MTI’s 2028 YES Leadership Development Program Sells Out in Just Five Days
MTI’s 2028 YES Leadership Development Program Sells Out in Just Five Days The Metal Treating Institute (MTI) has announced that its 2028 YES (Young Executives Society) Leadership Development Program sold out in just five days after registration opened on July 1, making it one of the fastest-selling classes in the program’s history. The…
Solar Atmospheres Welcomes Ava Conolly as Metallurgical / R&D Engineer
Solar Atmospheres Welcomes Ava Conolly as Metallurgical / R&D Engineer Solar Atmospheres is pleased to announce the addition of Ava Conolly to its Research & Development team as a Metallurgical / R&D Engineer. Ava recently earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University, with a concentration in materials…
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]
American Axle & Manufacturing-15 Largest Captive Heat Treats North America
American Axle & Manufacturing-15 Largest Captive Heat Treats North America “The Monty Heat Treat News” is rather proud of the fact that for a number of years now we have been offering a heat treat industry exclusive in the form of an annual list of the largest single location captive (in-house) heat treaters in North…
Aluminum Extrusion Supplier Expands Nitriding Department
Aluminum Extrusion Supplier Expands Nitriding Department “Nitrex successfully completed a second nitriding system installation with Balexco , a leading aluminum extrusion company based in Bahrain. This marks a significant achievement in our enduring partnership, which began in 1995 when Balexco became our very first aluminum extrusion customer…
New Hot Isostatic Press Order?
New Hot Isostatic Press Order? For many years Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) occupied a fairly small but stable portion of the heat treatment market-when we think of the process, we think of castings for the aerospace industry. “Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) is a proven process for heat treatment, consolidation of powder, densification of products –…
Solar Manufacturing Ships Two Mentor® Pro Furnaces to Alternative Energy Company
Solar Manufacturing Ships Two Mentor® Pro Furnaces to Alternative Energy Company Solar M anufacturing shipped two identical Mentor® Pro vacuum furnaces to a customer developing advanced alternative renewable energy technologies for large-scale industrial applications. The Research and Development team of Solar Manufacturing’s affiliate, Solar…
The “Heat Treat Podcast” Speaks With Bob Hill of “Solar Atmospheres”
The “Heat Treat Podcast” Speaks With Bob Hill of “Solar Atmospheres” This week our intelligent, handsome and witty host Mr. Carlos Torres of the “Heat Treat Podcast” speaks with Mr. Bob Hill, President of commercial heat treat “Solar Atmospheres of Western PA” and “Solar Atmospheres of Michigan”. The entire team at “The…
Chromalox Expansion Includes Gasbarre Continuous Annealing Furnace
Chromalox Expansion Includes Gasbarre Continuous Annealing Furnace In October 2023 “Chromalox” announced that they were making a major investment in their manufacturing facility in Ogden, Utah, USA an investment which includes more heat treat capacity-this announcement can be found further down. Part of this investment included a mesh belt…
So What Do You Process in a HIP Unit?
So What Do You Process in a HIP Unit? Hot Isostatic Pressing (Hipping) has been much in the news the last couple of years with a number of large systems installed around the world. But what the heck do you put in them? Launcher is a company in Brooklyn, NY, USA who is developing a rocket to deliver small satellites into orbit. One of the…
Kuczma Hardening Plant, Poland to Install Vacuum Furnace
Kuczma Hardening Plant, Poland to Install Vacuum Furnace According to this press release commercial heat treater Kuczma in Poland will be installing a SECO/WARWICK vacuum furnace; “Vector is the most popular vacuum technology for heat treatment selected by commercial plants worldwide. This vacuum furnace is a very efficient and versatile system…
Solar Manufacturing Builds Its First Vacuum Oil Quench Furnace
Solar Manufacturing Builds Its First Vacuum Oil Quench Furnace “Solar Atmospheres of Western PA (SAWPA) understands the need to expand their material hardening repertoire by adding oil quenching capabilities. The question has been – how to make this process safer and greener ? The explosiveness of the protective endothermic gas along with the…
Jones Metal Products-In House Heat Treating
Jones Metal Products-In House Heat Treating From time to time we have a close look at captive heat treat departments, in this case we are looking at Jones Metal in West Lafayette, Ohio, USA. Jones Metal is a 97 year old metal forming company whose customers are mainly in the aerospace industry. Many years ago the company brought their heat…
Monday Morning Briefing
Monday Morning Briefing Today we start off with a news item from ALD Thermal Treatment in Port Huron, Michigan, USA one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America as ranked by “The Monty” https://themonty.com/project/largest-north-american-commercial-heat-treats-august-2020/. “ALD Heat Treat Services, one of the premier heat treat…
McLaughlin Furnace Group-New Building
McLaughlin Furnace Group-New Building McLaughlin Furnace Group in Avilla, Indiana, USA is getting closer to moving into their new facility. This photo shows the progress on their new building, a building which the company is moving into later this year. To find out more about the company we would point you to an interview we did with the owner…