Bodycote Merging Two Michigan, USA Facilities
The world's largest commercial heat treater, "Bodycote" is planning on merging two Michigan, USA facilities according to what multiple sources have told "The Monty". The "Bodycote", Livonia location in Michigan has always had a strong focus on vacuum carburizing of automotive transmission...
Let’s Talk About Vacuum Heat Treat Furnaces-“Jay Jefsen”
We are honored today to be talking "Vacuum Furnaces" with "Mr. Jay Jefsen", Director of Sales for "Furnacare Inc." (TAV), of Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Jay is a veteran of the North American heat treat industry and his comments today about vacuum furnaces in particular and the heat treat...
Used Furnace And Equipment Listings
“The Monty” has one of the largest listings for used heat treating equipment in North America. Below you will find our two most recent additions and also a categorized listing by furnace type. If you don’t find what you are looking for let us know and we will find it for you. Have equipment to sell? We are here to find you a buyer, just drop a line to [email protected]
“The Monty Heat Treat News”-October/2025 Edition
Good news for the entire heat treatment industry-the October/2025 Edition of "The Monty Heat Treat News" is now available! In this 93 page edition we cover the absolute latest (and in many cases exclusive) news stories and trends in the heat treatment industry including these stories; What Is...
AICHELIN Group Completes Acquisition of NITREX Divisions
August 14th of this year it was announced that "AICHELIN Group" of Mödling / Austria would be acquiring the NTS & UPC business units from NITREX Inc., a portfolio company of Novacap "Blockbuster Acquisition in the Global Heat Treat Furnace Industry". This press release tells us that this...
Size of the Commercial Heat Treat Market, SECO/WARWICK
For years now "The Monty Heat Treat News" has commented on the size of the global commercial heat-treating market-we have always pointed out that this is extremely difficult to calculate as every estimate seems to use different criteria as to what exactly constitutes heat treating. This press...
What Is Going on at One of North America’s Largest Commercial Heat Treaters?
For almost 30 years "The Monty Heat Treat News" has had an exclusive feature-a list of the "52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025" . A quick perusal of this list will show that in 17th position you will find a commercial heat treat group by the name of "Thermal Process...
Midwest USA Commercial Heat Treat Acquisition
Amidst a sea of announcements about closures in the North American commercial heat treat industry it is a joy to see an acquisition. "Metal-Tek, Inc.", a small privately owned commercial heat treater in Fridley, Minnesota was acquired earlier this week by a local company by the name of "INCERTEC"; ...
USA Manufacturer to Auction Off Heat Treat Furnaces
October 22nd of this year Danfoss Engineered Solutions in Eden Prairie, MN, USA a manufacturer of hydraulic products and steering system components, will be having a major auction which will include what appears to be their entire heat treat department. It looks like everything is 1980's vintage and...
Two More USA Commercial Heat Treaters to Close
2025 has seen an unusually high number of commercial heat treaters in the USA closing their doors, "The Monty" now has word that two more, medium sized facilities in the US Midwest will be closing down for good, one almost immediately, the other over the course of the coming year. As more details...
And Speaking of Heat Treating in Greenville, SC, USA
Just yesterday we had this news item; "USA Captive/Commercial Heat Treat Adding More Equipment" which broke the story about the brand new "VAC AERO" facility in Greenville, South Carolina, USA adding the second of four vacuum heat treat furnaces. It is rather a coincidence that courtesy of...
ECM USA discusses Robotics in the Heat Treat Industry
Recently “The Monty Heat Treat News” had a series entitled; “Robotics & Automation in the Heat Treat Industry”-this series can be found at the links below-each of which features a different company. “Robots in the Heat Treatment Industry-Wallwork Group” “Robots in the Heat Treatment...
USA Captive/Commercial Heat Treat Adding More Equipment
May 14th of this year "The Monty Heat Treat News" had a two part series about commercial heat treater and vacuum furnace builder "VAC AERO" opening their "First US Operation in Greenville, SC, USA". As envisioned in the original plan this facility is continuing to expand with the second vacuum...
USA Thermal Processing Equipment Supplier Acquired
To this press release we need to add that the target of this acquisition "Lindberg Process Equipment" is a completely separate entity from well-known furnace builder "Lindberg MPH" in Riverside, Michigan, USA. "HOUSTON, Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Relevant Industrial, LLC (Relevant), a recognized...
Auto Parts Supplier Completes Installation of Brake Rotor Furnaces
Earlier this year furnace builder "Nitrex" announced with great fanfare that they had received an order from a European provider of automotive brake rotors for a semi-continuous FNC furnace (the original story can be found below and at "FNC of Brake Rotors-A New Approach"). We can now say that the...