European Auto Parts Supplier Accepts New Sealed Quench Furnaces
Dana Belgium, part of global auto parts supplier Dana Corp. has announced the successful completion of the first pre-acceptance in the Dana Belgium NV project. This project includes the following as Part I; 2 "ATLAS" Green furnaces. These sealed quench (batch IQ for our North American...
“The Monty Heat Treat News” July 2025 Edition
The link below will take you to the July 2025 issue of "The Monty Heat Treat News" for over 30 years the largest source of heat treatment industry news in the world. A few of the stories we are covering include these; ▪ Why are so Many North American Commercial Heat Treaters Closing? ▪ Furnacare...
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]
Texas Heat Treater Appoints General Manager
National Heat Treat in Houston, Texas, USA is a smaller commercial heat treater which has been in business since 2013. It offers carburizing, gas nitriding and a few other processes-as recently as 2024 the company was for sale, however it doesn't appear to be on the market at this point in time....
Strong Heat Treat Sales Leads to Vacuum Furnace Install
Just one week ago "The Monty" had this news item “Top 52” Heat Treater Investing in New Equipment-little did we know that just a week later we would again be mentioning commercial heat treater "Stack Metallurgical" of Portland, Oregon, USA, this time for a new vacuum furnace install (details...
Mr. Piotr Zawistowski, President of SECO/WARWICK USA-The Interview
Today we are excited to offer an interview with Mr. Piotr Zawistowski, President of furnace builder SECO/WARWICK USA. Piotr, the marketing team at SECO/WARWICK provided “The Monty Heat Treat News” with some background information about what you have been up to in the past year-I have to say you have...
IWT Celebrates 75 Years
In North America the Metal Treating Institute (MTI) is the organization representing the commercial heat-treating industry, in Germany we have the IWT. The organization just celebrated 75 years with an event which we understand was a tremendous success. We have this photo from the event, a photo...
Heat Treat Furnace Commissioned in Qatar
"Doha, Qatar — DELTA H® and Phillips Federal Division have commissioned a state-of-the-art Defender Series heat treating furnace at Al Udeid Air Base, providing the U.S. Air Force with mission-critical capability to heat treat all aviation-grade metals used in aircraft maintenance. The...
Ipsen USA Welcomes Summer Interns
Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS (June 26, 2025) – Ipsen USA launched its 2025 Summer Internship Program, welcoming seven interns from regional universities to its Vacuum Technology Excellence Center. The interns - Payton C., Elija S., Logan A., Eli D., Ella C., Kennedy B., and Abigail J. - are engaging in...
Ohio Heat Treater Goes to Auction
Earlier this year we mentioned how commercial heat treater MT Heat Treat Inc. in Ohio was closing their doors, at the time "The Monty Heat Treat News" also promised updates. We have now learned that the firm has been closed since that time and that all the equipment will be going to auction in May...
Heat Treatment Mexico
This week sees the ASM Heat Treat Mexico 2024 Conference & Exposition being held in Querétaro, Mexico 9, 10 and 11 and Gord and Jordan Montgomery of “The Monty Heat Treat News” will be reporting on the entire event. Over the course of the week “The Monty” will also be visiting and reporting on...
Solar Atmospheres South Carolina Facility Awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems Approval
"Greenville, SC, April 8, 2024 – Solar Atmospheres Greenville, SC facility is pleased to announce it has been awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems approval. With this approval, now all five Solar Atmospheres facilities are an option for our customers with Lockheed Martin requirements for thermal...
Heat Treatment Mexico
April 9, 10 and 11 sees the ASM Mexico Heat Treatment exhibition in Querétaro, Mexico and "The Monty Heat Treat News" will be in attendance. Over the course of the week Gord and Jordan Montgomery will be taking the time to investigate the state of heat treatment in Mexico with visits to some of the...
“The Monty” Visits Furnace Builder “Vac Aero”
Earlier this week Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" had the opportunity to visit vacuum furnace manufacturer "Vac Aero" in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. As we have mentioned before "Vac Aero" is both a commercial heat treater (and one of the largest in North America as ranked by "The...
Will the Heat Treat Industry Embrace a 4 Day Work Week?
Regular Contributor Josh Hale of International Search Partners, the top recruiting firm in the North American Heat Treatment Industry sends us this article entitled "Will the Heat Treat Industry Embrace a 4 Day Work Week?" The Monty Heat Treat News has worked closely with International Search...