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 -...
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]
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)...
Heat Treating in Vietnam
Dale and Gord Montgomery will be visiting Vietnam in mid march of this year with the intention of visiting at least one heat treat. While news about the heat treat industry there is very rare "The Monty Heat Treat News" has spoken in the past about a pump manufacturer in the country who has a very...
Solar Atmospheres South Carolina Facility Awarded Northrop Grumman Approval
"Solar Atmospheres Greenville, SC facility is pleased to announce it has been awarded Northrop Grumman approval. With this approval, now all five Solar Atmospheres facilities are an option for our customers with Northrop Grumman requirements for vacuum heat treating services. Steve Prout, President...
Carmine Filice, Vac Aero
As you can see Carmine has worked at commercial heat treater Vac Aero in Oakville, Canada for 33 years but next week will be his last day. Carmine is a good man who did a very competent job running one of the largest commercial heat treats in Canada. This photo shows Carmine and his wife just a few...
Solar Atmospheres, Western PA Adds Machining Capacity
"To support rapid growth within their mechanical testing department, Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania has recently invested in a new Haas ST-10 CNC lathe. The Haas ST-10’s 6000rpm spindle features an automatic tool changer with a 12-station, bolt-on tool turret, allowing Solar’s machining...
American Heat Treating Adds Capacity
"Armida Oradei, General Manager at American Heat Treating, a leading heat treating facility in the Northeast, is pleased to announce a substantial expansion in their capacity with the installation of a new batch furnace. The newly installed line is composed of a 36" x 48" x 36" IQ BeaverMatic oil...
Hardservice, Sweden Installs Ipsen Low Pressure Carburizing System
We recently mentioned heat treater Härdservice in Sweden adding vacuum capacity. We now have this rather cool photo of their brand new, Ispen2Treater M with LPC low pressure carburizing being lifted into position at their Halmstad location.
Michael Smith Joins Magnetic Specialties
"Magnetic Specialties, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Michael K. Smith as our Business Development Manager. Having extensive experience in the custom magnetics industry in electro-mechanical engineering and business development, Mike brings a well-rounded experience to Magnetic...
Monday Morning Briefing
This past Friday we promised you an update on some of the recent auctions featuring used heat treat equipment-we start off with Angstrom Precision Metals of Mentor, Ohio, USA. This auction featured a total of 7 older Surface Combustion “Standard Allcases” which typically have working dimensions of...