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]
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. …
Agricultural Firm Invests in Heat Treatment Department
Agricultural Firm Invests in Heat Treatment Department Located in Perry, Iowa, USA, Osmundson Mfg., is a fifth generation supplier of “ground engaging wear parts”, parts destined entirely for the agricultural industry. The firm recently made a major investment in their in-house heat treating department by buying 7 mesh belt heat treat lines from…
Tom Morrison & “Furnaces North America”
Tom Morrison & “Furnaces North America” Today is the second and final day of the “Furnaces North America” heat treat exhibition in Columbus, Ohio, USA and the universal opinion is that it has been a very productive event. The credit for this should go to the “Metal Heat Treating Institute” (MTI) organization which organized…
Aerospace Supplier To Auction Off Heat Treat Equipment
Aerospace Supplier To Auction Off Heat Treat Equipment In San Antonio, Texas, USA we have learned that Spirit AeroSystems Inc. will be auctioning off some heat treat equipment due to the company consolidating operations. There are a few odds and ends but what is rather interesting is an Ajax Electric Salt Bath System. Typically these are not big…
Virginia Metal Treating Completes New Facility
Virginia Metal Treating Completes New Facility East Carolina Metal Treating Inc., in Raleigh, NC, USA is a very impressive, family owned commercial heat treat which just narrowly missed making our list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America in 2020…
Did Bodycote Indirectly Help in the Development of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine?
Did Bodycote Indirectly Help in the Development of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine? UK based Bodycote is known around the globe as the world’s largest commercial heat treater so it is rather odd to think that they indirectly helped in the development of the BioNTech/Pfizer RNA vaccine BNT162b2 for preventing COVID-19 infections-we will tell you how….
“The Heat Treat Podcast” Talks Vacuum Heat Treating
“The Heat Treat Podcast” Talks Vacuum Heat Treating This week the “Heat Treat Podcast” speaks with Heather Falcone, President of Thermal-Vac Technologies in Orange, CA, USA. To find out how large Thermal-Vac is in terms of sales we would refer you to Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2020 | The Monty Did you like this article? Click…
Burloak Technologies Completes In House Heat Treatment Department
Burloak Technologies Completes In House Heat Treatment Department We have watched with great interest as Burloak Technologies, an additive manufacturing firm in Burlington, Ontario, Canada has progressed on their state of the art heat treatment department. Today we had the chance to see the facility in person and we have these photos to prove it….
Firearms Manufacturer Buys Annealing Furnace
Firearms Manufacturer Buys Annealing Furnace “L&L Special Furnace Company has received a second order for a medium-sized floor-standing box furnace that will be used for annealing gun barrels for rifles. This is the second furnace supplied to a leading Midwest manufacturer of custom firearms and rifles. A marked increase in production and…