McLaughlin Furnace Group/Rhode Announce New Salt Recovery Project
Earlier this year "The Monty Heat Treat News" announced that US furnace builder McLaughlin Furnace Group and German furnace company Rohde Schutzgasoefen had come to an agreement on working together. Today we have this joint press release from the two companies about a new project; NOVEMBER 4, 2022;...
Supply Chain Issues Continue to Plague Heat Treatment Industry
The heat treatment industry is certainly not alone in experiencing the challenges brought about by inflation, disruptions in the global supply chain, rising energy costs and labor market issues. This is reflected in the fact that pricing for virtually everything has increased along with delivery...
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]
Bodycote Appoints Steven Campbell VP Automotive, NA
Heat treating giant Bodycote The leading provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services worldwide – Bodycote plc has just appointed Mr. Steven John Campbell to the position of Vice President, Automotive, North America. Previous to this John was Bodycote Country Manager...
Watlow® Completes Acquisition of Eurotherm®
June 8th of this year it was announced that controls company Watlow would be acquiring Eurotherm from Schneider Electric Company®. The deal was concluded and announce Wednesday of this week. Both companies are well known in the heat treatment industry. “11/2/22 St. Louis, MO – Watlow®, a designer...
“Hubbard-Hall” Acquires “Torch Surface Technologies”
Hubbard-Hall a name known in the heat treatment industry for their chemical line announces that they have acquired “Torch Surface Technologies” a supplier of lubricants for the metal forming industry; “Torch Surface Technologies is now a Division of Hubbard-Hall Inc.; Waterbury, CT – Hubbard-Hall...
Fascinating Heat Treats “Heat Treatment 2000”
From time to time "The Monty Heat Treat News" scrolls through our extensive archive of pictures and profiles an interesting (fascinating) captive heat treatment facility, a unique industry supplier or a commercial heat treat. Today we look at a commercial heat treater in the USK which we have had...
Wall Colmonoy Announces $2.5 Million Modernization at Los Lunas, New Mexico Plant
"Wall Colmonoy is pleased to announce a $2.5 million modernization plan at their Alloy Products plant located in Los Lunas, New Mexico. The plan aims to increase capacity, improve processes, and add new capabilities. The investment includes upgrades to plant infrastructure and environment, alloy...
All Quiet on the Nickel Front
This graph will bring joy to every heat treaters heart-we promise. What you are looking at is the spot market price for nickel in terms of dollars per pound over the past year. Aside from a wicked spike in March of this year pricing has remained fairly stable, hovering in the $10.00 USD/pound range...
And Speaking of US Thanksgiving
Jim Grann of furnace manufacturer Ipsen gives us 5 reasons why you should NOT cook a turkey in a vacuum furnace.
Commercial Heat Treater Metcor Makes Major Investments
In business since 1950 Metcor is the largest commercial heat treater in the Canadian province of Quebec. This Nadcap Aerospace heat treater offers Vacuum, Induction, Atmosphere and Salt Bath Nitriding all in a 50,000 square foot building located just outside of Montreal, Quebec. The company has been...
SSi-Mexico Open House
“On Thursday, November 8, 2018, SSi-Mexico (Sistemas Superiores Integrales S de RL de CV) held an Open House and cut the ribbon on a new service center and calibration laboratory in Queretaro, Mexico. The celebration was attended by Stephen Thompson (President, Super Systems), employees, family,...
Solar Atmospheres and the Spirit of Thanksgiving
"In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Solar Atmospheres in Souderton, PA, along with sister companies Solar Manufacturing, Magnetic Specialties, and Vacuum Pump Services, held a food drive to support the Keystone Opportunity Center. Together, they were able to donate more than 790 lbs of food and supplies...
Big Changes at Retech Systems LLC
Since 1963 Retech Systems has been manufacturing vacuum melting systems in Northern California…but that is all about to change. The next step in the story of Retech comes with a transition of much of the manufacturing and assembly previously done in Ukiah, CA to facilities in Świebodzin, Poland. All...
Is This the Oldest Commercial Heat Treater in North America?
We were speaking the other day with John Quaglia, President of family owned Bennett Heat Treat which has two locations, one in Newark, NJ, USA and the other in Ivyland, PA http://bennettheat.com/ During the course of our conversation it came up in passing that the company has been in business since...