52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters-a “Monty Heat Treat News” Exclusive
52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters-a “Monty Heat Treat News” Exclusive Tuesday June 30 “The Monty Heat Treat News” will publish our annual list of the 52 largest commercial heat treaters in North America for 2026, the only such list in the world. This year’s list will feature a number of changes as some companies expand, others…
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….
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]
European Furnace Builder Declares Bankruptcy?
European Furnace Builder Declares Bankruptcy? It was reported to “The Monty Heat Treat News” recently that furnace builder “Cremer Thermoprocess Systems GmbH” of Düren, Germany entered bankruptcy protection November of this year. Some diligent searching turned up the fact that the company was included on a list of “Insolvencies in North…
Bodycote “Optimise Programme” Leads to Changes at 10 French Locations
Bodycote “Optimise Programme” Leads to Changes at 10 French Locations (Editor’s note; “Bodycote” is the world’s largest commercial heat treater. Details about the firm’s “Optimize Programme” can be found at “Bodycote sees improving momentum as aerospace demand strengthens”) “Macclesfield-based listed company, Bodycote, has…
USA Heat Treater “Bucks” Trend by Adding Mesh Belt Furnace Capacity
USA Heat Treater “Bucks” Trend by Adding Mesh Belt Furnace Capacity Earlier this year “The Monty” had an in-depth article entitled ” Why are so Many North American Commercial Heat Treaters Closing?” , the article can be found further down on this page. Included in our list of commercial heat treaters closing were four firms which…
Aerospace Supplier Adds Heat Treating Capability
Aerospace Supplier Adds Heat Treating Capability (Editors Note: commercial heat treater “Aremac Heat Treating” was originally based in the western USA but back in 2017 moved to Eastman, Georgia. One of their larger customers has been “Kencoa Aerospace LLC” also in Eastman. According to this press release “Kencoa” recently bought “Aremac” and has…
New Ownership For USA Commercial Heat Treater
New Ownership For USA Commercial Heat Treater (Editors Note; Earlier this year we had this news item about Ohio commercial heat treater P&L Heat Treating & Grinding being sold to the original founder of the company, we now have further details about the transaction; ” What Is Going on at One of North America’s Largest Commercial Heat…
Space Industry Leads to Large Vacuum Furnace Investment
Space Industry Leads to Large Vacuum Furnace Investment Carbon and Graphite advanced materials supplier “Americarb” in Niagara Falls, New York, USA is in the process of scaling up production of critical materials for the Space industry. Part of this “ramp up” of production includes the addition of two bottom load vacuum furnaces. This photo…
Solar Atmospheres South Carolina Facility Awarded Parker Aerospace Approval
Solar Atmospheres South Carolina Facility Awarded Parker Aerospace Approval Solar Atmospheres Greenville, SC facility is pleased to announce it has been awarded Parker Aerospace approval. This achievement expands Solar Atmospheres’ reach, offering five facilities able to assist customers with Parker Aerospace thermal processing requirements….
Aalberts Surface Technologies, Remscheid, Germany
Aalberts Surface Technologies, Remscheid, Germany If you are involved in commercial heat treating in Europe or North America, we can guarantee that you have run across the name “Aalbert Surface Technologies” as Aalberts is the second largest commercial heat treater on both continents…
Spring Manufacturer Adds Second Nitrex System
Spring Manufacturer Adds Second Nitrex System “Special Springs, a leader in the manufacturing of high-quality springs and gas cylinders, has partnered with Nitrex again to expand their production capabilities. This long-standing collaboration, which began in October 2004 with the commissioning of the first Nitrex nitriding turnkey system, has…
Edwards Vacuum to Build Facility in New York
Edwards Vacuum to Build Facility in New York Everybody with vacuum furnaces knows Edwards Vacuum which makes this press release rather interesting; “The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a preliminary agreement to grant up to $18 million in funding to vacuum pump and exhaust gas management systems manufacturer Edwards Vacuum through the…
“The Monty” Speaks With SECO/WARWICK About the Heat Treatment Industry
“The Monty” Speaks With SECO/WARWICK About the Heat Treatment Industry Several years ago, “The Monty Heat Treat News” spoke with “Mr. Slawomir Woźniak” , CEO of furnace builder “SECO/WARWICK” about both his company, their products and the global heat treatment industry in general. At the time we were impressed by his candor and…
European Gear Manufacturer Installs LPC System
European Gear Manufacturer Installs LPC System Kordel Antriebstechnik GmbH based in Dülmen, Germany is a manufacturer of “high end” gear and drive systems and a company which believes in keeping all parts of the manufacturing process in house from gear blank to a finished gearbox. This includes heat treating which brings us to this news item….