Aalberts Surface Technologies Invites “The Monty Heat Treat News” To Visit
Aalberts Surface Technologies (the world's second largest commercial heat treater) recently invited Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" to visit their Fairforest, SC, USA facility (this location was formerly known as Ionic Technologies). In 1998 Netherlands based Aalberts made their first...
Commercial Heat Treater Receives Multi Million Euro Investment
Expanite, the Danish pioneer and growth company within hardening and heat treatment of stainless steel and titanium, receives its largest capital increase to date. Approximately 12 years after the company was created out of a research project at the Technical University of Denmark, having built a...
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]
Changes at Top 50 North American Heat Treater
This interesting story covers one of the 50 largest commercial heat treaters in North America as ranked by “The Monty Heat Treat News”, Century LLC in Traverse City, Michigan, USA. The Monty Heat Treat News – 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2022 | The Monty “Feb. 10—TRAVERSE CITY —...
Where In The World?
This week Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" will be profiling several captive and commercial heat treaters in the USA including this one. Know this company? You certainly will by the end of this week. Did you like this article? Click here to subscribe to The Monty. View our recent...
Worldwide Heat Treat Appoints Business Development Manager
Commercial Heat Treater Worldwide Heat Treat in Houston, Texas, USA recently appointed Mr. Scott Licklider to the position of Business Development Manager. Scott brings with him a lifetime of heat treating experience having worked at companies such as FPM Heat Treat and Bodycote. Worldwide Heat...
Batch Austemper Line Installed in US
In 2022 furnace builder AFC-Holcroft of Wixom, MI announced that they had received an order from a manufacturer of mining and construction components in the US Midwest for a relatively unusual item, a batch austemper line. The salt quenching line is now installed as you can see in this photo. A very...
In House Transmission Components Heat Treating Mexico
From time to time "The Monty Heat Treat News" reaches back in our photo archives to review fascinating heat treats we have visited over the years. One that would fit the bill is a very large supplier of transmission components by the name of Tremec in Mexico. Their Pedro Escobedo location in Mexico...
Captive Heat Treat Installs New Endothermic Generator
Nordic Traction Finland, a manufacturer of traction chains and tracks for forestry and agricultural machinery, recently upgraded their heat treatment operations by installing a new EndoFlex™ S endothermic gas generator system. Nordic Traction relies on endogas to carburize its traction chains. The...
Uttis
We welcome our most recent advertiser, furnace manufacturing firm Uttis whose ad can be found on the right hand side of this page. Based in Romania, Uttis offers a wide variety of heat treatment furnaces in addition to their commercial heat treating division. We rummaged through our file photos and...
Michael John Moxie Obituary
We regret to mention the passing of Mike Moxie who we met through his company Advantage Thermal Services of Indiana many years ago. Advantage Thermal lives on as a prosperous, well run commercial heat treater; "Michael John Moxie passed away on Aug. 30, 2019, after an extended illness. He was born...
Bodycote Elgin, Illinois, USA New Facility
Earlier this year we posted a press release from Bodycote, the world's largest commercial heat treater about a brand new facility the company was building in Elgin, Illinois, USA (the original press release from January of this year is below). We understand the new facility is progressing and that...
Monday Morning Briefing
Where Are They Now-Don Longenette. Because of his years in the heat treating industry working with companies such as Timken Bearings, Bodycote and Thermal Holdings Don’s is a name which many in the industry recognize immediately. Don recently made a change and as of 1 week ago he is Facilities and...
25 Most Influential People in The North American Heat Treating Industry
With our readers help we are plugging away on our updated list of the 25 Most Influential People in the North American Heat Treating Industry using these parameters; “The basic criteria to make the list is that the individuals named are in positions to change the course of the captive and heat...
Ipsen the Target of a Takeover?
Recently rumors have been circulating that Ipsen, one of the largest new furnace builders in the world is the target of a potential 200 million pound takeover by a British company, Stirling Industries. We asked Mr. Geoffrey Somary, CEO of Ipsen Group if he could comment. His comments can be found...