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...
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]
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;...
Aalberts Surface Technologies Announces Expansion Of Austempering Capabilities In Ohio And Arkansas
"Aalberts surface technologies - HIP | braze | heat treatment announces a significant expansion of its austempering capabilities and capacity in Canton, OH and Ft. Smith, AR. Three atmosphere-to-salt furnaces will be added at the existing facility in Canton, OH. This expands the number of...
Induction Heat Treating Corp., Makes Acquisition
Located in Chrystal Lake, Illinois, USA Induction Heat Treating Corp., is a very rare type of commercial heat treater in that the company only offers Induction heat treating. Founded in 1946 it now has over 60 employees working out of a 35,000 square foot facility. Induction Heat Treating -...
Captive Heat Treater Finishing Installation of 3rd Mesh Belt Line
Recently we have had several stories about chain manufacturer and captive heat treater Allied Locke in Dixon, Illinois, USA expanding their heat treat department. In a November 2022 posting we told how the company was installing a third mesh belt furnace line. These photos show the existing two...
Ipsen Repurposes Ceramics Facility for Hot Zone Production
Pecatonica, ILLINOIS (March 15, 2023) – Ipsen in Pecatonica, Illinois (formerly Ipsen Ceramics) is being repurposed for vacuum furnace hot zone assembly. The plant is currently undergoing major refurbishments, including new lighting, HVAC, roofing, and other interior and exterior upgrades. The...
IHEA Announces 2019-20 Board of Directors and Officers
INDEPENDENCE, KY., May 14, 2019 - The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) recently announced its 2019 - 2020 Board of Directors and Executive Officers. IHEA’s President is Michael Stowe of Advanced Energy; Scott Bishop of Alabama Power Company assumes the role of Vice-President;...
Kern Liebers, Mexico
Kern Liebers is a company which intrigues us as they seem to be that very rare of breeds, a company which successfully combines manufacturing with captive and commercial heat treating. Recently they have been promoting themselves with press releases such as this combined with a photo of the plant in...
Unitherm Pit Carburizing Furnace Sells
Pit carburizing furnaces on the used market are rather unusual items, when they are available nobody wants them, when everybody wants one they cannot be found anywhere. In this particular case we were aware of an excellent condition Unitherm pit carburizing furnace just 4 years old with working...
Monday Morning Briefing
Commercial heat treater Thermetco in Canada has been gradually moving into a new 55,000 square foot facility over the past two years and the move is now almost completed as we saw last week. The operation now has over 110 employees and has available most heat treating processes. We’re going to let...
Pyradia, St. Hubert, Canada
Furnace and oven builder Pyradia in Canada is a company we have been bumping into more and more over the years, so much so that we decided a visit was again in order this time along with Bob Fincken of SSI. The company has been around for over 40 years during which time they have always offered...
BMI Vacuum Nitrider
A relatively unusual sight in North America is that of a BMI vacuum furnace. Located in France BMI is a manufacturer of vacuum furnaces and good ones at that but you see very few of them in North America which makes the sight of several in a row a very unusual sight. In this photo you see a brand...