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...
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]
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...
Premium Auto Parts Supplier Invests in New Vacuum Furnace
Standard Motor Products, Inc. https://www.smpcorp.com/en is a leading manufacturer and distributor of premium automotive parts to both the aftermarket and original equipment customers. In the aftermarket, SMP's products are used in the maintenance, service and repair of vehicles, and are largely...
Japanese Heat Treater Sees Energy Bill Double to $600,000 USD/Month
Energy Pricing has been an enormous issue to the global heat treatment industry and “The Monty Heat Treat News” has touched on this subject many times. Very recently a Japanese reader sent us this article with a summary that North Americans have little to complain about. Their example is a company...
Heat Treat Equipment Auctions-What’s It Worth?
Recently there have been a slew of auctions featuring heat treat equipment, Bluewater Thermal, in Canada, Aerojet Rocketdyne in California, USA, Angstrom Precision Metals in Ohio, USA, and Ashland Precision Tooling again in Ohio, USA all come to mind. We are prepared to give you an update on where...
David Crosby
You could be forgiven for thinking the fellow on the left in this photo is the famous David Crosby of "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young" but you would be incorrect. Monday we will tell you who he is and what company he is with.
Aerojet Rocketdyne Vacuum Furnace Auction, California, USA
Remember this auction which was held yesterday (December 10)? Well the furnace is still available as it turns out. “Machinery Marketing International, in collaboration with Hilco Industrial, has announced a large industrial auction of Aerojet Rocketdyne manufacturing equipment. Aerojet Rocketdyne is...
Paulo Awarded Gulfstream Approval at 3 Locations
Paulo, one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America https://themonty.com/largest-commercial-heat-treats/ is very understandably quite proud of this approval. "Paulo is proud to announce that three facilities have been awarded Gulfstream approval following on-site audits in St....
Kittyhawk Hot Isostatic Pressing
One of the hottest trends in the heat treatment industry in North America in 2019 has been the dramatic growth in Hot Isostatic Pressing. Kittyhawk in California, USA is a long established player in this field who has found the increased demand for this technology warranted a very substantial...
Q-Tech Heat Treat, Dallas, Texas, USA Adding Capacity
By way of background about Q-Tech Heat Treat we will summarize by using this description from their website: "Founded in 1972 by R.D. Fussell and sons in a 1000 sq. foot building with 2 furnaces. We have grown to our current size of 100,000 sq. feet and over 40 furnaces. Our main focus is on...