Jeffery John Machcinski Advanced Heat Treat Corp. 1972-2025
It is with regret that we mention the passing of Mr. Jeff Machcinski, a good man who "The Monty Team" met a number of times over the years in his role as VP of Engineering with Advanced Heat Treat Corp. "Jeffery John Machcinski, age 53, a lifelong resident of Toledo, passed away Monday, October...
UPDATE; Aichelin Meets to Discuss Strategy/Nitrex Integration
October 9th, 2025 we had a news item about "Aichelin Meeting to Discuss Strategy about the Nitrex Integration", in this news item we mentioned we did not see a Nitrex representative. A sharp eyed viewer corrected us. Apparently the individual standing on the latter second from the left is "Mr....
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]
Recommended Procedures for Installing a Butterfly Valve By Jim Grann, Technical Director and Nate Sroka, Quality Assurance Engineer Ipsen
Ipsen furnaces use resilient seated butterfly valves that require periodic replacement as seals wear. While the installation appears straightforward, following proper procedures prevents part failure and extends valve life. Always read and follow the manufacturer’s instructions for any parts...
New Vacuum Heat Treating Firm in Texas?
When you think of heat treating in Texas you think oil & gas a "boom or bust" industry if there ever was one. Unfortunately, times are tough in the "oil patch" and most heat treaters in the state, both commercial and captive are finding business to be "challenging". From adversity springs...
Largest Nitriding Furnace in North America Now in Production
Earlier this year commercial heat treater "Nitrex" announced they would be installing what they believe to be the "Largest Nitriding Furnace in North America"-a beast with working dimensions of approximately 14' diameter and 11' deep with a weight capacity of 80,000 pounds (incidentally "The Monty"...
Special Alloys in the Heat Treatment Industry-“Radek Houdek, Cronite Group”
We are especially pleased today to be able to offer you this "Heat Treat Podcast" featuring "Mr. Radek Houdek", of global high temperature alloy supplier "Cronite Group". Our host, "Mr. Carlos Torres" asks a number of "probing" questions about "special alloys" in the industry, fixturing for heat...
Rodney Strasser Joins Ipsen USA as Regional Service Manager – Southeast Region
Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS (October 14, 2025) – Ipsen USA is proud to introduce Rodney Strasser as the new Regional Service Manager in the Southeast Region. Operating out of Atlanta, Georgia, Strasser will be responsible for coordinating and leading a team of Ipsen service technicians that serve Ipsen...
Acquisition in the European Heat Treatment Industry
March 12th of this year "Gord & Dale Montgomery" of "The Monty Heat Treat News" visited an Italian commercial heat treater by the name of "Proterm Group", the second largest commercial heat treater in Italy-their story is below. We repeat this story as the company has just grown again through...
Vacuum Pump Supplier Makes Another Acquisition
Busch Group, one of the world's largest suppliers of vacuum pumps for the heat treatment industry, has made a number of acquisitions over the past few years and it would appear they are continuing to do so. Two examples as pointed out by "The Monty Heat Treat News" would include "VESCO-McLaughlin,...
Top Heat Treatment News Items for the Week of October 28th
Each week "The Monty" looks back on our news items for the previous week to see which heat treatment news stories proved to be most interesting to our readers. For the week starting October 28th, 2024 these were the three most popular stories; Texas Heat Treating’s Buster Crossley Awarded MTI’s...
Acquisition in the European Heat Treatment Industry
According to this press release HÄRTHA GROUP, one of the larger commercial heat treaters in Europe has made yet another acquisition. Over the years Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" has been fortunate enough to visit a number of the HÄRTHA locations including Aldenhoven, Germany. The...
Dr. Troy Greene March 4, 1968 – October 24, 2024
Earlier this week we mentioned the unfortunate passing of one of the most experienced "chain" heat treat engineers we have ever met, Dr. Troy Greene. This obituary provides details of a gathering to remember Troy. "Dr. Troy A. Greene, age 56, of Dixon, died Thursday, October 24, 2024 at Loyola...
Vacuum Furnace Builder to Provide 2 Furnaces to USA Lab
"Ayer, MA – August 1, 2024 – AVS has partnered with the national laboratory for engineering, Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, to provide two Horizontal Vacuum Furnaces for one of their production labs. Both systems integrate wet and dry Hydrogen process gas along with all refractory...
“The Monty Heat Treat News” November 2024 Issue.
The link below will take you to the November 2024 issue of "The Monty Heat Treat News", for 30 years the most well recognized brand in the global heat treatment industry. This months issue includes these top stories; Letter of Intent to Buy “Metals Technology Corporation (MTC)” Agricultural Firm...