Chris Constable Joins the Solar Atmospheres of San Diego Team
"Solar Atmospheres’ newest acquisition, Solar Atmospheres of San Diego, is pleased to announce the addition of Chris Constable as their new Vice President of Operations. Chris brings with him nearly 25 years of Heat Treating experience that includes quality, operations, management, plant safety,...
Gas Nitriding Replaces Salt Bath Nitrocarburizing
"T.Ş.T Lift Amortisör recently upgraded its gas spring manufacturing in Bursa, Türkiye, by integrating a Nitrex nitriding/nitrocarburizing system. This move signifies the company’s commitment to adopting environmentally sustainable practices within its operations. Through this upgrade, T.Ş.T Lift...
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]
Specialty Heat Treat Adds Straightening to 1,000 Tons
Earlier this year Dale and Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" visited one of the 50 largest commercial heat treaters in North America, family owned Specialty Heat Treat in Houston, Texas (the story can be found...
“Experimental” Heat Treatment Leads to Recall
Regular readers of "The Monty" will need no reminder of how crucial heat treating is to the manufacturing process, however here is another example. According to this press release a supplier of ball studs to truck suppliers Mack and Volvo used an experimental heat treat process which resulted in...
Carburizing of Large Gears-“Haerterei Reese”
Recently "The Monty Heat Treat News" had an in-depth article about commercial heat treater "Haerterie Reese", a firm in Germany who has the ability to heat treat gears up to 100,000 pounds-a truly remarkable feat. The article can be found below and also...
Turkish Steel Forger Invests In A Batch Furnace For Nitriding And Nitrocarburizing
"Since its establishment in 1987, Topçesan Topbaş Çelik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. has stood as a pillar in the Turkish steel forging industry. Operating from its facility in Nilüfer/Bursa, the company has solidified its position as a leading integrated steel processing manufacturer, supplying forging,...
Italian Heat Treater Updates Furnace Controls
From UPC-Marathon, a Nitrex company we have this press release about a control system upgrade at Italian commercial heat treater Trattamenti Termici dei Metalli Srl. "Italian commercial heat treater T.T.M. Trattamenti Termici dei Metalli Srl has built its reputation on precision and reliability....
Heat Treater Orders 2 Heat Treat Systems
"François Studer SA, a Swiss commercial heat treater with 45 years of experience on the market, has chosen two SECO/WARWICK furnaces. The solutions on order include a vacuum furnace with 15 bar abs high-pressure gas hardening, and a furnace for tempering with vacuum purging. Swiss companies are...
Nutec Bickley Installs Roller Hearth Furnace
Furnace builder Nutec Bickley in Monterrey, Mexico recently installed a roller hearth furnace at a Mexican supplier of forged parts for the auto industry. The furnace will be normalizing automotive parts and other motor system components, for instance for motor vehicles and truck tractors. The...
Monday Morning Briefing
Powdered Metal parts supplier Capstan Inc., based in California is in the process of installed a brand new Abbott sintering furnace and nitrogen system at their facility in Guadalajara, Mexico. The installation will be completed by the fourth quarter of 2020 and this investment will bring this plant...
Ipsen Reports Strong Start to Third Quarter
"Despite uncertain market conditions presented by the Coronavirus pandemic, Ipsen saw an increase in orders placed during July, building positive momentum for the third quarter. Ipsen was awarded five vacuum furnace orders between four customers, each with unique process requirements in the...
Firearms-A Bright Spot in the Heat Treatment Industry
There is not the slightest reason for us to state the obvious; in the age of COVID-19 the vast majority of captive and commercial heat treaters alike are not having a good year with one exception-firearms! Every single company which heat treats gun components or munitions either in house or...
Roctel Induction Heating Equipment Auction
July 30, 2020 saw an auction at auto parts supplier Roctel in Guelph, Ontario, Canada (we should point out that while the auction was at Roctel the equipment was actually owned by General Motors). Included in the auction were a number of different items including spline rollers, washers and...
Hauck Heat Treatment, Eindhoven Completes Expansion
Hauck Heat Treatment, the second largest European commercial heat treater as ranked by "The Monty" https://themonty.com/project/largest-european-commercial-heat-treaters/ recently completed the expansion of their Eindhoven, Netherlands facility. The final additions were two brand new vacuum furnaces...