H-13 Hot Work Tool Steels: Enhancing Wear Performance with Nitriding Authored by Dr. Edward Rolinski of Advanced Heat Treat Corp
Hot work tool steels can be hardened partially or completely by traditional heat-treating operations [1]. Their hardness stays in the range of 55 HRc even if the tempering temperature reaches 600° C (about 1100° F) which allows the use of these steels for components or tools working at elevated...
Scott Hoensheid December 8, 2022
It is with regret that we mention the passing of Scott Hoensheid well known in the North American commercial heat treat industry as the former President of Commercial Steel Treating of Madison Heights, Michigan. Back in 2018 “The Monty Heat Treat News” came to the conclusion that Commercial Steel...
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]
Can Eng Hires Very Experienced Field Service Engineer
"The Monty Heat Treat News" is very pleased to mention a new hire by furnace builder Can Eng mainly because we have known the individual involved for many years and have always had a high opinion of him, but first some background. Based in Niagara Falls, Canada, Can Eng is a very well known name in...
WHAT DO THOSE IN THE COMMERCIAL HEAT TREAT INDUSTRY GET PAID?
ASK THE HEAT TREATMENT RECRUITER Yesterday we announced the start of a regular series for “The Monty Heat Treat News”, a feature which we are calling “Ask The Heat Treatment Recruiter”. The series from Josh Hale of International Search partners will deal with issues such as salaries, best hiring...
Bodycote Facility Receives New Nitriding Furnace
The Bodycote facility in Vantaa, Finland has just received a brand new vacuum nitriding furnace. The furnace which was provided by German furnace builder KGO is described by Bodycote as a "state of the art" nitriding furnace with the latest in controls. Bodycote plans on using the furnace 24/7 which...
Chris Molencupp Joins the Solar Atmospheres Michigan Team
"Solar Atmospheres of Michigan is pleased to announce the addition of Chris Molencupp as their new Sales Manager. With a career of over 30 years in Vacuum Heat Treating, Chris has been involved in every facet of commercial heat treatment: quality, operations, management, and sales. Chris’ diverse...
“Ask The Heat Treatment Recruiter”
For a number of years “The Monty Heat Treat News” has worked closely with “International Search Partners”, a US firm which we believe is the only recruiting agency in the world which deals exclusively with the heat treatment industry. “International Search Partners” (ISP) has over the years provided...
Spanish Wind Energy Firm Installs Vacuum Oil Quenching Furnace
French furnace builder BMI is rather pleased to announce that they have just finished commissioning a vacuum oil quench furnace destined for a company in Spain making components for the wind power industry-the details are below. What caught the attention of the "The Monty Heat Treat News" is the...
Phoenix Temperature Measurement Hires New Sales Manager
“We are pleased to announce that Jerram Dawes has recently joined Phoenix Temperature Measurement as Sales Manager. Jerram comes to PhoenixTM with knowledge of the Industrial Temperature Profiling and Heat Treatment markets with 20 years experience of working for a well-known temperature profiling...
Monday Morning Briefing
Last week we had a news item about an explosion at commercial heat treater Advanced Heat Treating in St. Marys, PA-we now have this update; “Several explosions were reported at the Advanced Heat Treating Inc. facility in St. Marys, PA on Monday evening that left a worker with minor injuries, several...
Paulo Monterrey Division adds Vacuum Furnace
To this press release from commercial heat treater Paulo we have to add-does this furnace look familiar? Back in late January we had a news item about a Chromalloy gas turbine repair facility in Middletown, NY, USA closing down, this was the picture we used. And yes Paulo is 100% correct, this...
What’s It Worth?
What we have here is an Ipsen bottom load vacuum furnace built in 1978 with working dimensions of 48" X 48", new controls, installed and apparently in quite good condition. So how saleable is it and what is it worth? The biggest issue for this furnace is that very few captive or commercial heat...
Hot Isostatic Processing
Three times over the past year we mentioned about heat treaters in North America installing brand new Hot Isostatic Processing systems, a technology which has always been on the fringes of conventional heat treating. So why this sudden interest? We went to the CEO of the largest supplier of such...
Tratamientos Térmicos Panamericana Norte
So who the heck is Tratamientos Térmicos Panamericana Norte and why would we care? Founded in 1983 Tratamientos Térmicos Panamericana Norte is based in Santiago, Chile and is the largest commercial heat treater in the country. And the reason we mention them today is that this Saturday "The Monty"...