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1910s:

Established in 1913 by Isiah Hall, the Company is still owned and run by the Hall family. At first, Monometer produced castings for the printing industry in our foundry in Whitehouse Street, Birmingham. Soon, a small range of furnaces was developed to re-melt the type which was used for printing in those days.

1920s:

After the 1st World War, the site in Birmingham was sold and the Head Office of the business moved to the Strand in London. Casting production ceased and the furnace range soon developed into a full range of crucible melting furnaces for aluminium and other light alloys with Pot furnaces for lead production.

1930s:

The Company saw the advantages of the new Rotary Furnaces being produced in Germany, and introduced early rotaries for non-ferrous melting into the U.K. and continued to develop the existing range of melting furnaces.

1940s:

During World War II the Company produced many furnaces to assist the war effort and during this period, moved headquarters from London to Southend-on-Sea, where it is still based today.

1950s:

The original Coal fired rotary furnaces were converted to Oil Firing, and developed with Hot Air Recuperation to achieve temperatures 1450 - 1500 deg C for Iron foundry production. Designs and manufacture were rapidly changing from the Furnace construction which incorporated many cast components into mild steel plate fabrication. During this period, Monometer worked closely with Ford Motor Company at Dagenham to develop a new range of "U" shaped Hot Metal Cupola Fore-hearth Receivers.

1960s:

Combustion equipment developed to incorporate the Monometer atomization system for Rotary Furnaces. A new standard packaged 500-kg iron and 1,000-kg iron Rotary Furnace was developed. Hydraulic Tilting sloping hearth Reverberatory furnaces were introduced for the bulk melting of Aluminium.

1970s:

The strengths and advantages of Monometer furnace equipment were widely recognized and larger and larger capacity furnaces were produced up to 70-Tonnes Iron Rotaries, and 25-Tonnes Aluminium Reverberatory Furnaces. The Company diversified into heat treatment furnaces when it acquired the Hedin range of chamber, horizontal and forced air circulating, mesh belt and lift-off furnaces.

1980s:

Innovations continue with the introduction of Oxyfuel Burner Systems, enabling much faster melting to be achieved and easier control of exhaust fume for Environmental considerations. Micro-Processor controls, and new insulation materials providing more efficient use of heat input and allowing lower furnace casing temperature. Electronics inverter, soft/start and variable speed of rotation were introduced into the Rotary Furnace drive systems. The Company diversified into Infra Red equipment when it acquired Industrial Infra Red Ltd from the Peart Group in Manchester.

1990s:

World-wide interest in Monometer Furnace technology has resulted in new Licensee manufacturers in U.S.A. Spain, and Australia, and a joint venture Company Monometer Furnaces (pvt) Ltd in India. With a long history in the development of metal melting and heat treatment furnaces Monometer is well prepared to move into the 21st