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...
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]
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...
European Manufacturer Adds Nitriding System
"Kuźnia Jawor S.A., a European company specializing in the production of hot forged and CNC machined components for the automotive, machinery, mining, and piping industries, has enhanced its manufacturing capabilities through a substantial plant modernization. Located in the southwestern region of...
US Heat Treat Fire Blamed on Foreign Sabotage?
In almost 30 years of reporting news about the global heat treatment industry "The Monty Heat Treat News" has reported on many fires and whenever possible the cause. However this is the first time we have run across a fire in a heat treat department possibly being blamed on foreign sabotage-read on...
Kevin Cyrulik Appointed Quality Assurance Manager at Solar Atmospheres, Inc.
Kevin Cyrulik was just appointed Quality Assurance Manager for commercial heat treater Solar Atmospheres, Greenville, SC, USA. Solar is one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America and will be appearing in our updated list of the largest commercials in North America which will be...
Baker Furnace Provides Solution for Handling Infectious Medical Waste During COVID-19 Pandemic
“Brea, CA – April 16th, 2020 – Baker Furnace, a leading supplier of pollution control equipment, is excited to announce an incineration solution for infectious medical waste. As more and more people are treated for COVID-19, the amount of infectious waste produced will continue to increase. Baker...
Monday Morning Briefing
We mentioned previously that Poclain Hydraulics a manufacturer of hydrostatic transmissions and in house heat treater in Wisconsin, USA is planning on discontinuing carburizing at this location in favor of other technologies. This means their 3 cell ECM vacuum carburizing system will be available...
COVID-19 Images
The COVID-19 situation is generating photos about the heat treating industry which we never thought we would see. Some examples include the ones below. If you have a funny or interesting photo you would like to share we would be happy to post it for you. Plasma Nitriding Furnace manufacturer Ion...
GRUPO ETSA, Mexico
We welcome our most recent advertiser, GRUPO ETSA of Mexico whose banner ad can be found on the right hand side of this page. Founded in 1979, Especialidades Termicas, S.A (ETSA Group) is one of the two largest commercial heat treaters in the country with 6 locations, Guadalajara, Celaya,...
Why Aerospace Heat Treating is Going to Slow Down
From the Wall Street Journal comes the summary below about current and future aircraft sales for Boeing and Airbus. For the captive and commercial heat treating industries this could perhaps be more aptly entitled “Why Aerospace Heat Treating is Going to Slow Down”. To date many of the heat treaters...