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]
USA Commercial Heat Treat Facility to Close
USA Commercial Heat Treat Facility to Close “The Monty Heat Treat News” is seeing very unstable times around the world these days in the commercial heat treat industry with far more closures of plants than the normal attrition rate. A recent example would be in California, USA where we understand the “Bodycote” facility in Westminster will be…
Heat Treating as it Should Be-SFS Group AG
Heat Treating as it Should Be-SFS Group AG Gord Montgomery of “The Monty Heat Treat News” had the absolute pleasure of visiting one of the finest examples of an “in house” heat treat department that we have ever seen- SFS in Heerbrugg, Switzerland. Lets start off with this summary of SFS; “SFS is a worldwide leading supplier of…
Cincinnati Radiator Brings Aluminum Brazing In-House with New Ipsen VAB Furnace
Cincinnati Radiator Brings Aluminum Brazing In-House with New Ipsen VAB Furnace Cincinnati Radiator, a leading American manufacturer of radiators and cooling products, has recently expanded its production capabilities at its Fairfield, Ohio facility with the addition of a new Ipsen Vacuum Aluminum Brazing (VAB) furnace. This investment enables…
New “Ipsen” Sealed Quench Installation
New “Ipsen” Sealed Quench Installation Three generations of “Montgomerys” at “The Monty Heat Treat News” have been seeing images such as this one and it never gets tiring. What you are looking at is a fairly new “Ipsen” XXL Model, Sealed Quench (Batch IQ for our North American readers) furnace line in Europe that we viewed just the…
“The Monty” Visits Switzerland’s Largest Commercial Heat Treater
“The Monty” Visits Switzerland’s Largest Commercial Heat Treater As a “prelude” to attending HK24, Germany’s largest heat treatment exhibition of 2024 in Cologne, Germany Gord Montgomery of “The Monty Heat Treat News” took the opportunity to visit a number of heat treaters in Switzerland, two of which we have already commented…
Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Welcomes Charles Caldwell as Quality Manager
Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Welcomes Charles Caldwell as Quality Manager Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Charles (Charlie) Caldwell as the Quality Manager for its new facility in Chesterfield. With over a decade of experience in the commercial heat treating industry, Charlie brings a wealth of…
Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems Opens Technical Center in Livonia, Michigan
Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems Opens Technical Center in Livonia, Michigan “Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems is pleased to announce the opening of a 7,700 sq. ft. technical center in Livonia, Michigan. With locations in Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Michigan, the addition of the technical center completes another step in the process…
Who Reads “The Monty Heat Treat News”?
Who Reads “The Monty Heat Treat News”? On a regular basis we get asked; Who reads “The Monty Heat Treat News”, where these readers are and what they like reading-all information which we have at our fingertips. Lets answer the question “Who Reads The Monty Heat Treat News” first; the answer is overwhelmingly in house heat treaters…
The Heat Treat Podcast #004-Gas Nitriding
The Heat Treat Podcast #004-Gas Nitriding In the fourth Heat Treat Podcast we enjoy a stimulating conversation between Mr. Carlos Torres of furnace builder MATTSA and Mr. Steven Christopher of controls company SSi. During the conversation we learn about the basics of gas nitriding, its growth in the heat treat industry and where the technology is…
Furnace Manufacturer Appoints New Sales Representative
Furnace Manufacturer Appoints New Sales Representative To the press release below we can add that Mr. Tim Josephs is a very experienced sales rep who in a previous life worked with another North American furnace manufacturer, AFC-Holcroft of Michigan so he brings a wealth of experience to this position. Gord Montgomery of ” The Monty Heat …
SECO/WARWICK Sells Vacuum Retort Furnace To Tool Manufacturer
SECO/WARWICK Sells Vacuum Retort Furnace To Tool Manufacturer “SECO/WARWICK will deliver their unique technology to another tool manufacturer. The retort furnace for the oxidation process operates under a nitrogen and hydrogen mix, then under steam, is the solution ordered from SECO/WARWICK. This latest furnace will be adjusted to the individual…
Bell Helicopter Brand New State of the Art Heat Treat Department
Bell Helicopter Brand New State of the Art Heat Treat Department August 10, 2020 Bell unveiled a New Manufacturing Technology Center in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; “Fort Worth, Texas (August 10, 2020) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, unveiled today its new 140,000-square-foot Manufacturing Technology Center (MTC) in Fort…