USA Heat Treater Sets Torrid Pace in 2025
Over the years we have had reason to mention Texas commercial heat treater "Robert Gutierrez" and his Houston company "Worldwide Heat Treat" several times-most recently February of this year (Further down). Robert is gracing "The Monty Heat Treat News" yet again for all the right...
Happy Labor Day!
Due to the Labor Day Holiday, Monday, September 1, 2025 the offices of WG Montgomery Ltd., ("The Monty Heat Treat News") will be closed. Regular news updates will resume Tuesday September 2. Did you like this article? Click here to subscribe to The Monty. View our recent magazines and podcasts...
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]
Vacuum Furnace Investment for Medical Device Market
"Solar Atmospheres of Western PA is expanding our footprint in the medical device market with the addition of a brand-new Solar Manufacturing all-metal hot zone vacuum furnace, engineered specifically for the high-vacuum processing of critical medical components. To support this growth, our existing...
Robotics & Automation in the Heat Treat Industry
August 10th of this year we had a story entitled "Robots in the Heat Treatment Industry-Wallwork Group" which came from a UK heat treater who recently installed a robot to help with a vacuum braze line. The press release prompted us to look at other examples of automation and robotics in the global...
SECO/WARWICK Lands 9th Furnace Order from Gas Turbine Producer
SECO/WARWICK, a world leader in heat treatment technology, has signed another contract with a Global Partner from the energy industry for the delivery of a single-chamber Vector vacuum furnace with gas cooling up to 6 bar abs. This is the ninth device delivered by SECO/WARWICK to this customer. It...
Auto Parts Manufacturer Reverses Course on Vacuum Carburizing
"McGard Industries" manufactures anti-theft devices like lug nuts, wheel locks, and marine security products, and is a leading manufacturer of mechanical anti-theft devices. The firm maintains a very large, clean and modern manufacturing facility in Orchard Park, New York, USA which is fitting as...
“Hi-Tech Steel Treating” Invites “The Monty” to Tour Their Plant
Recently "Mr. Kevin Stone" of commercial heat treater "Hi-Tech Steel Treating" in Saginaw, Michigan, USA invited "Gord Montgomery" of "The Monty Heat Treat News" for a tour of his facility, a tour which took place Thursday August 14, 2025. Founded in 1983 the firm is located in the heart of the...
Bearing Company Auctioning HT Furnaces-Call in The Scrap Guys!
Timken Bearings is auctioning off a great deal of equipment at two North Carolina, USA facilities later this month-the auction includes a number of heat treat furnaces-if it didn't include heat treat furnaces the auction mention would not grace the pages of "The Monty Heat Treat News". As you can...
Manufacturer Successfully Combines Captive & Commercial Heat Treatment
September 3rd of this year we had a news item about DUAP AG, a Swiss manufacturer of fuel injection systems investing in more Heat Treating Capacity. Based upon this story Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" visited the firm in Herzogenbuchsee, Switzerland Thursday of last week-a very...
Swiss Heat Treat Preparing to Receive Vacuum Furnace
With an estimated 22 or 23 commercial heat treaters in Switzerland Haerterei Niggli AG, based in the city of Sins would rank as one of the three largest in the country. Founded in 1949 the firm has approximately 25 employees at their main facility with a further 27 at a second location in...
Heat Treatment Switzerland
While Switzerland is known as a manufacturer of precise and "state of the art" manufacturing we very much doubt than anybody has ever taken a close look at the heat treatment associated with it-until "The Monty Heat Treat News" that is. Yesterday "Gord Montgomery" of "The Monty" visited the...
“The Monty Heat Treat News” October 2024 Edition is Now Out!
For 30 years "The Monty Heat Treat News" has been publishing "The Monty" which offers the most up to date news and trends in the global heat treatment industry. By clicking on the link below you can read about these heat treatment articles from the world's best known Munitions Supplier to Open New...
Furnace Builder “Aichelin Group” Adds to Management Team
With the upcoming heat treatment exhibition in Cologne, Germany Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" will be spending some time seeing a number of companies involved in the heat treatment industry in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Consequently expect to see a number of news items from...
ROHDETHERM GmbH/Hanau, Germany
As mentioned over the course of the next 10 days "The Monty Heat Treat News" will be visiting a number of firms involved in the heat treatment industry in Europe. First up is a quick look at furnace builder ROHETHERM in Hanau, Germany. In spite of a slow German economy the firm reports strong sales...












