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Heat Treat News 

Used Equipment 

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• Continuous 

• Draw/Temper 

• Generator 

• Induction 

• Miscellaneous 

• Salt 

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Employment 

Opportunities 

Seeking Employment 

Heat Treat 

News Letter 

October Issue 2011 

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Introduction 

What the Heck Is Happening? A theme we have touched upon before is the enormous 

disconnect between the economy in general and heat treating in particular. Since we last 

mentioned this just a few weeks back the gap has only widened. It has become very 

commonplace to hear captive and commercial heat treaters complaining about businesscomplaining 

that they have so much work that routine maintenance is falling by the wayside, new 

projects are not getting the attention they deserve, there is no room to store the work coming in 

and employees are overworked. Boeing has now shipped their first long awaited 787 with over 

800 more on the books, GM, Ford and Chrysler are all announcing excellent sales of new vehicles 

and the oil and gas industry keeps humming along on all cylinders. On the other side of the coin 

we are overwhelmed with doom and gloom reports about a double dip recession, unsustainable 

government debt, unemployment rates that refuse to drop and trepidation, if not complete terror 

about what happens when Greece defaults (what a world-ten years ago I wouldn't have cared less 

what happened to a socialistic, relatively small country half way around the world). So which is 

the real story? Doom and gloom or manufacturing which continues to defy the predictions? 

Perhaps heat treaters learned their lessons in 2009, namely reduced debt, leaner operations and a 

focus on profitable jobs as opposed to any jobs? Or perhaps there is less heat treating capacity 

available meaning more demand than supply? Or just perhaps governments have very little actual 

control over the economy? I for one would argue that it is a combination of all three; lessons 

learned in 2009, a shortage of capacity and governments that long ago forgot that industry is 

what produces wealth not governments. 

Best Regards, 

Gord 


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Heat Treat News 

Used Equipment Available. Our used equipment section is complete and up to date and 

includes some terrific bargains. September 30/2011 

A few examples include: 

• Continuous Mesh Belt Oven 

• Continuous Drying Oven 

• Rotary Hearth Furnace, electrically heated 

• Abbott Brazing Furnace, unused, excellent condition, half price 

• Dow Pit Furnace, great shape asking $15,000 

• Surface 5,000 CFH Endo Generator, $11,000 

• Wheelabrator Spinner Hanger 

• Surface Combustion Double Ended Charge Car, motivated buyer 

• Surface Combustion Dunk/Spray Washer, vendor will discuss price 

If you don't see what you are looking for please let us know and we should be able to find it 

for you. laura@themonty.com 

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. September 30/2011 

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Cambridge Heat Treating/Rubig. "Cambridge Heat Treating, a well established service 

heat treat provider in the Cambridge, Tri-City area of South West Ontario and winner of the 

2010 Cambridge business award for “excellence in energy conservation” decided in 2010 to 

upgrade their plasma nitriding department. President Don Robbins 

says, “Cambridge Heat Treating has provided plasma nitriding for two 

generations now. We were looking to upgrade our nitriding 

department to the latest in process control, quality improvements and 

through-put. Our research led us straight to the technological 

advantages provided by Rübig Engineering, Austria” and in May 2011 

we placed an order for a new Rübig Plasma Nitrider size 150/210 (60” 

x 82”) Duo base Plasma Nitriding Furnace. New 

opportunities open for Cambridge Heat Treating 

with the purchase of this new Hybrid Plasma Nitriding furnace capable 

of performing Plasma Nitriding, plus a Black Oxide protective finish 

and a DLC or Diamond like Hard Coating process called Plasox 

Extended a combination treatment available only by Rubig 

Engineering. Increased productivity of the Duo Bottom System, 

precise repeatable quality, inherent energy efficiencies combined with 

lights out operation capacity distinguish Rubig Engineering as the leader globally of Plasma 

Ion Nitriding furnaces. 

For more information on Rubig Engineering's product offerings to the thermal treatment 

industry contact Terry Bachmeier terrybach@bellnet.ca Rubig Engineering in Canada or Pat 

Sinnott psinnott@comcast.net in the USA." September 30/2011 

Therm-Tech of Waukesha/New Furnace. Very large commercial heat treater Therm- 

Tech of Waukesha, WI, USA is preparing for installation of an impressive three-chamber 

vacuum furnace capable of low-pressure carburizing and oil quenching. Provided by Seco 

Warwick this would appear to be quite an interesting system. We were fortunate enough to 

see this furnace exhibited at the recent Therm Process show in Dusseldorf, Germany this 

past June so what you are seeing below is the first photo on any news outlet of what Therm 

Tech will be receiving shortly. September 30/2011 


Where Are They Now? One of the better known individuals in the Canadian heat treating 

industry is a very competent individual by the name of Suri Sushil who for the past 25 

years has been involved with commercial heat treat companies such as Metex Heat Treat 

and Bodycote. Suri has taken a change of direction and is now Metallurgical Supervisor for 

captive heat treater Northstar Aerospace in Milton, Ontario, Canada. We often say that no 

one ever seems to leave the heat treating industry but Sam McMeekin 

has done just that. Sam worked for Lone Star Heat Treat in Houston, 

Texas as a salesman for some time (Lone Star is one of the largest 

commercial heat treaters in the US) and is now with Texas Industrial Nut 

& Bolt in Port Neches, Texas where he is Branch Manager. September 

29/2011 

ROHDE Schutzgasöfen GmbH/Härterei Reese Bochum GmbH. New 

furnace builder ROHDE Schutzgasöfen GmbH near Frankfurt, Germany is 

sharing some details with us of a brand new pit carburizing furnace they 

are currently installing at Härterei Reese Bochum GmbH in Bochum, 

Germany. The furnace is heated by recuperative gas burners with 

"additional" electrial heating and working dimensions of 5 m (16 feet) in 

diameter and 5.20 m (17 feet) deep with a maximum load of about 100 

metric tons and total heating power of about 2 Megawatt. The furnace is 

equipped with retort and batch support tables. The Process is carried out 

with endogas, 4 gas control devices for redundancy and fast atmosphere 

alternation. The process control system was developed by ROHDE. The 

furnace is equipped with a gas analyzing system which retrieves gas 

samples at a number of points which are distributed on height and 

diameter of the furnace for further analysis. Furthermore the furnace is 

equipped with two normal oxygen sensors in the cover plate. No 

circulation fan and no gas leading cylinder are used instead the multiple 

gassing and exhaust system are used for atmosphere uniformity. The photo below (courtesy 

of Härterei Reese Bochum GmbH) shows the installed furnace with Mrs. Natasha Rohde and 

Mr. Jörn Rohde of ROHDE Schutzgasöfen GmbH standing beside it. Härterei Reese Bochum 

GmbH delivers heat treated parts around the world. September 29/2011 


Texas Heat Treating/Round Rock, Texas, USA. This story is a perfect example of the 

enormous disconnect between the financial markets and what captive and commercial heat 

treaters are seeing these days. Texas Heat Treating 

http://www.texasheattreating.com/index.php located in Round Rock, Texas, is a commercial 

heat treater whose background is summed up thus; "Texas Heat Treating came into 

existence in 1977 with a 6,000 square foot shop to serve central Texas heat treating needs. 

We expanded in 1981 to a 12,000 square foot facility due to the increase in oil tool activity 

during the late 1970's and early 1980's. As the market improved, Texas Heat Treating 

expanded again in 1995 to the current size of a 33,000 square foot plant. Texas Heat 

Treating is owned by a father-son team, C.H. Crossley Sr.(Buddy) and C.H. Crossley 

Jr.(Buster)". That's the background, the reason the company makes the news today is that 

they recently made a multimillion dollar investment in a brand new facility in Fort Worth, 

Texas. The new equipment will include 5 Surface Combustion Super 36 lines, a pit furnace 

and vacuum capabilities. As far as we know this will be the largest new commercial heat 

treating facility in North America in 2011. Damn we like to see new investments like this in 

the heat treating industry. September 28/2011 

Hightemp Furnaces/Dowa. Last week we had some very interesting reading about how 

heat treating giant Dowa of Japan would be acquiring 80% of the shares of Indian heat 

treater and new furnace builder Hightemp. This article offers a few more details such as the 

fact that in the future Hightemp will be offering other technologies such as continuous 

furnaces. September 28/2011 

"Japan-based heat treatment company Dowa Thermotech plans to raise its holding in the 

Indian firm Hightemp Furnaces Ltd to 80 per cent for an undisclosed sum, the company has 

disclosed in a statement on Wednesday. However, Japan’s largest business newspaper, the 

Nikkei, estimates the deal value to be around ¥2-¥3 billion or Rs 190 crore. Dowa 

Thermotech holds 16.1 per cent in Hightemp Furnaces as of June 2011. “The share 

acquisition date has been scheduled for September-end, with Dowa Thermotech acquiring 

up to 80 per cent of shares outstanding in the HTF at that time,” the company has been 

quoted as saying on the acquisition. Incorporated in 1970, Hightemp Furnaces is a leading 

manufacturer of heat treat furnaces, with commercial heat treatment divisions located at 

the industrial clusters of Delhi, Gurgaon, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai. The company has 

annual net sales of Rs 95 crore in FY11 and currently employs 300 people across the 

country. Dowa Thermotech Co. Ltd is a subsidiary of Dowa Holdings Ltd, with a total sales 

turnover of approximately $4 billion and interests in varied segments, such as metals 

smelting, ecosystems, heat treatment and rare earth. Post-acquisition, the Dowa Group will 

expand in the Indian market by adding the company’s manufacturing technologies and 

network with Japanese customers to HTF’s business base. The Japanese firm also seeks to 

promote sales through HTF’s existing customer base, namely, local and foreign-affiliated 

manufacturers, besides meeting the growing demand of its Japanese customers through 

advancement and business expansion in India. It also plans to introduce new manufacturing 

technologies, such as continuous furnace, in addition to the existing licensing of 


technologies. According to Dowa, the Indian heat treatment market will grow significantly in 

association with the expansion of automobile production. The company estimates its 

compound average growth rate to be around 12 per cent by 2015." 

Commercial Heat Treating/Onex Corp. We loved the article last week in Forbes 

magazine which said that commercial heat treating in North America was the most 

profitable industry around (for all the details scroll down this page to the original article). 

Forbes was referring to privately held heat treats, what about publicly traded commercial 

heat treats? There are really only a handful, Bodycote is the best known 

http://www.bodycote.com/ Aalberts Industries 

http://www.groupmt.com/index.php/englisch/about-us.html in Europe is a very large 

commercial heat treat however the heat treating portion of the company is a relatively small 

part of the company and beyond that we are left with a few Japanese companies such as 

Dowa (who have been in the news recently) and Onex Corporation. This is what we know 

about Onex "Onex engages in the heat treatment of ferrous and nonferrous parts for 

automobile and machine tool manufacturers in Japan and internationally. It involves in 

carburizing and hardening, vacuum heat treatment, gas soft-nitriding and oxy-nitriding, 

induction hardening, fine coating, boronizing, shot peening, and bright annealing and 

normalizing activities. The company is based in Atsugi-shi, Japan." Looking at their stock 

value we see that the shares are currently trading at ¥142.00 with a 52 week high of 

¥305.68 and a low of ¥83.64-ouch! How much of this has to do with the actual performance 

of the company and how much has to do with the current state of the stock market is hard 

to determine but at this point we at "The Monty" are very glad we don't have shares in the 

company. You know what-this is kind of fun, let's down the road look at some of the other 

publicly traded commercial heat treats and see where they stand. September 27/2011 

5th International Specialized Exhibition on Heat Treat. Just over is the 5th 

International Specialized Exhibition on Heat Treat which was held 20-22 September 2011 in 

Moscow, Russia. From everything we have heard this was a well attended show and a 

growing show we will add. We've heard that the Nakal booth was very busy (constant 

stream of customers three to four deep) because of their "super duper" new gas nitriding 

technology which they claim cuts cycle times in half and that the Seco booth was also very 

busy. A few comments that we heard from attendees included; "The show has been 

developed, much better than last year- still a small show, personal contacts is everything, 

Russia has a need for western technology and Heat treatment is often old fashioned". 

Damian Bratcher, Director International Operations Super Systems Inc. (oxygen probes, 


furnace control systems, data logging) very kindly sent us a few photos of the event. 

September 27/2011 

Damian Bratcher – Director International Operations Super Systems Inc. Irina Shumaova – 

NAKAL – Sales Manager AFC Holcroft and Super Systems Svetlana Petrova – NAKAL – 

Marketing Manager Evgeny Ilichev – NAKAL – Sales 

Seco Warwick, one of the larger new furnace builders in the world. 

Rubig Engineering. While the company does commercial heat treating, and builds new 

vacuum furnaces they are best known for their Ion Nitriders. From left to right we have 

Wollter Hoder (Slovakia), Joroslav Sklenar, Random Russia Girl (from booth across the 

aisle) and Robert Nobauer . 

ALD, best known for their vacuum carburizing systems. In this photo you see Olga 

Suchanova (Russia) and Joachim Boss – Director Sales Heat Treat (Germany) 


Codere a Swiss new furnace builder who manufactures a range of customized sealed quench 

furnaces controlled under protective atmosphere 

Schmetz, part of the European furnace group MTH. 

Dr. Dzo Mikulovic, Director MESA Electronic GmbH (furnace control systems). 

Queen City Steel Treating/Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. According to this news report from 

cincinatti.com commercial heat treater Queen City Steel Treating suffered what would 

appear to be a very small fire this past Friday. "CAMP WASHINGTON - An underground oil 

vat caught fire at Queen City Steel Treating, 2980 Spring Grove Avenue this evening, but 

Cincinnati firefighters were able to contain the fire in about 15 minutes, according to 

emergency radio transmissions. Fire crews arrived about 6:45 p.m. and shut down Spring 

Grove Avenue in both directions. The fire was reportedly knocked down and contained by 

7:05 p.m. No injuries have been reported. Queen City Steel Treating serves the automotive, 

heavy truck, mining, lawn and garden, construction and safety product industries in 

production heat treatment". Queen City with two locations is one of the oldest (founded in 

1922) and best known commercial heat treaters in North America. Best known for a number 

of reasons including the fact that the Owner, Mrs. Judy Rudy is very active in Metal Treating 

Institute (MTI) and has fought long and hard for the industry. September 26/2011 


OSA-tec Service GmbH/Dortmund, Germany. After a number of years working with 

IVA, Mr. Josef Weissgaerber left the company to start OSA-tec Service GmbH in Dortmund, 

Germany in July 2011. In 2000 Josef became head of the Service Dept. for IVA products 

and also focused on other brands including Aichelin, LOI and Degussa industrial furnaces 

with the main focus being on maintenance and conversion, relocation and CE approvals. 

OSA-tec will be what we in North America would call a furnace rebuilding company, offering 

furnace repairs, spare parts, consulting and service work. IVA in turn is part of the MTH 

Group who together form one of the largest new furnace company's' in Europe. September 

26/2011 

Odds & Ends. Metal Treating Institute (MTI) has reported increased sales for their 

members. "August Bills for Heat Treaters Increase 19.3%. YTD Sales for the Metal Treating 

Industry for August 2011 amounted to $646.2 million, a gain of 22.5% from 2010 when 

sales for January-August equaled $527.3 million. August 2011 sales for the Metal Treating 

Industry totaled $86.7 million, an increase of 19.3% over August 2010 sales which reached 

$72.7 million. All nine MTI districts reported higher sales in August compared to the 

previous year." Tom Ruglic a very well known individual in the North American heat 

treating market recently joined Bell Helicopter Textron in Grand Prairie, Texas. Solar 

Atmospheres in Fontana, CA, USA is holding an open house to show off their new facility. 

This will be held Friday November 11/2011 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM (having been there I 

can say it is well worth the visit). Roger Trefzger who amongst his other responsibilities 

oversaw the heat treating department of GKN Sinter Metals in St. Thomas, Ontario has 

parted ways with the company. GKN has quite an impressive heat treating department at 

this location focusing mainly on sintering. It has been announced who won the 

HTS/Bodycote Best Paper in Heat Treating Award. "The winner of the 2011 

HTS/Bodycote Best Paper in Heat Treating Award is "Intelligent Heat Treating: Simulation of 

Carburization Process," by (primary author) Ms. Yingying Wei, Ph.D. student, materials 

science and engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Both awards will be presented at 

the HTS General Membership Meeting on Nov. 1, 2011, during the HTS Conference and 

Exposition in Cincinnati, Ohio". And last but not least United Technologies Buys 

Goodrich for $18.4 Billion. Not directly a heat treat news item but United Technologies 

(which includes Pratt & Whitney) is one of the largest captive heat treaters in the world and 

Goodrich either heat treats in house or outsources an enormous amount of heat treating. 


UPC/United Gear & Assembly. "United Process Controls (UPC, www.group-upc.com) 

recently upgraded the system controls of two Surface Combustion batch IQ furnaces used 

by precision gear manufacturer United Gear & Assembly. Located in Hudson, WI, United 

Gear & Assembly is an ISO/TS 16949 registered contract manufacturer of precision gears 

and shafts and is a strategic/core supplier to several global OEMs. While the three-decadeold 

HMI systems performed satisfactorily for the lifetime of the installations, they were 

falling behind the technological curve on important functions such as recipe development 

and management, digital data processing, and SCADA integration. Other concerns included 

availability and cost of spare parts, as well as lowering operating costs through improved 

energy efficiency. A CQI-9 compliant control system was also a key requirement. The 


modernized HMI platform based on Protherm 600 controllers from UPC offers a new level of 

speed, accuracy, and flexibility in creating and modifying carburizing recipes. Menu screens 

and programming are much more user-friendly when it comes to finding data and making 

changes, and new recipe entries are easier to create, thus reducing set-up time. Furnace 

I/Os and all process data coming back to the Protherm 600 are trended automatically, which 

helps pinpoint problems quickly and efficiently, saving operator hours and downtime. The 

enhanced controls also provide the United Gear plant with the option to integrate UPC 

instrumentation with SCADA at a future expansion. Furthermore, with quenching functions 

embedded into the Protherm 600, the system achieves effective utilization of the quench 

cycle and eliminates standby power consumption, conserving energy and reducing utility 

costs. Future enhancements are planned for more furnaces, which will allow the company’s 

heat treat operations to achieve operational reliability and maintenance savings." 


Laura Micallef/The Monty. The team at "themonty.com" welcome our new Advertising 

Manager, Ms. Laura Micallef. Laura recently joined WG Montgomery Ltd., and will be 

responsible for advertising and a number of other responsibilities. Laura can be reached at 

laura@themonty.com September 22/2011 

Nitrex/OMNI-X. "Nitrex Metal (www.nitrex.com) shipped a compact nitriding system to 

the European subsidiary of US tube bending tools manufacturer OMNI-X. The model NXK- 

409 furnace with a workload capacity of 660-lb (300 kg) will be used to nitride tube bending 

tooling such as bend dies, clamp dies, and pressure dies. The complete NXK system also 

includes integrated automation and NITREG® control technology programmed for alloy steel 

materials, which will increase tool hardness and wear resistance resulting in improved tool 

durability and bending quality. This is a plug-and-play system preassembled at the factory 

to achieve faster implementation times and lower installation costs to the customer. The 

system was installed at the Brno, Czech Republic facility." September 22/2011 

Dowa/High Temp Furnaces. It would appear that the largest new furnace builder and 

largest commercial heat treater in India, High Temp Furnaces has been largely acquired by 

Japanese new furnace builder and commercial heat treater DOWA Thermotech Co., Ltd. The 

two companies have enjoyed a long and profitable relationship and this is bringing them a 

little closer. We dug through our photos and found this picture taken several years ago 

showing the top people from Dowa and High Temp. The President of High Temp, Mr. Gopal 

Mahadevan is second from the right, the Vice President of Marketing, Mr. Pratap Ghorpade 


is shown on the far right. To the press release below we can add that Dowa already had a 

16.1% interest in HTF and that the investment is estimated at 2-3 billion yen. Also HTF 

leads the Indian market with a 30% market share and that it posted 1.5 billion yen in sales 

in the year ending March 31. Dowa's heat treatment business was in the area of 16.9 billion 

yen in fiscal 2010. With the Indian heat treat market expected to grow 12% annually you 

can see why companies such as Dowa are anxious to expand their presence in the country. 

Mr. Gopal Mahadevan, Managing Director, Hightemp Furnaces Ltd. provided these 

comments. 

"Dear Gord, As you have reported in your press release it is indeed a very important day in 

Hightemp's history. The decision by DOWA to acquire majority was dependent on more 

reasons than one. To begin with, after having worked with DOWA since 1986 as our 

technical partner and 1990 as our jv partner bought together common values both the 

company's share of ' ethics, technology and customer delight. DOWA over the years has 

been hugely responsible to what Hightemp has achieved today with five manufacturing 

plants and employing over 300 people. The technical support, the training imparted to 

Hightemp in our growing years truly did help us realize our potential to address the needs of 

the Indian market .Hightemp over the years has managed to grow to be responsible and a 

trusted supplier to many MNC'S operating in India today. What has also contributed to 

Hightemp's technological bench strength is the world class alliances with AFC-HOLCROFT 

USA, APPLIED PROCESS USA. VACAERO CANADA, PYROMAITRE CANADA, and the TTI 

GROUP UK, which has bought in immense benefits to our customers due to their cutting 

edge solutions. The future indeed looks very promising with an ideal combination of 

resource, technology and a growing market to address...for Hightemp... M.Gopal, Managing 

Director, Hightemp Furnaces Ltd." 

Bill Disler, VP of AFC-Holcroft (new furnaces), a company that has worked with both HTF 

and Dowa for a number of years has these comments to make: “This news just further 

confirms the growing global aspects of our industry. AFC-Holcroft has had terrific 

experiences working with both Dowa and Hightemp over the years. They are both very 

credible companies. Like many changes happening in the global marketplace, we will be 

looking at this as a potential opportunity in the future.” 

"DOWA Thermotech Co., Ltd. (14-1, Sotokanda 4-Chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Capital: 

¥1,000 million; President: Toshiro Sumida), a subsidiary of DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (same 


location; Capital: ¥36,400 million; President: Masao Yamada), has entered today into an 

agreement with the shareholders (owners) of Hightemp Furnaces Ltd.(hereinafter “HTF”), a 

heat treatment and industrial furnace manufacturer in India, to acquire shares in HTF. The 

share acquisition date is scheduled for the end of September, with DOWA Thermotech 

acquiring up to 80% of shares outstanding in HTF at that time. HTF is the largest heat 

treatment and industrial furnace manufacturer in India, established in 1971 and operating 

five plants in India including the one in Bangalore. HTF has maintained a relationship with 

the DOWA Group for over 20 years, including the licensing of technology in 1985 and capital 

participation in 1991. DOWA Thermotech will now penetrate the fast-growing Indian 

automobile market in earnest with controlling interest in HTF to be acquired by increasing 

the stake up to 80% (shareholding ratio of DOWA Thermotech is 16.1% as of the end of 

June 2011). In India, with its continually developing economy, the heat treatment market is 

expected to grow significantly in association with the expansion of automobile production, 

and its compound average growth rate to 2015 is forecast at around 12%. After acquiring 

the controlling interest, the DOWA Group will establish a firm position in the expanding 

Indian market by adding DOWA Thermotech’s considerable manufacturing technologies and 

its network with Japanese customers to HTF’s business base. The Group will seek to 

promote the sales to existing customers of HTF centering on local and foreign-affiliated 

manufacturers and meet demand from DOWA Thermotech’s Japanese customers for 

advancement and business expansion in India by enhancing the lineup of batch furnaces 

and introducing new manufacturing technologies, such as continuous furnace, from Japan, 

in addition to the existing licensing of technologies. With this strategic move of DOWA 

Thermotech, India will be the fourth operating base, after North America, Thailand and 

China, to penetrate overseas markets in earnest in the heat treatment business. DOWA 

Thermotech will continue to develop overseas operations by meeting market and user 

needs. Overview of HTF; Corporate name: Hightemp Furnaces Ltd. Location: Five plants in 

India including the one in Bangalore. Representative: M. Gopal. Established: April 1971. 

Ownership structure: (After acquiring shares, DOWA Thermotech Co., Ltd. 80% M. Gopal 

20%. Capital: 44 million rupees (approximately ¥75 million), converted at 1 rupee = ¥1.7, 

hereinafter the same. Number of employees: Approximately 300 Net sales: FY2011/3: 875 

million rupee (approximately ¥1.5 billion)." 

Advanced Heat Treat Solutions/Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Commercial heat 

treater Advanced Heat Treat Solutions suffered a small fire yesterday as you can see from 

the news item below. September 21/2011 

No word on the cause. "Mississauga firefighters extinguished a fire this morning in a factory 

just west of Malton. It was about 6:55 a.m. when firefighters were called to Advanced Heat 

Treating Solutions on Anson Dr., north of Derry Rd. and west of Torbram Rd. Flames could 

be seen through the plant's windows when firefighters arrived. The fire appeared to be 

related to a pair of furnaces. There was smoke throughout the building but firefighters used 

fans and natural ventilation to clear the air. Meanwhile, emergency crews remained on the 

scene until company officials arrived to provide them with information about what might 

have caused the problem." 


Attending HT 2011 in Cincinnati, Ohio this month? 

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Join innovators, influencers and decision makers in the Heat Treating industry from around the world at Heat Treat 2011. 

26th ASM Heat Treating Society 

Conference and Exposition 

October 31 - November 2, 2011 

Duke Energy Convention Center • Cincinnati, Ohio USA 

ASM Heat Treating Society and American Gear 

Manufactures Association (AGMA) are co-locating at HT 

2011—the 2011 HTS Conference and Exposition—which is 

shaping up to be a don’t-miss event. The conference will 

feature more than 90 presentations including some of the 

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gear heat treatment. Speakers representing commercial 

heaters, equipment suppliers, research centers, and gear 

producers from around the world will present the latest 

technologies in areas such as: 

• Induction hardening and surface treatments 

• Immersion quenching and distortion issues 

• High-pressure gas quenching and metallurgical issues 

• Novel and emerging processes 

It’s the event recognized by industry, academia and 

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Modeling of Quenching, 

Residual-Stress Formation, and Quench Cracking 

R.A. Wallis, ASM Handbook, Volume 22B, Metals Process 

Simulation, D.U. Furrer and S.L. Semiatin, editors 

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Education Short Courses 

Make the most of your Heat Treat experience and 

take an education short course. Courses are designed 

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Business Valuation and the Exit Planning Process 

Instructor: Allen Oppenheimer 

Wednesday, Nov. 2; 1-4 p.m. NEW OFFERING 

Surface Treatment of Gears and Tools 

Instructor: David Pye 

Sunday, Oct. 30; 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 

Vacuum Technology 

Instructor: Ginny Osterman 

Sunday, Oct. 30; 1-5 p.m. 

Basics of Quenching 

Instructor: D. Scott MacKenzie 

Wednesday, Nov. 2; 1-5 p.m. 

Deep Cryogenics Processing Basics 

Instructors: Rozalia Papp and Rick Diekman 

Wednesday, Nov. 2; 1-5 p.m. 

Fundamentals of Steel Heat Treating 

Instructor: D. Scott MacKenzie 

Thursday, Nov. 3; 8 a.m.-12 p.m. 

Materials Selection and Heat Treatment of Gears 

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Along with a wide range of exhibitors representing equipment manufacturers and supplies and services, a new 

Heat Treating Solutions Center will offer exhibitor presentations focusing on real-world problem solving on specific 

manufacturing techniques, products, and technologies. Presentations are scheduled November 1-2, 2011 in the Heat 

Treating Solutions Center; a designated area located on the Show Floor. 

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Industry Presentations – Solutions Center 

Date/Time 

Tuesday, Nov. 1 

Topic Company 

10:30 a.m. Gear Honing a High Economic Process Gleason Corp. 

11:00 a.m. CHTE – The Collaborative Research Home for the Heat Treat Industry Center for Heat Treating Excellence 

11:30 a.m. Shop Floor CMM and Gear Inspection Koepfer America LLC & Zeiss IMT 

1:00 p.m. Optimized Hob Designs to Improve Hob Life, Part Quality and Cycle Time Star SU LLC 

1:30 p.m. Keynote Presentation – To Be Announced To Be Announced 

2:30 p.m. Considerations for Optimum Methods of Gear Finishing KAPP Technologies 

3:00 p.m. Gear Flame-Hardening: Case Studies Flame Treating Systems Inc. 

3:30 p.m. Contour Hardening of Gear-Like Components Inductoheat Inc. 

4:00 p.m. To Be Determined Bourn & Koch 

4:30 p.m. Enabling Efficient and Cost-Effective Heat Treatment Operations – A Discussion About the 

Latest Developments in Control, Data, and Energy Instruments 

Invensys Eurotherm 

Wednesday, Nov. 2 

10:30 a.m. New Alternative for Integral Quenching Applications Seco/Warwick Corp. 

11:00 a.m. Innovative Indexable Insert Solution for Hobbing of Medium Sized Gears Sandvik Coromant 

11:30 a.m. Electric Power Savings in Vacuum Furnace Operations Solar Manufacturing 

1:00 p.m. Precision Atmospheres May Reduce Heat Treating Costs Praxair Inc. 

2:30 p.m. Custom Application of Shot Peening to Gearing Metal Improvement Co. 

3:00 p.m. On-Site Hydrogen Eases Atmosphere Challenges Proton Energy Systems 

3:30 p.m. The Integration of Induction Heating and Press Quench in 

the Manufacturing Cell Using Robotic Handling Techniques 

EDMS Inc., division of SAET Group 

4:00 p.m. Multi-Processing: Turning and Hobbing Koepfer America LLC & EMAG LLC 

4:30 p.m. Noncontact Temperature Measurement in Heat Treating Applications LumaSense Technology 

Thursday, Nov. 3 

10:30 a.m. Challenges in Nitriding of Gear Nitrex Inc. 

11:00 a.m. Spline Rolling - a Design Development Roto-Flo & U.S. Gear Tools 

11:30 a.m. What’s Better for Me – Face Hobbing and Lapping or Face Milling and Grinding? Gleason Corp. 

1:00 p.m. Tooth Contact Analysis in an Integrated Software Package KISSsoft AG 

1:30 p.m. China Gear Industry and Gear Manufacturing LI Gear Inc. 

2:00 p.m. Honing and Cup Wheel Superfinishing – a Cost Effective and 

Higher Quality Alternative to ID and Face Grinding 

Nagel Precision Inc. 

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Commercial Heat Treating/The Most Profitable Industry in the World? Now this 

article which recently appeared in Forbes magazine really caught our attention (giving credit 

where credit is due Tom Nash of International Search Partners, recruiters specializing in the 

heat treat industry alerted us to this very interesting article, Tom Nash 

mailto:tomn@ispards.com). From well respected Forbes Magazine we have this list of the 

most profitable privately run businesses and if I understand this correctly commercial heat 

treating and related businesses are ranked number one. Quite something! September 

20/2011 

"Given the skittish economy, business owners are wondering what to do and how to 

navigate their uncertain environments. Markets are tumbling at record speeds, and half the 

experts expect the Federal Reserve to announce another round of quantitative easing (QE3) 

today in order to thwart recessionary trends. What should business owners be doing? When 

factors outside its control are changing, the best focus a business can have is real attention 

to its customers' needs and a commitment to fulfilling those needs with a high, or at least 

decent, margin. Then businesses are better prepared to cope with potential tax code or 

interest rate changes that could erode profitability. If you produce an excellent product that 

fills a need or provide a service that consumers depend upon, your business is more likely 

to outlast a potential double-dip recession. But, the real winners-those that will do more 

than sustain-will be the companies that can produce such a good or provide a service with a 

high margin. Those businesses will have capital to reinvest at the first sign of market 

recovery. Sageworks analyzed the profitability of privately-held companies over the past 

twelve months to determine which industries have been bulking up their margin-which 

industries have been successfully growing their "cushion" in anticipation of uncertain 

economic trends. 

Percentage Growth in Adjusted Net Profit before Taxes over Last 12 Months NAICS Code - 

Industry. Percent Change 

3328 - Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, & Allied Activities 74.67% 

4841 - General Freight Trucking 60.39% 

5321 - Automotive Equipment Rental & Leasing 57.19% 

1121 - Cattle Ranching & Farming 56.70% 

2111 - Oil & Gas Extraction 56.53% 

3321 - Forging & Stamping 54.58% 

4235 - Metal & Mineral (except Petroleum) Wholesalers 47.37% 

7212 - RV Parks & Recreational Camps 45.67% 


3211 - Sawmills & Wood Preservation 41.84% 

3262 - Rubber Product Manufacturing 40.46% 

Source: Sageworks, a financial information company, 8.9.2011 

Most of the industries that made the list are heavily dependent upon machinery or inventory 

to produce their goods or deliver their services. Unlike low-capital businesses that rely 

heavily on employees and their skill sets, these industries can more easily tweak their 

margin. For example, these industries can use equipment a little longer than expected or 

maintain it to prevent replacement costs. They can reduce inventories to improve holding 

costs. Or, like the service businesses, they can reduce their overhead through layoffs or 

delayed hiring despite growth http://www.sageworksinc.com/pressroom.aspx?article=553. 

This last one seems to be a real trend among most businesses since hiring is stagnant but 

revenues are up across the board http://blogs.forbes.com/sageworks/2011/06/20/growingindustries/. 

Whether their increasing margin is an indicator of precautionary strategy in light 

of the economy or just a honed focus on profitability, these industries are prepared to drive 

their leaner operations through potential economic troubles." 

Paulo Products Company Names Production Manager. "St Louis, MO - July 18, 2011 - 

Paulo Products Company is pleased to announce the placement of Mr. Aaron Bell as 

Production Manager of its St. Louis facility. One of the largest and best equipped heat 

treating plants in the Midwest, Paulo - St Louis offers production heat treating in batch and 

in continuous belt as well as vacuum heat treating to NADCA requirements. The St Louis 

facility also provides brazing, induction hardening, aluminum heat treating, cryogenics, 

blasting and black oxide services. Aaron joined Paulo in 2010 after working at Sauer- 

Danfoss, Inc. where he held positions including: Design Engineer, Six Sigma Project 

Manager, Tactical Buyer, & Strategic Purchasing Manager. Since joining Paulo, Aaron has 

served as Operations Support Manager providing leadership for specific improvement 

activities at all Paulo plants. Aaron is a graduate of Iowa State University where he earned a 

BS degree in Agricultural Engineering (Power & Machinery focus). "Aaron's experience in 

lean manufacturing and creating customer satisfaction will strengthen the St Louis facility's 

continuous improvement efforts" states Greg Glei, Vice President, Operations Paulo Products 

company. Paulo products company offer a wide variety of heat treating, brazing and metal 

finishing solutions as well as a broad range of metallurgical and engineering services. In 

addition to the St Louis facility, Paulo operates plants in Kansas City, MO, Nashville and 

Merfreesboro, TN and Willoughby, OH." September 20/2011 

SHU, The World's Largest Single Location Commercial Heat Treat? Recently we had 

the opportunity to see commercial heat treater Schwäbische Härtetechnik Ulm (SHU) in 

Ulm, Germany and a treat it was. Out of the hundreds of commercial heat treats we have 

seen around the world over the years we would have to say SHU is the largest single 

location heat treater in the world (the second largest in our opinion by the way is just 

outside of Shanghai, China). The company has 3 facilities either joined or within feet of each 

other, their website http://www.shu-ulm.de/ has a good overview of the plants. Between 

the 3 there are well over 500 employees, compare that to the average for commercial shops 

of 20-30 people and you have a good idea of just how large this company is. Every single 


process would appear to be offered including batch, mesh belt, vacuum, pushers, Induction, 

rotary retort, gas and Ion nitriding and a few which I am sure we have missed. Like most 

commercial shops in Germany the company's main business is auto components and with 

typical German thoroughness the plant is immaculate and very well organized. Not 

convinced about the size? To further reinforce the size we will add that the company has 5 

Dibalog Energy Optimization and data logging systems and each is capable of 10,000 

points. These photos give you a better idea about the facilities but please note our picture 

taking opportunities were limited to photos with no parts and no fixturing which we 

completely understand and adhered with. Also included in the photos are two from their 

sister plant down the road EHT in Erbach which is equally impressive. September 19/2011 

EHT, Erbach, Germany, Kathrin Kohler Quality Assurance & Gord Montgomery 

EHT Batch IQ Lines 

Ipsen Pusher Line (our understanding is this is the largest pusher Ipsen has ever built). 

An overview of very impressive multi batch IQ installation. The furnaces came from an 

Italian new furnace builder. 


Maxitrate Tratamento Térmico e Controles Ltda./Brazil. The photos below show a 

brand new pit furnace purchased by Brazilian commercial heat treater Maxitrate. This was 

purchased from Lindberg, Argentina and will be installed at Maxitrate's Araraquara, plant. 

This pit carburizing furnace has working dimensions of 1,6 meters in diameter and 2,2 

metres deep and is gas fired with 9 burners. It will be used for large gear carburizing and 

treatment of oil & gas parts all to API 6A standards. September 16/2011 

SKF Hanover, PA. "From www.abc27.com we have this very upsetting news item."Worker 

dies of injuries from steam explosion at Hanover plant. HANOVER, Pa. (WHTM) - An 

employee injured in a steam explosion at the SKF USA plant in York County earlier this 

month has died from his injuries. Company spokesman Warren Gondolf said the SKF 

employee died Tuesday evening at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore. The 

employee's name was not released. Two workers from Aichelin Heat Treatment Systems 

were also injured in the Sept. 1 accident and remain hospitalized. The condition of both was 

listed as serious but improving, Gondolf said. Gondolf has said the accident was caused by 

an explosion of hot salt solution in the plant's heat treatment area. The heat treating 

operation has remained idle pending the completion of an investigation." September 

16/2011 

Odds & Ends. Donovan Heat Treating Company Inc. will receive a $423,375 Alternative 

and Clean Energy program loan to upgrade and rebuild an energy efficient furnace at its 

commercial heat treatment facility in Philadelphia. The new high efficiency low NOx 

(nitrogen oxide) pulse-fired burners will reduce consumption of natural gas by 30-35 

percent and create eight new jobs. The total project cost is $846,750. Mid-South 

Metallurgical Co., in Murfreesboro, TN, USA is in the process of installing another batch IQ 


line, this will be their second in a very short period of time. This was a company that had 

seen little growth over the past few years until it was acquired by Clif Coleman who has 

been doing a tremendous job of adding capacity, updating current equipment and 

modernizing the company. Keith Boeckenhauer, SECO/WARWICK Corp. President, has 

announced the addition of Bill Euliano as Operations Manager for SECO/WARWICK Corp. Mr. 

Euliano brings more than 30 years manufacturing experience to SECO/WARWICK Corp. He 

will report to the president and is responsible for the company's day-to-day operating 

activities. Mr. Euliano will oversee the effective and efficient use of facilities and personnel, 

as well as conformance to schedules and budgets. Seco Warwick is a large builder of new 

furnaces. Old Carco (formerly Chrysler Kenosha Engine Plant) is having an upcoming 

auction which will include two pretty new (2000) Lindberg electric furnace lines. In spite of 

the fact that electrically heated furnaces are generally not in high demand I would still 

expect that these will attract some attention as the used market is so tight these days. 


ASM Heat Treating Society/New Board Members. From ASM we have this 

announcement. http://www.asminternational.org/portal/site/ims/Home/ What strikes me 

about this list is how well balanced it is with a good mix of captive and commercial heat 

treaters. September 15/2011 

"Roger Jones will serve as vice president for the 2011-2012 term; 

William Flower, Christopher Klaren, and Meri Lazar will to serve on the 

HTS Board for the 2011-2014 term; and Brett Carlson and Eric Wagner 

will serve as Student and Young Professional board members, 

respectively, for the 2011-2012 term. The terms begin September 1, 

2011." 

"Roger A. Jones is corporate president of Solar Atmospheres Inc., 

Souderton, Pa. After graduating from Hocking Technical College, he 

joined ABAR Corp. in 1975. In 1978, he joined Vacuum Furnace 

Systems Corp., founded by his father, William R. Jones, FASM. In 1983, 

he helped found Solar Atmospheres Inc., serving as vice president. He 

became president in 1993, and corporate president in 2001. He has 

been a member of the Metal Treating Institute since 1983, serving on 

the Board of Trustees (1998-2004, and 2009-present), and as president 

(2004-5). Roger has been a member of ASM Philadelphia Liberty Bell 

Chapter since 1983, and chapter president (1993-4). He was chair of 

the ASM Heat Treating Society Immediate Needs Committee and the 

HTS Education Committee, served on the Nominating Committee for 

two separate terms, and is a member of the HTS T&P Committee. He 

was elected to the HTS Board in 2005. 

William D. Flower is president of Specialty Heat Treating Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich. He 

earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering in 1979 from Western Michigan University, and a 

graduate degree in finance in 2005 from Chicago Graduate School of Business. He was 

president of Material Damage Consultants Inc. (1982-88), and joined Specialty Heat 

Treating (Athens, Ala.) as start-up engineer/plant manager (1988-94). He has served in 

different positions at the company's various facilities, including plant manager (Grand 

Rapids; 1994-96), start-up engineer/plant manager (Holland, Mich.; 1995-97), vice 

president of operations (Grand Rapids, Holland, Athens, and Elkhart, Ind.; 1997-2004), 

senior vice president (2004-11), and president since April 2011. Bill intends to develop the 

next-generation management team through succession planning, mentoring, and training; 


to develop and implement integrated IT systems for process control and process 

management; to integrate a lean/six sigma-based quality culture; and to continue to move 

toward "green," or sustainable, process technology. 

Christopher M. Klaren is general supervisor/business unit manager of Heat Treat Operations 

at Deere and Company, Waterloo Tractor Works, Iowa. He graduated from University of 

Dubuque in 1977, earned his M.S. in metallurgy from Iowa State University in 1979, and 

joined the company as process metallurgist in its heat treat operations. For the next 16 

years, he worked in all areas of the Waterloo facility's heat treat processes. In 1995, Chris 

was appointed leader of the Heat Treat Manufacturing Engineering Group, and to his current 

position in 1998. Chris led the heat treat organization through the redevelopment of the 

Westfield Avenue site in Waterloo from 2003-2006, a large capital project which resulted in 

improved processes, equipment, efficiencies, and operations safety. More recently, he has 

managed a new capacity expansion project in heat treating to respond to increased 

customer demand. Chris has been a member of the Northeast Iowa Chapter of ASM since 

1979, serving as board member, vice chairman, and chairman. He participated in revising 

the ASM Handbook Volume 4: Heat Treating, Methods of Measuring Case Depth, and has 

presented papers at ASM Heat Treating Society conferences. 

Meri Lazar is an international business development advisor, with a deep interest in the 

critical link between technology and research, operations, and marketing. She is a graduate 

engineer in metallurgy from Romania, with industry experience gained while working and 

living in various countries. Meri's experience includes leadership roles in Air Liquide Group, 

and Air Products & Chemicals Inc. She recently returned to the United States from an 

overseas appointment with Air Liquide, where she directed the business development for 

several industries in the emerging economies of Central/Eastern Europe and Russia. 

Previously, she managed the Global Metals market for Air Products and Chemicals. Meri was 

strongly involved with Center for Heat Treating Excellence as a founding member. As a 

business leader, she advocated cooperation with national and local societies such as CCMA 

(U.S./Canada), AFS (U.S.), MPIF (U.S.), ASMET (Austria), ATTT (France), CTIF (France), 

and AWT (Germany). Meri has been a member of the ASM Heat Treating Society for over 15 

years, where she has served in various capacities. 

Brett Carlson is from Rapid City, S.D., and currently is a junior at South Dakota School of 

Mines and Technology, Rapid City, pursuing a degree in metallurgical engineering. Brett 

participated in the National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates in 

the summer of 2010, where he researched historical direct iron reduction, constructed a 

furnace for the process, and wrote a technical report. He is the recipient of the D.W. 

Fuerstenau MET Scholarship, the South Dakota Opportunity Scholar Award, and the SDSMT 

Tech Challenge Scholarship. He also is a member of a Materials Advantage Student 

Chapter. 

Eric Wagner is a 2006 graduate of Iowa State University with a bachelor's degree in 

Materials Engineering with an emphasis in metals and polymers. He has worked at the 

Timken Company since graduation, where he started as a Bearing Materials Associate at the 


Technology Center in Canton, Ohio. He then spent four years as the Plant Metallurgist at 

the Gaffney Bearing Plant, located in Gaffney, S.C. In September 2010, he moved to the 

Tyger River Plant in Union, S.C., where he is working as a Principal Metallurgical Engineer. 

He currently resides in Spartanburg, S.C., with his wife. They are expecting their first child 

in November." 

Solar Atmospheres/New Contract. Interesting press release below about how one of the 

largest Vacuum Commercial heat treaters in the world has landed a multi-million dollar 

contract for heat treating. September 14/2011 

"Hermitage, PA. September 13, 2011- A major prime contractor in the nuclear field 

awarded Solar Atmospheres of Western PA a multi-million dollar purchase order for the 

vacuum thermal processing of nickel based nuclear steam generator tubing. Known for 

having the world’s largest commercial vacuum furnace, Solar was selected for its unique 

ability to process the 48 foot (576 inch) long parts. “Our new customer faced a critical and 

out-of-the-ordinary challenge of vacuum stress reliving these massive parts. Our 

distinctive furnace capability was a perfect match for this special project. We are fortunate 

to be able to leverage the expertise of our sister company, Solar Manufacturing, to make 

our vacuum furnaces more robust and flexible,” said Michael Johnson, Sales Manager for 

Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania. ABOUT SOLAR ATMOSPHERES OF 

WESTERN PA; Vacuum Heat Treating and Brazing services provided by Solar Atmospheres 

produce bright, scale-free parts with minimal distortion. The Hermitage, Pennsylvania plant, 

60 miles North of Pittsburgh, specializes in thermal processing of large, mainly titanium 

manufacturing parts. This facility houses the world's largest commercial vacuum furnace (5' 

wide x 5' high x 36' long work zone - 150,000 lb. workload capacity) which uniquely 

benefits the aerospace industry. With a variety of furnaces processing smaller parts, Solar 

Atmospheres serves 18 different industries. State-of-the-art services also include 

carburizing, nitriding and R&D. Additional plants are located in Fontana, California and 

Souderton, Pennsylvania. www.solaratm.com" 

IVA Industrieöfen GmbH/Management Changes. The news item below tells us about 

some management changes at IVA, one of the largest German furnace builders. Also 

included are photos of some the projects on the floor. September 13/2011 

“We herewith inform you about the following change in Management of IVA Industrieöfen 

GmbH: We are pleased to announce that Mr. Dipl.-Ing. Peter Haase (41) has accepted the 

position as Technical Director. Among others, he is responsible for design, production, 

service, process technology and R&D. He has a master degree in Mechanical Engineering 

and is working for the heat treatment industry for more than 10 years 

The constitution of our management is now as follows: 

Mr. Helmut Egger - Managing Director 

Mr. Thomas Heine - Commercial Director /Authorized Signatory 

Mr. Peter Haase - Technical Director / Authorized Signatory” 


IVA Industrieöfen GmbH was founded in 1984. With it’s headquarter in Dortmund, 

Germany, IVA is specialized in engineering and manufacturing of energy efficient heat 

treatment equipment for almost every application purpose. The range of furnaces featuring 

economic efficiency and high cost-performance ratio, is offering solutions for multiple heat 

treatment processes. Beyond the furnace production IVA is known to be strong in delivering 

all inclusive, automated furnaces, processes and companion system. This also includes new 

hard- and software developments as well as heat treatment process optimization even for 

external systems. And - last but not least – extensive service capabilities for IVA and also 

competitor’s equipment complete the full spectrum of what IVA can offer." 

Solo Swiss/Heckler & Koch. We go to Europe today for a press release from new furnace 

builder Solo Swiss who have just landed an order for a new furnace line from Heckler & 

Koch, a small arms provider based in Germany. September 13/2011 

"Sep 08, 2011 - The SOLO Swiss line is designed for the heat treatment of guns and pistols 

parts. It is equipped with a nitriding and nitrocarburizing furnace, two austenitizing, 

carburizing and carbonitriding bell furnaces, with a working temperature up to 1050°C, a 

quenching oil tank max. 100°C, a tempering furnace under N2 atmosphere, a washing 

machine with two tanks, a storage with 16 loading/unloading ramps, a 5-axis robot, an 

AXRON Swiss Technology process control and supervision. The useful loading dimensions 

are about 500 mm diameter, 700 mm height for a surface of 0.19 m2, a volume of 0.155 

m3 and a maximum weight of a load about 300 kg. 


This installation provides: 

- A load management system with remote supervision from Switzerland (for online 

maintenance). 

- To achieve perfect metallurgical results (no deformation, homogeneity and reproducibility 

of treatment). 

- An integrated and flexible production system with a wide range of treatments. 

- An increase in production capacity by addition of future modules. 

SOLO Swiss – www.soloswiss.com manufactures advanced industrial furnaces for the heat 

treatment of metals since 1945. SOLO Swiss offers controlled atmosphere furnaces, type 

batch furnaces, bell-type furnaces, retort furnaces, muffle furnaces, hardening furnaces, 

continuous furnaces, mesh belt furnaces, continuous furnaces with online quenching, used 

in variety of heat treatment processes (Carburizing, Hardening, Ecocarb, Tempering, 

Annealing, Austempering, Nitriding, Brazing, Carbonitriding, Sintering, Nitrocarburising, 

Oxinitriding, Quenching…). 

Heckler & Koch - www.heckler-koch.de are Leaders in technology, research and 

development of infantry weapon systems. For more than 50 years Heckler & Koch has 

provided small arms systems that have met the strict demands of security, police, special 

and military forces, within NATO and NATO allied countries." 

Things To Know. James Antoine who started in the heat treating 

industry at DOWA-THT (a Japanese furnace manufacturer with a facility 

in Bowling Green, Ohio) very recently started with Alcon Industries in 

Cleveland, Ohio. Alcon is one of the largest suppliers of cast and 

fabricated alloy components for the heat treating industry in North 

America. According to the Metal Treating Institute (MTI) "Year to date 

sales for the Metarel Tating Industry ending July 2011 totaled $558.5 

million, a gain of 22.9% from 2010 when sales for January-July equaled 

$454.6 million. July 2011 sales for the Metal Treating Industry reached 

$75.4 million, an increase of 12.9% over July 2010 sales which totaled 

$66.8 million. All nine MTI districts reported higher sales in July 

compared to the previous year." Lincoln Electric Company in 

Cleveland, Ohio, has just received a brand new oven from Lucifer 

Furnaces. Our understanding is that commercial heat treater Coleman 

Heat Treating in Jacksonville AR, USA has just purchased an AFC batch 

IQ line with working dimensions of 36" X 48" X 32". Wayne Samuelson 

who was with Modern Industries in Erie, PA for many years has just 

become Corporate Metallurgist for RBC Bearings. We congratulate 

Wayne, RBC is an excellent company to work with. Moving to China we 

see that aerospace supplier Xinyang Aerospace Fasteners in Hennan, 

China is becoming a captive heat treater after having purchased 2 

furnaces from North American suppliers. The International Federation 

for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering (IFHTSE) with be 

holding their 19th International Congress the 17th - 20th October 2011 at The Grand 

Central Hotel in Glasgow, Scotland. September 12/2011 

DST Technologies/Australia. The press release below tells us of a new commercial heat 

treating operation in Australia which claims to have a very revolutionary process. 



"Revolutionary new surface treatment (DST-Cr) located in Altona, Victoria, Australia is 

now available Worldwide and for Australian Manufacturing. The Plant specifically designed 

for duplex surface treatments of ferrous and nonferrous metals, located in Altona, Victoria, 

Australia was officially opened by the Honorable Richard Dalla-Riva, Minister for 

Manufacturing, Exports and Trade on Friday 29 July, 2011. The consortium of companies: 

United Surface Technologies (UST), HARD Technologies Pty. Ltd. (HARD), Capral, Deakin 

University - Waurn Ponds and VCAMM, as well as the award of a VSA Grant from the 

Victorian Government, resulted in the formation of DST Technologies. DST Technologies 

specifically provides Australian Industry with unique diffusion and duplex surface treatments 

for metal parts. The Plant which consists of four fluidized bed reactors has the capability of 

treating parts up to 575mm in diameter x 1200mm deep. It is backed by a new 

metallurgical laboratory and the company expects to achieve NADCAP accreditation in the 

near future. The duplex surface treatments developed by HARD DST have the following 

features which can be used to improve the quality and performance of metal parts... 

• Low processing temperatures minimum distortion 

• Good adherence 

• Increased wear resistance 

• Improved corrosion resistance 

• Improved fatigue performance 

• Uniformity of treatment 

• Low operating costs 

The objective of the service provided by DST Technologies is to work with Australian 

Industry to provide world class competitive products. Already examples of significant 

improvements in performance have been reported from samples processed at DST 

Technologies. The CEO of DST Technologies Pty. Ltd., Richard Moore, in welcoming the 

Minister, was proud that the DST process and the equipment that provides the service were 

both a result of Australian research, building and design. A World Class example of what 

Australian Manufacturing can achieve by working together. For further information contact: 

Richard Moore CEO, DST Technologies P. +61 (0) 407 329 630 E. rmoore@ust.com.au" 

Tech Induction. Moving to the Induction heating world we see that supplier Tech Induction 

based just outside of Detroit, Michigan is setting up a second location in Indiana, the details 

of which are below. September 9/2011 

"We are in the process of opening up a second location in Seymour, Indiana to be better 

able to serve facilities in the southern states. It should be fully operational one month from 

now. We will have a number of CNC machining mills, an R&D department, a met lab, an in 

house engineering department and several induction coil builders. Although under the 

umbrella of our facility in Shelby Township, (Michigan) it will be a fully self sufficient facility. 

The gentleman who will be in charge is Jeremy French. He has worked for NTN Bearing Corp 

for 15 years as the head of the Maintenance department and has been with Tech for a few 

years now. He is one of our chief engineers." 


"Where Are They Now? Harry Walton. A reader has asked if we knew how to contact a 

fellow by the name of Harry Walton. Apparently this individual worked with Harry as a 

technical colleague for over 20 years and would like to contact him about working on the 

Editorial Committee for a revision of the ASM Handbook on Heat Treating. Harry had a home 

in England and most recently lived in North Carolina working as a consultant after leaving 

Torrington. If you know how to contact Harry please let us know and we will pass the 

information along to his long time technical colleague."September 9/2011 

"Ipsen, Inc. recently shipped a 2-Bar TITAN® H6 to California Brazing/Nevada Heat 

Treating. The TITAN® H6 has a 36 x 36 x 48 inch work area and will be used to perform 

both commercial and Nadcap Accredited brazing processes. This is the seventh new Ipsen 

vacuum furnace purchased by California Brazing/Nevada Heat Treating in the past nine 

years. 

The TITAN® is an all-new, modular, standardized, skid-mounted heat treating system that 

is delivered in half the time of competitive furnaces, and is installed in just a few days. It’s 

simple-to-master control system supports multiple languages, provides real-time data 

acquisition and stores up to a thousand recipes. TITAN®’s small footprint, manufacturing 

versatility, operational simplicity and financial flexibility (purchase, lease or rent) all add up 

to greater profitability and response time. With more than 60 years of thermal processing 

expertise, Ipsen provides the solutions heat treaters need to be successful: energy and cost 

efficiency, reliable robust equipment, manufacturing and service locations worldwide, 

aftermarket support – parts and service, engineered components – retrofits and upgrades, 

thermal processing and furnace maintenance training. Visit http://www.ipsenusa.com for 

more information" September 8/2011 

Nitrogen Methanol/Endo Generators. Yesterday we had some comments about the cost 

of Nitrogen/Methanol atmospheres as compared to atmospheres produced by an Endo 

generator. In every case we have ever seen an endo atmosphere is substantially cheaper 

than Nitrogen/Methanol. Several readers in North America actually called to say we were 

dead on the money. We also received the comments below from "Andy Chen, President 

of PowerMax Furnaces" mailto:andy@powermaxcorp.com(new furnaces) in China. Andy 

knows the Chinese market backwards and forwards and his thoughts agree with ours and he 

has the figures to prove it. In addition I found it interesting what type of atmosphere is 

typically used in China. (please note that Andy talks about the Chinese currency, RMB. 

There is 6.5 RMB to 1 USD). Bottom line is that according to these figures while not very 

common in China it would appear that Endo Generators are more cost effective than 

Nitrogen/Methanol systems. September 8/2011 

"I happened to discuss endo generators vs. methanol/nitrogen system with a good friend 

today, I would like to share my experience with your readers. As you know natural gas is 

not common in China even today. Before 2005 when a big natural gas pipeline was installed 

running from west China to east China for 4000 KM, it was very rare that you saw people 

using natural gas in heat treat furnaces. As a result, almost all furnaces use electrical 


heating and methanol atmosphere. In addition, nearly every furnace used a pure methanol 

atmosphere and we did not generally add nitrogen so as not to dilute the CO. This is a very 

simple atmosphere in China. It is slightly more expensive than methanol/nitrogen 

atmosphere, but it is very easy to manage. There is no concern that the CO% may shift by 

the ratio of methanol and nitrogen. So, this is the most popular atmosphere in China today. 

CH3OH --------> CO 33% + H2 66% + (CH4, CO2, H2O) 1% 

Nowadays, more people are beginning to use methanol/nitrogen 

systems. Adding nitrogen is a way to reduce costs. 

CH3OH 60% + N2 40% --------> CO 20% + H2 40% + N2 40% 

In China, the market price of methanol is 3 RMB per liter, nitrogen price 

is RMB 0.7 per M3. 

1 liter CH3OH can produce 1.7M3 of CO 33% + H2 66% + (CH4, CO2, 

H2O) 1% 

To produce 1 M3 endo gas equal carrier gas (CO 20% + H2 40% + N2 

40%), the fuel cost is: 

(RMB 3 /1.7) x 60% + (RMB 0.7) x 40% = RMB 1.34 / M3 

In China, market price of natural gas is RMB 3.2 per M3. 

To produce 1 M3 endo gas, the fuel cost is RMB 0.64 / M3 

CH4 + 2.5 Air (0.5 O2 + 2 N2) ---------> CO + 2 H2 + 2 N2 

Then we need to add the energy cost to crack the methanol, and the 

cost to heat up endo generators. This is not easy to compare. However I 

think the overall cost to produce 1 M3 endo gas is much cheaper than 

that produced by methanol and nitrogen. I know that natural gas pricing 

in China is about 3 times higher than in the USA, I do not know the price 

of methanol in USA. I would assume it must be more cost effective in 

USA to use endo generator. (Natural gas price in China is RMB 3.2 per 

M3, about USD 0.5 per M3, about USD 14 per 1000 Ft3). In China, most heat treaters are 

reluctant to use endo generators because most are not familiar with it. As a result, the key 

to operating it successfully in China is to have a good endo generator and a good hand to 

run it. Andy Chen" 

Nitrogen Methanol/Endothermic Generators. We ran across this press release very 

recently on a German heat treat news website and we are rather puzzled by it. The basis of 

the press release is that Nitrogen/Methanol is a very good alternative to gas endo 

generators because of the lower costs but we don't quite follow the logic. For instance one 

of the claims as you can see below is that Methanol is easily stored-obviously with an endo 

gas generator is stored. Also I would certainly question whether methanol is cheaper than 

natural gas, while not being an expert on methanol costs in Germany I have never seen it 

to be cheaper than natural gas anywhere around the world. Another point the author brings 

up is that methanol can be precisely fed into the furnace. I have seen hundreds and 

hundreds of installations where endo gas is being fed very precisely to the furnace either 

through solenoid valves or motorized valves and in all cases this is controlled by some sort 

of digital controller or PLC and last but not least (and I would have to assume that this is a 

grammatical mistake) the point is made that there are no operating and investment costs 

for an endo generator. There are and of course there are for Nitrogen/Methanol systems 

also (albeit quite a bit less) but in spite of this the worldwide trend has been to Endo Gas 

Generators over Nitrogen/Methanol systems because of the lower costs associated. A 

methanol drip into a carburizing furnace is a rather outdated concept in our opinion. 



"Nitrogen-methanol process is said to be an alternative to gas carburizing. The Institute for 

Materials Engineering (IWT) in Bremen, Germany, is engaged with the hardening of steel by 

nitrogen-methanol process as an alternative to gas carburizing with endogas. In this 

process, liquid methanol is directly introduced into the furnace. The precise regulation of the 

methanol is controlled by Bückert's liquid flow controller (LFC). The dosing of methanol is 

achieved and recorded with high precision and transparent. In contrast to endogas, 

methanol is cheaper, easily stored, and can be precisely fed in the furnace, depending on 

the process requirement. In addition, because there are no operating and investment costs 

for an endogas generator, the nitrogen-methanol offers a real alternative, especially 

because it is more energy efficient." 

"KENZO CROCKETT APPOINTED STRATEGIC MARKET MANAGER – AUTO & TRUCK 

Kenzo joined Bluewater Thermal Solutions in March of 2011. With over 16 years of 

experience, he has held mechanical test and application sales engineering, senior account 

management, and business development management positions with several Tier one raw 

material, powertrain components, mechanical fasteners and engineering service suppliers 

serving automotive and truck industries. After a career ending injury as a football 

scholarship athlete at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC, Kenzo completed a 

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., M.S. in 

Mechanical Engineering and MBA from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. Terry Brown, 

Bluewater’s Director-Commercial states “Kenzo brings valuable supply-chain knowledge and 

technical expertise to our key Auto & Truck market. He will enhance Bluewater’s ability to 

provide long term strategic solutions to our customers”. 

Bluewater Thermal Solutions owns and operates 17 thermal processing facilities in the U.S. 

and Canada. These facilities provide engineered solutions to manufacturers that require 

components and materials to be processed for improved strength, wear, or corrosion 

properties. Bluewater services the needs of the automotive, heavy equipment, aerospace, 

and energy industries." September 7/2011 

"Stripco Inc. announced an expansion project at its facility in Mishawaka, Indiana. The flat 

rolled steel processor and cold rolled strip producer will add three new annealing bases and 

a building large enough to more than double existing annealing capacity in the future. Rad- 

Con Inc. will provide the pure hydrogen batch-annealing equipment, a continuation of the 

fifteen-year partnership between the companies. Stripco will also continue its pioneering use 

of hydrogen-recycling technology in the expanded facility. Each new annealing base 

accommodates 100 tons with a stack height of 205 inches. Coils can be up to .375 inches 

thick, 72 inches wide, and 50,000 lbs. Construction has begun on the nearly 10,000 square 

feet addition to Stripco’s existing precision cold roll strip facility. Production will begin 

December 2011. The expansion allows Stripco to meet the growing demand of customers 

according to Eric Hiler, General Manager of Stripco Inc. “Our annealing and metallurgical 

expertise is important to solving real problems for our customers. This new capacity allows 

us to grow with our customers.” You are invited to follow the construction and installation 

progress on Twitter @stripco and the company’s website http://stripco.com. More 

Information on Stripco Inc: Established in 1984, Stripco processes flat rolled steel 

products at the nearly 250,000-square-foot facility in Mishawaka, IN. Stripco began with a 


focus on narrow (down to .300 wide) slitting and custom edge conditioning. The company 

added its precision cold rolled strip division in 1996. Today, Stripco does slitting, edging, 

cutting-tolength, oscillating, cold rolling, annealing, and tempering to make a wide variety 

of products and serve many industries. Learn more at stripco.com. More Information on 

Rad-Con: Rad-Con Inc. is a leading supplier of 100% hydrogen bell-type batch annealing 

furnace (BAF) equipment and software to manage BAF shops. Learn more at www.radcon.com." 


SKF, Hanover, PA, USA/Accident. Last Friday we had a news item about how this captive 

heat treater had an accident in their heat treat department. More details have been 

published as you can see below at http://www.eveningsun.com/localnews/ci_18822402 Well 

known heat treat consultant David Pye speculates below on what happened. Again we 

cannot emphasize enough that this is one of the nicest heat treats we have ever seen with 

top notch equipment and people running it that can't be better and more experienced. 


"Hello Gordon, I have been involved in at least 6 cases of serious salt bath injuries as a 

legal expert and also serious burns, during the past two years which have involved the 

potential loss of limbs due to salt bath burns (very serious burns). It cannot be emphasized 

hard enough that while salt baths offer the most economical method of heat treatment, with 

excellent temperature uniformity and heat transfer, they do require great care to reduce the 

risk of burns or explosions. Safety when using heat treat salts is a mandatory and an 

obligatory procedure for personal safety and other personnel safety. I cannot stress hard 

enough, the heat treatment salts can be very safely used BUT wear the appropriate safety 

clothing!! This may appear to be cumbersome to wear face mask, long sleeved gloves, 

protective trousers, shoe spats, etc but safety is both an issue for both management as well 

as the furnace associate. I have seen too many nasty accidents with very serious 

consequences. Salt baths can be a very effective and economical method of heat treatment 

for both ferrous and non ferrous heat treatment (low temperature of high temperature, but 

WEAR THE SAFETY CLOTHING!!! It may be cumbersome but it surely beats the heck out of 

receiving a nasty burn. Another facet is not to forget to preheat the work piece. Moisture on 

the work piece without preheating is asking for serious trouble. So preheat, preheat 

preheat!! Best regards to you David Pye" 

"The three people injured in an explosion at a Penn Township manufacturing plant last week 

each suffered second- and third-degree burns and remained hospitalized Saturday morning, 

according to a statement from the company. Warren Gondolf, vice president of 

communications for SKF USA Inc., declined to list the names of the three workers injured in 

the Thursday morning blast at the company's Barnhart Drive site. But in an email sent on 

Saturday, Gondolf identified one as an electromechanical technician with many years of 

service at SKF and the other two as technicians from Aichelin Heat Treatment Systems Ltd. 

in Beijing, China. The SKF worker was listed in serious condition, and the two Aichelin 

workers in stable condition as of Saturday, Gondolf said. The decision not to release the 

victims' names came from family, he said. Injuries to the SKF worker were the most 

serious, Gondolf said, as that worker suffered not only burns but respiratory problems. 


Those problems seemed to be improving, he said. Gondolf said the conditions of the three 

workers, who were taken to the regional burn center at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical 

Center via helicopter after the blast, were not initially released to the company until late 

Friday afternoon. That delay made it difficult to update the press, he said." 

Specialty Heat Treat, Inc./Houston, Texas, USA. Heat treating in Texas largely 

revolves around the oil and gas industry which can be incredibly cyclical. Specialty is one of 

the largest in the state and we have this update about how they are doing-to sum up, doing 

well as you can see by these comments from Sam Moore of Specialty. September 6/2011 

"Gord, Phase I of the current expansion commenced in 2010 when we added three 8’ 

furnaces. They are already operational. Phase II of the expansion includes adding one 25’ 

furnace and two 25,000 gallon quench tanks. Start date for Phase II is September, 2011 

and expected completion date is March, 2012. Once this expansion is complete we will have 

added approximately 10% capacity taking us to a total of 39 furnaces. This will allow us to 

process up to 6.25 million pounds of steel each month. Thank you, Sam Moore Specialty 

Heat Treat, Inc. smoore@specialtyheattreat.com O-713-937-3101, F-713-937-4518, M-832- 

256-6004." 

Chris Chew/Bluewater Thermal Solutions. Not much we can add about this recent 

addition to the Bluewater team (commercial heat treating). September 6/2011 

"CHRISTOPHER CHEW APPOINTED STRATEGIC MARKET MANAGER – AEROSPACE & 

DEFENSE. Chris joined Bluewater Thermal Solutions in July 2011. Chris Chew’s previous 

experience includes most recently 7 years with Bodycote Thermal Processing as Sales 

Account Manager. Previous to that Chris held the position as Operations Manager during his 

8 years with Byron Products. “We are very excited to have Chris join Bluewater Thermal 

Solutions Team. He will be spearheading our strategy and growth initiatives in the North 

American Aerospace and Defense Markets” - according to Terry Brown – Commercial 

Director." 

SKF Hanover, PA, USA. This is a very upsetting news item as it hits very close to home. 

This facility is absolutely top notch and the two salt furnaces are only a couple of years old 

and are state of the art with no expense spared. The individuals in the heat treat 

department are experienced, conscientious and well organized so it's shocking that this 

happened. It shows that heat treating can be a dangerous business even when all 

safeguards are followed. We hope that the injured workers recover quickly. Sept. 2/2011 

"HANOVER, Pa. (WHTM) - A steam explosion injured three workers Thursday morning at the 

SKF USA Inc. Plant in York County. Company spokesman Warren Gondolf said the accident 

injured an SKF employee and two technicians from a furnace manufacturer, Aichelin Heat 

Treatment Systems Ltd., at the facility on Industrial Drive in Penn Township at around 8:30 

a.m. Gondolf said the accident was caused by an explosion of hot salt solution in the plant's 

heat treatment area. The injured workers were flown to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical 

Center in Baltimore for treatment of their injuries. Their names and details on their 


conditions were not available, but emergency officials said they appeared to be in stable 

condition before they left the scene. The company and federal authorities are investigating 

the cause of the accident. The heat treating operation will remain idle while the incident is 

reviewed. Gondolf said no hazardous materials were involved and there was no impact on 

the environment." 

"Ipsen India. So how is new furnace builder Ipsen International doing in India these days? 

Quite well thank you as you can see below. Ipsen India is on a Roll! Within the past year we 

have seen unprecedented local interest in Ipsen’s innovative heat 

treating technologies. And it is not just local companies investing in 

India; the mix makes it look more like the United Nations. Some 

highlights include: • USA: A large single row pusher, carburizing crown 

wheels and pinions for a USA-based tier 1 manufacturer in Pune (see 

photo) • Japan: 4 batch sealed quench furnaces size 36x36x48 for a 

Indo-Japanese JV building bevel gears. • Germany: A Germany based 

global leader in fuel injection systems purchased a fully automated 

sealed quench line. • Sweden: A global leader in tools for the mining 

industry headquartered in Sweden purchased a fully automated heat 

treating line including two sealed quench furnaces • France: This 

company specializing in automotive clutches added equipment to their 

existing system in Chennai. • Numerous local Indian companies 

expanded their local manufacturing base. And kudos to Ipsen USA: the 

developers of the Titan Vacuum Furnace. This made in America furnace 

is successfully competing in the India market, even against the local 

competition. We have sold numerous Titans here including three in the 

last couple of months. The oldest Titan in India, an H2-12Bar, has been 

operating now for two years in Bangalore. Ipsen India, based outside of 

Kolkata, is a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of the Ipsen Group and has 

been present in India since 1982. A second Ipsen facility is under 

construction in Bangalore and will open in the fourth quarter this year to 

better serve the rapidly growing market in southern India. We are 

actively looking for new employees to join our Bangalore team. ---Subash Maggu, CEO, 

Ipsen India (email: scm@ipsenindia.com") Sept. 2/2011 

Photo shows pusher furnace being assembled at Ipsen India factory 


"Wall Colmonoy Installs a High-Temperature Vacuum Furnace at Los Lunas, New 

Mexico Facility.(August 31, 2011, Madison Heights, MI) – Wall 

Colmonoy announced today it has installed a Centorr Workhorse® 

Vacuum Brazing Furnace at the Los Lunas, New Mexico facility. The 

new furnace, customized for Wall Colmonoy’s specific needs, is able to 

process material under high-vacuum and partial pressures with 

excellent process control. The furnace’s Yokogawa Process Control 

System with an HMI interface will help technicians maintain effective 

operation and control of the furnace as well as provide data with which 

to make operational decisions. It has an 

effective Hot Zone size of 12” X 12” X 12”, an 

operating range of 10-6 torr – 1 atm, and a maximum temperature of 

1315° C (2400°F). The model includes a Varian VHS – 6 diffusion 

pumping system, Leybold rotary vane roughing pump and a water 

cooled diffusion pump baffle allowing for processing of materials at 

very low vacuum levels. The unit also includes digital water flow 

switches and dedicated load thermocouples. 

Brazing parts and components for the aerospace, automotive, defense and energy industries 

where braze quality is critical to the longevity, safety and efficient function of jet engines, 

turbine blades, missiles, heat exchangers and nuclear reactor components outside the core, 

Wall Colmonoy’s experienced engineers and technicians will use the new vacuum furnace to 

continually test braze quality. 

Mike Weinstein, metallurgical engineer and Technical Service Manager at the Los Lunas 

plant, indicates “The new high-temperature vacuum furnace, with its inert gas cooling 

system, is expected to increase throughput by a factor of two. Used for product 

development, application development and research testing, this increased capacity will 

allow us to keep pace with the requirements of our growing business.” About Wall 

Colmonoy; Wall Colmonoy is the leading manufacturer of alloy products for surfacing, hightemperature 

brazing, and casting applications across a range of high-tech industries. Known 

for our unique proven way of creating superior performing alloys that enhance engineered 

components, we pride ourselves on long-term strategic customer collaboration that 

produces value-added ideas and creative solutions. Combining 70 years of engineering 

technology with a progressive, visionary outlook, Wall Colmonoy offers customers trusted, 

customized expertise that results in smart innovation and shared growth. More information 

about Wall Colmonoy is available at www.wallcolmonoy.com, 

www.facebook.com/wallcolmonoy.com and www.twitter.com/wallcolmonoy." Sept. 2/2011 

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• Accutemp Batch Integral Quench 

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Convection Allcase Furnace 

Item #B301 Surface Combustion Power Convection Allcase Furnace. S/N BC 40480- 

1B. 1750F. Top Cool but no quench. Working dimensions of 30" X 48" X 30". Gas fired 

BTU/unit 1000. Endo, natural gas, nitrogen atmosphere. 1750F. Casemate control. No 

oxygen probe. Overall in reasonable condition. Installed and under power but not in 

operation. 

Item #B300 Carbottom Furnace. Made by Texas Industrial Systems, working dimensions 

6' high X 8' wide X 11' deep. Gas fired 1750F. Prewired freestanding control panel. Two 

upgraded digital temperature controllers. Dialatrol overtemp. Complete switch gear 

including all necessary pushbuttons switches and indicating lights. Fibre lined with 2 zones 

of control. Over and under fired by 8 North American 4422-5-5-11 burners. One vertical 

rising hydraulically operated door. Hydraulic winch system moves car in and out. 8 hydraulic 

cylinders effect the car seal. 4 hydraulic cylinders for door seal. Includes 1 heavy duty car 

with 8 wheels. Complete combustion controls & safeties including flame safety, spark 

ignition, purge system and door and car limit switches. Very good condition. Asking 

$55,000 USD. 


Item #B299 Hawk Carbottom Furnace. Job #4FX 71969. Gas fired, working dimensions 

of 15' wide X 25' long X 8' high. 480V/3 phase/60 cycle. 1650F. Free standing control panel 

with Honeywell digital temperature controls, recorder, over-temp and Epic II pressure 

control. Allen Bradley PLC. Fibre lined with 10 top fired burners with flues at bottom. 

Motorized car with a capacity of approximately 90 tons. Cam operated door closers and 

sand seals. Excellent condition. Asking $175,000 USD. 

Item #B298 L&L Special Furnace Co. Model AQ 524-H596-1-F80-20853N, Atmosphere 

Furnace with Internal Gas-Quench capability, 2000F, Work Zone: 16"W x 14"H x 26"D, 18 

kW, Electrically Heated, 208V/3Ph/60Hz, Full Load Amps: 71.5 30kW, Needs no retort, 

Nichrome heating elements. Has cast alloy roller rails for load movement. Pneumatic inner 

door and outer door. Pneumatic load pusher. Ideal for hardening air-quench alloys such as 

D2. Capable of operation with Air, Nitrogen or Argon. Honeywell controls with Allen Bradley 

SLC100 PLC. Drawing No. 4596-1, Serial No. J1186TS. What is unique about this furnace 

is the internal gas-quench system that can be used with air, argon or nitrogen. It is ideal 

for hardening air-hardened steels like D2. Price: $9,800.00 USD 

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. 

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 #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 #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 Mini-Pro 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. 


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Item #C260 Continuous Drying Oven. Manufactured by VANASSE LEHR INC. Model L24- 

56H. Outside dimensions of 62”W X 672”L X 64”H with a 24” wide belt. Electrically heated 

600V, 3 phase, 272 KW, Max. Temp: 1750° F. New in 2006 this unit has seen a total of 40 

hours of use. Currently in indoor heated storage. Complete manuals and drawings are 

available. Consider this in excellent condition. New $168,946.00, Asking $84,473.00 USD. 

Item #C259 Rotary Hearth Furnace. Manufactured by Thermcraft, this has a 48" 

diameter work zone. Electrically heated, 480/3/60, 42 KW. Operating temperature 1950F. 

Model 248-10-2Z-RH. Temperature control instruments and recorder are missing. Can be 

replaced by the vendor to the buyers specifications. Door opening is 12" high X 18" wide, 

door is air cylinder operated. Ceramic fibre insulation. Heated by 18 PH-C flat plate heaters, 

2 zones of control. Set up for nitrogen, ammonia, natural gas & endo gas through Waukee 

control flow meters. Other features are nitrogen purge system, flame curtain with safeties, 


carbon control, SCR's drawings and manuals. Excellent condition. Asking $24,000.00 

USD. 

Item #C258 Abbott Brazing Furnace. Abbott Brazing Furnace. Model 3ZSCR-24- 

144HH3-2150. Operating temperature 2150 degrees F. 24" wide belt with 8" opening over 

the belt. Heated section length is 144.5". Cooling section length: 264". Overall length is 

629". Overall dimensions of 84" W 629" L, 83" High. Nitrogen/Hydrogen atmosphere. 

Electrically heated, 600 V, 3 phase, 227 KW. New in 2006 this furnace was installed and run 

for 4 hours. Consider it new, immaculate condition. Currently installed but not in use. 

Honeywell controls with electronic flowmeters. Full manuals. Prints available on request. 

New; $355,531.00, Asking; $177,765.50 USD. Must move quickly, any reasonable 

offers will be considered. 

Item #C257 AGF Rotary Retort Furnace. Rated for 400-700 lb/hr. It has a new retort, 

new brickwork and a new variable motor. It has a oil quench tank with a conveyor and the 

furnace is in excellent condition. Gas fired. We are asking $ 27,500.00 US. The buyer is 

responsible for removal and the vendor would assist in the disconnect. 

Item #C256 Surface Combustion Rotary Hearth Furnace Line. This system was 

designed for heat treating and straightening crankshafts and consists of a rotary hearth 

furnace, 2 Gleason straightening presses and a robot for loading/unloading. The 

furnace is S/N CC11590-1 with an outside diameter of 17' 3", inside 15', inside height of 2' 

11" with an overall height of 8" 6". Built August 1979. Gas fired with 8 trident tubes. 

Atmosphere is Endo/Natural gas. Nominal tray size is 5" X 21", number of tray positions 60, 

tray loader/unloader length 10' 6". Hearth has ceramic tray support and guide tiles and 


embedded in 12" thick insulating firebrick. Sidewalls consist of 9" of insulating firebrick 

backed with 4 1/2" of insulating block. Alloy and brickwork are both excellent. Gleason 

straightening presses are Model 140 units, oil quench machines with 6' cabinet, indexing 

table, S/N's 107902 and 118701 with chilling system consisting of C/C tank, 5' X 5' X 3', 3 

7 hp pumps, controls and cooling tower. Also included is a ASEA Model S2 robotic loading 

arm, with robot controls, joystick touch pad controls. S/N 4955-8127-001. System is 

complete, installed but not in operation. 

Item #C253 NASS AUSTEMPER FURNACE LINE. Installed in June 2007 at Tinnerman 

Palnut in New Jersey by National Applied Scientific Systems (NASS). This company is 

affiliated with Wire Mesh Products Co., the leading furnace mesh belt maker in the country. 

• Yohogowa Computer Control System for zones 1 & 2 Temperature Control and High Limit 

Control, Atmosphere, Salt Temperature, High Limit Quench, Heated Rinse & Variable Belt 

Speed Control for Furnace and Salt Belt. The system allows for remote monitoring. 

• Hercules 1,000 lbs Capacity Parts Dumper into Syntron Automatic Feed System w/ Weight 

Control and Livonia Portable 19” Wide Magnetic Feed Conveyor. 

• Metro Loader - Includes a hydraulic tote dumper, parts hopper, two vibratory trays with 

load cells. This unit is controlled by a computer and has proven to be an exceptionally 

flexible and accurate parts loader. It can be installed so that one tray can be shuttled aside 

in order to hand load the furnace. 

• Hardening Furnace - Furnace hot zone is 144 inches from inner wall to drum center and is 

capable of producing 1000 to 1200 lbs/hour of light gauge stampings running at a belt 

speed of 14 “/min. and a loading density of 12 lbs/SF. The 48 inch wide belt is of fine closed 

weave design in order to prevent part mixing. The full range of furnace belt adjustment is 

10-20”/min. The furnace opening at the preheat has been closed down to about 2” because 

the original part loading was 1” at Tinnerman. The overall height can be easily increased to 

6” for commercial use. 

The 14’ overall heated length is heated by 9 sealed radiant “U” tubes w/direct spark ignition 

and all tubes have recuperators. The temperature operating range is 1475-1725˚F. 

Maximum temperature is 1900˚F. There are two zones with Fanuc PLC2 Honeywell 

Temperature Controllers, (2) Honeywell Oven Temperature Controllers, Yokogawa Computer 

Monitoring System w/Satellite Monitoring Capability. Roof Mounted Axial Flow Recirculating 

Fan, and Super Systems Oxygen Sensor and Control Box for carbon control. 

Atmosphere: The furnace is currently set up for endothermic atmosphere. We can provide a 

conversion to nitrogen methanol if required. Methane additions are provided and an 

ammonia flowscope can be provided and desirable if one wants to be able to carbo-nitride 

or carbo-austemper parts. 


• Austemper Tank- Capacity 4,500 gallons/72,180 lbs of salt with a maximum temperature 

limit of 800˚F. Dimensions 15’6” L x 9’6” W x 5’7” H. Quench Conveyor 48” W mesh belt & 

Drive Package on Discharge End, Quench Pump 10 HP, gas-fired by two 750,000 BTU/hr 

with 3-HP Combustion Blower. 

• (2) Rinse tanks - with 42” Wide mesh belts- 1160 gal tanks, 8’10” L x 5’5” W x 3’6” D & 

(1) 1560 gal tank 10’4” x 5’9” W x 3’6”D. 

• Holding Tank- 5,800 gal. capacity/93,000lbs salt/light insulation and removable & 

reinforced top, 500,000 BTU per hour gas-fired immersion tube with stand-alone controls 

and gas safety train. 

Salt- There is some salt available. 

Pricing: The entire line is priced to sell at $100,000 USD. Salt to be sold separately. 

Item #C252 Surface Combustion Cast Link Belt Line. Working dimensions of 36" wide, 

with 6" over belt and 25' of heating (hardening furnace). 3 zones of control, Recirculating 

fans in zones 2 & 3. Gas fired, Eclipse recuperated burners. Automatic Walmil loading 

system, rotary washer, quench and mesh belt temper. Mesh belt temper is electrically 

heated, capable of 1500F and is 27' long, 12" of clearance over belt, Model E15TR54. 

Nitrogen/Methanol, panel is included. Barber Colman digital controls. Overall in good 

condition. Asking $195,000 USD. 

Item #C250 Safed High Temperature Mesh Belt Furnace. Model 11 BD 30/21– 

Atmosphere air hardening unit Built in 1992 for Camillus Cutlery. Used for hardening SS 

blades and some annealing. Heating 460v 3ph 60 hz , fla 56 amps– 3 zones; approx. 6 ft 

total; electric heat, belt width 10 ½ inches; 11’ muffled cooling zone. All muffles and belts 

in good condition. Furnace is in excellent condition with spare parts including 18 ft section of 

unused belt, over 30 new heating elements and other items. Total furnace length is 34 ft. 

Max temperature aprox. 2100 F. Asking $15,000 USD. 


Item #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. Asking $99,000 USD. 

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. Asking $250,000 USD. 

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, U-tubes, 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 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 #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. 


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 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 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. 

• 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. 


Draw/Temper 



• AFC Temper 

• Continuous Mesh Belt Oven 

• Despatch Walk-In Oven (2) 

• Despatch 500F Walk In Oven 

• Despatch V-34 Standard Batch 

• Dow Pit Furnace 

• Electric Re-Circulating Temper 

Furnace 

• Grieve Batch Recirculating Oven 

• Pit Furnace 

• Precision Quincy Oven 

• Surface Combustion Temper 

• Surface Combustion Continuous 

Draw 

ITEM #T236 Continuous Mesh Belt Oven. Manufactured by Vanasse Lehr. Model 

L24.56H. 53"W X 672'L X 64"H with a 24" wide belt. Electrically heated with an operating 

temperature of 1250F. This was new in 2006 and has seen only 40 hours of use. New this 

was $113,540.00. Currently installed but not in operation. Like new condition. All manuals 

and drawings are available. Asking $56,770.00 USD. 

Item #T235 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. 

Item #T234 Despatch Walk-In Ovens (2 available). Model Special S-1039. Working 

dimensions of 84" wide X 96" deep X 72" high. Natural gas fired, 750F operating 

temperature. Solvent rated (.33 GPH), Recirculating walk-in oven with horizontal/vertical air 

flow, top mounted heater box with Maxon burner system, IRI valve train, powered exhaust 

and double swing out front doors. Free standing control panel complete with digital 

temperature controller and digital high limit. Excellent condition. Overall dimensions of 10' 

wide X 10' long X 8' 6" high. Approximate weight 7500 pounds. Asking $23,500 USD. 


Item #T232 Electric Re-Circulating Temper Furnace. Built by Park Thermal this unit 

has working dimensions of 52" wide X 51" high X 108"long.Electrically heated, rated for 

120KW, 460 volts, 3 phase, 60cycle (600 to 480 V transformer available). Maximum 

temperature 1400F. Outside dimensions of 8' wide X 13' high X 11' long (135" high to top of 

fan for shipping purposes). Control panel 4' wide X 6' 4" high X 2' long. Vertically air 

operated door. Re-circulating fan 15hp. C/W SS baffles, elements and roller rails (three). 

Temperature controller is a Honeywell DR 450T, chart recorder DR450T, high limit 

Honeywell UDC 2005. AEROSPACE APPROVED and is capable of achieving ±10F. Like new 

condition. Asking $75,000 USD. 

Item #T231Surface Power Convection Draw Furnace. S/N BX 38450-1B. Gas fired. 

Top cool option. Working dimensions of 30” X 48” X 30”. Operating temperature of 1750F, 

900F minimum. Fuel demand 1 million BTU’s. Installed but not in operation. Reasonable 

condition. Pricing to come. 

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 #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 #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 #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 controller, 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 #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. 


Generators 



• Ammonia Cracker Dissociator 

• CanEng 3600 CFH Endo Generator 

• GE Exothermic Generator 

• SunbeamExo Generator 

• Surface 5000 CFH Endo Generator 

• Surface 5000 Endo Generator 

• Surface Combustion 5600 CFH Endo 

Generators (3 available) 

• Surface Combustion 10,000 CFH 

Endo Generators (3 available) 

• Surface Combustion Exothermic 

Generator 

Item #G165 Surface 5000 CFH Endo Generator. This gas fired endo generator has 2 

retorts (both new), new brick and 3 new burners. Vendor is asking $11,000 USD or will do 

a complete rebuild with Atmosphere Engineering "EndoInjector", SBS "Endotherm" and new 

SSI atmosphere controllers. Also included would be new catalyst, new wiring and painting. 

Price for the unit completely rebuilt would be $55,000 USD. 

Item #G164 Surface Combustion Exothermic Generator. 20,000 CFH capacity. Serial 

number AC43929. Gas fired 480v/3 phase/60 cycle. Honeywell digital controls. 1999/2000 

vintage. Very good condition with new style plate heat exchanger. Comes with free standing 

final air cooler and dryer combination. Asking $55,000 USD. 

Item #G163 Surface Combustion 10,000 CFH Endo Generators. We have available 3 

Surface Combustions Endothermic Generators 10,000 CFH capacity each. Gas fired. 480v/3 

phase/60 cycle. Maximum temperature 2,000F. Barber Colman 560 digital controllers with 

chart recorder. Serial numbers BC 42057-1, BC 41784-1A and BC 41784-1B. All appear to 

be complete and in good condition. Asking $35,000 USD each. 


Item #G162 Surface Combustion 5600 CFH Endo Generators (3 available). Each of 

these Surface Combustion Endothermic generators is rated for 5600 CFH. Gas fired. 480V/3 

phase/60 cycle. Eurotherm controls with atmosphere control and air cooling. Model numbers 

BC 40270-1C, BC 40270-1B and BC 40270-1A. Very good condition. Asking $27,500 USD 

each. 

Item #G161 Can Eng 3600 CFH Endo Generator. Single retort unit manufactured in 

1995. Air cooling and atmosphere control. 480 v, 3ph, nat gas heat 375,000 btu. Honeywell 

controllers for temp and carbon. Good condition. Asking $21,900 USD. FOB - East 

Syracuse, NY. 

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. 


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. 


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. 


Induction 



• Lepel Induction Power Supply 

• Tocco Induction Power Supply 

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. **New Price** 


Miscellaneous 



• AFC Dunk Washer 

• AFC Dunk Washer 

• 2 Stage Belt Wash & Dry-off Oven 

• Cast Alloy Fixturing 

• Closed Loop Cooling System 

• Complete Combustion System 

• Cryogenic Unit (3) 

• Cryogenic Unit 

• Fluidized Bed Aluminum Heat 

Treating Line 

• Fluidized Bed Aluminum Heat 

Treating Line 

• Instron-Satec Impact Tester 

• Instron/Wilson Hardness Tester 

• MEI Cryogenic Processor 

• Sunbeam Dunk/Spray Washer 

• Surface Combustion Dunk/Spray 

Washer 

• Surface Combustion Dunk/Spray 

Washer 

• Surface Combustion Double Ended 

Charge Car 

• ThermCraft Batch Washer 

• Vacuum & Diffusion Pumps 

• Webber Industrial Dry Freezers (2) 

Item #M303Wheelabrator, Spinner Hanger, Model Number: WAS-210S, Serial 

Number, A300569, Max Temperature: N/A, Voltage: 460/3/60/60. Work Area: Door 

Opening: 34”W x 52”H x58”L, External Dimensions: 8’W x 12’H x9’ – Approx. Controls: 

Mounted and wired in a free standing panel includes all necessary pushbuttons, signal 

lights, amp meters, cycle timers etc. for proper operation. Two (2) direct driven with 10 

h.p., 3600 rpm, NEMA T-frame motors, ½” thick Long-Lyfe liners, in line with wheel blast 

pattern, with ¼” thick rubber on work door. Manganese steel work hook mounted to a 

spinner shaft which is protected by a fitted manganese sleeve and attached to an oscillating 

work trolley that is adjustable to 12” maximum. Gear motor driven chain and sprocket 

arrangement makes the work piece rotate. Abrasive media is returned to the belt and 

bucket elevator by a gear motor driven screw conveyor. Pneumatically operated abrasive 

control valves for positive control of abrasive flow. Dust collector is integrated into the 

machine and has 5 h.p. blower. Limit switch on work door to prevent wheel from starting 

when door is open. Abrasive charge of approximately 2,000 pounds. Maximum load per 

work hook of 2,000 pounds. Electrical: Two (2) 10 h.p., 3600 rpm, NEMA T-frame wheel 

motor. One (1) 1/2 h.p., 1800 rpm, screw conveyor gearmotor. One (1) 1/2 h.p., 29 rpm, 

spinner hook gearmotor. One (1) 1 1/2 h.p., 68 rpm, elevator drive gear motor. One (1) 5 

h.p., 3600 RPM blower motor. Condition: Very Good – Tested, Availability: Immediate: 

FOB: Detroit, MI. Price: $49,500.00 USD. 

Item #M302 Gleason No. 529 Press Quench. Capable of handling parts up to 10 1/2" 

diameter with a maximum height of 4". Bottom of upper die holder to top of bottom holder 


5". Comes with it's own cooling systems and controls. Hydraulic system has a total pressure 

of 49,500 pounds with an outer and inner ring pressure of 20,000 pounds. Expander 

pressure of 9,500 pounds. Oil supply capacity of 275 gallons. Manual operation. Floor space 

48" x 91". Estimated shipping weight of 8,500 pounds. Includes a cooler, heater, PLC and 

digital controls. Fully, rebuilt by Gleason in Belgium, in 2001. Very good condition. New this 

would be approximately $500,000 USD. Asking $149,000 USD. 

Item #M301 Winsmith Work Gear Speed Reducer Series 5CVD. 1296 to 1 Ratio 

Assembly LD-RD. This item is used and sold “as is”. It was working when removed from 

service. Photo of motor and drive unit together. 

Frame 182 electric motor. Asking $100.00 USD 

Item #M300 HercuLine® 2000: The Basic Motor Unit designed for: 

• 50 to 400 in.lb. (6-45 N-M) Torque 

• On/Off Control 

• Position Proportional Control 

• Self locking/releasing gear train 

• 90 degree and 150 degree adjustable stroke 

• 6 to 75 sec. stroke speed at 150 degree/60 Hz 

New over $1,500.00, asking $250.00 USD. 

Item #M299 Surface Combustion Dunk/Spray Washer. Serial #: BC 43406, Working 

dimensions of 30" wide X 48" deep X 30” High. Temperature: 160°F Min; 180°F Max Digital 

Temperature controller. Cleanout and overflow skimmer. Electrically heated. 480volt, 3ph 

60Hz 64KW Excellent condition. Asking $12,500.00 USD. 


Item #M298Surface Combustion Dunk/Spray Washer Serial #: BC 42511-0 Working 

dimensions of 30" wide X 48" deep X 30” High. Temperature: 160°F Min; 180°F Max Digital 

Temperature controller. Clean out and overflow skimmer. Electrically heated. 480volt, 3ph 

60Hz 64KW Excellent condition. Asking $12,500.00 USD. 

Item #M297 Surface Combustion Double Ended Charge Car. Model DEDP 30-48. 

480volt, 3ph 60Hz Currently in operation and in Good Condition. Asking $12,500 USD. 

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 $1,500.00 USD. 

Varian diffusion pump, model HS32, 32” , serial# W009. Rebuilt and operational prior to 

sitting idle. Bottom plate is pulled in ½”. Asking $2,000.00 USD. Edwards Diffusion pump. 

Make an offer. (Last 2 Pictures) . All 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. 

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 #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 

• 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 


• Method of Entry Hoist/Fork Lift 

• Temp Range -320F to +500F + 3F variance 

Excellent condition. Asking $54,000 USD. 

Item #M286 Cryogenic Unit. 2 chamber, each chamber 43" wide X 48" high, X 48" deep. 

Manufactured by MEI, Model #98-128. Capable of -310F to + 500F. 128 cubic foot capacity. 

Load capacity 10,000 pounds. Interior 10 gauge SS. Exterior 16 gauge SS (painted. Front 

Loading. Watlow-F4 Series controller. 2 circulating fans and motors. Convection heating. 

Controls 120V, fan & heater 208 V. Pneumatic 100PSI. Control Panel side mounted. Front 

loading with two doors, swing from front. Temperature range -310F to +500F (+-3F). 

Exteriors dimensions of 119" long X 90" high (plus 24" for motors), depth 79" (plus 6 1/2" 

for electrical boxes. Completely refurbished. Asking $64,500 USD. 

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. 

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 #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. 

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. 


Salt 



• AFC Austempering Line 

• AFC Mesh Belt Austemper Line 

• Holcroft Austempering Lines (3) 

Item #S013 Used & New Salt. A commercial heat treater who is getting out of the salt 

business has the following available-for free. These barrels are skidded up (3 pallets), 

banded, and wrapped, with the contents of each barrel identified - ready to ship. Please 

contact us for the owner's name. 

(5) Barrels used salt - Marquench B Pink W/O 

(2) Barrels used salt - Uni-Hard IR 

(1) Barrel (partial) virgin salt - Uni-Hard IR 


• Used and New Salt 

Item #S012 NASS AUSTEMPER FURNACE LINE. Installed in June 2007 at Tinnerman 

Palnut in New Jersey by National Applied Scientific Systems (NASS). This company is 

affiliated with Wire Mesh Products Co., the leading furnace mesh belt maker in the country. 

• Yohogowa Computer Control System for zones 1 & 2 Temperature Control and High Limit 

Control, Atmosphere, Salt Temperature, High Limit Quench, Heated Rinse & Variable Belt 

Speed Control for Furnace and Salt Belt. The system allows for remote monitoring. 

• Hercules 1,000 lbs Capacity Parts Dumper into Syntron Automatic Feed System w/ Weight 

Control and Livonia Portable 19” Wide Magnetic Feed Conveyor. 

• Metro Loader - Includes a hydraulic tote dumper, parts hopper, two vibratory trays with 

load cells. This unit is controlled by a computer and has proven to be an exceptionally 

flexible and accurate parts loader. It can be installed so that one tray can be shuttled aside 

in order to hand load the furnace. 

• Hardening Furnace - Furnace hot zone is 144 inches from inner wall to drum center and is 

capable of producing 1000 to 1200 lbs/hour of light gauge stampings running at a belt 

speed of 14 “/min. and a loading density of 12 lbs/SF. The 48 inch wide belt is of fine closed 

weave design in order to prevent part mixing. The full range of furnace belt adjustment is 

10-20”/min. The furnace opening at the preheat has been closed down to about 2” because 

the original part loading was 1” at Tinnerman. The overall height can be easily increased to 

6” for commercial use. 


The 14’ overall heated length is heated by 9 sealed radiant “U” tubes w/direct spark ignition 

and all tubes have recuperators. The temperature operating range is 1475-1725˚F. 

Maximum temperature is 1900˚F. There are two zones with Fanuc PLC2 Honeywell 

Temperature Controllers, (2) Honeywell Oven Temperature Controllers, Yokogawa Computer 

Monitoring System w/Satellite Monitoring Capability. Roof Mounted Axial Flow Recirculating 

Fan, and Super Systems Oxygen Sensor and Control Box for carbon control. 

Atmosphere: The furnace is currently set up for endothermic atmosphere. We can provide a 

conversion to nitrogen methanol if required. Methane additions are provided and an 

ammonia flowscope can be provided and desirable if one wants to be able to carbo-nitride 

or carbo-austemper parts. 

• Austemper Tank- Capacity 4,500 gallons/72,180 lbs of salt with a maximum temperature 

limit of 800˚F. Dimensions 15’6” L x 9’6” W x 5’7” H. Quench Conveyor 48” W mesh belt & 

Drive Package on Discharge End, Quench Pump 10 HP, gas-fired by two 750,000 BTU/hr 

with 3-HP Combustion Blower. 

• (2) Rinse tanks - with 42” Wide mesh belts- 1160 gal tanks, 8’10” L x 5’5” W x 3’6” D & 

(1) 1560 gal tank 10’4” x 5’9” W x 3’6”D. 

• Holding Tank- 5,800 gal. capacity/93,000lbs salt/light insulation and removable & 

reinforced top, 500,000 BTU per hour gas-fired immersion tube with stand-alone controls 

and gas safety train. 

Salt- There is some salt available. 

Pricing: The entire line is priced to sell at $100,000 USD. Salt to be sold separately. 

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. 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 #S010 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. • 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. 


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. 


Vacuum 



• Abar HR66 Vacuum Furnace 

• Abar 3000ºF, All-Metal HR-20x24 

Vacuum Furnace 

• Abar Ipsen Ion Nitrider 

• Abar Vacuum Brazing Furnace 

• Brew Model 917 High-Temp Brazing 

• CI Hayes Vacuum Oil Quench 

Furnace 

• GM Vacuum Furnace 


• G-M Rebuilt Horizontal Vacuum 

Furnace 

• Ipsen Bottom Loading Vacuum 

Furnace 

• Ipsen Bottom Loading Vacuum 

Furnace 

• VFS Vacuum Furnace 

Item #VF216.C.I. Hayes Vacuum Oil Quench Furnace. Model VSQ-182436. The max. 

temp is 2400 deg.f and the work zone is 18"x24"x36" with a 500 lb. capacity. The quench 

oil tank holds 715 gallons of oil. It has only a mechanical pump and there is no cooling 

system. The condition of the furnace is fair because it needs work on the loader, the 

loading cart and the internal cooling system. The buyer is responsible for removal and we 

would assist with the disconnect. Hot zone is in good condition. Asking $16,500.00 USD. 

Item #VF215 VFS Vacuum Furnace. Model HL-26. Built in 1982 it has working 

dimensions of 18" Wide x 27" Deep x 14" High. Electric - 460/3/60 - 65 KVA. 2650F. 

Horizontally Loaded Vacuum Furnace complete with Round Moly-Lined Hot Zone, Stokes 

149-11 Mechanical Vacuum Pump, Stokes 306-402 Booster Pump, Spencer. External 

Cooling Blower (1200 CFM, 20 H.P.), Hunterdon VRT "Shell & Tube". Water Heat Exchanger, 

Water Storage Tank, and Argon Storage Tank. Free-Standing Control Panel complete with 

Honeywell Digital Setpoint Programmable Controls, Honeywell Recorder (12"), Honeywell 

High Limit, and Televac Vacuum Gauge. Very good condition. Overall dimensions of 78" 

Wide x 84" Deep x 72" High Vacuum Pump Set: 66" Wide x 42" Deep x 48" High. Weight 

approximately 10,000 pounds. Asking $59,500 USD. 


Item #VF214 Ipsen Bottom Loading Vacuum Furnace. Model VVFC.BL. 60" x 72". 

Working dimensions of 60" diameter X 72" high. Operating temperature of 2400F. 

Roughing pump: Stokes 412H-11-10HP/300 CFM. Furnace completely rebuilt in 2009. NEW 

Moly Hot Zone with Graphite, Board Insulation Behind. Thermal Survey Completed August 

2010. New inner steel liner. Blowers - 125 hp., 2 - 412 Stokes and 1 - Blower Assist, 1 - 36" 

Diffusion Pump, 25' Height for Installation required. 2009 Upgrade of Electronic Controls, 

currently 75% Installed in a Nadcap facility. Immaculate condition. Asking $495,000 USD. 

Item #VF213 G-M Rebuilt Horizontal Vacuum Furnace. 1984 G-M rebuilt 1-Bar 

vacuum heat treating furnace and complete air-cooled, closed-loop water cooling system, 

Work Zone: 18"W x 36"L x 18"H, 2400˚F, Rectangular Graphite hot zone in "good 

condition", Graphite elements, graphite hearth, Vacuum System: 10" Varian diffusion 

pump, Stokes 212-10 mechanical pump, Dresser Roots 67RGS vacuum blower, Alcatel 

holding pump, Televac high vacuum gauge, 120 kW, 460V/3Ph/60Hz, Honeywell DCP551 

Temperature Controller, Honeywell chart recorder, In good running condition, using 24 

hrs/day now. Location: Mid-US Price: $115,000 USD. 

Item #VF212 Abar 3000ºF, All-Metal HR-20x24 Vacuum Furnace. 1981 Abar Model 

HR-20x24, 1-Bar Vacuum Furnace, Ser# BM-721, 3000°F Rating (3050°F Short Term), Allmetal 

6-Layer Moly Hot Zone in good condition, Work Zone: 18"W x 10"H x 24"D, (wider 

alternate work zone by raising hearth level), Moly Elements and Moly Hearth, 400 lb Load 

Rating at 2400°F, Honeywell DCP-551 upgraded temperature control (out of panel in 

photo), Fredericks cold cathode/TC combination vacuum instrument, Honeywell recorder(s), 

W-WRh control thermocouples, Single Owner since new, Design Uniformity: +/- 10°F, 

Diffusion pumped with refrigerated cryotrap, Varian/NRC Model HS-16 diffusion pump, 

Stokes Model 212MB mechanical pump and blower pump package, vane-style holding 

pump, No gas-cooling fan or heat exchanger (can be added at additional cost), 80 kVA VRT, 

heating power with SCR rectifier, NEMA-12 Control Panel, Abar LT-20 Loader, Utilities: 115 

kVA total power, 220V/3ph/60Hz input power, Water requirement is 15 GPM at 60-90 PSI, 

90°F min., 80-120 PSI Air, 25 SCF Nitrogen per cycle for backfill, OEM Parts & Service still 

fully supported by Ipsen (Rockford, IL) 800-727-7625, ext 253 Price: $59,000 USD 


Item #VF211 Abar Ipsen Ion Nitrider. Model HR 34 X 40, GLO 1479. Working 

dimensions of 34" X 40". 460 V, 3 phase, 60 hz. Motor amps 55. VRT power supply load 

121 amps. Maximum combined full load 264 amps. Included is a loader and closed loop 

cooling system. System is currently partially installed and not in use. Overall in very good 

condition with updated Allen Bradley controls. Asking $75,000 USD. 

Item #VF210 Ipsen Bottom Loading Vacuum Furnace. Built in 1988 by Ipsen this 

furnace has working dimensions of 72" diameter X 96" high. Moly hot zone in excellent 

condition. Operating temperature of 2400F. 5 bar quenching nitrogen/argon/hydrogen. 2 

35" Varian diffusion pumps with 2 Stokes 412 roughing pumps with 615 blowers. 480volt, 

1155 amps. Comes with a closed loop cooling system. Unit is currently in indoor heated 

storage and is complete. Vessel was ultrasonically tested before removal and the shell is in 

excellent condition as is the whole furnace. Will require 26' of height for installation. Please 

call for more details and pricing. 

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 $135,000 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 $59,000 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 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 #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 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 


Employment 

Opportunities 



• Heat Treat Specialists/Leader Heat 

Treat 

• Quality Assurance 

Manager/Metallurgical Engineer 


• Sales Manager 

• Regional Sales Professional 


• Electrical Design Engineer 

• Sales Engineer 

• Project Management Position 

• Plant Manager 

• Production Manager 

• Estimator 

• Pyrometry Service Technicians 

• Regional Sales Manager 

• Account Manager 

• Account Manager 

Item #O219 Bell Helicopter A Textron Company has needs in the Heat Treat Area. 

Heat Treat Specialists (Multiple Openings)- Determines by visual examination and 

measurements with precision instruments, gauges, etc., the adherence to blueprint 

specifications and the proper standards of workmanship, material, finish, etc. on machined 

parts with the exception of gears and gear type parts. Makes complex layouts and setups on 

surface plate and checks measurements to close tolerances. Parts inspected may be made 

from any of the different grades of steel, aluminum, or aluminum alloy, brass, bronze, etc., 

and may be bolts, die castings, sand casting, forgings, extrusions, purchases parts, brake 

cylinders, oleo struts etc. Determines correct inspection procedures to follow, devises 

methods of inspection for new type machine parts and makes effective recommendations 

for improvements in procedures and practices. Assigns duties to lower grade Machined Parts 

Inspectors, instructs them in methods to be followed and checks their work for accuracy and 

completeness. May be assigned to any phase of machined parts inspection in Receiving 

Inspection including the acceptance of any vendor-made machined parts, forgings, casting, 

etc. except gears and gear type parts, after checking such parts to specifications by means 

of layout or other inspection procedures. 

Education: • High school diploma or GED 

• Heat Treat Manager 

• Used Heat Treat Equipment Sales 

Manager 

• Field Service Manager 

• Engineering Manager 

• Heat Treat Equipment Sales 

Positions 

• Controls Engineer 

• Systems Integration Manager 

• Field Service Engineer/Technician 

• Brazing Engineers, Heat Treat Sales 

Professionals, General Managers, 

and Maintenance Technicians 

• Consultant Auditors 

• Field Service Technician 

Position Requirements: • Thirty-six months of Machine Shop practice or Machine Shop 

Inspection or its equivalent, preferably in the aircraft industry 


Please apply to www.bellhelicopter.com to positions numbered 114156, 114155, 114154, 

and 114513. 

Leader Heat Treat (Biweekly salaried) Job Description: Responsible for the supervision 

and leadership of approximately 12 heat treat & blast personnel in a union environment 

Working Relationships: This position will report to the Value Stream Manager for Heat Treat 

& Process, Drive Systems Center Supervises production personnel Works closely with 

quality, quality engineering, process engineering, dispatch, maintenance and lab personnel 

Education: Bachelors degree (preferably in a technical discipline), Associates degree or 

combination of education and/or equivalent experience consistent with the requirements of 

the position Six Sigma Black or Green Belt Certification preferred Position typically requires 

5+ years of related work experience in a manufacturing leadership role 

Position Requirements: Considerable knowledge of: Manufacturing improvement initiatives 

Production methodologies Working knowledge of: Metallurgical processing such as those 

found in heat treat. Union contracts and the collective bargaining process. Leadership 

Standard work and Lean daily management metrics Leadership ability to: Plan, coordinate 

and oversee the activities of departmental personnel. Streamline processes to accomplish 

goals and objectives. Apply effective problem solving methods to resolve safety, quality and 

delivery issues. Prepare daily work plan for team and drive performance to successful 

completion. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees 

(subordinates, colleagues and management), other departments and suppliers. Identify and 

communicate accurate information concerning process, policies and procedures to 

subordinates as well as across departments. Handle all requirements with professionalism, 

organization, and timeliness while responding to multiple requests across department, 

center and company. Ensure that delivery goals, business goals, customer requirements and 

production plans are achieved and that schedules developed for area are executed. Set clear 

goals and provide an example to manufacturing employees by conduct, appearance and 

behavior. Maintain headcount, overtime, factory expenses and budgets to target. Serve as 

liaison with internal customers and suppliers. Maximize productivity and manufacturing 

efficiency of production. Have computer capability, including MRP and Visiprise proficiencies. 

Able to effectively handle multiple tasks and changing levels of responsibilities. Act with 

energy as a self-motivated team player/builder. Possess strong knowledge of Microsoft 

(Excel, Word and Outlook) 

Please apply to www.bellhelicopter.com to position numbered 114114. 

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms 

Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR 

defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), 

Political Asylee, or Refugee. Textron (and its subsidiaries) participates in E-Verify. We will 

provide the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form 

I-9 to confirm work authorization. Bell Helicopter is a world leader in the design, 

manufacture and support of vertical lift aircraft. From the newest, most technologically 

advanced commercial helicopter, our 429, to the revolutionary and extremely successful V- 

22 Osprey Bell offers the US military and our commercial clients the answers to their 

current and future needs. Bell offers very competitive pay and benefits. We are located in 

Grand Prairie, Texas in the DFW metroplex. 


Item #O218 Texas Heat Treating, established in 1977, is a leader in the commercial heat 

treating industry. Due to growth in markets throughout Texas, we have job openings in 

Round Rock (Austin) and Ft. Worth, Texas. 

Quality Assurance Manager – Round Rock, Texas 

� Ensure that the ISO 9001:2008 quality management system is maintained and 

properly implemented 

� Promote and lead continuous improvement activities 

� Host customer and registrar audits 

� Provide technical / metallurgical support to internal operations and customers 

� Manage the Inspection, Laboratory and Pyrometry functions 

Metallurgical Engineer – Round Rock and Ft. Worth, Texas 

� Support internal teams and customers in the development of new business, including 

automotive (APQP) and aerospace 

� Review and approval of process routings 

� Recommend and implement metallurgical and mechanical testing procedures 

� Problem solving and disposition of non-conforming orders 

� Promote and lead continuous improvement activities 

� Supervise plant surveillance activities, and recommend improvements 

� Degree in Metallurgical Engineering, or equivalent, is required 

Candidates should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment. 

Experience in a commercial heat treating operation is preferred. A Bachelors Degree, and 

competence in metallurgy / heat treating, is required. 

At Texas Heat Treating you will be part of a team that is empowered to make decisions that 

help shape our growing business. Texas Heat Treating offers a competitive benefit package 

including, health & dental insurance, life insurance, training re-imbursement, and 401k. 

Interested candidates should email their resume to jfilkowski@texasheattreating.com 

Item #O217 Heat Treat Maintenance Position. Hansen Balk Steel Treating is seeking 

qualified candidates for the position of heat treat maintenance for their facility in Grand 

Rapids, Michigan. The ideal candidate will have prior experience with batch Integral Quench 

carburizing equipment, endothermic gas generators, vacuum furnaces, and 

instrumentation. Knowledge of AMS 2750, Temperature Uniformity Surveys and System 

Accuracy Tests would be beneficial. We offer a competitive compensation package including 

health and life insurance, holiday and vacation pay, and participation in our profit sharing 

plan. Hansen Balk Steel Treating, founded in 1955, is a family owned business and serves a 

broad base of industry including aerospace, automotive, die casting, tool & die, oil and gas 

exploration and heavy truck. Please reply to mbalk@hansenbalk.com. 

Item #O216 Alfe Heat Treating, a multi-state, metal heat treating company with six 

divisions, is searching for Sales Manager based out of our Charlotte, NC facility to cover a 

five state territory: 


Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

o Responsible for all follow-up, service, and closing of sales for all customers / 

prospects in a five state region including: 

� North Carolina 

� South Carolina 

� Georgia 

� Tennessee 

� Alabama 

• Responsible for the quoting process for all prospects and customers 

• Responsible for the management and oversight of the prospect and quotation 

databases 

• Responsible for obtaining new customers 

• Responsible for regional and divisional sales forecasts 

• Responsible to attend and participate in professional societies/organizations as a 

company representative 

Candidates must possess the following qualifications: 

• Extensive knowledge of ferrous heat treating is a MUST 

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, sales or marketing 

• Five years of sales experience in an industrial environment 

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. 

• Willingness to travel, including overnights 

• Must maintain a valid driver’s license and safe driving record 

We offer competitive wages, medical, dental, and life insurance, paid vacation after only six 

months, tuition reimbursement, and 401K. 

To learn more about Alfe Heat Treating, visit our website at www.al-fe.com 

Email resume to callison@al-fe.com 

Equal Opportunity Employer 

Item #O215 REGIONAL SALES Professional. Advanced Heat Treat, a growth oriented 

company for 30 years, is seeking an organized sales professional to attract, engage, 

manage and build relationships with new/existing customers in the Great Lakes area. This 

position will work out of the facility located in Monroe, MI. This leader will help fulfill the 

sales/marketing goals and to achieve the personal sales goal set by Management. In 

addition to marketing and sales, individual will be required to develop project schedules and 

costing, supervise projects, and ensure quality control. You will also be required to track 

customer billings and assist in collection efforts as necessary. This is all to be done while 

developing and maintaining sound relationships with our customers. Prefer college degree 

and 5-10 years sales experience in the heat treat and/or automotive sectors. Knowledge of 

heat treating is a plus. Position may require extensive travel. Resumes can be sent to: 

hr@ion-nitriding.com 


Human Resources 

Advanced Heat Treat Corp. 

2825 MidPort Blvd. 

Waterloo, IA 50703 

AA/EEO 

Item #O214 Heat Treat Maintenance Position. We are currently recruiting for a heat 

treat maintenance position for a manufacturing facility in Mebane, NC. The ideal candidate 

will have at least 5 years of experience, preferred knowledge of carburizing, batch IQ or 

pusher, O2 probes, instrumentation, SSI, Honeywell, CW I-9, SAT's, and large captive 

operation. All candidates will need to pass a pre-employment drug and background screen. 

All resumes and inquiries can be sent to nikki.ward@us.randstad.com. Applications can be 

submitted at www.randstadstaffing.com 

Item #O213 Gasbarre Products Incorporated is seeking qualified candidates for the 

position of Electrical Design Engineer for each of its furnace divisions located in St. 

Mary’s, PA, and Plymouth, MI. Successful candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree in EE 

with 5+ years of experience in industrial controls, preferably with furnaces, but not 

required. Position does require periodic traveling. Gasbarre Products Inc. offers a 

competitive benefits package. Interested candidates should email resumes to 

hr@gasbarre.com or mail them to: 

Gasbarre Products Inc. 

Attn: Human Resources 

590 Division Street 

DuBois, PA 15801 

Gasbarre Products, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

Item #O212 Gasbarre Products Incorporated is seeking a qualified candidate for the 

position of Sales Engineer for its Sinterite furnace division located in St. Mary’s, PA. 

Successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in a technical engineering field with 5+ 

years of process experience. MBA preferred but not required. Position does require periodic 

traveling. Gasbarre Products Inc. offers a competitive benefits package. Interested 

candidates should email resumes to hr@gasbarre.com or mail them to: 

Gasbarre Products Inc. 

Attn: Human Resources 

590 Division Street 

DuBois, PA 15801 

Gasbarre Products, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

Item #0211 AFC-Holcroft, a major worldwide supplier of thermal processing equipment, is 

seeking candidates for a full time Project Management position. Applicants must have 


experience managing industrial equipment from cradle to grave. Management of a project 

includes Contract Administration, Budget Control, Project Scheduling, Implementing the 

Project, and Reporting to Management. Knowledge of heat treatment furnaces and bi-lingual 

capability are major benefits to securing this position. Contract Administration includes in 

part understanding of customer purchase orders, reviewing customer specifications and 

acknowledging orders from customers. Budget Control includes understanding the project 

budget by cost analysis for materials and manpower, curtailing any overruns of the 

accepted budget, updating the budget for any contractual modifications, and reporting 

negative deviations, including principle causes and recommendations for corrections. Project 

Scheduling includes creating schedules inclusive of engineering, materials procurement, 

manufacturing, installation, and commissioning for custom industrial equipment. 

Implementing the Project includes attending internal meetings, convening customer 

meetings, taking and writing meeting minutes for distribution, reviewing engineering 

drawings and manufacturing progress, and obtaining customer acceptance for shipment and 

sign off. Reporting to Management includes in part generating a closing report of each 

project and providing continuous updates to management on each project. Please send 

resume and best available time/dates for a phone interview to hr@afc-holcroft.com. A 

follow-up face-to-face interview could be scheduled if discussion concludes positively. 

Item #O210 Bodycote, the global leader in thermal processing services, is 

seeking a Plant Manager for our Westminster, CA facility. 

Summary: The Plant Manager will be responsible for hiring, training, planning, scheduling, 

organizing and overall direction of day to day activities relating to production and equipment 

on all shifts. Will work with minimal supervision within guidelines established by the Sr. 

General Manager and Operations Manager. 

Experience: 

• Requires extensive knowledge of Aluminum heat treating, straightening and forming, 

operations management, metallurgy, inspection and customer needs through 

technical and advanced training, seminars, college, B.S.M.E. (metallurgy) and/or 

equivalent work experience. 

• Minimum five years practical experience in heat treatment of aerospace aluminum. 

• Education: Four year bachelor degree preferred in metallurgy, materials science, or 

other related field. 

Qualified candidate must send their resume for consideration to: 

Rosie.Mendez@Bodycote.com 

Item #O209 Production Manager Wanted. Paulo, a leader in the metals processing 

industry for over 60 years, is seeking a Production Manager for our Kansas City, MO facility. 

This facility specializes in vacuum, continuous belt, batch, and induction heat treating. 

Other services include a salt bath austemper line, annealing, normalizing, stress relieving, 

black oxide coating and metallurgical services. Quality system certification includes: ISO 

9001:2008, Nadcap (Aerospace), and ISO 14001. This challenging hands-on position 

requires a disciplined, self-starting individual with the ability to work in a fast-paced, multi- 


task environment. You will utilize your skills in teamwork, coordinating production 

activities, 5S, safety, customer service, problem solving, statistical applications, and 

supervision. The position reports directly to the Plant Manager. 

Position Functions: 

• Maintain efficient production through scheduling of personnel, equipment, and 

customer product. 

• Supervise production supervisors and assist them in the continued improvement of 

their skills. 

• Function as liaison to customers in relation to product quality, new job development, 

and customer service. 

• Utilize basic lean and problem solving tools when working with the production team 

and sales personnel to achieve improvements in quality, productivity, and customer 

satisfaction. 

• Assist and stand-in for the plant manager as required. 

Position Requirements: 

• A BS Degree or equivalent with several years of experience in production 

management, lean system implementation & maintenance, and formal problem 

solving approaches. 

• Background in heat treating, machine shop, metal forming, automotive, or aerospace 

a plus. 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills and highly computer literate. 

• Well versed in the use of statistical tools. 

• Must be able to work effectively with production floor personnel. 

We offer a competitive compensation package including health, life & dental insurance, 

pension, 401(k), holiday, vacation and sick days- - and a challenging, diverse work 

environment. Visit our website: www.paulo.com Qualified applicants should send resume 

and salary requirements to: lgeyer@paulo.com 5711 West Park Avenue, St. Louis, MO 

63110. No Phone Calls Accepted Equal Opportunity Employer 

Item #O208 Derrick Company is currently looking for an Estimator to join their team at 

their facility located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Derrick provides stress relieving/annealing & 

normalizing heat-treating services on medium to very large size fabrications, castings, 

vessels, etc., as well as blasting and painting services, to many companies throughout the 

Midwest and beyond. This is an “in office” position responsible for performing the estimating 

duties on job inquiries from existing and potential new customers. The ideal candidate will 

have good math skills and be able to work proficiently with Microsoft spreadsheets and 

database applications and posses excellent multitasking skills. The position requires great 

attention to details with the ability to meet tight deadlines and effectively communicate with 

existing and potential new customers via phone, email, and fax and occasionally in person. 

Responding to customer RFQ’s requires the ability to read blueprints, analyze customer’s job 

specifications, perform research on various product, process, and cost data, coordinating 

pertinent order and process information with customers and other Derrick team members, 

all the while assisting with maintaining & developing good relationships with Derrick 

Company’s existing & new customers. 


Requirements/Preferred Qualifications: 

• Estimating experience, preferably in the heat treating or steel related industry. 

• Proficiency with Windows based pc environment and Microsoft Office Suite. 

• Proficient oral and written communication skills. 

• Associates’ degree in business, management, etc. 

• Familiarity with heat treating, blasting & painting processes, and/or the heavy 

ferrous metals industry. 

About Derrick: 

Our Company is a recognized leader in the Heat Treating, Blasting and Painting of large 

vessels, fabrications, and castings for many industries throughout the Midwest & beyond. 

We are a family owned & operated organization with a focus on customer service and the 

well being of our employees. Visit our website at www.derrickcompany.com. 

Please apply on line, including salary requirements. hres@derrickcompany.com 

*Only qualified candidates will be contacted. No 3rd party/agency referrals. No telephone 

calls or walk-ins will be accepted. We are an equal opportunity employer, and a drug- free 

workplace with pre-employment testing required. 

Item #O207 Pyrometry Service Technicians. Positions available for experienced 

pyrometry service technician to conduct calibration services, temperature uniformity 

surveys/studies, and other related pyrometry testing. Candidate should have an 

understanding of AMS-2750, and experience in other pyrometry specifications a plus. (i.e. 

BAC-5621, RPS-953, etc). Candidate should be comfortable and experienced around 

thermal processing equipment. 

Basic requirements: 

• Knowledge of calibration & testing equipment, 

• Experience with various types of control and data acquisition systems, 

• Basic computer skills in MS Word, Excel, Power-Point, 

• Knowledge of various types of thermal processing equipment 

• Able to work independently and efficiently 

• Travel may be required 

Compensation: 

• Salaried position to be determined with experience 

• Medical Insurance 

• Paid Holidays/Personnel Days 

• Company Vehicle 

• Relocation Assistance 

Please forward resume and salary requirements to adownshire@yahoo.com for 

consideration. 


Item #O206 Bodycote Thermal Processing 

Job Title: Regional Sales Manager 

Location: Melrose Park, IL 

Reports To: Vice President of Operations, General Industry 

Supervises: 5 Account Managers 

Bodycote Thermal Processing has an international reputation for total reliability and 

unrivalled expertise in all significant heat treatment processes. Vital capacity and 

unmatched investment in all industrially important treatments and leading-edge fully 

computerized heat treatment centers are complemented by sophisticated metal joining 

facilities. 

Summary: Manages the sales process for the North America General Industrial Region, 

including salespersons and all sales activities for 5 plants located in Minnesota, Wisconsin, 

Illinois, Indianapolis. 

Requirements (Qualifications & Skills): 

• Education: BS degree in Metallurgy or marketing is preferred. In lieu of this, 

extensive training and experience in the industry is required. 

• Experience: Requires a thorough understanding of the technical aspects of heat 

treatment of aerospace alloys, including steel, aluminum, nickel, titanium, copper, 

brass, etc. Familiarity with commercial, aerospace, ASME, ASM and military 

specifications is required. Must be able to read/interpret blueprints. 

• Requires a proven, successful track record of supervision, marketing skills, sales 

techniques, and general business practices. 

• Language Skills: Requires effective communication skills for interfacing with 

salespeople, management, shop supervisors and customers. 

• Physical Demands: Must be able to sit and drive for long periods visiting customers’ 

facilities and other required travel, including out of state. Must have a current 

driver’s license and maintain in good standing. 

• Environment: May be exposed to heat, fumes, humidity and noise in shop 

environment. 

• Must possess knowledge of plant and equipment capabilities in order to provide 

desired service to customers. 

• Must possess ability to maintain a high level credibility while portraying a positive 

company image. 

• Must be sensitive to customer needs and maintain an excellent professional attitude 

at all times. 

• Must be self-motivated and work within priorities established by the 

Regional/General Managers, in order to accomplish company goals. 

• Must be tactful, diplomatic and patient when handling customer complaints/concerns. 

• Knowledge and hands on experience of computer applications is required, including 

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. 

• Must be capable of pricing jobs by reviewing blueprints, estimating time, possible 

fixturing/tooling costs and actual heat treat cycles. 

• Must be willing to travel – Road Warrior 

Essential Job Functions (Duties & Responsibilities): 


• Responsible for managing, training and on-going evaluation of sales staff. 

• Responsible for follow up calls on budgeted accounts while maintaining acceptable 

levels of communication and business relationships. 

• Prospects new customers using the appropriate guidelines, including updating 

database. 

• Supervise the execution of customer satisfaction determination procedures. Analyze 

results and recommend corrective action and process improvements. 

• Review appropriate technical information through trade journals and industry reports 

to remain informed on current market intelligence. 

• Perform daily sales calls to customer locations, including prospects and secured 

customers. 

• Conduct seminar presentations to develop and inform new and existing sales 

accounts. 

• Coordinate sales effort between all Bodycote locations. 

• Supervise submittal of all required reports on a timely and accurate basis including 

pipeline and forecast reports. 

• Represent company at functions/meetings such as ASM, MHTA, SME, etc. 

• Coordinate sales meetings; submit reports on activities, competition, process, 

service, quality, new accounts, etc. 

• Assists General Managers in obtaining settlement of customer claims in some cases 

as needed. 

• Must work in a manner consistent with the EMS. 

Bodycote offers a competitive salary, including health, dental, vision, STD, LTD, Life 

Insurance, TUITION REIMBURSEMENT, and 401K. Bodycote is an Equal Opportunity 

Employer if interested, send your resume to jill.iscra@bodycote.com 

Item #O205 Bodycote Thermal Processing 

Job Title: Account Manager 

Location: Supports Ontario. Plants located in Newmarket and Kitchener 

Reports To: Regional Sales Manager 

Supervises: none 

ID/EEOC/FLSA Code: AcctMgr4/0 





facilities. 

Summary: Position manages relationships and customer service for accounts at the plant 

level including inside and outside sales. The incumbent will also generate quotations and 

work with customers and plant personnel to establish production expectations. The Account 

Manager will work to cultivate new business opportunities, expand customer base and 

explore new markets. The Account Manager adds value to the plant by serving as the focal 

point for the cultivation, retention and expansion of business opportunities with customers. 


• Education – High school education “or equivalent,” College Degree Preferred. 


• Experience necessary – 5 to 10 years in sales, customer service or related field. 

• Language Skills - Must be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing. 

• Physical Demands – Must be able to sit for prolonged periods. Travel to and from 

Customers is a necessity. Ability to function in an industrial and office setting. 

• Work Environment – Ordinarily an office environment, however there are periods of 

time where individual may have to spend time in heat, noise, cold, etc., of industrial 

shop. 

• Other: Must be able to travel extensively, up to 50% of scheduled work hours. 

Overnight travel is not routine, but is expected when necessary. 

• Must have the ability to report for work on time, follow directions, interact effectively 

with co-workers, understand and follow rules and procedures and accept constructive 

criticism. 

• Must be able to interact with diverse customer base in a positive and professional 

manner. 

• Demonstrate good judgment in fostering positive customer relationships. 

• Ability to quote pricing, manage expectations for process and delivery. 

• Exercise tact and ability to partner with customer to resolve issues. 

• Problem solving skills to meet customer expectations. 

• Communication skills with employees at all levels to achieve goal of exceptional 

customer service. 

• Advocate for the quality our products and services. 

• At all times conduct in accordance with Bodycote policies and procedures. 

• Commitment to ethics in all interactions. 

Special Skills: 

• Must possess or be able to develop a working knowledge of Company Quality 

system, procedures, project tracking, TS 16949, AMS and Mil Specs, process 

capabilities, competition capabilities, competition costing, general braze and heat 

treat processes, utilization, ESA/VSE procedures, proper planning practices, 

equipment capabilities. 

• Must possess or acquire a working knowledge of heat treatment. 

• Must possess or be able to develop a working knowledge of the Bodycote Quality 

Manual and Bodycote Policy Manual. 

• Must be able to effectively cultivate and develop customers from diverse 

backgrounds including small entrepreneurial businesses to large multinational 

corporations. 


• Receiving and responding to phone inquiries from customers and potential customers 

• Sales calls on current and potential customers 

• Customer feedback interviews / surveys 

• Developing relationships with current / potential customers 

• Developing and delivering quotations 

• Customer Service Inquires 

• Partnering with employees at the plant level to monitor progress of work to meet 

customer expectations 

• Project Management 

• Clarification of customer requirements 

• Performs other tasks as assigned or dictated by position 


If interested, send your resume to jill.iscra@bodycote.com 

Item #O204Bodycote Thermal Processing 

Job Title: Account Manager 

Location: Highland Heights 

Reports To: Regional Sales Manager 

Supervises: none 

ID/EEOC/FLSA Code: AcctMgr4/0 





facilities. 

Summary: Position manages relationships and customer service for accounts at the plant 

level including inside and outside sales. The incumbent will also generate quotations and 

work with customers and plant personnel to establish production expectations. The Account 

Manager will work to cultivate new business opportunities, expand customer base and 

explore new markets. The Account Manager adds value to the plant by serving as the focal 

point for the cultivation, retention and expansion of business opportunities with customers. 


• Education – High school education “or equivalent,” College Degree Preferred. 

• Experience necessary – 5 to 10 years in sales, customer service or related field. 

• Language Skills - Must be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing. 

• Physical Demands – Must be able to sit for prolonged periods. Travel to and from 

Customers is a necessity. Ability to function in an industrial and office setting. 

• Work Environment – Ordinarily an office environment, however there are periods of 

time where individual may have to spend time in heat, noise, cold, etc., of industrial 

shop. 

• Other: Must be able to travel extensively, up to 50% of scheduled work hours. 

Overnight travel is not routine, but is expected when necessary. 

• Must have the ability to report for work on time, follow directions, interact effectively 

with co-workers, understand and follow rules and procedures and accept constructive 

criticism. 

• Must be able to interact with diverse customer base in a positive and professional 

manner. 

• Demonstrate good judgment in fostering positive customer relationships. 

• Ability to quote pricing, manage expectations for process and delivery. 

• Exercise tact and ability to partner with customer to resolve issues. 

• Problem solving skills to meet customer expectations. 

• Communication skills with employees at all levels to achieve goal of exceptional 

customer service. 

• Advocate for the quality our products and services. 

• At all times conduct in accordance with Bodycote policies and procedures. 

• Commitment to ethics in all interactions. 

Special Skills: 


• Must possess or be able to develop a working knowledge of Company Quality 

system, procedures, project tracking, TS 16949, AMS and Mil Specs, process 

capabilities, competition capabilities, competition costing, general braze and heat 

treat processes, utilization, ESA/VSE procedures, proper planning practices, 

equipment capabilities. 

• Must possess or acquire a working knowledge of heat treatment. 

• Must possess or be able to develop a working knowledge of the Bodycote Quality 

Manual and Bodycote Policy Manual. 

• Must be able to effectively cultivate and develop customers from diverse 

backgrounds including small entrepreneurial businesses to large multinational 

corporations. 


• Receiving and responding to phone inquiries from customers and potential customers 

• Sales calls on current and potential customers 

• Customer feedback interviews / surveys 

• Developing relationships with current / potential customers 

• Developing and delivering quotations 

• Customer Service Inquires 

• Partnering with employees at the plant level to monitor progress of work to meet 

customer expectations 

• Project Management 

• Clarification of customer requirements 

Bodycote offers a competitive salary, including health, dental, vision, STD, LTD, Life 

Insurance, TUITION REIMBURSEMENT, and 401K.Bodycote is an Equal Opportunity 

Employer If interested, send your resume to jill.iscra@bodycote.com 

Item #O203 The Bradbury Company, Inc. Heat Treat Manager. We are an established 

family owned global company that designs and builds custom coil steel processing 

equipment. We are looking for a highly motivated individual with a stable work history to 

operate and manage our Heat-Treat department. This is a new start-up installation 

requiring an individual who can establish processes, procedures, schedules and operate the 

heat-treat equipment. 

Basic Job Requirements/Description 

• Perform heat treat operations in a safe and regulatory compliant manner including 

loading/unloading parts, entering and monitoring programs and systems, and routine 

maintenance on furnaces and equipment 

• Minimum 5 years heat-treat experience 

• Able to read and interpret blue prints 

• Must have understanding of various materials and heat-treating process 

• Must be able to enter programs and recipes into the computer/furnace controllers as 

needed, monitor and refine recipe processes and make adjustments as necessary. 

We offer a compensation package including health, dental, prescription drug insurance, 

401(k), vacation and paid time off, health spending account, as well as company sponsored 

disability insurance. 


If you are interested in working for a growth orientated company forward your resume to 

diatoe@bradburyco.com or fax to 620-345-6379. Bradbury is an Equal Opportunity 

Employer and supports a drug-free work environment. 

Item #O202 Used Heat Treat Equipment Sales Manager. The Heat Treat Equipment 

company is looking for a sales manager for our used heat treat equipment. The duties of 

this position include follow up on sales leads, proposal generation, purchasing components 

and managing the general office. Overnight travel will be required. The successful 

candidate must have: 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

• Good people skills 

• Good organizational skills 

• Knowledge and experience in heat treat equipment is a plus 

• Basic knowledge of metallurgy is a plus 

Please submit your resume to jonhn@heattreatequip.com 

Item #O201 FIELD SERVICE MANAGER. The J. L. Becker Company is seeking a Field 

Service Manager to manage the Field Service Department. This position will be responsible 

for interfacing with the Customer to determine requirements for installation, scheduling the 

appropriate personnel and equipment for the project, requires a focus on customer service 

and a quality conscious work ethic. Extensive travel is required (possibly foreign). 

Qualifications 

• Must enjoy working with people and solving problems 

• Must have good communication skills 

• Must have good electrical and mechanical aptitude 

• Must have knowledge of combustion and atmosphere control systems 

• Must understand PLC logic, SCADA and WonderWare 

• Must have basic computer skills for communication 

• Knowledge in the use of test equipment such as meters/calibrators 

• 2 to 5 years of experience with thermal processing equipment 

• Instrumentation and furnace knowledge a must. 

Please furnish resume with current/past responsibilities and salary requirements to 

newhireplymouth@gmail.com. All resumes kept confidential. 

Item #O200 ENGINEERING MANAGER. The J. L. Becker Company, a manufacturer of 

heat treat equipment, is seeking an Engineering Manager to manage the Engineering 

Department. This position requires a focus on scheduling, engineering design, cost control 

and quality control. 



• Engineering degree or minimum 5 to 10 years in heat treat equipment design 

• Must have prior management experience 

• Must have knowledge of mechanical systems, combustion systems and PLC control 

logic 

• Must be knowledgeable in Microsoft Office and AutoCAD 

• Must have good strong verbal and written communication skills 

• Must enjoy working with people and solving problems 



Item #O199 Heat Treat Equipment Sales Positions Available. The J. L. Becker 

Company has several sales positions available: 

• We are looking for an experienced Salesman for our Heat Treat Equipment Sales 

Department to cover the Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana territory. This is a full-time 

position. The successful candidate must have: 

• Knowledge and experience in heat treat equipment sales 

• Basic knowledge of metallurgy 



• Ability to maintain existing customer base, as well as develop new customers and 

markets 


• We are looking for a sales trainee for our Heat Treat Equipment Sales Department. 

This is a full-time, entry-level position. The successful candidate will undergo a 

training program that includes spending time in our engineering department, field 

service department and proposal engineering departments to gain the necessary 

knowledge to become a successful heat treat equipment salesman. Extensive 

domestic travel will be required. The successful candidate must have: 




• Knowledge and experience in heat treat equipment is a plus 

• Basic knowledge of metallurgy is a plus 

Please submit your resume to newhireplymouth@gmail.com 

Item #O198 CONTROLS ENGINEER. The J. L. Becker Company has an immediate 

opening for an experienced Controls Engineer for the Electrical Engineering Department. 

EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Familiarity with heat treating processes 

• Probe, instrument and furnace trouble-shooting experience a plus 


• PLC programming experience (SLC, Compact/ControlLogix, HC900, Omron, Mitsubishi, 

Siemens_ 

• Understanding of PID controls 

• Experience with data-logging and SCADA software (Wonderware Intouch,.Red Lion HMI, 

PanelView Plus HMI 

• Experience with electrical line drawings 

• Field wiring 

EDUCATION: 

• Engineering degree and/or 5+ years of experience preferred 



Item #O194 SYSTEMS INTEGRATION MANAGER. United Process Controls (Furnace 

Control Corp., Marathon Monitors Inc., Process Electronic and Waukee Engineering) has an 

immediate opening for an experienced engineer to manage its Systems Integration Group in 

West Chester, Ohio. 

EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Familiarity with heat treating processes 

• Prior Heat Treatment shop experience a plus 

• Probe, instrument and furnace trouble-shooting experience a plus 

• PLC programming experience a plus 

• Understanding of PID controls 

• Experience with data-logging and SCADA software 

• Experience with electrical line drawings 


EDUCATION: 

• Engineering degree and/or 5+ years of experience preferred 

The position requires travel (domestic with a possibility of international) approximately 50% 

of time. Salary is based on experience and qualifications. UPC provides medical, dental and 

matching 401k. Please send resume to resumes@group-upc.com. 


Item #O193 Field Service Engineer/Technician to serve as a company representative 

for field installations, trouble shooting, service calls and preventative maintenance at 

customer facilities, with openings in Southern California, Texas, and Florida (Orlando). 

Experience/Qualifications: 

• Electrical/electronic background (must be able to read electrical line drawings) 

• Familiarity with Vacuum or Atmosphere Furnaces 

• Prior Heat Treatment shop experience a plus 

• Skilled in PLC Logic/Platform 

• Temperature control integration 

• Temperature profiling and PID understanding 

• A/B Software knowledge - required 

• Wonderware, SCADA, SL/C5, RSLogics – a plus 


• Hydraulic and Pneumatic Experience 

Education: 

• 2-year degree preferred, or equivalent 2+ years of experience 

• Advanced technical education or combination of education and employment 

• Closely related equipment requiring the same skill sets will be considered 

Qualified candidate will be required to travel (domestic with a possibility of international), 

approximately 75% of time. Salary is based on experience and qualifications. 

Please send resumes to Resumes@ipsenusa.com 

Item #O184 Looking for Brazing Engineers, Heat Treat Sales Professionals, General 

Managers, and Maintenance Technicians, and for multiple opportunities all over the US. 

Please email me in confidence Tom Nash: tomn@ispards.com or 619-828-1040. 

Item #O177 “Nadcap and You…Achieving Excellence Together.” Build Your 

Career with a Global Industry Leader. Performance Review Institute is seeking Aerospace 

experienced Consultant Auditors for the Nadcap Heat Treating program. 

As a Nadcap auditor, you will perform heat treating audits, complete audit reports, and have 

the opportunity to train associate auditors. 

The ideal candidate will possess the following general background: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field 

• Understanding of General & Aerospace quality systems (ISO, AS/EN/JISQ9100) 

• Familiarity with General Consensus specifications and Aerospace Standards 

• Computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets, email and internet 

• Desire to travel 

• Multi-lingual a plus 

• Strong interpersonal skills 

The following are specific criteria for Heat Treating: 

• Five (5) years "hands-on" experience (preferably in the aerospace industry) with the 

following processes: Aluminum Heat Treating, Titanium Heat Treating, Heat Resisting 


Treating, Heat Resisting Alloys, Brazing Alloys 

• Understanding of AMS2750 or Pyrometry specification 

As an innovative industry leader, we are proud to offer our 

auditors: 

• Flexible Schedules 

• Competitive Daily Rate 

• Paid Travel & Living Expenses 

• Paid Annual Training 

• No Need to Relocate 

See why Nadcap has been attracting & retaining some of the best professionals in the 

industry! Apply on-line today, via our application website, www.eAuditStaff.com. 

Determine your area of auditor expertise in one or more of these specific disciplines: 

Chemical Processing, Coatings, Composites, Conventional Machining, Elastomer Seals, 

Electronics, Fluid Distribution Systems, Heat Treating, Materials Testing, Non-Metallic 

Materials Testing and Manufacturing, Nondestructive Testing, Nonconventional Machining, 

Sealants, Surface Enhancement and Welding. For more information on PRI and the Nadcap 

program, visit our website, www.pri-network.org. Nadcap is administered by the 

Performance Review Institute, an equal opportunity employer, who values the diversity of 

our work force and the knowledge of our people. 

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. 


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 

Personal Days 

Sick Days 

Holidays 

Company Provided Vehicle (if applicable) 

Daily Meal Allowances 

401(k) Plan 

Relocation Assistance (if applicable) 


kruff@htsu.com . All resumes kept confidential. 


Seeking Employment 



• Heat Treater/Metallurgist 

• Heat Treater 

• Field Service, Project Manager, 

Vacuum and Heat Treating Furnace 

Specialist 

• Metallurgist 

• Consultant Auditors 

• Metallurgical Engineer 

Item #E129 HEAT TREATER/METALLURGIST Heat Treatment/Metallurgist with 35 years 

hands-on experience in thermal processing of ferrous, non-ferrous materials and 

metallurgical/mechanical laboratory management. I presently hold a 4 year qualification in 

Metallurgy with subjects at the masters’ level, a degree majoring in business management 

and a diploma in Production Management. My experience and key performance areas 

include: 

• Managing a heat treatment plant specializing in all conventional heat treatment, gas 

carburizing, gas nitriding, hardening and tempering, cryogenics and induction hardening of 

on and off road heavy duty vehicle transmission and suspension parts. Equipment included 

pit furnaces, bogey furnaces, three chamber sealed quenched furnaces, medium and high 

frequency induction hardening equipment and press quench equipment. 

• Thermal processing of aluminum products for the automotive industry. 

• Thermal processing of Nodular, ADI, Grey Iron and Hadfield Manganese Steel castings. 

• Managing metallurgical/mechanical laboratory responsible for thermal processing quality 

control using spectrographic, microscopic, non-destructive and destructive techniques. 

• Commercially designing, commissioning and managing heat treatment plants for the 

thermal processing of forged round bar, forgings, ground engaging parts, gears used in light 

and heavy duty transmission boxes for the mining industry, rolling stock under carriage 

safety critical components and aircraft parts utilizing pit, sealed quench, top hat, mesh belt, 

walking beam and rotary and shaker hearth furnaces. 

• Salt bath and vacuum thermal processing of stainless and all grades of tool steels. 

• Forensic investigating of thermal processing and general engineering failures. 

• Thermal processing/metallurgical quality control in-house training from operator to 

undergraduate level. 

References and qualification available on request Email derekjmalone@gmail.com 

Item #E128 Heat Treater. I am an experienced professional with 13+ years in the heat 

treat industry. Experience includes but is not limited to: * Inside/Outside Sales Including 

Marketing, quoting, and all aspects of sales. * Step in management in Plant Managers 

absence Created strong relationships with team members on shop floor and in the office as 

well as with customers. * Extensive Straightening * Vacuum furnace * Internal quench * 

Salt Bath * Etc. I am seeking an opportunity to combine technical knowledge and business 

experience and transition into a managerial role. Preferably in the south east however I will 


consider any part of the USA. jjefsen@comcast.net 

Item #E126 Field Service, Project Manager, Vacuum and Heat Treating Furnace 

Specialist Houston, TX 

• 4 Years Proven Service of Vacuum and Heat Treating Equipment Diagnosis, and 

repair. 

• 10 Years Sales and Marketing, Customer Relations. 

• 30 Years Consistent Field Service and Field Management 

• 25 years High Vacuum Processing and Problem Diagnosis and resolution. 

• 30 Years automation and control systems, PID, PLC’s and Machine Control. 

• OEM authorized modification of capital process equipment 

• Repair of electronic and Electromechanical circuitry in a variety of industries. 

• Proficient with Windows computer skills using Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint 

with good grasp of Access 

• Cost Tracking, Project Management, 

• Supervision of crews consisting of five or more. 

• User interface Programming (IDEC, Opto22, Kepware) 

• Implementation, and Configuration of PLC systems (Fanuc, IDEC, OPTO22) 

• Service, installation, and configuration of VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) Motor 

controls, 

• Fabrication of Electronic control systems in NEMA Panels. 

• Excellent References available upon request. 

Item #E124 Metallurgist. I am a Metallurgist with more than 27 years experience in 

procurement, installation & production of various types of furnaces. 

• Atmosphere heat treatment furnaces - IPSEN 

• Vacuum hardening operations -- Degussa 

• Low pressure Vacuum Carburizing - IPSEN 

• Dual therm Vacuum Furnaces - ALD design 

• Induction hardening machines - EFD make 

• various Surface treatments lines.- Phosphating / plating etc 

• Exposure to metallurgical testing - all Buhler /LECO make equipments 

• Exposure to failure analysis -- Optical as well as SEM 

• Certified by Pyrometry - requirements of CQI9 in relation with AMS 2750 D by PRI ( 

USA) - Equalearn ( UK) 

• Exoposure to ISO -- TS 16949 -- CQI9 -- CQI12-- HTSA etc 

I am seeking an opportunity in the USA for the suitable position near to Pittsburgh although 

I will consider any part of the USA. If this is of interest please let me know at 

dale@themonty.com 

Item #E112 “Nadcap and You Achieving Excellence Together.” Build Your 

Career with a Global Industry Leader. Performance Review Institute is seeking Aerospace 

experienced Consultant Auditors for the Nadcap Heat Treating program. 


As a Nadcap auditor, you will perform heat treating audits, complete audit reports, and have 

the opportunity to train associate auditors. 

The ideal candidate will possess the following general background: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field 

• Understanding of General & Aerospace quality systems (ISO, AS/EN/JISQ9100) 

• Familiarity with General Consensus specifications and Aerospace Standards 

• Computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets, email and internet 

• Desire to travel 

• Multi-lingual a plus 

• Strong interpersonal skills 

The following are specific criteria for Heat Treating: 

• Five (5) years "hands-on" experience (preferably in the aerospace industry) with the 

following processes: Aluminum Heat Treating, Titanium Heat Treating, Heat Resisting 

Treating, Heat Resisting Alloys, Brazing Alloys 

• Understanding of AMS2750 or Pyrometry specification 

As an innovative industry leader, we are proud to offer our 

auditors: 

• Flexible Schedules 

• Competitive Daily Rate 

• Paid Travel & Living Expenses 

• Paid Annual Training 

• No Need to Relocate 

See why Nadcap has been attracting & retaining some of the best professionals in the 

industry! Apply on-line today, via our application website, www.eAuditStaff.com. 

Determine your area of auditor expertise in one or more of these specific disciplines: 

Chemical Processing, Coatings, Composites, Conventional Machining, Elastomer Seals, 

Electronics, Fluid Distribution Systems, Heat Treating, Materials Testing, Non-Metallic 

Materials Testing and Manufacturing, Nondestructive Testing, Nonconventional Machining, 

Sealants, Surface Enhancement and Welding. 

For more information on PRI and the Nadcap program, visit our website, www.prinetwork.org. 

Nadcap is administered by the Performance Review Institute, an equal opportunity 

employer, who values the diversity of our work force and the knowledge of our people. 

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. dale@themonty.com 


In Parting, 

We always enjoy comments, feedback and constructive criticism. Thanks for your feedback 

and don’t hesitate to let us know your thoughts. Don’t forget to visit us daily at 

www.themonty.com. 

Gord Montgomery, 

W.G. Montgomery Limited 

Phone: 905 271-0033 Fax: 905 271-9324 

Email: gord@themonty.com

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