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March Issue 2011
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Table of Contents
Heat Treat News
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Generator
Induction
Miscellaneous
Salt
Vacuum
Employment Opportunities
Seeking Employment
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Introduction
Welcome to the March 2011 issue of "The Monty". To start off let's mention a few memorable dates for
heat treaters in 2011. First up we have IFHTSE, (International Federation of Heat Treaters and Surface
Engineering, www.ifhtse.org) in Wels, Austria. IFHTSE is a nonprofit organization started in 1971 to
promote technology exchanges in the heat treating market.
The conference will be held March 23 - March 25, 2011 and the turnout is expected to be very substantial.
Next up we have the largest heat treating show in the world, "Therm Process" in Düsseldorf, Germany
which will be held June 28th to July 2 2011. This show is staggering in it's size and is held every 4 years.
Moving to North America we have the ASM Heat Treating Society Conference and Exposition to be held
October 31 to November 2 in Cincinnati, Ohio. All three shows promise to be very well attended.
In this issue of "The Monty" we have a large collection of heat treat related news items from around the
world including the latest financial results from one of the world's largest commercial heat treaters,
Bodycote, an extremely upsetting news item about an accident involving an austempering line, several
interesting news items from China, an acquisition in the North American new furnace market and a host of
other news items.
As always we at "The Monty" appreciate your thoughts and comments and are always pleased to post your
announcements.
Best regards,
Gord
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American Brazing/Willoughby, Ohio. 32 years ago when I first got started in the heat treating
business many, many captive and commercial heat treat operations were basic to say the least (which is a
very diplomatic way of saying hellholes). Luckily times have changed and shops like these are becoming
fewer and farther between. On the other end of the scale we see plants that are absolutely top notch and
American Brazing in Ohio fits the bill. This facility is part of Paulo Products http://www.paulo.com/ one of
the larger commercial heat treaters in the world. To some extent each Paulo plant is unique in it's own
way (although they all overlap to some degree which is a deliberate decision on Paulo's part so that in the
event of some disaster they have backup at other locations), however American Brazing is probably the
real "orphan" of the group in that it is almost entirely vacuum. The facility has 23 vacuum furnaces most
of them monsters with quenching up to 10 bar and 3 hydrogen humpback furnaces; with 23 vacuum
furnaces this makes this one of the 2 or 3 largest commercial vacuum shops in North America. American
Brazing has about 70 employees and the main areas they cover are aerospace and power generation.
Paulo always has their own unique ideas such as their designed in house controls and data logging
systems. While there are a number of interesting points about this plant one that really caught my
attention was the fact that all quenching is argon as opposed to nitrogen. This is a more expensive way of
doing things but according to Steve Prout, Manager of Business Development this means there is never
any risk of running argon only parts in a nitrogen quench. The photo below is very typical of the entire
plant and reflects the age and state of the equipment (new and top notch) and also the cleanliness. When
pressed by Bob Muto, Plant Manager on my impression I had to say that this facility is in the top 5% of
captive or commercial heat treaters I have ever seen in my life. By the way you might recognize Bob in
the picture below third from the right. Bob is a famous guy who you might recognize from one of the
many GM Enterprises ads. February 28/11
Steve Prout, Connie Richter, Jim Loveland, Tom Gundic, Rick Baka, Bob Hovan, Bob Muto, Tom Buckeye,
Gord Montgomery
Business Opportunities. 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
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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 almost
20,000 heat treaters/month we will help you fill your position or help you find a job. February 28/11
Bodycote is currently in search of a Quality Manager and Account Manager. The Metal Improvement
Company is looking for a Technical Sales Manager for its Columbus, Ohio Heat Treating Division and we
also have a Major Midwest heat treat equipment manufacturer who is seeking a Global Application
Engineering Manager. GH Induction Atmospheres is looking for a Regional Sales Manager and MLP Steel
has an IMMEDIATE OPENING for a Quality Control Technician. Heat Treating Technologies in Ohio is
looking for a Degreed Metallurgist. Lindberg/MPH is looking for an Applications Engineer. Lufkin Industries
in Texas is looking for a Metallurgist - this is a top notch company that would be a pleasure to work for.
Heatbath/Park Metallurgical is seeking qualified Technical Sales Representatives for the Southern
Wisconsin and Illinois territory as well as their North Carolina, South Carolina and Eastern Tennessee
territory. Recently we added an Experienced Heat Treater Looking for New Challenges. Gleason Works in
Rochester, NY, USA is looking for a Corporate Metallurgist. This is just a short summary of positions within
the heat treating industry that are available.
Bodycote North America. Friday we had a summary about how commercial heat treater Bodycote did in
2010. As a footnote to that story we have these comments (Bloomberg) from Bodycote CEO, Mr. Stephen
Harris about possible acquisitions in North America. February 28/11
"Bodycote Plc, a supplier of metal- strengthening services to Ford Motor Co., is considering acquisitions in
North America to be closer to customers, Chief Executive Officer Stephen Harris said. The company, which
made no purchases in 2010, is eyeing coatings businesses that cater to the region's aviation and energy
customers, Harris said in a telephone interview today. Bodycote has more than 200 million pounds ($323
million) of available credit lines, said Chief Financial Officer David Landless, who was also on the call. Net
debt fell to 51.3 million pounds from 85.5 million pounds during 2010, the Macclesfield, England-based
company said in a statement today. Net income in 2010 was 27.6 million pounds, compared with a net
loss of 50.1 million pounds the previous year. "Acquisitions will be a source of growth," Harris said. The
company is looking for both "fairly small in-fill acquisitions and larger acquisitions in niche technologies,"
he said. Smaller purchases will help in providing services such as heat treatment to its automotive and
general industrial customers, the executive said. Larger acquisitions would involve technologies such as
spraying ceramic materials onto turbine blades for jet engines or drill bits for shale-gas drilling, part of the
company's surface-technology business, he said. "That technology is something we already have," Harris
said. "We'd like to be bigger in it because our customers say 'can you please bulk up because we'd like to
do business with you in other countries.'" He declined to name any potential targets, saying "there's
nothing on the radar screen at the moment." Close to Customers Bodycote's factories in those activities
are largely in Britain, and North American customers would rather have the work done nearby, Harris said.
"You get a part stuck in customs for five days and that stops the build of a complete engine," he said.
"They don't like that." The company's largest business in aerospace comes from widebody commercial
jets, Harris said. Production of those planes "is projected to be very high, certainly by the time you get to
2013 or 2014," the CEO said. "The worry in the industry is: Is there the capacity in the industry as a
whole to meet the demand everybody is expecting?" Airbus SAS said on Feb. 2 production of its A330
twin-aisle jet will rise to 10 a month by mid-2013, from eight now, to satisfy "unprecedented" demand. It
had about 1,100 orders on that date. Boeing Co. has 847 orders for its Dreamliner 787 jet, due to be in
service by the third quarter of this year. "We've got capacity to grow and we're confident we'll be able to
support all our aerospace customers," said Landless, the finance chief. Customers include Rolls-Royce
Group Plc, General Electric Co. and United Technologies Corp.'s Pratt & Whitney unit. "Rolls-Royce are
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certainly beseeching us to make sure that we're ready for increases in their demand over the medium
term," Landless said."
Used Equipment Available. Our used equipment listings are constantly changing. We have a perfect
condition Surface 2 Bar Vacuum Furnace listed with a very attractive asking price of $180,000 USD. A real
gem that we have just added is a batch IQ furnace with working dimensions of 30" X 48" X 30", top cool,
hot oil and all the bells and whistles in excellent condition; I/O 3000-E Batch IQ Furnace. New listings
include a Pacific Scientific (now Selas) Gas Fired Pusher Carburizing Furnace, a complete Batch IQ Line, a
Surface Combustion Temper Furnace (2) a Dow Temper Furnace and a Holcroft Slot Type Box Furnace.
Two weeks ago we added a Pit Furnace, a Safed High Temperature Mesh Belt Furnace and several
Vacuum & Diffusion Pumps. In our opinion two items well worth considering because of their very
attractive pricing are Cast Alloy Fixturing and 2 Press Quench Units capable of handling parts up to 40"
diameter-always hard to find on the used market and with some new photos attached. If you don't see
what you are looking for please let us know and we should be able to find it for you. [email protected]
February 28/11
Wall Colmonoy/Dan Reilly. "Wall Colmonoy is pleased to announce Dan Reilly as Chief Financial
Officer. Dan will provide financial leadership for Wall Colmonoy’s business processes - including banking
and taxation as well as manage their information technology department. Dan is a licensed CPA in both
Michigan and Texas and brings with him a strong background in management
accounting systems, public accounting and audit supervision – having 10 years
experience from a specialized tool manufacturer in Texas and holding several
financial supervisory positions at leading Michigan corporations. ABOUT WALL
COLMONOY; Wall Colmonoy is the premiere manufacturer of fabricating, surfacing,
joining, machining and casting metal components across a range of industries
instrumental to our everyday lives. Known for our unique, proven way of creating
superior performing alloys that enhance engineered components, we pride ourselves
on strategic collaboration with our customers that produce value-added ideas and
creative solutions. Combining 70 years of experience with a progressive, visionary
outlook, Wall Colmonoy offers our customers trusted, customized expertise that results in smart
innovation and shared growth." February 28/11
Acument Global Technologies/Fenton, Michigan. This news item appeared on this site in early
December of 2010. It has now become a fact that the facility is up and running although we still do not
know the nature of the heat treating department. Our guess is still mesh belt processing. While Michigan
has lost a great deal of industry and consequently heat treating in the past few years it probably still
boasts the most amount of heat treating in a concentrated area for the entire world. February 25/11
"Acument Global Technologies/Fenton, Michigan. Troy, Michigan, USA based Acument Global Technologies
is planning on reopening a facility in Fenton, Michigan. This very large fastener manufacturer closed the
plant in 2009, however the plan now is to reopen it with work starting on the plant in January 2011. This
is part of a $5 million USD investment in this location as well as plants in Grand Blanc Township and
Sterling Heights, Michigan. The Fenton facility will become the company's North American Processing and
Engineering Center and as such will do the processing for the company, including heat treatment, sorting
parts and other processes that were previously done out of state. While we do not know what form the
heat treating department will take the company did recently purchase a 4,000 pound/hour mesh belt line
which could possibly be destined for this plant." December 2010
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Bodycote's 2010 Preliminary Results. I always look forward to seeing Bodycote's (one of the world's
largest commercial heat treaters) financial results as it is the best indicator in the world about how the
heat treating world is doing. If we start from this viewpoint our summary would be that the heat treating
industry is quite healthy. The brief summary below is available at http://www.bodycote.com/?OB=6 along
with further comments from the CEO, Mr. Stephen Harris. February 25/11
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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Revenue – continuing operations £499.8m (2009: £435.4m)
Headline operating profit [1] - continuing operations £52.1m (2009: £8.0m)
Operating profit - continuing operations £51.2m (2009: loss £50.2m)
Headline profit before taxation [2] - continuing operations £46.1m (2009: £3.7m)
Profit before taxation - continuing operations £45.2m (2009: loss £54.5m)
Headline operating cash flow [1] - continuing operations £77.3m (2009: £34.7m)
Net debt £51.3m (2009: £85.5m)
Basic headline earnings per share [3] - continuing operations 18.3p (2009 :0.4p)
Basic earnings per share 14.9p (2009: loss 27.0p)
Dividend per share 8.7p (2009: 8.3p)
OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
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Market focused business structure – Aerospace, Defence & Energy (ADE) and Automotive &
General Industrial (AGI) delivering improved sales opportunities and operational efficiencies
Revenue growth ahead of market improvement due to share and mix gains. Group revenue up
14.8% (17.8% on a like-for-like basis). ADE revenues up 6.6% and AGI revenues up 21.1%
Cost reduction programme delivered cumulative annualized structural savings of £45m in 2010
(2009: £30m)
Disciplined capital expenditure and focus on working capital efficiency resulted in excellent cash
flow performance – headline operating cash flow 148% of headline operating profit
"Wall Colmonoy, Aerobraze Engineered Technologies Cincinnati promotes Joe Hetzer to General
Manager.
Aerobraze Engineered Technologies, a division of Wall Colmonoy, is pleased to
announce that Joe Hetzer has been promoted to General Manager for their Cincinnati
facility. Joe previously held the title of Director of Manufacturing.
Joe has over 23 years of hands on and management experience in the Aerospace
Industry. He worked on the F-135 Joint Strike Fighter program, developing blades,
vanes and shrouds from concept to production. He is also a major contributor in
developing multi-axis EDM drilling machines, a world-leading technology, taking
concept from design to prototype to production.
Joe Hetzer can be contacted at P: 513-842-4211 or E: [email protected]." February 25/11
"HTO/Friesenheim, Germany". Commercial heat treater Härtetechnikund Oberflächenbehandlung
GmbH (HTO) in Friesenheim , Germany (south-west Germany) is proud to announce the next step
of the expansion of their facility. Mr. Michael Rauer, President told us recently that he is investing in a
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new very large automated washer from EMO, a new vacuum furnace from Schmetz and a couple of
additional box furnaces from HSH. The company is also investing in an energy management addition
to their existing peak demand reduction system from "dibalog" to calculate load costs in terms of
electricity usage and to get back part of the renewable energy taxes. Both commercial and captive heat
treating around the world are recovering after the carnage of a couple of years back and this holds true
for Europe as much as any other area around the world. February 24/11
Don Guppy/Great Lakes Vacuum. While we didn't know Don personally he was a well known individual
in the industry and his passing was very unexpected. The note below is from his business partner.
February 24/11
"It is with sadness that I write to let you know that my business partner, Don Guppy, died unexpectedly
on Sunday, February 20th. Services have been arranged through Reyers North Valley Chapel in Grand
Rapids, MI. Visitation will take place on Friday, February 25th from 2-4pm and 7-9pm. The funeral will
be
Saturday,
February
26th
at
11:00am
with
one
hour
of
visitation
before.
http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary..aspx?n=DonaldGuppy&lc=2396&pid=148808515&mid=4569819&locale=en-US. Be assured that we are doing our best at
Great Lakes Vacuum to keep up with business as usual and do not hesitate to call or email as you would
have prior to Don’s passing. Don’s business emails will be forwarded or you can contact me directly at
[email protected]."
Business Opportunities. 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 almost
20,000 heat treaters/month we will help you fill your position or help you find a job. February 24/11
The Metal Improvement Company is looking for a Technical Sales Manager for its Columbus, Ohio Heat
Treating Division and we also have a Major Midwest heat treat equipment manufacturer who is seeking a
Global Application Engineering Manager. GH Induction Atmospheres is looking for a Regional Sales
Manager and MLP Steel has an IMMEDIATE OPENING for a Quality Control Technician. Heat Treating
Technologies in Ohio is looking for a Degreed Metallurgist. Lindberg/MPH is looking for an Applications
Engineer. Lufkin Industries in Texas is looking for a Metallurgist - this is a top notch company that would
be a pleasure to work for. Heatbath/Park Metallurgical is seeking qualified Technical Sales Representatives
for the Southern Wisconsin and Illinois territory as well as their North Carolina, South Carolina and
Eastern Tennessee territory. Recently we added an Experienced Heat Treater Looking for New Challenges.
Gleason Works in Rochester, NY, USA is looking for a Corporate Metallurgist. This is just a short summary
of positions within the heat treating industry that are available.
Are Alloy Prices Going Up? Allegany has just announced another 5-8% base price increase on top of the
big surcharges that are currently happening. One reader, who should know about this market says that
Nickel based wrought alloys will probably be going up a minimum of 10+% after the first of the month. If
anybody is thinking about placing an order they should probably do it sooner than later. Bet on it-but as
always hedge your bets and if it does not turn out this way you heard it somewhere else. February 24/11
Nadcap. Monday of this week we had some comments from a heat treater who stated that they were less
than happy with their Nadcap experiences. As always there are two sides to the coin as Doug Matson,
Chairman, Nadcap Heat Treating Task Group points out below. February 23/11
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"This sounds like a general rant without any specific question. If the poster would state his complaints
more specifically, then maybe they could be addressed. However, I have found Nadcap to be the favorite
whipping boy of the independent heat treaters as an excuse for their poor audit preparation. LOL. The
auditing procedures have not changed in the last 3 years as the anonymous poster has claimed. The
procedures he is complaining about have been in place for the entire 20 years that Nadcap has been in
business. As for the specific restrictions on \"auditor consulting\", I would suggest that he contact PRI
directly and they will be glad to explain their policy."
Solo Swiss Group/Porrentruy, Switzerland. Our most recent advertiser is a company by the name of
Solo Swiss based in the very beautiful country of Switzerland. Solo is a manufacturer of a wide variety of
new furnaces and is a very well known furnace builder in Europe. Having recently partnered with Lindberg
MPH in the US the company is looking to expand their customer base right around the world. February
23/11
"Air Products/Solar Atmospheres. LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Feb. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products
(NYSE: APD) has been selected by Solar Atmospheres, Inc., the largest commercial vacuum heat treating
company in North America, to provide industrial gases for its newest plant in Fontana, Calif. Air Products
will supply Solar Atmospheres with nitrogen, argon and helium for use in the vacuum processing of
metals. With this latest contract, Air Products continues to supply all of Solar Atmosphere's nitrogen,
argon and helium needs at each of the company's five plants, including four locations in Pennsylvania.
Solar Atmospheres has more than 200 employees and projected heat treating and brazing sales of $30
million in 2011. "Air Products has been supplying industrial gases to Solar Atmospheres for more than two
decades," said John Giordano, account executive, North American Merchant Gases at Air Products. "This
relationship has been built on more than a dependable gas supply. Air Products has sustained this
relationship by understanding what Solar Atmospheres wants and needs to be successful and then
providing the necessary technical support and know-how to help them accomplish their goals." "Air
Products is more than a reliable gas supplier and has worked closely with Solar Atmospheres to
understand our business," said William R. Jones, CEO of Solar Atmospheres. "Through our collaboration
with Air Products over the years, Solar Atmospheres has found ways to reduce our quench cycle times and
save on gas-related costs." Air Products continues to provide technical support to Solar Atmospheres,
looking for ways to help the company keep its business operating at optimum efficiency. For more
information about Solar Atmospheres, visit www.solaratm.com." February 23/11
Wisconsin Steel Industries, Inc./Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The recent recession was trying for
many commercial heat treaters including Wisconsin Steel Industries, however we are pleased to say that
the company is doing well and on track. The President of the company Ms. Chris Dolhun sent us this
update. February 22/11
"I am thrilled to say that I have aquired Wisconsin Steel Industries, Inc. as of February 1, 2011. I am
100% owner of this entity and will be certifying as a "woman owned" company. Having worked in the
Industry for 30 years, it is an exciting time for the Dolhun Family. We have re-gained control of this
family owned business, started by my Father-in-Law in 1939. I will act as President of the Corporation,
Son Jacob Dolhun will serve as Executive V.P., and Son T.J. Dolhun will serve as Vice-President of
Operations. In addition to Wisconsin Steel Industries, Inc., my sons and I continue to operate Complete
Heat Treating in Milwaukee, WI. Both facilities are currently operating on a three shift schedule. My future
business plan includes the acquision of another Heat Treating Company, which should take place in 2011.
Sincerely, Chris Dolhun, President, WISCONSIN STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC."
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Curtiss Wright/Metal Improvement Division. "Curtiss-Wright Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year
2010 Financial Results. While Curtiss Wright itself might not be of a great deal of interest to our heat treat
readers their heat treating/shot peening division, Metal Improvement certainly is. The company has 9
locations around the US including Columbus, Ohio, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Wichita, Kansas (3 plants),
Lafayette, LA (which by the way makes them the only commercial heat treat of any size in this statewonder how they ended up with a location here?), Roselle, NJ (formerly Iron Bound Heat Treating bought
about 8 years back from the former owner, Mr. John Ross), Salem, Ohio and Emigsville, PA. As such we
have consistently rated them #6 in terms of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America. The
figures below can be found at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=213675
Metal Treatment - Sales for the fourth quarter of 2010 were $59 million, an increase of $7 million, or
13%, compared to the prior year period. The sales increase was driven primarily by higher demand for
shot peening and heat treating services within our general industrial market, in particular automotive.
Operating income in the fourth quarter of 2010 amounted to $8 million, an increase of $3 million, or 73%,
from the prior period. Operating margin in the fourth quarter amounted to 13.1%, a 450 basis point
improvement over the prior year period. For the full year of 2010, operating income increased 30% on a
sales increase of 9%, from the prior year period. The significant improvements in operating income for the
fourth quarter and full year were primarily driven by higher volumes resulting in favorable absorption of
overhead costs and benefits generated from our cost reduction and restructuring programs." February
22/11
Used Equipment Available. Our used equipment listings are constantly changing. We have a perfect
condition Surface 2 Bar Vacuum Furnace listed with a very attractive asking price of $180,000 USD. A real
gem that we have just added is a batch IQ furnace with working dimensions of 30" X 48" X 30", top cool,
hot oil and all the bells and whistles in excellent condition; I/O 3000-E Batch IQ Furnace. New listings
include a Pacific Scientific (now Selas) Gas Fired Pusher Carburizing Furnace, a complete Batch IQ Line, a
Surface Combustion Temper Furnace (2) a Dow Temper Furnace and a Holcroft Slot Type Box Furnace.
Two weeks ago we added a Pit Furnace, a Safed High Temperature Mesh Belt Furnace and several
Vacuum & Diffusion Pumps. In our opinion two items well worth considering because of their very
attractive pricing are Cast Alloy Fixturing and 2 Press Quench Units capable of handling parts up to 40"
diameter-always hard to find on the used market and with some new photos attached. If you don't see
what you are looking for please let us know and we should be able to find it for you. [email protected]
February 22/11
Tom Ruglic/Lone Star Heat Treat. Yes you did read that right. Tom was with Bodycote (commercial
heat treating) for many years but just last week he started as Corporate Manager of Quality and
Metallurgy at Lone Star Heat Treat in Houston, Texas. I believe one of the reasons was that Tom wanted
to get back to Texas. Lone Star HT is a very unique commercial heat treater and one of the largest in
Texas. For more details on the company http://www.lsht.com/ February 22/11
Nadcap Comments. Nadcap is a fine organization dedicated to providing quality standards for the
aerospace industry and it's suppliers, however I know captive and commercial heat treating companies
can on occasion become frustrated dealing with the organization. The comments below reflect what one
such company is feeling. While we virtually never publish "anonymous" comments in this case we know
the company and the individual who posted these thoughts and these comments are honest and
forthright. If you would like to contact the writer we will forward your E-mail to them. February 21/11
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"I have been involved in the Heat Treat industry in some capacity since 1979 and the last 16 years
directly in quality. In the early years of being audited for Nadcap, I found it a much smoother process. In
the last 3 years it seems to have turned into a convoluted mess. I have never understood why the auditor
did not have any participation in the response process since they are the ones who know what the
deficiency truly was and if our response does in fact answer and resolve the actual finding. Once the
auditor leaves you with a finding you are turned over to someone who, although very knowledgeable in
the standards, is not when it comes to the conversations with the auditor on what they would need to see
to resolve the finding. Lets be honest, although every auditor is instructed not to provide consulting on
findings they all do it to some degree. If any of "The Monty" readers can shed some light on this practice
I would be very appreciative."
GH Induction Atmospheres/Rochester, NY. This is an interesting company with a very interesting
background. The company has been located in Rochester, NY for quite some time and as you can guess
from the name they specialize in Induction heating systems combined with either an inert atmosphere or a
vacuum. Based upon their innovative ideas they caught the attention of GH Induction group based in
Valencia, Spain with locations in Germany, France, Brazil, India, China and Mexico and subsequently
became part of the group in 2010. GH Induction Atmospheres provides systems mainly to the automotive
industry with 70% of their systems working with atmosphere and virtually all being complete turnkey
projects. If we have peaked you interest we would suggest clicking on the banner ad on this page.
February 21/11
Heat Treating Source Wanted. A large manufacturer in the US is looking for a west coast heat treater
who can offer mesh belt heat treating. Furnace needs to solution anneal, oil quench and temper in line.
Material will be alloy steel, specifically 52100 bearing steel. If this is something you can handle please let
us know and we will put you in touch. February 21/11
Harley Davidson/York, PA, USA. What you are looking at in this picture is the last remaining heat
treating equipment that Harley Davidson has in house at their facility in York, PA. Never a large in house
heat treater (at least at this location) the decision was recently made to outsource their heat treating as
opposed to doing it in house. The equipment has been sold and will be removed very shortly. In the photo
below you see on the left Jeff McClaughlin of McLaughlin Services (Jeff was responsible for maintaining
this equipment for many years and is also responsible for moving it out) and on the right Gord
Montgomery. February 21/11
Nitrex/Chongqing Hongjiang Machinery Co. Ltd. On a regular basis we are asked by commercial heat
treaters what is the up and coming heat treating technology that they should invest in. It depends upon
the market but one that we sometimes suggest is Gas/Ion Nitriding. All we can say is that this technology
is certainly growing as you can see from the press release below. February 18/11
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"Chongqing Hongjiang Machinery Co. Ltd., a Chinese producer of engine fuel injection systems, has
received shipment of a turnkey nitriding system supplied by Nitrex Metal Inc. (www.nitrex.com). The NX1015 includes Nitreg® nitriding and Nitreg®-C nitrocarburizing technologies to automatically control
treatments for fuel injector assembly parts as well as transmission parts made of Nitralloy, tool steels,
high grade steels, and other specialty steels. The system also houses an Ammonia Dissociator for just-intime delivery of process gases at a low cost and a Neutralizing System to eliminate residual ammonia and
to meet local environmental targets. Presently Chongqing Hongjiang operates several nitriding furnaces
using ammonia dissociation burettes to monitor and control the processes. However, due to the
production of more sophisticated automotive part designs and tougher specification demands, the
company chose Nitrex to meet their need for more tightly controlled nitriding/nitrocarburizing."
Dick Thalacker/Pifco. Never fun to mention that a well known individual in the heat treating industry
has passed away however our feeling is that it is important that individuals are remembered when they
are gone. In this case we regret to say that Dick Thalacker formerly President of Pifco Furnaces very
recently passed away. As a young fellow I worked with Dick as a representative for Pifco Furnaces which
subsequently was acquired by AFC-Holcroft. I will certainly remember Dick. The notes below are from his
son Dan. February 18/11
"We are having a memorial service for him Mar 27 at St. George church in Brighton, MI.. The date was
chosen so most family members that live out-of-town can attend. Please feel free to inform everyone
there. As you can well imagine, Dad knew a lot of people and touched many lives. It's a monumental task
to let everyone know and do not want to miss anyone. He loved working with everyone at PIFCO, Farr
Manufacturing and AFC-Holcroft and thought everyone as extended family. He also, loved working with all
the customers bringing them a quality piece of equipment."
Wire Mesh Products/York, PA. Every single heat heat treater in the world that runs mesh belt heat
treating furnaces has at one time or another had to buy a SS mesh belt. However it is one of those items
that everybody is familiar with but very heat treaters have ever seen manufactured, so today is education
time. Wire Mesh Products in York, PA is one of the larger providers of SS mesh belts for heat treating
applications. Earlier this week we had the opportunity to further our education about mesh belt
construction and this is what we learned. The basic material arrives at Wire Mesh Products in the form of
SS coils of wire in various grades and thickness. From this point it is continuously fed to what resembles a
lathe with a special forming tool which shapes the wire into the individual links of the belt (we saw literally
hundreds of tools for varying wire diameters, radius's and shapes, however the tools themselves are very
proprietary and no pictures were allowed). After the links are formed (which are of course the full width of
the belt) they are manually put together and rods fed through each link to join them together to form the
finished belt. At this point the end of the rods are heated and flattened and presto you have a finished belt
in whatever length is required. A fairly labor intensive process however the proportion of labor to
material cost will vary all over the map depending upon wire diameter, type of material and complexity of
the links themselves. All in all a fascinating process. The photos below will undoubtedly give you a better
idea of the process than our written description. February 17/11
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Left to Right; Scott Devers, VP, Purchasing, Richard Riva II, President and Dustin Carl, VP., Gord
Montgomery
Mid-South Metallurgical/Murfreesboro, TN. The press release below comes from Clif Coleman, Owner
and President of commercial heat treater Mid-South Metallurgical. To this we will add a brief background.
Clif purchased the company a few short years ago and in that time he has changed it from a rather "basic"
(to be polite) operation into a very respectable facility. While Clif does not come from a heat treating
background this is a perfect example of what common sense, planning and a good plan will lead to. The
company has grown substantially in the past couple of years and during that time has added batch IQ and
more vacuum capacity. Mark my words this is a growing operation which will become a major player in
the heat treating market in TN in the years to come. February 16/11
"Murfreesboro, TN, February 4, 2011: Mid-South Metallurgical today announced it has received ISO
9001:2008 certification, validating its Quality Management Standards process for ‘providing specialty heat
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treating and thermal processing services for the carbon steels, tool steels, high speed specialty tools,
alloys, and aluminum for the automotive, aerospace, military, agricultural, medical, and commercial
industries'. The ISO 9001:2008 standard is recognized internationally and applied to manufacturing and
service organizations to ingrain and document a consistent quality management system. Independent
confirmation that organizations meet the requirements of ISO 9001 must be obtained from third party
certification bodies. The foundation of ISO 9001:2008 is continuous improvement and customer
satisfaction. ISO 9001 is by far the world’s most established quality framework, currently being used by
over a million organizations in 178 countries worldwide, and sets the standard not only for quality
management systems, but management systems in general. Clif Coleman, President, said, "We began
working towards ISO 9001 in 2009. Our implementation of this system has been carefully and deliberately
crafted to insure that the commitment to customer satisfaction, effective work processes/practices, and
customer/supplier partnerships is deeply embedded into the “DNA” of our organization. Quality & Systems
Service Manager, David Roark was instrumental in leading the efforts of the entire company in achieving
this objective. David will continue to lead this effort and ensure that Mid-South remains compliant with
this multi-faceted program.” "Achieving ISO 9001:2008 certification assures our customers, current and
potential, of our organization-wide commitment to world-class quality and customer service through
continuous improvement. By carefully monitoring our processes and documentation, and working to
constantly improve our services, we will insure the consistent quality, reliability, safety, and integrity our
customers require." Coleman concluded, "We strive for excellence every day! Mid-South Metallurgical is
dedicated to seeing that our customers receive the very best we have to offer in our services and business
practices. ISO 9001:2008 certification allows them to know, in advance, what they can expect when
entrusting their business to us." About Mid-South Metallurgical Headquartered in Murfreesboro, TN MidSouth Metallurgical has provided heat treating and thermal processing services for a diverse range of
industries including automotive, aerospace, military, agricultural, medical, mining, and construction
equipment since 1985. Coleman acquired the company in 2007 and quickly put the organization on a
growth track by launching a comprehensive sales and marketing program, improving operational capacity
and efficiency, and investing in new equipment and technology. The company has also made significant
strides to improve energy efficiency. These “green efforts” were recognized in May 2010 as the company
accepted the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Champion Award."
Heat Alliance. We welcome our newest advertisor "Heat Alliance" whose banner ad you can find on this
page. Heat Alliance is an interesting company which serves as the "umbrella" for a number of
different firms around the world involved in servicing the heat treating industry. Be it the USA, Germany,
Poland, Turkey or France this company can help you with your heat treating requirements. February 16/11
Seco Warwick Retech/China. Earlier this week we mentioned a new advertisor to this site, Seco
Warwick Retech (SWR). The General Manager, Janusz Kowalewski gives us a brief summary of their first
year in business. The company moved into their new facility August 8th 2010 and since that time they
have shipped three CAB furnaces to the local heat exchanger manufacturers. Janusz has lived in China
during the late 1990's and late 2000's but according to him he has never seen business so good. This of
course brings it's own host of problems such as finding good employees. The company is currently
manufacturing two Seco Warwick product lines, vacuum and CAB furnaces. The attached photos shows a 2
bar vertical vacuum furnace with a hot zone of 60”x 60” and two CAB furnaces that are under assembly
all of which are coming out of the SWR facility in Tianjin . February 16/11
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Odds & Ends. Joe Van Bennekom has just joined Lindberg in Riverside, Michigan, USA as a Mechanical
Project Engineer. While Lindberg is no longer one of the largest new furnace builders in North America
they are certainly one of the oldest and are a very well known brand in the industry. "WEST Control
Solutions, Gurnee, IL is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Gianno Hardyanto as Territory
Manager for the West Coast, including California, Oregon, and Washington. He is based in Southern
California, and is responsible for sales and support of our CAL Controls, PMA, WEST, and Partlow brands of
controllers and chart recorders (www.West-CS.com). His contact information is as follows: Gianno
Hardyanto, Territory Manager, West Control Solutions, [email protected]." Moving to
Canada we see that the new management team at Bluewater Thermal Solutions in Kitchener, Ontario
is making quite a difference these days. According to MTI figures this commercial heat treater has jumped
substantially this year in the list of the largest commercial heat treaters in Canada in terms of sales. I
would have to assume that the undisputed champion is vacuum heat treater Vac Aero. Maini Global
Aerospace in Bangalore, India is planning an investment of US $35 to 40 million over the next 5 years to
scale up infrastructure & capacity. Part of this plan will include heat treatment capabilities. According to
the company; "Last year, the company also won a $10 million order to make structural components for
the extended range fuel cells of the Boeing P-8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime (MMR) aircraft, from
Marshall of Cambridge Aerospace, U.K. It also won contracts from Safran, MTU, Eaton, Goodrich, Hamilton
Sundstrand, Parker aerospace, BAE Systems and Magellan Aerospace." Linamar Corp., of Guelph,
Ontario, Canada is an auto parts supplier that has thrived over the past number of years. "GUELPH, Ont.:
Linamar Corp. is acquiring the assets of three automotive components businesses owned by the Famer
Group in France. The Famer Group's three facilities located in St Romain en Gier, St Etienne and
Montfaucon manufacture cylinder heads, blocks, gears and other engine and transmission parts for large
engines, off-highway and automotive applications. "Their experienced, highly skilled work force, customer
base, products and strategic location within Epe add another great building block for our European growth
particularly with targeted customers," said Linamar CEO Linda Hasenfratz. Owned by Famer Industrie,
Famer Transmissions and Famer Rivoire, their total revenue is more than $68 million. Linamar, a Guelph,
Ont. manufacturer of automotive parts and other industrial and consumer products, said the 300 full-time
employees and other temporary employees of the businesses will be transferred to its subsidiaries." While
Linamar does a certain amount of Atmosphere, Vacuum and Vacuum Carburizing in house where they
really stand out is Induction heat treating. While we have no figures to back this up I have heard serveral
times over the past few years that the company is the largest single buyer of new Induction heat treating
systems in North America. February 15/11
Volkswagen, Dalian, China/HEESS. November 2010 we had a news item about the very impressive
heat treating department VW has installed in their gearbox plant in Dalian, China (Northeast China). The
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original news item can be found below this article. Now we have also learned that the company is looking
forward to a July 2011 delivery date for another HEESS system. Details are below. HEESS is a German
based company and probably the largest in the world when it comes to press quenching systems.
February 14/11
"HEESS is looking forward to shipping the next Quench Press System to VW Dalian, China in July 2011.
The system consists of a 2-lane buffer band, a manipulator to feed and unload the furnace (Rotary
hearth), a 2 Ram Quench Press, which could be operated either with the fixed mandrel or the expanding
mandrel technology, a Quench Press equipped with a semi-automatic tool change, a compact Cleaning
System to remove the oil and to wash the parts subsequently and all necessary tooling. The entire system
will be controlled by a state of the art PLC."
"November 7/2010. Volkswagen/Dalian, China. In early 2008 German auto maker Volkswagen announced
they would be building a new gearbox plant in Dalian, China (the original press release is further down),
production as you can see was slated to start operation in 2010. Included as part of this facility was an in
house heat treating department. As part of this department it would appear that the company has just
finished the installation of 3 Ipsen 1500kg/hour pushers, an Ipsen 1000/kg hour Rotary Hearth Furnace
and Temper, 1 HEESS Press quench and 3 Endothermic Generators. Looking towards the future the
company has now reached an agreement with another European new furnace builder, Aichelin for phase II
of this project. This will include 3 more 1500kg pusher lines with endothermic generators all to be installed
and in operation in October 2011. The city of Dalian is located in Northern China.
Volkswagen will build a new gearbox plant in Dalian, Reuters reports. The plant will have a capacity of
300,000 units per year, and will start operations in 2010. The Dalian plant will supply Volkswagen's two
China-based joint ventures, with FAW Group and SAIC. While the carmaker did not provide further details,
Dalian's mayor Xia Deren told Reuters that the project will cost between RMB 2-3bn. Volkswagen's sales
increased in China and Hong Kong by 28 per cent to more than 910,000 units last year, exceeding its
target of 900,000 units."
Seco/Warwick RETECH Thermal Equipment Manufacturing(Tianjin) Co., Ltd. We welcome our
newest advertisor Seco Warwick Retech. Seco Warwick and their associated divisions are one of the
largest new furnace builders in the world offering everything from Vaccuum furnaces, Aluminum
Processing Equipment, Steel Mill applications and Continous furnaces. Feel free to drop a line to our good
freind Janusz Kowalewski, General Manager of the facility in Tianjin, China. Nice guy who knows his stuff
[email protected] February 14/11
GFI Metal Treating/Rockford, Illinois, USA. Commercial heat treater GFI is taking a very large step
forward in moving from a 10,000 square foot facility in Rockford to one of 60,000 square feet. Experience
tells me that 10,000 square feet is smaller than the average commercial heat treater in North America
while 60,000 square feet is certainly quite a bit larger than average. The 25 years old company
http://www.gfimetaltreating.com/ offers a number of different processes including carburizing, stress
relieving and flame hardening. We have been told that from here on in the firm will be known as "Da west
side good guys". February 14/11
GH Induction Atmospheres. GH is a very interesting company offering Induction systems and Induction
systems working in conjunction with an atmosphere. Below we have their latest press release. In the very
near future we will be offering a more complete description of their Rochester, NY, facility along with a few
photos. February 14/11
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"GH IA Introduces Innovative Technology for Inductor Manufacturing . ROCHESTER NY: February 7, 2011
- GH Induction Atmospheres (GH IA), a leading provider of industrial induction heating machines, today
introduced innovative technology for inductor manufacturing. With Microfusion, a patented process
developed by GH Group, identical inductors can be produced from the same 3D manufacturing mold. The
inductor (the business end of induction heating machines used for metal hardening, brazing, and other
metal heating processes) consists of specially-shaped conductive material through which alternating
electrical current is passed. Traditional inductor manufacturing is a one-off process; copper tubing is
shaped by hand to conform to engineering specifications. This makes it exceptionally difficult to
manufacture absolutely identical inductors with the same performance characteristics.
With GH
Microfusion technology, multiple inductors can be produced from the same pre-qualified mold. This
increases repeatability and consistency when multiple induction systems are running the same process,
and significantly reduces maintenance and calibration time when inductors need to changed. "With
Microfusion, we can offer inductors with increased life at competitive prices," said Steve Skewes, General
Manager of GH IA. "This innovative process will also enable us to design and produce complex inductors
that simply were not possible with traditional methods." GH manufactures these inductors with a
material compound that is 25% more conductive than copper. Advanced 3D design of the inside wall of
the inductor improves cooling efficiency. With one-piece construction that eliminates any weak points from
welding or brazing, the finished inductor offers improved durability. For more information and an
informative video about the patented Microfusion inductor design process, visit the GH IA Website at
www.inductionatmospheres.com/induction-heating/microfusion.html or contact GH IA at 585.368.2120.
About GH IA GH Induction Atmospheres (GH IA) is a leading American provider of customized industrial
heating solutions for automotive, aerospace, medical and energy production applications. GH IA is part of
GH Group –one of the largest, most experienced induction heating companies in the world. With
headquarters in Valencia, Spain, GH Group includes affiliated companies in the USA, Germany, France,
Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, India, and China. GH Group specializes in providing custom-designed production
machines for industrial heat treating. With over over 4000 installations in more than 50 countries, GH
Group has developed long standing relationships with companies such as GM, Ford, Chrysler, John Deere,
Visteon, Bosch, CAT, Valeo, TRW, Audi, and GKN. "
Salt Heat Treating. Earlier this week there was a very tragic accident involving a death in an
austempering line. One of the foremost experts in the heat treating industry, Mr. David Pye, sent us these
thoughts about the accident and has also provided an article about safety requirements when it comes to
salt heat treating. February 11/11
"Hello Gordon , I read with horror last night of the tragic accident in SC with the nitrate salt bath. I acted
as legal expert in a similar case about 4 years ago, where the young man stood on top of a nitrate salt
bath melting the nitrate salt. He WAS INSTRUCTED TO STAND ON THE TOP OF THE POWDERED SALT!!!
(which was molten underneath) and the salt collapsed and he went in up to almost his thighs. The salt
was at approx 420F. The case was settled out of court about 1 hour before trial and the young man was
paid out. He was in danger of losing his right leg. I have recently been involved in another case regarding
the failure of some safety critical components. It speaks volumes to me that training is a very serious
issue. That salt pit should have been declared CONFINED SPACE ENTRY. He should have had a buddy with
him and should be wearing a safety harness .But that is all behind now. That was the crux of the salt bath
case that I was involved as an 'expert' in. A very tragic accident that you reported on. Heat Treaters are
still in need of training, especially where molten salts are involved
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"Safety with Heat Treatment Salts; The writer heard of the accident that occurred in South Carolina with
the loss of life while using low temperature (nitrate) heat treatment salts. It cannot be more strongly
emphasized that when using any heat treatment salts (low temperature or high temperature salts) that
the utmost of care be taken, not only by the heat treatment associate but by management in terms of
safety lectures on the use of the salts, handling the salts and the safety aspect. Nitrate salts generally
comprise of a mixture of potassium nitrate and sodium nitrite. Both of these salts are oxygen suppliers
and one often finds them being used occasionally in the mixture of gunpowder. So extreme care needs to
be applied when using not only the nitrate salts, but any heat treatment salts. If the salt bath is in need of
repair and it necessitates a person going inside of the salt bath, (empty of course) the event should and
MUST be considered as CONFINED SPACE ENTRY. The appropriate meeting of all involved in the repair of
the salt bath must understand each other’s function and the potential dangers of CONFINED SPACE
ENTRY. The last statement applies not only to heat treatment salt baths, but any furnace that requires an
entry into the process chamber or quench tank must be considered CONFINED SPACE ENTRY, and each
person should sign off that they understand the confined space entry requirements. When handling the
salts (nitrate or otherwise) one should wear the appropriate safety clothing. That safety clothing will
comprise of;
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A fire resistant insulated over trousers
Long sleeved insulated gloves
Shoe spats to prevent burning of the feet with liquid salt splashes
Safety goggles for eye protection
Safety full face and head face shield
Head protection helmet
nitrate salts are generally very easy to handle with an approximate working temperature range from;
350℉ up to 1000
It should also be remembered that if the safety clothing is not worn, then if the salt splashes (for
whatever reason) onto the skin, it will keep on burning into the skin until the salt cools down to a solid.
This can create very nasty burns that will take a long time to heal. Careful pre-heating of the work piece
of work basket should be pre-heated to remove any residual moisture that might be present on the work
basket or component. When loading the work into the slat bath, the above safety clothing should be worn.
Work that has been processed (using whatever salt is being used to accomplish the process), care must
be taken with any residual surface salt that might be adhering still to the work piece. Most of the heat
treatment salts are considered poisonous, so a very thorough washing procedure must be adhered to
remove any traces of residual salt adherence. The writer does not know the circumstances that caused the
recent accident and does not intend to speculate on what really did happen. However, having been a heat
treater on the shop floor with heat treatment salts, and selling heat treatment salts, care must be taken
with the handling and use of both slats and the process furnace. This is why The Metal Treating Institute is
so big on training. Training for;
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Safety in Heat Treatment
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Handled correctly and in a very responsible manner, heat treatment salts are an inexpensive method of
heat treating both steel and aluminum. They are also safe to handle, provided that one fully understands
the nature of the salts and what they have the potential to accomplish. Train your operations people, train
your management, train maintenance, train your safety teams, train your accident teams in the use of salt
baths and in particular get the best understanding of both salts and confined space entry. Remember that
in a heat treatment shop, things are hot and things can burn and on top of that accidents can happen and
they do with an uncanny occurrence. Train, Train , Train."
Roy Stockton/Texas. We just learned that one of the most colorful heat treat reps in North America
passed away a few short weeks ago. When Roy passed he was well into his 90's and had only slowed
down a short time before his death. Roy had serviced the heat treating industry for years as an
independent rep mainly selling alloy components for furnaces. It is hard to imagine but even in his late
80's he was still traveling to all of his customers on a very regular basis. Years ago (when he was in his
early 80's) somebody asked him when he was going to retire. His answer (if I remember correctly) was
when he was 89. He got his wish. February 11/11
JL Becker Company/Gasbarre Products Inc. Now this is a real shocker to the North American new
and used furnace market, the acquisition of the JL Becker Company by Gabarre Products Inc. We will have
more comments about this but for the time being have a look at the official announcement below.
February 10/11
"GASBARRE PRODUCTS, INC. AND J. L. BECKER COMPANY, INC. REACH AGREEMENT FEBRUARY 7, 2011.
We are pleased to announce an agreement has been reached between Gasbarre Products, Inc. and J. L.
Becker Company, Inc. whereby Gasbarre Products will acquire the business and assets of J. L. Becker Co.
Established in 1970, J. L. Becker Co. of Plymouth, Michigan manufactures a complete line of heat treating
equipment including furnaces, atmosphere generators and auxiliary equipment. The J. L. Becker facility of
53,000 square feet houses sales, engineering and administrative offices, as well as furnace & machine
fabricating and assembly areas. Becker's staff of 40 employees will remain intact. They completely design,
sell, manufacture and service the entire J. L. Becker Co. equipment line. The Furnace Group of Gasbarre
Products now consists of Sinterite Products, C.I. Hayes, and J. L. Becker Company. This acquisition is an
excellent strategic and synergistic fit within the group, because the Becker batch heat treating equipment
line complements the Sinterite continuous belt furnace line as well as the C. I. Hayes vacuum and pusher
furnace lines. Combined, Gasbarre now has one of the most extensive product offerings in the heat
treating industry. John Becker, founder of J. L. Becker Co. will continue with the company. Steven K.
Smith, Gasbarre Products' Furnace Division President, will oversee the Gasbarre Furnace Division,
consisting of the three furnace companies. Gasbarre Products will continue to operate the new furnace
division under the J. L. Becker Company banner in the present Plymouth, Michigan facilities with the
current staff of employees. Sinterite Products will continue to operate in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, and C.I.
Hayes remains in Cranston, Rhode Island. To find out more about the new Gasbarre Products, Inc.
Division, visit www.jlbecker.com."
Bodycote/Ipswich, MA, USA. The winter of 2010 is in North America turning out to be a rough one. The
article below appeared in the "Ipswich Chronicle" and relates how the Bodycote (commercial heat treating)
facility in Ipswich, MA has suffered substantial damage due to snow accumulation. We asked Mr. Tracy
Glende, President of Boycote North America, Aerospace, Defense & Energy Divison about this situation
and this is what he had to say; February 10/11
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"You should note that our facility itself was not damaged. We evacuated as a precautionary measure until
the structural engineering team could evaluate the building. That assessment was complete today and we
expect to be fully operational in Ipswich by the end of February. In the mean time we are working closely
with our customers and are processing parts our other locations of South Windsor, CT and Berlin, CT.
Additionally we have an Ipswich operational command center established at the nearby Andover, MA
Bodycote HIP facility. I think this incident clearly demonstrates one of the biggest advantages our
customers have in doing business with Bodycote. We have sufficient infrastructure and resources to
overcome even the most sudden events."
"Ipswich Chronicle". No one was injured when an industrial building located in a small industrial park at 11
Old Right Road partially collapsed from the weight of snow, Wednesday, Feb. 2, around 6:30 p.m. The
building, now closed, housed three industrial condominiums. The two largest businesses in the building are
the Altman Distribution Company and Bodycote, a company that fuses metal parts. Two smaller
companies also operate out of the 300-foot by 100-foot, metal-sided building. The rear third of the
building collapsed in a heap of twisted steel beams, doors, windows and metal siding. In all, about 70
people work there, said a Bodycote worker who was keeping the curious away from the building on
Thursday. Matt Wing, another Body Cote worker, said workers in the rear of the building heard cracking
around noon and immediately sounded the alarm and the building was evacuated. "It didn't collapse until
about 6:30," said Wing. The Ipswich Fire Department responded to the scene at noon with two engine
companies and shut off gas, electricity and water to the building, said Fire Chief Art Howe III. The building
will be out of service until further notice."
Mike Neumann/AFC-Holcroft. AFC-Holcroft (new furnaces) in Wixom, Michigan has announced that
Mike Neumann has just joined their team as a Technical Sales Specialist. As such he will provide technical
support to the company's customers and will also participate in new equipment sales. Mike has over 20
years of experience in the heat treating business and has a degree in Mechanical Engineering with a
specialization in metallurgy. On a more personal note I have worked with Mike at Bodycote (commercial
heat treating) and AxleTech International, US Gear Division in Chicago (captive, commercial heat
treating). Good experienced heat treater in our opinion. If you want to get in touch with Mike he can be
reached at [email protected] February 10/11
Equipment Wanted. A customer is very anxious to find a used Jet Wheel Blast with a capacity of 34
cubic feet in any condition. This is called a Jet Wheelblast Equipment MT-34, multi-tumbler. If it comes
with dust collector, shaker table and loading mechanism that’s ok, but not necessary. Any size over 28
cubic feet will be of interest. If you have something that fits the bill please let us know and we will put you
in touch with this very serious buyer. February 10/11
Where Have All the Heat Treaters Gone? Recently we had a brief news item about how hard it is to
find experienced heat treaters. Jim McNeal of ISP, a recruiter specializing in the heat treating industry
sent us these thoughts on the issue. February 9/11
"Where have all the heat treaters gone? There are issues in our industry and always will be but the
number #1 issue I keep hearing about these days is how hard it is to find experienced heat treaters. I
know for a fact that a number of heat treaters lost their jobs in the recent recession and I also know for a
fact that a number were forced into other industries but whether this explains why an experienced person
is so hard to find is open to debate. Perhaps coupled with the fact that heat treating is a job that few
individuals in their early 20's consider explains the shortage. Be that as it may I can think of numerous
examples where retired heat treaters are asked to return by their previous employers either on a full time
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or part time basis. This is a situation that I personally do not see a resolution to in the near future.
January 27/11
Gord poses an interesting question and one that I have dealt with in one form or another since I started
recruiting in our Business in 1994. I think there are a couple factors at work here: First, recruiting young
people into our Business, ranging from the hourly workers on the floor up to Metallurgists, has always
been a challenge. As we know, our business is not “sexy” and as society becomes more technologically
advanced, Heat Treating just can’t compete with the bells, whistles, and the overall whiz bang of other
industries. Another aspect, sadly, is a general lack of work ethic in our young people, the proverbial
“honest day’s wage for an honest day’s work”. I recall a Plant Manager telling me years ago that he would
pay me a fee if I could find him an hourly employee, no skills required, that would simply show up every
day and work hard. That request floored me but I am sure some of you reading this are nodding your
heads right now. Add in the liberal use of drugs which has become prevalent along with criminal records, a
lot of young people are simply not able to work in our business. Unfortunately, this is a problem I can’t
solve.
The other question is where are all of the experienced Heat Treaters? Gord is correct, some of them lost
their positions and some went into other industries but the vast majority are working and doing well,
thank you very much. Then why the shortage? It depends on how you define shortage. One of the second
order effects of a slow economy is that employees are less apt to look around at opportunities outside of
their own companies. Most are happy to be employed and if they feel confident that their company is
going to make it, why risk moving to another situation that might put them into an unstable environment?
A contributing factor to this trepidation is that the primary method by which Heat Treaters look for people
is through the running of ads. And what do ads do? Usually, they advertise a job to a group of folks who
already have jobs. If you run an ad, you are going to get the unemployed/not very good’s of the world
because let’s face it, some companies have used this slowdown to trim the fat and get rid of marginal
performers. Again, I know some of you are shaking your heads in agreement right now. So, what is the
answer? If the position is not time critical, probably not a big deal to run an ad and hope a needle can be
found in the haystack of responses. But, if the position needs to be filled in a 6-10 week period, these
experienced Heat Treaters, who have their heads down, are working hard, and are really not looking, need
to be approached individually and presented with your opportunity directly. Only then can you tap into the
folks you need. We can help. Feel free to call or email me with your questions/comments/concerns.
[email protected] 619-465-9621"
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ISO, NADCAP, AS9100, and Aerospace Prime certifications will follow shortly.
For more information on Solar Atmospheres Ins visit us on the web at www.solaratm.com. We look
forward to serving you!" February 8/11
Gas Nitriding/Texas. Recently when talking about heat treating in Texas we mentioned a commercial
shop who felt that with a 64" diameter by 96" deep gas nitrider capable of 15,000 pound loads this was
probably the largest in the Southern US. We stand corrected. Texas Heat Treating in Round Rock has two
Nitrex gas nitriding systems installed just a few years ago with the largest having working dimensions
of 60” Dia x 12’FT Long with a 22,000 Lb Capacity. Damn that's a big nitrider but it is Texas after all
where everything is bigger. February 8/11
Fisher Barton/Fountain Inn, SC, USA. The very upsetting news item below appeared on WYFF4.com in
Fountain Inn, SC and subsequently on Fox Carolina. What we get out of this is that an individual fell into
the molten salt quench tank on one of the austempering lines at this plant. I can easily understand how
this could happen and it underscores what a dangerous industry heat treating can be. February 7/11
"Fox Carolina; FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. -- A Greenwood man was killed after falling into a pit at a Fountain
Inn plant Friday morning. The accident happened at the Fisher Barton Plant at 100 Industrial Boulevard.
According to the Laurens County Coroner's Office, Jared Rousey, 29, was pouring salt into a heat
treatment unit, which had about 2 1/2 feet of melted salt in it, when he fell into the pit. Rousey was
covered by the melted salt when he fell in, which was at 600 degrees, the coroner's office said.
Investigators said Rousey was able to climb out of the pit and scream for help. They said his co-workers
called an ambulance. Rousey died on the way to the hospital, the coroner's office said."
"FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. -- A Greenwood man suffered fatal burns early Friday after he fell into a
superheated pit at a Laurens County plant, according to the coroner. Laurens County Coroner Nick Nichols
said Jared Lee Rousey, 29, died as a result of the industrial accident. Nichols said emergency crews were
called to the Fisher Barton plant in Fountain Inn at 2:15 a.m. The accident happened as Rousey was
preparing a heat treatment that is used to treat metals, Nichols said. The job involved dumping salt into a
pit that is heated to extreme temperatures, according to Nichols. The temperature of the pit at the time of
the accident was at 600 degrees, Nichols said. The pit reaches temperatures "much, much higher," he
said. Nichols said Rousey was alive after the accident and managed to get himself out of the pit, but no
one saw him fall in. Fisher Barton South Carolina Inc. is a supplier of precision metal stampings, welded
assemblies and heat-treated products, according to its website. The company provides low-to high-volume
metal components for a variety of industries, including automotive, industrial, lawn and garden, material
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handling, hand power tools, transportation, outdoor products and agricultural, the website said. An
autopsy was set to be performed Friday afternoon in Greenville, Nichols said."
Advanced Metallurgical Technology, Inc./Thermal Specialty Inc. Acquisitions in the heat treating
industry in the past few years have been almost nonexistent, so this is an interesting news item. Dec. 22,
2010, Advanced Metallurgical Technology based in Fort Worth, Texas was acquired by Tulsa, OK based
Thermal Specialty Inc. Advanced http://www.amtheattreat.com/index.html is a full service commercial
heat treat which specializes in Ion Nitriding. Started by Jim and Frankie Smith, Frankie has been the
President and owner of this company for a number of years. Thermal Specialties based in Tulsa is a
commercial heat treater who also designs and builds furnaces as well as providing refractory
http://www.tsi-aic.com/about.html The staff at Advanced Metallurgical will remain the same with Chris
Caffey out of Tulsa leading the team with Frankie Smith making sure the transition runs smoothly.
February 7/11
LME nickel charts. January nickel average was $11.63/lb, a 6% increase over December. The February
nickel average through today is $12.61/lb, an 8% increase over January. As you can see below, LME
nickel inventories (green bars) remain at high levels while the price (blue line) continues to increase.
Typically the price increases as supply decreases, indicating the price today is largely driven by
speculation. February 7/11
VCST, Mexico/AFC-Holcroft. Cool, another new furnace purchase which is always a sign of an economy
on the upswing. February 4/11
"VCST Industrial Products, headquartered in Belgium, has purchased another AFC-Holcroft UBQ (Universal
Batch Quench) furnace for installation in their plant in Leon, Mexico. This will be the fourth UBQ furnace
AFC-Holcroft has provided to this facility. The furnace has effective working dimensions of 36-48-36
inches, is gas fired, and will be used to process various precision-machined gears for powertrain
applications in automotive and off-road applications. This furnace will be equipped with AFC-Holcroft's new
high/low endo gas flow design, which reduces operating costs. AFC-Holcroft partner MATTSA will be
building the furnace and installing on site. AFC-Holcroft has more than 90 years of thermal processing
experience. The company manufactures turn-key heat treating systems for applications including
commercial heat treating, bearings, automotive, aerospace, military, aluminum heat treatment, gear
manufacturing, fastener manufacturing, and alternative energy industries. AFC-Holcroft is one of the
world's largest manufacturers of heat treating furnaces. The company has a global reach, with
organizations in the United States, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Korea, Mexico, Poland,
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Russia, Spain, and Turkey, including manufacturing means in many of these countries. For more
information on AFC-Holcroft, contact Tracy Dougherty at [email protected]."
Metals Engineering/BeaverMatic Inc. And another new furnace order to announce-we very much hope
that this becomes a regular occurrence, new furnace announcements. February 4/11
"ROCKFORD, Ill. (January 19, 2011) - BeaverMatic Inc., a Rockford, Illinois manufacturer of industrial heat
treating and processing equipment for over 50 years, has received an order for a Carbottom Furnace from
Metals Engineering located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Metals Engineering has been adding value and quality
to its customer's products since 1968. As a family-owned commercial heat treater with Ted Kemen as
president and owner for over 5 years, and within his immediate family for over 9 years, Metals
Engineering serves the Midwest region and niche markets within a radius of 600 miles using internal
quench furnaces, induction units and car bottom furnaces. To meet a growing demand, Metals Engineering
invested in capital heat treating equipment to stress relieve, anneal, and normalize various size
components. According to Kemen, BeaverMatic's Carbottom Furnaces have a reputation of providing
reliable performance and excellent metallurgical results that his customer's demand. This performance
proven carbottom furnace has a work load capacity of 45,000 lbs and a work area of 8 feet wide by 7 feet
high by 18 feet long. The overall footprint dimensions are 14 feet wide by 49 feet long with the car
extended by 21 feet 4 inches high. For storing and tracking numerous customer recipes, Metals
Engineering required a sophisticated control system incorporating a multi-loop programmable temperature
controller and videographic recorder capable of storing multiple recipes, real-time trending and historical
data collection. The combustion system along with the control system split the furnace into multiple zones
to ensure temperature uniformity while supplying a total of 3,675,000 BTU/hour output. With the
workload capacity and processing versatility, this carbottom furnace is what Metals Engineering needed for
handling larger components. BeaverMatic, Inc
Metals Engineering 424 Buckee Street, Rockford, IL
61104 1800 S Broadway, Green Bay, WI 54304 Patrick Weymer, 815-963-005 Ted Kemen, 920-4377686 www.beavermatic.com www.metalsengineering.net BeaverMatic, Inc. manufactures standard and
custom, batch and continuous equipment used world-wide in the commercial heat treating, aerospace,
automotive, fastener, gear, tool, and power generation industries."
Bodycote/Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. For all you heat treaters in Mexico, Thailand, Texas,
California and all those other hot, sunny areas this is what heat treaters in Canada and the Northern US
have to live with at this time of year. In this photo you see Bob Fincken, National Sales Manager of SSI
(oxygen probes and furnace control systems) making what is a fairly standard sales call in Canada in
February. You can see a bit of Bob behind the snow drifts. Drifting on to a more serious topic it was
announced last year that Bodycote was investing almost a million dollars into this location. Having seen
this plant many times I can attest to the fact that this facility has been seeing some very serious upgrades
in terms of oil filtration, skimmers, controls and a host of other areas over the past few months. February
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ZF Group/Laurens County, SC, USA. Previously mentioned by "The Monty" this is the latest
announcement about the large transmission facility being built by ZF in SC. Obviously we would not
mention this except for the fact that this operation will include an in house heat treating department.
While we don't know what type of equipment will be included in their heat treating department we do
know that in 2007 the company's location in Saarbruecken, Germany placed a large order with ALD for
vacuum carburizing systems. Certainly auto transmission components manufacturers tend to lean towards
vacuum carburizing as their heat treatment of choice. February 3/11
"ZF Group's $350 million transmission plant under construction in Laurens County represents the largest
investment the German auto supplier has ever made outside its home country. The company, which
operates 123 production facilities in 27 countries, will employ around 900 and produce 650,000
transmissions each year at the Laurens facility, said Ludger Reckmann, CEO of ZF Transmissions
Greenville LLC. "This represents progress, growth and jobs," he said. "If ZF invests in a facility, it is long
term." Additionally, the company would like to have suppliers close by, though nothing is finalized, said
Reckmann. "We try to attract suppliers to this area but they have to make a business case out of it," he
said, declining to name companies on the list. ZF also is in conversation with representatives with the
Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research about a partnership, he said. "But no
commitments yet," Reckmann said. The company broke ground at the Laurens County plant today, with
Gov. Nikki Haley, Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt and other local leaders on hand to celebrate a
significant boost to the state's growing automotive cluster. From its Laurens County plant, ZF Group will
manufacture eight-speed transmissions that save fuel and cut emissions, as well as the world's first ninespeed transmission for front-wheel drive vehicles. ZF unveiled the nine-speed last month at the North
American International Auto Show in Detroit. The products will be sold throughout North America and
potentially abroad. If exported, ZF transmissions likely would be shipped from the Port of Charleston,
Reckmann said. "I believe we are way ahead of our competitors, which will give us a huge advantage and
help this plant as well," he said."
Specialty Steel Treating. Monday of this week mixed in amongst our "Odds & Ends" news items we had
a brief mention about how one of the larger commercial heat treaters in North America was expanding
their operations. Specialty very kindly offered this update about what they have been up to. The company
has been busy the past few years is all we can say, with these additions Specialty becomes one of a very
select few commercial operations with this many locations. February 2/11
"Specialty Steel Treating purchased a 4th operating facility in 2006 for carburizing and hardening of
commercial and aerospace customers. As of December 2010 SST expanded its operations to include
another facility in the Fraser area for its continued growth, bringing the corporation to five operating
locations. SST would like to thank it's many valued customers for their support and continued
commitment, as we look forward to mutual growth in the future."
Greg DeKors/SSI. "Cincinnati, OH – January 2011: Greg DeKors appointed to Vice President of Research
and Development Super System Inc. (SSi) of Cincinnati, Ohio is pleased to announce the appointment of
Greg DeKors to Vice President of Research and Development. Greg has been working at SSi for more than
8 years as part of the Engineering group and prior to that has been involved with developing hardware
and software products for the heat treating industry. Greg’s extensive background with technology and
heat treating equipment give him a unique skill set that gives SSi the opportunity to deliver state of the
art products to the thermal processing industry. “Greg is a key part of the management team at Super
Systems”, explains Steve Thompson. “The R&D group at SSi is incredibly important to our success and
Greg is the perfect person to lead this team.” For the last decade, Super Systems Inc. based in Cincinnati,
Ohio, has been developing and manufacturing products for the metal treating industry. SSi’s products
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include probes, analyzers, controllers, software solutions and engineered systems. With over a hundred
years of combined experience, SSi has been addressing industry demands with technology to aid
customers to be more efficient and produce better quality products. For more information on SSi’s
capabilities please visit our website at www.supersystems.com" February 2/11
HOLO-KROME/AFC-Holcroft. A few years ago mesh belt lines were selling like "hotcake's" mainly to the
fastener industry. A lot of the fastener work went offshore, then business conditions slowed down with the
result that few new mesh belt lines have been sold over the past couple of years. However according to
this press release AFC-Holcroft has just landed a large order for just such a system which is a very good
sign for the fastener industry. Note in this press release that HOLO-KROME is moving into a brand new
187,000 square foot building. February 1/11
"HOLO-KROME DIVISION OF FASTENAL BUYS AFC-HOLCROFT MESH BELT SYSTEM (January, 2011) HoloKrome division of Fastenal has placed an order for an AFC-Holcroft mesh belt system, with a capacity of
2000 lb/hr. The equipment will be used for neutral hardening and carburizing of cap screws and set screws
of various sizes. AFC-Holcroft will supply a new hardening furnace equipped with a burner management
system and AFC-Holcroft's BeltMasterT control system for CQI-9 compliance. The system also includes a
used/rebuilt temper furnace and rebuild of existing ancillary equipment. AFC-Holcroft will also provide a
powered ventilation system and turnkey installation/startup under the scope of supply. The new mesh belt
system is part of Holo-Krome's expansion into a new 187,000 square foot modern manufacturing facility in
Wallingford, Connecticut, with delivery scheduled for second quarter of 2011. AFC-Holcroft has more than
90 years of thermal processing experience. The company manufactures turn-key heat treating systems for
applications including commercial heat treating, bearings, automotive, aerospace, military, aluminum heat
treatment, gear manufacturing, fastener manufacturing, and alternative energy industries. AFC-Holcroft is
one of the world's largest manufacturers of heat treating furnaces. The company has a global reach, with
organizations in the United States, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Korea, Mexico, Poland,
Russia, Spain, and Turkey, including manufacturing means in many of these countries. For more
information on AFC-Holcroft, contact Tracy Dougherty at [email protected]."
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Complete Batch IQ Line
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Item #B297 IPSEN I/O 3000-E Batch IQ Furnace – Mfg Date 6-1990. Working dimensions of 30”
wide X 48” deep X 30” high. Gas fired, recuperated “U” tube burner assemblies. 1400F-1750F.
Atmosphere panel with Waukee flowscopes (currently Nitrogen/Methanol). Dual quench cylinders, Hot Oil
Quench, and top cool. SBS Air to Oil heat exchanger with pump system. Control panel with Honeywell
digital controllers over-temp and carbon control. Access platform with ladder. Shim Port. Excellent
condition , currently installed, complete and ready to go. This furnace will require nothing to be back in
operation. Call for pricing.
Item #B296 Complete Batch IQ Line. Manufactured by Dow (now part of AFC-Holcroft) the line has
working dimensions of 30" X 48" X 24" high. The IQ furnace has new SCR Eclipse burners on it and is a 12
burner system. New radiant tubes were installed June of 2010. New internal door also June of 2010.
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Marathon controls for temperature and atmosphere. New oxygen probe January 2011. Also included are
two tempers, one washer, double ended charge car, 2 scissor lift tables, 2 staging tables and 1 SBS air/oil
quench oil cooler with inline heater. Also included are hoods and duct work for the tempers furnaces. This
line was in operation until January of 2011 at a large captive heat treater. It is in excellent condition and
is still installed and potential buyers are able to run test parts. Consider this a "plug and play" system.
Asking $135,000 USD for everything.
Item #B295 Holcroft Slot Type Box Furnace . Working dimensions of 102”W x 16”H x 72”L .
Maximum temperature of 2200°F . Gas Fired, never used-excellent condition. Asking
$59,500.00 USD.
Item #B294 Pyrotech Services Box Furnace. Electrically heated, 480/3/60/120 kW, model
#132x30x36E-HT-M, S/N 001. Operating temperature of 2000F. Work Area : 30"W x 24"H x 132"L (11'),
external dimensions of 7' 6" wide x 15' long w/o end tables x 11' high Approx. wt. is 15,000 lbs. Controls :
Controls are located in a separate remote mounted enclosure. There are 3 zones of control. Each zone has
a Honeywell UDC 3000 digital temperature controller and a Honeywell UDC 2000 digital high limit safety.
A Honeywell UDC 2000 high limit for the exhaust fan. A Honeywell DPR 3000 multipoint 12" wide strip
chart recorder is also mounted in this enclosure. Three separate SCR enclosures are attached to the side
of the furnace and house the Control Concepts SCR power controllers. Three 50 KVA step down
transformers, 1 for each zone, reduce voltage to the heating elements. Description: Vertical lift door on
each for use as a pass through furnace. Doors have pneumatic cylinders with a foot pedal operator. There
are 48" long tables on each end. Furnace is lined with 10" thick ceramic fiber modules on the side walls,
roof and doors. The floor has hard brick piers to support the 3 rows of alloy roller rails. Rollers are spaced
on 9" centers to support the work trays, no trays are supplied with the furnace. Ribbon style heating
elements are located on each side wall and on each door for good uniform heating. A flue vent is located
in the roof. There is also a powered exhaust fan located on top of the furnace. Excellent condition-never
used. Asking $49,000 USD.
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Item #B293 Controlled Atmosphere Brazing Furnace (CAB). This item is a vacuum purge controlled
atmospheric brazing furnace system (CAB). Built in 2000 by AFC-Holcroft it was used only for lab work
and can be considered basically new. Rated for 1-3 loads/hour (154-463 pounds/hour). Maximum capacity
463 pounds/hour. Operating temperature 1060-1165F. Maximum operating temperature 1200F.
Temperature uniformity +-5C. Load capacity 60kg aluminum plus 10kg steel. Working dimensions of 600
mm wide X 600 mm high. Working height of 1000 mm. Edwards vacuum pump. Working vacuum of 0.5
mbar. Maximum vacuum 0.1 mm. Heating rate >20C/minute. Nitrogen backfill. 160KW. 415 volt, 3 phase,
50Hz. Currently removed from service, dismantled, shrink wrapped and on a skid ready for
transport. When new this was $750,000 USD, asking $275,000 USD. Further technical details available
upon request.
Item #B292 Surface Combustion Atmosphere Box Furnace. Model Super-RTB, S/N BX-38621.
Working dimensions of 30" wide X 48" deep X 30" high. Natural gas fired-1.3 million BTU/hour. 1750F.
Brick Lined Atmosphere Box Furnace complete with (4) "U" Shaped Radiant Tubes, Top Mounted Cast
Alloy Circulating Fan, Alloy Roller Rail Hearth, Front Door Flame Curtain, and Vertical Rising Pneumatic
Front Door. Control Panel complete with L&N Digital Temperature Controller, Honeywell 3000 Series
Digital High Limit, and L&N 12" Strip Chart Recorder. Overall dimensions of 9'6" Wide x 10'8" Deep x 12'6"
High. Approximate weight 16,000 pounds. Very good condition. Asking $35,000 USD.
Item #B291 Super 30 Allcase Furnaces (4 available). Each of these units is gas fired, running Endo
atmosphere with working dimensions of 30" X 48" X 30". AC#1, S/N J436A, built in March of 1979. AC #2,
S/N 523, March 1984. AC#3 S/N BC-39356-1. AC #4, S/N 413A, built July 1978. All are currently installed
with 3 in production and each has recuperated burners. Three units have dual quench cylinders and 1 is
equipped with "Top Cool". SBS air/oil quench oil coolers, SSI oxygen probes with AC 20 controllers.
Surface Combustion Super 30 Temper. Working dimensions of 30" X 48" X 30". 700,000 BTU. Rated
for 1450F. S/N BC 39357-1. In operation and in good condition.
Surface Combustion Double Ended Charge Car. Model DEDP 30-48. S/N BC 39359-1. Currently in
operation.
Surface Combustion Washers (2 available). Working dimensions of 30" X 48" X 30". S/N 413-C, built
in 1978, 300,000 BTU. Spray only. Second unit is the same, S/N BX-56305-1. Both are currently in
operation.
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Item #B289 Accutemp Batch Integral Quench – Model # 1QA-121236-1177. Working dimensions of
12” x 12” x 36”D; Muffle Design; Electric 230V/3 phase/60 cycle. 180KW SCR Controlled; Maximum
temperature 1900F. This furnace has a Alloy Muffle in the Heat Chamber for extremely tight carbon
control. Control panel with Super Systems 9200 (Carbon/Temper/Video Recorder), Super Systems 7SL Hi
Limit Controller, and HP2000 Heated Probe System. Comes with loader/unloader. Unit has embedded
heating elements in the floor and sidewalls. Brick lined on walls and floor with fiber in the top, both in
good condition. Spare Elements and slightly use muffle. All Maintenance Records. Asking $15,000
USD.
Item #B287 Super 30 Allcase. Early 1970's vintage this unit has working dimensions of 30" X 48" X
30", is gas fired and has "top cool" option. This furnace is basically a shell with fair brick condition. It
does have tubes which are in fair shape as well and most of the alloy (with the exception of the fan) is
also available. Asking $5,000 USD.
Item #B286 Ipsen T-5 Batch IQ Lines (2 available). This package consists of 2 Abar Ipsen T-5 batch
IQ furnaces with working dimensions of 24" wide X 36" deep X 18" high and 1 companion temper. Batch
furnaces are gas fired with recuperated burners. One has an internal air cooling chamber between the
carburizing chamber and the oil quench. While the equipment is desperately in need of a paint job
internally they are in reasonably good condition with one having been rebricked and with a new fan.
Package price for everything is $15,000 USD. Please ask for further details.
Item #B282 AFC-Holcroft UBQ (Universal Batch Quench) 36-48-36G Batch IQ Furnace – New.
This unit is all new, ready for immediate delivery. Special pricing is being offered to a buyer who can
take immediate delivery of this equipment, in order to regain needed floorspace.
This UBQ 36-48-36G is gas heated and has these standard features:
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Operating range to 1700°F, maximum 1750°F
Gas fired, recuperated “U” tube burner assemblies
Air cooled recirculating fan
Atmosphere panel with Waukee flowscopes
Shim stock port
Automatic rear handler
3500 gallon oil quench tank
Propeller quench agitation w/VFD, 7.5Hp
Air to Oil heat exchanger pump
150°F heated quench oil, 18Kw heating
Batchmaster II controls with HMI and AB PLC
Air conditioned control panel
Access platform with ladder
Plunge cool
Top cool chamber
Item #B280 Surface Combustion 36" X 72" X 36" Batch IQ Line. This is a complete line with
working dimensions of 36" X 72" X 36", gas fired, top cool, late 1980's vintage Serial Number: BC-432901, Fuel: Natural Gas, Voltage: 460V/3/60, Air Required: 80-100 PSI, Max/Min Temp: 1950°F/1400°F, Max
Fuel Demand: 3700 CFH, Fuel BTU/Unit: 1000, Quench Tank Cap: 5000 Gallons, Quench Temp: 225°F,
Quench Heating: Electric - 108 kW, Cycle Control: PLC Logic. Dunk/Spray Washer. Serial Number: BC43292-1, Max Temp: 180°F, Max Fuel Demand: 600 CFH, Fuel BTU/Unit: 1000, Power Required:
460/3/60/10 kW, Tank Capacity: 2271 Gallons. Uni-Draw Temper. Serial Number: BC-43291-01, Max Fuel
Demand: 910 SCFH, Fuel BTU/Unit: 1000, Max/Min Temp: 1400°F/350°F, Power Required: 460V/3/60/75
kW. Endothermic Gas Generator. Serial Number: AC-43298-1, Capacity: 4000 CFH, Max Temp: 1950°F,
Size: RX-2S, Fuel: Natural Gas, 1000 BTU/CU. Ft. Includes: DEDP 36-72 Charge Car, 8000 Pound Scissor
Lift Storage Table and SBS Air/Oil quench oil cooler. Very good condition. Asking $585,000 USD.
Item #B276 Dow Pit Furnace. 54” diameter X 128” deep. Honeywell DLP-700 controller. 1400F, gas
fired. Installed but not in operation. Excellent condition. Asking $15,000 USD.
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Item #B273 Surface Combustion Batch IQ Furnace. Working dimensions of 30” wide X 48” deep X
24” high. Electrically heated, 480V/3 phase/60 cycle. 1350F-1750F. Newer design with dual quench
cylinders and top cool. Free standing control panel with Eurotherm digital controllers and over-temp.
Multipro datalogging and carbon control. Good condition. Asking $50,000 USD.
Item #B267 Pit Carburizing Furnaces (2 available). Both are L & N “Homocarb” furnaces. The first
has working dimensions of 32” X 96” deep, gas fired, good operating condition. The second is 32”
diameter and 60” deep, no retort, brick lined and needs some work. Both are capable of 1800F and use
endo atmosphere. Asking price for both is $50,000 USD.
Item #B262 Lindberg Electric Pit Furnace. Model 12-RP-4848-18A. Working dimensions of 48” X 48”,
electrically heated, maximum operating temperature of 1850F. 480V, 3 Phase. Honeywell UDC2000 MiniPro temperature controller. Honeywell DR 4500A Truline circular chart recorder. Equipped with an air
powered lid/cover lifting system (swing away type). Complete electrical boxes and required power units,
transformers, SCR unit, manuals and drawings. Also included are some spare parts with some refractory
repair items. Also included is some alloy fixturing. Excellent condition. Asking $49,500 USD.
Item #B249 12,000 lb Aluminum Drop Bottom Batch Furnace. Specifications Date built: 1999
Maximum Operating Temperature: 1100° F Exterior Dimensions: 12' 7" W x 22' L x 26' 6" H Work zone:
84" W x 80" L x 72" H Max Capacity: 12,000 lbs/batch Quench delay: 11-13 seconds Burners: Natural gas
@ 4,000 CFH Voltage: 460v Heat input: 4 mmBTU Recirculation Fan: 20 HP @ 25,926 CFM Equipped with:
A/B Controls / PLC; Yokogawa controllers Price: $223,000 USD.
Item #B248 12,000 lb Aluminum Quench Tank. Specifications Date Built: 2001 Maximum Operating
Temperature: 212° F Exterior Dimensions: 12' 9" W x 16' L x 10' 10" H Work zone: 84" W x 80" L x 72" H
Max Load Capacity: 12,000 lbs Max Water Capacity: 9,523 gallons Burners: Natural gas @ 2,200 CFH
Voltage: 460v Heat input: 2.2 mmBTU Blower motors: 3 HP Agitators: (4) 3 hp with 12" propellers
Equipped with: A/B Controls / PLC; Yokogawa controllers Price:$164,300 USD.
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Roller Hearth Normalizing Line
Safed High Temperature Mesh
Belt Furnace
Shaker Hearth Hardeing Line
Surface Gas Fired Pusher Line
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Hearth Furnace
Item #C251 Pacific Scientific (now Selas) Gas Fired Pusher Carburizing Furnace. Size: 24"wide x
36"long x 24"high. Capacity: 1000 lb loads. Model: Pacific/Selas PKM 75-2. Maximum temp: 1900°F
Electrics: 480v 3 phase. Controls: Honeywell 2000 digital overtemperature control. Partlow quench
temperature control. General: Air operated vertical lift front door, intermediate door and exit door. Gas
fired radiant tube, skid rail pusher, trays available. Two chamber hot zone. Includes quench cooler.
Located in South Carolina. Furnace is connected, is in operating conditions and can be cycled. Trays and
hoods available.Two trays in the high heat. Asking Price: $35,000 USD
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.
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Item #C249 Ipsen T-22 Pusher Line. Includes hardening furnace, charge car, washer and temper.
Hardener has 2 zones, working dimensions of 36" X 48" X 24" high. Set up to run carburizing,
carbonitriding and neutral hardening. Gas fired. 4 trays in the hardening furnace. 1725F operating
temperature. Temper is capable of 1200F. Installed but not in operation. Complete and in excellent
condition. Please call for pricing.
Item #C248 Holcroft 2 Row Pusher. Tray size of 42" X 18" X 28" high, capacity of each tray is 1,000
pounds. Hardening furnace has 27 U-tubes, recuperated burners and is capable of 1750F. 35 trays in
hardener. 3 zones of control, each has an SSI oxygen probe. Endo addition. New brick and alloy is also
very new. Post wash/post rinse. Temper is 1 zone and holds 33 trays. Operating temperature of 1280F.
Line is installed and in operation, overall in excellent condition. Please call for pricing.
Item #C247 Surface Combustion Roller Hearth Furnace. Tray size 60" X 60" X 36" high, 5,000
pound capacity/tray. Hardening furnace has a heated length of 110' and holds 13 trays. Gas fired, Utubes, 22 upper and 27 lower, capable of 1750F. Burners are recuperated. Brick lined. Alloy is in good
shape, some brand new. Approximately 25 million BTU's. 5 zones of control. Each has a water cooled 6
blade, pitched fan and an SSI oxygen probe. Eurotherm controls with SSI "Super Data". Waukee
electronic flowmeters. Endo addition with trim air and natural gas for each zone. Post wash with a spray
rinse-two separate units. Temper has 3 zones of control and holds 11 trays. Capable of 1250F. Integrated
blow down for cooling after temper. Soluble oil dip tank. This line is installed, in operation and is in
excellent condition. Please call for pricing.
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 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
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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 #C245 AGF Rotary retort furnace line. : Ser# 59183. 11ft 10” Long x 30” dia. hardening
retort. Nat. Gas fired, 15 direct fired burners, North American. 2000F max oper. Temp. DC VF Drive.
Honeywell controls and paper chart recorder. Full control panel with contactors. Ran on Endo, Natural
gas and Nitrogen atmosphere. 1980s vintage. Shut down in Oct. 07. It has a 1 yr old retort and trunion
assys., HW material, new chains and sprockets and combustion blower, over $200,000 invested in it in
06. Rotary feeder with timers on the charge end. Tube and shell heat exchanger. All 480V 3 phase.
Includes quench tank and conveyor. Seco Warwick quench control panel for temp. and agitation. Spray
washer by MetalWash. CEC, draw furnace. 20ft long x 6ft wide, 10ft high. Electrically heated with 4
controlled heater banks. Omega controls. Retort has a DC VF Drive. One circulating fan. Furnace is +-2F,
max of approx. 600F. 480 V 3 phase. Screw type discharge conveyor. Currently installed but not in use.
Asking $20,000 USD.
Item #C243 AFC PIFCO Mesh Belt Furnace Line. Built in 1998. Gas fired with a heated length of 26'
feet. 4 zones of control, chart throat opening 5' 4 1/2", 18 burners. Operating temperature of 16501700F. Currently installed and in operation. Included is the loading system, mesh belt atmosphere
controlled hardening furnace, mesh belt tempering furnace, quench tank, rotary drum washer and all
instrumentation and controls. Complete line rebuilt within the past 2 years. Excellent condition. Can be
seen in operation at any time. Asking $299,000 USD. Please call for more details and additional photos.
Item #C242 CI Hayes Humpback Brazing Furnace. Working dimensions of 24" wide X 8" high X 12'
(high heat). High heat has 3 zones of control with 12 elements. Maximum operating temperature of
2100F. Overall length 60'. Controls are Honeywell DPR units. Overall the line is in very good shape
although the elements in the first zone need to be replaced. All drawings and manuals are available.
Currently installed but not in use. Asking $75,000 USD. Available immediately.
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Item #C237 Can Eng Mesh Belt Furnace Line. Model 661503404. Late model complete heat treat
system. Maximum operating temperature of 1750F. Work area of 4” high X 36” wide belt X 144” heated
length. Gas fired 797,600 BTU’s/hour. Hardening furnace has a new tight weave mesh belt and new alloy
skid hearth. Brick lined with fibre roof. Heated by SER’s and U style radiant tubes. Two zones of control.
Metro Scale computerized loading system and pre-wash. Quench system with SBS cooler. Wash/700F
temper with 20’ of heating. Includes load baskets, spare parts, drawings and manuals. 4 free standing
enclosed control panels with PLC’s. Digital read out solid state controllers. Good condition. Asking
$125,000 USD.
Item #C235 AFC Austempering Line. Model # MBA-30-96, S/N 60866-71. Work area approximately
30” wide X 117” (heated section) X approximately 3-4” over belt. Rated for 500-600 pounds/hour.
Maximum temperature 1700F. Electrically heated 480/3ph/60cycle. Line includes Eriez magnetic conveyor
loader, Hi-Vi vibratory feed and Metro Scale weighing and loading system, AFC furnace and salt quench,
AFC wash system, air cool station, exit conveyor and in line Weber cryo unit. Furnace has re-circulating
fan. Barber Colman temperature controller, over temp and circular chart recorder, Barber Colman salt
level controller and Marathon over-view carbon control system. Footprint (overall system) 36’ wide X 50’
long (approximate). Overall system appears to be in good condition. Approximately 10 years old. Asking
$125,000 USD
Item #C234 Hayes High Temperature Pusher Furnace. Model MY-040890-90PH. 4” height over
hearth, 8” wide tray width. Recommended tray size 8” X 8” X 7/8”. 90” preheat section, 1100C, 42 KW, 6
control zones, Nichrome elements. 90” high heat, 1500C, 72 KW, 6 control zones, Moly elements. Power;
117 KW, 460/3/60. 198” cooling section in 5 zones. Automated doors at each end of furnace with nitrogen
atmosphere, flushing. Dissociated ammonia/nitrogen blending atmosphere with nitrogen purge. Multiple
inlets for even atmosphere flow and flushing. Overtemperature protection control for both preheat and
high heat. Allen Bradley SLC-500 Logic Control. Screw drive, dual speed, anti-jam detection. Articulated
return conveyor. Hearth level 44”. Overall space requirement 125” wide X 545” long X 72” high (without
burn-of stacks). Very nice condition, asking $80,000 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
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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.
Item #C211 Holcroft Austempering Lines (3 available). This is a cast link belt furnace, electrically
heated with an operating temperature of 1750F. Belt width is 48” X 21’ long (heated length). Automatic
shaker pan loading system. Salt quench tank with discharge conveyor. Wash tank with conveyor. Rinse
tank w/conveyor. Parts dryer with conveyor. Height over belt 7-3/4".Asking price $110,000 USD loaded
on to a truck.
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**
Item #C203 2100°F Belt Atmosphere Furnace. Lindberg™ 20" Wide x 12" High Belt Atmosphere
Furnace, Electric (Globar elements), 2100°F (may be 2150°F) Max. Temperature, 10ft Heating with 30ft
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Cooling, Set up for Exothermic (combustible gas) atmosphere, Good for a variety of heat treating
applications, but Ideal for Brazing or Annealing applications. Atmosphere Burn-off, Guillotine End Doors,
SCR Control, Complete rebuild included but was not limited to: new brick, new cooling muffles, new
elements, new belt, etc. Does not require a muffle, so lower long-term maintenance costs. Contact us for
full details. Reconditioned, and ready for quick shipment. Price: $75,000 USD Location: Midwestern
U.S
Item #C194 AFC Mesh Belt Austemper Line.
Operating life of equipment was 1979-2005. 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
austenitizing 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.
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• 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.
Item #C178 Pacific Scientific Rotary Retort Furnace.
Endothermic Atmosphere Rotary Retort Furnace, Throughput ~300 lb/hr, Owner has gone through the
equipment thoroughly in preparation for start-up. But minor rewiring remains for furnace to be ready to
operate. Pacific Northwest Location. Asking Price: $55,000 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.
Item #C103 Electric Furnace Co. Roller Hearth Normalizing Line.
This line, which was purchased new approximately 10 years ago was only used for a very brief period of
time and is in immaculate condition! Originally sold for $2 million US it is complete and currently in indoor
storage. All electric with heavy duty rolls on 9" centers it has an atmosphere cool and a temper. Uses 36"
X 36" trays. 40" wide work zone, 20" high, 3-4,000 pounds/hr. Brick lined with an operating temperature
of 1650F. Vendor is asking $450,000 USD. Complete drawings are available on request. If you are
looking for a large normalizing line and are considering new I would suggest that this is a good way to
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save $1.5 million. By the way the company that disassembled the furnace took video tape for reassembly
purposes.
Uses a 36" x 36" tray with a 20" high door opening. A typical roller hearth cycles at a preset time and
advances the load, one tray at a time, through the furnace. Based on the dimensions, the normalizing
furnace should hold 13 trays at a time and the tempering furnace should hold 16 trays. If you advance the
normalizing furnace every 18 minutes, you will move a tray through the furnace in about 4 hours. If you
advance the tempering furnace every 15 minutes, you will move a tray through the furnace in about 4
hours.
Both the high heat and the temper have atmosphere. The high heat max temperature rating is at least
1650°F. New Information & Pictures
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Item #T230 Surface Combustion Temper Furnace. Working dimensions of 36”W x 30”H x
48”L . Model: HFC-36-54, Serial Number: BX-38208-1A. 1400°F, gas fired. Asking $29,500.00 USD.
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Item #T229 Dow Temper Furnace. Working dimensions of 30”W x 30”H x 48”L . Gas fired, operating
temperature of 1250°F . Asking $15,500.00 USD.
Item #T228 Surface Combustion Temper. Working dimensions of 36”W x 30”H x 48”L. Gas fired.
Model HFC-36-54, Serial Number BX-38208-1B. 1400F operating temperature. Excellent condition.
Currently in indoor storage. Asking $29,500.00 USD.
Item #T227 Pit Furnace. This is a square furnace with working dimensions of 48" square X 72" deep.
Operating temperature of 1500F, temperature uniformity of +-15F. Electrically heated, SCR's with half
new elements and spares. Recirculating fan in the bottom rear blowing across the base and up. Clam shell
lid. Control panel included but new temperature controllers are required. Currently installed and in
operation. Please call for pricing.
Item #T226 AFC Temper. Working dimensions of 36" X 72" X 36". Gas fired, Type: SDB-6612-14-G ,
S/N: 60071-2 , Max Temp: 1400F , Type of fuel: Nat Gas , Press: 1-15 PSIG , Input: 550000 BTU .
Voltage: 480/60/3 . Good overall condition, asking $30,000.00 USD.
Item #T224 Wisconsin Oven Draw Furnace. Model SDB 6612-12E. Electrically heated capable of
1250F. Working dimensions of 36" X 72" X 36". 96KW, 480V/3/60 145 amps. Currently disconnected and
ready to go. Overall in good condition. Price to come but it will be very attractive. Please call for more
details.
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Item #T223 Park Forced Air Draw Furnace. Gas fired. This unit will handle a 30" X 48" X 30" basket.
Currently installed and in operation-available shortly. S/N #992. Rated for 1,000,030 BTU/hr. Honeywell
controls and circular chart recorder. Asking $8,000 USD.
Item #T222 Surface Combustion "Super 30" Allcase Temper. Gas fired capable of 1450F. Working
dimensions of 30" X 48" X 30". Currently in operation and in good condition. Early 1980's vintage.
Available later this year. Asking price $30,000 USD.
Item #T221 Grieve Batch Recirculating Oven. Work zone of 48" X 48" X 48". Electric 208/3/60,
15Kw, 20 amps. Operating temperature of 350F. Model #CBV350E8. Partlow 1400 single set point control,
digital display. 10" circular chart temperature recorder. Shut down timer. SCR power controller. Fused
disconnect switch. Double swing open doors. 4" insulation. Includes 2 nickel plated wire shelves (100
pounds loading each). Internal circulation, 1200 CFM fan. 1 hp. fan motor. Oven uniformity +-4F. Includes
operating manual. Manufactured in 2006, oven was hooked up and tested but never run for production.
New $24,198.00., asking $11,500 USD.
Item #T208 Despatch Oven. Working dimensions of 27” wide X 24” high X 36” long. Electrically heated,
480V, 3 phase/60cycle/38Kw/40 Amps. Good condition, excellent door sealing system. Attached control
panel with Barber-Colman controller, overtemp and ATC timer. Asking $9,500.00 USD.
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Item #T193 Leeds & Northrup Temper Furnace. This is a deep steam temper with steam generator.
Working dimensions of 28” X 36”. Asking $16,500 USD.
Item #T192 Precision Quincey Oven. Recirculating electrically heated floor loading style oven. Working
dimensions of 36” X 36” X 36”. Two swing out doors on the front of the oven permit easy access to the
heating chamber. A top mounted chamber houses fan and electric heating elements. The oven is equipped
with a powered exhaust. 350F. Built in 1999-2 available. Asking $3,950 USD each
Item #T187 12,000 lb Aluminum Drop Bottom Batch Furnace. Specifications Date built: 1999
Maximum Operating Temperature: 1100° F Exterior Dimensions: 12' 7" W x 22' L x 26' 6" H Work zone:
84" W x 80" L x 72" H Max Capacity: 12,000 lbs/batch Quench delay: 11-13 seconds Burners: Natural gas
@ 4,000 CFH Voltage: 460v Heat input: 4 mmBTU Recirculation Fan: 20 HP @ 25,926 CFM Equipped with:
A/B Controls / PLC; Yokogawa controllers Price: $223,000 USD.
Item #T186 12,000 lb Aluminum Quench Tank. Specifications Date Built: 2001 Maximum Operating
Temperature: 212° F Exterior Dimensions: 12' 9" W x 16' L x 10' 10" H Work zone: 84" W x 80" L x 72" H
Max Load Capacity: 12,000 lbs Max Water Capacity: 9,523 gallons Burners: Natural gas @ 2,200 CFH
Voltage: 460v Heat input: 2.2 mmBTU Blower motors: 3 HP Agitators: (4) 3 hp with 12" propellers
Equipped with: A/B Controls / PLC; Yokogawa controllers Price:$164,300 USD.
Item #T184 Surface Combustion Mesh Belt Draw Furnace. Gas fired. 4 zones of temperature
control, 54” wide mesh belt with 30’ of heating. 1200 degree operating temp. Surface model MCB4X30,
S/N BC40162-1. Complete and in good condition. Asking $39,000 USD.
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Item #T183 Surface Combustion Continuous Draw. 2 zones of temperature control. 46” wide mesh
belt, 28’ of heating. Direct fired, 1300°F maximum operating temperature. Complete and in good
condition. Asking Price:$39,000 USD.
Item #T179 Despatch 500F Walk-in Oven.
Despatch Walk-In Oven, 500ºF Max. , Work Zone: 66”W x 72”H x 108”L,
Model: PSC 3-31H, Ser. # 132697, 68 kW Heating, Heating Amps: 81.8
Total Motor Amps: 14.2, 480Volt/3Phase/60Hz,
Overall Size: 104"W (includes panel) x 11'6"H x 9'8"L, Electrically Heated Walk-In Oven with Double Doors
On Both Ends, This ovens is solvent rated and has a powered exhauster mounted on top. Top mounted
heater box with recirculating fan distributes air
horizontally through the oven. Controls: Mounted in an enclosure attached to the side of the oven includes
a Honeywell UDC digital temperature cont- roller, Honeywell UDC digital high limit and Honeywell digital
DR 4200 round chart recorder. All necessary pushbuttons, motor starters, relays, contactors etc. are also
contained in the same enclosure. A fused disconnect is mounted above the panel. Price: $16,500 USD
Location: Northwestern U.S.
Item #T178 Pit Temper Furnaces (2 available). Built by Lindberg in 1987. Model #12-RO-60144-14.
Serial numbers serial 25913 , 25915. Working dimensions of 60" diameter x 144" deep. The furnaces are
fiber lined and electrically heated. Maximum rated temperature is 1400F. The recurculating fan in each is
in the bottom and the lid is mechanically lifted and then moved to the side with an electric motor.
Excellent condition. Asking $45,000 USD each.
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Item #T159 Despatch V-34 Standard 500’F MOT batch oven.
E&G. 36”W x 36”D x 36”H inside dims. 3 adjustable shelves, indicating controller, high limit, motorized
exhaust. Refurbished, 90 day warranty. Asking Price: $4150 USD F.O.B.
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Item #G160 Surface 3600 Endo Generator. 1980's vintage this unit has air cooling, atmosphere
control, brand new tubes and new catalyst. All in all this is a beauty and can be installed immediately with
no work. Asking $29,000 USD.
Item #G159 Sunbeam Exo Generator. 4000 DFW Exo-gas generator. Outside dimensions of 5’ wide x
8’ high x 12’ long . Natural gas fired. S/N# F-178-82 . 240 volt, 3ph 60hz , controls 110 volt. Comes
with Baltimore air coil cooling unit. Complete, was operating until it was recently shut down. Asking
$10,000 USD or best offer.
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Item #G154 Genron Nitrogen Generator. Genron PSA unit model 20010. New in 1990 and very lightly
used. Very few details so far about this unit except it is in excellent condition, still installed but not in use.
This was new in 1990 and was $107,299.00 USD at that time. Asking price of $25,000 USD
Item #G151 Endo Generator, 3000 CFH. Manufactured by the JL Becker Company in 1995 this is a gas
fired endo generator with air cooling. Brick Lined complete with (2) Retorts, Eclipse Burner System,
Eclipse Blower, Waukee Pump, Waukee Mixer, Waukee Flowmeters, and Selas Firecheck. Control Panel
complete with Honeywell 3000 Series Digital Temperature Controller, Honeywell Digital High Limit,
Honeywell 5000 Series Digital Carbon Controller, and PCI Flame Safety. Overall dimensions 106" Wide x
114" Deep x 116" High. Approximate weight 14,000 pounds. Excellent condition. Asking $34,500 USD.
Item #G149 Surface Combustion 2400 CFH Endo Generator. Model S-2-N. Natural gas fired endo
generator, 2 retort 2400 CFH capacity. Air cooling, Roots pump, Spencer blower, Waukee flowmeters and
oxygen probe. Control panel with Yokogawa digital temperature controller and Yokogawa high limit.
Complete, very good condition. Asking price $17,500 USD.
Item #G147 GE Exothermic Generator (Low Ratio). 1500 CFH Capacity. Model 9328312-G2. Outside
dimensions of 36” wide X 84” high X 96” long. Gas fired 480 volts/3 phase/60 cycle. Newer updated
Honeywell digital controls for temperature, water and alarms. Good condition. Newer Waukee flowmeters,
Selas burners and fire check valve. Asking Price: $12,500 USD.
Item #G145 Surface Combustion 5400 CFH Endothermic Atmosphere Generators (4 available)
These are gas fired, 3 tube units each rated for 5,400 CFH. All units are identical and were built in 1980.
Air cooling. Well maintained and fully operational at time of de-installation. All equipment stored in heated
facility. Asking $25,000 USD each.
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Item #G142 Ammonia Dissociator. Lindberg HYAM Ammonia Dissociator. Type 16-RO-1000-HYAM.
While we don’t have a great deal of information about this unit it was in working order when it was
removed from service, the lid insulation, breakers and gauges were replaced and overall it is in good
condition. Asking price $5,000 USD.
Item #G136 Surface Combustion 5000 CFH Endo generator.
This generator appears to be in excellent condition. Gas fueled. Barber-Coleman strip with digital
recording instrumentation and over-ride controls. Max. temp: 1950°F. Approx. outside dimension: 8'5"W x
10'1"H x 8'11"L. Air cooled. Asking Price: $29,500 USD.
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Lepel Induction Power
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Tocco Induction Power Supply
Tocco Induction Scanner
Item #I145 Tocco Induction Scanner. Capable of handling a part up to 1,000 pounds, 120” long, with
up to a 12” part diameter. Drive System: 3 HP DC motor driving (2) 1-1/2'' ball screws. An encoder is
attached to the drive train to monitor position of carriage. Part Rotation is done by a DC variable speed
motor. Control is by an Allen Bradley PLC 2/05 programmable controller. Model 200/225-10T-01H.
480volt, 3 phase. 225 Kw, 9.6 KHz. Currently installed but not in use. Please ask for more details. Asking
$35,000 USD.
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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.
Item #I143 Tocco Induction Power Supply with Heat Station. 150kW/3-10 kHz Induction Generator
and Heat Station with multiple output taps. Complete and in good condition. Asking $18,000 USD.
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Miscellaneous
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AFC Dunk Washer
AFC Dunk Washer
Cast Alloy Fixturing
Cast Link Belt
Clemco Aerolyte Blast
System
Closed Loop Cooling
System
Complete Combustion
System
Cryogenic Unit
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Fluidized Bed Aluminum Heat Treating
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Fluidized Bed Aluminum Heat Treating
Line
Instron/Wilson Hardness Tester
Instron-Satec Impact Tester
MEI Cryogenic Processor
Press Quench Units (2)
Spare AGF Alloy Rotary Parts
Surface Combustion “U-Tubes”
ThermCraft Batch Washer
Vacuum & Diffusion Pumps
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Cryogenic Unit (3)
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Webber Industrial Dry Freezers (2)
Item #M296 Vacuum & Diffusion Pumps. Available are a Stokes vacuum pump, model 412-11 with 6”
inlet. Can be retrofitted to 4” inlet. Rebuilt and operational prior to sitting idle for one year. Turns freely.
Without motor, belt and belt guard. Asking $3700.00 USD. Varian diffusion pump, model HS32, 32” ,
serial# W009. Rebuilt and operational prior to sitting idle. Bottom plate is pulled in ½”. Asking $5200.00
USD. Edwards Diffusion pump. Make an offer. (Last 2 Pictures) . All available immediately.
Item #M295 Press Quench Units (2 available). These were built and installed in 1984. Both are
currently installed but not in operation as they were shut down within the past few months. These are part
of a line that includes a rotary hearth furnace however the vendor is willing to sell the press quenches on
their own. Max flow of each is 1200GPM-each has a separate pump and a spare is available. The quench
die base is 40" in diameter, there is a shroud that raises, surrounding the quench chamber with
perforated holes in which the oil flows from the OD of the part and also up through the ID. Maximum
diameter parts is somewhat smaller then 40" . Maximum part height is 15". Available immediately.
Item #M293 AFC Dunk Washer. Working dimensions of 36" X 48" X 36". Good overall condition. No
immersion heater. Complete, installed and ready to go. Asking $12,500.00 USD.
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Item #M292 AFC Dunk Washer. Working dimensions of 36" X 48" X 36". No immersion heater. In good
condition although it is missing the control panel. Currently in indoor heated storage. Asking $7,500.00
USD.
Item #M291 Instron-Satec Impact Tester.
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Instron-Satec Model SI-1C3
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Dual range, 125 & 300 ft-lbf.
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Can be configured for Charpy or Izod
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Scale in ft-lbf. and Joules
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met NIST verification requirement per ASTM E23 when in-use
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Bought new in 2002
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Asking price $CDN 9,000
Item #M290 Sunbeam Dunk/Spray Washer. Model WB-10, S/N F-14-70-K. Working dimensions of
24" X 30" wide X 48" deep. Parlow indicating controller. Cleanout and overflow skimmer. Currently steam
heated, can easily be converted to electric or gas. Excellent condition. Asking $7,500.00 USD.
Item #M289 MEI Cryogenic Processor. Model #01 CP –56F
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Internal Capacity 56 Cubic Feet
Internal Dimensions 43”H x 43”W x 53”L
Load Capacity: 12,000 lbs
Interior 10-gauge stainless steel
Exterior 16-guage steel (painted)
Loading Type Front Loading
Controller Watlow – F4 Series
Probe Type Thermocouple Type “T”
Fan Type 1 Circulating fan & motor
Circulation Style Convection Style
Electrical Controls:120V (single phase – 30 amps)
Fans & Heater: 208V (three phase – 60 amps)
Type Control Panel Side Mounted
Door Type Front Loading
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Method of Entry Hoist/Fork Lift
Temp Range -320F to +500F + 3F variance
Excellent condition. Asking $54,000 USD.
Item # M287 Cast Link Belt (New). We have available a brand new, still in the crate cast link belt. HT
material, 2'" side links, 36" wide, 3" pitch X 50' long. New this was approximately $60,000 USD. Vendor
will consider anything over scrap value.
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.
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.
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Item #M284 Fluidized Bed Aluminum Heat Treating Line (18 feet long). This was a continuous line
that was used for demonstration by a company that sold fluidized bed equipment. The line consists of a
solution treating furnace (50” W x 20” D x 18 feet L), a water quench (72” W x 72”L x 24” D), a sand
quench (50” W x 36” L x 24” D) and an aging furnace (50” W x 20” D x 18 feet L). Both furnaces are
lined with 330 stainless, use gas fired P-tubes and have a maximum temperature of about 1100 degrees
F. Allen Bradley controls. The line has been disassembled and the walking beam has been discarded.
The line was rarely used and is in new condition. Asking $150,000 USD or best offer.
Item #M283 Fluidized Bed Aluminum Heat Treating Line (24” x 32” x 32”). This was a manual
line that was used for demonstration by a company that sold fluidized bed equipment. The line has a
working area of 24” W x 32” L x 24” D. It consists of a solution treating furnace, a water quench, a sand
quench and an aging furnace. Both furnaces are lined with 330 stainless, are electrically heated and have
a maximum temperature of about 1100 degrees F. Allen Bradley controls. The line has been
disassembled and is in new condition. Asking $80,000 USD or best offer.
Item #M282 Cast Alloy Fixturing. We have available 3 sets of cast fixturing suitable for an AFC 36" X
48" X 30" high batch IQ furnace. Each set consists of base tray and cast sides. This fixturing is used but as
you can see in the photos still has a lot of life left. Best offer over scrap value.
Item #M279 Complete Combustion System. This system includes 24 3" Kinemax Burners, Part #
Maxon 34-36613, gas solenoids, burner shut off valves, pilot line solenoids and many other items too
numerous to list. Burners are rated for 1 1/2 million BTU's each. All components were bought new in 1997
for a large carbottom furnace and used for 2 years only. All parts are complete, in excellent shape and in
storage. Please ask for a complete list. New these components were well over $100,000 USD, vendor is
asking $25,000 USD for everything. Also available are 8 Infra Red Sensing/Control Temperature
sensors.
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Item #M277 ThermCraft Batch Washer – Model# 515GAL –Built in 1999. Working dimensions of 24”x
36” x 24”; Electric Heat: 480/3Ph/60Hz 36KW; Max Temp: 200°F This unit is good Operating condition.
Asking $7,500 USD.
Item #M271 Clemco Aerolyte Blast System. Model #PCS 3636 A, S/N 53713. Built in July 2007.
Working dimensions of 32 1/2”D x 36” W x 35 1/2”. Door opening (2) 34 1/2” H x 24” W x 35 3/4”.
Lighting (2) Externally located, shielded, 15 watt, Fluorescent Bulbs, 115V, 60Hz. 600 CFM Reclaimer:
Model 1646: Capacity 2 Cubic Feet, Clemco Zero Blast Dust collector. Dust collection system; Tubular Dust
Collector, 600 CFM. Options; 20 1/2” Rotating Turn Table. The unit is in very good condition and has seen
very little use. With the optional turntable it allows for 360° cleaning without manually moving the parts
around. This unit has the Cabinet, Reclaimer, and Dust Collector. Asking $7,500.00 USD
Item #M268 Spare AGF Alloy Rotary Retorts. 2 Each, High Temperature Alloy Retorts to fit AGF Model
RC-1007-RV Rotary Retort Furnaces, 1 has some use and 1 is brand new. Both are removed and ready to
ship. 10" Diameter Retort, 58" Heated Working Length, Overall Length is 120", Retort Capacity is 0.54 ft³
and Rated for 375 pounds per hour throughput. Owner no longer has the furnaces and wants to sell
these. These retorts cost $30,000 new each, so this is an opportunity to save a huge amount of money, if
you have this model furnace. Asking $10,000 USD total for both. Offers welcome.
Item #M258 Webber Industrial Dry Freezers (2 available). Type WF-60-125. 480V/3
phase/60cycles. Minimum temperature -125F with digital controls. Good condition, vertical operating door.
Serial numbers 10898 and 12801. Asking $30,000 USD each.
Item #M257 Closed Loop Cooling System. This is a complete closed loop cooling system using glycol
mixed with DI water at a 50 % ratio. Rated at 260 Tonnes. Was running several 10 bar vacuum furnaces
and well as miscellaneous equipment. Comes with a Baltimore fluid cooler Model # F 1463-P. 40 HP 1800/
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900 RPM fan motors575 V. Also comes with a control panel complete with motor starters for circulation
pumps for process side as well. Process pumps are a GOULDS 550V index # 16ADIN6EO. SIZE 3 X 4 X –
8. MODEL # 3656M. Impeller size 6.38. Two pumps on glycol reservoir are made by Peerless, Type 840.
System is in good shape. Removed from service, vendor will load on to a truck at no extra cost. Asking
$10,000 USD.
Item #M237 Surface Combustion “U-Tubes”. We have 58 brand new Surface Combustion radiant
tubes, HL material. Dimensions are 4"x5", 4” diameter on 6'2 leg, 5” diameter on 6' 1/2" leg. They are 8
1/2" centers. Best offer, available immediately.
Item #M236 Radiant Tubes “P” Style. We have available 10 brand new and roughly 40 used “P” style
radiant tubes in very high nickel content material. Best offer.
Salt
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AFC Austempering Line
AFC Mesh Belt Austemper
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Holcroft Austempering Lines (3)
Item #S011 AFC Austempering Line.Model # MBA-30-96, S/N 60866-71. Work area approximately
30” wide X 117” (heated section) X approximately 3-4” over belt. Rated for 500-600 pounds/hour.
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Maximum temperature 1700F. Electrically heated 480/3ph/60cycle. Line includes Eriez magnetic conveyor
loader, Hi-Vi vibratory feed and Metro Scale weighing and loading system, AFC furnace and salt quench,
AFC wash system, air cool station, exit conveyor and in line Weber cryo unit. Furnace has re-circulating
fan. Barber Colman temperature controller, over temp and circular chart recorder, Barber Colman salt
level controller and Marathon over-view carbon control system. Footprint (overall system) 36’ wide X 50’
long (approximate). Overall system appears to be in good condition. Approximately 10 years old. Asking
$125,000 USD
Item #S010AFC Mesh Belt Austemper Line.Operating life of equipment was 1979-2005. 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 austenitizing 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.
Item #S005Holcroft Austempering Lines (3 available). This is a cast link belt furnace, electrically
heated with an operating temperature of 1750F. Belt width is 48” X 21’ long (heated length). Automatic
shaker pan loading system. Salt quench tank with discharge conveyor. Wash tank with conveyor. Rinse
tank w/conveyor. Parts dryer with conveyor. Height over belt 7-3/4". Asking price $110,000 USD
loaded on to a truck.
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Vacuum Furnaces
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6-Bar Vacuum Heat Treating
Furnace
Abar HR66 Vacuum Furnace
Abar 3000ºF, All-Metal HR20x24 Vacuum Furnace
Abar Ipsen Vacuum Furnace
Abar Vacuum Brazing
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Brew Model 917 High-Temp
Brazing
CI Hayes Vacuum Oil Quench
Furnace
GM Vacuum Furnace
Ipsen Bottom Loading Vacuum
Furnace
Surface 2 Bar Vacuum Furnace
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. Asking $490,000 USD.
Item #VF207 Lindgren (ALD-Holcroft) 6 Bar Vacuum Furnace. S/N 286-96, built in 1996. Working
dimensions of 24" Wide x 36" Deep x 24" High. Maximum temperature 2450F. Electric - 230/3/60 - 130
KW Moly Lined Horizontal Loading Vacuum Furnace complete with 150 H.P. Cooling Fan for 6-Bar Cooling,
Leybold Diffusion Pump (16"), Dual Ruvac Mechanical Pumps, Graphite Round Bar Heaters, "Autoclave"
Style Swing-Out Front Door, (2) Alloy Work Baskets, (1) Alloy Work Tray, and 160 KVA Transformer.
Furnace is designed for 1300 lb. loads and vacuum levels to 10-5. Free-Standing Control Panel complete
with Yokogawa Digital Annunciator, Programmable Temperature Controllers, Vacuum Gauges, and
Yokogawa 12" Strip Chart Recorder. Excellent condition. Overall dimensions of 8'6'' Wide x 12' Long x 9'6"
High (shipping dimensions). Approximate weight 16,000 pounds.Asking $195,000 USD.
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Item #VF204 Surface 2 Bar Vacuum Furnace. New in 1998. Working dimensions of 36" X 48" X 36".
Nitrogen Quenching-nitrogen tank included. No diffusion pump but there is a port to add one. Excellent
condition. Currently installed and in use. Hot zone is in very good condition. Asking $225,000 USD.
Available immediately.
Item #VF202 Abar HR66 Vacuum Furnace. Working dimensions of 48" x 60" x 48", 2400F, Diff pump,
graphite and moly hot zone and loader. While the hot zone does need some work overall this furnace is in
great shape. Asking $130,000 USD.
Item #VF201 Abar Vacuum Brazing Furnace. Model HR-20 X 24. Working dimensions of 18” wide X
24” deep X 10” high (alternate load size with changed hearth height is 23"W x 24"D x 6"H). Good for
brazing and annealing applications, but not for hardening applications as it does not have a gas cooling
blower. Oversized Varian Diffusion pump, Stokes 212 pumping system with Stokes 306-401 blower. Max
operating temperature of 2400F. Max load weight of 400 pounds @ 2400F with a standard hearth. Metal
hot zone in reasonable condition. Asking $39,000 USD.
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 $79,500 USD.
Item #VF189 Brew Model 917 High Temperature Brazing and Heat Treating Vacuum Furnace.
2400F Moly Internal and Heating elements. Excellent for super clean brazing and heat treating
applications. Work Zone 15” X 16” X 24” deep. ( 200lbs).Recently rebuilt internal, excellent shape. Was
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being used for Low temp aerospace heat treating prior to relocation . Forced gas cooling using heat
exchanger and 2500CFM blower. Electrical 480V, 3-phase, 60Hz, 85kVA . Vacuum Pumps: Stokes/Penwalt
212, Varian 16” Diffusion Pump. Honeywell DCP700 Controller, Honeywell Chart Recorder. Currently not
installed, but ready for easy loading or inspection. Full specification available. Located in Long Beach, CA.
This furnace is in great condition. Price $70,000 USD.
Item #VF180 Abar 3000ºF, All-Metal HR-20x24 Vacuum Furnace. 1981 Abar Model HR-20x24, 1Bar Vacuum Furnace, Ser# BM-721, 3000°F Rating (3050°F Short Term), All-metal 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: $98,500
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Item #VF176 6-Bar Vacuum Heat Treating Furnace. 1996 Vac Aero, 6-Bar Pressure Quench Vacuum
Heat Treating Furnace, Model # VAH 4848 MP6, Work Zone: 36"W x 48"D x 30"H, (Alternate load size by
raising hearth: 48"W x 48"L x 22"H), 2400°F, 200 HP 10,000 CFM External Cooling Blower,
480V/3Phase/60Hz, 285kVA, Hunterdon VRT Power Supply, 2,000,000 BTU/hr Gas Cool Heat Exchanger,
Load Rating: 2500 lb. at 2400°F, Vacuum Pumps: Stokes 412-11 with Roots 615RGS Blower, Honeywell
S9000 Temperature Controller with UDC3000 Hi-Limit, Edwards AGC Vacuum Control. Includes water
cooling system and Loader. Please note that an ultrasonic test was recently performed on this furnace and
is available. Price: $275,000 USD Location: Midwestern U.S.
Item #VF144 CI Hayes Vacuum Oil Quench/Carburizing Furnace. Honeywell control system.
Working dimensions are 48" deep, 30" wide by 32" high. Equipped with an automated vacuum carburizing
system which was retrofitted approximately 5 years ago by CI Hayes. The voltage is 480V 60 Hz. The
maximum hot zone temperature is 2200deg F. It uses a 412/615 pumping system which is capable of 8.0
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X 10-3 Torr. The furnace includes two load carts and a batch gas fired wash system. Furnace is in good
operating condition and is currently in heated indoor storage. S/N 16099 Asking $49,000 CDN
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Quality Manager/Account Manager
Technical Sales Manager
Global Application Engineering Manager
Regional Sales Manager
Quality Control Technician
Degreed Metallurgist
Applications Engineer
Metallurgist
Technical Sales Representative
Supervisor
Metallurgist
Field Service Technician
Plant Managers/General Managers/Maintenance Technicians/Production Supervisors
Maintenance Person
Consultant Auditors
Item #O175
Bodycote is currently in search of a Quality Manager and Account
Manager within our west region: Quality Manager - Vernon, CA The ideal candidate must be thoroughly
familiar with commercial (AMS, ASTM), aircraft, and aerospace specifications, ISO, AS, QS and TS quality
systems. Nadcap experience strongly preferred. Requires experience and practical knowledge of
commercial heat treatment of aerospace alloys including steel, aluminum, titanium, nickel, brass, copper,
etc. Account Manager - Rancho Dominguez, CA Incumbent will manage the sales process for Steel-based
Operations for Bodycote\'s west-coast plants. Position manages relationships and customer retention for
accounts, and cultivate new business opportunities, expand customer base and explore new markets. Must
be able to interact effectively with blue chip type customers and technical staff. This group would include
OEMs, Tier 1s and 2s. Experience necessary 10 years in sales, customer service or related field.
Experience in thermal processing and/or aerospace and defense industries is strongly preferred. BS
degree in Metallurgy or marketing is preferred. For consideration, please submit your resume to:
[email protected]
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Item #O174 The Metal Improvement Company is looking for a Technical Sales Manager for its
Columbus, Ohio Heat Treating Division.
The Technical Sales Manager will represent the company and focus on identifying, qualifying and capturing
new business opportunities.
Pursuits of these opportunities will demand building credibility and developing relationships.
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Meet or exceed the assigned business targets.
Provide sales support by coordinating divisional resources to capture new business.
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Gather customer requirements and initiate quoting process.
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Coordinate process and capability presentations to customers.
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Ensure timely responses to customer requests.
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Lead customer interfaces and recommend capture strategies
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Develop and present business cases for internal review.
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Communicate business developments on a regular basis
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Maintain opportunity tracking data and forecasting database.
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A minimum of 5 years technical sales experience
Superior relationship management skills and an exceptional commitment to customer satisfaction
Well developed communication, presentation and technical writing skills, with a mastery of computer
skills including CRM, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
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Comfortable working independently and as part of a team environment
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Metal Improvement Company, Columbus, Ohio is a division of Metal Improvement Company, LLC
(MIC). MIC is a world leader in providing metal treatment services for critical components operating in
aerospace, automotive, power generation, chemical processing and specialty industrial
applications. Headquartered in Paramus, NJ, MIC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Curtiss-Wright
Corporation (NYSE: CW).
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Excellent benefits package, including health, dental, optical, disability, and life insurance; health
care FSA; savings and stock purchase programs
Please forward your resume to [email protected]
Item #O173 Major Midwest heat treat equipment manufacturer is seeking a Global Application
Engineering Manager. Candidates should have extensive technical knowledge of various types of
atmosphere heat treat furnace equipment, including equipment sizing and specification as well as
experience in estimating equipment costing and managerial capability to supervise department. This
position will also involve oversight of certain global pre-contract business activities with our satellite
operations. Please send resumes to [email protected].
Item #O172 REGIONAL SALES MANAGER GH Induction Atmospheres (GH IA) is an experienced
industrial heating system integrator working solely with induction-based technology. We design and
manufacture customized, turnkey induction heating systems for industrial brazing, welding, hardening and
general purpose heating. GH IA, as part of the worldwide GH Group headquartered in Valencia, Spain, is a
leading worldwide supplier of induction heating machines and systems for industrial heating in the
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automotive, aerospace, green energy production and medical markets. Our rapid growth in these markets
requires a direct presence in the Midwest and Southeast geographical areas. Preferred Candidates will
have experience in heat treating and metal joining processes. Specific knowledge in induction processes,
quenchants, brazing, and vacuum systems preferred. Working relationships in the automotive, aerospace
and/or medical markets desired. We offer an aggressive compensation package, 401(K) with company
match, and a comprehensive insurance/benefits package. Contact Info: For additional company
information, please visit: http://www.gh-ia.com Send or email resume in confidence to: GH Induction
Atmospheres 35 Industrial Park Circle Rochester, NY 14624 Attn: Director of Sales [email protected]
Item #O171 MLP Steel has an IMMEDIATE OPENING for a Quality Control Technician to assist in the
maintenance of the ISO 9001:2000 program, as well as assuring product quality by conducting in-process
inspections and evaluating finished products. This is an immediate need for a motivated team player.
Applicants must have a strong desire to learn and accept additional responsibilities that may be offered.
Candidates MUST have prior experience managing a Quality Department in an industrial environment.
Experience in the metals industry is a must. Applicants who possess either a metallurgical or
mechanical/industrial engineering background are preferred. Responsibilities include, but are not limited
to: * Identifying raw material, in-process and final condition by collecting material samples, conducting
inspections and physical tests of materials; * Determining acceptability of rework by conducting
inspections and physical tests of reworked product; * Documenting finished product status by recording
and summarizing raw materials, in-process and finished-product inspection and physical test data; *
Updating quality assurance database; * Assisting with the maintenance of operations by following and
enforcing quality assurance policies and procedures; * Serving as the Management Representative during
ISO 9001:2000 compliance and surveillance audits. We offer competitive wages as well as an excellent
benefits package including insurance, 401k with company match, educational assistance and quarterly
profit sharing. Interested candidates should email a letter of interest and resume (including salary history)
to [email protected]. EOE
Item #O170 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.
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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.
Please forward resumes direct to [email protected]
Item #O169
SPX is a global multi-industry manufacturing leader committed to
operational excellence and execution. With operations in over 35 countries with over 15,000 employees,
we specialize in a diverse range of products serving various industries including power and energy,
process equipment, vehicle diagnostic tools, pharmaceutical, food and beverage and oil and
gas. Lindberg/MPH, an SPX brand, is a leader in non-ferrous, molten metal, melting/handling and heat
treat processing products and solutions. We are seeking energetic and talented contributors to our growth
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and success at our production facility in southwest lower Michigan. We are currently recruiting talent to
focus on innovation, expert technology, service and product leadership that will provide critical solutions
that help businesses around the globe perform at optimal levels.
We are currently looking for an: Applications Engineer This position is responsible for coordinating the
planning, design, and installation of machinery and equipment in an industrial environment, using
knowledge of engineering and programming. Essential duties and responsibilities of this position include
the following: Lead technical interaction with the customer and develops and writes equipment
specifications, performance requirements and develops cost analysis, enables customers to meet their
thermal processing needs through consultative design processes and prepares detailed quotations. This
position is intimately involved in the generation of new product development execution, order processing
support and customer presentations. Our Apps Engineers provide technical leadership and expertise
within the project design team to promote design creativity and cost effectiveness and determine accurate
costs and ensure appropriate selling price and delivery schedule of products and prepare a quote for the
customer. Additionally, Apps Engineers participate in meetings, seminars, and training sessions to stay
apprised of new developments in field, confer with workers in other departments, such as marketing,
legal, and engineering, to provide technical information and may help to coordinate presale
demonstrations and trade show exhibitions including procurement of equipment, set-up, demonstration,
and discussion with potential customers. Other duties may be assigned. A Bachelor's degree (BS),
preferably in Mechanical Engineering, from four-year college or university; or five to ten years related
experience and/or training in the heat process and/or custom equipment industry or equivalent
combination of education and experience. Heat treat furnace industry experience strongly preferred.
Required computer skills include, MS Office, manufacturing systems software, such as BPCS (AS400).
Experience using AutoCAD is desired. We offer excellent pay and benefits and we hope you will consider
joining our dynamic team. Visit the Lindberg/MPH website for more information:
http://www.lindbergmph.com/ Lindberg is an EOE M/F/V/H. Please apply for this job under the careers
section of the SPX website: www.spx.com or email your resume directly to [email protected].
Item #O168
Metallurgist. Description: This position is accountable for the management
and oversight of metallurgical operations in Lufkin’s Power Transmission Division and will be based at
Lufkin’s main manufacturing facility in Lufkin Texas.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES/ACTIVITIES
• Establish ongoing and mutually beneficial relationships with vendors and suppliers of steel for use in
manufacture of Power Transmission equipment.
• Monitor and audit quality of purchased steel; works with Purchasing Department and suppliers to ensure
that LUFKIN's specifications are realistic and are being met.
• Provide technical expertise in material selection and specification, welding techniques and processes,
machining processes and development of appropriate destructive and non-destructive testing.
• Provide technical knowledge to establish cycle times and procedures for heat treating and carburizing of
purchased and machined steel.
• Develop improvements in manufacturing processes which reduce scrap costs, reduce process cost and
provide for more efficient use of material.
• Work with Engineering Design and process improvement teams in continuous improvement effort in
Power Transmission Engineering.
• Provide technical expertise to other operating divisions of LUFKIN as required.
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• Serve as corporate representative in professional organizations to enhance corporate image.
• Special projects as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering or related field. Graduate-level degree preferred.
• Working knowledge of heat treating and carburizing processes for various types of steel in a
manufacturing environment, preferably dealing with gearing.
• Experience in material selection and specifications in a metal machining environment.
• Experience in working with suppliers of steel products in establishing proper material specifications and
assuring conformance to specifications.
• Working knowledge of both destructive and non-destructive testing processes.
• Working knowledge of welding processes used in manufacturing environments.
• Ability to effectively use written and verbal communication to address inquiries from internal and
external customers.
To apply: Please send a resume and salary history/salary expectations to [email protected]
For more information on Lufkin Industries, please visit our website at: www.lufkin.com
Item #O167
HEATBATH®/PARK METALLURGICAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
FOR TECHNICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVES
Privately owned, Heatbath/Park Metallurgical is a leading supplier of heat treating and metal finishing
products with three blending facilities located in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts, Detroit, Michigan and
Chicago, Illinois. ISO certified, Heatbath strives for continual product improvement and complete customer
satisfaction by developing products to meet our customer’s most demanding applications while
maintaining high quality standards and providing a full range of support services. Heatbath is a trusted
supplier for automotive, aerospace, military, and general industrial applications.
Heatbath/Park Metallurgical is seeking qualified Technical Sales Representatives for the Southern
Wisconsin and Illinois territory as well as our North Carolina, South Carolina and Eastern Tennessee
territory. Preferred Candidates will have experience in metal finishing and/or heat treating processes.
Specific knowledge in plating, phosphate conversion coatings, black oxide, molten salt technologies and oil
quenchants preferred. We offer an aggressive compensation package, company car, expenses, 401(K)
and a comprehensive insurance/benefits package.
For additional company information, please visit http://www.heatbath.com/.
Send or email resume in confidence to:
Heatbath/Park Metallurgical
P.O. Box 51048
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Phone: 413 452-2000
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Fax: 413 543-2378
Email: http://[email protected]/
Heatbath Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Item #O166 Supervisor Gallmar Industries, LLC located in Oshkosh, WI has an immediate opening for
two heat treat experienced Supervisors to help support our heat treat operation. The ideal candidates will
be dependable, flexible, self-starters and possess at least three years of heat treat supervisory experience
in a manufacturing environment. We are looking for people with good old fashioned work ethic. We
operate in a fast paced environment and as such, you must be able to effectively multi-task while meeting
critical deadlines, paying attention to detail. We are a privately held company and our employees must be
team players willing to work with other departments to support our ever growing customer base. We offer
excellent compensation, a liberal benefits package, and a 401k discretionary match. Please send your
resume in confidence to Jennifer Miller, Human Resources Manager, at [email protected].
Item #O165 Metallurgist. Full-time Job Opening The Gleason Works Rochester, New York
SUMMARY:
Investigates and conducts studies concerned with physical characteristics, properties, and processing of
metals to develop new applications and methods of commercially fabricating products from metals.
Develops heat treating processes to obtain desired characteristics such as ductility, malleability,
elongation ability, durability, and hardness. Tests alloys in tension, compression, impact, bending, or
fatigue devices to study physical characteristics for manufacturing purposes or determine compliance with
manufacturing specifications and standards. Key person in root cause problem solving regarding potential
material / heat treat problems.
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Lead all GWR efforts in solving material-related issues.
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Support and participate in new product and material development work
and contribute to material/manufacturing process improvements.
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Organize & write technical reports.
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Create and deliver presentations on technical topics and the results
of development & failure analysis work efforts as needed.
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Operate metallurgist testing equipment such as SEM/EDS OES
hardness/micro hardness testers, Metallographic image analysis system Instron etc.
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Support the Heat Treat Services department with metallurgy and heat
treat process knowledge, and lead key quality and process improvement projects.
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Provide metallurgical technology support as well as solve material
related issues with all GWR departments including, Manufacturing, Engineering, R&D, SGS, Tooling &
Arbor, etc.
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Represent GWR to other Gleason plants, outside companies, and
organizations on metallurgical issues.
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Work with client companies to understand, analyze, and find root
cause on critical problems.
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Lead efforts to identify, purchase and install heat treat process
and testing equipment.
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Impart metallurgical knowledge and process expertise to others with
formal training & materials and with informal on the job training methods.
JOB SPECIFIC SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING, OR EXPERIENCE:
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Must be able to read, analyze and interpret common
scientific/technical documentation.
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Must have excellent communication, written and organizational
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Must be able to apply advanced mathematical concepts.
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Must be able to work in a team environment and have the ability to
interact effectively with client company representatives.
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Must have an understanding of Lean and Six Sigma methods.
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Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet and Project Management
Software
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
Less than 10%
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering / Metallurgy required; Master's degree desired; and 4-10
year(s) related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
How to apply:
Email your resume to [email protected].
Please reference Metallurgist on your email subject line.
Email only - please no phone calls. EOE
Item #O135 Heat Treating Services Unlimited, Inc. (HTSU), a Greenville, SC based
service company, is actively seeking a Field Service Technician to perform
temperature control instrument calibrations, repair/corrective maintenance services for
control systems and instrumentation at different client locations throughout the
Southeast. This field service position requires a focus on customer service and a
quality conscious work ethic. Overnight travel is required.
Our technicians calibrate, troubleshoot, install and service control instruments, as well as perform
temperature uniformity studies on industrial furnaces used for steel processing. We utilize state-of-the-art
equipment with a focus on electronic technology for our primary source of data collection, management
and communication
HTSU is a rapidly growing company with aggressive long-term goals. We employ motivated and organized
self-starters and offer opportunities for growth and advancement. With offices in Greenville, SC and
Detroit, MI we service customers throughout the central and eastern United States. A great opportunity
for an above average candidate eager to learn and grow within this dynamic industry.
Qualifications
Must enjoy working with people and solving problems
Must have good electrical and mechanical aptitude
Must have basic computer skills for communication
Have the ability to work with basic hand tools
Knowledge in the use of test equipment such as meters/calibrators
2 to 5 years experience with calibrations and temperature uniformity surveys for thermal processing
equipment
Instrumentation and furnace knowledge a must.
Benefits and Compensation
HTSU provides comprehensive benefits package with competitive wages. Our benefits include:
Medical Insurance – Healthcare
Life Insurance
Paid Vacation
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Personal Days
Sick Days
Holidays
Company Provided Vehicle (if applicable)
Daily Meal Allowances
401(k) Plan
Relocation Assistance (if applicable)
Please furnish resume with current/past responsibilities and salary requirements to [email protected]
resumes kept confidential.
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Item #O133 Looking for Plant Managers, General Managers, Maintenance Technicians, and
Production Supervisors for multiple opportunities all over the US. Please email me in confidence Tom
Nash: [email protected] or 619-828-1040.
Item #O101“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 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 Aerospace & General quality systems (ISO, AS/EN/JISQ9100) • Familiarity with Prime
contractor specifications • 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 Prime
Contractor 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 online today, via our application website, www.eAuditStaff.com.
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
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Metallurgical Engineer
Item #E124. Experienced Heat Treater Looking for New Challenges. I have over 14 years of
experience working in the heat treat industry. I have worked for a commercial heat treating company as
Department Manager, Sales Engineer as well as assistant plant manager duties. I have experience with:
internal quench, vacuum furnace, ion nitride, induction hardening, (extensive) straightening and salt bath
hardening. I\'m looking for opportunities in either Sales or Management. I can be reached at
[email protected]
Item #E123 Graduate Metallurgical Engineer with 40 years experience in the metalworking, heat
treating and plating industries covering Aerospace, Military, Nuclear, Automotive, Mining, Construction
and Machine Tool segments is seeking contract consulting opportunities, full or part time, in either the
domestic or international marketplace. Accomplished in R&D, failure analysis, materials engineering,
thermal processing, welding, laboratory testing, heat treat equipment and facility design, process
troubleshooting, commercialization of new technology as well as technical training in metallurgy and heat
treating. Extensive experience with annealing, atmosphere carburizing, ferriticnitrocarburizing, nitriding,
vacuum hardening, induction hardening and solution treating of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys to Nadcap,
ISO, TS-16949 and CQI-9 quality standards. Immediately available! Please contact me via email at
[email protected]
Item #E122 Field Service Technician. I'm interested in a position as a Field Service Technician. I have
thirty plus years in the heat treating field, including 20 plus as a field service technician. I have worked
extensively with the customer service aspect of this industry. I have worked internationally and I'm willing
to travel. I have experience in installing, start-up, rebuilds (internal retrofits,) and maintenance of new
and old equipment including electrical, welding and fabrication of components. For a complete resume
please contact me at [email protected]
Item #E121 Experienced Furnace Individual. I have over 20 years of experience working with both
atmospheric and vacuum furnaces. I have worked for new equipment manufacturers, equipment
rebuilders, and both captive and commercial heat treaters. I have held positions that include; Engineering
Manager, Sales Engineer, Engineering Assistant, Field Service Manager, Maintenance Manager, and Field
Service Technician and have experience in sales, customer relations, product improvement, maintenance
and service. My resume is available upon request. Please contact me via e-mail at
[email protected]
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 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 Aerospace & General quality systems (ISO, AS/EN/JISQ9100) • Familiarity with Prime
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contractor specifications • 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 Prime
Contractor 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 online today, via our application website, www.eAuditStaff.com.
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.
Item #E107 Metallurgical Engineer: Fine tuned to strategic planning aimed at results and quality.
Hands-on solid over 25 years experience in Thermal Processing of Ferrous and Non-ferrous materials,
Metallographic examination and Mechanical Testing. Set up Thermal Processing equipment for Gas
Carburizing, Carbonitriding, Nitrocarburizing Hardening and Tempering of Heavy components, Induction
Hardening and Vacuum processes. Batch type, Pusher, Belt, and Pit furnaces, Vacuum and Induction
equipment. Experience in maintenance of equipment, Factory maintenance, planning of new installations.
Machine shop: Multispindle and CNC equipment. Experience in Material and Heat-Treatment specification
for Automotive and Heavy Industry components. Pioneer work done in use of Polymer quench for heavy
components for Hydroelectric, Railroad, Petrochemical and Wind energy to guarantee Mechanical
properties. International Experience accumulated in Captive and Commercial H.T plants Fluent in 4
languages, outgoing personality and ready to relocate internationally. [email protected]
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: [email protected]
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