“The Monty Heat Treat News” July 2026 Edition.
“The Monty Heat Treat News” July 2026 Edition. Welcome to the July/2026 edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News” , for over 30 years providing the most up to date news and trends about the global heat treatment industry. Some stories in this edition include these; “Top 52” List Provides Insight Into North American Heat Treat Industry Pit Nitriding…
Ipsen Expands TITAN Assembly Line at Vacuum Technology Excellence Center
Ipsen Expands TITAN Assembly Line at Vacuum Technology Excellence Center Ipsen USA is expanding the TITAN assembly line at its Vacuum Technology Excellence Center in Cherry Valley, Illinois. This major investment is expected to increase production capacity from 36 TITAN vacuum furnaces per year to 60, allowing the company to better meet growing…
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]
Furnaces North America 2024 Surges 25% Larger Than 2022
Furnaces North America 2024 Surges 25% Larger Than 2022 Furnaces North America (FNA) 2024, the leading trade show for the heat-treating industry in North America, is thrilled to announce that attendance has grown by 25% compared to its last event in 2022, as of this week. FNA 2024 will take place from October 14-16 at the Columbus Convention…
Steve Fuller/Nitrex, Mason, Michigan
Steve Fuller/Nitrex, Mason, Michigan “Nitrex Heat Treating Services (HTS) is excited to announce Steve Fuller as the new Plant General Manager at our Michigan facility. This appointment represents a pivotal moment as we advance our mission to deliver exceptional service and cutting-edge solutions to our customers who rely on commercial…
Munitions Supplier to Open New Plant/Heat Treat
Munitions Supplier to Open New Plant/Heat Treat Earlier this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” had the exclusive news item below about a North American munitions supplier making a very substantial investment in their heat treat department to keep up with demand. IMT Group based in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada is planning on a ribbon cutting ceremony…
HK Heat Treatment Congress 2024 Cologne, Germany
HK Heat Treatment Congress 2024 Cologne, Germany October 8th-10th of this year sees the largest European heat treatment exhibition of the year “HK24” being held in Cologne, Germany. “The Monty” has been visiting this show for almost 20 years now and in our opinion it is the best in Europe-well organized, well attended and with excellent…
“Super 30 Allcase”, Electric-What’s It Worth?
“Super 30 Allcase”, Electric-What’s It Worth? On a regular basis “The Monty Heat Treat News” looks at common, used heat treat furnaces and suggests what they are worth on the used market-today we look at electrically heated “Super 30 Allcase” furnaces. The “Super 30 Allcase” furnace is manufactured by one of the largest…
Top Heat Treat News Stories Week of September
Top Heat Treat News Stories Week of September For the week starting September 2, 2024 the top 3 heat treatment stories globally as ranked by “The Monty Heat Treat News” include these; “Metals Technology Receivership Sale? August 12th of this year “The Monty” had a news item about the second largest commercial heat treater in the Chicago area, …
Solar Atmospheres Installing Carbottom Vacuum Furnace
Solar Atmospheres Installing Carbottom Vacuum Furnace Yesterday we had a news item about Solar Atmospheres in South Carolina, USA installing a vacuum furnace as we speak. Well this is what it looks like now partway through being installed. Did you like this article? Click here to subscribe to The Monty .
Solar Atmospheres in South Carolina Receives 12 Foot Horizontal, Car Bottom-loading Vacuum Furnace
Solar Atmospheres in South Carolina Receives 12 Foot Horizontal, Car Bottom-loading Vacuum Furnace Solar Atmospheres receives a 12 foot horizontal, car bottom-loading vacuum furnace, capable of processing up to 50,000 lbs of material. Below you can see the original tweet from Solar Manufacturing along with the video of them shipping the furnace….
Austempering-This Simple Idea Would Have Prevented a Death
Austempering-This Simple Idea Would Have Prevented a Death As part of an occasional series about “Safety In a Heat Treatment Department” we present this cautionary tale involving austempering. Back in 2011 an individual working in the heat treat department of manufacturer Fisher Barton South Carolina, Inc., was tragically killed while adding…
Names In The News
Names In The News We see that long time ALD Vacuum Technologies employee Mr. Joachim Boss very recently received a well deserved promotion. Joachim was Sales Manager, Heat Treat for the company, recently he became Head of Heat Treatment. ALD based in Hanau, Germany is both a manufacturer of new furnace system, specializing in vacuum carburizing…
Surface Combustion 5600 CFH Endothermic Generators Available (4 in total)
Surface Combustion 5600 CFH Endothermic Generators Available (4 in total) We have available 4 Surface Combustion 5600 CFH Endo Generators. Serial numbers BC40270-1A, BC40270-1B, BC40270-1C and C-10021-1A. All are gas fired. 480V/3ph/60cycle, maximum temperature 1950F. Eurotherm digital control and over-temp with MMI Multipro data logging and…
Ignoring “lockout/tagout” Can Lead to Death
Ignoring “lockout/tagout” Can Lead to Death November 2 of this year we had a news item entitled “Ignoring Heat Treatment Safety Has Lethal Consequences” https://themonty.com/ignoring-heat-treatment-safety-has-lethal-consequences/ The purpose of the article was to point out that the heat treatment industry can be dangerous if safety…