New USA Heat Treat Facility
New USA Heat Treat Facility (Background: “ITS” is part of a small elite, group of commercial heat treaters who offer Hot Isostatic Pressing “Hipping”. Other notable players include “Bodycote”, “Aalberts Surface Technologies” and “Kittyhawk”. This is how AI summarizes “Hipping; Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) is a manufacturing process that uses high…
Very Interesting Acquisition in the US Heat Treat Industry-Exclusive!
Very Interesting Acquisition in the US Heat Treat Industry-Exclusive! (Editors Note; “Rochester Steel Treating Works” in Rochester, New York, USA is one of the oldest commercial heat treaters in the state and a long standing, profitable well run company. “The Monty Heat Treat News” helped facilitate this sale. More on this story and Diffusion…
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]
Largest Nitriding Furnace in North America Now in Production
Largest Nitriding Furnace in North America Now in Production Earlier this year commercial heat treater “Nitrex” announced they would be installing what they believe to be the “Largest Nitriding Furnace in North America” -a beast with working dimensions of approximately 14′ diameter and 11′ deep with a weight capacity of 80,000…
Special Alloys in the Heat Treatment Industry-“Radek Houdek, Cronite Group”
Special Alloys in the Heat Treatment Industry-“Radek Houdek, Cronite Group” We are especially pleased today to be able to offer you this “Heat Treat Podcast” featuring “Mr. Radek Houdek”, of global high temperature alloy supplier “Cronite Group” . Our host, “Mr. Carlos Torres” asks a number of “probing” questions about “special…
Rodney Strasser Joins Ipsen USA as Regional Service Manager – Southeast Region
Rodney Strasser Joins Ipsen USA as Regional Service Manager – Southeast Region Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS (October 14, 2025) – Ipsen USA is proud to introduce Rodney Strasser as the new Regional Service Manager in the Southeast Region. Operating out of Atlanta, Georgia, Strasser will be responsible for coordinating and leading a team of Ipsen…
Acquisition in the European Heat Treatment Industry
Acquisition in the European Heat Treatment Industry March 12th of this year “Gord & Dale Montgomery” of “The Monty Heat Treat News” visited an Italian commercial heat treater by the name of “Proterm Group”, the second largest commercial heat treater in Italy-their story is below. We repeat this story as the company has just grown again…
USA Heat Treater Lands Very Substantial “Boronzing” Order
USA Heat Treater Lands Very Substantial “Boronzing” Order (Editors Note; Find out how “Bluewater Thermal Solutions” compares in size to other North American commercial heat treaters according to “The Monty” ” 52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025″) “GREENVILLE, SC — Bluewater Thermal Solutions, the largest…
German Furnace Builder Forming Partnerships in China
German Furnace Builder Forming Partnerships in China “OCTOBER 13/2025, Rohde Schutzgasoefen GmbH (Hanau); Strengthening global partnerships: Jörn and Natasha Rohde visit customers in China As part of an international business trip, Jörn Rohde and Natasha Rohde visited several customers in China in the region of Shanghai, Taicang, Changshu,…
Aalberts Surface Technologies UK Adds Another Plasma Nitrider
Aalberts Surface Technologies UK Adds Another Plasma Nitrider “Aalberts Surface Technologies UK is continuing it’s investment with another plasma nitrider, we are thrilled to announce the addition of a further Plasma Nitriding furnace at our Telford site. The furnace significantly enhances our overall capacity and capability, representing further…
Bodycote enters production for increased HIP capacity in Southeastern US
Bodycote enters production for increased HIP capacity in Southeastern US “Bodycote, the world’s largest thermal processing services provider, has begun production for its previously reported expansion of Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) services in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. In recognition of the growing market for additive manufacturing and…
Super Systems Inc. (SSi) Will Be Holding Technical Seminars in Charlotte, NC & Atlanta, GA
Super Systems Inc. (SSi) Will Be Holding Technical Seminars in Charlotte, NC & Atlanta, GA
Harry Hall-A Giant in the Commercial Heat Treating Industry Passes
Harry Hall-A Giant in the Commercial Heat Treating Industry Passes We regret to mention that Mr. Harry Hall, one of the best known individuals in the North American commercial heat treating industry passed away Saturday August 3, 2024. Harry was President and Owner of Aberfoyle Metal Treating in Aberfoyle, Ontario, Canada from 1989-2015,…
Top Heat Treatment Industry News Items Week 31
Top Heat Treatment Industry News Items Week 31 Each week “The Monty Heat Treat News” looks at the Top 3 news items for the previous week based upon reader interest. For the week starting July 29th 2024 these were the top 3 news stories; “World’s Largest Commercial Heat Treater Releases Interim Results; UK based “Bodycote” is without a doubt the…
German Firm Invests in Vacuum Sintering Furnace
German Firm Invests in Vacuum Sintering Furnace “Zimmer GmbH Kunststofftechnik, part of the Zimmer Group, Rheinau, Germany, has invested in an additional vacuum sintering and debinding furnace. By adding this furnace to its production facilities, the company reports that it is increasing its operational efficiency and expanding its Metal…