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...
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]
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...
Solar Atmospheres of Michigan’s Future Home
Solar Atmospheres of Michigan, formerly Vac-Met, has recently purchased 18,000 square feet of plant space on four plus acres in Chesterfield Michigan. The new building is 20 miles Northeast of the two existing Vac-Met facilities which are currently located in Warren and Fraser Michigan. Bob Hill,...
Partnership With Oregon Induction Leads to New Testing Lab
We have this interesting article about a relatively new testing lab in the US Northeast which started as a partnership with one of the larger commercial heat treaters in the Region-Oregon Induction. “It all started in early 2018, when a “rush” sample on its way to an external laboratory got lost in...
Jarod Hammar, VP, Thermal Process Holdings-Where Are They Now?
In 2022 "The Monty Heat Treat News" ranked "Thermal Process Holdings" as the 8th largest commercial heat treater in North America, this ranking can be found at https://themonty.com/project/the-monty-heat-treat-news-50-largest-north-american-commercial-heat-treats-2022/ For at least part of this...
Salto’s Business Heats Up
We recently ran across an article published in Canadian Fabricating & Welding about a commercial heat treat start up which “The Monty Heat Treat News” is very familiar with-Salto Heat Treating. Read the story about how this shop started up in the midst of the recent pandemic. You wouldn’t think...
SECO/WARWICK
There would appear to be lots happening at Poland based furnace manufacturer SECO/WARWICK and we are looking forward to telling you about some of it, both today and in the near future. We can share that the company will soon have a new CEO as Pawel Wyrzykowski is no longer with the company as of...
Monday Morning Briefing
We are going to start off in Canada for a couple of news items about commercial heat treating. In the first we see that Exactatherm in Mississauga will be celebrating their 40th anniversary with a barbeque this coming Friday. Exactatherm was founded by Dr. Peter Lidster and the company is NADCAP...
Automated Heat Treating South Carolina Closed
It is seldom you hear about a commercial heat treat just closing their door but that is exactly what has happened to this South Carolina company. Automated Heat Treating, Inc in Woodruff, SC has closed their doors. Apparently the owner Frank Jones has decided to retire at the young age of 84 and...
Strong Forge & Fabrication Fire, Batavia, New York, USA
Captive heat treater Strong Forge & Fabrication in Batavia, NY (Buffalo area) suffered a small fire recently which originated in the ducting from one of their batch IQ furnaces-amazing how often fires start in furnace ducting. We have this report from a local newspaper; “At Strong Forge &...
Dan McCurdy-The End of An Era
This Friday, June 7th marks Dan McCurdy's last day at commercial heat treat giant Bodycote which means the start of his retirement. Our association with Dan goes back many, many years to when he started with furnace controls company Marathon Monitors in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Through a number of...
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA Installs 14 Foot Air Furnace
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA recently installed a brand new, 14-foot long car bottom air furnace. The furnace was surveyed in accordance with AMS2750 Rev E and is uniform within ±10°F (Class 2). With a working zone measuring 60” wide x 54” high x 168” long, the furnace will be capable of...