Furnace Builder Sells Induction Division
According to this press release Aichelin Group one of the largest furnace builders in the world has sold their induction division "EMA Indutec". Read on for more details. "AICHELIN Group, specialised in industrial heat treatment of metallic parts and components, is consolidating its group of...
Acquisition in the North American HT Industry
"Kittyhawk, Inc. (“Kittyhawk” or the “Company”), backed by the Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital (“Trive”), is pleased to announce that it has acquired Stack HIP, LLC (“Stack HIP”) from Stack Metallurgical Group (“SMG”). The acquisition of Stack HIP represents a significant expansion of...
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]
Steven Christopher of Super Systems Inc – The Interview
We are very pleased today to be speaking with Mr. Steven Christopher of controls company Super Systems Inc., of Cincinnati, Ohio. We have always thought of Steven as having a very unique perspective into the heat treatment industry insofar as in his position as an “installation” engineer he gets to...
Heat Treat Acquisition Concluded
In January of this year "The Monty Heat Treat News" announced that Metex Heat Treating (one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America) had acquired Exactatherm another Canadian commercial heat treater-the original press release can be found further down. The acquisition is now...
Alloy Supplier Acquired
Pro-Tech was established in the Chicago, USA area in the 1980's to provide alloy components to the heat treatment industry. Over the years they have become reasonably well known in the industry which makes this news item rather interesting. Basically it says that the company has been acquired by a...
Ipsen celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2023. In a year that commemorated the past, Ipsen also achieved several notable accomplishments, including record revenue and significant growth.
Soaring aftermarket sales drive record revenue: Ipsen experienced exceptional performance in the aftermarket sector, achieving a 38 percent increase in replacement hot zone orders for both Ipsen and non-Ipsen furnaces compared to their previous record year. This surge in sales demonstrates Ipsen’s...
American Heat Treating Alabama Appoints President
Commercial heat treater American Heat Treating Alabama in Anniston, Alabama very recently appointed Ms. Jennifer McPeek as President. Jennifer brings a lifetime of experience in the heat treatment industry in the US Southeast with her, having worked with companies such as Suncoast Heat Treating,...
Texas Heat Treater Moves into New Larger Location-Adds Equipment
Worldwide Heat Treat https://worldwideheattreat.com/ was founded by Mr. Robert Gutierrez a well known figure in the Texas heat treat industry several years ago as a commercial heat treater. Never one to let the grass grow under his feet Robert just 2 months ago moved into a new larger facility and...
Nitrex Webinar, Why Would Anybody Run a Nitrogen/Methanol System in a Heat Treat And More Heat Treat News
Remember the large fire at Colfor Manufacturing which we mentioned last week? Well it had nothing to do with the in house heat treating department as you can see in the press release; “The fire that ripped through the Colfor Manufacturing plant earlier this week did "multi-millions" of dollars worth...
Fire at Colfor Manufacturing in Malvern, Ohio, USA
The press release below tells us about a devastating fire at Colfor Manufacturing in Ohio and the effect that it might have on it's automotive customers. We mention this today as our understanding is that this facility has an in house heat treatment department consisting of Batch IQ equipment....
Heat Treating Mexico-Globalization to Regionalization
Within the next few days we will be “profiling” a commercial heat treat facility in Mexico, a facility which has made some major investments recently and for some very interesting reasons. Their feeling is that with all that is happening in the world right now with the pandemic and the current...
Did Furnaces North America Just Dodge a Bullet?
The largest heat treat exhibition in North America in 2020 is the MTI sponsored Furnaces North America show scheduled for September 30th to October 2 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. As most in the industry are aware this show has gone the route of all trade shows in 2020-it is now virtual. Perhaps...
Custom Electric Manufacturing to merge into Kanthal as of January 1, 2021
"Custom Electric Manufacturing was acquired by Sweden-based Kanthal in 2018 and will now go to market under the Kanthal brand. The transition will be effective as of January 1, 2021 Custom Electric Manufacturing (CEM) will as of January 1, 2021 be fully integrated into Kanthal. According to Jon...
Why Would Anybody Run a Nitrogen/Methanol System?
Once upon a time in North America gas fired Endothermic Generators reigned supreme when it came to atmosphere heat treating. Unreliable and problem plagued they were an easy prey to Nitrogen/Methanol systems which promised to be clean, reliable, simple and low maintenance and consequently 30-40...