Vacuum Furnace Builder Appoints New COO
Centorr Vacuum Industries, a very specialized builder of new vacuum furnaces has just promoted a long time employee to the position of Chief Operating Officer. “Centorr Vacuum Industries, headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, has promoted Randy Fellbaum to the position of Chief Operating...
Is Heat Treating one of the Most Physical Jobs in America?
For what it is worth a recent survey came up with the 50 most physical jobs in America, the results of which can be found at 50 most physical jobs in America | Entertainment News | wfmz.com. For what it is worth the individuals who put together this ranking claim it was based upon information...
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]
Vacuum Furnace Builder Makes Management Changes
Headquartered in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, Vac Aero International Inc., is an international supplier of vacuum furnaces, heat treat, and specialized coating services with plants in both Ontario and Québec. The 64 year old company is one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America (as...
Molybdenum Pricing Increasing
From Wikepdia we have this background on Molybdenum (Moly); “Molybdenum is a silvery metal with the sixth-highest melting point of any element, it can withstand extremely high temperatures and is highly resistant to corrosion. Molybdenum is mainly used as an alloying agent in stainless steel, and...
Nutec Group Announces Change of CEO
We are pleased to announce that a good friend of “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been appointed as the new CEO of Nutec Group. While Nutec has a number of different divisions we know them because of their Nutec Bickley division in Mexico which ranks as one of the largest furnace builders in the...
Industry Veteran Pete Kerbel Returns to Ipsen Family in New Role
Want to know more about Pete Kerbel of Ipsen? “The Monty Heat Treat News” interviewed Pete a couple of years back, an interview which can be found at Pete Kerbel, Vice President of Sales, Ipsen-The Video Interview | The Monty “Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS (February 1, 2023) – Ipsen USA is excited to...
Busch Outlines Ambitions Plans for the Future | The Monty
"The Monty Heat Treat News" was recently invited to the Mississauga, Canada facility of Busch Vacuum Solutions (2nd largest of three sites in Canada). Busch Group (based in Germany) is one of the world’s largest suppliers of industrial vacuum solutions (pumps, systems, service) and during our visit,...
Furnace Builder Achieves Record Sales and Profit
“2022 was a difficult year for global geopolitics and the economy. Despite this, SECO/WARWICK, the first choice among manufacturers of metal heat treatment and vacuum metallurgy furnaces, can talk about an excellent year. The great results of the Group were influenced by several factors: the growth...
Exactatherm Awarded Nadcap Merit Status
Located in Canada commercial heat treater Exactatherm was one of the first in North America to achieve Nadcap accreditation;"Exactatherm, Mississauga, Ontario, announces that it has been awarded Nadcap Merit status for heat treatment, which means that, instead of having its next Nadcap audit in...
Upcoming Heat Treatment Exhibitions
Typically most heat treatment exhibitions are held in the fall and 2019 is no exception with 3 major shows worth mentioning. Chronologically the first is “13th Heat Treatment – 2019” an annual event being held in Moscow Russia September 17-19. The event bills itself as the only exhibition of thermal...
Delta H Installs Furnace at Kunsan Air Force Base
Well this is rather a cool picture isn’t it? "GUNSAN, SOUTH KOREA—DELTA H commissioned a Dual Chamber Aerospace Heat Treating (DCAHTTM) furnace system to the United States Air Force while visiting Kunsan Air Base in South Korea. These highly specialized furnaces provide crucial heat treating...
Solar Atmospheres Donated Vacuum Furnace to Lehigh University
“Solar Atmospheres, in conjunction with the William and Myrtle Jones Foundation, has donated and installed a laboratory furnace for Lehigh University’s Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. The furnace, The Mentor®, was designed and built by Solar Manufacturing. With SolarVac® Polaris...
European Transmission Manufacturer Expands Vacuum Carburizing System
"In December 2016, Euroricambi, a manufacturer of transmission components based near Bologna, Italy, decided to invest in its own heat treatment line. Euroricambi’s products serve the global aftermarket for commercial vehicle and bus transmissions. Previously, the heat treatment was carried out at...
Alfred Hutwagner, Principal Heat Treat Engineer at JTEKT North America
Al Hutwagner with almost 25 years heat treating experience at companies such as Bodycote, Bluewater, American Heat Treating and Aremac Heat Treating just became the principal Heat Treat Engineer at JTEKT North America Corporation in Greenville, SC, USA. We haven’t see Al in a number of years but he...