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...
Michigan, USA Fastener Manufacturer to Install 3 Mesh Belt Lines?
Earlier this year "The Monty Heat Treat News" had a news item about a Turkish company by the name of Norm Fasteners investing in a new fastener manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan. The original news item can be found below and as our readers can see we mentioned at the time that it 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]
Metlab HT Closing Giving Gear Suppliers “Headaches”
The recent closing of commercial heat treater "Metlab Heat Treat in Wyndmoor, PA, USA (the original news release can be found below) has had lasting ramifications on the gear industry in North America-let us explain. Metlab in size we would have considered to be "average" in terms of annual sales...
Crio, Mexico Top 5 Mexican Heat Treat
It has been 4 years since “The Monty Heat Treat News” visited commercial heat treater “Crio” ( https://www.criomx.com/ws/services.html) in Querétaro, Mexico and we welcomed the opportunity for another visit last week. What we found was a company which has invested heavily since then both in terms of...
Aerospace Company Completes Expansion Which Includes Vacuum Brazing
Aerospace company Barnes has just completed the expansion of a new facility in East Granby, Connecticut, USA. This facility boasts several vacuum brazing systems. "BRISTOL, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Barnes Aerospace proudly announces the completion of its newly expanded Maintenance, Repair, and...
Aerospace Heat Treating-Safran Group S.A.
Querétaro, Mexico, April 12, 2024; Safran S.A., is a French multinational aerospace and defense corporation that designs, develops and manufactures aircraft engines, helicopter engines, spacecraft propulsion systems as well as various other aerospace and military...
Aalberts Surface Technologies Adds Nitrex System
Aalberts Surface Technologies, the second largest commercial heat treater in the world recently added more nitriding capacity at their Telford, UK facility in the form of a Nitrex system. "We're thrilled to announce the latest addition to our range of cutting-edge technologies at Aalberts...
Snap On Tools to Install L & L Oven
"L&L Special Furnace Co. has shipped a model QDD29 economical dual-chamber heat-treating and tempering oven to an equipment provider located in the Midwest. The furnace will ultimately be installed in a Snap On production facility servicing tool and die support within the company's production...
Monday Morning Briefing
COVID-19 Update. It’s easy to get bogged down with the endless stream of bad news about the corona virus however at the end of the day the heat treating industry is very much alive and functioning. We have not run across a single commercial heat treater who has shut down either temporarily or...
Enhance your Hearth Series, Part 2 Hearth Height Adjustment
From Bob Grammer of Grammer Vacuum Technologies a US supplier of Molybdenum and TZM alloy mill products we have the this article about Hearth Height Adjustment in vacuum furnaces. This is the second of a three part series. "Adjustable Hearth Height for Wider or Taller Load Capability The available...
Largest Pit Nitrider in The World
A long time reader in Michigan posed this question to us earlier this week; “Hello Gord, I hope all is well and that the current crisis is not hindering you too much. Do you know who has the largest pit FNC/Nitride unit in the world and who manufactured such?” It is a very fair, interesting...
Pure Molybdenum vs. TZM For Your Vacuum Furnace Hearth – Part 1
We have an interesting news item today about why TZM alloy is better than pure Molybdenum for your vacuum furnace hearth. This is written by Bob and Ben Grammer of Grammer Vacuum Technologies, Inc.and their contact information can be found at the bottom of the news item. There will be a follow up as...
The Monty Newsletter April, 2020
The link below will take you to the April 2020 issue of “The Monty”, exactly one hundred pages of the latest news and trends in the global heat treatment industry. As the world’s largest heat treat industry news source this “new and improved” edition of “The Monty” features news items about in house...
The Monty Interviews Dr. Klaus Löser ALD, Senior Vice President Heat Treatment
We are very pleased to be able to offer you this interview with Dr. Klaus Löser, Senior Vice President, Heat Treatment, ALD. Dr. Löser talks about the company, future plans and changes within the industry. Klaus, I really appreciate your time. We have...