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...
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]
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...
SKF Removes Furnace Pilot Burners For Energy Savings
"Together, the rolling bearing manufacturer SKF Group and the hardening furnace manufacturer AICHELIN Service GmbH have investigated the operation of roller hearth furnaces at SKFs Schweinfurt site and developed a process to massively reduce CO2 emissions. Until now, most furnaces in the SKF...
Heat Treatment in Texas-Lone Star Heat Treating
Over the course of the past week we have featured several heat treaters in the Houston, Texas. USA heat treatment market and pointed out what should be obvious to everybody-everything in Texas is indeed bigger. A prime example of this would be fourth generation commercial heat treater “Lone Star...
Solar Manufacturing Provides Turnkey Furnace Solution
Solar Manufacturing recently shipped a Mentor® vacuum furnace to a customer in the Southeast USA that services the defense industry. The Model HFL-2018-2IQ features a graphite-insulated hot zone, a load weight capacity of up to 250 lbs., and a maximum operating temperature of 2400° F. The Mentor®...
Expanite Surface Hardening Replaces Hard Chrome
"Major automotive, pumps and food processing equipment makers can’t be wrong in choosing an alternative for hard chrome plating! With more than 20% of the turnover coming from hard chrome replacement projects, Expanite, the Danish pioneer in surface hardening of stainless steel, is on its way to...
Heat Treatment Interviews-Boy Do We Have Interviews!
For years now “The Monty” has been interviewing some of the best known individuals in the worldwide heat treating industry and the end result is that we have 9 pages of interviews in our archives section https://themonty.com/articles-interviews/ A quick scroll though will show you interviews...
Furnace Builder in Germany Enters Chapter 11, AFC-Holcroft Receives Furnace Order and Lilia Jasso is the New President of ASM Mexico
Regular readers of "The Monty" will know that for over 20 years now we have prided ourselves on providing the most up to date news in the global heat treatment industry and today we have several interesting items for you, items that in most cases are exclusive to "The Monty". We start off in Germany...
ION HEAT Ships Plasma Nitrider to US Manufacturer
It's interesting that yesterday we mentioned orders for gas nitriders, today we mention a Plasma Nitriding order. From ION HEAT we have this press release about a system they have just shipped to a manufacturer in the US, this we believe is the second or third system the company has shipped this...
CFC/Alloy Hybrid – The Next Generation Solution
With 100 years of experience in the design and manufacture of refractory alloy castings to the heat treatment market, the Cronite Group added machining and assembly of graphite and CFC fixtures to our product offerings in 1995. The Carbon factory in our Arnage, France plant produces a full range of...