SBS PARTNERS WITH OBSIDIAN TECHNICAL GROUP
SBS Corporation is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Obsidian Technical Group for Sales and Technical Service across much of the eastern United States. The partnership will add value to SBS customers by providing additional onsite product support capability and turn-key installation...
German Furnace Builder Enters LPC Market
German Furnace Builder IVA Schmetz of Menden, Germany becomes the latest vacuum furnace builder to enter the vacuum carburizing (LPC) market with a product called "CARB PLUS" which utilizes acetylene as the carburizing gas. Their first system is completed, tested and accepted and will be going to 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]
Captive Heat Treat Installs Nitrogen Generating System-Is This a Trend?
Fastener manufacturer and captive heat treater Atlas Copco recently installed an in house nitrogen generating system to replace their bulk liquid storage system at a UK location. A summary and the reasons behind this decision can be found below (at the risk of ruining the story cost savings were the...
ABBOTT FURNACE COMPANY ANNOUNCES US AND MEXICO CONTINUOUS FURNACE AND BRAZING SYMPOSIUMS
Abbott Furnace Company is pleased to announce it will be hosting two Continuous Furnace and Brazing Symposiums in May of this year. The first symposium will be held in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 10-12, 2023, at the Francis Marion Hotel. The second symposium will be held in Aguascalientes,...
Ipsen USA Reports Another Record-Breaking Year
"Ipsen USA looks forward to celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, having just completed a record-breaking 2022. Ipsen’s Service, Parts and New Equipment departments each reached historically high sales levels, contributing to record revenue. Apart from 2020 (pandemic), Ipsen has maintained a...
Nihon Parkerizing & The Japanese Heat Treat Market
In the past "The Monty Heat Treat News" has taken a close look at one of the largest and most insular of heat treatment markets, that of Japan. We say insular because the Japanese heat treatment industry lives to support Japanese manufacturers and they do this with Japan built heat treat equipment....
Metlab-The Heat Treat Podcast
Earlier this week we had our most recent “Heat Treat Podcast”, this one featuring Mr. Mark Podob, President and owner of Metlab Heat Treat of Wyndmoor, PA, USA (this and all of our previous “Heat Treat Podcasts” can be found at Magazine & Podcasts | The Monty ). What made this podcast so unique...
Heating Systems From The Point of View of Sustainability Written By Klaus Buchner of Aichelin
Energy efficiency measures as well as emission reduction have become a top priority for large energy consuming industrial sectors like the field of industrial furnaces and kilns. The change in the international energy policy has important significance for the industry in terms of reducing CO 2...
European Heat Treating Week
With the Thermprocess show in Dusseldorf this week we at “The Monty” will be attending the show and at the same time visiting some commercial and captive heat treats in Germany and the Netherlands which means we will have a number of news items about the European heat treating market. One company...
Temperature Uniformity By David Pye
Temperature UniformityTemperature uniformity within a furnace means; ‘a uniform temperature set to operate within a specific tolerance band to create conditions under which a final uniform resulting metallurgy will be accomplished in the treated component’. Fig 1. A simple schematic sketch of the...
Texas Heat Treating Installs New Ipsen Vacuum Furnace
The fact that Texas Heat Treating in the USA purchased a new vacuum furnace last year certainly made our news section-you can now see a photo of the unit installed. This is an Ipsen TurboTreater H5448 6-Bar Horizontal Vacuum Treating Furnace with working dimensions of 36" X 48" X 36"....
Ipsen Expands Sales Engineering Presence
Ipsen USA recently embarked on an initiative to double the number of Regional Sales Engineers (RSEs) by year-end. Ipsen’s RSEs engage customers with the objective of improving furnace performance and increasing service life. “The North American market has proven the need for a strong and technically...
Where Are They Now-Don Longenette
With his vast experience in the North American heat treating market with companies such as Timken Bearings and Bodycote Don’s is a name recognized by most heat treaters. Most recently he was GM of commercial heat treater Certified Heat Treat in Springfield, Ohio, USA, however things change and Don...
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Announces Building Expansions in Iowa and Michigan
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), a recognized leader in heat treat services and metallurgical solutions, announced building expansions at their Monroe, Michigan and Waterloo, Iowa locations. The extra space will enable AHT to add more equipment and services. The Michigan AHT location is expanding...