Botched Heat Treating Leads to Automotive Recall
"The Ford Motor Company has identified an issue affecting certain Escape, Bronco Sport, replacement 1.5-liter EcoBoost RFF cylinder heads, and replacement 1.5-liter EcoBoost RFF long blocks. According to the Dearborn-based automaker, suspect heads may have been produced with loose ball plugs. If any...
Texas Heat Treater Closing-“Why are so Many North American Commercial Heat Treaters Closing”?
June 30th of this year will mean the closure of a small commercial heat treating firm by the name of "Katy Heat Treat" in Katy, Texas-just outside of Houston. We alluded to this closing June 9th, 2025 in an exclusive article by "The Monty Heat Treat News" entitled "Why are so Many North American...
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]
Furnace Builder Announces Record Breaking 2024 Sales
(Editors Note; Sales figures in this press release are in PLN, which refers to the Polish złoty-the official currency in Poland. At current exchange rates the 2024 revenue figure quoted of PLN 712 million would equate to approximately $191 million USD. Also note that the company mentions that...
European Heat Treat Industry Supplier Enters Bankruptcy
Heat treating around the globe can generally be described as "blah" these days in terms of sales with most captive and commercial heat treaters describing business as being mediocre. However in Europe heat treat business conditions can be described as "bad" with most heat treaters down 20-30% in...
USA Commercial Heat Treater Achieves Nadcap® Accreditation
"Fort Worth, Texas – June 17, 2025 – Southwest Metal Treating Corp. (SWMT) is proud to announce it has earned Nadcap® accreditation for Heat Treating, marking a major milestone in its commitment to quality and precision in aerospace and defense manufacturing. Administered by the Performance Review...
VAC AERO International Opens First US Operation-Part II
May 14th of this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” posted this rumor about commercial heat treater and vacuum furnace builder “VAC AERO International” entering the US market “Vac Aero Expanding Into The USA?” The rumor did of course prove to be true and below you will find the formal press release...
Where Are They Now-Brent Davis (Part1)
Brent is a pretty well-known fellow in the North American Heat Treat Industry with over 40 years' experience in the industry and having been; "President, Aalberts Surface Technologies, Accurate Brazing" just a few years back. In a very surprising move, it turns out that he very recently became...
Mathew Clinite, Ipsen – The Monty Interview
We are very pleased to be speaking with Mr. Matt Clinite, Sales Director of furnace builder Ipsen-we start off with this background; Matt Clinite joined Ipsen in the summer of 2014 as a sales engineer, quickly moving into the Midwest Territory sales manager role in 2015. In 2019, he was promoted to...
Stephen Harris, Bodycote CEO to Step Down
This news item goes hand in hand with the release on this page about Bodycote's Trading Update for the first 4 months of 2023. "Bodycote said Wednesday that Chief Executive Officer Stephen Harris will retire next year and that revenue rose for the four-month period ended April 30 as it backed its...
Wm. Wright & Associates Makes Major Investment in Alloy Business
On May 8, 2023 "The Monty Heat Treat News" announced that long standing manufacturers rep firm Wm. Wight & Associates in the US Midwest had signed an agreement to represent Sajjan Precision Castings for high temperature alloy components and furnace fixturing (the press release can be found below...
Heat Treat Giant Releases Trading Update
Bodycote, the world’s largest commercial heat treater (“The Monty Heat Treat News” The Monty Heat Treat News – 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2022 | The Monty) has just released a trading update for the period from January 1, 2023 to April 30, 2023 which shows the company is having...
Solar Atmospheres of California Adds Airbus Approval
"Solar Atmospheres of California (SCA) is pleased to announce we are now Airbus approved for heat treating. Frank Trujillo, Director of Sales for Solar Atmospheres of California, states, “Many Airbus suppliers were in need of a heat treater in the West that could process parts, plates and bars in...
Vacuum Furnace Builder Preparing to Ship LPC Furnaces
Located near Lyon, France BMI Furnaces has been offering vacuum furnaces since 1947 and enjoys a strong, loyal customer base. The company has just announced that they will be shipping to a customer in northern Spain 3 vacuum furnaces, two oil quenching units with a low pressure carburizing option...
Stable Nickel Pricing Means Stable Fixture Pricing
While a number of factors are in play when determining the cost of heat treatment alloy components such as base trays, fixtures, radiant tubes, fans and muffles one component is far and away the determining factor in the cost of alloy items-that factor is of course nickel. The reason is that nickel...