Reports Suggest Bodycote Has Sold Their New Berlin, WI Facility
Reports Suggest Bodycote Has Sold Their New Berlin, WI Facility A report in the “Milwaukee Business General” is suggesting that commercial heat treating giant “Bodycote” has sold their New Berlin, Wisconsin facility. While details are scarce, the report says; “A longtime New Berlin industrial facility operated by Bodycote Thermal Processing has…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” May 2026 Edition
“The Monty Heat Treat News” May 2026 Edition Welcome to the May 2026 edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News” featuring over 100 pages of the most up to date heat treatment industry news and trends combined with updated surplus heat treat equipment listings. This issue features these stories and lots more; AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace…
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]
Acquisition in the German Heat Treat Industry
Acquisition in the German Heat Treat Industry Over the past few years commercial heat treater ” HÄRTHA GROUP” of Alsdorf, Germany has been growing by “leaps and bounds” through acquisitions. This press release tells of the company recently making another acquisition, this one being a Dutch heat treater by the name of “Pontus” . With this…
Bob Hill Receives Distinguished MTI Heritage Award
Bob Hill Receives Distinguished MTI Heritage Award “At the Metal Treating Institute (MTI) fall meeting, Bob Hill, President of Solar Atmospheres of Western PA and Michigan, received the prestigious Heritage Award—the highest honor presented by MTI. This award recognizes an individual’s lifetime commitment and significant contributions to…
Bodycote Merging Two Michigan, USA Facilities
Bodycote Merging Two Michigan, USA Facilities The world’s largest commercial heat treater, “Bodycote” is planning on merging two Michigan, USA facilities according to what multiple sources have told “The Monty” . The “Bodycote”, Livonia location in Michigan has always had a strong focus on vacuum carburizing of automotive transmission…
Let’s Talk About Vacuum Heat Treat Furnaces-“Jay Jefsen”
Let’s Talk About Vacuum Heat Treat Furnaces-“Jay Jefsen” We are honored today to be talking “Vacuum Furnaces” with “Mr. Jay Jefsen”, Director of Sales for “Furnacare Inc.” (TAV), of Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Jay is a veteran of the North American heat treat industry and his comments today about vacuum furnaces in…
“The Monty Heat Treat News”-October/2025 Edition
“The Monty Heat Treat News”-October/2025 Edition Good news for the entire heat treatment industry-the October/2025 Edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News” is now available! In this 93 page edition we cover the absolute latest (and in many cases exclusive) news stories and trends in the heat treatment industry including these stories;…
AICHELIN Group Completes Acquisition of NITREX Divisions
AICHELIN Group Completes Acquisition of NITREX Divisions August 14th of this year it was announced that “AICHELIN Group” of Mödling / Austria would be acquiring the NTS & UPC business units from NITREX Inc., a portfolio company of Novacap ” Blockbuster Acquisition in the Global Heat Treat Furnace Industry”. This press release tells us that…
Rapid Progress on Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Expansion
Rapid Progress on Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Expansion The new 20,000-square-foot expansion of the Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Inc. facility is advancing swiftly. The Delta Industrial team has made significant progress by erecting the entire steel structure in only one week. The new building will not only house additional vacuum and air…
USA Commercial Heat Treater in Receivership-“Metals Technology”
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…
Furnace Builder Expanding USA Manufacturing Location
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…
HARRY HALL Obituary
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 “Geordie” Hall. Harry was the…
USA Commercial Heat Treater Enters “Receivership”
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…
Top Heat Treatment Industry News Stories Week Starting August 5th
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…