European Heat Treater Updates Plasma Nitriding System
European Heat Treater Updates Plasma Nitriding System Over the years “The Monty Heat Treat News” has visited and profiled well over 100 captive and commercial heat treaters in Germany, and at the end of the day one of the cleanest, most well organized and modern is ” WERZ Vakuum-Wärmebehandlung GmbH & Co.” , based in Gammertingen, Germany….
Where Are They Now-Dave Orchar
Where Are They Now-Dave Orchar Dave’s history in the North American heat treat industry go way back to the days of “Lindberg Heat Treating” a commercial heat treater swallowed up by the world’s largest commercial heat treater “Bodycote” quite a few years ago now. Since that time Dave has held a variety of high-level sales positions at Bodycote,…
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]
Charlie Hushek & Ceramic Diffusion Technologies
Charlie Hushek & Ceramic Diffusion Technologies Charlie Hushek is a 5th generation heat treater at family-owned commercial heat treater Phoenix Heat Treating in Phoenix, Arizona, USA-so why the heck did he just announce that he is now co-founder of Ceramic Diffusion Technologies? We believe the answer can be found in the description below…
Employment Opportunities in the Heat Treat Industry & Heat Treat Exhibitions
Employment Opportunities in the Heat Treat Industry & Heat Treat Exhibitions Josh Hale and Jessica Maier of “International Search Partners”, a heat treat recruitment firm in the USA are without a doubt the experts in the industry when it comes to employment. We have always appreciated their input on everything from “Salaries” in the…
Top Heat Treatment Stories for the Week of September 23
Top Heat Treatment Stories for the Week of September 23 These are the top 3 heat treatment industry news stories for the week starting September 23, 2024 as ranked by our readers; “Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems Introduces New Product Development Manager; Gasbarre, a leader in industrial furnace equipment, is pleased to welcome Dan Hill…
“VIM” Vacuum Furnace Goes to Research Network
“VIM” Vacuum Furnace Goes to Research Network “Łukasiewicz – the Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals, a member of the Łukasiewicz Research Network, selected SECO/WARWICK as the supplier of a VIM vacuum furnace for melting metals and metal alloys on a laboratory scale as a result of a tender for the supply of research equipment. It will be…
“Top 50” Heat Treater Invites “The Monty” to 65th Anniversary Party
“Top 50” Heat Treater Invites “The Monty” to 65th Anniversary Party September 23rd we had the news item below about Vac Aero International, one of the 50 largest commercial heat treaters in North America (https://themonty.com/project/the-montys-50-largest-north-american-commercial-heat-treaters-2024/) celebrating their…
Now This Is Heat Treating!
Now This Is Heat Treating! Recently “The Monty Heat Treat News” had the opportunity to visit one of the 50 largest commercial heat treaters in North America (the list can be found here 50 Largest), an experience which turned out to be fascinating. What you see in this photo is a 12′ long part weighing several thousand pounds being heat treated in…
Merit Gear, Antigo, Wisconsin, Closed-Heat Treating Furnaces to be Auctioned Off
Merit Gear, Antigo, Wisconsin, Closed-Heat Treating Furnaces to be Auctioned Off Back in 2019 it was announced that Merit Gear in Antigo, Wisconsin, USA would be closing in the first quarter of 2020 (the original announcement is below). This prediction did indeed come to pass and the entire gear facility was closed in March of last year. This…
New York, USA Company Adding Additional Batch Integral Quench Capacity
New York, USA Company Adding Additional Batch Integral Quench Capacity It always brings joy to our hearts when we see captive and commercial heat treaters alike adding additional heat treating capacity. Such is the case with a firm in Upstate New York, USA who are finding business good enough to add to their already significant heat treating…
GE Aviation Furnace Auction, Newark, DE, USA-January 21/2021
GE Aviation Furnace Auction, Newark, DE, USA-January 21/2021 Starting January 21/2021 “The Branford Group” will be auctioning off equipment at the GE Aviation facility in Delaware, USA. Regular readers of “The Monty” will know that we announce upcoming auctions featuring surplus heat treating equipment and provide our opinion about how saleable…
L&L Special Furnace Co., Ships Box Furnace to New Pratt & Whitney Facility
L&L Special Furnace Co., Ships Box Furnace to New Pratt & Whitney Facility Our understanding is that this box furnace is destined for the new Pratt & Whitney facility in Asheville, NC, a location which will feature a brand new heat treating center. This project was announced back in 2020 and the plant is scheduled to open in early…
People News-Heat Treating in North America
People News-Heat Treating in North America Josh Hunter recently became Assistant Plant Manager at commercial heat treater Braddock Metallurgical at the firms Atlanta, Georgia facility. Josh is a long time heat treater having worked at companies such as Bodycote; “Braddock Metallurgical is proud to announce the addition of a new Assistant Plant…
Nominations for the 25 Most Influential People in the North American Heat Treating Industry
Nominations for the 25 Most Influential People in the North American Heat Treating Industry Way back, November 30th to be exact 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 hundreds of very interesting suggestions….