German Firm Invests in Vacuum Sintering Furnace
"Zimmer GmbH Kunststofftechnik, part of the Zimmer Group, Rheinau, Germany, has invested in an additional vacuum sintering and debinding furnace. By adding this furnace to its production facilities, the company reports that it is increasing its operational efficiency and expanding its Metal...
USA Oven Manufacturer Expanding/Moving to New Facility
"SINC Thermal, a leading manufacturer of industrial melting furnaces and ovens, has announced that it will expand in O’Fallon, Missouri, investing $4 million and creating 25 new jobs. The company’s expansion includes the relocation of its sales, administrative, and manufacturing operations to a new...
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]
Interpower Induction adds KVA Induction to it’s Group of Companies
From the Induction heating world we have this interesting press release. "The Monty" will be following this story up with a visit to "Interpower" this upcoming week; "ALMONT, Mich. – Interpower Induction is pleased to announce its recent acquisition of KVA Induction, furthering the reach of the...
“The Monty Heat Treat News” August 2024 Edition
The link below will take you to the August 2024 edition of "The Monty Heat Treat News" the most recognized name in the Heat Treatment news industry. News items we are looking at include these; Supplier Named in Faulty Heat Treating of Ball Studs Bodycote Greenville (SC) Launches New HIP Facility...
Ben Grammer, Grammer Vacuum Technologies-The Interview
We are very pleased to be speaking today with Mr. Ben Grammer of Grammer Vacuum Technologies (GVT) of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA. Ben and his father Bob have spent their entire lives in the heat treatment industry, a large part of which has centered around “Moly” (Molybdenum). Ben I appreciate the...
Furnaces North America 2024… The Clock is TICKING
"Every day the clock of change is ticking. Customer demands, safety and compliance requirements, and maximizing throughput with labor shortages are all pressing every heat treater’s operations. And the pace of change isn’t going to slow down. It’s just going to get faster. The question is, “What...
Heat Treatment Names in the News
On a regular basis "The Monty" offers "Heat Treatment Names in the News", a compilation of individuals in the heat treatment industry who have made recent changes. These names make our list for the week of July 30, 2024. Glenn Ottinger, ThermoFusion. After 16 years with the company Mr. Glenn...
Furnace Builder Ships Two Pit Nitriding Furnaces
Furnace builder ROHDE Schutzgasöfen GmbH of Hanau, Germany is pleased to announce the shipment of two pit nitriding furnaces to a customer in Switzerland. The furnaces are models TSG 150/200 and SG 70/100, the fully equipped and tested units shipped earlier this week on 3 transport trucks. Natasha...
Bodycote Opens Brand New Heat Treatment Facility in Illinois
Some time back Bodycote, the world’s largest commercial heat treater announced they would be closing their outdated facility in Melrose Park, Illinois and opening a brand new location in Elgin, Illinois. We now have the official press release with some details about the facility’s equipment and a...
Byron Stewart, Vacuum Furnaces, China
Byron is a very colorful individual in the heat treating industry. Originally from Australia he has spent the past number of years in China involved in both atmosphere and vacuum heat treating. He has just embarked on a very large project involving over 20 new sealed quench furnaces, more about that...
Captive Heat Treater in Poland to Install 2 Vacuum Furnaces
"This is the first order for SECO/WARWICK from the European leader in sanitary products, GEBERIT. The two furnaces will be tailor-made according to customer requirements. The finished system is a hybrid model of the iconic VectorR vacuum furnace. The two single-chamber Vector vacuum furnaces for...
Nitriding Installations North America
The year 2020 has seen quite a number of new nitriding installations in North America-both gas and plasma. As we speak several systems are being installed including the two below. The first system was designed and built by Ion-Heat and is in the process of being commissioned at a captive heat treat...
GKN Sinter Metals to Close Facility-Shut Down In House Heat Treat Department
For as long as we can remember GKN Sinter Metals has maintained a facility in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada producing powdered metal automotive components, however the plant's days are numbered as you can see in this press release. What the press release does not provide are any details about the...
Nominations for the 25 Most Influential People in the North American Heat Treating Industry
November 30th we started our nomination process for our semi-annual list of the 25 Most Influential People in the North American Heat Treating Industry and since that time we have received quite a number of suggestions a few of which are below. Remember that our final list will be published early in...