Fuel Injector Supplier Adds Nitriding System
"Nitrex has successfully completed the installation of a third nitriding system at a leading manufacturer specializing in high-performance fuel injection systems for diesel engines in maritime vessels. This new investment underscores the customer’s commitment to advancing manufacturing capabilities...
Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Facility Expansion
To this interesting press release from commercial heat treater Solar Atmospheres, we can add that Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" was fortunate enough to be able to see this facility at the very beginning. The individual with his thumbs up in one of the photos below is none other than...
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]
Top 50 Heat Treater Appoints General Manager
Commercial heat treater Paulo, ranked as one of the 50 largest North American commercial heat treaters by "The Monty Heat Treat News" has appointed a new Plant Manager for their St. Louis, MO location; https://themonty.com/project/the-montys-50-largest-north-american-commercial-heat-treaters-2024/ ...
SECO/WARWICK CEO Talks About the Past 5 Years
It has been 5 years now since Mr. Sławomir Woźniak was appointed CEO of the SECO/WARWICK Group and to mark the occasion Slawomir was asked about what has changed during his tenure-his answers are below. To compliment this interview we would like to point you towards an interview "The Monty Heat...
Top 50 Heat Treater Adds Gas Nitriding System
"Aalberts Surface Technologies" is ranked by "The Monty Heat Treat News" as one of the 50 largest commercial heat treaters in North America-find out where at https://themonty.com/project/the-montys-50-largest-north-american-commercial-heat-treaters-2024/ We mention them today as their Livonia...
Heat Treating in Turkey-DÖNÜŞÜM ISIL İŞLEM
From a regular reader in the Turkish heat treat market about commercial heat treater "DÖNÜŞÜM ISIL İŞLEM", one of the larger in the country; Dönüşüm Isıl İşlem, based in Kocaeli, has one of the most qualified heat treatment facilities in Turkey, which has continued its activities both domestically...
Heat Treatment Names in the News
Mr. John Levensky has spent most of his working life in sales positions in the commercial heat treat industry in the western US. Just recently he became Business Development Manager at Heat Treatment Australia in Los Angeles. Heat Treatment Australia (HTA) is the largest commercial heat treater in...
Bodycote Greenville (SC) Launches New HIP Facility
Commercial heat-treating giant Bodycote is pretty pleased to launch their new Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) facility in Greenville, SC, USA. "The Monty Heat Treat News" has been fortunate enough to visit this facility several times over the years including in 2023 and it has been fascinating to watch...
Ignoring “lockout/tagout” Can Lead to Death
November 2 of this year we had a news item entitled “Ignoring Heat Treatment Safety Has Lethal Consequences” https://themonty.com/ignoring-heat-treatment-safety-has-lethal-consequences/ The purpose of the article was to point out that the heat treatment industry can be dangerous if safety procedures...
Interesting Heat Treats-Grupo T.T.N.
Over the years "The Monty" team has visited literally hundreds of captive and commercial heat treats around the globe, a number stick out as being truly memorable. As part of a regular series we will mention some of the more memorable ones and we start off with a commercial heat treater in Italy by...
Heat Treat Furnace Auction-Greenlee Tool, Rockford, Illinois, USA
In early 2020 Emerson Electric announced they would be shutting down their Greenlee Tool Division in Rockford, Illinois, USA. The facility which made punch tools did indeed close down and the remaining equipment is scheduled to go to auction Wednesday, November 18th. Included in the auction is most...
ROTEC Russia to Install High Vacuum Brazing Furnace
ROTEC, Russia's first and only facility that manufactures welded honeycomb seals, has purchased a SECO/WARWICK vacuum furnace system that will enable ROTEC to expand the range and volume of manufactured products. The SECO/WARWICK technology solution improves the surface quality of products after...
Pratt & Whitney to Build New Plant in North Carolina, USA
This is a very interesting news item on two different levels. First our understanding is that the new facility will include a heat treat department-one of those really high end vacuum aerospace departments that everybody gets excited about. Second that this is a perfect example of a trend in the US...
Solar Atmospheres South Carolina Facility Nuclear Approved
"Solar Atmospheres, Greenville, SC facility was recently approved to NQA-1, 10CFR50 Appendix B, and 10CFR21. These standards represent the nuclear power industry’s requirements for quality operating systems within the supply chain. Additionally, the approval allows Solar to eliminate our customer’s...