“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]
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, …
What can “The Monty Heat Treat News” Do For You?
What can “The Monty Heat Treat News” Do For You? “The Monty Heat Treat News” is far more than the heat treatment industry’s foremost source for news and trends in the industry. For instance our articles section https://themonty.com/articles-interviews/ includes these industry exclusives; The 15 Largest Single Location Captive Heat…
Pharmaceutical Industry Supplier Orders Vacuum Furnace
Pharmaceutical Industry Supplier Orders Vacuum Furnace “Adamus, a European manufacturer of punch tools and spare parts for tablet presses, capsule presses and blister machines used in the pharmaceutical industry, has ordered a Vector vacuum furnace to efficiently heat treat a wide range of punches used in tablet production. The Vector vacuum…
Interesting Heat Treats-Grupo T.T.N.
Interesting Heat Treats-Grupo T.T.N. Over the years “The Monty” team has visited literally hundreds of captive and commercial heat treats around the globe, a number stick out as being truly memorable. As part of a regular series we will mention some of the more memorable ones and we start off with a commercial heat treater in Italy by the name of…
Heat Treat Furnace Auction-Greenlee Tool, Rockford, Illinois, USA
Heat Treat Furnace Auction-Greenlee Tool, Rockford, Illinois, USA In early 2020 Emerson Electric announced they would be shutting down their Greenlee Tool Division in Rockford, Illinois, USA. The facility which made punch tools did indeed close down and the remaining equipment is scheduled to go to auction Wednesday, November 18th. Included in…
ROTEC Russia to Install High Vacuum Brazing Furnace
ROTEC Russia to Install High Vacuum Brazing Furnace ROTEC, Russia’s first and only facility that manufactures welded honeycomb seals, has purchased a SECO/WARWICK vacuum furnace system that will enable ROTEC to expand the range and volume of manufactured products. The SECO/WARWICK technology solution improves the surface quality of products after…
Pratt & Whitney to Build New Plant in North Carolina, USA
Pratt & Whitney to Build New Plant in North Carolina, USA This is a very interesting news item on two different levels. First our understanding is that the new facility will include a heat treat department-one of those really high end vacuum aerospace departments that everybody gets excited about. Second that this is a perfect example of a…
Solar Atmospheres South Carolina Facility Nuclear Approved
Solar Atmospheres South Carolina Facility Nuclear Approved “Solar Atmospheres, Greenville, SC facility was recently approved to NQA-1, 10CFR50 Appendix B, and 10CFR21. These standards represent the nuclear power industry’s requirements for quality operating systems within the supply chain . Additionally, the approval allows Solar to eliminate our…
Vacuum Carburizing in a Pit Furnace?
Vacuum Carburizing in a Pit Furnace? We at “The Monty” are very familiar with Low Pressure Carburizing (LPC) or Vacuum Carburizing as we generally prefer to call the process but to date we don’t believe we have seen such a process in a pit furnace. Typically what we see are horizontal style vacuum furnaces with a carburizing atmosphere added,…