Mercury Marine Opens Heat Treat Department to Commercial Heat Treating
"Mercury Marine" (the outboard motor people) in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA has always had a large, diversified in house heat treatment department, a department which is characterized by a mix of older, conventional furnaces and new state of the art systems. In a very interesting development the...
Increased Defense Spending Leading to New Heat Treat Investments
With defense spending increasing around the world "The Monty Heat Treat News" has long felt that this added spending with increase armament manufacturing and consequently heat treatment. Already we have seen two examples of this in the past year, one in New York State, USA and one in Ontario,...
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 Evolution of Commercial Heat Treating-“The Heat Treat Podcast”
Today "The Monty Heat Treat News" digs deep in our "Heat Treat Podcast" archives to come up with this golden nugget-an interview with the most enthusiastic commercial heat treater we have ever met-"Mr. Steve Kowalski" of "Kowalski Heat Treating" in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. In this exciting episode our...
Manufacturer Brings Heat Treatment In-House Due to Long Lead Times
"The Monty Heat Treat News" has long maintained that the #1 reason manufacturers bring heat treatment in house (as opposed to sending it out to a commercial heat treater) has very little to do with costs and a lot to do with lead times and control over the process. This is yet one more example. ...
USA West Coast Manufacturer Upgrades In-House Heat Treat Department-Update
July 7, 2025 "The Monty" had an exclusive news item about a manufacturer on the US West Coast updating their heat treat department with 2 new electrically heated batch IQ furnaces with working dimensions of 36" X 48" X 36" (our original story is below)-we can now provide an update to this story. ...
What’s it Worth? A Guide to Used Furnace Values
From time to time over the years "The Monty Heat Treat News" plays the "What's it Worth" game where we look at a used furnace and give our readers an idea about what it is worth in current market conditions. Today we look at a complete furnace line located at a captive heat treater in the US...
German Auto Parts Supplier Hirschvogel Group Commissions Furnace Line
Back in March of 2025 it was announced that auto parts supplier "Hirschvogel" would be installing a new, automated heat treat line provided by "Aichelin Group" of Austria (the original news item can be found below). Recently the line entered full production with the ability to 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬...
Strong Business Conditions Leads to New Vacuum Furnace Order
"Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS (February 12, 2026) – Ipsen USA has received a new equipment order from Urschel Laboratories, Inc., a global manufacturer of precision food cutting equipment headquartered in Chesterton, Indiana. The order includes a MetalMaster HR 54x48 2-bar vacuum furnace, which will...
Vacuum Furnace For Medical Supplier
SECO/WARWICK will supply a Vector vacuum furnace to the Marle Group, a global manufacturer of orthopedic prosthetics headquartered in Europe. The equipment will be installed in France at Marle Nowak’s facility, which specializes in the production of orthopedic implants, surgical instruments, spinal...
Bluewater Thermal Solution Delivers “Burst Heat Treating Capacity”
(Editor's Note; According to Google Burst capacity refers to a system's or service's ability to temporarily exceed its normal, committed limits to handle sudden, short-term spikes in demand, like traffic surges or increased data usage, without failing or slowing down, essentially using "unused"...
MTI Foundation to Award $123,000 in Scholarships
Since 2007, the MTI Educational Foundation has awarded more than $455,000 in educational scholarships to attract and support young talent in the heat treating industry. Continuing this commitment, the Foundation is thrilled to announce the opening of its 2026 scholarship application process,...
15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America-JATCO
In a heat treat industry exclusive "The Monty Heat Treat News" regularly publishes a list of the "15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America"-the topic comes up today because "The Monty" team is in the process of updating our list for 2026. Our 2026 list will see some changes-as a matter of fact...
Mark Hemsath Update
Just before Christmas, 2025 "The Monty" mentioned how one of the better known individuals in the North American heat treat industry, "Mr. Mark Hemsath" (formerly with firms such as UPC/Nitrex/GM Enterprises and SECO/WARWICK) had made a change and joined up with heat treat consulting firm "Wingens...
AECO Corp. Announces Promotion of Maryann Remner to President
"Berea, Ohio — [Insert Date] — AECO Corp proudly announces the promotion of Maryann Remner to President, effective immediately. In her new role, Maryann will lead AECO Corp and its three operating subsidiaries — Alloy Engineering, Mach3 Machining, and Thermcraft — driving strategic growth and...