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]
The Grieve Corporation Celebrates 75th Anniversary
The Grieve Corporation Celebrates 75th Anniversary A leading designer and manufacturer of industrial ovens and furnaces, The Grieve Corporation is currently marking its 75th year in business. Begun in 1949 as a small job shop in Chicago, the company now occupies a 100,000 square foot facility in Round Lake, Illinois. Grieve ovens are utilized for…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Used Equipment Additions
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Used Equipment Additions “The Monty” is looking forward to a number of additions to our Used Equipment listings later this week including a 10 Bar Quenching Vacuum Furnace, a carbottom and several batch IQ furnaces. These items will join our 100’s of used furnace listings which can be found at Used…
Live From Columbus, Ohio-“Furnaces North America”
Live From Columbus, Ohio-“Furnaces North America” It’s a big week in the North American heat treatment industry with “Furnaces North America” being held in Columbus, Ohio, USA from October 14-16th. For 2024 this is far and away the largest event in the North American industry and of course “The Monty Heat Treat News” team will be in…
“The Monty” Visits Controls Company “Stange Elektronik GmbH”
“The Monty” Visits Controls Company “Stange Elektronik GmbH” During a visit to a number of heat treaters around Europe last week, Gord Montgomery of “The Monty Heat Treat News” had the opportunity to visit one of the largest suppliers of furnace control systems “Stange Elektronik GmbH” , located in Wiehl, Germany. …
Heat Treatment in Germany & HK24
Heat Treatment in Germany & HK24 The HK24 heat treatment exhibition in Cologne, Germany was concluded last week and is now in our rearview mirror. As always, the exhibition gave us a great deal of insight into the heat treatment market in Germany and there is no other way to say it, except to say the market is not good. Manufacturing woes…
Part Cleaning System Supplier Making Major Investment in USA Market
Part Cleaning System Supplier Making Major Investment in USA Market For years now “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been coming across cleaning systems from a German company by the name of “HEMO” . Forget about standard Dunk/Spray washers and cheap conveyor type cleaning systems-these guys make some really, really impressive systems. Granted…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Magazine-March 2021 Edition
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Magazine-March 2021 Edition For those of you who prefer your news in a magazine format rather than from a website the March 2021 Edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News” Magazine is now available at https://fliphtml5.com/gvbzt/rpaz . This 102 page edition features all of our news from the past month in an…
Robert Wooler Company Closing-Heat Treat Furnaces Being Auctioned
Robert Wooler Company Closing-Heat Treat Furnaces Being Auctioned December 29th, 2020 we mentioned that one of the oldest commercial heat treats in North American would be closing their doors at the end of the year. The company did indeed close and the equipment will be auctioned off March 19th to the 25th. Full details of the auction can be…
The Growth in Nitriding-A Continuing Trend
The Growth in Nitriding-A Continuing Trend We have long felt that Nitriding-gas, vacuum or plasma is the fastest growing heat treating technology in the market today. We are not for a second saying it is the largest technology out there-it will be many, many years before it catches up to gas carburizing as an example but on a % basis the growth…
Where Are They Now? Juan Eliseo Cruz Ortega
Where Are They Now? Juan Eliseo Cruz Ortega In Mexico we see that a long time heat treater, Mr. Juan Eliseo Cruz Ortega has made a change. For a number of years he worked with commercial heat treater ALD Trataientos Termicos in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico (ALD has two facilities in North America, this one and a larger facility in Port Huron, …
Where Are They Now? Dirk Himmelberg, Germany
Where Are They Now? Dirk Himmelberg, Germany After a number of years working at Ipsen, the largest vacuum furnace builder in the world as a Service Co Ordinator, Mr. Dirk Himmelberg has made a change. Effective just a few weeks ago Dirk will now be holding a similar position at furnace builder IVA Schmetz GmbH also in Germany. To compliment this…
5 Case Studies Prove Predictive Maintenance Software Can Save You Money
5 Case Studies Prove Predictive Maintenance Software Can Save You Money These five case studies show how Ipsen’s PdMetrics® predictive maintenance tool for vacuum and atmosphere furnaces saves maintenance technicians headaches by catching deficiencies before they become larger problems. Case #1. Customer Finds Value in PdMetrics® for Older…