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]
USA Captive/Commercial Heat Treat Adding More Equipment
USA Captive/Commercial Heat Treat Adding More Equipment May 14th of this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” had a two part series about commercial heat treater and vacuum furnace builder “VAC AERO” opening their “First US Operation in Greenville, SC, USA” . As envisioned in the original plan this facility is continuing to expand with the…
USA Thermal Processing Equipment Supplier Acquired
USA Thermal Processing Equipment Supplier Acquired To this press release we need to add that the target of this acquisition “Lindberg Process Equipment” is a completely separate entity from well-known furnace builder “Lindberg MPH” in Riverside, Michigan, USA. “HOUSTON, Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Relevant Industrial, LLC (Relevant), a…
Auto Parts Supplier Completes Installation of Brake Rotor Furnaces
Auto Parts Supplier Completes Installation of Brake Rotor Furnaces Earlier this year furnace builder “Nitrex” announced with great fanfare that they had received an order from a European provider of automotive brake rotors for a semi-continuous FNC furnace (the original story can be found below and at ” FNC of Brake Rotors-A New Approach”). We…
Furnace Builder Continues to do Well in Chinese Market
Furnace Builder Continues to do Well in Chinese Market “SECO/WARWICK, a global manufacturer of metal heat treatment and metallurgy solutions, has signed a new contract with a leading Chinese company from the advanced aviation technology sector. The partner is one of the global leaders in the production of engine components and structural parts…
Does “Sauder Heat Treat Furnaces” Still Exist? Reader Question
Does “Sauder Heat Treat Furnaces” Still Exist? Reader Question September 18th of this year a reader posed the question to us; “Does Sauder Furnaces Still Exist”? A reader pointed out that at least in Brazil the company still exists under the original name-read on; “‘I read your article on furnace manufacturer SAUDER and would like…
Darius Szczekocki-“Celebration of Life”
Darius Szczekocki-“Celebration of Life” August of this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” posted an obituary about a very well loved individual in the North American heat treat industry, “Mr. Darius Szczekocki, owner of “Hestia Heat Treat” in Racine, Wisconsin, USA. A “Celebration of Life” will be held for Darius, October 4th of this…
Victoria Day Holiday
Victoria Day Holiday Monday May 20th is a National Holiday in Canada celebrating the birthday of Queen Victoria of Britain. Unofficially it is know in Canada as the beginning of summer. The offices of WG Montgomery Ltd., (The Monty Heat Treat News) will be closed with regular news updates resuming Tuesday May 21st with a virtual visit to alloy…
SECO/WARWICK to Install Vacuum Furnace in Brazil
SECO/WARWICK to Install Vacuum Furnace in Brazil Commercial heat treater Nitrion do Brasil – the largest nitriding service provider in the region – has purchased another SECO/WARWICK Vector vacuum furnace. The solution will operate in a new production hall and will handle their increasing order volume. Nitrion do Brasil is another commercial…
Ipsen USA Welcomes Max Stormo to Souderton, PA
Ipsen USA Welcomes Max Stormo to Souderton, PA Ipsen welcomes Max Stormo as the new Ipsen Customer Service (ICS) Operations Manager as the company streamlines its aftermarket services in Souderton, PA. Stormo comes to Ipsen after an extensive career working as a manufacturing operations leader in Texas, and a recent role as Vice President of…
Heat Treat Assets Auctioned Off
Heat Treat Assets Auctioned Off In 2023 MT Heat Treat in Mentor, Ohio, USA was forced to close with the assets ceased by the bank and sent to auction just last week (our original stories are below). With the auction now concluded we can give you an update. As expected all of the ancillary equipment which included a number of Surface Combustion…
Nitrided Titanium Alloys vs Nitrided Stainless Steels Authored by Dr. Edward Rolinski of Advanced Heat Treat Corp.
Nitrided Titanium Alloys vs Nitrided Stainless Steels Authored by Dr. Edward Rolinski of Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Applications of stainless steel (SS) have been known for over a hundred years. Enhancing tribological properties of these alloys can be achieved by using nitriding [1, 2]. However, the standard nitriding process has limited abilities…
Avion Europe a Growing Force in the German Heat Treat Market
Avion Europe a Growing Force in the German Heat Treat Market A recent visit by “The Monty Heat Treat News” to AVION Europa GmbH & Co., based in Hagen, Germany revealed to us a firm which is thriving as a provider of heat treating sales and services to the German heat treatment industry-both captive and commercial. Our hosts, co owners Mr….