John Sheahan Joins Busch VFE Ltd
In the UK we see that Mr. John Sheahan very recently joined Busch VFE, a division of Busch Vacuum (odd that the Busch name comes up again today, we have had several news items about the company recently). John brings a lifetime of experience to his new position as Senior Technical Manager -...
AICHELIN Modernizes SKF Plants in Lüchow, Germany
"Retrofit of 5 Roller Hearth Furnaces Increases Production Reliability and Performance. Retrofitted AICHELIN roller hearth furnaces (© AICHELIN Service GmbH). Mödling/Ludwigsburg/Lüchow (ptp/22.03.2023/08:00) - SKF GmbH produces different roller bearing products in their plant in Lüchow in Lower...
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]
Heat Treat Technical Seminar With SSi Being Held In Mississauga, Ontario
Enhance your understanding of the heat treating industry! This unique opportunity will give you the chance to network with fellow heat treaters and listen to how others are attacking industry specifications, addressing everyday problems, and looking to innovate in the future. There is a link to the...
Captive Heat Treater Makes Substantial Heat Treat Investments
Chain manufacturer and captive heat treater Allied Locke in Dixon, Illinois, USA has graced the pages of "The Monty Heat Treat News" several times in the past because of their substantial investments in their heat treat department. Another recent investment has been into their metallurgical lab...
Captive Heat Treater Celebrates 35 Years of Production
The Honda “Anna Engine Plant” in Anna, Ohio is one of the largest engine builders and consequently one of the larger in-house heat treaters in North America. The company recently celebrated 35 years of production with this summary of where the plant has come from and where it is going. Of most...
Solar Atmospheres of California Installs Large Car Bottom Air Furnace
"Solar Atmospheres of California (SCA) successfully installed a brand new 14 foot long car bottom Air Furnace with a total load capacity of up to 30,000 pounds. The furnace was surveyed in accordance with AMS2750 and is uniform within ±10°F (Class 2). The furnace has a working zone that is 60-inches...
Bill Disler, CEO Of AFC Holcroft Leaving
“The Monty Heat Treat News” searched through our archived photos for our most recent picture of Bill and we came across this one taken in October of 2022 at the heat treat exhibition in Cologne, Germany. Bill is on the left, flanked by the former CEO of Aichelin, Peter Schobesberger, Christian...
Bodycote 2022 Financials
Commercial heat treat giant UK based Bodycote has just released their full year results for year ended 31 December 2022 and they are impressive. The highlights are below and the full report (which makes for fascinating reading about the global heat treating market) can be found here;...
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...
Specialty Steel Treating Adds Vacuum Hardening Capacity
Commercial heat treater Specialty Steel Treating in East Granby, CT, USA recently added this really impressive Ipsen vacuum furnace which can be seen behind (from the left), Ryan Kollmorgen, Jordan Montgomery, Justin Kollmorgen and Andres Bernal (Ion Heat). Specialty is a family owned commercial...
Cihan Balaban, Fornax Software, Turkey
There is a fellow in Turkey by the name of Cihan Balaban who is the “go to man” in Turkey for anything related to the heat treat industry. For many years he was part owner of a company by the name of Sarvion which provides everything to do with heat treating, SSI controls, gas burners, alloy...
Zastava Arms Buys SECO/WARWICK Furnace
All the way from Serbia we have this press release about a recent SECO order; “In addition to aerospace, automotive, and energy industries, defense is one of the sectors where SECO/WARWICK Group provides standard or customized heat processing equipment and technologies. Recently, the company has...
Bill Gornicki, Diablo Furnaces?
Well the news this past Friday was Bill Gornicki parting ways with furnace manufacturer ALD, the news today is that Bill Gornicki is now CEO of furnace manufacturer Diablo Furnaces; "Bill Gornicki is appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of both Diablo Furnaces and Machine Tool Builders (MTB). May...