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,...
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]
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...
Ultra Large Gear Carburizing-“The Heat Treat Podcast”
“The Monty Heat Treat News” is absolutely ecstatic to present to you today the latest “Heat Treat Podcast” in which are handsome host Mr. Carlos Torres speaks with Mr. Mark Podob about carburizing of ultra large gears. Mark is President of Metlab Heat Treat of Wyndmoor, PA, USA a heat treat which...
Captive Heat Treater Dynametal Technologies Closes-Furnaces Being Auctioned
August 1st, 2022 Dynametal Technologies of Brownsville, TN, USA filed for Chapter 11 Protection with liabilities equal to or greater than assets. Dynametal was a producer of powdered metal components and as such had a reasonably large heat treat/sintering department which was fairly typical of a...
SECO/WARWICK Introduces New Products
SECO/WARWICK has just unveiled two new products, which are to solve every day heat treat problemsVarious industries are currently experiencing unprecedented changes. Emerging technologies open new doors, but on the other hand, pose a challenge. SECO/WARWICK, often referred to as an "innovator",...
Bill Jones, Solar Group of Companies, Nitriding Comments
Bill Jones, CEO of Solar Manufacturing and Solar Atmospheres offers these comments on nitriding in response to a news item we had yesterday about nitriding; “With respect to the Nitrex Company Memoriam on the distinguish career of Dr. Tymowski, I would like to offer a minor correction. Nitriding of...
Nitrex Metals “In Memoriam”
"Nitrex Metal is mourning the loss of two distinguished members of the heat-treating community, Professor Jan Tacikowski of the Institute of Precision Mechanics, Poland and Dr. George Tymowski, former Vice President of R&D at Nitrex Metal. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of our friends...
Exactatherm 40th Anniversary
Commercial heat treater Exactatherm celebrated their 40th anniversary this past Friday and indeed the company has a lot to celebrate. Founded by Dr. Peter Lidster the company has grown and prospered over the years and is now run by the second generation of Lidsters. Our guess would be that one of...
Webster Industries, Tiffin, Ohio, USA
Yesterday we had the opportunity to a very interesting captive heat treater in Tiffin, Ohio, USA. Webster Industries is a 140 year old manufacturer of custom chains and as such has a very substantial captive heat treat department consisting of batch and continuous furnaces. With almost 400 employees...
Ipsen North America
While we think of furnace manufacturer Ipsen in North America as vacuum people, this note from a senior member of the Ipsen USA Team would suggest that the atmosphere side of things is growing for the company. “Gord, During a recent visit to our facility in Rockford, Illinois, your son Jordan...