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...
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]
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...
Captive Heat Treater Celebrates 35 Years of Production
The Honda “Anna Engine Plant” in Anna, Ohio is one of the largest engine builders and consequently one of the larger in-house heat treaters in North America. The company recently celebrated 35 years of production with this summary of where the plant has come from and where it is going. Of most...
Solar Atmospheres of California Installs Large Car Bottom Air Furnace
"Solar Atmospheres of California (SCA) successfully installed a brand new 14 foot long car bottom Air Furnace with a total load capacity of up to 30,000 pounds. The furnace was surveyed in accordance with AMS2750 and is uniform within ±10°F (Class 2). The furnace has a working zone that is 60-inches...
Bill Disler, CEO Of AFC Holcroft Leaving
“The Monty Heat Treat News” searched through our archived photos for our most recent picture of Bill and we came across this one taken in October of 2022 at the heat treat exhibition in Cologne, Germany. Bill is on the left, flanked by the former CEO of Aichelin, Peter Schobesberger, Christian...
Bodycote 2022 Financials
Commercial heat treat giant UK based Bodycote has just released their full year results for year ended 31 December 2022 and they are impressive. The highlights are below and the full report (which makes for fascinating reading about the global heat treating market) can be found here;...
Nitrex Acquires G-M Enterprises to Strengthen Products Portfolio
Now this is quite the news! It has been well known for some time that vacuum furnace manufacturer “G-M Enterprises” in California, USA has been on the market but we at “The Monty” never would have guessed that the buyer would be our good friends at Nitrex. We are surprised and impressed that Nitrex...
REMIX Poland to Supply Sealed Quench Furnace Line
Furnace builder REMIX in Swiebidzin, Poland has started the final phase of production of a UBQ Sealed Quench furnace line licensed by AFC-Holcroft. Remix is one of the larger furnace builders in Poland and for many years has been an AFC-Holcroft (Wixom, Michigan, USA) licensee building furnaces for...
Ipsen Stacks the Field with More Trained Technicians
Ipsen announces the completion of its 2019 Corporate Academy class. Seven graduates will step into their full-time roles as Field Service Engineers (FSEs) after several months of training and a comprehensive exam. The program is part of a strategic initiative to continue growing service capacity...
Akebono Brake Corporation, Ferritic nitrocarburizing (FNC) of Brake Rotors
One of our news items of yesterday (January 8 which can be found further down this page) concerned a fire at Akebono Brake Corporation in Glasgow, Kentucky, USA. In the news item we mentioned how Akebono was one of the first companies to process brake rotors using a gas Ferritic nitrocarburizing...
HI TecMetal Group (HTG) Expands
In the northern USA commercial heat treater HI TecMetal Group (HTG) with 6 locations has been making some major investments as we can see in this press release; "HI TecMetal Group (HTG), a leading heat treating and brazing service company, has made a $4 million expansion of its Eastlake, OH plant...
Akebono Brake Corporation, Glasgow, Kentucky, USA, Fire
Akebono Brake Corporation, North American subsidiary of Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd., of Japan suffered a fire in their heat treatment department at their Glasgow, Kentucky, USA facility yesterday, January 7th at 8:30 AM. The fire started in a furnace and spread up through the ducting to the...