“ITAR” Compliance an Important Accreditation For Commercial Heat Treaters
“ITAR” Compliance an Important Accreditation For Commercial Heat Treaters June 23rd, we had this story about “Texas Heat Treating” becoming “ITAR” registered earlier this year; ” USA Heat Treater Now “ITAR” Registered “. As it turns out “Texas Heat Treating” is the second commercial heat treater in the state to become “ITAR” Registered, “Lark…
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…
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]
Heat Treatment Names in the News
Heat Treatment Names in the News Mr. John Levensky has spent most of his working life in sales positions in the commercial heat treat industry in the western US. Just recently he became Business Development Manager at Heat Treatment Australia in Los Angeles. Heat Treatment Australia (HTA) is the largest commercial heat treater in Australia and…
Bodycote Greenville (SC) Launches New HIP Facility
Bodycote Greenville (SC) Launches New HIP Facility Commercial heat-treating giant Bodycote is pretty pleased to launch their new Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) facility in Greenville, SC, USA. “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been fortunate enough to visit this facility several times over the years including in 2023 and it has been fascinating to…
How We Doing These Days? Furnace Builder SECO/WARWICK
How We Doing These Days? Furnace Builder SECO/WARWICK From furnace builder SECO/WARWICK we have this report about how their various divisions in North America are doing these days. According to this report from the company they are doing pretty darn well-thanks for asking. “SECO/WARWICK USA ., the Group’s North American Thermal , CAB , and …
Barnes Group Installing Heat Treat Department at Swedish Facility
Barnes Group Installing Heat Treat Department at Swedish Facility Barnes Group based in Bristol, CT, USA is a global industrial technology and aerospace manufacturer and service provider whose facilities around the world quite often include in house heat treatment departments. It would appear from this note that Barnes is in the process of adding…
Gear Manufacturer Adds 4th Nitriding System
Gear Manufacturer Adds 4th Nitriding System “In today’s automotive industry, where innovation and sustainability drive the future of the supply chain, a leading Chinese gear manufacturer stands at the forefront. Recently, this customer expanded its operations by integrating a fourth Nitrex nitriding furnace into its automated gear production….
IHT Appoints Uwe Schmelzing as Chairman
IHT Appoints Uwe Schmelzing as Chairman For our many German readers this makes for interesting reading. The Industrieverband Härtetechnik (IHT) is a very well respected organization serving the German heat treatment industry. According to this press release Mr. Uwe Schmelzing will be appointed as the new chairman at IHT’s annual general meeting…
The End of The Line for Print Magazines?
The End of The Line for Print Magazines? For as long as we can remember it has been the norm to see a print copy of “Industrial Heating” in the lobby of every commercial heat treater in North America. From a number of sources we have been lead to believe that IH will continue with the magazine but at least in North America in a digital format…
Bodycote Consolidates Plants and More Heat Treatment News
Bodycote Consolidates Plants and More Heat Treatment News We start off the week of May 10, 2020 with a press release from commercial heat treating giant Bodycote . By the way when we publish our list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America later this week it will come as no surprise to anybody that by 2019 sales Bodycote is the…
McLaughlin Furnace Group To Ship Furnaces and Endothermic Generator to Viet Nam
McLaughlin Furnace Group To Ship Furnaces and Endothermic Generator to Viet Nam “Furnace manufacturer McLaughlin Furnace Group, LLC located in Avilla, Indiana, USA is pleased to announce that they will be shipping three new box furnaces and an Endothermic Generator to a valve manufacturer in Viet Nam. The box furnaces are tube fired nitrogen box…
Whitcraft Group, Scarborough, Maine, USA to Close
Whitcraft Group, Scarborough, Maine, USA to Close Unfortunately we believe that this sad story will be repeated many times over the next few months. We mentioned this facility due to the fact that it has a fairly impressive in house heat treating department, part of which can be seen in this photo. “The parent company of a Scarborough, Maine, USA…
Kennametal Auction, Irwin, PA
Kennametal Auction, Irwin, PA Tuesday May 21, 2021 there will be an auction in Irwin, PA, USA of the surplus assets of Kennametal Corp. The auction will feature some rather unusual vacuum furnaces, specifically Sinter HIP furnaces. We were asked a couple of months back our opinion of the equipment, our response was that while there is nothing…
Bill Disler, CEO of AFC-Holcroft-The Interview
Bill Disler, CEO of AFC-Holcroft-The Interview An Interview with Mr. Bill Disler, CEO of furnace manufacturer AFC-Holcroft. Bill I appreciate the opportunity to ask you a few questions about your background, about AFC-Holcroft and its parent company Aichelin and also for your thoughts about where the industry is going. First off how did you…