Bodycote Update & The 50 Largest Commercial Heat Treats
Next week "The Monty Heat Treat News" will be publishing our list of the "50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats-2024". This years list will feature a USA commercial heat treater we have not mentioned before along with a number of changes. We won't keep you in suspense, the largest by a...
Ipsen USA Invests in Parts Department Growth and Process Improvements
"Ipsen USA continues its commitment to the growth of the Ipsen Customer Service (ICS) Parts Department, expanding staff and implementing strategic initiatives to meet a growing demand. Christina Connelly, Parts Manager for Ipsen in Cherry Valley, joined the team in 2022, and has since hired six...
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]
Aichelin Group Sales
From furnace builder Aichelin Group based in Mödling, Austria we have this summary about how the company did in 2023-it would appear that they did quite well. "The globally positioned AICHELIN Group based in Mödling increased its turnover to EUR 214 million in 2023, an increase of 16 % after EUR...
Happy Memorial Day
We wish our friends in the USA a very memorable Memorial Day 2024. "Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2024 will occur on Monday, May 27. Originally known as Decoration Day,...
“The Monty Heat Treat News”-June 2024 Issue
The link below will take you to the June 2024 issue of "The Monty Heat Treat News"-for almost 50 years the premier source of news and trends in the Global Heat Treatment industry. A few stories in this issue include these; Aichelin Group to Enter Vacuum Market Munitions Supplier Adds Heat Treating...
Captive Heat Treater Auburn Gear Opens up Heat Treat Department to “The Monty Heat Treat News” (Reposted)
Auburn, Indiana, USA is home to Auburn Gear LLC a very progressive manufacturer and captive heat treater who recently invited "The Monty Heat Treat News" to inspect their manufacturing facility and in house heat treat department. "Auburn Gear, LLC is a leading designer and manufacturer of custom...
Fastener Manufacturer Installs Mesh Belt Furnace Line
Last week "The Monty Heat Treat News" briefly mentioned a new mesh belt furnace installation in Germany, we are now in a position to provide the full details. Nedschroef Altena GmbH, of Altena, Germany is the oldest screw manufacturer in Europe dating back to 1709 when it started producing...
Top Heat Treat News Items for the Week of May 13th
Each week "The Monty Heat Treat News" tracks our most popular heat treat news stories according to "Social Media". For the week starting Monday May 13 these were the top 3 stories with each getting several thousand "reads". Furnace Builder Aichelin to Offer Vacuum Furnaces; “The AICHELIN Group...
Super Systems Inc. Employee Promotions
"Super Systems Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Jim Oakes from Vice President of Business Development to President. Jim has been with SSi for 15 years with various responsibilities, but has always been focused on positioning SSi as a leader of sensors, controls and software in the heat...
The Industry Is Losing an Experienced Man-Brian Babcock
Brian Babcock has spent the last 39 years in the commercial heat treating industry, working for two of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America. He started with FPM back in 1982 and after 21 years there he moved on to Bluewater Thermal where he worked for 17 years retiring with the...
Damn! Furnaces North America To Go Virtual
To the surprise of no one and the disappointment of all Furnaces North America, FNA 2020 will go to a virtual format this year. FNA, the largest heat treatment show in North America in 2020 was to have been held in Louisville, Kentucky, USA September 30th to October 2nd but the actual live portion...
Wisconsin Oven Introduces IoT Technology for Performance Monitoring of Industrial Ovens
“East Troy, WI – June 30th, 2020 – Wisconsin Oven Corporation is pleased to announce a new IoT (Internet of things) predictive maintenance technology available on their industrial ovens. The new system will be supplied by DataSense Technologies™ and is capable of monitoring the performance and...
Peters Heat Treat And Other Heat Treat Investments
Quite recently Peters Heat Treat in Meadville, PA, USA had a celebration in honor of their new Meadville facility as you can see in this posting; "This morning we FINALLY got to a have a little celebration and cut the ribbon at our new Meadville home. Thank you to all of the PHT Team for your hard...
IHEA Executive Economic Report & Analysis-May 2020
Industrial Heating Equipment Association (of which “The Monty” is a member) offers on a regular basis economic reports about the industry. The May 2020 report is complete, detailed and well presented but rather depressing as you can see. We have abbreviated the report to some extent and eliminated...