MTI’s 2028 YES Leadership Development Program Sells Out in Just Five Days
MTI’s 2028 YES Leadership Development Program Sells Out in Just Five Days The Metal Treating Institute (MTI) has announced that its 2028 YES (Young Executives Society) Leadership Development Program sold out in just five days after registration opened on July 1, making it one of the fastest-selling classes in the program’s history. The…
Solar Atmospheres Welcomes Ava Conolly as Metallurgical / R&D Engineer
Solar Atmospheres Welcomes Ava Conolly as Metallurgical / R&D Engineer Solar Atmospheres is pleased to announce the addition of Ava Conolly to its Research & Development team as a Metallurgical / R&D Engineer. Ava recently earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University, with a concentration in materials…
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]
Interpower Induction-A Growing Force in the Induction Heating Industry
Interpower Induction-A Growing Force in the Induction Heating Industry Last week we had an interesting news item about Interpower Induction acquiring KVA Induction, a story which can be found at https://themonty.com/interpower-induction-adds-kva-induction-to-its-group-of-companies/ While the story was not a complete surprise to the team at “…
Piston Ring Manufacturer Adds Third Nitriding System
Piston Ring Manufacturer Adds Third Nitriding System “Nitrex continues to set the standard in stainless steel nitriding with the successful installation of a third advanced system at Asimco Shuanghuan Piston Ring (Yizheng) Co., Ltd . This latest addition highlights Asimco’s commitment to enhancing production capabilities and reinforcing their…
Aalberts Surface Technologies UK Adds Another Plasma Nitrider
Aalberts Surface Technologies UK Adds Another Plasma Nitrider “Aalberts Surface Technologies UK is continuing it’s investment with another plasma nitrider, we are thrilled to announce the addition of a further Plasma Nitriding furnace at our Telford site. The furnace significantly enhances our overall capacity and capability, representing further…
Bodycote enters production for increased HIP capacity in Southeastern US
Bodycote enters production for increased HIP capacity in Southeastern US “Bodycote, the world’s largest thermal processing services provider, has begun production for its previously reported expansion of Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) services in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. In recognition of the growing market for additive manufacturing and…
Super Systems Inc. (SSi) Will Be Holding Technical Seminars in Charlotte, NC & Atlanta, GA
Super Systems Inc. (SSi) Will Be Holding Technical Seminars in Charlotte, NC & Atlanta, GA
Harry Hall-A Giant in the Commercial Heat Treating Industry Passes
Harry Hall-A Giant in the Commercial Heat Treating Industry Passes We regret to mention that Mr. Harry Hall, one of the best known individuals in the North American commercial heat treating industry passed away Saturday August 3, 2024. Harry was President and Owner of Aberfoyle Metal Treating in Aberfoyle, Ontario, Canada from 1989-2015,…
Why Nitriding Steel is Growing in Popularity
Why Nitriding Steel is Growing in Popularity Will Rassieur of Paulo, the second largest commercial heat treater in North America (https://themonty.com/project/largest-north-american-commercial-heat-treats-august-2020/ ) recently wrote this excellent article about Nitriding. In our opinion it is one of the most concise, easy to read articles on…
Used Furnace Sales in the Age of COVID-19
Used Furnace Sales in the Age of COVID-19 At least for the time being COVID-19 has altered the world and our industry in terms that are still hard to grasp, and this includes used furnace sales. A rough rule of thumb would be that any used furnace with an asking price of over $20,000 USD warrants an in person inspection, which means driving or…
David Brown Pit Carburizing
David Brown Pit Carburizing Recently in passing we spoke about a pit carburizing furnace located at a commercial heat treater in Germany by the name of REESE which is the largest we have ever seen. In response a fellow from gear manufacturer David Brown in Santasalo, UK sent us these photos of their captive heat treat department. With the ability…
SECO/WARWICK To Deliver CAB Line
SECO/WARWICK To Deliver CAB Line “SECO/WARWICK will deliver its flagship CAB line to a global manufacturer of cooling systems for electric car batteries. This is another SECO/WARWICK for an Asian client, their second CAB technology, and the first for their battery cooling systems. The system will be designed for soldering large size car battery…
Nitrex To Install Vacuum Carburizing System & More Heat Treat News
Nitrex To Install Vacuum Carburizing System & More Heat Treat News For the week starting Monday July 20th, we have some very interesting heat treat news items for you starting with a news item about Nitrex in Aurora, Illinois, USA installing a new ECM vacuum carburizing system; “Jason Orosz, President of Nitrex Heat Treating Services,…
IHEA Executive Economic Update & Analysis
IHEA Executive Economic Update & Analysis Each month IHEA (Industrial Heating Equipment Association) issues an economic report about the state of the industry in North America. It makes for interesting reading and for June the focus is on the economy and how COVID-19 has effected it. Please note that this is a condensed version of the report…