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...
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]
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...
Ipsen USA Increases Focus on Hiring and Leadership Development Initiatives
"To keep up with business growth, Ipsen USA has hired more than 50 new employees over the past year. With continued focus on customer service, hiring initiatives include expanding the parts department and increasing the number of field service personnel. In addition to ramping up its recruiting...
Mr. Christian Grosspointner, CEO, Aichelin Group-The Interview
“The Monty Heat Treat News” is very excited to be able to offer you this interview with Mr. Christian Grosspointner, CEO of furnace manufacturing firm Aichelin based in Moedling, Austria. Christian-I hope it’s OK to call you by your first name, I generally like to start each interview with some...
Bodycote A Winner?
“Interactive Investor” is a UK firm which describes itself as the UK’s number one flat-fee investment platform. The firm like many around the world is making predictions about which companies are going to survive and prosper after COVID-19. One which the company mentions is commercial heat treating...
Metal Expert, Poland/Nitrex
"Metal Expert Sp. z o.o. started production last year with the new Nitrex system for nitriding stainless steel turbine components. The addition of the Nitrex system to the company’s heat treating operations allows Metal Expert to improve process reliability and meet exacting standards for complex...
Solar Manufacturing Joins Forces with MetalPro Resources
Solar Manufacturing is pleased to announce that MetalPro Resources will assume the role of Sales Representative for the states of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. MetalPro Resources consists of three extraordinarily qualified individuals in the field of thermal processing and metallurgy. Jim Senne, Steve...
Protolabs Doubles Down on Metal Additive Manufacturing With World’s Largest Metal 3D Printer (and adds another vacuum furnace)
As metal additive manufacturing grows so to will the heat treating associated with it. In this case Protolabs in Minneapolis, MN, USA needed to expand their in house heat treating department as they added to their powder-bed metal additive systems. The expanded heat treat department will include...
Largest Commercial Heat Treaters in North America
Our upcoming list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America will include one company which demonstrates how closely knit the worldwide heat treating industry is. No we are not referring to the Bodycote, rather Hauck, a division of Aalberts Industries which is based in the Netherlands....
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA Appoints Melissa Gruszka as Quality Manager
"Solar Atmospheres of Western PA (SAWPA) is pleased to announce the addition of Melissa Gruszka to our team as Quality Manager. Melissa has over 20 years of experience in all levels of manufacturing including Aerospace, Automotive and the Navy Nuclear sectors. Under her tutelage, she has led various...