USA Commercial Heat Treater Closes Their Doors
USA Commercial Heat Treater Closes Their Doors Earlier this week, Phoenix Metal Treating, located at W190 N11350 Carnegie Drive in Germantown, Wisconsin, officially closed down. This 40 year old family owned company operated several medium sized Beavermatic and Ipsen batch IQ furnaces and catered largely to the local automotive parts suppliers….
Japanese High-Tech Sector Orders SECO/WARWICK Vacuum Furnace
Japanese High-Tech Sector Orders SECO/WARWICK Vacuum Furnace (Editor’s Note; In this press release Maciej Korecki, Vice President of the SECO/WARWICK Group’s Vacuum Segment states; “This order will support the production of components for gas turbines”. Recently “The Monty Heat Treat News” published an article entitled, ” AI Data Centers Spiking…
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]
Where Are They Now-Mark Hemsath
Where Are They Now-Mark Hemsath Over the years Mr. Mark Hemsath has held a variety of high-profile positions in the global heat treatment industry-making his a very well-known name in the industry. Most recently he was President, “Nitrex/UPC-Marathon/GM Enterprises” before parting ways with the company earlier this year after Austrian furnace…
New USA Heat Treat Officially Opens
New USA Heat Treat Officially Opens New Commercial Heat Treater located in Tennessee Vulcan Thermal has officially opened a new commercial heat treating operation in Surgoinsville, Tennessee, expanding capacity and shortening turnaround times for manufacturers across Northeast Tennessee and the surrounding region. The facility is located at 390…
Heat Treatment Names in the News
Heat Treatment Names in the News To start off one of the final weeks of 2025 lets look at some well known individuals in the global heat treatment industry who have been making career changes; Mr. Jamie Kuriger. Jamie has spent most of his working career involved in the North American heat treatment industry with many of those years spent with…
“Heat Treat “Quench” Issue Leads to Vehicle Recall”
“Heat Treat “Quench” Issue Leads to Vehicle Recall” “The Ford Motor Company is recalling certain heavy-duty pickups for right rear axle shafts that may have been improperly heat-treated by the supplier. According to Ford, the shafts may break unexpectedly, resulting in a sudden loss of drive power or a risk of rollaway…
European Furnace Builder Expanding in Asia
European Furnace Builder Expanding in Asia (Editors Note; To add to this story about furnace builder Aichelin expanding their Asian operations we can add this background. In the attached photo Mr. Christian Grosspointner who is quoted in this press release can be seen in the centre of this photo which was taken earlier this year when “The Monty…
Six Graduate from Ipsen Field Service Academy
Six Graduate from Ipsen Field Service Academy Six Ipsen service technicians were recognized at the Ipsen Vacuum Technology Excellence Center for completing the Ipsen Field Service Engineer (FSE) Academy: Todd Jones, Casey Guinn, Craig Monaghan, Eric Gould, Alfredo Mendoza, and Dom Wirthlin. The Ipsen FSE Academy is a 14-week, intensive, hands-on…
Lockheed Martin Invests in More Heat Treat Capability
Lockheed Martin Invests in More Heat Treat Capability “Lockheed Martin has opened a 16,000-square-foot facility dedicated to meeting the company’s additive manufacturing goals; Lockheed Martin hopes to bring additive manufacturing (AM) to “new heights,” supported by the new Texas facility. Heavily stocked with cutting-edge technology, the site…
Do Heat Treat Salaries Vary by Geographic Region?
Do Heat Treat Salaries Vary by Geographic Region? On a regular basis we have articles from “Josh Hale” and “Jessica Maier” of “International Search Partners” about hiring practices and salaries in the North American heat treatment industry. This article entitled “Do companies pay higher salaries in coastal areas or in bigger cities like in…
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Announces Building Expansion & Increased Nitriding Capacity at Michigan Location
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Announces Building Expansion & Increased Nitriding Capacity at Michigan Location Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), a recognized leader in heat treat services, announced a building expansion at its Monroe, Michigan facility. Groundbreaking for the project took place on November 27, 2024 with construction anticipated…
Furnace Builder Appoints Sales Director
Furnace Builder Appoints Sales Director Furnace Builder SOLO Swiss SA has just appointed Mr. David Howard as Sales Director effective January 1, 2025. SOLO Swiss is one of two furnace builders in Switzerland, the other being Codere SA. Originally David is from Ireland and for the past almost 19 years he had been with Codere SA, the last few as…
Ipsen USA Celebrates 2025 With Two Leadership Promotions
Ipsen USA Celebrates 2025 With Two Leadership Promotions Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS (January 7, 2025) – Ipsen USA is proud to ring in the new year by announcing the promotion of two team members to new roles in 2025. These leadership changes reinforce Ipsen’s strategic focus on strengthening the ICS (Ipsen Customer Service) and Sales teams to better…
Thoughts on Nitrogen Generating Systems in Heat Treat Applications
Thoughts on Nitrogen Generating Systems in Heat Treat Applications Yesterday “The Monty Heat Treat News” had an article entitled “Paul Cairney & Nitrogen Generation “. The article started off by mentioning Mr. Paul Cairney, an individual very well known in the field of on-site nitrogen generation and moved on to some thoughts from “The Monty”…