Manufacturer Brings Heat Treat in House-A Case Study
"B&D Cold Headed Products" "In 1969, Albert Doyle saw an opportunity to provide better value for businesses requiring high quality fasteners. So he began rolling parts in his garage in Detroit, MI. Soon his hard work and customer focus started paying off. Over the years the Doyle family business...
Robotics in the Heat Treatment Industry-“Thermetco”
Yesterday we reported how a commercial heat treater in the UK, "Wallwork Group" recently invested in a robot for their vacuum brazing line. This prompted the team at "The Monty" to think about other examples of heat treaters investing in robots and automated systems-an example that we came across...
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]
Robots in the Heat Treatment Industry
From commercial heat treater "Wallwork Group" in the UK we have this press release about how the firm recently added robotics to a vacuum braze line at the firm's Cambridge UK facility. This press release prompted the team at the "Monty Heat Treat News" to contemplate robotics in the commercial...
Heat Treating the World’s Largest Forging Ring-48′ Diameter!
A reader sent us a fascinating video of a Spanish company by the name of Iraeta Forgings manufacturing and heat treating the world's largest forging rings-here is the background; In 2019 and 2022, IRAEA successfully produced four seamless forged rings, each with a diameter of 16 meters. Now they...
Heat Treat Giant Touts Advantages of LPC
A recent case study by the "World's Largest Commercial Heat Treater Bodycote" touts the advantages of LPC (Low Pressure Carburizing), in this particular case in an automotive driveline application. Read on for all the details; "In 2023, Bodycote began work on a major new multi-year contract to...
New Managing Director for German Heat Treat Supplier
Earlier this year we had an unfortunate news item about German heat treat supplier "Avion Europa" entering "Bankruptcy Proceedings". One of the owners of "Avion", albeit in a small minority position was Mr. Sebastian Köchling. It would appear that "Sebastion" in now the Managing Director of heat...
World’s Largest Commercial Heat Treater Adds More LPC Capacity
Bodycote Polska Sp. z o.o., a part of the global Bodycote Group - the world's leading provider of heat treatment services - has purchased a CaseMaster Evolution vacuum furnace from SECO/WARWICK. This investment is another step in the development of the Bodycote branch in Siechnice to increase the...
“The Monty Heat Treat News”-August 2025 Edition.
The link below will take you to the August 2025 edition of "The Monty Heat Treat News" for 30 years the globes most popular heat treatment publication. These are just a few of the stories included in this edition; US Manufacturer Commissions New Mesh Belt Furnace Line Bluewater Thermal Solutions...
USA Commercial Heat Treater in Receivership-“Metals Technology”
Yesterday we had a news item entitled "USA Commercial Heat Treater Enters Receivership" https://themonty.com/usa-commercial-heat-treater-enters-receivership/ and as promised "The Monty Heat Treat News" followed up on this story-this is what we found out; While it would be difficult to say this is...
Furnace Builder Expanding USA Manufacturing Location
"As part of its strategy to better serve its North American customers, the SECO/WARWICK Group, the parent company of SECO/VACUUM and SECO/WARWICK USA, has committed to expanding its manufacturing capacity in Meadville, Pennsylvania by relocating a portion of its manufacturing and a metallurgical lab...
HARRY HALL Obituary
"Harry" George Henry Hall, husband of Etta (Jordan) Hall, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, August 3, 2024, with loved ones by his side, in his 75th year. Harry was born on August 1, 1949, in Belfast, Northern lreland. He was born to late "Prue" Prudence Alexandra (Wylie) and late George Henry...
USA Commercial Heat Treater Enters “Receivership”
"The Monty Heat Treat News" is tracking down a story about a large commercial heat treater in the Chicago, IL., USA area recently entering "receivership". We have to confess that we were not entirely sure what this entails-hence this brief description. Our understanding is that this long established...
Top Heat Treatment Industry News Stories Week Starting August 5th
Our Top 3 Heat Treatment News stories for the week of August 5th to August 9th as ranked by our readers include these; 1. Bodycote enters production for increased HIP capacity in Southeastern US; “Bodycote, the world’s largest thermal processing services provider, has begun production for its...
CAN-ENG Furnaces Awarded 2 Contracts
"CAN-ENG Furnaces International Ltd. has been awarded two contracts from different producers for the processing of high volume, specialty automotive components. The two systems being supplied represent CAN-ENG's high-capacity line of Mesh Belt Heat Treatment Systems and include oil quench...