Japanese Heat Treater Sees Energy Bill Double to $600,000 USD/Month
Energy Pricing has been an enormous issue to the global heat treatment industry and “The Monty Heat Treat News” has touched on this subject many times. Very recently a Japanese reader sent us this article with a summary that North Americans have little to complain about. Their example is a company...
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Visits Solar Atmospheres of Michigan
January 9th of this year it was announced that commercial heat treater Vac-Met in Michigan had been acquired by Solar Atmospheres. That announcement also mentioned that the 9 existing vacuum furnaces at Vac-Met would be moved to a brand new location in Chesterfield, Michigan. Armed with this...
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]
Jimmy Morris May 14th 1959-February 23, 2023
The heat treat industry recently lost another good one, Mr. Jimmy Morris. Jimmy was best known in the southern USA, in particular in Texas where he worked with a number of captive and commercial heat treaters installing control systems and servicing furnaces. He will be missed. "Jimmy Neil Morris,...
Burner Company “Noxmat” Formally Enters North American Market
"Noxmat Industrial Heating Technology" formally entered the North American market March 1/2023 when they set up a brand new facility in Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA. Noxmat based in Germany has long been a significant player in the global heating technology industry with locations in Europe,...
Unannealed Pinions Causes Ford To Recall Vehicles
"Ford’s quality control appears to be getting worse. The Dearborn-based automaker somehow forgot to anneal the front axle pinions that equip certain F-150, Expedition, and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. By not receiving the proper heat treatment, said pinions are prone to fracture, resulting in the...
Busch Acquires VESCO-McLaughlin-A Pattern
Earlier this week "The Monty Heat Treat News" was the first to announce the acquisition of the VESCO Division of McLaughlin Furnace Group by Busch Vacuum Solutions US. The news was not unexpected and represents a very good business decision by both groups in the humble opinion of "The Monty Heat...
Cincinnati Steel Treating Appoints Operations Manager
Cincinnati Steel Treating enjoys a long and very impressive history in the commercial heat treating industry which goes back to 1941. Their capabilities include nitriding, hardening, induction, carburizing and aluminum processing to name just a few CST: Heat Treating Services & Metal Treating of...
Titanium Foundry Adds Furnace
"L&L Special Furnace has delivered a highly uniform, front-loading box furnace to a northeastern US supplier of titanium castings for the aerospace and power generation fields. The company deals with exotic metals such as nickel and cobalt-based alloys that are ideal for superior products using...
Shanghai Qizhi Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Betcha you have never heard of Shanghai Qizhi Information Technology Co., Ltd., based in Ningbo, China before-we certainly hadn’t. If you are curious about the company you can get all the details at http://www.qijing-m.com/En/INTRODUCTION.html which will tell you it is a large conglomerate which...
Where Are They Now-Thomas Lord
When you have worked for companies such as furnace manufacturer SECO/WARWICK in Meadville, PA and Modern Heat Treat in Erie, PA you learn your trade so it is no surprise that Thomas just recently became Sales Director for one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America, ALD Thermal...
Solar Atmospheres South Carolina Facility Orders 12’ Vacuum Furnace
"Solar Atmospheres announces the order of a new 12’ long car-bottom vacuum furnace with advanced pumping system and rapid cooling capability for our Greenville, SC facility. This state-of-the-art 144” deep x 54” wide x 54” high horizontal vacuum furnace is capable of processing up to 50,000 lb...
HÄRTEREI REESE Bochum, Gear Hardening Video
In Bochum, Germany we find commercial heat treater REESE one of the largest commercial heat treaters in the country. This is a family owned business with a long established history and the distinction of hardening some of the largest gears, shafts and pinions in the world. As a matter of fact the...
Where Are They Now-Ross Hill
Ross does not come from a heat treating background rather an automotive background working with companies such as Magna International. However a few years back he took over the GM position at the Bodycote facility in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (which closed about a year ago) and did a very...
Monday Morning Briefing
“Gasbarre is pleased to announce the promotion of Mike Harrison to Engineering Manager for Gasbarre Industrial Furnace Systems (formerly J.L. Becker), in Plymouth, MI. Mike started with Gasbarre in 2017 as a Sales and Metallurgical Engineer. Since that time, Mike has demonstrated great leadership...