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]
End of the Year to Bring Heat Treat Facility Closure
End of the Year to Bring Heat Treat Facility Closure Earlier this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” had this story about an upcoming commercial heat treat closing in Michigan, USA; ” US Company to Exit Commercial Heat Treating”. As an update to this story we can say that the closure will go ahead 12/21/2025 and unless something changes in…
Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Earns Nadcap 18-Month Merit Status
Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Earns Nadcap 18-Month Merit Status Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Inc. is proud to announce that it has earned Nadcap 18-Month Merit Status for heat treating and brazing—an honor awarded only to organizations that consistently demonstrate the highest levels of quality, process control, and specification compliance….
Heat Treat Furnace Controls-We Speak With the Expert
Heat Treat Furnace Controls-We Speak With the Expert In our humble opinion “Mr. Bob Fincken”, Sales Manager for controls company “SSi” is one of the most knowledgeable individuals in the entire heat treat industry when it comes to furnace control. We are honored to be able to share his knowledge today in the form of this interview. “Bob…
USA Military Receives Delivery of Batch Oven
USA Military Receives Delivery of Batch Oven Wisconsin Oven is pleased to announce the shipment of one (1) Electrically Heated Standard Draw Batch Oven (SDB Series) to a United States Military Base. This industrial oven will be used for heat treating various aerospace components. This equipment is engineered to meet the critical safety…
Substantial USA Heat Treat Acquired by Venture Capital Group
Substantial USA Heat Treat Acquired by Venture Capital Group In an apparent sign of the times another long-time commercial heat treater in the USA, “Pinson Valley Heat Treating” of Birmingham, Alabama, USA has been acquired by a venture capital group. It has been widely known for quite some time in the heat-treating community that the company…
Why Are So Many Heat Treat Shops In North America Closing Down-Further Thoughts
Why Are So Many Heat Treat Shops In North America Closing Down-Further Thoughts One of our most popular stories of the year was entitled; “Why Are So Many Heat Treat Shops in North American Closing Down”? The story prompted so many thoughts and comments that the team at “The Monty” felt is well worthwhile to elaborate on the reasons why…
German Furnace Builder Reports on 2024 Business Conditions
German Furnace Builder Reports on 2024 Business Conditions Furnace builder Rohde Schutzgasöfen GmbH of Hanau, Germany announces a recent order from a customer also in Hanau and sums up how business in 2024 was for the company (spoiler alert-it was a good year for the company). From Hanau for Hanau-this is the wish of Rohde Schutzgasöfen GmbH, a…
Automaker to Modernize Heat-Treatment Operations with UPC-Marathon
Automaker to Modernize Heat-Treatment Operations with UPC-Marathon “A leading automotive manufacturer has selected UPC-Marathon’s cutting-edge EndoFlex L generators to enhance its heat-treatment operations. As part of a forward-thinking initiative to improve manufacturing, the automaker is reinforcing its commitment to increasing production…
Aalberts Surface Technologies Adds Batch IQ Line
Aalberts Surface Technologies Adds Batch IQ Line During a visit to the Remscheid, Germany location of commercial heat treater “Aalberts Surface Technologies” Gord Montgomery of “The Monty Heat Treat News” had the chance to see a recent install at the firm which took the shape of an Ipsen XXL batch IQ line. (The original story can be found…
Why I Changed the Direction of my Heat Treat Career
Why I Changed the Direction of my Heat Treat Career Last week we mentioned that a very experienced heat treater that we have known for years, Mr. Steve Metz of commercial heat treater Aalberts Surface Technologies was changing the direction of his very distinguished career in the industry. Here in his own words Steve tells us what prompted this…
Arthur Pelissier Comments on ECM USA
Arthur Pelissier Comments on ECM USA Mr. Arthur Pelissier, CEO for furnace builder ECM of Grenoble, France recently took the opportunity to visit and comment on the ECM facility in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, USA. These are his thoughts; “This week, Yvan Trouillot and I had the pleasure of visiting our American subsidiary, ECM USA located in…
Die Manufacturer Continues Upgrading Heat Treat Capacities
Die Manufacturer Continues Upgrading Heat Treat Capacities “Exco” is a global designer, developer and manufacturer of dies, molds, components and assemblies for a variety of industries and more importantly to a heat treat news source such as “The Monty Heat Treat News” a company which firmly believes in investing in the latest and greatest heat…