Where are They Now-Georg Cluse
In the German heat treat market few are not familiar with Mr. Georg Cluse because of his ever present enthusiasm and his commanding physical presence. For many years he has worked with industry suppliers such as "Ipsen", "SECO/WARWICK"and most recently with "Avion Europa". We lost touch with Georg...
“52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025”
Since 1999 in a heat treat industry exclusive “The Monty Heat Treat News”has been publishing annually a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America based upon yearly sales, last year's list can be found at "50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2024" Before we get to...
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]
New Heat Treat Furnace at Stack Metallurgical
From commercial heat treater Stack Metallurgical in the US Northwest we have this press release. Find out how "Stack" Compares in size to other North American commercial heat treaters; "52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters". "On June 23rd, we welcomed a brand-new McLaughlin furnace...
New Sales Manager for European Furnace Builder-Correction
For today, Thursday July 10, we start off with a small correction. Yesterday we had this news item; "New Sales Manager for European Furnace Builder". In this item we mentioned that Mr. Djemel Dellouche was recently appointed as European Sales Manager for furnace builder "Codere"-this is correct....
German Auto Part Supplier to Receive New Furnace System
"Hirschvogel Group" of Germany is known as one of the world's largest manufacturers of forged and machined steel and aluminum components, primarily for the automotive industry-as such they have a great deal of in house heat treating capacity. The company recently accepted a double-flow chamber...
New Sales Manager for European Furnace Builder
Swiss furnace builder "Codere SA" has just appointed Mr. Djemel Dellouche as Sales Manager, Europe. Codere is a long-established furnace builder which is best known throughout Europe although we have seen their systems in North America and Asia. Late in 2024 their longtime Sales Manager, Mr. David...
USA West Coast Manufacturer Upgrades In-House Heat Treat Department
A specialized manufacturer on the US West Coast very recently signed purchase orders for a substantial upgrade to their existing in-house heat treat department. "McLaughlin Furnace Group" of Avilla, Indiana will be providing two "Tru-Carb" gas fired batch IQ furnaces with working dimensions of 36" X...
Bluewater Thermal Solutions Appoints Patrick McKenna as Chief Executive Officer
Greenville, SC – July 7, 2025 – BWT LLC (“Bluewater Thermal Solutions” or “Bluewater”), a portfolio company of Aterian Investment Partners (“Aterian”), today announced the appointment of Patrick McKenna as Chief Executive Officer and Director, effective immediately. McKenna brings more than 25 years...
Furnace Builder Aichelin to Offer Vacuum Furnaces
"The AICHELIN Group and Sistem Teknik have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture in Austria. This joint venture will produce and distribute industrial vacuum heat treatment technologies and services in Europe. The AICHELIN Group is thus adding a promising segment to its existing product...
New Commercial Heat Treat in Tennessee
According to this press release a German company by the name of BorTec will be setting up a commercial heat treat facility in Johnson City, TN. Once completed the facility will offer "boronizing"; "Boriding, or Boronizing, is a thermo-chemical surface hardening process used to improve the life and...
Largest North American Captive Heat Treats-Tinker Air Force Base
As we work towards our 2024 list of the "15 Largest Single Location Captive Heat Treats in North America" we have another new listing, one that has not appeared on our previous lists and a very unusual one at that. Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma is one of the largest US Air Force bases in the...
Largest Captive Heat Treaters North America-Dana Fairfield
"The Monty Heat Treat News" has for a number of years been publishing a list of the largest single location captive heat treaters in North America-our 2023 industry exclusive list can be found at https://themonty.com/project/11-largest-captive-heat-treats-north-america-an-industry-exclusive/ This...
Gearbox Manufacturer Adds Endo Generators
"NGC Gears, one of the world’s largest wind power gearbox manufacturers, has completed the installation of two additional EndoFlex generators from UPC-Marathon, a Nitrex company, at its new facility in Jinhu, China location. This acquisition brings the total of generator sets to five since 2022,...
Furnace Builder Appoints Managing Director/Head of Sales
As a long-standing employee of the AICHELIN Group, Philipp Krenn will not only be responsible for strategic and operational management in his new role, but also for the sales activities of AICHELIN Ges.m.b.H. in Mödling. Philipp Krenn started his career at the AICHELIN Group in 2012 and has since...