Commercial Heat Treater Adds Nitriding System
According to this press release a commercial heat treater in Turkey by the name of Saglam Metal has recently installed a new, pit style gas nitriding furnace as can be seen in the PR below. Largely due to a substantial presence of automotive suppliers in the county Turkey boasts a large, varied and...
AVION Europe Adding Location
AVION Europa GmbH & Co. KG is German company supplying various parts and components to the heat treatment industry (incidentally there is an AVION Heat Treatment Equipment in Ohio also). The company recently announced they opened another facility in the Lower Rhine area of Germany as we can see...
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]
Laser Heat Treating, Additive Manufacturing LLC
Laser heat treating represents a miniscule portion of the heat treating market but it is one that we run across from time so it was with great interest that Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" recently visited a company in Clinton Township, Michigan, USA who offers laser heat treating....
Heat Treatment Vietnam
In our quest to see Heat treatment departments around the world, Gord and Dale Montgomery of “The Monty Heat Treat News” are visiting Laos and Vietnam. While this photo has nothing to do with heat treating it is rather interesting. This is “The Gateway to Heaven” located on the China/Vietnam border....
John Sheahan Joins Busch VFE Ltd
In the UK we see that Mr. John Sheahan very recently joined Busch VFE, a division of Busch Vacuum (odd that the Busch name comes up again today, we have had several news items about the company recently). John brings a lifetime of experience to his new position as Senior Technical Manager -...
AICHELIN Modernizes SKF Plants in Lüchow, Germany
"Retrofit of 5 Roller Hearth Furnaces Increases Production Reliability and Performance. Retrofitted AICHELIN roller hearth furnaces (© AICHELIN Service GmbH). Mödling/Ludwigsburg/Lüchow (ptp/22.03.2023/08:00) - SKF GmbH produces different roller bearing products in their plant in Lüchow in Lower...
Heat Treat Technical Seminar With SSi Being Held In Mississauga, Ontario
Enhance your understanding of the heat treating industry! This unique opportunity will give you the chance to network with fellow heat treaters and listen to how others are attacking industry specifications, addressing everyday problems, and looking to innovate in the future. There is a link to the...
Captive Heat Treater Makes Substantial Heat Treat Investments
Chain manufacturer and captive heat treater Allied Locke in Dixon, Illinois, USA has graced the pages of "The Monty Heat Treat News" several times in the past because of their substantial investments in their heat treat department. Another recent investment has been into their metallurgical lab...
Monday Morning Briefing
Cloyes Gear and Products recently announced that it achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for its manufacturing plant in Paris, Arkansas. We mention the company because they have a reasonably large captive heat treating department; “Based in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Cloyes is a leader and a global...
Stack Metallurgical Group Expands Capabilities with Ipsen Furnace
Ipsen USA installs a TITAN® vacuum furnace at Stack Metallurgical Group’s location in Spokane Valley, Washington. Stack Metallurgical Group is Nadcap accredited and the Northwestern United States’ largest commercial heat treater. Formerly known as Inland NW Metallurgical Services, Stack Spokane is...
HT-MX Chihuahua, Mexico Operating HIP System
We had a news item yesterday about how commercial heat treater HT-MX in Chihuahua, Mexico had ordered a new HIP unit-as it turns out that information is rather out of date. The reality is that HT-MX did order a HIP system however it is now installed, in operation and awaiting NADCAP approval which...
Surface Combustion Batch IQ Furnaces 36″ X 48″ X 36″ (2 available)
We have available two gas fired Surface Combustion "Super 36" Allcase furnaces. These were built in 2001, have updated SSi, "state of the art" controls, one has top cool and both are in excellent condition. Asking price is $115,000 USD each which is a tremendous price. [email protected]...
First HIP Unit to be Installed in Mexico
Commercial heat treater HT-MX in Chihuahua, Mexico has just placed an order with Quintus Technologies for a hot isostatic press (HIP) system. It will include Quintus’ proprietary uniform rapid cooling (URC) feature, which combines HIP and heat treatment in a single process. The HIP has a hot zone...
HALEX Holding GmbH Acquires Härterei Aribert Conrad GmbH
Yesterday we had a news item about German commercial heat treater HALEX Holding GmbH acquiring another facility, “Härterei Aribert Conrad GmbH” headquartered in Iserlohn-Sümmern, Germany. To go with that news item we have these photos of Härterei Aribert Conrad. ...