“Cronite” Talk “Alloy” For the Heat Treatment Industry
Today we are very pleased to be speaking with Mr. Radek Houdek, Cronite Group VP Sales & Marketing and Mr. Erick Garcia, President, Cronite North America. Both individuals bring a lifetime of experience in providing high temperature alloy components to the heat treatment industry. The photo to...
USA ADI Facility Now Closed
Back in 2018 US commercial heat treater "Applied Process" (now part of Aalberts Surface Technologies) announced a new facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas, US which would perform ADI (austemper ductile iron-a relatively uncommon process). Earlier this year Aalberts stated that this facility would...
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]
KGO, Wetter, Germany
During a visit to a number of heat treat industry suppliers and heat treaters in Germany, Gord and Jordan Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" took the opportunity to visit a well known furnace builder in Wetter, Germany by the name of "KGO". At this point we should probably correct what we...
Ipsen Customer Service (ICS) Team Expands to Support Growing Aftermarket Needs
Ipsen bolsters its aftermarket team with the addition of two new Regional Sales Engineers. Tyler Free will support customers in the Midwest, while Charlie Preston will serve the Southeast region. They join a seasoned team, including Steve Mondorf (West), Tom Sutherland (South), and Chad Mehmel...
Automotive Company Orders Second EndoFlex Generator From UPC-Marathon, a Nitrex Company
"An automotive company in South America has recently placed a follow-up order for a second EndoFlex generator from UPC-Marathon, a Nitrex company. Following the successful installation of a 200 m³/h EndoFlex unit last year, the new generator, boasting a similar capacity, aims to enhance stability,...
SSi Mexico
Recently Jordan and Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" attended the ASM 2024 Heat Treat exhibition in Queretaro, Mexico during which time they were able to visit a number of in house and commercial heat treaters in area. For many of these visits their hosts were the local SSi team-they...
German Fastener Manufacturer Adds Mesh Belt Furnace Line
Today (April 22, 2024) "The Monty" was able to visit a large German manufacturer of automotive and aerospace fasteners. What made this visit very memorable was that the company is just days away from starting up a brand new mesh belt furnace line with a capacity of 1,000 kg/hour (2,200 pounds). ...
“The Monty” Visits “Top 11” Captive Heat Treater
For a number of years now "The Monty Heat Treat News" has been putting together an annual list of the "Top 11 Captive Heat Treaters in North America". This list includes what we believe to be the 11 largest single location captive heat treaters in North America. One that we visited last week in...
Metal Expert, Poland/Nitrex
"Metal Expert Sp. z o.o. started production last year with the new Nitrex system for nitriding stainless steel turbine components. The addition of the Nitrex system to the company’s heat treating operations allows Metal Expert to improve process reliability and meet exacting standards for complex...
Solar Manufacturing Joins Forces with MetalPro Resources
Solar Manufacturing is pleased to announce that MetalPro Resources will assume the role of Sales Representative for the states of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. MetalPro Resources consists of three extraordinarily qualified individuals in the field of thermal processing and metallurgy. Jim Senne, Steve...
Protolabs Doubles Down on Metal Additive Manufacturing With World’s Largest Metal 3D Printer (and adds another vacuum furnace)
As metal additive manufacturing grows so to will the heat treating associated with it. In this case Protolabs in Minneapolis, MN, USA needed to expand their in house heat treating department as they added to their powder-bed metal additive systems. The expanded heat treat department will include...
Largest Commercial Heat Treaters in North America
Our upcoming list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America will include one company which demonstrates how closely knit the worldwide heat treating industry is. No we are not referring to the Bodycote, rather Hauck, a division of Aalberts Industries which is based in the Netherlands....
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA Appoints Melissa Gruszka as Quality Manager
"Solar Atmospheres of Western PA (SAWPA) is pleased to announce the addition of Melissa Gruszka to our team as Quality Manager. Melissa has over 20 years of experience in all levels of manufacturing including Aerospace, Automotive and the Navy Nuclear sectors. Under her tutelage, she has led various...
Heat Treating In Texas
Perhaps this item should be entitled “How Real Men Heat Treat”. As we research the largest commercial heat treaters in North America we are coming across some fascinating stories and some interesting photos. These photos are from a commercial heat treat in Texas who will be making our list. While...