Easter Good Friday
“The Monty Heat Treat News” will be closed Friday, April 7, 2023 due to Easter Friday. Regular news items will resume Monday April 10. Did you like this article? Click here to subscribe to The Monty. View our recent magazines and podcasts by clicking the following link....
Busch USA Continues Expansion
(Virginia Beach, VA, USA) -- Busch USA is pleased to announce the acquisition of Vac-Tech Inc., a vacuum pump service and sales provider for precision high vacuum pumps in the semiconductor, electronics, and solar markets. Vac-Tech has two locations, one in Phoenix, AZ, and the other in Richardson,...
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]
“The Monty Heat Treat News” April 2023 Edition
The link below will take you to the April 2023 Edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News”, for almost 30 years offering the most up to date information about the global heat treatment industry. In this 92 page edition you will find these stories and more; https://fliphtml5.com/gvbzt/xrop Busch Vacuum...
Change in Management at Thermal Process Holdings
Thermal Process Holdings is ranked by “The Monty Heat Treat News” as one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America-find out their ranking at The Monty Heat Treat News – 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2022 | The Monty Effective March 30, 2023 the President and CEO of...
California, USA Heat Treater Closes Doors
"In Chatworth, California, USA we find a small commercial by the name of Thermal Technologies who summarize their company thusly; "Thermal Tech, Inc. (TTI) provides thermal processing of materials for a variety of industries including aerospace, automotive and medical. We strive to meet customer...
Furnace Manufacturer Delivers a Nitriding System in Turkey
Arslan Aluminyum recently added three new extrusion presses to its production, increasing the demand for nitriding dies and necessitating a large-capacity nitriding system for the biggest press. Because the plant was upgraded and a new nitriding system furnace was required to help double the...
Robert J. (Bob) Swanlund February 13, 1957 – March 14, 2023
Longtime Metlab employee Robert J. (Bob) Swanlund of Philadelphia passed away suddenly at his residence last week. Bob was the beloved husband of Sharon, married for over 30 wonderful years. He was the loving father of Anthony and Brianna. He will be sadly missed by his grandchildren, Alexander,...
Ask the Heat Treat Recruiter
The Monty Heat Treat News has worked closely with International Search Partners, a US search firm which is known for being the only recruiting agency in the world working exclusively in the heat treatment industry, for many years now. In 2023, The Monty is pleased to announce that this relationship...
Emitec Auction, Fountain Inn, SC, USA
As part of our Monday Morning Briefing we had a mention about an auction at a company by the name of “Emitec” in South Carolina which featured an Elino mesh belt furnace and a Rohde chamber furnace (if you have an interest in these items scroll down to February 17th on this page). We’ve learned a...
Solar Manufacturing Ships Two All-Metal Hot Zone Furnaces
“Sellersville, PA, February 17, 2020 – Solar Manufacturing recently built and shipped two furnaces to Tennessee, for service to the Medical and Additive Manufacturing industries. The Models HFL-3848-EQ and HFL-3836-EQ both feature metallic-insulated hot zones, a load weight capacity up to 2,000...
Retech Moving to Buffalo
“Retech, a SECO/WARWICK Group company, will lease about 49,000 sq. ft. (4,552 m2) of space at 683 Northland Ave. Mayor Byron W. Brown claimed in the official statement that RETECH’s facility will bring state-of-the-art, high tech products to the Buffalo and Western New York area, and into the...
Monday Morning Briefing
Selma Precision/Sona Precision Forge, Selma, NC.- the end of the line. Now this is a plant which has made our news section several times over the years. Originally it went under the name of Sona Precision Forge and it was a supplier of automotive components with a reasonably large in house heat...
Eric Dvorscak/Braddock Metallurgical
“Braddock Metallurgical is proud to announce the addition of a new General Manager at our Boynton Beach, FL facility. Eric has many years of experience in heat treating, manufacturing, and management. We are excited to have Eric join our team. He will be an integral part in our ongoing pursuit to...
Coronavirus and The Heat Treating Industry
Yesterday we provided some thoughts on how the heat treating industry was being effected by the Coronavirus-this article provides a broader picture about how Asian manufacturing is coping or not coping. “As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus outbreak, its impact can also be felt by...