Devastating HT Fire Leaves Manufacturers Scrambling for Alternatives
Devastating HT Fire Leaves Manufacturers Scrambling for Alternatives Tuesday June 2, 2026, commercial heat treater “IMT Elemental” (formerly H & S Heat Treating) in Port Robinson, Ontario, Canada suffered what can only be described as a “devasting” fire, we have this report from “Niagara This Week.com” ; “JUNE 3; There were no injuries —…
“Alloy” Supplier Wins Honda “New Supplier Award”
“Alloy” Supplier Wins Honda “New Supplier Award” In an industry, first a furnace alloy supplier has won the “Honda New Supplier Award” . “Sajjan, LLC” represented in North America by “William Wright & Associates” was presented the award at a recent ceremony. According to “KC Wilbur” of “William Wright” the award recognizes new suppliers who…
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]
Let’s Talk About Vacuum Heat Treat Furnaces-“Jay Jefsen”
Let’s Talk About Vacuum Heat Treat Furnaces-“Jay Jefsen” We are honored today to be talking “Vacuum Furnaces” with “Mr. Jay Jefsen”, Director of Sales for “Furnacare Inc.” (TAV), of Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Jay is a veteran of the North American heat treat industry and his comments today about vacuum furnaces in…
“The Monty Heat Treat News”-October/2025 Edition
“The Monty Heat Treat News”-October/2025 Edition Good news for the entire heat treatment industry-the October/2025 Edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News” is now available! In this 93 page edition we cover the absolute latest (and in many cases exclusive) news stories and trends in the heat treatment industry including these stories;…
AICHELIN Group Completes Acquisition of NITREX Divisions
AICHELIN Group Completes Acquisition of NITREX Divisions August 14th of this year it was announced that “AICHELIN Group” of Mödling / Austria would be acquiring the NTS & UPC business units from NITREX Inc., a portfolio company of Novacap ” Blockbuster Acquisition in the Global Heat Treat Furnace Industry”. This press release tells us that…
Size of the Commercial Heat Treat Market, SECO/WARWICK
Size of the Commercial Heat Treat Market, SECO/WARWICK For years now “The Monty Heat Treat News” has commented on the size of the global commercial heat-treating market-we have always pointed out that this is extremely difficult to calculate as every estimate seems to use different criteria as to what exactly constitutes heat treating. This…
What Is Going on at One of North America’s Largest Commercial Heat Treaters?
What Is Going on at One of North America’s Largest Commercial Heat Treaters? For almost 30 years “The Monty Heat Treat News” has had an exclusive feature-a list of the “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025” . A quick perusal of this list will show that in 17th position you will find a commercial heat treat group by…
Midwest USA Commercial Heat Treat Acquisition
Midwest USA Commercial Heat Treat Acquisition Amidst a sea of announcements about closures in the North American commercial heat treat industry it is a joy to see an acquisition. “Metal-Tek, Inc.”, a small privately owned commercial heat treater in Fridley, Minnesota was acquired earlier this week by a local company by the name of “INCERTEC”; …
What are the average salaries for a heat treater right now?
What are the average salaries for a heat treater right now? The Monty Heat Treat News has worked closely with International Search Partners ( a US search firm known for being the only recruiting firm in the world working exclusively in heat treat ing) , for over 20 years. That relationship has blossomed into a regularly featured…
Solar Manufacturing Appoints Nicholas Max as Chief Mechanical Engineer
Solar Manufacturing Appoints Nicholas Max as Chief Mechanical Engineer Solar Manufacturing, Inc. recently announced the hiring of Nicholas Max, BSME Drexel University, as its Chief Mechanical Engineer to head up its vacuum furnace mechanical design group. Nick is also pursuing an MBA at Lehigh University in Bethlehem PA. Nick will be tasked to…
Chris Constable Joins the Solar Atmospheres of San Diego Team
Chris Constable Joins the Solar Atmospheres of San Diego Team “Solar Atmospheres’ newest acquisition, Solar Atmospheres of San Diego, is pleased to announce the addition of Chris Constable as their new Vice President of Operations. Chris brings with him nearly 25 years of Heat Treating experience that includes quality, operations, management,…
Gas Nitriding Replaces Salt Bath Nitrocarburizing
Gas Nitriding Replaces Salt Bath Nitrocarburizing “T.Ş.T Lift Amortisör recently upgraded its gas spring manufacturing in Bursa, Türkiye, by integrating a Nitrex nitriding/nitrocarburizing system . This move signifies the company’s commitment to adopting environmentally sustainable practices within its operations. Through this upgrade, T.Ş.T…
Specialty Heat Treat Adds Straightening to 1,000 Tons
Specialty Heat Treat Adds Straightening to 1,000 Tons Earlier this year Dale and Gord Montgomery of ” The Monty Heat Treat News ” visited one of the 50 largest commercial heat treaters in North America, family owned Specialty Heat Treat in Houston, Texas (the story can be found…
“Experimental” Heat Treatment Leads to Recall
“Experimental” Heat Treatment Leads to Recall Regular readers of ” The Monty ” will need no reminder of how crucial heat treating is to the manufacturing process, however here is another example. According to this press release a supplier of ball studs to truck suppliers Mack and Volvo used an experimental heat treat process which…