“HIP” Supplier Appoints New CEO
According to this press release Quintus Technologies of Sweden, a supplier of "Hot Isostatic Press" systems has appointed a new CEO. "Johan Hjärne has been appointed as new CEO for Quintus Technologies July 1st, 2024. Johan Hjärne succeeds Jan Söderström who leaves the position as of June 30th,...
Ray Weidt 1929-2014
We regret to mention the passing of Mr. Ray Weidt, of commercial heat treater Lawrence Industries in Hastings, NE, USA. His family sent us the kindest note about Ray, we are happy to help in his legacy. "Ray Weidt, who passed away on June 7th, 2024, was born on July 30, 1929, in Minneapolis, MN,...
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]
Carlos Torres, TORSA Group-The Interview
1) Today we are very pleased to be able to offer this interview with Mr. Carlos Torres, CEO of the TORSA Group and perhaps best known for his series of “Heat Treat Podcasts”. Carlos for those who might not know you could you please give us some background, the companies you are involved with and how...
Norman W. Sousa Jr., 1949-2024
Earlier this week we mentioned the passing of Mr. Norm Sousa of commercial heat treater "The Sousa Corp.", of Newington, CT, USA https://themonty.com/norm-sousa-sousa-corp-newington-ct-usa/. Details about commemorating Norm's life can be found...
Steel Distributor Increases Heat Treat Capacity
Perhaps this is quite not a first but pretty close to it-a Heat Treatment news item from Finland. According to this press release Sten Steel Oy, a firm in Finland who operates as a steel distributor and commercial heat treater recently added to their capacity in the form of a new "Atlas" sealed...
Vacuum Degreasing Source Wanted
A US company is looking for a source who could vacuum degrease small, stainless steel washers. The volumes are small as this is for testing only but successful testing would lead to an order for a new system. If you are able to help we will be glad to put you in touch directly. Please let Gord...
DeKalb Blowers. Yorkville, IL, USA
Recently Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" had the opportunity to visit DeKalb Blowers in Yorkville, IL., who we know of as a supplier of high temperature fans for the heat-treating industry. Our host was Mr. Eric Johansen, President of the company and it was obvious that he has a...
Heat Treat Appoints General Manager
Aberfoyle Metal Treating in Aberfoyle, Ontario, Canada is without a doubt one of the most unusual commercial heat treaters we have ever come across. Why? Because their largest furnace is 82 ft (25.0 m) long by 21.5 ft (6.6 m) wide by 23 ft (7.0 m) high, with a weight capacity of 400 tons and a...
Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry, Inc. Launches Aerospace Compliance Software, LTD,
Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry, Inc. (ATP), based in Bethlehem, PA, is happy to announce its latest venture, Aerospace Compliance Software (ACS), a customized pyrometry platform that streamlines the process for achieving accurate and timely electronic records of instrument calibration and...
ECM ECO Furnace-What the Heck is It?
Last week furnace builder ECM issued this press release which at least with us has prompted a lot of questions. Well we will have answers to our questions shortly and will give you a few more details about what the heck an ECO furnace is. "ECM Technologies announces the release of a new furnace...
Furnaces North America 2020-The Numbers Are In
Last week was the Furnaces North America 2020 Virtual Heat Treat Show, we at "The Monty" attended and our summary was posted last Friday https://themonty.com/fna-2020-virtual-show-2/ "Virtual" shows are of course brand new and nobody knows exactly what to expect from them-a viable alternative to...
Solar Manufacturing Ships Five Furnaces to Southeast US
"Solar Manufacturing recently shipped five Mentor® vacuum furnaces to a customer in the Southeast USA who provides products to a wide array of industries, including aerospace and medical. The model HFL-2018-2IQ furnaces feature a graphite-insulated hot zone, a load weight capacity of up to 250 lbs,...
HSH Härtereitechnik, Germany/Bankruptcy
Last week we had an unfortunate story about furnace builder HSH in Germany closing down. This article gives us the details (please note that this has been translated from German and while the grammar is good it is not perfect). With 49 employees this was a respectable sized company, but one which...
Monday Morning Briefing
We start off the week with an announcement from G-M Enterprises of California about an order the company just received for two horizontal vacuum furnaces; "G-M Enterprises, a Nitrex company, has received a multimillion-dollar order from a global manufacturer of metal injection molding (MIM)...