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...
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]
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...
Electric Vehicle Manufacturer Invests in LPC System
"A two-chamber CaseMaster EvolutionR furnace from SECO/VACUUM will be used in the EV maker's R&D lab to low-pressure carburize (LPC) and oil quench prototype gears. Currently, the electric vehicle manufacturer sends their prototype gears out to local commercial heat treatment shops, and there...
Mark Podob, Metlab-“The Heat Treat Podcast”
A future “Heat Treat Podcast” will feature Mr. Mark Podob, Owner of commercial heat treater “Metlab” in Wyndmoor, PA, USA. We are especially excited about this podcast as “Metlab” occupies a very unique position in the North American Heat Treatment industry in that it is believed to have the largest...
“The Monty Heat Treat News” January, 2023 Edition
The January issue of “The Monty Heat Treat News” is now published and available on line at The Monty Magazine January 2023 - Flipbook by The Monty | FlipHTML5 This 74 page edition includes the latest news and trends from the global heat treatment industry. Featured articles include; A USA heat...
Steve Hawkins 1961-2022
We mention with regret the recent passing of Steve Hawkins, Owner & CEO of Solution Steel Treating; “Steven Richard Hawkins, age 61, passed away suddenly in his sleep on Monday, December 26, 2022. He was born November 27, 1961 in Highland Park, MI to Marilyn and Richard Hawkins. Steve is...
Oerlikon Huntersville, North Carolina, USA
There is a lot of blah, blah, blah stuff here but to a long story short this brand new facility will have high pressure vacuum furnaces which is what interests us; "Oerlikon, a global provider of surface solutions, equipment, advanced materials and materials processing, is inaugurating a new $55...
SSi Travelling Road Show
On June 5, controls company Super Systems Inc. (SSi) will be hosting a one-day training seminar in Mississauga, Ontario which talks about lots of heat treating "stuff" including NADCAP and CQI-9. SSi has been doing these events for years around North America with pretty good success. We will snap a...
Kimber Manufacturing Moving to Alabama-Trends in the Heat Treating Industry
Kind of in passing last week we learned that gun manufacturer Kimber Manufacturing was closing down most or all of their production in Yonkers, NY and moving to Alabama. This story very much got our attention because it was not that long ago when we mentioned that fellow gun...
Monday Morning Briefing
McLaughlin Furnace Group Announces Pusher Furnace Order. McLaughlin Furnace Group based in Fort Wayne, Indiana is pleased to announce that they have received an order from a major truck component manufacturer for a two row, gas fired pusher furnace. The president and owner of the company Mr. Jeff...
Precision Gear Inc., College Point, NY, USA
A few weeks back as part of a Monday morning briefing we ran a photo of a brand new Ion Heat Ion Nitrider and told you that when the time was right we would tell you where the unit is located. Well now is the time and we can tell you that the system is up and running at a manufacturer of top end...
Midwest Vacuum Pumps Expands Rep Network
MIDWEST VACUUM PUMPS, A LEADING VACUUM PUMP REBUILD COMPANY LOCATED IN TERRE, HAUTE, INDIANA IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE ADDITION OF TWO NEW SALES REPRESENTATIVE COMPANIES: Mountain Rep, Rosanne Brunello, John Young, 2253 Jacqueline Drive, Cleveland, Ohio 44134, www.mtnrep.net MVCS, Inc., Mike...