Heat Treating in Texas is Different-Specialty Heat Treat
Texans are always very proud of the fact that everything in Texas is bigger and heat treating is no exception. To make a very broad generalization most heat treating in North America involves parts that weigh under 100 pounds, auto components, firearms, fasteners, aerospace parts to name a few but...
“The Monty” Visits Top 50 Heat Treater in Texas
On an annual basis since 1997 “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been putting together a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America and on this list we find Lark Heat Treating in Houston, Texas https://www.larkheat.com/ which is the subject of this news item. While Gord Montgomery...
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]
New Heat Treat Investment for Mexico Facility
June 2023 Bosch Rexroth announced that they had started production at a brand new facility in Querétaro, Mexico (the announcement can be found further down in this article). When the facility orignally opened it did not include in house heat treating capabilities although long term that was the...
USA Tool Manufacturer to Add More Heat Treatment Capacity
At least to North Americans “Snap-on Tools” is recognized by every single individual who has wielded a wrench at some point in the their life. According to this press release a large investment at the company’s facility in Elizabethton, TN will include more heat treating capacity, most likely in the...
VAC AERO International and VESCO Unite in Strategic Collaboration for Industry Advancement
Last week “The Monty Heat Treat News” mentioned a collaboration agreement between Vesco and Vac Aero, here is the formal press release. “[East Windsor, January 22, 2024] – VESCO, a company of the Busch Group and leading service provider in the heat treatment industry, proudly announces the...
Circle City Heat Treat Acquired
January 18th, 2024 we announced that commercial heat treater Circle City in Indianapolis, IN had been acquired. We have a few more details to add to that story; “DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Generational Equity, a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, is pleased to...
AFC-Holcroft Closes Asian Sales Office
Furnace builder AFC-Holcroft of Wixom, Michigan, USA recently closed their sales office in Shanghai, China. The company has had a sales facility in China for many years but a change in direction by their parent company directed the closure. AFC-Holcroft was acquired by Austrian based Aichelin of...
Heat Treater Orders Second “HIP” Unit
In 2023 commercial heat treater “Wallwork” in the UK announced that they were making a very substantial investment in “Hot Isostatic Pressing” (the original press release can be found further down). According to this press release this investment has proven to be so successful that the company has...
Where Are They Now-Eric Nordin, Sun Steel Treating
For years now we have been running across a fellow by the name of Eric Nordin who is part of a very small, elite group-a sales representative in the commercial heat treating industry. We are not being facetious when we say this, there are few individuals out there whose entire lives have been...
“The Monty” Over 21 Years Old and Still Going Strong
A reader (Allied Heat Treat in Canada to be exact) came across one of our earliest newsletters and sent it over to us. This particular issue dates back to December of 2000 at which point we had been publishing "The Monty" for a little over 2 years. This issue looks rather modest now but it certainly...
The Monty Heat Treat Magazine Now Available
“The Monty Heat Treat Magazine Now Available”. The September 2020 issue of “The Monty” covering the latest news and trends in the worldwide heat treatment industry is now available at https://themonty.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/themontyseptember2020-1.pdf Did you like this article? Click here to...
Solar Manufacturing Adds Met-Pro, Inc. as Michigan Rep
We need to add some background to this interesting press release. Aaron comes from an alloy background having worked with alloy supplier Wirco of Avilla, Indiana for many years. He became a manufacturers rep a few years back taking over the rep business of John Hansen. We rummaged through our files...
HTSU Deploys C3 Data Technology To The Customers Across The United States
To go with this interesting press release we have a photo of the HTSU booth taken at the ASM heat treat exhibition in Detroit, Michigan, USA in 2015. Kyle Favors is wearing the black jacket in the centre. “Greenville, SC: Today, Heat Treating Services Unlimited Inc (HTSU), a Greenville, SC. based...
Interview With Paul van Doesburg CEO, Ipsen, Germany
We are very pleased to be able to offer our readers an interview with Mr. Paul van Doesburg, CEO of Ipsen Germany. Paul, I thank you for your time. Let’s start off with your background, how did you become involved in the heat treat industry and end up in the position you are now in? “Thank...