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...
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]
Desktop Metal Files for Bankruptcy Protection
"Desktop Metal" of Burlington, MA, USA a supplier of jet metal 3D printing system has just entered "Bankruptcy Protection". Our readers might very rightly ask; "why should "The Monty Heat Treat News" a website dedicated to the heat treatment industry care about this?" The answer is rather...
“H-O-T” Completing Furnace Installation
Commercial heat treater "H-O-T" (Härte- und Oberflächentechnik) is one of the largest commercial heat treaters in Europe and as such we have mentioned this company several times over the years, most recently just a few months ago when they announced that they had invested in a new "Ipsen" Sealed...
“Top 52” Heat Treater Completes Expansion
"Advanced Heat Treat Corp." of Waterloo, Iowa, USA has consistently made "The Monty Heat Treat News" list of the [http://52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025]"52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters" for many years now. According to this press release the firm recently...
UK Heat Treater Adds Plasma Nitriding System
Located in Bletchley, UK, commercial heat treater Titanium Heat Treatment Services would appear to be quite a success story as you can see by this story from "The Monty" in 2021; "OCTOBER 2021 POSTING; "Titanium Heat Treatment UK Installing Low Pressure Carburizing Furnace; In 2016 Pawel...
Mark Hemsath “Nitrex”-The Interview
"The Monty Heat Treat News" is very pleased to be able to offer our readers an interview with "Mr. Mark Hemsath" “President, Nitrex/UPC-Marathon/GM Enterprises” 1) Mark, in all honesty, I can say that you are extremely well known in the heat treatment industry around the world. In the unlikely...
Bearing Company Auctioning HT Furnaces-“The Monty Predictions”
Later on this month bearing manufacturer "Timken" will be holding an auction for surplus equipment located at a location in North Carolina, USA-an auction which will include a number of surplus heat treatment furnaces and ancillary equipment. A look at the equipment list reveals a real "hodge...
“The Monty Heat Treat News” August 2024 Edition
The link below will take you to the August 2024 edition of "The Monty Heat Treat News" the most recognized name in the Heat Treatment news industry. News items we are looking at include these; Supplier Named in Faulty Heat Treating of Ball Studs Bodycote Greenville (SC) Launches New HIP Facility...
Ben Grammer, Grammer Vacuum Technologies-The Interview
We are very pleased to be speaking today with Mr. Ben Grammer of Grammer Vacuum Technologies (GVT) of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA. Ben and his father Bob have spent their entire lives in the heat treatment industry, a large part of which has centered around “Moly” (Molybdenum). Ben I appreciate the...
Furnaces North America 2024… The Clock is TICKING
"Every day the clock of change is ticking. Customer demands, safety and compliance requirements, and maximizing throughput with labor shortages are all pressing every heat treater’s operations. And the pace of change isn’t going to slow down. It’s just going to get faster. The question is, “What...
Heat Treatment Names in the News
On a regular basis "The Monty" offers "Heat Treatment Names in the News", a compilation of individuals in the heat treatment industry who have made recent changes. These names make our list for the week of July 30, 2024. Glenn Ottinger, ThermoFusion. After 16 years with the company Mr. Glenn...
Furnace Builder Ships Two Pit Nitriding Furnaces
Furnace builder ROHDE Schutzgasöfen GmbH of Hanau, Germany is pleased to announce the shipment of two pit nitriding furnaces to a customer in Switzerland. The furnaces are models TSG 150/200 and SG 70/100, the fully equipped and tested units shipped earlier this week on 3 transport trucks. Natasha...
World’s Largest Commercial Heat Treater Releases Interim Results
UK based "Bodycote" is without a doubt the globe's largest commercial heat treater, the firm just released their interim financial results for the six months to 30 June 2024. While the full details are available at https://www.bodycote.com/investors/ Bodycote Investors - Creating superior...











