Vacuum Furnace Builder Reports Record Sales
Vacuum Furnace Builder Reports Record Sales “Centorr Vacuum Industries (CVI), based in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, has reported revenue of $18 million for the first half of 2026. The company attributed this performance to demand from the nuclear, hypersonics and Additive Manufacturing sectors. CVI reported orders for multiple vacuum induction…
Major Acquisitions for Heat Treatment Software Supplier
Major Acquisitions for Heat Treatment Software Supplier Visual Shop and Bluestreak Join Forces with Steelhead Technologies Together, the three industry leaders bring decades of heat treating expertise to one platform built for margin and growth “Calumet, MI – Steelhead Technologies announced today the acquisitions of Visual Shop and Bluestreak,…
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]
“The Monty Heat Treat News” July 2026 Edition.
“The Monty Heat Treat News” July 2026 Edition. Welcome to the July/2026 edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News” , for over 30 years providing the most up to date news and trends about the global heat treatment industry. Some stories in this edition include these; “Top 52” List Provides Insight Into North American Heat Treat Industry Pit Nitriding…
Ipsen Expands TITAN Assembly Line at Vacuum Technology Excellence Center
Ipsen Expands TITAN Assembly Line at Vacuum Technology Excellence Center Ipsen USA is expanding the TITAN assembly line at its Vacuum Technology Excellence Center in Cherry Valley, Illinois. This major investment is expected to increase production capacity from 36 TITAN vacuum furnaces per year to 60, allowing the company to better meet growing…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Speaks With “Dennis Beauchesne” of “ECM USA” About “AI” & “Robotics”
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Speaks With “Dennis Beauchesne” of “ECM USA” About “AI” & “Robotics” Today we are excited to be speaking with “Dennis Beauchesne” of “ECM USA” about “AI” and “Robotics” in the heat treat industry. We are very pleased to be speaking with Dennis Beauchesne of ECM USA, an individual who we at “The Monty” have known…
European Heat Treater Updates Plasma Nitriding System
European Heat Treater Updates Plasma Nitriding System Over the years “The Monty Heat Treat News” has visited and profiled well over 100 captive and commercial heat treaters in Germany, and at the end of the day one of the cleanest, most well organized and modern is ” WERZ Vakuum-Wärmebehandlung GmbH & Co.” , based in Gammertingen, Germany….
Where Are They Now-Dave Orchar
Where Are They Now-Dave Orchar Dave’s history in the North American heat treat industry go way back to the days of “Lindberg Heat Treating” a commercial heat treater swallowed up by the world’s largest commercial heat treater “Bodycote” quite a few years ago now. Since that time Dave has held a variety of high-level sales positions at Bodycote,…
Happy 4th of July!
Happy 4th of July! Happy 4th of July! The offices of WG Montgomery Ltd., “The Monty Heat Treat News” will be closed Friday, July 3rd due to the USA July 4th celebration. Regular news items will resume Monday, July 6th.
Steve Cropper Retired?-Say it Ain’t so Steve
Steve Cropper Retired?-Say it Ain’t so Steve For over 30 years Mr. Steve Cropper has been involved in the global heat treatment industry, originally with furnace builder/rebuilder/salt distributor “Park Thermal” (Park closed their doors a few years back which was no loss to the industry), VP of furnace builder “Can-Eng” for a number of years,…
USA Aerospace Bearing Supplier to Install Vacuum System With LPC
USA Aerospace Bearing Supplier to Install Vacuum System With LPC (Editors Note; We are not entirely sure who the end customer is for this order, if we find out we will let you know). ” SECO/WARWICK will deliver a vacuum furnace from the Vector line, equipped with 15 bar abs high-pressure gas quenching and an optional Low Pressure Carburizing…
How Are We Doing These Days? Furnace Builder SECO/WARWICK
How Are We Doing These Days? Furnace Builder SECO/WARWICK According to this report from global furnace builder SECO/WARWICK the company is doing pretty darn well with both sales and profit up. Read on for all the details about how each geographic region is doing, which technologies are selling and why the company is doing so well these days;…
European Furnace Builder Struggles Due to Tough Business Conditions
European Furnace Builder Struggles Due to Tough Business Conditions (Background; It is no secret that Europe in general and Germany in particular have struggled recently for a number of reasons including very high energy pricing. This turmoil has effected captive and commercial heat treaters and industry suppliers- “ELIOG” , mentioned here is one…
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…















































































































































