Victoria Day Holiday
May 24th the entire British Commonwealth celebrates the birthday of Queen Victoria of England. In Canada this means that Monday May 22 will be a national holiday. Regular news items from “The Monty Heat Treat News” will resume Tuesday May 22. Did you like this article? Click here to subscribe to The...
HIP Firm Appoints General Manager for New Facility
Pressure Technology, Inc. Hot Isostatic Pressing - PTI (pressuretechnology.com) was founded in 1977 to design and manufacture Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) equipment. Over the succeeding years the company has grown and expanded and now boasts 3 facilities in the US offering “Hipping” on a commercial...
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]
Schaeffler Adds Hydrogen Capable Burners to Roller Heath Furnace
“In 2007, an indirectly heated roller hearth furnace (built by Wienstroth Wärmebehandlungstechnik GmbH) with energy-efficient REKUMAT® burners was put into operation at a Schaeffler plant in Germany. These burners were serviced last fall at WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH in Renningen and adapted in...
NOXMAT Expands with Subsidiary in the US
NOXMAT USA, Inc. supplies industrial heating technology and services directly to US customers NOXMAT GmbH, based in Oederan, Saxony, Germany, has founded a US subsidiary at the end of 2022. NOXMAT USA, Inc, in Sterling Heights, Michigan, will support US customers as well as European customers with...
European Heat Treaters Continue to Shift to Electrically Heated Furnaces
For a wide variety of reasons including higher costs, supply concerns and CO2 emissions associated with natural gas European heat treaters are continuing to look more and more at electrically heated furnaces. This interesting article originally printed by "The BMW Group" talks about an electrically...
PowerMax Providing “Monster” Batch IQ Furnace
Based in China furnace builder PowerMax was acquired by Fengdong back in 2017-Fengdong is in turn a mammoth Chinese furnace builder, certainly one of the largest in China. PowerMax is currently manufacturing a batch IQ furnace, with a controlled atmosphere and oil quenching with a capacity of 4.5...
Lucifer Furnaces-The Official Press Release
Lucifer Furnaces, a leading manufacturer of heat treating furnaces and ovens for the last 80 years, has added Brett Wenger to its leadership team as Vice President of Sales. Brett will lead all sales activities for the company and will work closely with the rest of the leadership team on all aspects...
Daimler Truck AG Optimizes Furnace Insulation to Increase Energy Efficiency
The new brickwork for two industrial furnaces required due to wear provided an opportunity for AICHELIN Service in late 2022 to fundamentally optimize the thermal insulation of the plants together with the customer. AICHELIN Service has successfully implemented similar projects in the past at the...
Wisconsin Oven Ships Two Conveyor Ovens
“Wisconsin Oven is pleased to announce the shipment of two (2) natural gas, in-direct fire, two zone conveyor ovens. These ovens will be used in the manufacturing process of electric utility equipment. The maximum operating temperature of the oven is 325° F and has a minimum operating temperature at...
Ipsen Service Team
The Ipsen Service Team is committed to supporting customersduring the COVID-19 pandemic with both on-site and remote assistance to keep critical heat-treating equipment operational.Ipsen continues to provide advanced aftermarket support, including instrument calibrations and temperature uniformity...
Super Systems, Inc. Completes Nitrogen-Methanol Controls Upgrade
"Super Systems, Inc. recently completed a nitrogen-methanol controls upgrade for a continuous furnace line at Liberty Wire in Johnstown, PA. The scope of the project included a new control system and panel for a continuous annealing furnace line for processing coiled wire products. The SSI Matrix...
Vacuum Furnace Auction
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 a well publicized auction was held in Canon City, Colorado, USS which featured a nice Abar Ipsen vacuum furnace which came out of a Parker Hannifin facility. The system appeared to be in good shape and well maintained, the only real drawbacks were the age and the size-small...
So What Do You Process in a HIP Unit?
Hot Isostatic Pressing (Hipping) has been much in the news the last couple of years with a number of large systems installed around the world. But what the heck do you put in them? Launcher is a company in Brooklyn, NY, USA who is developing a rocket to deliver small satellites into orbit. One of...
Kuczma Hardening Plant, Poland to Install Vacuum Furnace
According to this press release commercial heat treater Kuczma in Poland will be installing a SECO/WARWICK vacuum furnace; "Vector is the most popular vacuum technology for heat treatment selected by commercial plants worldwide. This vacuum furnace is a very efficient and versatile system used for...