March Issue 2013 Table of Contents Heat Treat News Used Equipment • Batch • Continuous • Draw/Temper • Generators • Induction • Miscellaneous • Salt • Vacuum Employment Opportunities Seeking Employment If you would like the information contained in this newsletter daily instead of monthly, visit us at www.themonty.com daily & you don’t have to wait for the most up to date, relevant Heat Treat News in the Industry. www.themonty.com Heat Treat News Letter Introduction As always we welcome your thoughts, comments and press releases. Best regards, Gord www.themonty.com "The Monty"/March 2013. One of the things that we are most proud of about "The Monty" is that we are the only website in the world that regularly includes photographs of captive and commercial heat treaters around the world. For instance in this the March 2013 issue we include photographs of the heat treating departments of a large gear manufacturer in the US, a gearbox manufacturer in Brazil, a forging company in Ohio and commercial heat treaters in PA, Texas, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. This is in addition to our estimate of the number of vacuum furnaces in operation around the world, an announcement of a brand new commercial operation in Texas and a summary about how the world's largest commercial heat treater Bodycote is setting the world on fire these days. We are also proud of our advertisers which represent some of the best suppliers to the worldwide heat treating industry. In this issue you will see new advertisements from PhoenixTM (temperature profiling systems), Ed Fagan Inc. (molybdenum) and Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry (calibration services)-all in our opinion are worth a quick look. Heat Treat Problems? Are you constantly re-calibrating or just performing a calibration check on your instruments (drift/accuracy)? Use a Precision PID Controller with accuracy levels better than 0.1%. Can your data records be altered without detection - leading to audit issues? When .CSV or .XLS do not satisfy your audit requirements, select the Eurotherm secure data format that is selected by many industries (Aerospace, Automotive, Life Science/FDA etc.) Do you always have eyes on your process? The ability to monitor your process data from anywhere within your plant can help when resources are stretched (new inbuilt webserver feature – use your smartphone to view your process). All this and more available now in your nanodac™ compact PID Controller/Recorder Please contact Peter Sherwin at Invensys Eurotherm for more information on Eurotherm products for Heat Treatment applications at peter.sherwin@invensys.com. www.eurotherm.com/nanodac Spot the difference? … and avoid costly probe failures! The difference is peace of mind by using a redundant probe backup solution* *utilizes the ACP Carbon Probe and nanodac™ PID Controller/Recorder Please contact us or visit our website to benefit from our extensive global experience in helping the Heat treat community cope with AMS2750E, CQI9 Issue 3, and general Heat Treat standards Heat Treat News A few examples include: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Cast Link Belt Line New Listing Air Cooled Heat Exchanger Surface "Super 30" Temper New Listing Dow Batch Temper New Listing Exo Generators (2 available) New Listing Grieve Oven New Listing Ipsen T-13 Batch IQ Furnace New Listing AFC Batch IQ Furnace Mesh Belt Annealing Furnace New Price Inductotherm Induction Melting Furnace Varian Diffusion Pump Dry Coolers Cooling System Rotary Hearth Furnace Lindberg Endo Generator Ipsen TQFR-2-10EM Furnace Abar Bottom Load Vacuum Furnace Ipsen TQ-2-EM Batch IQ Line UK Ipsen TQ-5-EM Furnaces (2 available)UK www.themonty.com Used Equipment Available. Our used equipment section is complete and up to date and includes some terrific bargains-have a look at what is new. If you don't see what you are looking for please let us know and we should be able to find it for you. jordan@themonty.com February 28/2013 Do you want results when it comes to filling a position within the heat treating industry? "The Monty" is the most economical, fastest way to fill that position. Looking for a job? Send us your ad and we will put it on the site free of charge for as long as you would like. When it comes to filling positions within the heat treating industry "The Monty" can't be beat! With a readership of over 20,000 heat treaters/month we will help you fill your position or help you find a job. Just contact jordan@themonty.com. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Field Service Technician New Metallographic Technician New Maintenance Supervisor New General Manager New Account Manager New Quality Manager Account Manager Regional Engineer Plant Manager Production Manager Quality Manager Quality Manager Experienced Heat Treater Looking Sales Engineer Metallurgist Looking www.themonty.com Business Opportunities. We are always adding new job openings and individuals looking for jobs within the industry. Our newest listings include a Field Service Technician for a company in Michigan, a Metallographic Technician wanted at top notch captive heat treater Schaeffler Group several open positions at heat treating giant Bodycote and two openings for Quality Control Managers at plants in Michigan and Indiana. If you are looking for good qualified people we can guarantee that over 20,000 heat treaters per month will see your ad. February 27/2013 Highlights • Headline margin improved from 15.0% to 16.6% despite European headwinds • Headline operating profit up 14.4% • Revenue growth of 3.0% (6.4% at constant currency) • Continued strong cash generation, headline operating cash conversion6 of 113% • North American network enhanced by £85m of acquisitions • Dividend increased by 12.8% to 12.3p per share Cast Link Belt Line. A fastener manufacturer who outsourced their heat treating requirements a number of years ago just asked us to list a cast link belt line for them (details can be found in the continuous section of our used equipment listings). Nothing unusual about that except for the fact that the line was built in 1955. I have to say I have never seen a furnace almost 60 years old in such pristine condition, so much so that if there was a museum of history for the heat treating industry I would suggest this should be exhibit "A". Unfortunately because of the size and the age I doubt that it will attract much attention which is a real shame for a furnace that has had such a long and productive life. . February 28/2013 www.themonty.com Bodycote Financial Results. The world's largest commercial heat treater has just released their 2012 Preliminary Results (http://www.bodycote.com/ under the news section) and the highlights are below. Reading through the results a few things caught our eye. Brazil and Eastern Europe showed disappointing results, in the case of Brazil our impression is that everybody is disappointed in Brazil these days. Bodycote mentions a small acquisition in North America of 3 shops which is of course Specialty Heat Treating Inc., in Michigan and Indiana but not by name which surprises us. This in our opinion was an excellent acquisition for the company and worth mentioning by name. Profit margins in North America are significantly higher than in Europe which explains the enormous investments the company has made over the past few years in the US with the result that geographically the US is now the largest single market for the company. While these few points caught our eye, reading through the entire report makes for fascinating reading as to where the growing heat treat markets are. Market reaction was ecstatic with the shares up almost 10% at one point today. February 28/2013 Souderton, PA. – "Dorran Schultz recently joined Solar Atmospheres of Eastern PA and will serve the company as a project engineer. Mr. Schultz has over twenty-five years of experience in research and development. and will be working on numerous technical and R & D projects at Solar. His initial assignment is to conduct a study of metal oxides and nitrides related to part surface color development. The objective of this study is to identify resultant colors numerically, which can be related to vacuum furnace residual atmosphere and used for diagnostic and analytical purposes. Results will be measured with tristimulus colormetric data derived from a recently purchased Hunter Lab ColorFlex EZ Model diffuse reflectance spectrophotometer. Vice president of research and development, Don Jordan notes, "We are continually looking for new ways to improve our processes and better serve our customers. Dorran's wealth of research experience will be very helpful in this area. He will be a valuable asset to our team as we continue to lead the industry with innovation.” Mr. Schultz holds a B.S. in Ceramic Science Engineering from Penn State University and a B.S. in Physics from Lebanon Valley College. ABOUT SOLAR ATMOSPHERES; Solar Atmospheres is one of the world’s largest providers of commercial vacuum heat treating services. Through unmatched technical expertise, equipment, and quality assurance, Solar's thermal processing produces bright, scale-free parts with minimal distortion. For clients requiring an "out-of-the ordinary" application, an in-house R&D team of metallurgists and scientists develop innovative, custom process solutions. Serving over 18 markets, Solar's state-of-the art services include vacuum brazing, carburizing, nitriding and advanced processing of raw materials such as Titanium, Tantalum, and nano powders. With over 50 furnaces ranging from lab sized to the world’s largest commercial vacuum furnaces, Solar can efficiently handle any size job. Headquartered in Souderton, near Philadelphia, Solar also operates plants in Hermitage, near Pittsburgh and in Fontana, California, near Los Angeles. Please visit www.solaratm.com for more information." Worldwide Vacuum Furnaces. On the basis of several questions posed to us about the number of vacuum furnaces in use around the world we embarked on a quest to see if we could find out what the actual number is. The basic criteria was vacuum furnaces currently operational in the heat treating and brazing industries (this means we were not looking at the total number built over the years as many have been scrapped, likewise we are not interested in vacuum furnaces in industries such as crystal growing). To come up with the total number we shamelessly relied upon a number of vacuum builders around the world who in www.themonty.com Solar Atmospheres/Dorran Schultz. From new vacuum furnace builder Solar Atmospheres we have this press release about a new hire, Dorran Schultz who has joined the company as a project engineer. February 28/2013 Metlab/Wyndmoor, PA. Commercial heat treater Metlab in PA is a pretty cool place in that they have have to some extent filled a large void in the commercial heat treating field namely carburizing of very large gears. Granted there are others that do the same thing but Metlab is known as the heat treater with the largest pit carburizing furnaces in the US. The press release gives us some more details. February 26/2013 "Metlab Refurbishes Large Pit Furnaces Increasing Reliability and Uptime; In anticipation of receiving several large gears and bearing races for carburizing and nitriding, Metlab has completed the upgrade of both of its large pit furnaces. The upgrades enhance the company's capability to process parts up to 14 feet in diameter by 12 feet long and up to 50,000 pounds. The equipment improvements included refurbishment of nickel base alloy retorts to maintain the appropriate furnace atmosphere, new insulation, and upgrades to burners, burner controls and other instrumentation. Now two furnaces, each of similar size and each with 4 million BTU/hour natural gas heating capability sit side-by-side, adjacent to two quench tanks for oil or water medium quench. Twin overhead cranes, with a combined lifting capability of 25 tons are positioned over the furnaces to load and unload components. Temperature uniformity surveys of both furnaces performed in accordance with AMS 2750D showed that the workzones were +/- 11.5°F at 1750°F, well within the specification requirements of +/- 25°F. After commissioning of the upgraded furnaces, Metlab commenced carburizing two large 12,000 pound gears, 11 feet in diameter by 7 1/2 inches thick. The gears were carburized to a case depth in excess of 0.250". The temperature uniformity of the furnace, coupled with special fixturing for supporting the gears during carburizing and hardening, resulted in a heat treated product with minimal distortion and taper. An upcoming www.themonty.com most cases were quite open about their thoughts although generally they preferred that their names not be used and a number of acquaintances who have been involved in this industry for far longer than us. The hardest part of our task was the sheer number of vacuum furnace builders around the world; we easily came up with over 60 manufacturers and this does not include Chinese companies building for the domestic market which is probably a completely unknown number. With this number of suppliers and with most not sharing their sales figures at the end of the day all that we can come up with is an estimate, an estimate which we don't for a second claim to be anything more than just that-an estimate. So with this preamble out of the way our estimate would be 11,000-12,000 vacuum furnaces in operation around the world with probably 5,000 scrapped out over the years and well over a thousand in operation in China built by local suppliers. We can say that with some certainty that the number of foreign built vacuums in China is probably 200-300 but the total size of the market is unknown. Whatever way you look at it this is one heck of a lot of furnaces and the largest supplier of all? Ipsen which we would estimate has built at least twice as many vacuum furnaces compared to their nearest competitor. February 27/2013 Metlab Pit Furnace, work zone 14 feet in diameter by 12 feet deep with cover removed showing 48,000-pound gear at 1600°F ready to be removed from furnace and placed in oil quench tank. INDOMETAL 2013 Heat Treat Show/Indonesia. Our friend Janusz Kowalewski of AFC-Holcroft in China sends us this report of a recent heat treat show in Indonesia. February 26/2013 "This month, I am again in Indonesia for the INDOMETAL 2013 trade show. Indonesia with 238 million friendly people is a fast growing market for the heat treatment services. Indonesia is also one of the “Next Eleven” emerging markets with strong metalworking industries. Mining, oil/gas, foundry, casting and automobile industries are growing with double digit speed every year. Only a few commercial heat treating facilities operate in Indonesia, and the market is wide open for experience heat treaters with attitude for adventure. The biggest commercial heat treating shops are Dowa and Parker (editor’s note; these are Japanese commercial heat treaters who are very strong in Asia, far more so than any western commercial heat treaters who are almost nonexistent in this part of the world). I was told that there are only 5 vacuum furnaces in Indonesia. AFCHolcroft USA, ALD Germany, TAV Italy, Ebner Austria (Ebner is one of the largest nonferrous furnace manufacturer in the world with sales between $250 to $330+ million), LOI Germany (one of the biggest furnace company in the world if we take www.themonty.com contract for nitriding six large main propulsion ship drive gears, each 10' in diameter by 8' tall, weighing in excess of 20,000 pounds each, will be run in the furnaces. Company spokesmen indicated that the furnaces would see extensive use for carburizing, nitriding and hardening large gearing as well as heat-treating large carburized bearings destined for use in wind energy turbines. With over 30 furnaces on-site, the largest 15 feet in diameter, and the longest 24 feet deep, and 40 employees working on three shifts, Metlab, located in Philadelphia serves an international marketplace with an array of comprehensive thermal processes. These include carburizing, nitriding, hardening, annealing, stress relieving, black oxide and other services. For more information, contact Mark Podob, Vice President, Metlab, 1000 E. Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, PA 19038, 215-233-2600, mpodob@metlabheattreat.com." to account steel/iron making and process furnaces), Rad Con USA and Tainan Chia Chang Taiwan exhibited at the show. The traffic was excellent, and many business cards passed hands. Some metal working machines exhibited on the show has “Sold” mark just after the first day of the exhibition." • • • • Machinability Facilitation of cold-work Mechanical and electrical properties Stability of dimensions The primary purpose of the furnace is to evenly heat to an internal stabilized temperature of 1,750°F. The furnace is held at this temperature for a predetermined amount of time, and is then cooled using an external Venturi cooling system. The furnace is first loaded with product in a work envelope of 17” wide by 17” high by 25” deep. It is purged with 10 volume changes of nitrogen or until the oxygen level is below 1%, and is then capable of introducing hydrogen up to 100%. The dew point of the hydrogen entering the furnace is -40°F or greater due to the use of all-stainless-steel lines. The furnace control system is driven by a Honeywell HC900 control system with touchscreen. This computer-based control system includes a CPU and operator interface with Ethernet capabilities. Modular construction makes the HC900 expandable, with many input and output options. The HC900 software monitors and logs all of the thermal data from a remote computer. The furnace is divided into six zones, each with independent PID loops. The thermocouples are type K, allowing for consistent operation at 1,750°F. www.themonty.com L & L Special Furnace Company Press Release. "ASTON, PA (FEBRUARY 5, 2013) – "L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc. has manufactured a high-uniformity box furnace used for hydrogen annealing. The furnace – part of the company's XLC series – has been supplied to an industry leader that manufactures aerospace, medical and R&D supplies for a worldwide client base. Steel hydrogen annealing is a treatment of steel where it is heated to and held at a specific temperature, followed by a controlled cooling process that removes hydrogen, carbon, sulphur and other impurities. It also prevents hydrogen embrittlement. Steel hydrogen annealing softens metal and simultaneously changes its properties, improving: Monday Morning Briefing. Steel Treaters Inc., is a midsized captive/commercial heat treater in the wilds of Upstate, NY-Oriskany, to be exact. It has long been owned by ESCO Corporation but we see that Esco was just purchased by Consolidated Precision Products Corp., which at the end of the day will probably make not a whit of difference to Steel Treaters Inc. A reader recently had a need for salt heat treating of some very large parts and suggested that the largest salt furnaces that he was aware of in the world are at a Babcock and Wilcox facility in the US. As it turns out this facility is located in Mt Vernon Indiana and the salt quenches are part of a gantry line originally built by Sauder (later purchased by Ipsen). So our reader was correct, this is quite possibly the largest gantry line in the world with salt quenching with working dimensions of roughly 30ft wide x 45ft tall. Whether it is still in operation at this time we don't know. Gulfstream Aerospace in Calexico, Mexico is looking to sell a Seco Warwick batch IQ line. Seco makes excellent equipment but I don't generally think of them for batch IQ's. Ontario, Canada is going to see a brand new commercial heat treater in St. Catherines, Ontario. It is a partnership between RuskCast and Niagara Metal Finishers which will have a batch furnace with water quench, more on this to come. C.I. Hayes, a Gasbarre Furnace Group Company, announces the installation of a Batch Atmosphere, 20 Bar Pressure Quench (BAPQ) furnace in the 4th quarter of 2012. The furnace is designed for a proprietary heat treating process and is equipped with a 3 zone heat chamber with a maximum operating temperature of 1250o C. Capabilities include net loading of 3000 pounds, 20 bar nitrogen quench, and 15 second load transfers between chambers. Located in Cranston, RI, C.I. Hayes designs, manufactures and services industrial vacuum and atmosphere heat treating equipment and has been delivering custom solutions to the heat treating industry for 108 years". BRIDGEVILLE, Pa., Feb. 21, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc., of Bridgeville, PA has has achieved Nadcap Heat Treat accreditation at its North Jackson, Ohio facility. The facility recently completed the Nadcap audit, successfully meeting all requirements for checklists AC7102 - the general requirement for all Nadcap accredited Heat Treating. The company manufactures and markets semi-finished and finished specialty steels, including stainless steel, tool steel and certain other alloyed steels. Later this week we will come out with our estimate of the total www.themonty.com Options include mass flow meters, dew point analyzers, ammeters and voltmeters. All units come with a three-day, all-inclusive startup service within the continental US and Canada. International startup and training services are available by factory quote. The furnace has been surveyed and is capable of ±10°F at 1,750°F throughout the work envelope. If precise temperature control and uniformity is key to your heat-treating process, then L&L’s XLC series is a great choice! We also have many other sizes available. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Thomas Schultz, Sales Manager Phone: (610) 459-9216" February 26/2013 Ed Fagan Company. Our latest advertisor, whose ad can be seen on this page is none other than the "Ed Fagan Company", who is well known and well respected in the molybedum industry. A press release last week from the company tells us how they are embarking on a stocking program which will reduce moly lead times. February 25/2013 Ipsen Press Release. "MetalMaster® Continues to Support Aerospace Industry. CHERRY VALLEY, IL – A company in southern Singapore, specializing in the repair and refurbishment of commercial jet engine turbine airfoils, recently acquired an Ipsen 2 bar MetalMaster® vacuum furnace. “Customers often look to the MetalMaster line due to its sustained relevance and reputation in the industry,” says Craig Moller, Ipsen’s Chief Engineer, “It works well and it will continue to work well, and that’s what people respond to.” MetalMaster is known around the world as a reliable, proven technology. Ideal for aircraft brazing and other high vacuum applications, this vacuum furnace line performs distinctively well with thin section parts and lighter pieces, as are often found in these industries. The recently sold unit, an HR-50 MetalMaster, is one of the more popular MetalMaster sizes, along with the HR-34 and the HR-26, with standard load size dimensions of 24” x 24” x 48” (610 mm x 610 mm x 1,219 mm) and 24” x 18” x 36” (610 mm x 457 mm x 914 mm), respectively. However, there is a wide variety of models from HR-20 to HR-66 with weight capacities ranging from 400 pounds (181 kg) to 5,000 pounds (2,268 kg). In addition to offering a variety of sizes to support differing workloads, the MetalMaster features excellent temperature uniformity with superior pumping capability to produce consistently clean and repeatable results. MetalMaster’s body and design are built to stand the test of time, while incorporating all the current and modern controls that are a staple of Ipsen products. With superior longevity combined with the ability to stay compliant, it has shown itself to be a continued asset in the Aerospace industry. For repeatable, dependable brazing performance, www.themonty.com number of vacuum furnaces in operation around the world. Our previous thoughts on this subject prompted a host of replies including one from new furnace builder Combustol in Brazil who as it turns out have built 3 vacuum furnaces over the years which are currently in operation. Good company but it was news to us that they are also in the vacuum furnace business. Upcoming heat treat exhibitions include one in Moscow, Russia "7th International Specialized Exhibition "Heat Treatment - 2013" which will be held September 10-12th. We keep hearing that that the Russian heat treating market is a growing one so it will be interesting to see what attendance at this show is like. Ipsen at the end of 2012 received orders for three (3) VFCK-124 6 bar horizontal vacuum furnaces from companies in China making coins. Bodycote in Stillington, UK has now completed installation of two new large air furnaces, the largest being 30' long. These are possibly the largest air furnaces available in the UK accredited to Nadcap standards. February 25/2013 be secure in your choice with Ipsen’s MetalMaster. For more information, or to request a quote, visit http://ipsenusa.com/metalmaster or email sales@ipsenusa.com. February 25/2013 Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry. (ATP is the abbreviated form and rolls off the tongue much easier we have to say so let’s stick with ATP). We welcome ATP as our newest advertiser on "The Monty" and we have this to say about the company. ATP is a very well known and respected company in North America when it comes to Heat Treat Consulting, Testing and Pyrometry. Their ad appears on this page and if you are in the market for these services a quick phone call or e-mail to Andrew at ATP might not be a bad idea. February 22/2013 SOLO SWISS/New Order. Switzerland based new furnace manufacturer SOLO Swiss (which we have always thought was a pretty cool name for a furnace company) has this announcement about a new furnace order they received from a customer in the Aerospace Industry. February 22/2013 www.themonty.com Solar Manufacturing/Aero Gear, Inc. "Souderton, PA. 2/21/13 - Solar Manufacturing, Inc. recently received an order for a Model HVC-3836-2IQ horizontal, front loading type vacuum carburizing furnace from Aero Gear, Inc., a major gear manufacturer in the United States. This furnace will be used for the carburizing of a variety of gears applicable to both the commercial and military aerospace industry. The work zone of this furnace will be 24 inches (610 mm) wide x 24 inches (610 mm) high x 36 inches (914 mm) deep with a hearth designed to accommodate up to a 1,000 pound workload. The entire hot zone utilizes a Flexshield hot face backed by four layers of ½ inch thick graphite felt insulation and supported by a heavy-duty stainless steel structure. The heating elements will consist of thin, durable, curved graphite allowing for a maximum operating temperature of 2500oF. The vacuum pumping system will be a Stokes Model 412J 300 CFM mechanical pump backed by a Stokes 615 Booster blower for vacuum operation in the low micron range. A new Solar proprietary radial fan and gas diffuser/distributer design with internal 100 horse power drive motor is capable of providing rapid quenching of loads to their required hardness if gas quenching is specified. Solar’s vacuum carburizing system is included in the furnace control system. ABOUT SOLAR MANUFACTURING ; Solar Manufacturing designs and manufactures all types of vacuum heat treating and brazing furnaces and offers replacement hot zone and spare parts for various vacuum furnace brands. To learn more about Solar Manufacturing’s diverse product line and services, contact Pete Reh, VP of Sales, at 267-384-5040 x 509 or pkr@solarmfg.com. Additional information can be found on our web site – www.solarmfg.com." February 22/2013 www.themonty.com "New SOLO Swiss controlled atmosphere heat treatment line for the aeronautical industry. SOLO Swiss, a company producing controlled atmosphere industrial furnaces, has commissioned a new large-scale automatic heat treatment line for the aeronautical industry in Asia This heat treatment line, specifically designed for large aeronautical component annealing and carburization, is able to treat round loads up to 900 mm diameter, 1500 mm high and 650 kg. Main electrically-heated mobile vertical furnace up to 1000°C : austenitizing bell-furnace designed for overhead transfer to the oil and salt quenching and gas-cooling tanks. A turbine is located on the top of the furnace, a gas feed system inside the bell and there is a cooling fan providing a temperature uniformity within +/- 5°C and extremely fast atmosphere control. Oil quenching tank max 150°C : With an oil cooling system controlled by an oil-to-air heat exchanger and a pump, a variable-speed mixer providing optimum flow, an oil level detector and an internal tank load detector. Salt quenching tank max. 450°C : an air-flow cooling system, a variable-speed mixer providing optimum flow, a salt-level detector, an automatic level regulator and an internal tank load detector. Gas tank :. With a slow cooling vessel that is nitrogenprotected following carburization, an air-flow feed system, an internal heat exchanger and a load detector. A two tank oil washing machine : For washing of parts that have been oilquenched. A two tank salt neutral washing machine : For washing the parts that have been salt-quenched. High temperature nitrogen tempering furnaces up to 750°C: With turbines and cooling fans ensuring excellent temperature uniformity. Handling device : A guide rail with lifting tackle to enable loading, unloading and handling of loads along the entire line. Fine positioning is provided by a LASER system. AXRON SWISS TECHNOLOGY control and monitoring system : The intuitive, multi-lingual (F, D, GB, I, SP, CZ, Chinese, Japanese) graphic interface is easy to use and user-friendly. Flow chart of all control components to facilitate tracking. Can be linked to a central ERP system. Can be remote-controlled via Internet. Profinet network between PLC and Monitoring system. On-line carburization depth simulation and calculation. This line offers the following advantages : It is modular; it can perform multiple heat treatment cycles. The individual modular structure allows system optimization at any moment - production can be increased by simply adding extra modules. Load storage capacity for optimum production planning. Controlled-atmosphere furnace. Extremely fast transfer between furnace and quenching tank. Aeronautical specifications AMS2750D Instrumentation Type C. Bodycote/Ipswich, MA. Today we have a quick look at Bodycote's (commercial heat treating) facility in Ipswich, MA. While the Michigan area is largely automotive, fasteners in the Midwest and energy in Texas, Massachusetts and a large part of the North-eastern US is aerospace and medical (it was pointed out to us that these are some of the only industries that can survive and thrive in this high cost area). So it was no surprise to us to find out that this particular location is 90% aerospace and 100% vacuum with a total of 7 vacuum furnaces the largest being 2 GM Enterprises bottom loading vacuum furnaces one 72" X 72" and the other 66" X 72" (incidentally the General Manager, Glenn Currie has another on his wish list). This is what we would consider a pretty typical commercial heat treat concentrating on vacuum heat treating and vacuum brazing for aerospace components albeit larger and newer than most with a total of 35 employees. In the great scheme of things the regional Manager is Mike Sakelakos, a long time heat treater who oversees 9 plants in the North East including South Windsor, CT and Cincinnati, OH which again are mainly aerospace (by the way Mike became the regional manager January 1/2013 when Dennis Smith retired). GM of this plant as we mentioned is Glenn Currie who is now up to almost 40 years of being involved with the aerospace industry either directly or indirectly. It is certainly open to debate about whether this facility is the largest commercial heat treater in the region but if not it must be pretty close and it is certainly one of the most visible. The photo immediately below shows from the left; Gord Montgomery, Bob Buchanan – Quality Mgr, Glenn Currie –General Mgr, Alex Borisyuk – Plant Mgr and Colin Misquita – Engineering Mgr. To close out this story we should say that it was just a couple of years ago that this plant closed for several weeks after the roof collapsed from the enormous amount of snow accumulation (a story which we mentioned at the time). The response was fast and furious by Bodycote, a "war room" was set up which diverted orders to various other Bodycote plants around the US who worked around the clock and the result? Customers were so appreciative at the incredible response that they awarded this facility additional business. So the moral of the story is stuff happens but it is what you do to rectify the situation which counts in the long run. February 21/2013 www.themonty.com SOLO Swiss – www.soloswiss.com has been manufacturing industrial furnaces for heat treatment of metals since 1945. SOLO designs both batch controlledatmosphere furnaces, bell-type furnaces, retort furnaces, muffle furnaces, temper furnaces, and continuous process furnaces, mesh belt furnaces with online quenching to cover a wide variety of heat treatment processes (carburization, accelerated carburization, hardening, annealing, tempering, brazing, carbonitriding, nitriding, etc.)" "Ed Fagan Inc. has announced a new, Vacuum Furnace Molybdenum Component Stocking Program (VFM) which offers an expanded line of molybdenum products and services to provide vacuum furnace customers with replacement materials for support structures, furnace rails, heat shields, heating elements, evaporation boats, crucibles, and other molybdenum components needed. The new program includes more stock sizes and deeper inventory of molybdenum in the following forms and size ranges: rod 0.010” up to 2.0”, sheet 0.005” up to 0.187”, DDQ sheet 0.005” up to 0.060”, plate 0.1875” up to 1.00”, wire 0.001” up to 0.125”, and threaded rod and hex nuts in assorted sizes. Ed Fagan Inc. offers immediate shipment of all stock material, and EFI can cut, slit, or center-less grind molybdenum to the customer’s exact requirements. Ed Fagan Inc. has supplied specialty metals and alloys such as glass-to-metal sealing, controlled expansion, electrical/electronic, refractory, and soft magnetic (non permanent magnetic) metals and alloys; and other hard-to-find materials in various forms including sheet, plate, rod, bar, coil, and foil for over 40 years to the aerospace, electronics, optics, magnetic, lighting, heat treating, defense and other high-technology industries." Ed Fagan Inc. 769 Susquehanna Avenue, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 www.edfagan.com" Darby Metal Treating/Plainwell, MI, USA. This news item should rightfully be called; "Where are they now? Mark Fortuna". Mark comes from a long line of heat treaters as his father started a commercial heat treater by the name of Harbor Metal in Benton Harbor, MI which eventually became part of Bluewater Thermal. Mark worked at the company for quite some time until he parted ways with the company back in 2010. We lost track of Mark but as it turns out he is helping to set up a new captive/commercial operation by the name of Darby Metal Treating in Plainwell, MI. The firm will deal primarily with aerospace and medical components www.themonty.com Ed Fagan Inc. Moving to the "moly world" we have this press release from Ed Fagan Inc., a supplier of molybdenum products who tells us how they will be have an expanded line of "in stock" materials. Owing to the typical long delivery time of moly products I can see the appeal. February 21/2013 and so far has a brand new Solar vacuum furnace and is putting together a CI Hayes vacuum oil quench with Nadcap scheduled for early April. February 20/2013 Elino GmbH/Germany. New furnace builder Elino in Germany seems to be doing well these days and sent us this press release-their second in the past couple of www.themonty.com Applied Process, Inc. Announces Internal Promotions. LIVONIA, Mich. – Feb. 19, 2013 – A new year and new titles have brought new opportunities and responsibilities for employees at Applied Process, Inc. as three senior staff members have been recently promoted within their respective departments. “We are pleased to announce the changes at Applied Process,” said chairman John R. Keough, PE. “I am confident that promoting these qualified individuals will allow us to remain leaders in the industry while we continue to improve and grow.” John B. Wagner was promoted to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer in October 2012. Wagner earned a B.S. in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. During his years with Applied Process, Wagner took on the role of plant manager at multiple locations. This experience provided the background for him to take on management responsibility for three AP operations. “I have been with the company for over 12 years,” said Wagner. “It is an honor to take on this new role. I am excited to see what the future holds for the Applied Process family.” Kathy L. Hayrynen, Ph. D., FASM, of the Technologies Division was named Director of Research and Development in November 2012. Dr. Hayrynen earned her B.S., M.S. and Ph. D. in Metallurgical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Mich. She has received numerous awards for both her academic and industrial contributions. In her new position, she will conduct and complete research programs that will allow Applied Process to introduce new sciences and technologies to the heat treatment industry. Vasko Popovski, PE, was named Director of Sales and Marketing in December 2012. Vasko earned a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh. He holds his M.A. in Technology from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, and is working towards an MBA from Waynesburg University, Pennsylvania. In this new position, Vasko will continue to direct the sales efforts while carrying out new marketing strategies. About Applied Process: Applied Process Inc. is a worldwide family of commercial heat treats specializing in the Austempering process. Applied Process makes iron and steel parts tougher, stronger, lighter, quieter and more wear resistant and is the world leader in the processing of Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI). For further information contact Vasko Popovski at vpopovski@appliedprocess.com or visit Applied Process’ website www.appliedprocess.com. February 20/2013 weeks which would lead us to believe that the company is thriving these days. February 20/2013 Bruce Diamond Corp./Attleboro, MA. Recently we had a news item entitled "Do captive heat treaters make good commercial heat treaters", which could easily apply to Bruce Diamond Corp. About the company we can say this (or rather have Bruce Diamond say it for us). "Since 1952, Bruce Diamond Corporation, a family owned and operated business, has manufactured over 50 million quality industrial diamond tools. While we still produce some phonograph styli - our first product line - we have evolved into much more. Known for our superior precision super-abrasive products, we have become very adept at brazing and shaping diamonds in high-volume production. With this experience, we have applied our knowledge into the manufacturing of our grinding, dressing, surface measurement, scribing, fiber optic, engraving, metal bond and vacuum brazed tools. Bruce Diamond Corporation now possess the capabilities and techniques required to manufacture superior vacuum brazed CBN and diamond grit cutting tools for today's Aerospace Industry. The use of strong, lightweight CFRP composite components is now commonplace in the aerospace industry. The www.themonty.com "Elino GmbH from Duren, Germany delivered and launched in cooperation with RWTH Aachen University (one of the best German furnace universities), equipment for Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis Process for Nanopowder production. The equipment was launched and tested at IME Process Metallurgy and Metal Recycling institute, RWTH Aachen University and is a continuous furnace. It operates in temperature of 1000 deg C, has four heat zones, a special electrostatic system that operates with transformers of high voltage (150kV) and is used for catching nano product, and additionally a separate vacuum pump system and aerosol generator. The equipment can operate in hydrogen and acids like HCl, HNO3, H2S, NH3 and NaOH in 40% concentration. The whole design is innovative technology based on an idea and knowledge of Prof. Dr. Ing. Dr. h.c. Bernd Friedrich (bfriedrich@ime-aachen.de) and Dr.-Ing. Srecko Stopic (sstopic@ime-aachen.de). The chief of this project at Elino GmbH was Greg Matula (matula@elino.de) and at RWTH Aachen Mrs. Jelena Bogovic (jbogovic@ime-aachen.de). RWTH Aachen University has 150th place of the universities in the world (Webometrics Ranking of World Universities)." machining challenges these tough, dense, abrasive CFRP composite components present has allowed Bruce Diamond Corporation to utilize its 50+ years of experience in super abrasive tool manufacturing to now include vacuum brazed diamond grit cutting tools for these CFRP composite materials." Renk Zanini/Brazil. From a captive heat treater in MA, USA we move to Brazil to have a look at another captive heat treater Renk Zanini http://www.renkzanini.com/ a manufacturer of heavy Gearboxes for the Sugar industry in Brazil as well as gearboxes for the Oil and Gas sector and Marine applications. This particular location makes Gears and Pinion Shafts and currently has a heat treating capacity of 150 tons per month. The company recently added an AICHELIN Endogas generator with the Endoinjector system from Atmosphere Engineering and completely renovated the Met lab while adding a cut off saw, Specimen mounting press, polishing equipment and a fully automated Microhardenss tester from Clemex Canada. Further Investments in 2013 include a Supervisory System for Process Control and Documentation. Current heat treating equipment includes the furnaces below. I have to say this is quite an impressive heat treat department and reasonably representative of a captive heat treater making large gears. February 19/2013 www.themonty.com As the company points out over 50 years of experience with vacuum brazing has given them a knowledge which few others can match with the result that when the company purchased a brand new Solar Manufacturing 2 bar vacuum furnace just over a year ago and found that between this and their other vacuum furnaces they had extra capacity the firm entered the commercial heat treating industry. While they have started off slowly commercial heat treating has worked out very well for the company and at the end of the day from what we can see it has been quite successful mainly by concentrating on what their vast experience. One of the photos below shows from the left Gord Montgomery, Stephen Puleston (owner), Donald Smith and Jim Derr. We would hate to say that captive heat treaters entering the commercial market is a trend but it would certainly appear to be happening more often. February 19/2013 Car bottom: 4.8m x 3.2m x 2.8m Front Loading Furnaces: 2 furnaces each 2.4m x 1.9m x 0.8m National Heat Treat/Houston, Texas, USA. You can certainly be forgiven for not recognizing the name as this is a brand new commercial heat treat that will not be in operation for another week. Start up commercials are relatively unusual but we have to say that we have never seen one to start up with so much equipment and so many processes. February 18/2013 "National Heat Treat located in Houston, Texas is proud to announce that it's only a week away from being operational. National Heat Treat is being built in a state of the art business industrial park. National Heat Treat has invested millions of dollars to operate a state of the art heat treating plant in this growing market. National Heat Treat has acquired a 25,000 square foot building with a second 25,000 square foot building to be added within this year for continuation of building this new venture. National Heat Treat will have more capacity of batch IQ furnaces, Gas Nitriding, and Vacuum heat treating capacity than any other heat treating plant in the Houston area. Our customers in place have stressed the need of a dependable knowledgeable heat treater they can build their business on. National Heat Treat will provide all various types of heat treating, batch atmosphere heat treating, open-fire heat treating, the largest vacuum heat treating furnace in Texas, carbottom heat treating, induction heat treating, flame heat treating, gas nitriding, ferritic nitrocarburizing, boronizing, carburizing, carbonitriding, aging of all exotic www.themonty.com Pit Furnaces for Case Hardening Dia. 1m x 1.5m Dia. 2m x 2m Dia. 1.3m x 3m Dia. 1.6m x 3.3m Dia. 2m x 2.8m – Hardening PhoenixTM. We welcome our newest advertiser, PhoenixTM whose banner ad can be found on this page. PhoenixTM is best known for their "Hot Box" Temperature Profiling solutions. We believe a quick look at their website will show a number of different products of a great deal of interest to heat treaters around the world. February 18/2013 AFC Holcroft/Linamar. While me mentioned this impressive order recently below you will find the official press release. We would estimate that Linamar has the second largest batch IQ installation in North America, second only to a Timken facility. In related news President Barack Obama visited a Linamar facility in Asheville, NC just this past week. February 18/2013 (February, 2013) Linamar, a multi-national supplier of automotive components, assemblies and castings, has purchased a new Batch Integral Quench System from AFC-Holcroft. The system is comprised of (2) UBQ (‘Universal Batch Quench’) integral quench furnaces, (3) UBT temper furnaces, a UBW spray washer with coalescer, a doubled-ended transfer car and (3) E-Z Series endothermic gas www.themonty.com metals will be a few of the processes we will offer in this new venture. National Heat Treat will have a full Metallurgical staff for all of our customer needs. National Heat Treat will also be investing millions of dollars in building a state of the art QPQ plant in the Houston, Texas market. We are building all of our plants to meet the AMS 2759, AMS 2750, Mil-H-6875 and ISO 9001 and all customer required specifications to meet all of our customer needs. National Heat Treat will be looking at other areas for continuation of growth for this new start up company. National Heat Treat will also be looking to add a full service lab in-house to meet our customer needs. A state of the art control room will be added to monitor all furnaces on-site or off-site for added value to the process. We will provide trucking for all of Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma to meet all demands required in the heat treating industry. On a personal note and being from Texas I would like to add one comment to this. " GET OFF THE TRAIN TRACKS SON THEIRS A TRAIN COMING!!" ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Striking a decidedly populist tone, President Barack Obama stood in a resurrected factory Wednesday, imploring lawmakers to work as hard as American blue-collar workers as he pitched his plan to jump-start manufacturing and expand opportunities for the middle class. Hours after delivering his first State of the Union address of his second term, Obama issued a new challenge to a nation still picking itself up from an economic slump: "If you work full time, you shouldn't be in poverty." "There's no magic bullet here, it's just some commonsense stuff. People still have to work hard," Obama said at an auto parts plant in Asheville. He argued that just a few changes — like increasing the minimum wage, investing in research and incentivizing companies to do business in the U.S. — could go a long way toward a resurgence in American manufacturing. With sleeves rolled up on his white dress shirt, Obama gazed up at giant, high-tech milling machines, each the size of a small room — symbols of a dispirited American manufacturing sector that Obama insisted can thrive once again. Joining him for the tour were workers from Linamar Corp, a Canadian-based company that produces heavy-duty engine and driveline components. The company moved in to a defunct Volvo plant and has hired 160 workers at the Asheville plant, with plans to hire 40 more by the end of the year, Obama said. www.themonty.com generator modules arranged into a single array capable of producing a total of 13,500 CFH (382 m3) of endothermic gas. The new system will be installed in Linamar’s Automotive Division in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, where it will join 18 other AFC-Holcroft UBQ furnaces already in operation at that location. Based in Guelph, Ontario, Linamar Corporation is Canada's second largest automobile parts manufacturer, with a design and manufacturing base covering 39 facilities globally and over 16,000 employees worldwide. For more information about Linamar, visit their website, www.linamar.com. About AFC-Holcroft: AFC-Holcroft is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of heat treating furnaces. The legacy companies that comprise AFC-Holcroft have a combined 225+ years of thermal processing experience. The company manufactures turn-key heat treating systems for applications including commercial heat treating, bearings, automotive, aerospace, mining, military, aluminum heat treatment, gear manufacturing, fastener manufacturing, and alternative energy industries. AFC-Holcroft, headquartered in the United States, has a global reach with direct sales coverage in North America and worldwide, while AFC-Holcroft Europe serves major industrial markets in Germany, France, and other European locations. AFC-Holcroft’s Asian Operations manages partners in China, India, South Korea, and other countries in the region, and the company also extends into markets in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Poland, Russia, and Spain, through relationships with partners, many of whom have manufacturing capability. For more information, contact media@afc-holcroft.com . TurboTreater® TurboTreater® delivers the best in… speed When it comes to heat treating, speed is important, but you want equipment that can also deliver the highest quality product. Ipsen’s TurboTreater® is a champion at both speed and quality. Whether your applications are in the Aerospace or Gas Turbine industry, nothing delivers controlled, uniform heating and quenching like the results you’ll receive with the Ipsen TurboTreater. TurboTreater exceeds the industry standard for quenching speed and superior quality in thousands of installations worldwide by providing: • Solution heat treatment of single turbine blades • Quench pressures from 2 to 15 bar • Highest heat transfer coefficient during cooling of any vacuum furnace on the market • Patented cooling system provides shorter gas path to workloads using 40% less gas than external cooling designs • Flexible load configurations with all-metallic or graphite hot zones For more information visit www.IpsenUSA.com/TurboTreater, call 800.727.7625 or email Sales@IpsenUSA.com. www.IpsenUSA.com/TurboTreater Brazing Ipsen delivers the best in… brazing. Horizontal Models Work Zone 24” x 28” x 48” Load Capacity 4,000 lbs 36” x 36” x 48” 6,000 lbs 48” x 48” x 72” 8,000 lbs Vertical Models Work Zone Load Capacity 60” x 60” H 6,000 lbs 120” x 72” H 10,000 lbs Versatility • Versatile processing – copper, nickel, silver, gold brazing and more • Joining of dissimilar materials can be achieved • Advanced brazing recipe flexibility allows for tightly controlled processes, even for the most demanding part geometires • Precise joining of thin and thick sections Uniformity • Temperature uniformity up to +/- 5°F • DigiTrim® for fine-tuning adjustment of power output to individual heating zones • Process thermal cycles are predictable and repeatable Quality • Component distortion is minimized or eliminated • Bright and clean, no oxidation and discoloration from heat treatment processing • No post-brazing cleaning (no need for additional finishing) • High temperature and vacuum combine to reduce the oxide layer, allowing the use of fluxless brazing alloys at times Traceability • Capable of meeting Nadcap and AMS 2750D/2750E applicable requirements • SAT and TUS certifications made easy • Powerful intuitive software Visit www.IpsenUSA.com to learn how Ipsen can help you deliver the best. www.IpsenUSA.com Hayes Heat Treating/Cranston, Rhode Island. CI Hayes is known around the world as one of the pioneers of vacuum furnaces, vacuum oil quench furnaces and Vacuum Carburizing. Perhaps less known is Hayes Heat Treating which at one time was joined at the hip to CI Hayes. Back in 1905 CI Hayes was founded by Carl Hayes Senior as a manufacturer of heat treating furnaces. The commercial heat treating portion of the business was born in 1954 as a natural extension of the www.themonty.com "NEW DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND SALES HAS JOINED RAD-CON. RADCON, Inc. (Cleveland, OH USA) a leader in hydrogen bell furnaces for strip and wire coils, announced that Wynn H. Kearns as joined the company as Director of Marketing and Sales. Based in the company’s Cleveland office, he will lead ferrous and non-ferrous H2SHC™ bell anneal furnace projects along with supporting the market demand for CAPS™ optimization software which already is applied to more than 60% of strip annealed by bell furnaces of all types in USA. Kearns, with more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing processes and global capital equipment sales, is an expert in protective atmosphere systems for metals. He will apply these skills to promote new markets for Energy Resource Control (ERC) a RAD-CON Group Company. ERC supplies an innovative natural gas energy system to supply industrial nitrogen and hydrogen at a fraction of the cost of traditional industrial bottled gas. “We recognize the potential growth in thermal treatment markets in NAFTA, based on historical lows in natural gas energy prices” said Mr. Chris Messina, RAD-CON President. “Wynn’s extensive industrial manufacturing experience, coupled with his market experience will take our bell anneal product to a new level, along with growing our fuel based nitrogen system”. Prior to joining RAD-CON, Kearns was responsible for NAFTA business development for CMI EFCO in Salem, OH. During more than eight years at CMI, Kearns was responsible for multiple projects in Mexico, Canada, and USA, along with export markets in Brazil, China, Russia, Korea and India. Prior to entering sales, Kearns was Operations Superintendent for ArcelorMittal Tubular (Copperweld) in Shelby, OH a major manufacturer of welded and seamless steel precision tubing. Kearns holds a B.A. Degree from Miami University, an M.S. degree from Southern Illinois University, and an M.B.A from Ashland University. RAD-CON, Inc. founded in 1966 provides equipment, consulting, and process automation for batch annealing. About RADCON. RAD-CON, Inc. supplies capital equipment and software, along with related services, to manufacturers in need of a high-quality batch annealing process that is part of their manufacturing of cold-reduced strip and wire metal coils. RAD-CON specializes in bell-type batch annealing furnaces (BAF) that use a protective atmosphere of 100% hydrogen. RAD-CON also increases efficiencies of existing annealing facilities through software models. RAD-CON is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. www.RAD-CON.com." February 18/2013 Bodycote Share Pricing. If the share price of global heat treater Bodycote is any indication of the state of the industry then we are indeed entering very good times. As of today the share price stood at 513 pence (one of these days I should actually figure out what a pence is worth in real money), this is up from 375 pence just three months ago which is an amazing growth. Whether this has to do with the acquisitions the company made in 2012, the general rise in stock prices, anticipation of the upcoming financial results for the company or the fact that a number of investors around the world have recently realized that commercial heat treating can be a very profitable business or a combination of all of the above is unknown to us (although we lean toward all of the above). One factor which we just mentioned that can't be discounted is the fact that a number of investors have www.themonty.com furnace building company. Time keeps passing and the world keeps changing and 10 years ago CI Hayes furnaces was sold to the Gasbarre Group in St. Marys, PA while Hayes Heat Treating kept doing what they have been doing for almost 60 years-commercial heat treating under the ownership of Carl Hayes, the son of the original founder. Hayes Heat Treating continues with their expertise which is vacuum heat treating and vacuum carburizing with a mix which has proven successful 1/3 aerospace work (NADCAP approved by the way), 1/3 medical and 1/3 automotive with 19 employees. For a fellow whose background is primarily large volume automotive heat treating it is pretty strange to see 3 orders being processed which in total weight less than 5 pounds but such is medical and some aerospace heat treating. The photo below shows from the left Gord Montgomery, Dale Montgomery, Steve Egan (General Manager) and Rich Houghton (QA Manager) in front of a CI Hayes vacuum temper (new just a few months ago). This is a model VMHT with working dimensions of 24" X 24" X 36", new SSI controls and a variable speed fan which can be programmed according to temperature for better temperature uniformity (Richs' eyes got a rather ecstatic glow to them when he described this rather interesting feature). While Hayes Heat Treating and CI Hayes are separate companies the two work closely together in developing new furnace designs. Nice people and an interesting operation. From Hayes we will move on in the next few days to a captive heat treater in MA by the name of Bruce Diamond and a Bodycote plant in Ipswich, MA. February 15/2013 belatedly come to the realization that commercial heat treating can be a very good business. Over the past few months we at "The Monty" have been approached at least a dozen times by venture capital firms looking for more information about the commercial heat treating market. Let the good times continue. February 14/2013 "At the beginning of 2013, Elino GmbH from Duren, Germany delivered and launched equipment for MIM technology. The equipment included: furnace for debinding operating in maximum temperature of 900 deg C in hydrogen and NHO3 acid atmosphere, vacuum furnace with molybdenum chamber for sintering, operating in maximum temperature of 1600 deg C., hydrogen atmosphere and vacuum of 10-2 mbar, load gross dimensions – 300x300x600 (mm). Additionally, an off gas burner system-incinerator was delivered along with the main equipment. Project chief is Greg Matula (matula@elino.de) who works with Mr. Francisco Lòpez (francisco.lopez@elino.de), an authority in the field of powder metallurgy. Mr. Francisco Lòpez is the manager of the Powder Metallurgy Department at Elino GmbH. The company now offers five different sizes of furnaces for the MIM process. ELINO not only offers the equipment but also advice on the best way to make products from both the technical and economical point of view. A number of calculations and simulations that we conducted as well as key tests showed that our equipment compared to the devices of our competition, is much more economical and durable. We are able to reduce the time of standard MIM process by nearly 40-60% depending on the size and type of the load." NANMAC/Framingham, MA. Know NANMAC the thermocouple people? We know them by name but until we visited them in Massachusetts this week we didn't know a great deal about them or the construction of thermocouples (everybody in the industry knows what T/C's are but I doubt many people have ever seen them actually being made). Kind of cool actually in that T/C's are not a mass produced item, rather every single one is assembled by hand. NANMAC is certainly not the www.themonty.com ELINO Industrial Furnace Germany. We go to Germany for a press release from new furnace builder ELINO about how they just provided a new furnace for MIM Technology. We find ELINO to be a rather interesting company with a very unique concept. While the company has a wide product offering from bell furnaces, to rotary retorts, pushers and chain furnaces (just a few that they offer) what they are really interested in is custom designed furnaces-the ones where no new furnace builder has a standard product offering. High temperature, one of a kind, oddballs, this is where the company really hits their stride. ELINO by the way has a strong North American presence having bought Wisconsin Oven last year. February 14/2013 Vacuum Furnaces Operational in North America. Our continuing research into the number of vacuum furnaces in operation in North America and around the world keeps running up against a major obstacle, while we can with some degree of accuracy figure out the number sold over the years-how many are still in operation? Bill Jones of Solar Atmospheres sums up the dilemma. February 13/2013 “This seems to be the subject of considerable interest currently as outside sources are seeking this information. The cold wall industrial vacuum furnace was introduced to the greater metallurgical community in the mid to late 1950’s by Brew, Hayes, and primarily Ipsen. These furnaces were built for the next 25 years, and by others, prior to the knowledge of proper water treatment procedures or to ASME design codes for vacuum chamber wall thickness requirements and other specifications. As a result unless careful maintenance was followed most of these furnaces have not survived 20 years after purchase because of corrosion attack to the core vacuum chamber or other mechanical failure. Therefore, like typewriters most of these early vacuum furnaces have either gone to the scrap yard or soon will. So, even if one could reconstruct the manufacturing base numbers knowing operational units is nearly impossible because of the above and additional obsolescent issues. William R. Jones, CEO,Solar Atmospheres Inc.” www.themonty.com largest player in this field but with 28 people in Framingham (where they produce all of their products), 3 people in China which is a growing market for the company, annual sales of about $10 million USD and growth of over 20% per year for the past number of years it is a growing thriving company. Founded in 1956 and now run by the founders son Mr. Dan Nanigian the company has changed over the past decade from being known as a specialized engineered manufacturer to more of a high volume supplier. A bit of trivia that we learned is that with the more commodity type products (lower temperatures) labor is the largest cost component whereas with the higher temperature products using more exotic materials labor costs represent roughly 1/3 of the cost to produce. The photo below shows Dan Nanigian on the left and Gord Montgomery on the right. Further company profiles of companies in the Massachusetts and Rhode Island involved in the heat treating industry will be upcoming news items. February 13/2013 Alphatek/Las Vegas Night. "(Houston, TX) - Alphatek of Texas, Inc. celebrated the opening of its Houston, TX Service Facility, on Jan 18th, 2013. We invited and entertained members of the Heat Treating Community and Friends, by having a Las Vegas Night, with a Roulette Wheel, Blackjack, and Craps Table. Cobblestone Café of Houston, provided "Slider Sandwiches" and all the sides. Door prizes were drawn for at the end of the night, and afterwards the employees of Alphatek of Texas, Inc. were seen enjoying the Bowling and Pool Hall at a local establishment. Paul G. Zettler, Owner of Alphatek, was presented with a plaque by the other members of the team, commemorating a successful first year of the business, and the memories and growth that has been experienced. Alphatek of Texas, Inc. is a support agency for Vacuum Heat Treating Equipment throughout the North American Continent. Alphatek has Control and Mechanical Support Operations including Microscopic Leak Detection. Our Web Address is www.alphatek.us." February 12/2013 Monday Morning Briefing. SSI UK (the furnace controls guys) will be holding a full day Heat Treatment technical seminar and networking event March 7th 2013 in Birmingham England. Attendance (which comes from numerous countries) is at 60 and climbing quickly. We at "The Monty" will be in attendance and will be able to provide pictures of some of the most influential heat treaters in the UK. Commercial www.themonty.com Vacuum Furnaces Worldwide. Since we started our mission to calculate the number of vacuum furnaces in operation around the world we have received a number of top notch suggestions. To date we have had comments on the site from Bill St. Thomas of Seco Warwick and Janusz Kowalewski of AFC-Holcroft in China. In addition to their comments we received a number of others from individuals who would prefer to not have their names mentioned, which we will of course respect. For the purposes of this informal market study we are considering only vacuum furnaces in operation NOT the total number built over the years-we are guessing probably a third that have been built over the years have been scrapped for a number of reasons. The big question is the number built by Chinese companies for local use. We are hearing this number is at least a thousand and possibly up to 2,000 but I doubt that anybody in the world has a very good grasp of this number. Many of these copy cat furnaces are sold for well less than half of the price from an established, well recognized furnace builder but as always you get what you pay for. We are hearing that there are probably about 200-300 vacuum furnaces in China currently that were built by US or European companies but we are still trying to pin this down. Our research continues. February 12/2013 Recently a reader asked us where he could get 16' diameter parts heat treated in a salt bath. We have no idea and would ask for our readers suggestions. We were told that the largest salt baths in the world are at a Babcock & Wilcox facility in the US but we have not been able to confirm this. ArmorWorks Enterprises, LLC in Chandler, AZ, USA has for quite some time been trying to peddle a number of impressive vacuum furnaces some used and some new. The problem is that they are for vacuum sintering and their quenching characteristics are really not suitable for most heat treaters. ArmorWorks makes ceramic body armor used by the US military. New furnace builder Ipsen in Cherry Valley, IL, USA is adding 6 new field service engineers. "Ipsen has announced that they will be adding six new Field Service Engineers (FSEs) to their already strong support crew, increasing their field service team by 25% to better support customers. The new FSEs are currently participating in the Ipsen Corporate Academy (ICA), a three month program designed to give each participant valuable tools to help them adjust and excel. The program incorporates a number of hands-on opportunities to build both their mechanical and electrical skill sets, as well as test their problem-solving methods. They are also receiving training specially aimed toward enhancing their customer interaction skills by implementing best practices. A Research & www.themonty.com heat treater Lake City Heat Treating in Warsaw, Indiana, USA is now a Boeing Approved Supplier for approved process sources D1-4426. The approved processes include Lake City Heat Treating's quality system and heat treat of corrosion resistant steel. Lake City recently made our news section when they purchased a new vacuum furnace. Signature Vacuum in Meadville, PA, USA, is a vacuum furnace rebuilder and new furnace builder that we know slightly. The company recently shipped a tungsten carbide reclamation furnace to Kohsei Co., Ltd., in Japan. The furnace utilizes the molten zinc reclamation process to produce friable tungsten carbide. The unit is a two zone horizontal vacuum furnace designed to operate under vacuum, partial pressure inert atmospheres and up to 5 psig. The furnace is capable of processing 1000 kg per cycle. We had no idea the company was into such state of the art systems but we are suitably impressed. Last week we visited new furnace builder AFC-Holcroft in Wixom, MI one of the larger furnace builders in North America and around the world. It was a sight to bring joy to any furnace builders heart with numerous furnaces under construction including a multi row pusher and several large batch IQ furnaces (photos below). Speaking of AFCHolcroft we will shortly have an interview with the President of the company Mr. Bill Disler. February 11/2013 We generally rate Dowa of Japan as the fourth largest commercial heat treater in the world and one of the largest new furnace builders in Asia http://www.dowa.co.jp/index_e.html. The company just released their Fiscal 2012 Third Quarter results and while we don't for a second claim to be experts at reading financial reports it doesn't look to us like the company is exactly setting the world on fire when it comes to heat treating (that is of course an understatement from what we can see). And to round things out for today we continue with our estimates of the number of Vacuum Furnaces in Operation Around the World. Today we have some excellent comments from Janusz Kowalewski of AFCHolcroft in China to help us in our quest. "Gord, To estimate correctly the vacuum market size, first we should define vacuum furnace field. ALD is using two categories to describe the vacuum fields: Vacuum Metallurgy and Vacuum Heat Treatment. Vacuum Metallurgy covers processes for making high purity metals and near shape parts under vacuum condition. This segment is huge by Dollar amount and only few companies specializing in this field such as ALD, Consarc, SMS Mevac, Vac-Long, Suzhou Zhenwu, KV - Titan, Antares, Arcom AB, Ulvac, Retech, AB (ASEA) and Sinofonia Technology. Vacuum Heat Treatment is a field that most of your readers are interested and covers processes that change metallic parts mechanical and corrosion properties or improves surface chemical composition under vacuum condition. As you have stated in your write-up there are several vacuum furnace companies with sizable production. In China alone there are 30 www.themonty.com Development TITANR furnace is being used as a tool in scenario training as a working model to repair and service during the learning process. In late January, academy members spent time at Ipsen's Souderton, Pa. facility constructing their own hot zones. This is Ipsen's second ICA and Continuous Product Improvement Leader, Michael Berna, who leads academy activities and projects, shares that "the ICA continues to be a great tool for new hires, giving them the ability learn and practice delivering the customer service excellence that sets Ipsen apart. This is where the Ipsen Hard Work Wins mentality is really instilled and we are excited about our future graduates and the energy and dedication they are going to bring to the job." The education of these new FSEs highlights Ipsen's strong investment into the enrichment of its employees' knowledge so that they may continue to uphold Ipsen's reputation for providing the best possible customer experience". Fluff. For our India, Thailand and Mexico readers (and all others where true winters are unknown) that complain to us about such minor details such as hurricanes, tidal waves, pestilence and floods we have this to say. This is a typical day in Canada in winter. This photo was taken Friday in the parking spots for WG Montgomery Ltd., which at this point had 12" of snow with more coming down. February 11/2013 Vacuum Furnaces Worldwide. Earlier this week we posted a brief note about our quest to figure out the total number of vacuum furnaces in operation around the world (please note that we are NOT interested in vacuum furnaces for industries such as solar and crystals). We have had a number of very informed suggestions such as the one below from Bill St. Thomas of Seco Warwick st.thomas@secowarwick.com As Bill mentions he has been in this industry for some time (actually a long time with all due respect to Bill) and we value his opinion. Based upon Bill’s comments and a number of others we at “The Monty” feel that we will be able to provide a fairly accurate estimate of the number of vacuum furnaces currently in operation around the world by the end of next week. February 8/2013 "Vacuum Furnaces- Worldwide...Gord great question about the number of vacuum furnaces worldwide. Having sold many in the last 35 years while at Lindberg, Ipsen, ECM and Seco Warwick my guess would be in the 8,000+ range. That number represents each heating chamber built for all metallurgical processes such as: brazing, sintering, annealing, hardening, carburizing and melting. In the North American market my guess is there are about 5,000+ units currently operating today. Current trends are for larger chambers, higher gas quench pressures and www.themonty.com vacuum furnace companies mostly small but at least two Chinese companies are making around 80 vacuum furnaces per year. I will agree with 10,000 vacuum furnaces are used currently worldwide. Long time ago Paul Heilmann from ALD and after STS used the following estimate: 100 per year are sold in the US/Canada, 100 furnaces are sold in Europe and 100 furnaces are sold in the rest of the world. This changed, Chinese companies currently manufacture between 300 to 500 vacuum furnaces per year and 20 to 30 vacuum furnaces are imported into China. The US and Europe markets demands most likely are the same as Paul has estimated." vacuum carburizing applications. Hope this helps and I look forward to other responses". "Can-Eng Furnaces International Limited is pleased to announce the successful start-up of a Roller Hearth Continuous Mesh Belt Normalizing Furnace System. The furnace is designed to normalize a wide variety of steel forgings produced by Ohio Star Forge of Warren, Ohio. Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada, February 6, 2013. CanEng Furnaces International Limited is pleased to announce the successful start-up of a Roller Hearth Continuous Mesh Belt Normalizing Furnace System. This automated 3,500 lb./hour system designed to normalize a wide variety of steel forgings includes a computerized loading system, mesh belt normalizing furnace, a forced air cooling system, as well as a level 2 automation system. The furnace is indirectly heated using radiant ‘U’ tubes with recuperation to minimize the amount of oxidation. The integration of Can-Eng’s level 2 automation system tracks product status and collects detailed process data that is used for continuous process improvement, equipment diagnostics, processing costs analysis and inventory management. Can-Eng Furnaces International Limited is OSF’s supplier of choice because of extensive experience developing state-of-the-art cast link and roller hearth mesh belt atmosphere heat treatment systems designed to handle high volume automotive forgings with demanding mechanical and metallurgical properties. Can-Eng’s Continuous Mesh Belt Heat Treatment Systems are recognized worldwide and have proven to meet and exceed the stringent demands of the Global Automotive Industry through successful Tier 1 automotive supplier audits. For more information, contact Joe Saliba, Can-Eng Furnaces International Limited, Business Development Manager, at jsaliba@can-eng.com" Nitrex Metal/New Order. And yet another announcement about a new order for Nitrex Metal. February 7/2013 "Nitrex Metal (www.nitrex.com) shipped a four-in-one combination nitriding system to an aerospace company for the start-up phase of a new production line of www.themonty.com Can-Eng/Ohio Star Forge. Canada's largest new furnace builder Can-Eng is reporting that they have just started up a roller hearth continuous mesh belt normalizing furnace system. February 8/2013 "Selas Heat Technology Company, LLC Turns Double Play, AcquiringTwo Burner Companies To Close 2012; Philadelphia, PA, January 31, 2013 Selas Heat Technology Co. LLC (“Selas”) announces today that it has completed the purchase of Red-Ray Manufacturing Inc. (“RedRay”), a portfolio company of Osage Industries, effective December 20, 2012 and Ensign Ribbon Burners LLC (“ERB Ensign”), a privately owned family run business, effective January 2, 2013. Red-Ray manufactures high intensity gas fired infrared burners, pre-mix air-gas delivery systems, including the patented RediPak® system, and ignition controls. ERB Ensign manufactures ribbon burners, air-gas mixing systems, ignition and safety controls. Between the two product lines, applications served include the baking, snack, laminating, textiles, powder coating, glass, wire and metal industries. "Within a short span of four years, Selas has completed five acquisitions of best-in-class product lines to expand our technology portfolio thereby further enhancing our World of Combustion Solutions. Red Ray has unique high efficiency (fuel savings), low NOx burner systems and ERB Ensign held the first ribbon burner patent in the industry and has continued to enhance its burner technology since that time, with Tri-Zone burners a recent example. The combination of these two product lines and the existing Selas family of brands positions our company as a single source for the combustion requirements of the food processing industry," said David S. Bovenizer, CEO of Selas Heat Technology and Founder of Lionheart Ventures. About Selas; Selas Heat Technology Company LLC has been dedicated to providing quality heat technology solutions since 1896. Selas has served the advanced thermal processing needs of tens of thousands of customers, providing mixers, blowers, balanced zero-ratio regulators, valves, air heaters, flame safeguard www.themonty.com stainless steel and nitralloy gears. The system combines four different technologies that include Nitreg® potential-controlled nitriding, Nitreg®-S for nitriding stainless steels, Nitreg®-C ferritic nitrocarburizing and ONC® for in process postnitriding/nitrocarburizing oxidation. The ability to perform all treatments in one furnace and the possibility to nitride with tightly controlled white layer thickness, including a deep case with zero white layer, were the main reasons Nitrex was chosen for this project. The system features a top-loading furnace with a 660-lb capacity (300 kg), a fully automatic control system with an ammonia sensor for early leak detection, a chart recorder, as well as an ammonia dissociator, and special racking used solely for performing a 9-point temperature uniformity survey in accordance with ASM2750. ABOUT NITREX METAL INC.For over 25 years, Nitrex Metal is a leading developer and supplier of automated turnkey nitriding systems for the aerospace, automotive, machinery, gear manufacturing, tool and die, and commercial heat treating industries. To date the company has over 250 installations in plants worldwide and has licensed its technology to heat treating companies in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Italy, South Korea, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, UK, and USA." About Lionheart Ventures; Lionheart Ventures is a Philadelphia, PA based private equity group with the mission of creating strategic and operational value for manufacturing businesses to unlock growth potential. For more information, contact Vanessa Mai, Executive Vice President, Selas Heat Technology Company LLC, 130 Keystone Drive, Montgomeryville, PA 18936." February 7/2013 Paul Torok/UPC. It would appear that Paul Torok is the new North American Sales Manager for UPC and he will be reporting to our good friend Mr. Pat Torok who is his brother. February 6/2013 "United Process Controls (UPC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Torok to the position of North American sales manager. Mr. Torok will be responsible for driving the sales growth for UPC’s heat treating controls and instrumentation, as well as Waukee flow controls. Mr. Torok will report to Patrick Torok, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Heat Treat North America. With over ten years in the heat treat industry, Paul Torok brings a broad range of experience in the manufacturing and implementation of heat treat controls, working most recently at a controls calibration company. He has also worked with UPC member companies Furnace Control Corp. and Waukee Engineering, before the amalgamation in 2007, in field services, mechanical and electrical engineering, and sales. In addition, Mr. Torok was instrumental in the development of the FurnaceDoctor® gas analyzer, while working at Triadx Manufacturing. “I was drawn to United Process Controls,” Mr. Torok states “because of my past work history and the company’s growth and reputation over the past 5 years since its inception for www.themonty.com devices for single and multi-burner applications, nozzle-mix family burners (dual and single fuel package, velocity, self-recuperative, immersion tube), pre-mix family burners (including radiant flame shape Duradiant® furnace burners for 1450°C, ceramic and surface emitting infra-red, ribbon, and tunnel), ultra-low NOx flat flame burners, oxy-fuel burners, combustion gas mixers, gas blender valves, flame arrestors and blowouts, BTU monitors and controls, flow meters, and much more. Selas burners can fire a wide range of fuels from gases (natural gas, propane, butane, methane, hydrogen) to oil to biofuels to pulverized coal/wood in ranges from <10,000 Btu/Hr to 20,000,000 Btu/Hr. Mixing and blending products include PosiMix® combustion controllers and air-fuel mixing systems as small as the midget mixer, fuel stabilization systems (Trim-Blend®) and BTU Monitoring device Qual-O-Rimeter®. Selas delivers heat technology solutions to the glass, fiberglass, steel, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, wire, chemical, petrochemical, automotive, paper, plastics, ceramics, heat treating , textiles, food processing, baking, powder coating, line painting, curing and coating (metals, paper and a variety of substrate) laminations and boiler industries with the highest quality products, customer service and aftermarket support. MMS Thermal Processing/Nadcap Approval. MMS out in Davenport, Iowa is a commercial shop which specializes in vacuum carburizing. This makes them rather unique in that while a number of companies offer vacuum carburizing few really concentrate on it-as a matter of fact I can only think of two others. February 6/2013 "MMS Thermal Processing, LLC. Receives Nadcap Accreditation for Heat Treating. Nadcap recognizes MMS Thermal Processing for its commitment to continual improvement in aerospace quality . MMS Thermal Processing announces that it has received Nadcap accreditation for Heat Treating. “This is a very exciting time for our organization. This achievement is the culmination of a great team effort here at MMS, but only marks a new beginning. MMS Thermal Processing is poised to become a major supplier in the aerospace industry, for many years to come.” -Chad Funderburk Director of Business Development MMS Thermal Processing, LLC. MMS Thermal Processing received Nadcap accreditation for demonstrating their ongoing commitment to quality by satisfying customer requirements and industry specifications. “Achieving Nadcap accreditation is not easy: it is one of the ways in which the aerospace industry identifies those who excel at manufacturing quality product through superior special processes. Companies such as MMS Thermal Processing work hard to obtain this status and they should be justifiably proud of it,” said Joe Pinto, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Performance Review Institute. “PRI is proud to support continual improvement in the aerospace industry by helping companies such as MMS Thermal Processing be successful and we look forward to continuing to assist the industry moving forward.” www.themonty.com offering quality products and services. It is a natural compliment to my background, and I look forward to using my skills and customer relationships to manage established accounts and develop new business.” He will be based out of United Process Control’s West Chester, OH office. ABOUT UNITED PROCESS CONTROLS; United Process Controls is an alliance of four companies all with a strong presence in heat treating and combustion, whose aim is to provide prime control solutions through their worldwide sales and services network with easy-to-access local support. United Process Controls includes Furnace Control, Marathon Monitors, Process-Electronic and Waukee Engineering." "RICHARD SHAW APPOINTED EUROPEAN COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR FOR WALL COLMONOY Wall Colmonoy welcomes Richard Shaw as Commercial Director for its European Operations. Richard comes to Wall Colmonoy having over thirty years experience in manufacturing, in a wide range of industries including Aerospace & Defense. An experienced professional with a proven track record in both commercial and project management, Richard is a consistently high performing business leader in many areas including, strategy integration, brand representation, steering negotiations and developing mutually beneficial long-term relationships. He is a Champion of change management, business development and sustainable growth. Richard Shaw may be reached at +44 (0) 1792 860662 or richardshaw@wallcolmonoy.co.uk. About Wall Colmonoy. Wall Colmonoy is a global materials engineering group of companies engaged in the manufacturing of surfacing and brazing products, castings, and engineered components across aerospace, automotive, oil & gas, mining, energy and other industrial sectors. Known for our unique proven way of creating superior performing alloys that enhance engineered components, we pride ourselves on long-term strategic customer collaboration that produces value-added ideas and creative solutions. Combining over 70 years of engineering technology with a progressive, visionary outlook, Wall Colmonoy offers customers trusted, customized expertise that results in smart innovation and shared growth. More information about Wall Colmonoy is available at www.wallcolmonoy.com, www.themonty.com About Nadcap; Created in 1990 by SAE Inc., Nadcap is administered by the not-forprofit Performance Review Institute. PRI exists to advance the interests of the mobility and related industries through development of performance standards and administration of quality assurance, accreditation, and certification programs as well as related activities for the benefit of industry, government, and the general public. PRI works closely with industry to understand their emerging needs and offers customized solutions in response. Learn more at www.pri-network.org or contact PRI at PRINadcap@sae.org" February 6/2013 http://www.youtube.com/user/WallColmonoy, www.facebook/wallcolmonoy.com, www.twitter/wallcolmonoy.com." February 6/2013 Solar Atmospheres/New Furnace Order. At the last heat treat show in Nashville new vacuum furnace builder Solar was "touting" their new energy efficient design. It would appear that this has struck a chord with end users as Solar attributes this new furnace order at least partially to the fact that it is energy efficient. February 5/2013 "Solar Manufacturing Selected By Mid-Atlantic Commercial Heat Treater For New Furnace Purchase . Souderton, PA. 2/4/13 - Solar Manufacturing is pleased to announce the sale of a Model HFL5748-2EQ vacuum heat treating and brazing furnace to a commercial heat treating company located in the Mid-Atlantic region. Although this customer has several competitive brand furnaces within their facility, they chose a Solar Manufacturing furnace as their new addition due to its innovative, energy-efficient design and Solar’s reliable after-market support. The Model HFL5748-2EQ has work zone that measures 36 inches wide x 36 inches high x 48 inches deep with an operating temperature up to 2500○F and a work load capacity of 5,000 pounds. The hot zone insulation package will be a CFC hot face backed by (6) layers of ½ inch graphite felt all housed in a 304 stainless steel support ring. A large mechanical pump, booster pump and diffusion pump system is included for vacuum operation to the low 10-5 Torr range. In addition, the diffusion pump heaters are monitored and controlled by a Solar ConserVacTM system for minimal power consumption. The external gas cooling system incorporates a 150 HP blower motor and supporting heat exchanger for rapid cooling of the work load at 2 Bar gas pressures. Furnace control and operation is accomplished via a www.themonty.com Vacuum Furnaces. For reasons completely unbeknownst to us we have had over the past few months over a half dozen companies approach us about how large the worldwide vacuum furnace industry is, specifically how many single chamber vacuum furnaces are currently in operation around the world? Our answer is not a clue and I doubt that anybody knows this number but it did peak our curiosity. With some degree of accuracy it could be estimated what the largest suppliers have built over the years, companies such as Ipsen, BMI, Solar, TAV, VFS (now part of Ipsen), Vac Aero, Centorr and a number of others but what about the thousands of knock offs built by relatively unknown companies such as in China? Of course even if we know the number built how many are still in operation? We are operating on the assumption that the Ipsen 924 model which I believe they produced for 30 years sold somewhere in the area of 3,000 over the years but this is at best an educated guess. One company which approached us was guessing at 10,000 vacuum furnaces currently in operation-maybe, maybe not. So we are going to ask a few knowledgeable people in the industry, hope some of our readers can provide some input and see where this takes us. Feel free to offer your thoughts anonymously or not. February 5/2013 "WALL COLMONOY LTD (UK) ANNOUNCES JOHN LAPPING, KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER, U.K., ALLOY PRODUCTS Wall Colmonoy Ltd (UK) announces the appointment of John Lapping as Key Account Manager, UK for the Alloy Products Group. John has more than thirty years experience in the Thermal Spray and High Temperature Brazing industry. John has a Design Engineering background and has also worked in coating and weld overlay related industries such as Oil & Gas, Plastics, Aerospace, Power Generation and Glass Container. John was with Wall Colmonoy Ltd (UK) from 1998-2005 and Wall Colmonoy Corp (USA) from 2009-2011. In between his time at Wall Colmonoy, he spent four years as Works Director and Company Secretary for glass plunger manufacturer, Hunprenco, United Kingdom. John Lapping may be reached at +44 (0) 1792 860617 or johnlapping@wallcolmonoy.co.uk About Wall Colmonoy. Wall Colmonoy is a global materials engineering group of companies engaged in the manufacturing of surfacing and brazing products, castings, and engineered components across aerospace, automotive, oil & gas, mining, energy and other industrial sectors. Known for our unique proven way of creating superior performing alloys that enhance engineered components, we pride ourselves on long-term strategic customer collaboration that produces value-added ideas and creative solutions. Combining over 70 years of engineering technology with a progressive, visionary outlook, Wall Colmonoy offers customers trusted, customized expertise that results in smart innovation and shared growth. More information about Wall Colmonoy is available at www.wallcolmonoy.com, http://www.youtube.com/user/WallColmonoy, www.facebook/wallcolmonoy.com, www.twitter/wallcolmonoy.com." February 5/2013 Monday Morning Briefing. Nitrex Inc., a commercial heat treater with 5 locations in the US specializing in gas nitriding is pretty pleased with the fact that they have been featured on TV a couple of times now. If you missed it check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej9najZH5Ac Heat Treat Auctions: www.themonty.com SolarVacTM 5000 Computerized Instrument Package incorporating a touch screen panel and Wonderware software for ease of operation. ABOUT SOLAR MANUFACTURING ; Solar Manufacturing designs and manufactures all types of vacuum heat treating and brazing furnaces and offers replacement hot zone and spare parts for various vacuum furnace brands. To learn more about Solar Manufacturing’s diverse product line and services, contact Pete Reh, VP of Sales, at 267-384-5040 x 509 or pkr@solarmfg.com. Additional information can be found on our web site – www.solarmfg.com." Brad Foote Gearing/Pittsburgh, PA., (or do captive heat treaters make good commercial heat treaters?). Brad Foote Gearing in Pittsburgh, PA, USA is as you would expect a manufacturer of large gearing systems who has a large (and www.themonty.com Generally we're not a big fan of auctions for surplus heat treating equipment. Unless they are very well publicized the equipment quite often goes for a fraction of what it is worth and we saw this just the other day. Beaver HT out in Oregon just auctioned off some of their equipment due to moving to a new location and a lot of the equipment went for virtually nothing in spite of the fact that there were some very desirable items. Our opinion is that generally heat treat equipment auctions are good for the buyer, bad for the seller. New furnace builder Can-Eng in Niagara Falls, Canada just recently shipped a 700 pound/hour marquench line to a customer in Mexico. Where are they now? Johnny Hatchet. We thought long time heat treater Johnny Hatchett was a lifer in the industry but it turns out no. Johnny was General Manager at Bluewater Thermal in Athens, Alabama (now Bodycote) but he parted ways with the company and is now working for himself at Dixie Electric, LLC as an Industrial and Electrical Contractor. The International Federation of Heat Treating and Surface Engineering (IFHTSE which is a heck of a lot easier to say than the full name) recently had a special issue of their magazine dedicated to the Secretary of the organization Bob Wood who just turned 75. Well deserved in our opinion as Bob is a top notch fellow. IFHTSE is a very impressive organization but in our opinion is focused more towards theory than actual heat treating. Automotive Racing Products out in Santa Paula, California will be adding another Beavermatic batch IQ furnace in the near future. Moving to the UK we have two small heat treating tidbits. Alloy Heat Treatment, UK, has been awarded Nadcap Merit status by the Nadcap Task Group for its aluminum heat treating capabilities. This means that, instead of having its next Nadcap audit in twelve months, AHT has been granted an accreditation that lasts until July 31, 2014. Second commercial heat treater "Wallwork Group" is pretty pleased with their new website. "The Wallwork Group, has launched a new web site (www.wallworkht.com) to bring together their complete portfolio of services. Group companies major on metal heat treatment, thermal processing, application of advanced coatings, bespoke PVD coating equipment and temperature resistant castings. In addition, the company's laboratory services research new metal improvement processes including their development for full scale production." And to round things out according to MTI (Metal Treating Institute) 2012 was a better year for commercial heat treaters in North America than 2011. "The Metal Treating Institute, Jacksonville Beach, Fla., reports that total sales for the Metal Treating Industry for the year 2012 amounted to $1002.3 million, a gain of 7.4% from 2011, when sales for January-December totaled $933.5 million." We will point out that when you include commercial heat treaters that do not belong to MTI the total sales will be substantially higher. For instance Bodycote in North America who is not a member must be getting pretty darn close to $300 million in sales in NA and this of course would not be included in MTI figures. February 4/2013 Ed Boll/John Oakes. In our opinion Mr. Ed Boll of the Edward A. Boll Company in Holland, PA is the best Heat Treat manufacturer’s representative in North America (and that includes ourselves). Ed has been in this industry for as long as I can remember covering the US Northeast and represents some of the best known suppliers to the heat treat industry. I never thought this would happen but Ed has teamed up with another fellow, Mr. John Oakes who is actually the brother of Mr. Jim Oakes of SSI (oxygen probes, control systems). I have no doubt but that the two will work well together and that by the time he is finished Ed will have John thoroughly "whipped into shape". John will be concentrating on the New England area. The www.themonty.com impressive) in house heat treating department which incorporates a number of large pit carburizing furnaces the biggest of which measures 88" in diameter X 150" deep. Quite by accident the company started down the road of commercial heat treating some time ago and it has proven to be quite a success for the company largely based upon the fact that their turnaround time proved to be very attractive to potential customers. Due to this success the company has made some investments one of which included a new met lab. http://www.bwen.com/BradFoote_8679.aspx In our opinion this has been a successful venture for Brad Foote due to the fact that what they have to offer is relatively unusual in the commercial heat treating industry, very large pit carburizing furnaces. But should all captive heat treaters consider commercial heat treating as an additional revenue stream? We offer up one other success and one failure. Magna Powertrain in Syracuse, NY (since moved to Mexico) had a top notch in house department which consisted of 14 multi-row pushers with state of the art controls and a very complete knowledge of automotive heat treating. Their experiment with commercial heat treating a number of years ago was not a success due to the fact that they were trying to fill the furnaces with relatively low end heat treating. The experiment ended after a year. On the other side of the coin Gleason Works in Rochester, NY (press quenching systems, gear machines) has always had an in house department and their experiment starting a few years back with commercial heat treating has been a tremendous success. In their case we put this down to the fact that few commercial heat treaters offer press quenching and Gleason with their enormous inventory of dies and their "not to be beat" knowledge of press quenching entered an area with little competition. Yes captives can turn out to be good commercial heat treaters but only if they have a particular expertise not readily available from other sources. Below you can see the in house heat treating department of Brad Foote including the coolest furnace control room we have ever seen. February 1/2013 photo below is from a couple of years ago and shows Ed on the right. January 31/2013 Asian Furnace Builders. Recently we had comments about Asian furnace builders and their ability to break into the European and North American heat treating markets. Janusz Kowalewski of AFC-Holcroft in China responded to our thoughts with some really interesting facts and figures about furnace builders around the world. His comments are based upon the fact that he took it upon himself not that long ago to put together a very comprehensive list of furnace builders around the world. To his comments we will add these points. When he refers to the three largest furnace builders having annual sales of $480 to $530 million USD he is of course referring to Aichelin GesmbH in Austria, Ipsen in German and Seco Warwick of Poland (Seco by the way aims to have $300 million USD in annual sales by 2016). Another point to mention is that the majority of these companies are private or institutional investors and their sales figures are not published so any estimates of the total size of the market is to some extent educated guesses. January 30/2013 www.themonty.com Intensive Quenching Workshop. April 24, 2013 IQ Technologies Inc., will be holding a one-day workshop designed to provide you with an overview of the IntensiQuench® processes and production IQ equipment, examine the data from actual case studies, and give you a forum to discuss the use of intensive quenching for your products, this will be held in Cleveland, Ohio. If you are not familiar with IntensiQuench® it is a process which uses water as a quenching medium as opposed to oil, water, salt or gas quenching. It is an interesting process, it has been around for some time and it undoubtedly offers some very impressive benefits. For one reason or another it is has not to date enjoyed widespread acceptance in the worldwide heat treating industry but for those of you with an open mind and interested in considering alternatives to oil, salt, gas or polymer quenching this workshop would probably be of a great deal of interest. The photo below shows from the left Mr. Joe Powell and Dr. Michael Aronov who are the experts on the process and Mr. Gord Montgomery on the right. For further details I would suggest contacting Joe at jpowell73@neo.rr.com January 31/2013 Disclaimer. This section is provided with the intention of sharing information; rumours and news about the heat treat industry. We try to insure that all of the information contained herein is correct but we cannot guarantee it. If you feel that any of this information contained in this section is incorrect please let us know and it will be changed or removed immediately (a more detailed description of our publishing policy is found on the "News Policy" page of this website). www.themonty.com "On my furnace manufacturer list, there are 217 companies that include 90% to 95% of heat treatment furnaces made in the world. This list does not include induction furnace companies, vacuum melting and companies specializing on furnaces for the steel industry. Total annual sales of these 217 companies are around $2.4 to $2.7 billion. The annual sales of the three biggest furnace companies in the world are in range $480 to $530 million. The world 10 biggest companies’ annual sales are in the range of $850 to $890 million. If we take to consideration the number of furnaces built per year, some Chinese companies should be included in the first 10 biggest furnace builders group. Fendong arguably one of the biggest Chinese furnace company sales is in range $35 to $45 million. The biggest Indian furnace company is about $12 to $15 million. Without question, the strongest and most advanced furnace builders are located in the US, Canada, Japan and four European countries. In the past twenty years, we can observe worldwide an equalization of heat treatment competence and general furnace designs. What are still missing from most Asian’s furnaces are quality components, manufacturing process efficiency and technical documentation. Building furnaces and heat treatment are considered a truly local market oriented industry. The national electrical, environmental, safety codes and most importantly efficient service and spare parts requirements favor the local companies. Only few furnaces are designed from a global prospective, and these furnaces are manufactured in the US and Europe. Material cost equalization between Asia and the USA will make 80% of imported furnaces cost prohibitive to ship across Atlantic or Pacific. Some furnaces that fit into standards 40 feet container will cross Atlantic and Pacific but not in significant numbers. So, Gordy, you have historical and statistical data on your side. We will not have a noticeable penetration of the US market by Asian furnace companies any time soon." Used Equipment Listing Used Equipment Want to get true market value for your used heat treating equipment? themonty.com is the only way to do this! Unlike used equipment dealers we work on a commission basis meaning no high overheads, no buy and resells, no high expenses which means that you as a seller get what your equipment is worth-not what a used equipment dealer will pay you for it. Not sure what your equipment is worth or how saleable it is? Let us know and we can give you a free appraisal and an honest answer about market conditions-no BS. 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Free standing control panel with Honeywell digital control and overtemp and Honeywell circular strip chart recorder. MMI carbon control. Alloy and brickwork excellent. Currently being rebuilt so photos are not available. Included is a charge car, unload cart and SBS quench oil cooler. Asking $65,000 USD. Item # B326 AFC Batch IQ Furnace. S/N 6665, built in 1978. Working dimensions of 36" x 48" x 30" high. Gas fired, no top cool. Endo, natural gas, air and ammonia addition. Included is an SBS quench oil cooler and SBS quench oil filter. Capable of 1750F. Recuperated burners. Rear handler. Hood can be included. MMI controllers. Complete and in good condition. AFC double ended charge car included. $140,000 USD firm for both. Available immediately. www.themonty.com • • • • • • • Item #B324 Ipsen TQ-2-EM Batch IQ Line. Located in the UK. Straight through design batch IQ furnace . S/N 20.0720, built in 1996. Electrically heated, 420volt, 3 phase, 50hz. 98 Amps. Nitrogen/Methanol atmosphere. Brickwork in excellent condition, comes with washer and loading equipment. Work zone 450m (w) x 350mm (h) x 610mm (d) . 180 kg capacity. Operating temperature of 1,000 C. Temperature uniformity of +-10C. Asking £30,000 Item #B323 Ipsen TQ-5-EM Furnaces (2 available). Located in the UK. Two Ipsen TQ5-EM straight through batch IQ furnaces, with loading system, tempering furnace and washing machine. Load size 610mm (w) x 610mm (h) x 910mm (d), rated at 350kg's each and operating temperature up to 1050C. Uniformity +-10C. Electrically heated 172A. 380 volts, 3 phase, 50hz. Set up for Endo Atmosphere. Ipsen "Carbo Prof" control system. Control panels missing and heating elements missing. Brickwork in good condition. Asking £55,000. New in 1987. Total refurbishment can be offered, new control panel, gas or electric heating etc. Item #B322 Surface Combustion "Super 30" Allcase. Super 30 Proelectric Furnace with working dimensions of 30" wide X 48" deep X 30" high. Electrically heated 460/3/60, 140Kw. Operating temperature of 1750F. Hot oil option. Honeywell temperature controls, S/N BC40746-1. Dual cylinder quench elevator. Currently installed and in very good operating condition. Also included 2000 gallons of Idemitsu Hi-Temp quench oil (Marquench www.themonty.com Item # B325 Ipsen TQFR-2-10EM Furnace. Ipsen twin chamber straight through atmosphere furnace, electrically heated, complete with twin chamber tempering furnace and loading system. 345Kva, 3 phase, 50hz, 420 volts. Endogas. Control panel and heating elements/tubes missing. Work zone 760mm (w) x 760mm (h) x 1220mm (d), 1000kgs, 1000C operating temperature, +-10C. Sold as seen £40,000. Total refurbishment offered, including control panel, control system and gas or electrically heated, rebrick etc etc. Price offered upon request. This is a standard Ipsen sealed quench design furnace, although it has two heating chambers, one behind the other, & then a standard quench tank joined onto the second heating chamber. The load transfer from HC one to HC two is via the special loading car which is being offered as part of the package. The load transfer from HC two through to quench is by the conventional Ipsen conveyor chain method. oil). This oil has been tested every quarter and still meets the Idemitsu spec. Met AMS 2750D requirement within past 14 months and CQI-9 requirement within past 3 months. Asking $79,000 USD. Instrumentation; Side-Mounted Control Panel complete with Partlow Digital Temperature Controller, Eclipse Digital High Limit, Honeywell 12" Round Chart Recorder, and PCI Flame Safety System. Overall dimensions of 8'6" Wide x 9'6" Deep x 8' High (shipping ht.) Approximate shipping weight 6500 pounds. Very good condition. Asking $31,500.00 US. Item #B320 Lindberg Box Furnace. Model 15225/11MT603636-G20, S/N 888504-L. Built in 1988. Working dimensions of 60" Wide x 43" Deep x 43" High. Natural gas fired, 1 million BTU/hour. Operating temperature of 2000F. Brick Lined Box Furnace complete with New Ceramic Fiber Roof, Castable Brick Hearth, Eclipse Burner System, Eclipse Valve Train, and Vertical Rising Pneumatic Front Door. Instrumentation; Side-Mounted Control Panel complete with Honeywell Digital Controller. 10' Wide (includes control panel) x 80" Deep x 102" High (shipping ht.) Approximate shipping weight of 8,000 pounds. Very good condition. Asking $27,500.00 USD. Item #B319 High Temp Atmosphere Box Furnace. Manufactured by Pacific Scientific, Model PKR-243618. Working dimensions of 24" wide X 36" long X 18" high. Maximum operating temperature 2350F. Electrically heated-41KW. Air operated vertical lift door, skid style heart, rod elements in refractory plates, flame curtain, element transformer. Temperature controls Honeywell UDC digital control and overtemp. Very good condition-fully operational. Asking $27,500.00 USD. www.themonty.com Item #B321 Recco Box Furnace (with afterburner). Model R544WBG, S/N 98103516. Working dimensions of 60" Wide x 48" Deep x 48" High. Natural gas fired-2 million BTU/hour. Operating temperature of 2,000F. Ceramic Fiber Lined Box Furnace complete with (2) Eclipse Velocity Burners, Afterburner in Exhaust Stack, Brick Hearth, Blower, and Pneumatic Vertical Rising Front Door. Item #B316 Surface "Super 30 Allcase Furnace Line". This line is absolutely complete and consists of the following; Super 30 Furnace with working dimensions of 30" wide X 48" deep X 30" high. Electrically heated 460/3/60, 120Kw. Operating temperature of 1750F. Hot oil option. Barber Colman temperature controls, Eurotherm atmosphere control system. Paulo Box Temper, Model 304830 with working dimensions of 30" wide X 48" deep X 30" high. Brick lined with recirculating fan. Gas fired, 1250F operating temperature. Honeywell temperature controllers with 12" round chart recorder. Includes water quench tank with pneumatic Quench Elevator. Ipsen "Dunk/Spray" washer with working dimensions of 36" wide X 48" deep X 36" high. Model WRD3000E. Electrically heated 380/3/50. Side mounted control pane with Honeywell digital temperature controller. Surface 3600 CFH endo generator. Electrically heated 480/3/60-60KW. 1950F. 3 retorts with water cooling. Control panel includes Marathon Monitors Carb PC digital controller and Marathon carbon probe for atmosphere control. Model S3EN. Surface charge car with working dimensions of 30" wide X 48" long X 30" high. Model SEDP-30-48. Single ended double powered charge car-System I. Also included are baskets, trays, virgin oil, switch gear, rails, cooling system and misc spare parts. This line is absolutely complete and in excellent condition. Vendor will not sell components separately. Asking $160,000 USD for everything. Item # B315 Park Thermal Box Furnace. Working dimensions of 5’ wide x 7’ deep x 4’ high . Operating temperature of 1850F, with top mounted alloy circulating fan; brick lined . www.themonty.com Item #B318 Seco Warwick Box Furnace. Model HG 243648. Electrically heated 220v 3ph. Operating temperature of 1950F. Working dimensions of 24" X 36" X 48" deep. Weight capacity 510 pounds. Currently installed but not in operation. Also included is a 500 CFH Endo Generator. All spare parts, hoods and gas plumbing included. Complete. Asking $20,000 USD for both. Electrically heated, 460/3/60—150 kw complete with control panel with Honeywell digital controls and SCR proportional power control. Asking $72,500 USD. Item # B311 Lindberg Box Furnaces (2 available). Type 11-MT-152410-G18A. Gas fired, maximum operating temperature of 1800F. Approximately 12 years old. Furnaces are complete, included are Quench Tanks and Turbo Blowers. Honeywell controls. Working dimensions of 18” wide by 11” tall, by 33 1/2” deep. Operational when removed from service recently. Excellent condition. Complete manuals available and additional pictures. Asking $29,000 USD each. www.themonty.com Item # B314 Ipsen T-4 Batch IQ Furnace. Model T-4-600-CG: SN 51279: Working dimensions of 24" wide X 12" high X 36" deep. Gas fired. It is currently installed alongside a BL Furnaces endothermic generator. A parts washer is also included. All interconnect piping and wiring are undisturbed, with some exhaust hooding. The 8 gas fired vertical radiant tubes will need to be replaced. This system controls were upgraded with a Marathon Carbon Probe, Honeywell circular chart recorder, and digital temperature controller. It has the standard Ipsen straight through design, with internal chain drive transfer system-with no pit required. The premix burner system is bottom fired. It has roof mounted recirculating fan and quench oil agitation. Complete combustion, atmosphere controls and instrumentation. Two 2’X3’ baskets are included. The system has been idle for several years. We will assist the buyer in disassembly and loading. Asking $16,500.00 USD. Item #B309 Sunbeam AF-10 Batch IQ Furnaces (3 available). S/N F-06-70-K. Working dimensions of 24" high X 30" wide X 48" deep. Gas fired, operating temperature of 1850F. Standard Sunbeam straight through design with automatic transfer mechanism (pusher type) in front. Heated by ten alloy vertical radiant tubes with spark ignition. 1000 pound capacity, no pit required. Quench oil agitation and cooling is achiever by recirculating the oil through a tube and shell type heat exchanger then through manifolds in the quench tank. Electric immersion heaters. ACM water detection system. Partlow controls for heating and cooling oil. GM surplus. Free standing 3 section control panel with updated controls. Barber Colman model 560 controller and strip chart recorder for temperature and carbon. L & N overtemp, Barber Colman undertemp control. Barber Colman oxygen probe and control. 10 sequence timers. Good condition. Asking $25,000 USD each. Item #B308 Surface Combustion Box Furnace. This is an electrically heated recirculating box furnace, Model SDW-36-48-30, S/N BC-42685-1. 480/3/60/60 kW. Maximum temperature of 1250F. Working dimensions of 36" wide X 30" high X 48" deep. External dimensions of 7' wide X 7' long X 12' 2" high. Controls; Controls are located in an enclosure attached to the right hand side of the furnace. The enclosure has a flange mounted disconnect switch handle. There is a new Watlow "EZ Zone PM" digital temperature controller and a new Watlow SD digital high limit. Motor starter, fuses, high limit contactor and 2 Watlow "Din-a-mite" solid state relays are mounted and wired inside the enclosure. Description: Pneumatically operated vertical lift door with convenient hand operator. The door opens to allow full access to the interior. Stainless steel interior with adjustable air duct side walls and roof panel. Belt driven high volume fan is mounted on top of the oven. New tubular style heating elements, 2 banks at 30 kW each are mounted through the top behind each side air duct wall. Heated air us circulated across the elements and out both side air ducts and returns through the roof air duct creating a combination airflow pattern for good uniform heating. The work load is supported on two rows of rollers on 22" centers. *Furnace has new elements, new controllers new fan bearings. Tested and ready for shipment. Furnace has new elements, new controllers, new fan bearings and has been tested. Ready to go. Asking $34,500.00 USD. www.themonty.com Item #B310 Sunbeam Pit Carburizing Furnace. Working dimensions of 55" diameter X 84" deep. Gas fired with recuperated burners. Operating temperature of 1800F. Nitrogen/Methanol with recirculating fan in the bottom. Casemate control. Furnace was extensively rebuilt a few years ago and controls and combustion system were completely rebuilt. Since rebuild it has been very lightly used. Completer manuals and some spare parts. Overall in very good condition. Available in approximately 1 month. Please call for pricing. Item #B305 Rad Con Bell Furnace. Atmosphere Bell Furnace. Gas Fired - 3,330,000 BTU's. Model Number : Bell Annealer Serial Number : 90-3155 Max. Temp. : 1600°F Voltage : 460/3/60 Work Area : 132" Diameter x 66"H, 60 Ton Load Capacity External Dimensions Controls : Complete w/G.E. Fanuc PLC and Allen Bradley HMI Touchscreen Shipping Dimensions: 3 - Bases 14'7"W - 32,000 pounds each 3 - Retorts 13'6W - 8000 pounds each 1 - Furnace 15'7"W x 117"H - 20,000 pounds 1 - PLC Panel - 4'W x 6'H x 20"L 1 - HMI Touch Screen 4 x 4 skid 4 - Misc Skids, Burners, atmosphere piping, control boxes, combo motor starters etc. Furnace requires 4 step decks. Very good condition. Asking Price $159,500 USD www.themonty.com Item #B307 Ipsen T-1 Batch IQ Furnace. Working dimensions of 18" wide X 18" high X 24" deep. 6 gas fired vertical radiant tubes. Operating temperature of 1850F. S/N 53786. Upgraded control panel. Temperature controls are missing, can be replaced by vendor. Standard Ipsen straight through design with internal transfer system-no pit required. "Cold chain" drive system. Premix burner system, bottom fired. Roof mounted Recirculating fan. Quench oil agitation. Complete combustion and atmosphere controls. 200 pound capacity. Excellent condition. Asking $25,000.00 USD. www.themonty.com Continuous See something you need, click on the link or scroll through all the items for sale. Searching for something we don’t have listed, fill out our Contact Form. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Ipsen Pusher Furnace Mesh Belt Annealing Furnace NASS Austemper Furnace Line Pifco Mesh Belt Carburizing Furnace Safed High Temperature Mesh Belt Furnace Shaker Hearth Hardeing Line Sunbeam Pusher Carburizer Surface Combustion Rotary Hearth Furnace Line Surface Combustion Cast Link Belt Line Roller Hearth Furnace Rotary Hearth Furnace Item #C274 Cast Link Belt Line. Manufactured by Electric Furnace Company in 1955. 23" wide belt with a hot zone of 19'. Line is complete with loading system, high heat furnace, oil quench, temper and Endo generator. Used for neutral hardening and carburizing of fasteners. Gas fired with an operating temperature of 1650F. Currently installed but not in operation. Comes with two spare belts, spare radiant tubes and rollers. In spite of the age this furnace is in excellent condition and ready to go. Best offer. Offers based on scrap value will be considered. Item #C273 Rotary Hearth Furnace. Manufactured by Seco Warwick. Hearth is 96" diameter and door opening is 28"W x 19"H. Hearth plate is 32". Furnace has a temperature range of 1200-F to 1800-F. Furnace is electrically heated with ceramic fiber insulation. There is a roof mounted fan. The atmosphere seal consist of a dual seal (oil on the outer and sand on the inner). Power requirements are 480V/3 Phase/380 Amps/275 kW. Furnace has 2 zones of control with SCR's. Good condition. Photos available on request. Asking $125,000 USD. www.themonty.com • • • • Abbott Atmosphere Mesh Belt Furnace (2 Available) AGF Rotary Retort Furnace ABBOTT Model Furnace Borel Mesh Belt Furnace Line BTU High Temperature Atmosphere Pusher Furnace Cast Link Belt Line CI Hayes Mesh Belt Brazing/Sintering Furnace CM High Temperature Pusher Furnace Holcroft Mesh Belt Annealing Furnace Item #C270 Mesh Belt Annealing Furnace. Manufactured by the JL Becker Company. Designed to anneal SS tubing. This furnace incorporates two Inconel 600 muffles 18" wide each with a mesh belt. Direct gas fired burners with a maximum operating temperature of 2175F. Capable of 1600 pounds/hour.Heating chamber consists of 3 7' long zones of control and a 3' insulated preheat section for a total heated length of 24'. 4' long insulated transition section before the 48' long water jacketed cooling section. 6' loading area and a 4' long unloading area. Built in 1990. Includes a brand new spare 35-19-CB belt with a value of $20,000 USD. Complete installed and in good condition. All specifications available upon request. Asking $75,000.00 USD. www.themonty.com Item #C272 Abbott Atmosphere Mesh Belt Furnaces (2 available). Model 8ZSCR-36192PH4-240HH4-VC-2150. Electrically heated 480/3/60/717 kW. Operating temperature of 2150°F. Work Area: 36"W x 4"H x 16'L preheat x 20'L high heat. External Dimensions: 90" wide x 87' 2" long x 90" high - ApproxVariable speed mesh belt conveyor furnace (4" - 20" range). Belt is missing. Load table is 96" long with exhaust vent and atmosphere curtain box. Four zone preheat is 16' long with an alloy muffle and heating elements located above and below the muffle. High heat section (4 zones) is 20' long with a silicon carbide "D" shape muffle and silicon carbide heating elements located above and below the muffle. Following the high heat section is 4’ long free cool then 12' long water jacketed cooling section."Varicool"convection cooling unit with rotary injectors provide more rapid cooling and can be used with cooling atmosphere. A 3 door enclosure houses all the temperature controls. Honeywell UMC 800 PLC with operator interface controls all functions of the furnace. Furnace has 8 zones of control, 4 preheat and 4 high heat. Each zone has an Abbott SCR power control and a Honeywell UDC 2300 high limit control. Three amp meters for each zone are flush mounted in the door of the enclosure. High limit contactors, belt speed. Variable frequency drive are mounted inside the enclosure. An atmosphere control panel is mounted on the end of the cooling chamber. Very good condition. Asking $125,000 USD Each. Item # C268 Ipsen Pusher Furnace. This is a two tray unit with one tray in the loading area and one in the high heat furnace, a push from the loading area pushes the base tray in the high heat section into the quench. Tray size 30" x 45" and load height 18". Load capacity of 1500 to 1800 pounds. Single ended recuperated burners. Controls will need to be updated and radiant tubes will be required. Fair condition. Asking $7,500.00 USD. Item #C267 Borel Mesh Belt Furnace Line. Model TCN-50 S/N 906132. Complete mesh belt line designed to carbonitride, neutral harden and carburize fasteners. Manufactured in the mid 1980's for a fastener company in Germany. Electrically heated, maximum operating temperature 950C. Capable of handling 1,000 pounds/hour. Line is complete and includes vibratory loading system, high heat furnace, oil quench and temper. Siemens PLC controlled. Complete and in excellent condition. New heating elements installed approx 6 years ago but never used. Currently installed but not in use. Located in South America. Call For Pricing, FOB Miami. www.themonty.com tem # C269 CI Hayes Mesh Belt Brazing/Sintering Furnace. Working dimensions of 4" over belt, 12' wide X 120' of heated length. Electrically heated 230/3/60, operating temperature of 2100F. Model LAC. Temperature controls are new state of the art, control panel with Honeywell sold state digital readout controller and overtemp for each of three zones, includes volt and amp meters. Full alloy muffle 20' long, sealed, water jacked cooling chamber with globar heating elements over and under the belt. (3) zones of control. (4) argon flowmeters. Dayton AC inverter provides adjustable belt speed. Updated SCR controls. Muffle and belt are new. Very good condition. Asking $55,000 USD. Item #C265 Sunbeam Pusher Carburizer. This is a very unusual style of furnace and perfect for carburizing of large gears, bearings or races. Working dimensions of 50" X 50" X 34" high. Operating temperature of 1750F. 3,000 pound capacity. Gas fired 12 Honeywell composite single ended recuperated tubes (recently replaced). Surface Casemate controls. 1800 gallon quench tank. System does not need a pit. Comes with a spray washer, temper and an oversized IHRE air cooled quench oil cooler. System is installed but not currently in use. Very good condition. Please call for pricing. Item #C264 Pifco Mesh Belt Carburizing Furnace. Electrically heated with a 42" wide belt. Set up for Nitrogen/Methanol atmosphere with flow/control panel. It has a weigh feeder conveyor, quench tank and quench conveyor. All belts are in good condition. Temp and Carbon controllers need to be replaced. Late 80s vintage. No temper furnace. Must move quickly, good condition. Asking $49,000.00 USD. www.themonty.com Item #C266 AGF Rotary Retort Furnace. Model # RC-1810-EVR. Electrically heated. Maximum temperature 1750F. 480V/3/60/180kW. Working dimensions of 18" diameter X 10' long, 950 pounds/hour. Controls include 2 Chromalox 3390 Multi-Loop controllers, one MMI Uni-Pro, 2 MMI 10 Pro temperature controllers and AEG PLC with touchscreen interface. Waukee flowmeters for Endo and N2. This is a complete line with ram style loader, hardening furnace, quench tank, Waukee rotary washer and an electric rotary temper. Alloy retort is new as is brickwork and heating elements. Excellent condition. Asking $125,000 USD. Item #C256 Surface Combustion Rotary Hearth Furnace Line. This system was designed for heat treating and straightening crankshafts and consists of a rotary hearth furnace, 2 Gleason straightening presses and a robot for loading/unloading. The furnace is S/N CC11590-1 with an outside diameter of 17' 3", inside 15', inside height of 2' 11" with an overall height of 8" 6". Built August 1979. Gas fired with 8 trident tubes. Atmosphere is Endo/Natural gas. Nominal tray size is 5" X 21", number of tray positions 60, tray loader/unloader length 10' 6". Hearth has ceramic tray support and guide tiles and embedded in 12" thick insulating firebrick. Sidewalls consist of 9" of insulating firebrick backed with 4 1/2" of insulating block. Alloy and brickwork are both excellent. Gleason straightening presses are Model 140 units, oil quench machines with 6' cabinet, indexing table, S/N's 107902 and 118701 with chilling system consisting of C/C tank, 5' X 5' X 3', 3 7 hp pumps, controls and cooling tower. Also included is a ASEA Model S2 robotic loading arm, with robot controls, joystick touch pad controls. S/N 4955-8127-001. System is complete, installed but not in operation. Item #C253 NASS AUSTEMPER FURNACE LINE. Installed in June 2007 at Tinnerman Palnut in New Jersey by National Applied Scientific Systems (NASS). This company is affiliated with Wire Mesh Products Co., the leading furnace mesh belt maker in the country. www.themonty.com Item #C261 Roller Hearth Furnace (Atmosphere-Exothermic). Manufactured by Westinghouse this furnace was rebuilt in 1999 (burners, wiring and control panels). S/N XF95384-F1. Working dimensions of 60" Wide x 45' (heated length) x 12" High. Natural gas heated-radiant tube. Operating temperature of 1700F. DESCRIPTION: Brick Lined Roller Hearth Furnace (rebuilt 1999) complete with (34) Eclipse Single-Ended. Recuperative Radiant Tube Burners, (3) Zones of Control, Automatic Burner Ignition System, 27' Long Water-Cooled Cooling Zones, New York Blower, Waukee Flowmeters, and Load/Unload Tables. New Spare Parts include (1) Rockwell/Dodge Roller Drive,(8) Alloy Outer Radiant Tubes, (6) Alloy Inner Radiant Tubes, Reliance SP-500VS Drive Control, and (3) Alloy Furnace Rolls. Free-Standing Control Panels complete with Honeywell 3000 Digital Temperature Controllers (1 each Zone), Honeywell 3000 Series High Limits (1 each Zone), and Honeywell Multi-Trend Digital Annunciator Panel. Excellent condition-operational. Overall dimensions of 10' Wide x 84' Long x 9' High. Approximate weight of 70,000 pounds. Asking $245,000 USD. • Yohogowa Computer Control System for zones 1 & 2 Temperature Control and High Limit Control, Atmosphere, Salt Temperature, High Limit Quench, Heated Rinse & Variable Belt Speed Control for Furnace and Salt Belt. The system allows for remote monitoring. • Metro Loader - Includes a hydraulic tote dumper, parts hopper, two vibratory trays with load cells. This unit is controlled by a computer and has proven to be an exceptionally flexible and accurate parts loader. It can be installed so that one tray can be shuttled aside in order to hand load the furnace. • Hardening Furnace - Furnace hot zone is 144 inches from inner wall to drum center and is capable of producing 1000 to 1200 lbs/hour of light gauge stampings running at a belt speed of 14 “/min. and a loading density of 12 lbs/SF. The 48 inch wide belt is of fine closed weave design in order to prevent part mixing. The full range of furnace belt adjustment is 10-20”/min. The furnace opening at the preheat has been closed down to about 2” because the original part loading was 1” at Tinnerman. The overall height can be easily increased to 6” for commercial use. The 14’ overall heated length is heated by 9 sealed radiant “U” tubes w/direct spark ignition and all tubes have recuperators. The temperature operating range is 1475-1725˚F. Maximum temperature is 1900˚F. There are two zones with Fanuc PLC2 Honeywell Temperature Controllers, (2) Honeywell Oven Temperature Controllers, Yokogawa Computer Monitoring System w/Satellite Monitoring Capability. Roof Mounted Axial Flow Recirculating Fan, and Super Systems Oxygen Sensor and Control Box for carbon control. Atmosphere: The furnace is currently set up for endothermic atmosphere. We can provide a conversion to nitrogen methanol if required. Methane additions are provided and an ammonia flowscope can be provided and desirable if one wants to be able to carbo-nitride or carbo-austemper parts. • Austemper Tank- Capacity 4,500 gallons/72,180 lbs of salt with a maximum temperature limit of 800˚F. Dimensions 15’6” L x 9’6” W x 5’7” H. Quench Conveyor 48” W mesh belt & Drive Package on Discharge End, Quench Pump 10 HP, gas-fired by two 750,000 BTU/hr with 3-HP Combustion Blower. • (2) Rinse tanks - with 42” Wide mesh belts- 1160 gal tanks, 8’10” L x 5’5” W x 3’6” D & (1) 1560 gal tank 10’4” x 5’9” W x 3’6”D. • Holding Tank- 5,800 gal. capacity/93,000lbs salt/light insulation and removable & reinforced top, 500,000 BTU per hour gas-fired immersion tube with stand-alone controls and gas safety train. Salt- There is some salt available. Pricing: The entire line is priced to sell at $100,000 USD. Salt to be sold separately. www.themonty.com • Hercules 1,000 lbs Capacity Parts Dumper into Syntron Automatic Feed System w/ Weight Control and Livonia Portable 19” Wide Magnetic Feed Conveyor. Item #C250 Safed High Temperature Mesh Belt Furnace. Model 11 BD 30/21– Atmosphere air hardening unit Built in 1992 for Camillus Cutlery. Used for hardening SS blades and some annealing. Heating 460v 3ph 60 hz , fla 56 amps– 3 zones; approx. 6 ft total; electric heat, belt width 10 ½ inches; 11’ muffled cooling zone. All muffles and belts in good condition. Furnace is in excellent condition with spare parts including 18 ft section of unused belt, over 30 new heating elements and other items. Total furnace length is 34 ft. Max temperature aprox. 2100 F. Asking $15,000 USD. Item #C246 BTU High Temperature Atmosphere Pusher Furnace. This 1997 high temperature pusher furnace was designed for sintering moly-manganese at an operating temperature of 1425C in a reducing atmosphere. Maximum operating temperature 1550C. 3 www.themonty.com Item #C252 Surface Combustion Cast Link Belt Line. Working dimensions of 36" wide, with 6" over belt and 25' of heating (hardening furnace). 3 zones of control, Recirculating fans in zones 2 & 3. Gas fired, Eclipse recuperated burners. Automatic Walmil loading system, rotary washer, quench and mesh belt temper. Mesh belt temper is electrically heated, capable of 1500F and is 27' long, 12" of clearance over belt, Model E15TR54. Nitrogen/Methanol, panel is included. Barber Colman digital controls. Overall in good condition. Asking $195,000 USD. Item #C219 ABBOTT MODEL 6ZSCR-18-432HH6-VC-2150. 18" wide belt, 4"+ opening over the belt, 432" heating chamber (silicon carbide muffles), six zones, 36" long vari-cool with 162" of additional cooling including two curtain boxes. 2150 deg.F. max temp., piped for dissociated ammonia atmosphere and nitrogen purge, 335 kw @ 480/3/60,Honeywell UMO 800 controller/programmer, OAD: 84" w x 90" h x 720" l. Currently used for annealing knife blades but with a little effort a metallic muffle in the front half of the heating chamber could be added for debinding and sintering of PM parts. Asking price: $160,000 USD OBO Item #C212 Holcroft Mesh Belt Annealing Furnace. Nitrogen Atmosphere, 1650°F. Electrically heated. 72” wide belt, 9” high over belt, 24’ heated section. 8’ cooling section. Consider this in good overall condition. Asking $175,000 USD. www.themonty.com zones of control. Working dimensions of 8" wide with 12" clearance above the belt. Total heated length 36", hearth height about the floor 42". Furnace atmosphere DA, Nitrogen and Hydrogen. Cooling section consists of 18" insulated and a 36" water cooled section. Return conveyor running parallel to the furnace is also included. Overall furnace length is 21' 6". Electrically heated with Molybdenum ribbon style elements. Cooling section consists of a SS muffle. System is complete and installed. Minor repairs to the controller are necessary. Please call or E-mail for more details. Asking price $99,000 USD. Item #C167 Shaker Hearth Hardening Line. 400 lb/hr Sunbeam Shaker ("Shuffle Hearth") Hardening Furnace Line, Includes Automatic Part Loader, Electric Shaker Furnace, 1800°F, 112 kW, Quench Tank with Dragout Belt, Rotary Parts Washer and 1000°F Continuous Belt Temper Furnace, 50 kW. Overall Line Length, if in straight line is approx. 61 ft. Overall Height is approx. 8ft-6in., Max. Overall Width is approx. 7ft-3in. with piping. Still under power for demonstration. Extra spare shaker hearth and spare belt for temper. Price: $50,000 USD whole line. www.themonty.com Item #C210 CM High Temperature Pusher Furnace. Model # 488-120-3Z-480V-3PH-A. Tray size 8” X 12” X 5/8” alumina. Preheat is 90” long with 3 zones of control, 1100C operating temperature, 66KW. High heat is 120” long with 3 zones of control, operating temperature is 1800C, 135KW. Height over hearth is 7”. Automatic doors at both ends and atmosphere flushing and burn-off stacks. Atmosphere is Hydrogen with a Nitrogen purge. There are two cooling sections with a total length of 120”. Screw drive pusher and load return conveyor system. Overall dimensions are 87” high X 132” wide X 57’ long. The furnace was tested for operation at 1800C but only used for 2 years at 1200C. Asking price is $200,000 USD or best offer. **New price** Draw/Temper See something you need, click on the link or scroll through all the items for sale. Searching for something we don’t have listed, fill out our Contact Form. • • • • • • • • • Large Walk In Temper/Oven Lift Off Temper/Oven Lindberg Pit Temper Lindberg Pit Furnace MOCO Mesh Belt Oven Surface Batch Temper Furnace Surface Combustion Drop Bottom Oven Surface Combustion Mesh Belt Temper Furnace Wisconsin Batch Oven Item #T270 Batch Temper Furnace. "Super 30" unit. Working dimensions of 30" wide X 48" deep X 30" high. Model 30-48-30HCD. S/N BC-40553-1C. Max operating temperature of 1400F. Electrically heated. 460 volt, 3 phase, 60 Hz. Control 120 Colt. Motor 2 HP 1800 RPM. Heating input 75KW. Honeywell temperature control (controller is mounted in a central control panel and would be shipped "loose"). Very good condition. Currently installed and in operation. Available the beginning of April 2013. Asking $21,000 USD. Item #T269 Dow Batch Temper Furnace. Working dimensions of 30" wide X 48" deep X 24" high. Model BXE 304824, S/N DJ-58E. 460 Volt, 3 phase, 60 hertz. Control volts 120. Heating input 50Kw. Operating temperature of 1250F. Honeywell temperature control (control instruments in a central control panel, temperature controller would be shipped "loose" with the unit). Rated for 1600 pounds at 800F. 4 1/2" insulating firebrick and 2" block insulation. Heating system is a type 330 alloy frame with coiled 80 nickel-20 chrome elements tied to ceramic spool insulators. Side wall mounted alloy 6 bladed fan in a plug assembly driven by a 3hp motor through v-belts pulls air from above the plenum, down through load for maximum efficiency. Very good condition. Currently in operation. Available the beginning of April/2013. Total Connected load 68.7. Asking $17,500.00 USD. www.themonty.com • Alumunum Solution Treating Drop Bottom Oven • Blue M Batch Oven • Despatch Recirculating Walk in Oven • Dow Batch Temper Furnace • Drever "Lift-Off" Furnaces • Box Temper Furnace • Box Temper 1200 oF Furnace • Blue M Atmosphere Cabinet Oven • Grieve Oven • Grieve Oven • Grieve Recirculating Walk In Oven Item #T267 Blue M Batch Oven. Model POM7-32B. S/N P39-852. Electrically heated, 240V, 3 phase, 60Hz. Maximum temperature 392F. Built in the mid 1990's. Blue M batch oven, 4' x 4' x 2' aluminized steel lining with recirculation air blower, exhaust fan, swing out doors, tested and fully operational. Holds perfectly at set point. Quick ramp and smooth times. Uni-Flow air movement (supply air on both sides, return air on top of oven, digital set point temperature controller (programmable available as option). Working dimensions of 48 inches wide, 48 inches high, and 24 inches deep. Outside dimensions of 71" wide with controls, 89" high, and 40" deep and 1800lb. Good condition-operational. Asking $6,950 All reasonable offers will be considered. Item #T266 Grieve Oven. Model AB-500. Electric heating elements - 12 KW input. Maximum temperature 500F. 230 VAC, 3 phase at 37 Amps. Industrial oven horizontal side to side air flow to accommodate virtually any oven loading without restrictive air passage. Work can be shelf loaded or placed directly on the reinforced work space bottom. Feature quality construction and precise engineering, and provide exceptional temperature uniformity and built for long hard usage at elevated temperatures. Features 27 cubic feet of www.themonty.com Item #T268 Grieve Oven. Model HC-500, S/N 29157. Electrically heated 208 VAC, 3 Phase, 60 Hz, 32 KW. Maximum temperature 550F. Working dimensions of 50" wide, 50" high, and 50" deep. Overall dimensions of 74" wide, 90" high, and 66" deep. Side to side horizontal air flow accommodates virtually any oven loading without restricting air passage. Work can be shelf loaded or placed directly on the optional reinforced work space bottom. Volume of cubic feet. Designed for baking, drying, preheating or any other application where a dependable source of heated air up to 850°F is required. Standard Universal Batch Ovens from Grieve meet the requirements of National Fire Protection Association Standard 86, Industrial Risk Insurers, Factory Mutual and OSHA standards. For some applications, such as those involving flammable solvents or hazardous locations, the above organizations require additional safety devices. Controls Dial setpoint, thermocouple actuated, indicating temperature controller. Motor control push buttons and on-off heat switch. LED pilot lights. Very good condition. Chamber cleaned and painted with 2000F silver paint. Asking $10,450.USD with warranty. work volume. Designed for curing, baking, drying, aging, and hardening or any other application where a dependable source of air up to 500F is required. Shipping weight 1500 pounds. Asking $6,950.00 USD. Internal shelves Independent exhaust and blower switches Heat on/off switch Control Instruments: Grieve's standard setpoint controls Usable Chamber Dimensions: 36 inches wide, 36 inches high, and 36 inches wide Outside Overall Dimensions: 52" wide, 62" deep, and 48.5" high Condition: Very good, taken directly out of plant line after shutdown. Item #T265 MOCO Mesh Belt Oven. Michigan Oven Company natural gas fired conveyor oven. 5psig, 880,000 BTU's. S/N 6915V140. Maximum operating temperature 500F. 460/3/60. Work area, 66"W x 18"H x 21'L Heat x 8'L cooling. Overall dimensions of 12'W x 12'5"H x 40'L - Assembled. This oven has a wire on edge type belt with 1" x 1" opening in the belt. There is a 30"L load and unload end. Conveyor drive is hydraulic powered. Hydraulic power pack is included. Heated air is distributed throughout the oven vertically from end to end. A "Maxon" package burner with spark ignition heats the air. There is a powered exhauster mounted on top of the oven. Controls; Complete and wired in a free standing panel includes all necessary pushbuttons, signal lights, motor starters etc. for proper operation. There are Honeywell UDC digital temperature controllers for control and high limit. Conveyor speed is displayed through a digital speed indicator. Also mounted in the same panel is a "Protectifier" flame safety system. Shipping dimensions; Shipping Dimensions: 10'W x 9'H x 14'L - Cooling Section, 10'W x 12'5"H x 26'L - Heating Section. Control Panel: 6' x 6' x 2'L. Cooling Blower: 4' x 4' x 4'. Hydraulic Power Pack: 2' x 2' x 4'H. Two (2) trucks are required for shipping. Very good condition. Asking $37,500.00 USD. Item #T264 Despatch Recirculating Walk in Oven. Working dimensions of 72" high X 66" wide X 108" deep. Model PSD-3-30S. Gas fired, 300,000 BTU's/hr, operating temperature of 650F. To mounted combustion chamber and recirculating fan. Atmospheric www.themonty.com • • • • • • • type burner. Complete combustion controls and safeties, including spark ignition and flame safety. Powered exhaust blower. Combination horizontal-vertical air flow. Oven has two double doors at both ends. 6" insulation thickness. Oven has been reconditioned and is ready for immediate shipment. Partlow MRC7000 chart recorder. Partlow overtemp. Good condition. Asking $15,500 USD. Item #T262 Large Walk-In Temper/Oven. Grant Edgel (Portland, OR manufacturer) Gas- Fired, Walk-In/Cart Oven, with working zone of 96"W x 84"H x 180"D, 1000˚F, with +/- 10˚F temperature uniformity. Load and Unload from one end through double swing doors. Currently installed, complete and in good condition. Located in the Western US. Asking $35,000 USD. Item #T261 Blue M Atmosphere Cabinet Oven. Model AGC-180G-MP2. Electrically heated, 480/3/60/34 Amps. Working dimensions of 38" wide X 25" high X 20" long. Standard Blue M Oven with three (3) cam action type door latches with dual gasketing to provide a good seal. Heated air is circulated horizontally through the oven chamber. The interior is constructed of 304 Stainless Steel. Oven will accept accept five (5) shelves and there are two (2) shelves included with this oven. Cooling blower and fan motor is located under the heating chamber. Controls; Mounted an wired in an enclosure attached to the right hand side of the oven includes Blue M "Pro Star" digital programmable controller, Partlow digital round chart recorder with high limit control. Chamber pressure gauge and Inert Gas Flow Meters are mounted on the left side of the oven. Power to the heating elements are controlled through SSR's. Switches and signal lights for oven power, cooling, www.themonty.com Item #T263 Lift-Off Temper/Oven. Lift-Off Top Circulated Air Oven, 3 Independently temperature controlled stations. Work zones in each are 22"W x 40"L x 25"H, 1000˚F, +/ 10˚F uniformity, 480 V/3Ph/60Hz. Stainless Steel side panels. Electric Heating. Currently installed, complete and in good condition. Located in the Western US. Asking $10,000 USD for the entire system. gas, purge etc. are flush mounted to the same enclosure. *****NOTE: The electrical enclosure has been separated from the oven for shipping purposes****. Exterior dimensions of 96"W x 71"H x 48"L. Very good condition. Asking $9,950.00 USD. Item # T258 Box Temper 1200 oF Furnace. Work zone 14”W X 12” H X 30” D; Manufactured by Cooley Electric, SN 9857: Top mounted circulation fan; counter balanced door; electrically heated 15W, 220/440 VAC, 3 phase. Asking $2500.00 USD. Item # T257 Box Temper Furnace- 16” W 16” H 16” D Blue-M convection temper furnace, Model CW-160E=3. SN 7-403; 1000 oF. Electrically heated 3 phase 27A, 208VAC. Asking $2500.00 USD. Item #T256 Grieve Recirculating Walk In Oven. Model # B4-450-SPEC. Working dimensions of 120" high X 72" wide X 72" deep. Gas fired, 700,000 BTU's/hour. Operating temperature of 450F. Partlow circular chart recorder, Partlow overtemp, timer. Rear mounted combustion chamber and recirculating fan. Atmospheric type burner. Complete combustion controls and safeties. Including spark ignition and flame safety. Powered www.themonty.com Item #T260 Wisconsin Batch Oven (New & Unused). Inside working dimensions of 80" wide x 115" high x 26' long. Gas fired, maximum operating temperature of 350F, 2 million BTU's. Controls - Digital controls with SCR. Double ended vertical rising doors. Overall dimensions of O.A.D 112" wide x 21' high x 28' 10" long. Asking price $59,500.00 USD "as is/where is loaded on a truck. exhaust blower. Combustion horizontal-vertical air flow. Oven has double swing open doors. 480/3/60 wiring. Overall dimensions are 11' high X 8' 2" wide X 11' deep. Oven has been reconditioned and test fired, cleaned and painted inside and out and is ready for immediate shipment. Good condition. Item #T252 Surface Combustion Drop Bottom Oven. Built in 1996. Model 48-48 Uni Drop. Gas heated, 500 SCFH. Electric: 480V 3PH 80kW (60kW used for quench tank heating). Maximum temperature 1200F, maximum load 1700 pounds. Working dimensions of 48" X 48". Eurotherm 3504 controller, Yokogawa multipoint paperless recorder. Comes with a Abell-Howe 2-ton jib crane. Certified to run NADCAP work. Currently installed but not in use. Requires 24' vertical height. Excellent condition. Asking $165,000 USD. Item #T250 Surface Combustion Mesh Belt Temper Furnace. 2 zones of control, gas fired. 48" wide belt X 45' long X 12" working height. Operating temperature of 1250-f max however the vendor has run product at 350F with +/- 10 F uniformity. Very good condition. Asking $79,500 USD. www.themonty.com Item # T253 Lindberg Pit Temper. Model 3348-G12. Gas fired, operating temperature of 1250F. Working dimensions of 33" X 48" deep. Standard cyclone design. Fiber lined. Single burner fires into a combustion chamber. A high velocity fan recirculates heat through the work load resulting in good uniformity. Includes complete combustion controls and flame safety. Furnace has been reconditioned and test fired, cleaned and painted and is ready for immediate shipment. Prewired free standing enclosed panel with Barber Colman model 560 controller and Barber Colman overtemp. Good condition. Asking $12,000.00 USD. Item #T242 Lindberg Pit Furnace. Recirculating Pit Furnace w/Atmosphere & Cooling. Model # 12-EC-3884-12A. S/N 25425. Maximum temperature 1250F, 460/6/60/100 kW. Work Area: 38" Diameter x 84" Deep Shipping Dimensions: 6'W x 11'H x 9'L - Furnace, Panel: 30"W x 72"H x 20"Deep., 2 - 4 x 4 skids. Controls: Mounted and wired in free standing panel includes a Honweywell strip chart recorder, Honeywell UDC 3200 digital temperature controller, Barber Colman analog high limit and a Eagle Signal process timer. Power to the heating elements are controlled through a Halmar SCR. ****NOTE: The Halmar SCR is loose inside panel and will need to be installed.**** Drawings & Manuals are included with this furnace. Description: Standard Lindberg electrically heated pit type "Cyclone" furnace with an manual swing to open and an air cylinder to close cover for a good seal. Furnace has a 6000 pound max gross load capacity. Recirculating fan is water cooled. Furnace has a water type heat exchanger with an Eclipse pressure blower for cooling. Furnace is designed to run with a Nitrogen atmosphere. Heating elements are helical coil type which are made of 80% nickel and 20% chrome. Pit size: 10'W x 5'9" Deep. Utilities: 106.9 kW, 80 PSIG Air, 40 PSIG Water, 3 GPM. 8 OSIG Nitorgen. All Manuals & Drawings are included with this furnace. All above information was taken from manuals & drawings. Condition: Very Good Asking Price $37,500 USD. www.themonty.com Item #T246 Aluminum Solution Treating Drop Bottom Oven: 1992 "Inspec Manufacturing" Model 366A, Aluminum Solution-Treating Drop Bottom Oven, rated for 1150°F, Met +/- 10°F Uniformity in aerospace application, Electric, 90 kVA Heating, 6" Pyroblock Insulation, Rod overbend heating elements, Load Size: 72"W x 30"D x 72"H, 1600 lb. max. Load Wt., 5 Second Quench Delay (door open to completely submerged), Floor Space: approx. 14' x 14' with approx. 170" overall height. Dual, (separate, but connected). Quench tanks for water and polymer, complete with 125 PSI circulation pump, 48 nozzles, strainer, Chromolox tank heater and Katema heat exchanger for cooling. GE Fanuc 90/70 PLC with operator interface, 2 remote panels for quench tanks and other functions. Roof-mounted 24" diameter circulation fan, 304 SS shroud to direct hot air. System was originally set up for pit operation, but is currently reconfigured for operation on a flat floor with no pit. Nozzle arrangement allows for use as either spray quench or dunk quench (ability to transfer quenchant to & from storage tanks). Storage tanks not included. Note: Equipment was stored indoors and was only moved outside for photography. Asking $75,000 USD. www.themonty.com Item #T240 Drever "Lift-Off" Furnaces (2 available). Drever "lift-off" annealing furnaces with working dimensions of 10' wide x 35' long x 6' high, natural gas fired---26 Ushaped radiant tubes, ceramic fiber lined, 1450F max, 4 roof mounted alloy recirculating fans, atmosphere capable, "knife edge" seal with gaskets, hydraulic lift mechanism on each end of furnace, 2 zones of control, and control panel with Honeywell digital PLC with flame safety panel. Units are still set up "under power" and are available for inspection. Asking $285,000.00 USD. each loaded onto trucks. Generators See something you need, click on the link or scroll through all the items for sale. Searching for something we don’t have listed, fill out our Contact Form Exo Generators (2 available) Gasbarre.Sinterite Endo Generator Lindberg Endo Generator Surface Combustion 2400 CFH Endo Generator • • Surface Combustion 5600 CFH Generators (3 available) Surface 5000 CFH Endo Generator Item # G174 Exo Generators (2 available). Model 9328312-G2, manufactured by General Electric. Gas fired, 1500 CFH capacity. Standard rich exo design. Units have newer Waukee flow meters. Selas pump, burner and fire check valve. Updated Honeywell digital controls for temperature, water and alarms. Good condition. Asking $9,500 USD each. Item #G173 Lindberg Endo Generator. 4500 CFH, gas fired. Retorts and brickwork are in excellent condition however it requires temperature controls and an air cooler (vendor has partially completed changing from water cooling to air).Asking $12,000.00 USD. Item #G172 Surface Combustion 5600 CFH Generators (3 available). Model T3NRX. Gas fired, 5600 CFH capacity. Operating temperature of 1950F. Standard Surface Endothermic Generator complete with 3 retorts, Spencer Blower, Waukee flowmeters, Roots pumps and water cooling. Control panel with Barber Coleman 560 Digital Temperature Controller and L & N Strip Chart Recorder. Overall dimensions of 8' wide X 11' long X 11' 6" high. Approximate weight 12,000 pounds. Very good condition. Asking $33,500.00 USD each. www.themonty.com • • • • Item #G169 Gasbarre/Sinterite Furnace Division Endo Generator. 3000 CFH, electrically heated 460/3/60/63 Amps/50kW. New in 2006. External dimensions of 106" wide x 75" deep x 116" high. Controls are enclosed in a panel attached to the side of the generator. Honeywell UDC 3200 digital temperature controller and Honeywell UDC 2500 digital high limit safety. Control switches with indicating lights are flush mounted in the enclosure. Flange mounted fused disconnect switch for control power. Separate non fused disconnect for the main power. Waukee flow meters are manifold mounted for incoming and outgoing gases. Flow meters include: Natural Gas 0-1000 CFH, Air 0- 2500 CFH, (3) Mixed Gas 0-1500 CFH and Endo 0- 3500 CFH. Step down transformer for reduced voltage to the heating elements. Electrically heated 3 retort generator. Refractory lined shell with vertically mounted retorts. Total of twelve (12) silicon carbide heating elements, 6 on each side are mounted through the chamber for good uniform heating of the alloy retorts. The natural gas and air pass through a Waukee "mixor" valve then into the Waukee gas pump. Mixed gas enters the 3 "mixed gas" flow meters, through the Selas fire checks and enters the top of the retorts. The gas travels through the catalyst filled heated retorts and exits at the bottom. The exiting Endothermic gas passes through water cooled chambers then finned cooled air heat exchangers then through the Endothermic flow meter. A pressure regulator is supplied on the exiting gas piping. Good condition. Asking $29,500.00 USD. Item #G165 Surface 5000 CFH Endo Generator. This gas fired endo generator has 2 retorts (both new), new brick and 3 new burners. Vendor is asking $11,000 USD or will do a complete rebuild with Atmosphere Engineering "EndoInjector", SBS "Endotherm" and new www.themonty.com Item #G170 Surface 13,000 CFH Endo Generator. Serial# BX-40038-1, Model S-50100. 4 retorts. Originally built as a 10,000 CFH units the size was increased to produce 13,000 CFH. SBS air cooler, SSI atmosphere control and Atmosphere Engineering Endo Injector which allows gas to be automatically reduced up or down from 20% to 100% capacity. The endoinjector as added at a cost of $20,000 just two years ago. Retorts and catalyst in good condition. In operation until very recently, still installed. Very good overall condition. Asking $35,000 USD SSI atmosphere controllers. Also included would be new catalyst, new wiring and painting. Price for the unit completely rebuilt would be $55,000 USD. www.themonty.com Induction See something you need, click on the link or scroll through all the items for sale. Searching for something we don’t have listed, fill out our Contact Form. Ameritherm Induction Generators Lepel® Induction Power Supply Lepel® Power Supply Pillar Induction Power Supply • Tocco Induction System Item #I151 Lepel 40 kW RF Generator. Tube style Model T-40-3-KC-E-XW, 40 kW/100450kHz Induction generator, 460V/3Ph/60Hz, 93kVA Input, 40 kW Output Power, S/N 7011, Type T-4002-17. Location: West Coast, US. Asking $5,950.00 USD. Offers considered. Item #I150 Ameritherm Nova Star 3 kW/50-450kHz Induction Generators and Heat Stations: 3 units, Models 3LW (water cooled) and 3LA (Air cooled). 2 are air cooled. 3 Heat Stations, P/N 301-0117, Rev. C and Rev.D (2 are Rev. D) Each heat station has a 10 ft. cable and a small round coil. Manual and available drawings RF Coil Voltage: 0-300 Vrms AC Line Voltage: 220V/3Ph or 440V/3Ph Line Power: 4.5 kVA max. Power Factor: 0.9 nominal Distance from P.S. to Heat Station: 10ft to 200ft (application dependent) Timer: Built In, from 10ms to 10,000s User I/O: Isolated PLC compatible, 24VDC, 4-20mA, 0-10V, 0-5V Communications: RS422/485 Serial Port Wt.: 500 lb on pallet for all this equipment. Pallet Dimensions (3 Sets): Approx. 46"W x 53"L x 31"H Estimated Price: All 3 as a lot for $10,000 Location: SW U.S. www.themonty.com • • • • Item #I147 Pillar Induction Power Supply. Manufactured by Pillar Industries. 500 kW, 10 kHz. Model #MK11 AB7326501, S/N S.O. 1690 CAW. Input Voltage: 480/3/60/666 Amps/555 KVA. Complete and in very good condition. Asking $39,500.00 USD. Item #I144 Lepel® Induction Power Supply. 450 KHz, 40 Kw. External dimensions are 6’ X 6’. 480Volt. Complete ready to go. Please ask for more details. Asking $6,500 USD. www.themonty.com Item #I149 Tocco Induction System. System includes an Ajax Tocco 100KW 3-10 KC induction power supply with a robot, input and output conveyors and infrared sensors. Previously used for annealing spindles, two at once. This is a "single shot" configuration. The robot picks the part from a conveyer places it in the coil, then places the parts on discharge conveyor. Built in the early 1990's. Complete and in very good condition. Asking $45,000 USD. Miscellaneous See something you need, click on the link or scroll through all the items for sale. Searching for something we don’t have listed, fill out our Contact Form. Batch Washer Continuous Shot Blast System Cryogenic Unit (3) Cryogenic Unit Cryogenic Unit Holcroft Dunk/Spray Washer • • • • Rotary Index Nozzle Peener Schunk CFC Fixturing SBS Endotherm Stainless Steel Rotary Drum Washer Heated Item # M323 SBS Endotherm. Air cooled heat exchanger for use on an Endothermic generator. Complete. Asking $500.00 USD. Item #M322 Dry Coolers Cooling System. Model Aqua-vent DC-275 air cooled system 275 GPM includes three Aqua vent AVB - 97 - 56 outside heat exchangers, Aqua vent model CDX400-1500 closed loop pumping station and 1500 gallon water/ glycol reservoir. System was new in 2003 and is in very nice condition. Was used in conjunction with a 60" X 72" bottom loading vacuum furnace. Asking Price: $35,000.00 USD. Item # M321 Schunk CFC Fixturing. Brand new, never used and still in the box CFC fixturing. Waterjet cut composite grid system, 19 layers with 1" between layers, spacing 12 legs/layer plus 2 fixture containment rods/nuts, 5.7 mm thick plates. 23 5/8" x 35 1/2" x www.themonty.com • • • • • • 22" overall height . New price $83,000 USD, asking $60,000 USD. Available immediately. Item # M316 Batch Washer. Three stage wash system able to handle baskets 24" wide X 36" long X 24" high. First stage is an oscillating immersion wash with a secondary spray wash. Second stage is a spray rinse and third stage is a heated blow off. Entire system is constructed of 304SS. PLC controlled. The immersion wash features an oscillation process completely programmable with a time of 0-99 minutes. After the baskets are raised from the immersion tank a spray wash will turn on using separate nozzles from the rinse nozzles.. Again completely programmable from 0-99 minutes. During the rinse cycle a rinse drain is raised into position to ensure that rinse water and wash water are not mixed. After the wash system has finalized the liquid cleaning phases the dry off operation will begin. The wash and rinse systems will utilize #2 SS bag filters. Machine length from front to back is approximately 58" overall. Width 122" overall. Height approximately 96" minus the blowers and cylinders. Electrical supply service required is 200 Amp-480V-3 phase-60 Hz. Manufactured by Painter Design & Engineering in MI in late 2004. Original price $120,000 USD. Excellent condition. Item #M315 Continuous Shot Blast System. This is a mesh belt shot blast line manufactured by MetFin (Metal Finish Supply Co. & Equipment). Model 6002 Manganese Mesh belt blast. S/N 5002. Voltage 460/3/60. Work area 36" wide X 18" clear over belt. Blast wheels-(6) 20 HP, 3600 RPM, TEFC. Elevator 3 HP, 1800 RPM, TEFC. Longitudinal Abrasive Screw Conveyor-2 HP, 1800 RPM, TEFC. Conveyor Drive 1 1/2 HP. Abrasive Blow www.themonty.com Item # M319 Cryogenic Unit. Manufactured by Nu-Bit of New Kensington, PA this is a LN2 Cryogenic unit model Cryomersion 1500. Working dimensions of 40" X 36" X 24", capacity 900 pounds. Liquid Nitrogen capable of -320F. 230VAC, 20 amps. 12 years old. Certified to AMS 2750D. Installed and in operation. Excellent condition. Asking $11,500.00. off 10HP. Dust collector included. Controls complete. Very good condition. Asking $225,000 USD. Item #M308 Rotary Index Nozzle Peener. 72" diameter auto index shot peening system with 6 stations, 3 spindles per station, 12 blast guns which (2 @ each spindle). Set up to do peen three parts at a time. The system includes "Cambot" pick and place loader/unloader, load/unload conveyor, dust collector, 5 barrels of S170 soft shot, air dryer for compressed air. System is still on original shipping skids from the OEM. System appears to have never been installed after PPAP. All manuals and drawings are included with this system. Model Number : 72" Index Serial Number : EA 158 Voltage : 460/3/60/49 F.L.A Work Area : 12"W x 18"H Door Opening Controls : Two (2) Allen Bradley SLC 504 PLC Controllers with an Allen Bradley Panelview 1000. Twelve (12) Magnavalve model: 578 shot flow controllers. All mounted in a free standing electrical enclosure. Actual Hours: 49 Blast Time Hours, 116 Total Machine Time Hours. Excellent - LIKE NEW Condition. Asking Price: $275,000 USD www.themonty.com Item #M314 Holcroft Dunk/Spray Washer. Model GPWS 24-36-24. Electrically heated, 480/3/60/50 amps. Working dimensions of 24" wide X 24" high X 36" deep. External dimensions of 96"W X 143" high X 124" long (91" without skimmer attached). This is a standard dunk/spray washer with 4 Warren Electric immersion heaters. Spray nozzles are arranged over and all sides of the wash area. Load height is 51" from floor to top of rollers. Wheel centres are 14-1/2". Controls are mounted and wired on the right hand side of the washer and includes all necessary pushbuttons and signal lights. There is a dunk cycle timer and spray cycle timer. A Honeywell UDC 2000 digital temperature controller controls wash temperature. Good condition. Asking $18,500.00 USD. Item #M286 Cryogenic Unit. 2 chamber, each chamber 43" wide X 48" high, X 48" deep. Manufactured by MEI, Model #98-128. Capable of -310F to + 500F. 128 cubic foot capacity. Load capacity 10,000 pounds. Interior 10 gauge SS. Exterior 16 gauge SS (painted. Front Loading. Watlow-F4 Series controller. 2 circulating fans and motors. Convection heating. Controls 120V, fan & heater 208 V. Pneumatic 100PSI. Control Panel side mounted. Front loading with two doors, swing from front. Temperature range -310F to +500F (+-3F). Exteriors dimensions of 119" long X 90" high (plus 24" for motors), depth 79" (plus 6 1/2" for electrical boxes. Completely refurbished. Asking $64,500 USD. www.themonty.com Item #M307 Stainless Steel Rotary Drum Washer Heated. Model 250 Hurricane rotary drum washer fabricated out of stainless steel. The stainless steel drum has 1/4" perforations, 2"H auger with a 12" pitch. There are two (2) "Marine" clean out doors for easy access to the wash and rinse tanks. Wash pump is 3 H.P. and rated for 80 G.P.M. Rinse pump is 2 H.P. and rated for 60 G.P.M. There are two (2) stainless steel canister type filter; one for wash and one for rinse. The wash and rinse tanks are gas heated using an Eclipse package burner system firing into a 6" mild steel tube. The 18 kW heated blow off section has a 1/2 H.P., 1430 CFM blower. A 12" tube axial steam exhaust fan is mounted on top of the washer. Wash tank capacity is 392 gallons and the rinse tank capacity is 294 gallons. Both wash and rinse tanks have belt type skimmers which are used to remove oil from the water. Some prints and manuals are included with this washer. Wash & Rinse: Gas, Blow Off Electric Model Number : Hurricane 250 W/R/D Serial Number : 43558 Voltage : 575V/3 Phase/60 Cycles/60 Amps Work Area : 24" Diameter Drum x 8'L Wash x 6'L Rinse x 8'L Blow Off External Dimensions : Floor Space: 11'W x 6'H x 24'L (8'W Shipping) Controls : All mounted in an enclosure attached to the washer includes all necessary pushbuttons, relays, signal lights etc. for proper operation. There is a Watlow digital temperature controller to control temperature to the electrically heated blow off section. There is also a Boston Gear speed control to adjust speed of the drum. Utilities: Natural Gas, 800,000 BTU,s, 1-2 psi Inlet Pressure, 14" W.C. max gas pressure and 8" W.C. minimum, 60 amp disconnect. Very good condition. Asking Price $59,500 USD www.themonty.com Item #M285 Cryogenic Units (3 Available). Manufactured by MEI, Model #98-128. Capable of -310F to + 500F. 128 cubic foot capacity. Internal dimensions of 96" long X 48" deep X 48" high. Load capacity 10,000 pounds. Interior 10 gauge SS. Exterior 16 gauge SS (painted. Front Loading. Watlow-F4 Series controller. 2 circulating fans and motors. Convection heating. Controls 120V, fan & heater 208 V. Pneumatic 100PSI. Control Panel side mounted. Front loading with two doors, swing from front. Temperature range -310F to +500F (+-3F). Exteriors dimensions of 119" long X 90" high (plus 24" for motors), depth 79" (plus 6 1/2" for electrical boxes. One of these units has been completely refurbished, all are in excellent condition. Asking $59,000 USD each. Salt See something you need, click on the link or scroll through all the items for sale. Searching for something we don’t have listed, fill out our Contact Form. • • AFC Mesh Belt Austemper Line NASS Austemper Furnace Line • Yohogowa Computer Control System for zones 1 & 2 Temperature Control and High Limit Control, Atmosphere, Salt Temperature, High Limit Quench, Heated Rinse & Variable Belt Speed Control for Furnace and Salt Belt. The system allows for remote monitoring. • Hercules 1,000 lbs Capacity Parts Dumper into Syntron Automatic Feed System w/ Weight Control and Livonia Portable 19” Wide Magnetic Feed Conveyor. • Metro Loader - Includes a hydraulic tote dumper, parts hopper, two vibratory trays with load cells. This unit is controlled by a computer and has proven to be an exceptionally flexible and accurate parts loader. It can be installed so that one tray can be shuttled aside in order to hand load the furnace. • Hardening Furnace - Furnace hot zone is 144 inches from inner wall to drum center and is capable of producing 1000 to 1200 lbs/hour of light gauge stampings running at a belt speed of 14 “/min. and a loading density of 12 lbs/SF. The 48 inch wide belt is of fine closed weave design in order to prevent part mixing. The full range of furnace belt adjustment is 10-20”/min. The furnace opening at the preheat has been closed down to about 2” because the original part loading was 1” at Tinnerman. The overall height can be easily increased to 6” for commercial use. The 14’ overall heated length is heated by 9 sealed radiant “U” tubes w/direct spark ignition and all tubes have recuperators. The temperature operating range is 1475-1725˚F. Maximum temperature is 1900˚F. There are two zones with Fanuc PLC2 Honeywell Temperature Controllers, (2) Honeywell Oven Temperature Controllers, Yokogawa Computer Monitoring System w/Satellite Monitoring Capability. Roof Mounted Axial Flow Recirculating Fan, and Super Systems Oxygen Sensor and Control Box for carbon control. Atmosphere: The furnace is currently set up for endothermic atmosphere. We can provide a conversion to nitrogen methanol if required. Methane additions are provided and an ammonia flowscope can be provided and desirable if one wants to be able to carbo-nitride or carbo-austemper parts. • Austemper Tank- Capacity 4,500 gallons/72,180 lbs of salt with a maximum temperature limit of 800˚F. Dimensions 15’6” L x 9’6” W x 5’7” H. Quench Conveyor 48” W mesh belt & www.themonty.com Item #S012 NASS AUSTEMPER FURNACE LINE. Installed in June 2007 at Tinnerman Palnut in New Jersey by National Applied Scientific Systems (NASS). This company is affiliated with Wire Mesh Products Co., the leading furnace mesh belt maker in the country. Drive Package on Discharge End, Quench Pump 10 HP, gas-fired by two 750,000 BTU/hr with 3-HP Combustion Blower. • (2) Rinse tanks - with 42” Wide mesh belts- 1160 gal tanks, 8’10” L x 5’5” W x 3’6” D & (1) 1560 gal tank 10’4” x 5’9” W x 3’6”D. Salt- There is some salt available. Pricing: The entire line is priced to sell at $100,000 USD. Salt to be sold separately. Item #S010 AFC Mesh Belt Austemper Line. Operating life of equipment was 19792005. Equipment was in full production until plant shutdown. The equipment was refurbished in 2002 by Great Lakes Company (located in the Detroit area). Rework on the austenizing furnace consisted of all new Yokogawa temperature control instruments with paperless temperature and carbon control recording, all new recuperated radiant tube burners, re-work of cold belt return and water sealing under the furnace. Original AFC hand drawings are available. Original AFC operating instructions are available. Technical Details Austenitizing Furnace• Production capability is 900 pounds per hour based on belt loading of 10#/ft2 and time in the furnace of 26 minutes. • Furnace belt 36” wide x 16’-8” effective length. Roller hearth design with variable speed. • Three (3) zones of temperature control with one (1) zone of automatic carbon control. • Paperless recording of temperature and carbon. • Burner input of 2,500,000 Btu/hour with 5 HP combustion air blower. Austemper Tank • Capacity of 85,000 pounds of salt. Insulated tank with a maximum temperature of 750°F. • Quench conveyor is 42” wide with variable speed control. • Quench curtain pump is 2 HP. Salt agitation pump is 18” diameter propeller with 7½ HP motor. • Gas fired heating system is 1,000,000 Btu/hour with 3 HP combustion air blower. • Individual temperature controls and separate gas safety train. Holding Tank • Capacity of 85,000 pounds of salt. Non-insulated tank. • Gas-fired heating system, 1,000,000 Btu/hour. • Temperature controls, combustion air blower and gas safety train shared with the austemper tank through a selector switch. Wash Tank and Rinse Tanks • Capacities 1200 gallons of water. • Mesh belt conveyors 42” wide with fixed speeds. Asking Price: $200,000 USD. www.themonty.com • Holding Tank- 5,800 gal. capacity/93,000lbs salt/light insulation and removable & reinforced top, 500,000 BTU per hour gas-fired immersion tube with stand-alone controls and gas safety train. Vacuum See something you need, click on the link or scroll through all the items for sale. Searching for something we don’t have listed, fill out our Contact Form. • • • • • • • • • • Ipsen Bottom Loading Vacuum Furnace Lindberg Vacuum Furnace Lindberg Vacuum Furnace Mechanical Pump Moly Grid and Rack Seco Warwick Bottom Load Stokes 615-1 Vacuum Blower Skid Stokes 1722 Skid Varian Diffusion Pump VFS Horizontal Vacuum Furnace Item #VF247 Varian 32" Diffusion Pump. Very good condition Varian 32" diameter diff pump. Asking $7,500.00. USD. Item #VF246 Mechanical Pump with Gas Booster. Model KT-150 7.5 horsepower mechanical pump with KT gas booster. Were in use on a 48" X 48" bottom load vacuum furnace. Rebuilt and in excellent condition. Asking $9,500.00 USD. Item #VF245 As-Is or Rebuilt HS-20 Varian Diffusion Pump: Varian HS-20 Diffusion Pump, Available 2 ways: a. As-Is as removed from service in good, working condition with 30 day right of return for refund. Price: $ 5,230.00 (As-Is) b. 1 Year Warranty Rebuilt with existing, serviceable heating elements: (allow 1 week for completion of rebuild) Price: $8,975.00 USD with existing serviceable heating elements F.O.B. www.themonty.com • Abar Bottom Load Furnace • Abar 3000ºF, All-Metal HR-20x24 Vacuum Furnace • CI Hayes Vacuum Oil Quench Furnace • Centorr Vacuum Furnace • Diffusion Pump HS-20 • Diffusion Pump "35" • Diffusion Pump "35" • GM Vacuum Furnace • GVFL 5048 Vacuum Furnace • "HIP" Unit. Avure Model QIH-9 Item #VF243 " 35" Diffusion Pump: CVC Model PMC-32C, 35" Diffusion Pumps (Today this is the Varian HS-35. Varian purchased CVC rights to this pump.) Can be purchased either in As-Is condition or in Rebuilt condition with a warranty. 35" Throat Diameter. Bolt Circle is approx. 38-3/4" with 14 Holes on approx. 8-9/16" Centers. Flange O.D. is 41-3/4". O-Ring Center Diameter is 36-1/8". Approx. 72-3/4" Overall Height (79" on 48" x 48" shipping pallet). Note: Mating 35" Cryo-Baffle is also available for improved low-range vacuum and elimination of backstreaming (See Item# 3161 Below). 6" Foreline with approx. 9-1/2" Bolt Circle with 8 Holes on approx. 3-5/8" Centers. 1/4" dia. O-ring is approx. 8-7/8" diameter to center. Shipping Wt. with pallet approx. 2050 lb. Price in As-Is Condition: $ 8,400.00 USD Price in Warranty Rebuilt Condition, Painted: $ 12,250.00 (with existing working elements. Add $4,500 if you want brand new elements.) Item #VF242 " 35" Diffusion Pump: CVC Model PMC-32C, 35" Diffusion Pumps (Today this is the Varian HS-35. Varian purchased CVC rights to this pump.) Can be purchased either in As-Is condition or in Rebuilt condition with a warranty. 35" Throat Diameter. Bolt Circle is approx. 38-3/4" with 14 Holes on approx. 8-9/16" Centers. Flange O.D. is 41-3/4". O-Ring Center Diameter is 36-1/8". Approx. 72-3/4" Overall Height (79" on 48" x 48" shipping pallet). Note: Mating 35" Cryo-Baffle is also available for improved lowrange vacuum and elimination of backstreaming (See Item# 3161 Below). 6" Foreline with approx. 9-1/2" Bolt Circle with 8 Holes on approx. 3-5/8" Centers. 1/4" dia. O-ring is approx. 8-7/8" diameter to center. Shipping Wt. with pallet approx. 2050 lb. Price in As-Is www.themonty.com Item #VF244 Stokes 1722 Skid (412-11 + 615-1):Stokes Mechanical Pumping Skid, Model 1722. Consists of (1) one Stokes Model 412-11 Mechanical Pump coupled on a factory steel skid to a Stokes Model 615-1 Horizontal Vacuum Blower. Tag Information Below: Main Tag - Model: 1722, Lot: SC-79312 Prod. Code: 903-5 Ser.: 65666 Mech Pump Tag - Model: 412-11, Lot: CD-78750 Ser.: 65592 SC-78707 Blower Tag - Model: 615-1 Lot: 243-586 Prod. Code: 903-5 Available for a short time As-Is, but is being sent out for warranty rebuild soon. Price (As-Is): $12,700 USD Price Rebuilt with Warranty: $ 22,000 Condition: $ 6,400.00 USD Price in Warranty Rebuilt Condition, Painted: $ 12,250.00 (with existing working elements. Add $4,500 if you want brand new elements.) Item #VF240 Abar Bottom Load Vacuum Furnace. Working dimensions of 60" diameter X 72" high. Overall footprint 28' X 28' X 23' high. Model VR-60 X 72. S/N BM-468. Maximum temperature 2400F. 480 volts, 3 phase. Bottom load vacuum furnace molybdenum liner and heating elements. Bottom is raised and lowered by jack screws and moved away from the furnace by electric drive. Pumping system consists of Stokes 212 mechanical pump, roots booster, 20" diffusion pump and Welch 1380 pump. Heating elements are on roof, floor and walls. Power to heating elements is through variable reactance transformers (VRT). At completion of heat cycle furnace is cooled by external Spencer blower and water cooled heat exchanger. Controls are an Allen Bradley Panel View 600 PLC control, Honeywell overtemp and Combivac CM 31 controller mounted in an enclosed panel. Very good condition. Please call for pricing. Item #VF239 1996 VFS Model HL34 Horizontal Vacuum Furnace. Vacuum Chamber: 48” dia x 48” deep, carbon steel with carbon steel water jacket Hot Zone: 18” high x 24” wide x 36” deep, molybdenum/stainless steel 500 pounds gross load at 2400 F Pumping System: Kinney KT-60 mechanical pump – other pump options available Power Supply: 120 KW, 480 volt, 3 phase, 60 Hertz, VRT www.themonty.com Item #VF241 Stokes 615-1 Vacuum Blower Skid (1722 less Mech. Pump): Stokes 6151 Vacuum Blower mounted on Stokes 1722 Skid, but the 412-11 mechanical pump has been removed. (Replace the 412-11 and you have a 1722.) Stokes 615-1 Details: Lot: 79441-6 Ser.: 65666 1722 Skid Details: Lot: SC-79313 Ser.: 65666 Prod. Code: 170-62 Blower w/skid available in either As-Is or in Warranty Rebuilt Condition for a limited time. Once we rebuild the pump that will be the only choice: Price As-Is: $ 4,500 USD including skid Price Warranty Rebuilt: $8,100 USD Item #VF237 "HIP" Unit. Avure Model QIH-9 "Mini-HIPper", 30,000 PSI, 2000˚C (3632˚F) Max. Operating temperature. Has 2 Hot zones: 1 for standard Vacuum Cool & 1 for Rapid Quench applications. New 2008 and Never put into production, Ideal HIP unit for production of small parts or for research work. Asking Price: $390,000.00 USD. Offers strongly encouraged! Item #VF234 Lindberg Vacuum Furnace. Vertical top loading vacuum furnace model 22-GR-2436-24TF. Serial number 24734. Work area of 24" X 36" high. 2400F operating temperature. Electrically heated, 90Kw, 440V, 3 phase. Graphite heating elements. Edwards vacuum controller. Good operating condition. Asking $25,000.00 USD Item #VF233 Seco Warwick Bottom Load Vacuum Furnace. Model 42131. Working dimensions of 48”High x 48”dia., Moly/Moly construction with moly elements. Overall Dimensions of 15' high x 15' wide x 15' deep. Maximum Temp of 2200ºF. Electrical Utilities 300 kw, 480 VAC, 3 phase. Controls Honeywell DCP 550 temperature controller, Honeywell digital chart recorder, GE PLC, Granville Phillips 307 vacuum gauge. General; Kinney KT 150 mechanical pump blower, Top mounted cooling fan with internal heat exchanger, twin cryo pumps (can be converted to 20" diffusion pump), Moly insulation, moly elements, side, top and bottom heaters. Cryo pump can be changed to a diffusion pump at an additional cost of $38,500.00. Excellent condition, ready for loading and shipment. Asking $160,000.00 USD. www.themonty.com Cooling System: 1200 cfm – 15 hp recirculated gas Control Instruments: Braber Colman CIMAC-2 digital temperature controller L&N multi-point strip chart recorder, Over-temperature limit controller, Two (2) type R thermocouples Thermocouple jack panel, six (6) point Vacuum Instruments: Granville-Phillips series 270 gauge controller Hot filament ionization with dual thermocouple type Honeywell vacuum recorder. Asking Price $165,000 USD. Item #VF229 Lindberg Vacuum Furnace . Older, Lindberg Vacuum Heat Treating Furnace, Model# 21 GR-243618-24T, S/N 24361, 2400F, Has DP port, but not diffusion pumped now. Work Zone: 24"W x 36"D x 18"H, Stokes 212-MB mechanical & booster pump, 25 HP, Top Cooling Fan, Hunterdon VRT power supply, (needs repair or replacing). Graphite liner needs bottom replaced, several broken graphite heating elements. 480V/3Ph/60Hz, 120 kW Heating. Manual door clamps, "Little Joe" loader included. Drawings and Manuals included. Asking price $13,500 but will consider offers. www.themonty.com Item #VF232 GVFL 5048 Vacuum Furnace, work area of 36”w x 48”d x 30”h with a surge tank and a manual loader. Heating element diameter 50". Maximum load capacity 2,500 pounds including fixture at 2400F. Maximum operating temperature 2,400F. Temperature uniformity +- 10F from 1000F to 2400F. The vacuum vessel is opened up from the outside and is mechanically cleaned welded close and pressure checked. The new hot zone will be constructed using mild steel with 1.500” graphite felt and .040” CFC on the hot face. The front opening of the hot zone is covered utilizing CFC channel. A curved graphite heating element assembly and a graphite hearth assembly complete the hot zone. The rebuilt pumping system is supplied by Midwest Vacuum Pumps and consists of a 20” diffusion pump, 1402 holding pump, 615 vacuum booster, and a 412-11 mechanical pump. These pumps are rebuilt back to the OEM specifications and come with a one (1) year warranty that is transferred to the end customer. The rebuilt gas cooling system consists of a 50 hp external cooling fan and heat exchanger. The new control system will consist of a Honeywell HC900 controller with 10" touch screen complete with interface ports, motor starters, fusing and a Televac MA-300 vacuum controller all contained in a new panel enclosure. The remanufactured 225 KVA transformers are driven by three (3) separate SCR’s for better temperature uniformity. Picture (1) Show’s the vessel that is to be utilized on this project. Picture (2) Show’s a completed furnace system supplied to a customer recently. It is relatively the same size. Picture (3) Control Panel. Picture (4) Hot zone. The system will take eighteen (18) to twenty (20) weeks to complete in the described configuration and our current backlog.The entire system comes with a one (1) year limited warranty just like a new vacuum furnace. Asking Price: Under $325K USD. Item # VF219 Centorr Vacuum Furnace. Working dimensions of 7" diameter X 12" high. Max operating temperature of 2500C. This dual-chamber system is in excellent working condition and has a dual chamber for the loading and unloading. The system comes with an M and W Systems cooling unit used to watercool the chamber. The dual-chamber allows for quick loading and unloading while the other chamber is processing. Tungsten heating elements are used and allows for attaining extremely high temperatures, making high temperature heat treatment possible. The vacuum system consists of a roughing pump and a turbo pump that can be switched to pump either chamber. The vacuum unit pumps out all the oxygen and allows for heat treatment in an oxygen free environment for oxygen sensitive parts. The system is also equipped with a Honeywell controller that allows for automatic operation. Full furnace specs are available-please ask for more details. Asking Price: $65,000 USD Item #VF212 Abar 3000ºF, All-Metal HR-20x24 Vacuum Furnace. 1981 Abar Model HR-20x24, 1-Bar Vacuum Furnace, Ser# BM-721, 3000°F Rating (3050°F Short Term), Allmetal 6-Layer Moly Hot Zone in good condition, Work Zone: 18"W x 10"H x 24"D, (wider alternate work zone by raising hearth level), Moly Elements and Moly Hearth, 400 lb Load Rating at 2400°F, Honeywell DCP-551 upgraded temperature control (out of panel in photo), Fredericks cold cathode/TC combination vacuum instrument, Honeywell recorder(s), W-WRh control thermocouples, Single Owner since new, Design Uniformity: +/- 10°F, Diffusion pumped with refrigerated cryotrap, Varian/NRC Model HS-16 diffusion pump, Stokes Model 212MB mechanical pump and blower pump package, vane-style holding pump, No gas-cooling fan or heat exchanger (can be added at additional cost), 80 kVA VRT, heating power with SCR rectifier, NEMA-12 Control Panel, Abar LT-20 Loader, Utilities: 115 kVA total power, 220V/3ph/60Hz input power, Water requirement is 15 GPM at 60-90 PSI, 90°F min., 80-120 PSI Air, 25 SCF Nitrogen per cycle for backfill, OEM Parts & Service still fully supported by Ipsen (Rockford, IL) 800-727-7625, ext 253 Price: $59,000 USD www.themonty.com Item #VF228 Moly Grid and Rack. New, Surplus Unused Moly Furnace Grid and Moly Rack for a work zone of 24"W x 24"H x 36"D. Designed for service at 2500F. Location: Pacific North-western U.S.A. Asking price: $55,000 USD. Will consider offers. Item #VF195 GM Vacuum Furnace. Working dimensions of 48” x 72” x 48”. Water cooled chamber and autoclave style locking front door. Hot zone has molybdenum heating elements with graphite liner and hearth. Power to the heating elements is through VRT’s. Hot zone is in good condition. Furnace does not have a vacuum pumping system or gas cooling but other than that is complete and ready to go. Full manuals and drawings are available. Operating temperature of 2400F. New in 1988. Asking $59,000 USD. www.themonty.com Item #VF210 Ipsen Bottom Loading Vacuum Furnace. Built in 1988 by Ipsen this furnace has working dimensions of 72" diameter X 96" high. Moly hot zone in excellent condition. Operating temperature of 2400F. 5 bar quenching nitrogen/argon/hydrogen. 2 35" Varian diffusion pumps with 2 Stokes 412 roughing pumps with 615 blowers. 480volt, 1155 amps. Comes with a closed loop cooling system. Unit is currently in indoor heated storage and is complete. Vessel was ultrasonically tested before removal and the shell is in excellent condition as is the whole furnace. Will require 26' of height for installation. Please call for more details and pricing. Employment Opportunities See something you need, click on the link or scroll through all the items for sale. Searching for something we don’t have listed, fill out our Contact Form. Field Service Technician Metallographic Technician Maintenance Supervisor General Manager Account Manager Quality Manager Account Manager Plant Manager Production Manager Quality Manager Quality Manager • • • • • • • • • Sales Engineer Maintenance Technician Business Development Engineer Oracle Specialist Degreed Metallurgist Heat Treat Engineer Shipping/Receiving Supervisor Mechanical Engineer Consultant Auditors Item #O312 Field Service Technician - Calibration/Testing Services; The primary function of the Controls Service, Inc Field Service Technician is to provide factory floor calibration, testing, troubleshooting and repair services for a variety of process control systems used in the manufacturing marketplace. The process variable most frequently addressed is temperature; although pressure, level and flow applications are not uncommon. It is the Field Service Technician's responsibility to insure that these calibrations and testing services (such as Temperature Uniformity Studies and System Accuracy Testing) are provided in strict accordance with various governing standards such as AMS2750, BAC5621, CQI-9, NFPA-86 or ISO/IEC 17025. These services are essential to our Customer base and their ability to maintain accreditation to such programs as Nadcap (aerospace) or TS-16949 (automotive). In addition, the Field Service Technician shall be responsible for analyzing all calibration and/or test data results and the developing and implementation of scientifically sound action plans to correct any undesirable situations. These duties are typically performed during the day, Monday through Friday throughout Southeastern Michigan although occasional travel outside this area may be required. Salary is commensurate with experience. Health and Dental care are provided as are life insurance, short term disability, company vehicle, vacation time, paid sick time/personal time and 401k retirement program. Primary Functions: • • • • • • Perform factory floor calibrations Conduct pyrometry testing services (TUS, SATs, etc.) Troubleshoot process control, furnace, or burner systems Repair process control systems Analyze all data, develop and implement action plans Have an understanding of relevant quality standards/assessments (AMS2750,CQI-9, BAC5621, etc.) www.themonty.com • • • • • • • • • • • Desired Skills & Experience Desired Skills • • • • • • Company Description Controls Service, Inc is a field service organization providing maintenance, calibration, repair and testing services for process control systems. We maintain accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 in the field of Calibration through the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), and provide our on-site services primarily within the industrial manufacturing marketplace. The mission of Controls Service, Inc. is clear; provide service that is undeniably "Second to None". The phrase is more than a slogan, at Controls Service, Inc., it is our way of doing business and it can be seen in everything we do. That is why after more than 40 years in the field of calibration and process controls, Controls Service, Inc. remains at the forefront for quality of work and overall value. A major objective of our support service is to keep our Customers compliant with critically important industry driven standards such as AMS2750, BAC5621, P&W F40, RR RPS953, CQI-9, Nadcap, TS16949 and many others. The technical staff of Controls Service, Inc. is adept at implementing our programs in total harmony with the needs of production, and they possess the in-depth knowledge required to effectively troubleshoot and repair today’s complex process control systems. With our 40+ years of experience working with industrial process controls in a wide array of applications against any governing standard, it is no mystery to why Controls Service, Inc. is the undisputed industry leader. Controls Service, Inc. "Second to None" Since 1972 Please visit our website for more information: www.controlsservice.com If you have a LinkedIn, feel free to apply on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=4852295&trk=job_nov If you have any further questions, please email us: careers@controlsservice.com Send Resumes (required) and Cover Letters (encouraged) to: careers@controlsservice.com Item #O311 The Schaeffler Group is a provider of high-performance, precision technologies for automotive, aerospace and industrial OEM, and distributor markets. The Group employs 60,000 employees worldwide. As a part of the Schaeffler Group, INA is among the leading suppliers of rolling bearings, linear motion, as well as engine and transmission components. FAG is a major global supplier of bearings with core competencies in ball, taper, cylindrical and spherical bearing products. Together they move the world. We are currently recruiting for Metallographic Technician in our Automotive division Job Duties: ·Work under direct supervision of immediate Leader and routine operational guidance of others. www.themonty.com • Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook Minumum of 3 years of experience performing factory floor calibration, testing, troubleshooting and/or repair service of process control systems Experience determining effective PID settings for precise temperature control performance Experience analyzing temperature uniformity survey test data results and developing and implementing effective corrective action plans Familiarity with governing standards such as AMS2750, BAC5621, or CQI-9 Effective time management, organizational, and customer interaction abilities Ability to work within a team setting or on your own effectively Qualifications: ·Graduate of Metallurgical Engineering Technologist program or equivalent experience ·Experience in sample preparation of ferrous alloys ·Ability to operate Rockwell and micro-hardness testers ·Knowledge in microscopic evaluation of steel ·Familiarity with use of acids for micro and macro etching ·Background with chemical and fluid analysis would also be an asset Further Details ·Able to work midnight, afternoon or day shifts and/or week-end overtime and/or continental shifts ·Pass security assessment including criminal back ground check ·Pass physical abilities testing If you are interested in a challenging opportunity with an industry leader, please forward your resume referencing this position to: Schaeffler Canada Inc. Attn: Human Resources, 801 Ontario St., Stratford, ON N5A 6T2, Fax: (519) 273-8524, Email: strfdhr@schaeffler.com Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Item #O310 Maintenance Supervisor Wanted, Westminster, California . Summary: The Maintenance Supervisor will be responsible for the efficient operation of all plant maintenance functions at our Westminster, CA facility. The incumbent will perform essential job functions relating to all maintenance department issues under minimal supervision. Requirements (Qualifications & Skills): ¨ Education: High school diploma or equivalent. Advanced training in electrical, maintenance, etc. preferred. ¨ Five years experience in heat treating industry and maintenance. ¨ Must possess the skills to effectively supervise and direct the work of maintenance department employees. ¨ Must have general knowledge of hydraulics and furnaces and be able to read and interpret blueprints. ¨ Must have experience with welding, cutting, brazing, etc., and working knowledge of electricity. ¨ Language skills: Must be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing. ¨ Physical demands: Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs, bend, lift, climb, stand and stoop. www.themonty.com ·Read and Interpret drawings, standard work instructions, work specifications, and procedures. ·Develop measuring methods and programs and create and/or update specifications and procedures as required. ·Collect, record, document and enter all data into process database as required. ·Set up, calibrate and maintain all tools, equipment, systems, processes and machines which are used to perform work. ·Maintain, service, calibrate, repair, or create gauges and standards as required. ·Prepare work orders and/or purchase requisitions to maintain adequate inventory levels. ·Confirm operational/technical questions with Leader or designate when necessary. Item #O309 General Manager General Manager Location: Laconia, NH Reports To:Senior Summary: Responsible for the overall operation of the local plant. This includes all aspects of the operation. Essential Job Functions (Duties & Responsibilities): • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Must be an advocate for Bodycote to customers, employees and communities General knowledge of Heat Treating Process Familiarly with aerospace practices Utilize equipment >85% based on 168/week Must strive to return 25% pre-tax profit with annual organic sales growth of 15% Control working capital (i.e. A/R < 45 days average, < 10%, > 60 days) Develop and execute 2-year strategic plan Conduct Annual Customer Satisfaction Survey (80+ Sales Volume) Maintain quality accreditation of facility by at least one recognized authority Lead sales effort, quoting, pricing, and market penetration Personally sell to key accounts (>25% of time) Know your competitors in a strategic way Comply with, promote and enforce safety, health, environmental (SHE), rules, regulations, company policies, and laws Maintain equipment and facility in an upscale appearance (5S Principle) Should have working knowledge in Lean Practices Promote and practice timely and accurately communication, verbally and in writing Hire, train, motivate, and retain a quality oriented and productive work force Integrate employee development, actively cultivating a successor Promote and practice team work with other plants and corporate staff www.themonty.com ¨ Work Environment: Regularly exposed to heat, dust, noise, humidity, fumes, etc. ¨ Must be able to obtain and maintain forklift operator certification. ¨ May be required to work overtime or any shift, including weekends, and be on call as needed. ¨ Must have the ability to report to work on time, follow directions, interact effectively with co-workers, understand and follow rules and procedures and accept constructive criticism. Essential Job Functions (Duties & Responsibilities): ¨ Responsible for systematic and timely maintenance throughout the plant. ¨ Responsible for all general maintenance duties including painting, cleaning, fixture/tooling fabrication, installing belts, bearings, chains, etc. ¨ Responsible for maintaining plant equipment, including preventative maintenance and new equipment installation. ¨ Responsible for building maintenance as needed/required/directed. ¨ Responsible for completion of instrument calibration and temperature surveys. ¨ Supervises and directs all maintenance department employees including discipline and reviews. ¨ Promotes and practices safety and good housekeeping procedures. ¨ Must work in a manner consistent with the EMS ¨ Performs other tasks as assigned or dictated by position. For consideration please submit your resume to rosiehr@bodycote.com • Must work in a manner consistent with the EMS Requirements (Qualifications & Skills): • • • • Bachelor's Degree Preferred 5 + years experience in business management / people management Must be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing / critical reasoning. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. Ability to learn new software programs related to function. General office environment; may be exposed to heat, noise, etc., of an industrial shop. Must be able to sit for extended period of time. Must be able to bend, climb, twist, sit, lift and stoop, with minimum physical exertion. Must be able to travel to/between plants and/or customer locations as necessary. Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid driver’s license, and in good standing. Please submit resume to: josephine.daquila@bodycote.com Item #O308 Account Manager Reports to: Regional Sales Manager, General Industrial Domicile:Fort Wayne, IN Summary: Position manages relationships and customer service for accounts at the plant level including inside and outside sales. The incumbent will work with customers and plant personnel to establish production expectations. The Account Manager will work to cultivate new business opportunities, expand customer base and explore new markets. The Account Manager adds value to the plant by serving as the focal point for the cultivation, retention and expansion of business opportunities with customers. Requirements (Qualifications & Skills): • • • • • • • • • Education – College Degree Preferred. Experience necessary – 3 to 5 years in sales, customer service or related field. Language Skills - Must be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing. Physical Demands – Must be able to sit for prolonged periods. Travel to and from Customers is a necessity. Ability to function in an industrial and office setting. Work Environment – Ordinarily an office environment however there are periods of time where individual may have to spend time in heat, noise, cold, etc., of industrial shop. Other: Must be able to travel extensively, up to 50% of scheduled work hours. Overnight travel is not routine, but is expected when necessary. Ability to quote pricing, manage expectations for process and delivery. Exercise tact and ability to partner with customer to resolve issues. Communication skills with employees at all levels to achieve goal of exceptional customer service. Special Skills: www.themonty.com • • • • • • • • Essential Job Functions (Duties & Responsibilities): • • • • • • • • • Receiving and responding to phone inquires from customers and potential customers Sales calls on current and potential customers Customer feedback interviews / surveys Developing relationships with current / potential customers Customer Service Inquires Partnering with employees at the plant level to monitor progress of work to meet customer expectations Project Management Clarification of customer requirements Performs other tasks as assigned ***If interested, please discuss with your immediate manager per company policy. Once you have communicated with your manager you must submit a resume to: Jill Long Jill.long@bodycote.com Item #O307 General Manager Quality Manager Location: Fort Wayne, IN Reports to: Summary: Working in a heat treatment facility offering several heat treatment services such as Austemper, Ferritic Nitro Carburizing, Lindure, Non-Ferrous Alloys, Non-Ferrous Alloys, Vacuum Heat Treatment2, Annealing, Brazing, Carbonitriding, Carburizing, Hardening & Tempering, Specialty Services, and Tool Steel. Responsible for ensuring that products/materials/services supplied/provided to customers meet the contractual requirements established by customers and procedures. This position is also required to assure that quality programs are maintained which will allow a consistent quality standard to be maintained. He/she has the organizational freedom to identify problems related to quality and correct, initiate action for their correction, or stop any work or activity that violates the established quality standards. This position is as much strategic as it is tactical, very hands on. Requirements (Qualifications & Skills): • Education: Metallurgical/Material Sciences Degree or related degree preferred. Equivalent experience may be acceptable. www.themonty.com • • Must possess or be able to develop a working knowledge of Company Quality system, procedures, project tracking, TS 16949, AMS and Mil Specs, process capabilities, competition capabilities, competition costing, general braze and heat treat processes, utilization, ESA/VSE procedures, proper planning practices, equipment capabilities. Must possess or acquire a working knowledge of heat treatment. Must possess or be able to develop a working knowledge of the Bodycote Quality Manual and Bodycote Policy Manual. Must be able to effectively cultivate and develop customers from diverse backgrounds including small entrepreneurial businesses to large multinational corporations. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Essential Job Functions (Duties & Responsibilities): Ability to write heat treatment recipes Managed a metallurgical lab, has experience writing metallurgical reports and investigating failures Implement and maintain a documented quality program that meets customer requirements and corporate standards. Direct and supervise the work of the quality department employees. Provide procedures, as required, to support quality department objectives. Provide training to individuals whose work affects quality issues in the requirements of the Bodycote Management System (Internal Quality System). Review customer proposals, requests for quotations and/or purchase orders, including changes, to determine quality requirements, and insure their input into internal planning. Establish/maintain relations with customer representatives in quality related activities, including source inspection, audits and process surveys. Interface with other departments to provide assistance, resolve problems and monitor work affecting quality. Monitor and audit responsibilities defined in responsibility matrix. Ensure conformance to quality program requirements through external/internal audits, corrective action program and qualify associates through testing and training. Maintain supplier qualification to insure their ability to perform work meeting quality standards and obtaining process approvals. Must work in a manner consistent with the EMS. Acts as a member of the management team and performs other duties as dictated by position or required by the General Manager. How to apply: You may apply via e-mail. Send your CV with a cover letter and salary expectation using the contact options bellow. Attention: Jill Long* jill.long@bodycote.com * www.bodycote.com www.themonty.com • • • Experience: Requires experience and practical knowledge of commercial heat treatment of aerospace alloys including steel, aluminum, titanium, nickel, brass, copper, etc. Minimum of 3 years department management and 2 years direct supervisory experience. Language Skills: Requires effective verbal and written communication skills for interfacing with management and all levels, both in-house and at customer’s place of business. Physical Demands: Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time. Environment: May be exposed to heat, noise, dust, fumes and humidity. Must be capable of making written recommendations for improving Quality Assurance Systems and Procedures. Must be thoroughly familiar with the quality specifications of ISO 9001. Must be able to read and interpret blueprints, specifications and purchase orders. Must be detail oriented and able to meet deadlines. Knowledge of in-house and pc based computer operations is required. Must have the ability to report for work on time, follow directions, interact effectively with co-workers, understand and follow rules and procedures and accept constructive criticism. Item #O306 Account Manager Reports to: Regional Sales Manager, General Industrial Domicile: Melrose Park, IL Requirements (Qualifications & Skills): • • • • • • • • • Education – College Degree Preferred. Experience necessary – 3 to 5 years in sales, customer service or related field. Language Skills - Must be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing. Physical Demands – Must be able to sit for prolonged periods. Travel to and from Customers is a necessity. Ability to function in an industrial and office setting. Work Environment – Ordinarily an office environment however there are periods of time where individual may have to spend time in heat, noise, cold, etc., of industrial shop. Other: Must be able to travel extensively, up to 50% of scheduled work hours. Overnight travel is not routine, but is expected when necessary. Ability to quote pricing, manage expectations for process and delivery. Exercise tact and ability to partner with customer to resolve issues. Communication skills with employees at all levels to achieve goal of exceptional customer service. Special Skills: • • • • Must possess or be able to develop a working knowledge of Company Quality system, procedures, project tracking, TS 16949, AMS and Mil Specs, process capabilities, competition capabilities, competition costing, general braze and heat treat processes, utilization, ESA/VSE procedures, proper planning practices, equipment capabilities. Must possess or acquire a working knowledge of heat treatment. Must possess or be able to develop a working knowledge of the Bodycote Quality Manual and Bodycote Policy Manual. Must be able to effectively cultivate and develop customers from diverse backgrounds including small entrepreneurial businesses to large multinational corporations. Essential Job Functions (Duties & Responsibilities): • • • • • • • Receiving and responding to phone inquires from customers and potential customers Sales calls on current and potential customers Customer feedback interviews / surveys Developing relationships with current / potential customers Customer Service Inquires Partnering with employees at the plant level to monitor progress of work to meet customer expectations Project Management www.themonty.com Summary: Position manages relationships and customer service for accounts at the plant level including inside and outside sales. The incumbent will work with customers and plant personnel to establish production expectations. The Account Manager will work to cultivate new business opportunities, expand customer base and explore new markets. The Account Manager adds value to the plant by serving as the focal point for the cultivation, retention and expansion of business opportunities with customers. • • Clarification of customer requirements Performs other tasks as assigned Item #O304 Manager Plant Manager Location: Reidsville, NC Reports to: General Summary: The scope of the position involves running plant operations and customer service in a very hands on way to assure compliance of production volumes, delivery times. The Plant Manager communicates with customers daily, manages planning, scheduling, logistics, maintenance, hiring, training, organizing and overall direction of day to day activities. Requirements (Qualifications & Skills): • • • • • • • Education: Four year bachelor degree preferred in metallurgy, materials science, or other related field. Must have strong communication skills Experience: Requires extensive knowledge of heat treating, operations management, metallurgy, inspection and customer needs through technical and advanced training, seminars, college, B.S.M.E. (metallurgy) and/or equivalent work experience. Minimum five years of practical experience in the heat treatment of steel parts according the dynamics, methods and rules of automotive industry. Must have the ability to manage multi-level employees and functions with a minimum of five years experience in a supervisory role. Must be knowledgeable in customer needs, material handling procedures, and APQP. Must possess knowledge and have experience in industrial safety programs and SHE regulations is a must. Essential Job Functions (Duties & Responsibilities): • • • • • Talks to customers as necessary to maximize Customer Service and revenue generation. Ensures customers’ needs are appropriately met by shipping to schedule with minimum turnaround time and a high degree of quality, working closely with the Quality Manager. Updates and post the Production Schedule in order to assign work load and priorities to Supervisors, Shipping clerks, Operators and equipments for all shifts, setting concrete goals in terms of number and type of loads, timing, mix of parts, quantity of each PN to be processed, and delivery commitments. Establishes, evaluates and informs to Management, “Production, Delivery and Utilization Performance Reports”, proactively takes the measures to meet Plant goals. Writes, implements, updates and keep operational, all production work instructions, trains and certifies his/her subordinates and any other involved positions in its correct application. www.themonty.com ***If interested, please discuss with your immediate manager per company policy. Once you have communicated with your manager you must submit a resume to: Jill Long Jill.long@bodycote.com • • • • • • • • ***If interested, please discuss with your immediate manager per company policy. Once you have communicated with your manager you must submit a resume to: Cecilia Sauzameda Cecilia.sauzameda@bodycote.com Item#O303 General Manager Production Manager Location: Indianapolis, IN Reports to: Summary: The scope of the position involves running plant operations and customer service in a very hands on way to assure compliance of production volumes and delivery times. The Production Manager communicates with customers daily, manages planning, scheduling, logistics, hiring, training, organizing and overall direction of day to day activities. Requirements (Qualifications & Skills): • • • • • • • Education: Four year bachelor degree preferred in metallurgy, materials science, or other related field. Must have strong communication skills Experience: Requires extensive knowledge of heat treating, operations management, metallurgy, inspection and customer needs through technical and advanced training, seminars, college, B.S.M.E. (metallurgy) and/or equivalent work experience. Minimum five years of practical experience in the heat treatment of steel parts according the dynamics, methods and rules of automotive industry. Must have the ability to manage multi-level employees and functions with a minimum of five years experience in a supervisory role. Must be knowledgeable in customer needs, material handling procedures, and APQP. Must possess knowledge and have experience in industrial safety programs and SHE regulations is a must. Essential Job Functions (Duties & Responsibilities): www.themonty.com • Establishes and controls effective purchasing and inventory control of production materials and supplies in order to avoid any shortage and production shut down while keeping the lowest cost Establishes and keeps in operation, Safety and Health and waste management rules and procedures. Supports new business development through expedite, precise and efficient process testing, offering results in no more than one natural week. Establishes energy management goals, procedures, methods of evaluation and reports to Management improvements on monthly basis. Conducts production meetings including supervisors and operators’ meetings Participates in Staff Meetings, such as Daily Metrics and Production floor walk. Directs maintenance activities in regard to shop equipment, instrumentation, facilities and personnel, working in coordination with maintenance. Establishes and implements training plans and schedules. Proposes career plans for his/her subordinates. Reviews Staffing needs to fulfil production requirements, propose changes according based on financial performance of the company. • • • • • • • • • • • • • ***If interested, please discuss with your immediate manager per company policy. Once you have communicated with your manager you must submit a resume to: Cecilia Sauzameda Cecilia.sauzameda@bodycote.com Ph: 708.203.7608 Item #O302 Quality Manager Benton Harbor, MI Department:Quality Control Reports To: General Manager FLSA Status: Exempt Summary Planning, coordinating, and directing of the quality control program designed to ensure continuous production of products consistent with established standards by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors, including ability to perform and complete metallurgical studies. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following and other duties may be assigned. Developing and analyzing statistical data and product specifications to determine present standards and establish proposed quality and reliability expectancy of finished product. Formulating and maintaining quality control objectives complementary to corporate policies and goals. Creating and implementing inspection criteria and procedures. Interpreting quality control philosophy to key personnel in organization Coordinating objectives with production procedures in cooperation with other plant managers to www.themonty.com • Talks to customers as necessary to maximize Customer Service and revenue generation. Ensures customers’ needs are appropriately met by shipping to schedule with minimum turnaround time and a high degree of quality, working closely with the Quality Manager. Updates and post the Production Schedule in order to assign work load and priorities to Supervisors, Shipping clerks, Operators and equipments for all shifts, setting concrete goals in terms of number and type of loads, timing, mix of parts, quantity of each PN to be processed, and delivery commitments. Establishes, evaluates and informs to Management, “Production, Delivery and Utilization Performance Reports”, proactively takes the measures to meet Plant goals. Writes, implements, updates and keep operational, all production work instructions, trains and certifies his/her subordinates and any other involved positions in its correct application. Establishes and controls effective purchasing and inventory control of production materials and supplies in order to avoid any shortage and production shut down while keeping the lowest cost Establishes and keeps in operation, Safety and Health and waste management rules and procedures. Supports new business development through expedite, precise and efficient process testing, offering results in no more than one natural week. Establishes energy management goals, procedures, methods of evaluation and reports to Management improvements on monthly basis. Conducts production meetings including supervisors and operators’ meetings Participates in Staff Meetings, such as Daily Metrics and Production floor walk. Directs maintenance activities in regard to shop equipment, instrumentation, facilities and personnel, working in coordination with maintenance. Establishes and implements training plans and schedules. Proposes career plans for his/her subordinates. Reviews Staffing needs to fulfil production requirements, propose changes according based on financial performance of the company. Interested candidates should send resume and a cover letter to crokco@aol.com. Item #O301 Quality Manager Location: South Bend, IN Department: Quality Control Reports To: General Manager FLSA Status: Exempt Summary Planning, coordinating, and directing of the quality control program designed to ensure continuous production of products consistent with established standards by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors, including ability to perform and complete metallurgical studies. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following and other duties may be assigned. Developing and analyzing statistical data and product specifications to determine present standards and establish proposed quality and reliability expectancy of finished product. Formulating and maintaining quality control objectives complementary to corporate policies and goals. Creating and implementing inspection criteria and procedures. Interpreting quality control philosophy to key personnel in organization Coordinating objectives with production procedures in cooperation with other plant managers to maximize product reliability and minimize costs. Providing inspection activity for product throughout production cycle Applying total quality management tools and approaches to www.themonty.com maximize product reliability and minimize costs. Providing inspection activity for product throughout production cycle Applying total quality management tools and approaches to analytical and reporting processes within each department. Directing workers engaged in inspection and testing activities to ensure continuous control over materials, facilities, and products Creating and directing environmental test functions. Plays active role on quality management teams within organization Designing and implementing quality control training programs to key personnel in conjunction with managers Ability to perform and complete metallurgical studies Investigating and adjusting customer complaints regarding quality. Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervises the employees in the Quality Control Lab Helps carryout supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws Supports the tasks include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Qualifications: Education and/or Experience: Associate's degree (A. S.) in material science or engineering or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or a minimum of 5 years of experience in heat treat operations; or a combination of a minimum of 5 years of formal metallurgical education and heat treat experience. Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical, inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability : Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Visual Shop (Heat Treat ERP system); Excel; Word; Criterion SPC software; and Outlook software. Item #O300 Sales Engineer Wanted. Retech Systems, LLC, is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Sales Engineer for our Ukiah, CA office. Successful candidate will have a Bachelor's degree (B.S.) preferably in Engineering, Metallurgical or Materials engineering. 4+ years experience with sales of custom capital equipment. (1M+). Experience with vacuum (or controlled atmospheres) metallurgical processing technologies desired. We offer a competitive compensation/benefits package that includes health/life/dental/vi insurance, 401 (k) , holidays and PTO. This position is Salaried Exempt and is full time. Relocation assistance available for the right candidate. Visit our website for a full job description at www.retechsystemsllc.com. Interested candidates should send resume, salary requirements, and a cover letter to hr@retechsystemsllc.com or mail to Retech Systems LLC, Attn: Human Resources, 100 Henry Station Road, Ukiah, CA 95482. EOE. Item #O299 To:Plant Manager. Maintenance Technician. Location: Cincinnati, OH Reports www.themonty.com analytical and reporting processes within each department. Directing workers engaged in inspection and testing activities to ensure continuous control over materials, facilities, and products Creating and directing environmental test functions. Plays active role on quality management teams within organization Designing and implementing quality control training programs to key personnel in conjunction with managers Ability to perform and complete metallurgical studies Investigating and adjusting customer complaints regarding quality. Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervises the employees in the Quality Control Lab Helps carryout supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws Supports the tasks include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Qualifications: Education and/or Experience: Associate's degree (A. S.) in material science or engineering or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or a minimum of 5 years of experience in heat treat operations; or a combination of a minimum of 5 years of formal metallurgical education and heat treat experience. Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical, inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability : Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Visual Shop (Heat Treat ERP system); Excel; Word; Criterion SPC software; and Outlook software. Interested candidates should send resume and a cover letter to crokco@aol.com. Summary: Performs essential job functions relating to all maintenance department issues under minimal supervision. Requirements (Qualifications & Skills): • • • • • • • • • • • High school diploma or equivalent. Advanced training in electrical, maintenance, etc. preferred. Five years experience in heat treating industry and maintenance. Must have general knowledge of hydraulics and furnaces and be able to read and interpret blueprints. Must have experience with welding, cutting, brazing, etc., and working knowledge of electricity. Must be able to obtain and maintain forklift operator certification. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs, bend, lift, climb, stand and stoop. Must be able and willing to work inside confined spaces in accordance with the Confined Space Safety Program. Must be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing. Experienced in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook) and ability to learn new software programs related to function. May be required to work overtime or any shift, including weekends, and be on call as needed. Must have the ability to report to work on time, follow directions, interact effectively with co-workers, understands and follow rules and procedures and accept constructive criticism. Work Environment: Regularly exposed to heat, dust, noise, humidity, fumes, etc. Essential Job Functions (Duties & Responsibilities): • • • • • • • • Responsible for systematic and timely maintenance throughout the plant. Responsible for all general maintenance duties including painting, cleaning, fixture/tooling fabrication, installing belts, bearings, chains, etc. Responsible for maintaining plant equipment, including preventative maintenance and new equipment installation. Responsible for building maintenance as needed/required/directed. Responsible for completion of instrument calibration and temperature surveys. Promotes and practices safety and good housekeeping procedures. Must work in a manner consistent with the EMS Performs other tasks as assigned or dictated by position. Interested Candidates please contact: Josie D’Aquila, Regional Human Resources Manager Josephine.daquila@bodycote.com - Phone: 860-225-7691 Item #O298 Business Development Engineer; Paulo, a leader in the heat treating, brazing, and metal finishing industry, seeks a Business Development Engineer for our Kansas City, MO, location. This challenging hands-on position requires a disciplined, selfstarting individual with the ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-task environment. Emphasis is placed on servicing established accounts and the development of new business. The successful candidate will focus on planning, developing, and implementing strategies for generating revenues and assisting with problem solving. This position directly impacts www.themonty.com • Paulo’s quality, service, productivity and profitability. The position reports to the Business Development Manager. Position Requirements: • • • • BS/BA degree or equivalent job-related experience. Sales skills and aptitude such as selling a service, understanding market potentials, understanding the competition, building and maintaining partnerships. Technical knowledge and expertise such as principles of heat treating, practical application, equipment functionality. Knowledge of financial understanding such as price negotiation, profit margin, budgeting and managing expenses. Leadership skills such as planning and project management, team development, and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Travel required. This position is Salaried Exempt and is Full-time. A physical exam, including substance abuse testing is required. We offer a competitive compensation/benefits package that includes health/life/dental insurance, 401(k), holidays, vacation and sick days- - and a challenging, diverse work environment. Visit our website @ www.paulo.com Qualified applicants should send resume, salary requirements, and a cover letter summarizing why you believe yourself to be our successful candidate. lgeyer@paulo.com L Geyer, Paulo Products Company, 5711 West Park Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 No Phone Calls Please Equal Opportunity Employer Item #O297 Oracle Specialist REPORTS TO: Director of Information Systems Applicant must have EnterpriseOne or OneWorld experience, be willing to work with end users, and must be authorized to work in the US. Paulo, a leader in the heat treating and metal finishing industry, is seeking an Oracle Specialist in our St. Louis Corporate location. We are looking for someone who can work well under limited supervision, provides support, maintenance, and installation of business information systems. Primary responsibilities are Oracle Database Administration, Oracle EnterpriseOne, special application development/support, and interacting with internal and external personnel for training, problem resolution, and project completion. Full Time; State Salary Expectation POSITION SUMMARY Maintain Paulo’s Oracle environment. This includes the Oracle Databases and the operating systems supporting the Oracle software. Primary duties are Oracle Database Administration, patches and upgrades, preventative maintenance, application development/support, disaster recovery, and project management. Additionally, develop and maintain Oracle EnterpriseOne, Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence solutions, SQL Server, and work on other special projects and initiatives. ~75% Oracle DataBase Specialist; 25% Development Experience: 1. Five or more years of Oracle Database Administration in a Windows Server and Linux environment are required. 2. Five or more years of programming experience in developing small applications and script development for automating administration tasks and other repetitive tasks including report writing is required. Preferred programming languages are PL/SQL, Visual Basic, .NET, Java, and Linux Shell Scripting. 3. Experience with Oracle EnterpriseOne or other ERP is strongly desired. www.themonty.com • • 4. Strong project management and leadership abilities. 5. Certifications in related duties and responsibilities are strongly desired. Item #O296. Heat Treating Technologies, Inc. a rapidly growing mid-Ohio Heat treating Company is in need of a Degreed Metallurgist to administer the quality function. The individual must have working knowledge of ferrous metal heat treatment processes, floor and laboratory inspection methods and metallographic procedures. He must be well versed in the interpretation of microstructures and the application of micro hardness testing. He is a key person in root cause analysis. The position requires: • • • • • • Supervision of one or more lab technicians. Customer communication regarding process development and quality. Working familiarity with SPC methods as they apply to process control. Provide technical support and quality feedback to Production Management. Proficiency in the use of business software (Word, Excel, etc.) and technical report preparation. Close familiarity with Operating Systems, ISO, TS, CQI9. Offered are competitive salary and benefits. Relocation assistance is available. Please forward resumes direct to danl@httlima.com Item #O295 HEAT TREAT ENGINEER. ZF Group is a Leading Worldwide Automotive Supplier for Driveline and Chassis Technology. With total sales of euro 12,9 billion in 2010 and 70,000 employees at 117 production companies in 26 countries, ZF is among the top ten companies on the ranking list of the largest automotive suppliers worldwide. We are currently seeking a Heat Treat Engineer for a new transmission facility. The position would be located in Greenville, SC. This is a full time direct hire position with competitive salary and benefits. Relocation is provided. ❏ Minimum 5 yrs heat treating experience(captive or commercial) of ferrous metals, preferably surface treatment ❏ Minimum 2 yrs. Associate Degree ❏ Experience coordinating new equipment installation ❏ Machine layout experience ❏ Experience working with Maintenance Staff, developing PM schedules/tasks etc. ❏ Experience developing work instructions, operating procedures ❏ Experience training production employees www.themonty.com This position is Salaried Exempt and is Full-time. A physical exam, including substance abuse testing is required. We offer a competitive compensation/benefits package that includes health/life/dental insurance, 401(k), holidays, vacation and sick days- - and a challenging, diverse work environment. Visit our website @ www.paulo.com Qualified applicants should send resume, salary requirements, and a cover letter summarizing why you believe yourself to be our successful candidate. lgeyer@paulo.com L Geyer, Paulo Products Company, 5711 West Park Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 No Phone Calls Please Equal Opportunity Employer If you are interested please submit your resume to Daniel Robinson at drobinson@htijobs.com or you can apply at http://www.htijobs.com/job-openings (Heat Treat Engineer - ZF) Shipping/Receiving Supervisor, Worcester, MA Summary: Acts as Company authority on all aspects of shipping and receiving. Directs and instructs the activities of the truck drivers and other shipping and receiving employees to meet the needs of customers. Requirements (Qualifications & Skills): • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • High school diploma or equivalent Must have 3+ years shipping/receiving and some supervisory experience, including proven leadership qualities. Must possess 20/20 vision, corrected or uncorrected. Must be mentally alert and possess good judgment. Must have an unrestricted Class B (prefer class A) driver’s license and provide DMV printout showing a good driving record for at least three (3) years. Must maintain this status. Must have basic knowledge of truck mechanics and have good knowledge of the geographic area to be served. Must have knowledge of basic math; be able to perform simple calculations, figure rates and insurance costs for various means of shipping. Must have basic knowledge of micrometers, verniers and tape measure. Must know truck capacity and how to load a balanced shipment, as well as a working knowledge of proper packing, crates, boxes, skids and banding for all types of shipments. Must be sales oriented and sensitive to the requirements and requests of customers. Must be able to read, write legibly and communicate effectively. Minimal experience in Microsoft office applications and the ability to learn new software programs related to function General industrial shop environment: regularly exposed to heat, noise, cold, dust, humidity, fumes, etc. Must be able to stand for extended period of time and be able to lift 50 lbs. Must be able to bend, climb, twist, sit, lift and stoop, with moderate to heavy physical exertion. Must be able to perform all operations/duties within the shipping/receiving department. Must possess ability to listen, be objective, patient, observant and responsible to the needs of associates in his department and others. Must be totally trustworthy and set a good example to subordinates and maintain a positive company image. Must be able to work overtime and any shift, including weekends. www.themonty.com Item #O294 • Must have the ability to report for work on time, follow directions, interact effectively with coworkers, understand and follow rules and procedures and accept constructive criticism. Essential Job Functions (Duties & Responsibilities): • • • • • • • Trains, directs and is responsible for shipping & receiving employees including truck drivers. Must become certified forklift operator and able to regularly and safely drive forklift. Must see that service maintenance is performed at proper/required intervals on all trucks and that all DOT regulations, reports and requirements are met. Works closely with Customer Service Manager and production employees to assure a high level of customer satisfaction. Responsible for proper and timely paperwork flow in and out of the department. Must promote and practice safe housekeeping and work habits in the department and safe driving standards as set by State Law. Must work in a manner consistent with the EMS. Performs other tasks as assigned or dictated by position. Qualified candidates please send your resume to Josephine.Daquila@Bodycote.com Item #O290 RAD-CON is adding a Mechanical Engineer to its team. Candidates are being sought with heat treat equipment design experience possessing strong skills in the areas of thermal transfer, combustion, and protective atmosphere piping systems. Comparable experience in a related field will be considered. Ideal candidate will also have design experience with steel, hydraulics, pneumatics, vacuum, and instrumentation. This position is responsible for the development, application, and implementation of company's annealing furnace systems, including connection to the customer's infrastructure. Candidate must have a BSME, or other closely related field. Heat Treat equipment design experience or comparable required. Must be proficient in AutoCad, and familiarity with FEA, CFD, and 3-D drafting are all pluses. Minimum 10 years experience. If interested please contact Megan Patton at MOPatton@rad-con.com. Item #O177 “Nadcap and You…Achieving Excellence Together.” Build Your Career with a Global Industry Leader. Performance Review Institute is seeking Aerospace experienced Consultant Auditors for the Nadcap Heat Treating program. As a Nadcap auditor, you will perform heat treating audits, complete audit reports, and have the opportunity to train associate auditors. The ideal candidate will possess the following general background: • Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field • Understanding of General & Aerospace quality systems (ISO, AS/EN/JISQ9100) • Familiarity with General Consensus specifications and Aerospace Standards • Computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets, email and internet • Desire to travel • Multi-lingual a plus • Strong interpersonal skills The following are specific criteria for Heat Treating: www.themonty.com • www.themonty.com • Five (5) years "hands-on" experience (preferably in the aerospace industry) with the following processes: Aluminum Heat Treating, Titanium Heat Treating, Heat Resisting Treating, Heat Resisting Alloys, Brazing Alloys • Understanding of AMS2750 or Pyrometry specification As an innovative industry leader, we are proud to offer our auditors: • Flexible Schedules • Competitive Daily Rate • Paid Travel & Living Expenses • Paid Annual Training • No Need to Relocate See why Nadcap has been attracting & retaining some of the best professionals in the industry! Apply on-line today, via our application website, www.eAuditStaff.com. Determine your area of auditor expertise in one or more of these specific disciplines: Chemical Processing, Coatings, Composites, Conventional Machining, Elastomer Seals, Electronics, Fluid Distribution Systems, Heat Treating, Materials Testing, Non-Metallic Materials Testing and Manufacturing, Nondestructive Testing, Nonconventional Machining, Sealants, Surface Enhancement and Welding. For more information on PRI and the Nadcap program, visit our website, www.pri-network.org. Nadcap is administered by the Performance Review Institute, an equal opportunity employer, who values the diversity of our work force and the knowledge of our people. Seeking Employment See something you need, click on the link or scroll through all the items for sale. Searching for something we don’t have listed, fill out our Contact Form. Experienced Heat Treater Metallurgist Project Manager • • Heat Treater Consultant Auditors Item #E117 Heat Treating Manager 20 years experience in managing heat treating operations and metallurgical labs in both commercial and captive environments is seeking a position. Management experience includes both General Management, Staff Level and Supervisory. Prefer Southeast U.S location but willing to give strong considerations to others. mwc625@cox.net Item #E116 Metallurgist seeking employment in China or Asian Continent. Current Location Guangdong China. Metallurgist specializes in Heat Treatment Processing, Process Control , Atmosphere Control , Metallography, Heat Treatment Quality Control CQI-9 and AMS 2750D. Documented positive results in short term contracts with new acquisition, installation and process control of Heat Treats. 20 plus years Hands on experience last 4 years contractual employment in China. Salary negotiable with general contract or permanent placement. Contact: scott.workman11@gmail.com for current resume and or questions. If a face to face is required we can set up Skype or Yahoo video chat. Item #E115 Project Manager Looking for Work. "Consulting / Project Engineer (Australian) looking for international work opportunities. 20 years experience in metals manufacturing and heat treatment as technical specialist (process and plant), business manager and project engineer. Billion dollar project experience. International work experience in Australia, Canada, Middle East, India, China. Please respond to rmc323@gmail.com." Item #E114 Heat Treater / Metallurgist seeks employment, 35 years experience in all phases of the heat treating industry, administrative, process and quality both commercial and captive, problem solving, process systems development, quality standards and employee training, resume' on request claytonpinkos@gmail.com I will be available at Furnaces North America cell 1-336-202-6832 www.themonty.com • • • In Parting, We always enjoy comments, feedback and constructive criticism. Thanks for your feedback and don’t hesitate to let us know your thoughts. Don’t forget to visit us daily at www.themonty.com. Gord Montgomery, W.G. Montgomery Limited Phone: 905 271-0033 Fax: 905 271-9324 Email: gord@themonty.com www.themonty.com Item #E112 “Nadcap and You Achieving Excellence Together.” Build Your Career with a Global Industry Leader. Performance Review Institute is seeking Aerospace experienced Consultant Auditors for the Nadcap Heat Treating program. As a Nadcap auditor, you will perform heat treating audits, complete audit reports, and have the opportunity to train associate auditors. The ideal candidate will possess the following general background: • Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field • Understanding of General & Aerospace quality systems (ISO, AS/EN/JISQ9100) • Familiarity with General Consensus specifications and Aerospace Standards • Computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets, email and internet • Desire to travel • Multi-lingual a plus • Strong interpersonal skills The following are specific criteria for Heat Treating: • Five (5) years "hands-on" experience (preferably in the aerospace industry) with the following processes: Aluminum Heat Treating, Titanium Heat Treating, Heat Resisting Treating, Heat Resisting Alloys, Brazing Alloys • Understanding of AMS2750 or Pyrometry specification As an innovative industry leader, we are proud to offer our auditors: • Flexible Schedules • Competitive Daily Rate • Paid Travel & Living Expenses • Paid Annual Training • No Need to Relocate See why Nadcap has been attracting & retaining some of the best professionals in the industry! Apply on-line today, via our application website, www.eAuditStaff.com. Determine your area of auditor expertise in one or more of these specific disciplines: Chemical Processing, Coatings, Composites, Conventional Machining, Elastomer Seals, Electronics, Fluid Distribution Systems, Heat Treating, Materials Testing, Non-Metallic Materials Testing and Manufacturing, Nondestructive Testing, Nonconventional Machining, Sealants, Surface Enhancement and Welding. For more information on PRI and the Nadcap program, visit our website, www.prinetwork.org. Nadcap is administered by the Performance Review Institute, an equal opportunity employer, who values the diversity of our work force and the knowledge of our people.