Heat Treatment Industry “Names in the News”
Heat Treatment Industry “Names in the News” On a regular basis “The Monty Heat Treat News” informs the industry about individuals in the industry making career changes-promotions, retirements, changes in direction-these are the individuals who make our headline for Friday, June 19th 2026; Steven Sumner Retiring; Steven has spent most of his…
Is There a Shortage of Large Pit Carburizing Capacity in North America? We Continue the Story
Is There a Shortage of Large Pit Carburizing Capacity in North America? We Continue the Story Earlier this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” had an in-depth article entitled; “Is There a Shortage of Large Pit Carburizing Capacity in North America?” . The story provoked such an avalanche of interest that we are providing regular updates on this…
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]
Commercial Heat Treater Expanding With “Multi Million” Dollar Investment
Commercial Heat Treater Expanding With “Multi Million” Dollar Investment ” East Carolina Metal Treating, Inc.” (dba Virginia Metal Treating (VMT) has broken ground on their 20,000 square foot addition to their existing facility in Lynchburg, Virginia. The expansion will include a significant investment of new equipment from Surface Combustion….
Heat Treat Lands Largest Order Ever-To Join the 52 Largest in NA
Heat Treat Lands Largest Order Ever-To Join the 52 Largest in NA Each and every year “The Monty Heat Treat News” puts together an industry exclusive, a list of the 52 largest commercial heat treaters in North America (the 2025 list can be found at ” 52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025″ ). Our 2026 list will be published in the…
Furnace Builder Obtains UL (Underwriters Laboratories) Certification
Furnace Builder Obtains UL (Underwriters Laboratories) Certification (Background Information; vacuum furnace builder TAV, the subject of this press release is one of the largest in the world. To find out the background of the company and where they are going we would suggest this exclusive article ” Vacuum Furnace Builder Promotes Sales &…
World’s Largest Heat Treater Target of a “Takeover” Offer
World’s Largest Heat Treater Target of a “Takeover” Offer (Editors Note; As Bodycote is a UK based company all numbers are in British currency. £1.5bn. translates to roughly $2.2 Billion USD. Note the comments from CEO Mr. Jim Fairbairn about focusing on higher margin technologies and selling or closing underperforming locations. The markets…
Acquisition in the Houston, Texas Heat Treating Market
Acquisition in the Houston, Texas Heat Treating Market (Editors Note; According to this press release “Houston Unlimited Inc.” , in Houston, Texas USA, a supplier of Salt Bath Nitriding “SBN” services amongst other offerings has just acquired “Nitretex” of Houston, also a supplier of salt bath nitriding and QPQ services. More on the SBN and QPQ…
Batch IQ Line a New Addition for Major USA Heat Treater
Batch IQ Line a New Addition for Major USA Heat Treater MAY 21, 2026. Earlier this year “Gord Montgomery” of “The Monty Heat Treat News” looked closely at a rapidly growing commercial heat treater in Quakertown, PA, USA “The Monty” Visits USA Heat Treater Making Major Investments” . Our article covered the history of “Vacu Braze” , recent changes…
Turbine Rebuilder Doubles Heat Treating Capacity
Turbine Rebuilder Doubles Heat Treating Capacity (Editors Note: this story is very closely related to a story we had just last week ” AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace Orders “) ” Trinity Turbine Technology ” in Rosharon, Texas, USA, a family owned turbine rebuilder has a problem which many companies would like to have, too much…
“The Monty” Looks at the Mexican Heat Treat Market
“The Monty” Looks at the Mexican Heat Treat Market This week “Gord Montgomery” of “The Monty Heat Treat News” will be having a close look at the state of heat treating in the Mexican market. While Mexico does boast a fledgling aerospace industry centered around Queretaro the true success story for Mexican in-house heat treaters lies in the auto…
“Boeing” Vacuum Furnace Order-The Inside Scoop
“Boeing” Vacuum Furnace Order-The Inside Scoop April 5/2026 “The Monty” had an exclusive story entitled; “Boeing Invests $7 Million in 2 Bottom Loading Vacuum Furnaces” . The story made for fascinating reading for anybody in the heat treatment industry, this prompted “The Monty” to dig a little deeper into the story and get a few more…
AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace Orders
AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace Orders Who would have thought that Artificial Intelligence centers would cause new vacuum furnace orders to go through the roof? That is exactly what has been happening recently-“The Monty” has run across several vacuum manufacturers who report having received orders due to this increased demand. AI…
Defense Industry Delivers Dividends to Furnace Builders
Defense Industry Delivers Dividends to Furnace Builders “One device instead of four. A European manufacturer from the defense sector chooses SECO/WARWICK vacuum technology; This Partner has decided on a groundbreaking modernization of its heat treatment processes by placing an order with SECO/WARWICK for a Vector (HPGQ) vacuum furnace…
Heat Treating of Aerospace Components for Artemis II Mission
Heat Treating of Aerospace Components for Artemis II Mission “Solar Atmospheres, the largest American-owned heat treater in the United States, is proud to support NASA’s Artemis II mission. Our expertise spans thermal processing of raw materials, nickel-based tubing, and critical aerospace components—playing a vital role in bringing…