Captive/Commercial Heat Treater Adds “Twin Vacuum Furnaces”
The largest captive/commercial heat treater in Portugal is a steel supplier by the name of "Ramada Acos SA". "The Monty Heat Treat News" visited their facility in Ovar, Portugal in 2021 and what we saw was a very substantial and impressive heat treat department with a mixture of atmosphere and...
Easter Good Friday
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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]
Busch USA Continues Expansion
(Virginia Beach, VA, USA) -- Busch USA is pleased to announce the acquisition of Vac-Tech Inc., a vacuum pump service and sales provider for precision high vacuum pumps in the semiconductor, electronics, and solar markets. Vac-Tech has two locations, one in Phoenix, AZ, and the other in Richardson,...
“The Monty Heat Treat News” April 2023 Edition
The link below will take you to the April 2023 Edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News”, for almost 30 years offering the most up to date information about the global heat treatment industry. In this 92 page edition you will find these stories and more; https://fliphtml5.com/gvbzt/xrop Busch Vacuum...
Change in Management at Thermal Process Holdings
Thermal Process Holdings is ranked by “The Monty Heat Treat News” as one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America-find out their ranking at The Monty Heat Treat News – 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2022 | The Monty Effective March 30, 2023 the President and CEO of...
California, USA Heat Treater Closes Doors
"In Chatworth, California, USA we find a small commercial by the name of Thermal Technologies who summarize their company thusly; "Thermal Tech, Inc. (TTI) provides thermal processing of materials for a variety of industries including aerospace, automotive and medical. We strive to meet customer...
Furnace Manufacturer Delivers a Nitriding System in Turkey
Arslan Aluminyum recently added three new extrusion presses to its production, increasing the demand for nitriding dies and necessitating a large-capacity nitriding system for the biggest press. Because the plant was upgraded and a new nitriding system furnace was required to help double the...
Robert J. (Bob) Swanlund February 13, 1957 – March 14, 2023
Longtime Metlab employee Robert J. (Bob) Swanlund of Philadelphia passed away suddenly at his residence last week. Bob was the beloved husband of Sharon, married for over 30 wonderful years. He was the loving father of Anthony and Brianna. He will be sadly missed by his grandchildren, Alexander,...
Chris Dennis, H & S Heat Treating Retires
Many years ago Phil Dennis bought a tiny commercial heat treat in Port Robinson, Canada (very near Niagara Falls). Phil turned it into a $10 million per year operation and in the process brought in many of his family including sons Colin and Chris, daughter Debbie and son in law Dave Orosz. Along...
MB Aerospace Technologies (Poland)
We see that aerospace company MB Aerospace Technologies in Poland has achieved Nadcap accreditation for coatings at their Kalisz facility. Coating, while closely associated with heat treating is not a field that we spend much time on, however this company has a fairly large in house vacuum...
Hardness testing And Surface Preparation By David Pye
IntroductionThe result of hardness testing is what will determine the success of the heat treatment procedure and the materials response to that heat treatment. The results of a hardness test can indicate to us:If the heat treatment was successfulGive a possible indication as to the cause of a...
ALD Vacuum Technologies-North America
Based in Hanau, Germany ALD Vacuum Technologies is a very substantial player around the world when it comes to providing new thermal treatment systems and in particular when it come to vacuum furnace solutions and vacuum carburizing systems. The company has always had a strong presence in North...
Thermprocess, Dusseldorf, Germany
The recent Thermprocess (Brite World of Metals) fair is over and our coverage is finished, but we did receive this note about the attendance. Our impression and that of most of the exhibitors we spoke to was that the show was good but attendance was done. According to this report attendance was good...
Gasbarre Announces New Team Member
Gasbarre is pleased to announce that Tom Spicer has joined the organization as a Field Service Technician for Gasbarre Industrial Furnace Systems (OEM of J.L. Becker brand equipment), located in Plymouth, MI. Tom brings over 20 years of industry experience to Gasbarre; having previously worked with...