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...
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]
Vac Aero International/Vesco
This press release makes for quite interesting reading for the North American vacuum furnace industry. Vac Aero International, a 65 year old manufacturer of vacuum furnace systems has signed a collaborative agreement with vacuum furnace service company Vesco of East Windsor, CT, USA. While this...
New Mesh Belt Furnace Almost Ready For Delivery
Last year we had a press release from furnace builder Ion Heat about a mesh belt carburizing line the company was in the process of building. What made the PR most interesting was the fact that Ion Heat is known throughout the industry for their Plasma (ION) Nitriders, not for mesh belts which made...
UK Heat Treater Adds Low Pressure Carburizing System
Titanium Heat Treat Services is a commercial heat treater in the UK who specalizes in heat treating components for the Motorsport Industry. Started and run by Pawel Danielewicz it appears to have done well over the past few years by adding new equipment and technologies. The firm is very proud of...
Metex Heat Treating Ltd. Announces a Strategic Acquisition of Exactatherm Limited
Recently “The Monty Heat Treat News” alluded to a substantial acquisition within the Canadian commercial heat treat industry, we are now in a position to print this press release. To this press release we will add that Metex Heat Treat is ranked as one of the 50 Largest Commercial Heat Treaters in...
Chinese Heat Treater Expands
While “The Monty Heat Treat News” hasn’t posted any items about the growing heat treatment market in China we do keep in touch with a number of individuals heavily involved in that market including Mr. Byron Stewart. Bryon is an Australian fellow who followed in his father’s footsteps, Tom Guler who...
What is Case Hardening? Written By Advanced Heat Treat Corp.
Case hardening heat treatments, which includes nitriding, nitrocarburizing, carburizing, and carbonitriding, alter a part’s chemical composition and focus on its surface properties. These processes create hardened surface layers ranging from 0.01 to 0.25 in. deep, depending on processing times and...
Ipsen Reports Strong Start to Third Quarter
"Despite uncertain market conditions presented by the Coronavirus pandemic, Ipsen saw an increase in orders placed during July, building positive momentum for the third quarter. Ipsen was awarded five vacuum furnace orders between four customers, each with unique process requirements in the...
Firearms-A Bright Spot in the Heat Treatment Industry
There is not the slightest reason for us to state the obvious; in the age of COVID-19 the vast majority of captive and commercial heat treaters alike are not having a good year with one exception-firearms! Every single company which heat treats gun components or munitions either in house or...
Roctel Induction Heating Equipment Auction
July 30, 2020 saw an auction at auto parts supplier Roctel in Guelph, Ontario, Canada (we should point out that while the auction was at Roctel the equipment was actually owned by General Motors). Included in the auction were a number of different items including spline rollers, washers and...
Hauck Heat Treatment, Eindhoven Completes Expansion
Hauck Heat Treatment, the second largest European commercial heat treater as ranked by "The Monty" https://themonty.com/project/largest-european-commercial-heat-treaters/ recently completed the expansion of their Eindhoven, Netherlands facility. The final additions were two brand new vacuum furnaces...
Where Are They Now-Don Longenette
Because of his years spent in the North American heat treat industry with companies such as Timken Bearings, Bodycote and Thermal Process Holdings Don's is a name which is easily recognized by many. To take it one step further as Don was involved in heat treat start ups in Mexico, India, China and...
Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems Delivers Vacuum Furnace System for Aerospace Manufacturer
"Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems is pleased to announce the recent shipment of a Continuous Vacuum Furnace with 10 BAR pressure quench capabilities to a major aerospace manufacturer in North America. The 4 position, 4 zone furnace is rated to 2400°F. The independent load and quench modules allow...