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;...
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]
Aalberts Surface Technologies Announces Expansion Of Austempering Capabilities In Ohio And Arkansas
"Aalberts surface technologies - HIP | braze | heat treatment announces a significant expansion of its austempering capabilities and capacity in Canton, OH and Ft. Smith, AR. Three atmosphere-to-salt furnaces will be added at the existing facility in Canton, OH. This expands the number of...
Induction Heat Treating Corp., Makes Acquisition
Located in Chrystal Lake, Illinois, USA Induction Heat Treating Corp., is a very rare type of commercial heat treater in that the company only offers Induction heat treating. Founded in 1946 it now has over 60 employees working out of a 35,000 square foot facility. Induction Heat Treating -...
Captive Heat Treater Finishing Installation of 3rd Mesh Belt Line
Recently we have had several stories about chain manufacturer and captive heat treater Allied Locke in Dixon, Illinois, USA expanding their heat treat department. In a November 2022 posting we told how the company was installing a third mesh belt furnace line. These photos show the existing two...
Ipsen Repurposes Ceramics Facility for Hot Zone Production
Pecatonica, ILLINOIS (March 15, 2023) – Ipsen in Pecatonica, Illinois (formerly Ipsen Ceramics) is being repurposed for vacuum furnace hot zone assembly. The plant is currently undergoing major refurbishments, including new lighting, HVAC, roofing, and other interior and exterior upgrades. The...
European Furnace Builder Makes Management Changes
After company founder and long-time CEO of BOSIO d.o.o., Mr. Hugo Bosio, turned to new challenges, the management of the successful industrial company was reorganized on February 1, 2023. As a new addition to the management team of AICHELIN Group, Mr. Marko Klinc will be in charge of production at...
Heat Treat Legend Retiring
Mike Reichling, Operations Manager at Cincinnati Steel Treating in Ohio, USA will be retiring March 17th of this year after 49 years in the heat treatment industry. He leaves with a host of accolades from organizations such as MTI (Metal Treating Institute) and ASM (American Society for Metals)...
Accurate Brazing Adds Second Hot Isostatic Press from Quintus Technologies
To add to this recent press release we have this photo of Accurate Brazing getting ready for their new HIP unit. “Västerås, Sweden, November 19, 2019 – Accurate Brazing, a full-service provider of specialized heat treating solutions, added Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) to its thermal processing...
Wisconsin Oven Ships Conveyor Oven for Stress Relieving Automotive Parts
“Wisconsin Oven is pleased to announce the shipment of one (1) Natural Gas (Direct) Fired Continuous Duty Conveyor Oven to an American manufacturer. This conveyor oven will be used for stress relieving steel snap rings used in automotive parts. The oven has a maximum operating temperature of 650°F...
What’s It Worth?
A scrap dealer approached us recently about a bunch of surplus heat treating equipment located in Indiana at a facility that use to produce hand tools. He had been tasked with the job of getting rid of all the equipment and he hoped to find some value in the furnaces and endothermic generators. All...
Paulo, Monterrey, Mexico
It is now almost exactly two years since we had the news item below about commercial heat treater Paulo expanding into Monterrey, Mexico (the original press news item is below, please note that since that time Ben Crawford has left the company). Well obviously this has proven to be a very good...
Item#VF350 Ipsen Bottom Load Vacuum Furnace-Price of Removal
The vendor of this bottom load vacuum furnace which is located in the US North East is offering this furnace for the price of removal [email protected] Model VVFC, Serial number #57411. Working dimensions of 48” X 48”. Max. temp 2300F. 225KW heating power. 2 speed 25 HP cooling fan....
Can you ‘HIP’ it? Investigating hot isostatic pressing
Recently we have had a number of news items about the Growth in “HIPPING” in the heat treatment industry. This article from commercial heat treater Paulo tells us why this process is growing in popularity; “Additive manufacturing has steadily asserted itself as a viable method for producing complex...