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....
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]
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...
North American Commercial Heat Treats For Sale
Recently "The Monty Heat Treat News" had an article entitled; "Why Are So Many North American Commercial Heat Treaters Closing". in this article we mentioned the many and varied reasons why so many were closing, one reason was retirement by the owners. As it turns out recently, we have run across...
Furnace Controls Company Opens New European Location
Furnace Controls company "Super Systems Inc." (SSi) based in Cincinatti, Ohio, USA is pleased to announce that as of July 1/2025 they have a new location in Europe, "SSi Europe Sp. z o. o" in Poland. The announcement came through "Mr. Matt Cross", Managing Director of SSi, Europe. The new facility...
Heat Treat Stories to Tell
"The Monty Heat Treat News" is looking forward to telling our readers about two success stories in the heat treatment industry, both stories originating in Europe. "Avion Europe" headquartered in Hagen, Germany was formed in 1994 as a heat treatment manufacturer representative firm and while it...
Furnace Builder Enters “Rebuild Market”
It is relatively unusual for a furnace builder to actively enter the used/rebuilt furnace market but that is exactly what furnace builder Vac Aero is doing. Under their new management the company has become much more aggressive about every aspect of their business from commercial heat treating to...
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Magazine – May 2024 Issue
The link below will take you to the May 2024 issue of "The Monty" for 30 years the world's largest source of news and trends about the heat treatment industry. In this months issue we cover these stories amongst others; Carburizing of Large Gears – Haerterei Reese “Cronite” Talk “Alloy” For the Heat...
Heat Treatment of Auto Transmissions-Tremec, Queretaro, Mexico
During a recent tour of some of the largest captive heat treats in Mexico, Gord and Jordan Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" had the opportunity to visit "Tremec" a global supplier of automotive transmissions; About Tremec; "Welcome to TREMEC, a leading manufacturer of torque transfer...
Munitions Supplier Adds Heat Treating Capacity
It is well known that the war in the Ukraine has put enormous pressure on increasing production of munitions, and at the top of the list this would include 105 and 155 mm artillery shells. This "war pressure demand" was bound to increase production in western countries of munitions which would...
Surplus Mesh Belt Furnace Lines Sold?
Earlier this year we had a news item about Commercial Steel Treating in Madison Heights, Michigan, USA closing-the initial news item can be found below. One of the biggest questions about this closing was what would happen with the surplus equipment, in particular the three Can Eng, 4,000 pounds per...













