum furnaces for Siemens AG is not only a technical success, but also a milestone in our joint mission to promote sustainability and efficiency. In this specific application, we are supporting the strategic expansion of the energy…
Furnaces North America (FNA)-The Conclusion
Furnaces North America (FNA)-The Conclusion With the “Furnaces North America” (FNA) show now concluded we have reached the end of major heat treat exhibitions for 2024 which for many industry suppliers brings a sigh of relief. FNA was a top-notch show and the general consensus by visitors and exhibitors was that it was well worthwhile and “The…
Nitrex Heat Treating Services Appoints Business Development Manager
Nitrex Heat Treating Services Appoints Business Development Manager “Nitrex Heat Treating Services, based in Montreal, Canada, has announced the appointment of Daniel Sonnenberg to the role of Business Development Lead for North America. In his role, Sonnenberg will focus on identifying and cultivating relationships with potential customers who…
SSi “SuperGen”-Things we Learned at FNA
SSi “SuperGen”-Things we Learned at FNA At the “Furnaces North America” (FNA) heat treat exhibition in Columbus, Ohio, USA earlier this week we learned lots of things including that Mr. Steve Thompson, President of Super Systems Inc., (SSi) of Cincinatti, Ohio, USA is really, really excited these days about a new product…
Shooting at a USA Commercial Heat Treat Shop
Shooting at a USA Commercial Heat Treat Shop From “Hometown Life” we have this tragic story about a shooting in a commercial heat treat shop in Michigan; “FARMINGTON HILLS — A workplace dispute boiled over into violence Tuesday morning, Farmington Hills police said, with one person hospitalized after a shooting in a factory parking lot. …
Steeltech Foundry Fire-Update
Steeltech Foundry Fire-Update Last week alloy supplier Steeltech in Grand Rapids, Michigan suffered a serious fire as “The Monty Heat Treat News” reported. We now have this update from the company. “Steeltech would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of support we have been receiving from our customers and suppliers to our company. We were…
Furnace Builder Nabertherm Adding Capacity
Furnace Builder Nabertherm Adding Capacity In Germany we see that furnace builder Nabertherm is finding business good enough to add more manufacturing capacity as you can see in the press release below. Nabertherm last made our news section in 2019 when they appointed a new Managing Director Timm Grotheer who can be seen in the one photo below….
US Vacuum Pump Service Company For Sale
US Vacuum Pump Service Company For Sale “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been asked to help in finding a new owner for a small vacuum pump service company located in the USA. The company is long established and is profitable. Their product mix consists of new vacuum pump sales, selling rebuilt pumps, rebuilding customers pumps, helium leak…
“The Heat Treat Podcast”
“The Heat Treat Podcast” “The Monty Heat Treat News” is proud to be presenting on a weekly basis “The Heat Treat Podcast”, a series of discussions with some of the most knowledgeable individuals in the global heat treatment industry. These individuals represent the captive heat treating industry, industry suppliers and commercial heat treaters….
Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania Expands for the Future
Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania Expands for the Future Solar Atmospheres of Western PA recently took occupancy of a brand new 15,000 square foot “connector” building. This building joins the existing 80,000 square f oo t workspace, which houses some of the largest vacuum furnaces in the world, to its current 10,000 square foot Nadcap…
Furnace Component Provider Suffers Fire
Furnace Component Provider Suffers Fire In Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA we find Steeltech Limited, a company which for almost 100 years has been providing heat and corrosion resistant products. In other words the company makes base trays, cast baskets, radiant tubes and all those other items which go into heat treatment furnaces. This past Friday…
















































































































































