Gasbarre Selected to Design Custom Thermal Processing System for Specialized Government Manufacturing Facility
St. Marys, PA — Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems (Gasbarre) has received an order for a custom-engineered box furnace and loading system to be installed at a U.S.-based manufacturing facility, marking a new customer relationship and demonstrating Gasbarre’s ability to deliver solutions tailored...
North American Heat Treater to Install 8th Batch IQ Furnace
In 31st place on our list of the "52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025" you will find "Metex Heat Treating" of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. This 40 year old, family owned business processes over 8o million pounds of material per year, mainly through mesh belt continuous furnace...
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]
CAN-ENG Becomes FANUC Authorized System Integrator for Industrial Furnace Automation
"CAN-ENG Furnaces International Ltd. (CAN-ENG) is proud to announce that it has been certified as a FANUC Authorized System Integrator (ASI), expanding its capabilities in robotic automation for industrial furnace systems and thermal processing equipment. This certification recognizes CAN-ENG’s...
Ipsen Announced Northeast Terrritory Update
(Editors Note; February 19th "The Monty Heat Treat News" had a news item entitled "North American Furnace Builder Changing Sales Direction". In that news item we mentioned that furnace builder "Aichelin", through their USA division "AFC-Holcroft" had replaced a number of their independent sales...
“The Monty Heat Treat News” March 2026 Edition
"The Monty Heat Treat News" March 2026 Edition; Welcome to the March 2026 Edition of "The Monty Heat Treat News" for over 30 years the heat treatment industry's largest source of news and industry trends. Some "trends" and industry exclusive "news" headlines in this issue include these; Increased...
AICHELIN Group: New Management Appointments at UPC and QMULUS in Germany
Mödling / Göppingen / Düsseldorf. As part of the integration of NITREX, the AICHELIN Group is strengthening the organization of UPC in Germany and further intensifying the integration of its expertise in plant engineering, process control, and digital solutions. With personnel changes at United...
New UK Representative for Vacuum Furnace Builder
Vacuum furnace builder "BMI" is known as the largest vacuum furnace builder in France although the bulk of their systems are delivered to customers as far afield as Taiwan. Recently they have been very aggressive at moving into new markets such as North America. This press release tells us how...
Robert “Bob” Struebing 1957-2026
(Editors Note; Bob is well remembered by many long time USA heat treaters. Bob started at Metal-Lab in Sturtevant in 1979 before it was bought by Lindbergh and then Bodycote. He started in the heat treat world back when we still did pack Carburizing and used retorts. Bob was instrumental in the...
MTI Foundation to Award $123,000 in Scholarships
Since 2007, the MTI Educational Foundation has awarded more than $455,000 in educational scholarships to attract and support young talent in the heat treating industry. Continuing this commitment, the Foundation is thrilled to announce the opening of its 2026 scholarship application process,...
15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America-JATCO
In a heat treat industry exclusive "The Monty Heat Treat News" regularly publishes a list of the "15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America"-the topic comes up today because "The Monty" team is in the process of updating our list for 2026. Our 2026 list will see some changes-as a matter of fact...
Mark Hemsath Update
Just before Christmas, 2025 "The Monty" mentioned how one of the better known individuals in the North American heat treat industry, "Mr. Mark Hemsath" (formerly with firms such as UPC/Nitrex/GM Enterprises and SECO/WARWICK) had made a change and joined up with heat treat consulting firm "Wingens...
AECO Corp. Announces Promotion of Maryann Remner to President
"Berea, Ohio — [Insert Date] — AECO Corp proudly announces the promotion of Maryann Remner to President, effective immediately. In her new role, Maryann will lead AECO Corp and its three operating subsidiaries — Alloy Engineering, Mach3 Machining, and Thermcraft — driving strategic growth and...
Energy Pricing Putting UK Heat Treater in Jeapordy
(Editors note; "Kepston Limited" is a 110 year old, Nadcap approved commercial heat treater in the UK. The managing director of the firm says that due to the shockingly high energy costs in the country their future is in jeopardy. Read the entire article at "Businesses say Britain’s ‘jam tomorrow’...
“The Monty” Talks Vacuum Furnaces & Hot Zones with “Max Stormo” of “Ipsen”
We are indeed privileged today to be speaking with "Mr. Max Stormo", "Ipsen Customer Service (ICS) Operations Manager”. In this interview Max shares with us details about how Ipsen Souderton, PA focuses on hot zone related fabrication, machining and assembly, retrofits and aftermarket parts; Max...