Auto Parts Supplier Closes Facility Auctions HT Furnaces
Japanese auto parts supplier Denso Manufacturing recently closed their substantial facility in Marysville, Tenesee, USA with the end result that all of the equipment is being auctioned off with a deadline for sealed bids today, May 5th. In addition to the machining equipment there was also a...
“The Monty Heat Treat News”, May 2023 Edition
The link below will take you to the May 2023 issue of “The Monty Heat Treat News”. For almost 30 years “The Monty” has offered the most up to date news and trends in the global heat treatment industry. This issue includes these news items which span the globe; We interview Mr. Christian...
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]
Why do Manufacturers Bring Heat Treatment In House-Part II
April 30th of this year "The Monty Heat Treat News" posted a news item entitled "Why do Manufacturers Bring Heat Treatment In House-Castool". In this news item we pointed out that generally the reasons to bring heat treatment in house have little to do with the actual cost of heat treating...
Heat Treater Brings New Vacuum Furnace on Line
In 2022 we had a posting about one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America investing in a new 6 bar vacuum furnace. We can now say that the furnace is up and running and we have these pictures showing the finished product. "2022 POSTING; Oregon, USA Heat Treater Orders New 6 Bar...
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA Treats Record Load of Titanium
"Solar Atmospheres of Western PA recently vacuum degassed 175,000 pounds of 6Al-4V titanium in their 48-foot-long vacuum furnace. The furnace load consisted of 154 sheets of titanium 40” wide X 240” long. It represented the largest and heaviest single load of titanium ever processed in Solar’s...
SSI Hosts Near Record Attendance Heat Treat Seminar
Controls company SSI of Cincinnati, Ohio hosted a one day heat treat seminar in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Tuesday May 2, 2023. The event featured Bob Fincken and Steve Duban of SSi who covered a wide variety of topics including Nadcap and CQI-9 updates, data logging as well as probe and...
“Ask the Heat Treat Recruiter”
“The Monty Heat Treat News” is proud to work closely with “International Search Partners” the premium recruiting firm for the North American heat treatment industry. ISP has provided “The Monty” with regular articles about finding and hiring the best people in the industry, typical wages and...
Which Has a Lower Carbon Footprint-Mesh Belt or Cast Link Furnace?
“The Monty Heat Treat News” has an ongoing series of articles from furnace builder Aichelin about “CO2 Emissions and the Heat Treatment Industry” which can be found at Articles & Interviews | The Monty. The most recent article was entitled “Which Has a Lower Carbon Footprint-Mesh Belt or Cast...
Unusual Heat Treat Photos
Over the years we at "The Monty" have been fortunate enough to see some of the most memorable heat treatment installations in the world. Today we feature a few which are truly memorable. Solar Atmospheres of Western, PA has the largest horizontal vacuum furnace we have ever seen anywhere on the...
IHEA 2020-2021 Board Of Directors & Executive Officers
“The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) recently announced its 2020-2021 Board of Directors and Executive Officers. The new executive officers are Scott Bishop of Alabama Power Company as president, Jeff Valuck of Surface Combustion as vice president and Brian Kelly of Honeywell Thermal...
Bill Disler, CEO, AFC-Holcroft
We are looking forward to an interview with Mr. Bill Disler, CEO of furnace manufacturer AFC-Holcroft later on this week. Bill will be telling us about current market conditions, where the company is going, new products and giving us some interesting insights into where the industry might be going....
Monday Morning Briefing
Today Monday, April 27/2020 “The Monty” will start off our Monday Morning Briefing with heat treatment news from the UK. Mike Long of Vacuum & Atmosphere Services Ltd., tell us about how captive heat treater Krohne UK will be installing the largest diffusion pumped vacuum furnace in the UK. Mike...
S.M. Engineering & Heat Treating Fire
From the “Sun Chronicle” we have this story from North Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA. "Fire officials are investigating the cause of a two-alarm fire early Wednesday morning at S.M. Engineering & Heat Treating on Chestnut Street, near Route 1. The fire was reported just after 1 a.m. Smoke was...
Stony Brook University Research Shows Positive Results Using Gruenberg Dry Heat Sterilizer on PPE
“New Columbia, PA – April 15th, 2020: Thermal Product Solutions, LLC (TPS), a global manufacturer of thermal-processing and sterilizing equipment, recently announced their efforts to prove the efficacy of dry heat sterilization on personal protective equipment (PPE). One of the facilities they have...