THE MONTY HEAT TREAT NEWS

It is well known that the war in the Ukraine has put enormous pressure on increasing production of munitions, and at the top of the list this would include 105 and 155 mm artillery shells. This "war pressure demand" was bound to increase production in western countries of munitions which would...

Earlier this year we had a news item about Commercial Steel Treating in Madison Heights, Michigan, USA closing-the initial news item can be found below. One of the biggest questions about this closing was what would happen with the surplus equipment, in particular the three Can Eng, 4,000 pounds per...

This is how Höganäs describers themselves;  "Höganäs is the world leading manufacturer of metal powders for powder metallurgy. By utilizing the endless opportunities of our metal powders, we inspire industry to make more with less. The applications of metal powders seem almost endless. Today, our...

Over the years "The Monty Heat Treat News" has reported several times on a large captive/commercial heat treater in Ovar, Portugal by the name of Ramada S.A. The last time we mentioned the firm was November of 2023 when we spoke about the company investing in 2 new sealed quench furnaces being...

This certainly makes for interesting reading. Solar Atmospheres is ranked as the 4th largest commercial heat treater in North America by "The Monty Heat Treat News" and obviously they continue to grow.  "El Cajon, CA, April 29, 2024 – Solar Atmospheres, Inc. is pleased to announce their most recent...

We regret to mention the passing of Anthony Rizzo at one time owner of Hercules Heat Treating Corp., in Brooklyn, NY https://www.herculesht.com/ Hercules Heat Treating Corporation | Metal Heat Treating for the Military and Commercial Aerospace Industry Precision Aerospace Heat Treating. Est. 1949....

For as long as we can remember it has been the norm to see a print copy of “Industrial Heating” in the lobby of every commercial heat treater in North America. From a number of sources we have been lead to believe that IH will continue with the magazine but at least in North America in a digital...

We start off the week of May 10, 2020 with a press release from commercial heat treating giant Bodycote. By the way when we publish our list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America later this week it will come as no surprise to anybody that by 2019 sales Bodycote is the largest;...

“Furnace manufacturer McLaughlin Furnace Group, LLC located in Avilla, Indiana, USA is pleased to announce that they will be shipping three new box furnaces and an Endothermic Generator to a valve manufacturer in Viet Nam. The box furnaces are tube fired nitrogen box furnaces with working dimensions...

Unfortunately we believe that this sad story will be repeated many times over the next few months. We mentioned this facility due to the fact that it has a fairly impressive in house heat treating department, part of which can be seen in this photo. "The parent company of a Scarborough, Maine, USA...

Tuesday May 21, 2021 there will be an auction in Irwin, PA, USA of the surplus assets of Kennametal Corp. The auction will feature some rather unusual vacuum furnaces, specifically Sinter HIP furnaces. We were asked a couple of months back our opinion of the equipment, our response was that while...

An Interview with Mr. Bill Disler, CEO of furnace manufacturer AFC-Holcroft.  Bill I appreciate the opportunity to ask you a few questions about your background, about AFC-Holcroft and its parent company Aichelin and also for your thoughts about where the industry is going. First off how did you...