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]
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…
Avion Manufacturing Acquired
Avion Manufacturing Acquired ‘We should point out that this press release has nothing to do with “Avion Europa” a company which we have mentioned numerous times over the years. While the two firms were related in the past that is no longer the case.” Delamin Nitriding Salts (DNS), a subsidiary of Parker Netsushori Kogyo of Japan, is pleased to…
Solar Atmospheres Expands Western Region Team with Addition of Eric Cavenee
Solar Atmospheres Expands Western Region Team with Addition of Eric Cavenee “Solar Atmospheres of California is thrilled to welcome Eric Cavenee to our Western Region Outside Sales team! In this role, Eric will support customers across the western United States with world-class thermal processing solutions for aerospace, defense, medical,…
Aichelin Enters Vacuum Furnace Market
Aichelin Enters Vacuum Furnace Market Yesterday we had a press release from Austrian furnace builder Aichelin Group about the firm forming a joint venture with Turkish furnace builder Sistem Teknik to “produce and distribute industrial vacuum heat treatment technologies and services in Europe” (…
Furnace Builder Aichelin to Offer Vacuum Furnaces
Furnace Builder Aichelin to Offer Vacuum Furnaces “The AICHELIN Group and Sistem Teknik have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture in Austria. This joint venture will produce and distribute industrial vacuum heat treatment technologies and services in Europe. The AICHELIN Group is thus adding a promising segment to its existing product…
New Commercial Heat Treat in Tennessee
New Commercial Heat Treat in Tennessee According to this press release a German company by the name of BorTec will be setting up a commercial heat treat facility in Johnson City, TN. Once completed the facility will offer “boronizing”; ” Boriding, or Boronizing, is a thermo-chemical surface hardening process used to improve the life and…
Largest North American Captive Heat Treats-Tinker Air Force Base
Largest North American Captive Heat Treats-Tinker Air Force Base As we work towards our 2024 list of the “15 Largest Single Location Captive Heat Treats in North America” we have another new listing, one that has not appeared on our previous lists and a very unusual one at that. Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma is one of the largest US Air Force…
Largest Captive Heat Treaters North America-Dana Fairfield
Largest Captive Heat Treaters North America-Dana Fairfield “The Monty Heat Treat News” has for a number of years been publishing a list of the largest single location captive heat treaters in North America-our 2023 industry exclusive list can be found…
Gearbox Manufacturer Adds Endo Generators
Gearbox Manufacturer Adds Endo Generators “NGC Gears , one of the world’s largest wind power gearbox manufacturers, has completed the installation of two additional EndoFlex generators from UPC-Marathon, a Nitrex company , at its new facility in Jinhu, China location. This acquisition brings the total of generator sets to five since 2022,…