“Top 50” Heat Treater Reports Strong Sales
As we count down to our 2025 list of the “50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters” Gord Montgomery of “The Monty Heat Treat News” took the opportunity to visit a company which has been on our list for the past few years and who will be on our list again this year-“Thermetco Inc.” of Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada.
In terms of processes offered there are few that the company doesn’t offer in that they have vacuum hardening (3 furnaces at the main location with one have a diffusion pump), 4 batch IQ units offering carburizing and neutral hardening, salt processing, stress relieving, and annealing to name a few all operating 24/7.
What caught our eye during the visit was a brand-new robot designed for racking parts for an automotive customer. The system will come on line in the coming weeks and the reason for it is the usual-an inability to find and keep operators willing to rack loads.
Our visit took place Tuesday, April 15th and our hosts included Mr. Jean-Sebastien, Lemire (President and part owner) and Mr. Pierre-Luc Bouvrette ing., Technical Sales-we thank them for their time and hospitality.
From Left; Gord Montgomery, “The Monty Heat Treat News”, Pierre-Luc Bouvrette ing., Technical Sales, “Thermetco”, Jean-Sebastein Lemire, President, “Thermetco”