New Commercial Heat Treat in Tennessee
According to this press release a German company by the name of BorTec will be setting up a commercial heat treat facility in Johnson City, TN. Once completed the facility will offer "boronizing"; "Boriding, or Boronizing, is a thermo-chemical surface hardening process used to improve the life and...
Largest North American Captive Heat Treats-Tinker Air Force Base
As we work towards our 2024 list of the "15 Largest Single Location Captive Heat Treats in North America" we have another new listing, one that has not appeared on our previous lists and a very unusual one at that. Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma is one of the largest US Air Force bases in the...
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]
Largest Captive Heat Treaters North America-Dana Fairfield
"The Monty Heat Treat News" has for a number of years been publishing a list of the largest single location captive heat treaters in North America-our 2023 industry exclusive list can be found at https://themonty.com/project/11-largest-captive-heat-treats-north-america-an-industry-exclusive/ This...
Gearbox Manufacturer Adds Endo Generators
"NGC Gears, one of the world’s largest wind power gearbox manufacturers, has completed the installation of two additional EndoFlex generators from UPC-Marathon, a Nitrex company, at its new facility in Jinhu, China location. This acquisition brings the total of generator sets to five since 2022,...
Furnace Builder Appoints Managing Director/Head of Sales
As a long-standing employee of the AICHELIN Group, Philipp Krenn will not only be responsible for strategic and operational management in his new role, but also for the sales activities of AICHELIN Ges.m.b.H. in Mödling. Philipp Krenn started his career at the AICHELIN Group in 2012 and has since...
Heat Treat Stories to Tell
"The Monty Heat Treat News" is looking forward to telling our readers about two success stories in the heat treatment industry, both stories originating in Europe. "Avion Europe" headquartered in Hagen, Germany was formed in 1994 as a heat treatment manufacturer representative firm and while it...
Furnace Builder Enters “Rebuild Market”
It is relatively unusual for a furnace builder to actively enter the used/rebuilt furnace market but that is exactly what furnace builder Vac Aero is doing. Under their new management the company has become much more aggressive about every aspect of their business from commercial heat treating to...
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Magazine – May 2024 Issue
The link below will take you to the May 2024 issue of "The Monty" for 30 years the world's largest source of news and trends about the heat treatment industry. In this months issue we cover these stories amongst others; Carburizing of Large Gears – Haerterei Reese “Cronite” Talk “Alloy” For the Heat...
European Manufacturer Adds Nitriding System
"Kuźnia Jawor S.A., a European company specializing in the production of hot forged and CNC machined components for the automotive, machinery, mining, and piping industries, has enhanced its manufacturing capabilities through a substantial plant modernization. Located in the southwestern region of...
US Heat Treat Fire Blamed on Foreign Sabotage?
In almost 30 years of reporting news about the global heat treatment industry "The Monty Heat Treat News" has reported on many fires and whenever possible the cause. However this is the first time we have run across a fire in a heat treat department possibly being blamed on foreign sabotage-read on...
Michigan, USA Fastener Manufacturer to Install 3 Mesh Belt Lines?
Earlier this year "The Monty Heat Treat News" had a news item about a Turkish company by the name of Norm Fasteners investing in a new fastener manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan. The original news item can be found below and as our readers can see we mentioned at the time that it would...
Metlab HT Closing Giving Gear Suppliers “Headaches”
The recent closing of commercial heat treater "Metlab Heat Treat in Wyndmoor, PA, USA (the original news release can be found below) has had lasting ramifications on the gear industry in North America-let us explain. Metlab in size we would have considered to be "average" in terms of annual sales...
Crio, Mexico Top 5 Mexican Heat Treat
It has been 4 years since “The Monty Heat Treat News” visited commercial heat treater “Crio” ( https://www.criomx.com/ws/services.html) in Querétaro, Mexico and we welcomed the opportunity for another visit last week. What we found was a company which has invested heavily since then both in terms of...
Aerospace Company Completes Expansion Which Includes Vacuum Brazing
Aerospace company Barnes has just completed the expansion of a new facility in East Granby, Connecticut, USA. This facility boasts several vacuum brazing systems. "BRISTOL, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Barnes Aerospace proudly announces the completion of its newly expanded Maintenance, Repair, and...