“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...
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]
German Heat Treater Orders New Vacuum Heat Treat Furnace
"Oetzbach Edelstahl, a commercial heat treating facility that has been providing metal heat treatment services for almost one hundred years, has purchased another furnace from SECO/WARWICK. The system on order is a Vector® vacuum furnace with 15 bar abs high-pressure gas hardening and the option of...
Terry Profughi/HI TecMetal Group-A Giant in the HT Industry
We understand that this past Sunday, November 20th, 2022 the North American heat treat industry lost a giant-Mr. Terry Profughi, Chairman of the Board of HI TecMetal Group. A very colorful and well known member of the industry Terry founded commercial heat treater HI TecMetal Group (HTG) a...
Phoenix Heat Treat-The Story Continues
Last week "The Monty Heat Treat News" had the privilege of touring Phoenix Heat Treat in Phoenix, Arizona, USA-our summary of the company was posted yesterday and can be found at https://themonty.com/phoenix-heat-treat-gives-the-monty-heat-treat-news-a-tour/ As promised we have a few more photos to...
In House Heat Treater Expands-Allied Locke Update
Last week we had an interesting item about a US firm by the name of Allied Locke in Dixon, IL expanding their in house heat treat department (the original story can by found at this link In House Heat Treater Continues to Expand Heat Treat Department | The Monty and also below). As it turns out what...
Solar Atmospheres Vacuum Heat Treats Titanium Manifold for Artemis 1 Mission
NASA’s unmanned Orion spacecraft launched successfully from Cape Canaveral at 1:47 am for a six-week test flight around the moon and back. This launch marks the first iteration of NASA’s moon-to-Mars Artemis 1 program. Each successive launch is designed to push the rocket through a series of...
Phoenix Heat Treat Gives “The Monty Heat Treat News” a Tour
As previously mentioned commercial heat treater Phoenix Heat Treat gave “The Monty Heat Treat News” a 5 star tour of their facility this past Friday, a tour which we have been looking forward to. As the largest commercial heat treater between San Diego, CA and Dallas, Texas, USA we were anticipating...
Transfer of Practical Knowledge to the New Generation of Heat Treater’s
As each day goes by, the older generation of heat treater’s becomes another day older, and closer to the day when they will want to retire and live comfortably. Our age is not a thing that we can hide from. So the question is asked, will the input (or volume) of the new young generation of heat...
McLaughlin Services Installs Furnace Line in Viet Nam
Furnace builder/rebuilder Jeff McLaughlin of McLaughlin Services in Avilla, Indiana, USA just completed installation of a large batch IQ line in Viet Nam. The line consists of 2 Ipsen “Atlas” batch IQ furnaces 36″ X 48″ X 36″, 4 tempers, charge car and all necessary ancillary equipment. Originally...
American Heat Treating Upgrades Controls
Super Systems, Inc. recently completed two upgrade projects at American Heat Treating in Dayton, OH. Controls were upgraded on a Beavermatic integral quench furnace that included a Series 9205 with a 12.1” HMI for atmosphere and temperature control and datalogging, a Series 804 for oil quench...
Monday Morning Briefing
Machining company Blue Chips Manufacturing in Caseville, Michigan, USA who does a small amount of heat treating in house managed to set one of their ovens on fire not once but twice last week resulting in the local fire department making two visits to the company. Damage was minimal it sounds like. ...
Low Pressure Carburizing Trivia
Now here is some useless trivia for you. The first vacuum carburizing load was run almost exactly 50 years ago at John Deere in Iowa, USA. The year was 1969 and the load was processed in a 10 bar furnace and methane was the carburizing medium. Vacuum carburizing has come a long way since that time...
Good People Are Hard to Find (But Desperately Needed)
We would venture to say that there has never been a time in the heat treating industry when good, experienced people were so desperately needed and the situation is only getting worse as retirements accelerate. A sign of the times can be found in our "Positions Open" section...