Captive Heat Treater Closes Down-Throws Heat Treat Furnaces on the Used Market
Back in early 2020 it was announced by the Timken Company that their recently acquired Diamond Chain Company division in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA would be permanently closed by 2023 with operations moving to other Timken facilities; “FEBRUARY 4, 2020. The 102-year-old Diamond Chain...
Is Commercial Heat Treating Profitable?
The obvious answer to this question is that yes commercial heat treating can be quite profitable, however it can also be a very difficult way to make a living. Lets look at a real life example. The listing below is for a North American commercial heat treater currently on the market which “The Monty...
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]
Two Leading Heat Treat Technology Companies Integrate to Create Better Customer Outcomes
"Effective immediately, C3 Data’s real-time pyrometry compliance software enables digital uploading of certificate data of all TT Electronics thermocouples. TT Electronics is a leading UK provider of thermocouples and design-led advanced electronic technologies for performance critical applications...
Heat Treating of High End Power Transmission Components (Originally Published June 7, 2022)
Auburn, Indiana, USA is home to Auburn Gear LLC a very progressive manufacturer and captive heat treater who recently invited “The Monty Heat Treat News” to inspect their manufacturing facility and in house heat treat department. “Auburn Gear, LLC is a leading designer and manufacturer of custom...
North American Tooling Supplier Opens Multi Million Dollar Heat Treating Facility
Back in early 2021 “The Monty Heat Treat News” posted a rumor about a North American manufacturer placing an order with several furnace builders for what amounted to a multi million dollar investment. Subsequently we posted the news that the company in question is the Castool division of Exco...
Happy Thanksgiving!
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“Terry” Profughi, HI TecMetal Group, Obituary
Yesterday we mentioned the very unfortunate passing of Mr. Terry Profughi, founder of " HI TecMetal Group". What follows is his obituary and details about the service https://www.marcfburrfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Terry-Profughi/#!/Obituary "Terence C. Profughi, age 76 of Chardon passed away Nov....
Aluminum Extruding Company Adds Second Nitriding System
Aluplast - ZTG, an Altest company, recently expanded its production capacity with a second Nitrex nitriding system. The Bulgarian aluminum extruder experienced a big manufacturing boost after installing new extrusion presses to meet customer demand for its extrusion profiles used in residential and...
Gruppo T.T.N/Nervianesi, Italy
As a prelude to our visit to furnace builder ECM in Grenoble, France we visited the largest commercial heat treater in Italy, Gruppo T.T.N., headquartered in Nervianesi, Italy (near Milano). The family owned group consists of 9 locations, all in northern Italy with a total of 500 employees making...
How Cold is it in North America?
According to the news item below it is so cold in parts of North America that some auto plants and their heat treating operations are being forced to close; “In the midst of a polar vortex that has brought record-breaking low temperatures to Michigan, Consumers Energy has called for customers...
Andreas Wiesemann/ ROHDE Schutzgasöfen GmbH
A favorite of ours in the industry Mr. Andreas Wiesemann, Engineering Manager of German furnace manufacturer Rohde will be retiring March 31/2019. Andreas has been in the heat treating industry for 42 years with 20 of these being at Rohde. We have always been impressed by his knowledge and have to...
Worldwide Heat Treat/Houston, Texas, USA
Texas with the downturn in the oil and gas industries over the past few years has gone through some hard times but things are back and starting to boom with virtually all the captive and commercial heat treaters doing well. As an example there is a new heat treater in town Worldwide Heat Treat which...
Used Vacuum Furnace Sales
Over the course of the past two months we have run across and listed a used, very large 2 Bar GM Enterprises vacuum furnace and two relatively new Ipsen Titan 2 bar vacuum furnaces. Beyond the fact that that each has two bar quenching what else do they have in common? The answer would be that each...
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA Appoints Tim Fish as Regional Sales Manager
Solar Atmospheres is pleased to announce the addition of Timothy C. Fish to our sales team, as Regional Sales Manager at Solar Atmospheres of Western PA. As an Integrated Marketing Communications graduate of Duquesne University, Tim has honed his sales and marketing skills during the course of his...