Aerospace Firm Makes Major Investment in Vacuum Heat Treat Furnaces (Editor’s Note; GE Aerospace is one of the largest in-house heat treaters in the world in terms of vacuum heat-treating capacity. Over the years “The Monty Heat Treat News” has had...
End of the Line for World’s Largest Plasma Nitriding Location At one point in time the “Bosch Fuel Systems” location in Kentwood, Michigan, USA boasted what was probably the largest plasma nitriding location in the world (Source; the late David Pye...
USA Heat Treater Makes Major Investments Advanced Heat Treat Corp.® (AHT), a recognized leader in heat treat services and metallurgical solutions, has invested in two additional pieces of equipment at its Cullman, Alabama location. The equipment will expand capacity...
When NOT to Bring Heat Treating In-House-A Case Study It is always a hot topic whether manufacturers should bring heat treating in house or “farm” it out to commercial heat treaters. Many considerations enter the mix including; Do the volumes justify the...
Heat Treatment Names in the News Lets start off the week of March 9th, 2026 by having a look at some well known (and some not so well known) individuals who are changing direction in the global heat treatment industry;  Jim Feltner, CEO, FPM Heat Treating. For a...