“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...
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]
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...
Colorado, USA Heat Treater Moves to Larger Building, Adds More Capacity
We last mentioned commercial heat treater Metalex in Berthoud, Colorado, in June of 2022 when the company added a deep cryogenic system (the original posting is below). Since that time the firm has moved into a new 10,000 ft facility and added another cryogenic system, again from the same...
Joe Wuenning, WS Thermal Processing Technology Inc.-The Interview
Today Gord Montgomery of “The Monty Heat Treat News” Speaks with Mr. Joe Wuenning, President of WS Thermal Processing Technology Inc. Gord Montgomery; I am going to go out on a limb and say unequivocally that the foremost topic in the heat treatment industry these days is that of energy and...
Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems Installs Continuous Vacuum Furnace
“Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems is pleased to announce the recent installation of a Continuous Vacuum Furnace (model CVPQ) with 5 BAR pressure quench capabilities in Midwestern USA. The 5 zone furnace is rated to 2400F. The independent load and quench modules allow the heat module to hold...
Coronavirus-Is It Effecting the Heat Treating Industry?
For much of the world the coronavirus is little more than headlines in a newspaper but as the headlines grow closer and more persistent we are hearing more and more questions about possible effects on the heat treatment industry. As the virus is centered in China any possible effects for the rest of...
Ipsen Customer Service Provides Free Furnace Evaluations
"Ipsen is committed to keeping its products running at peak performance for decades. With more than 10,000 furnaces installed worldwide, Ipsen maintains a strong focus on customer service and aftermarket support. To better serve customers, Ipsen offers free evaluations of any brand of vacuum...
Heat Treatment Services to Open ALD Thermal Treatment (Suzhou) Co.
To add to this rather interesting news item we can say with pride that we at "The Monty" have visited the three existing ALD facilities in Germany, Mexico and the US and all are top notch, very modern operations. "Heat Treatment Services (HTS), a division of ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH...
ODG Auction-What’s it Worth?
Now here is a rather convoluted but interesting story about the travels of a Surface Combustion Batch IQ furnace. A number of years ago Surface (a furnace builder in Ohio) built and sold a small electrically heated batch IQ furnace with working dimensions of 24″ X 36″ X 24″ to Timken Aerospace in...
Lindberg Ships Pit Nitriding Furnace
"Lindberg/MPH announced the shipment of a gas fired nitriding pit furnace with built-in retort to the welding industry. This pit furnace is designed for single and two stage nitriding processes and post-oxidation applications. The design accepts either one-piece work baskets or retort baffle or nest...