Commercial Heat Treater Looking Forward to New Vacuum Furnace With LPC
Commercial Heat Treater Looking Forward to New Vacuum Furnace With LPC ” SECO/WARWICK will deliver a Vector single chamber vacuum furnace equipped with the FineCarb option and low pressure carburizing (LPC) to Treatnorte, a commercial heat treatment company The Vector furnace ordered will serve both the Portuguese and Spanish markets and will be…
Commercial Heat Treater Expanding With “Multi Million” Dollar Investment
Commercial Heat Treater Expanding With “Multi Million” Dollar Investment ” East Carolina Metal Treating, Inc.” (dba Virginia Metal Treating (VMT) has broken ground on their 20,000 square foot addition to their existing facility in Lynchburg, Virginia. The expansion will include a significant investment of new equipment from Surface Combustion….
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]
European Furnace Builder Delivers “Bell” Type Furnace System
European Furnace Builder Delivers “Bell” Type Furnace System Furnace builder “ROHDE Schutzgasöfen GmbH” of Hanau, Germany has delivered a “Bell-Type Furnace system for heat treatment under hydrogen to a customer in Switzerland. It is expected that the system will be commissioned in the very near future. “The HO 100/150 system is designed for…
End of an Era for Vacuum Furnace Builder/Commercial Heat Treater
End of an Era for Vacuum Furnace Builder/Commercial Heat Treater “For more than six decades, the Pritchard family has been closely connected to the story of VAC AERO.In 1959, following the cancellation of Canada’s iconic Avro Arrow program, 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 turned a moment of uncertainty into opportunity. Drawing on his experience at Orenda…
Aircraft Engine Manufacturer Orders Vacuum Induction Melting Furnace
Aircraft Engine Manufacturer Orders Vacuum Induction Melting Furnace “A European aircraft engine manufacturer has purchased a VIM furnace from the vacuum metallurgy segment of SECO/WARWICK . The system ordered is a two chamber 50 kg VIM induction furnace designed for equiaxed (EQ) casting. The furnace features a non standard design in which the…
USA Vacuum Furnace Builder Moving to Employee Ownership
USA Vacuum Furnace Builder Moving to Employee Ownership “ADAMSVILLE, PA — Signature Vacuum Furnaces, a company that originated in a breakfast meeting between two friends and co-founders, with the first order prosecuted in one partner’s kitchen and the second partner’s basement, is now partially owned by its employees through a structure new to…
International Fastener Manufacturer Enlarges Heat Treat Department
International Fastener Manufacturer Enlarges Heat Treat Department A fully automated, electrically heated “Ipsen” chamber furnace line (size M) has been installed at fastener manufacturer “Hassmann S.A.” in record time. The system consists of two complete, chamber (sealed quench) furnace lines. The furnaces have been installed with commissioning…
“HIP” Explosion at USA Commercial Heat Treater-Still no Conclusions
“HIP” Explosion at USA Commercial Heat Treater-Still no Conclusions Earlier this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” reported an explosion of a “Hipping” furnace (an abbreviation for hot isostatic pressing) at a commercial heat treater in Canby, Oregon, USA-the story can be found at ” Massive “HIP” Explosion at USA Commercial Heat Treater” . While…
“The Monty” Visits USA Heat Treater Making Major Investments
“The Monty” Visits USA Heat Treater Making Major Investments In 2025 commercial heat treater “Vacu Braze” of Quakertown, PA, USA was named as one of the “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters” by “The Monty Heat Treat News”. In spite of this very impressive achievement the firm is not “sitting on their…
Furnace Builder Continues to Change North American Sales Direction
Furnace Builder Continues to Change North American Sales Direction (Editors Note; February 19th of this year “The Monty” had a news story entitled ” North American Furnace Builder Changing Sales Direction”. In this story we spoke about how furnace builder “Aichelin” has been making changes to their outside sales network. According to this…
Boeing Invests $7 Million in 2 Bottom Loading Vacuum Furnaces
Boeing Invests $7 Million in 2 Bottom Loading Vacuum Furnaces (Editors Note: This press release comes from “Mr. Dave Farmery” , President of vacuum furnace builder and commercial heat treater “Vac Aero” . Dave is justifiably very proud of this recent order from “Boeing” ). “Boeing is committing $7 million CAD to VAC AERO International…
Bodycote Announces New Heat Treatment Facility in Monterrey, Mexico
Bodycote Announces New Heat Treatment Facility in Monterrey, Mexico (Editors Note; Bodycote is the world’s largest commercial heat treater and this new facility will strengthen their already strong position in the Mexican heat treatment market). “Bodycote, the world’s leading provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing…
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter! Due to the “Good Friday” Easter Holiday the offices of “The Monty Heat Treat News” will be closed on Friday April 3/2026. Regular news updates will resume Monday, April 6th/2026.
Ryan McLaughlin, “McLaughlin Furnace Group”-The Interview
Ryan McLaughlin, “McLaughlin Furnace Group”-The Interview Today we are excited to be speaking with Mr. Ryan Mclaughlin, General Manager of furnace builder “McLaughlin Furnace Group” of Avilla, Indiana, USA. Ryan it was back in December, 2023 that we last had a chance for an in-depth discussion, to refresh your memory that interview can be found…