Unfortunately, the global heat treatment industry is losing one of the "great" ones, an individual who is known to heat treaters around the world, Mr. "Mario Ciampini". Currently Vice President, Strategic Projects and M&A, Bodycote plc Mario has announced that June30th, 2026 he will be leaving the company.

Mario's truly remarkable heat treat career includes 19 years as President/CEO of furnace builder "Ipsen International" with the past 20 years spent with the world's largest commercial heat treater "Bodycote". During his 20 years with "Bodycote" Mario was involved with a variety of projects, the chief one being acquisitions, an area where he truly excelled. Some of Bodycote's most successful acquisitions are a direct result of Mario's efforts.

In this position Mario visited heat treating facilities around the world (with the exception of Africa) and became so well known that one commercial heat treater in California quipped; "Mario has had lunch with every single heat treater around the world".

His experience will be missed. This photo shows Mario with Dale Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" shortly after the acquisition of "Nitrex" in Burlington, Ontario, Canada a few years ago.