MNP Heat Treat Acquired
Based in Michigan, USA “MNP Corporation” is one of North America’s largest fastener manufacturers and as such has very substantial in-house heat-treating capacity mainly at their MNP Heat Treat division in Redford, Michigan. According to this press release the company has just been acquired by...
More North American Pit Carburizing Capacity Added
May 15 of this year we had the news item below about how a North American commercial heat treater was "Adding Pit Carburizing Capacity" . Well that capacity is now in production as you can see in this video. "MAY 15, 2025; Heat Treater Adding Much Needed Pit Carburizing Capacity; When US...
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]
Major Acquisition in Mexico Heat Treatment Industry
In "blockbuster" news from the Mexican heat treat market we have learned that one of the largest commercial heat treaters on the country "Grupo ETSA Especialidades Termicas" very recently acquired a firm by the name of "Termproces" in Puebla, Mexico. "Termproces" is a commercial heat treater...
Where Are They Now – Seth Montgomery
In the US Midwest Mr. Seth Montgomery has worked in sales positions for firms such as commercial heat treater Thermal Process Holdings and FPM-he has now changed direction slightly while remaining in the heat treatment industry. Seth recently became an outside sales representative for foundry...
Furnace Builder Finds Sucess in the Chinese Market
"In 2010, the SECO/WARWICK Group made a strategic decision to expand its operations in Asia by establishing the SECO/WARWICK company in China. Today, 15 years later, it is one of the key assets in the SECO/WARWICK Group. The Chinese company is now a leader in providing advanced technologies for the...
Vacuum Furnace Technology-Mr. Trevor Jones
Today our handsome and charming host "Mr. Carlos Torres" of "The Heat Treat Podcast" speaks "Vacuum Furnace Technology" with "Mr. Trevor Jones", President of "Solar Manufacturing" one of the largest North American builders of vacuum furnaces. Previous episodes of the "Heat Treat Podcast" can be...
USA Furnace Builder Closes Down
May 22, 2025 "The Monty Heat Treat News" announced that commercial heat treater "Missouri Heat Treat Had Closed Their Doors". Missouri Heat Treat was a division of "Unitherm Furnace, LLC", also in Wentzville, MO, USA and according to their website Unitherm was founded in 1980 and over the years had...
Global Heat Treater Announces Financials for First 4 Months of 2025
"Bodycote" the world's largest commercial heat treater has just announced revenue for the first 4 months of 2025. For a summary of the results we went to "Alliance News". In related news "The Monty Heat Treat News" recently interviewed Mr. Jim Fairbairn, CEO of the company an interview which can be...
Where Are They Now? Mark DeBruin
Mark has spent most of his life in the US heat treating industry, most recently as Techincal Manager with Thermal Process Holdings. Recently he made a substantial career change and entered the world of 3D printing-this is his story; “Mark DeBruin, who was previously with Thermal Process Holdings and...
Heat Treating Gears: Comparing Carburizing, Ion Nitriding & Gas Nitriding Authored by Dr. Edward Rolinski, Advanced Heat Treat Corp
Gear failures have been a subject of many engineering articles, also addressing thermochemical methods used for improving performance and longevity [1-11]. Gear failure can be very complex. Many gears fail from bending fatigue as a result of cyclic bending stress at the tooth-root fillet and this...
Top 50 Commercial Heat Treater Accepts Delivery of Vacuum Furnace
March 9th of this year Gord Montgomery of “The Monty Heat Treat News” toured the new Solar Atmospheres facility in Chesterfield, Michigan, USA-the details of that visit can be found below. We can now say that the first vacuum furnace has arrived as you can see in this photo. These are the details...
Which Has a Lower Carbon Footprint-Mesh Belt or Cast Link Furnace?
Conveyor Hardening – Mesh Belt versus Cast Link Design: Reducing Carbon Footprint and Costs by: P. Kleinbrod, Aichelin GesmH Conveyor belt furnaces are a proven technology for quenching and tempering fasteners (screws, bolts and nuts). The parts are fed as bulk material and transported on metal...
PWR Advanced Cooling Adding More Heat Treat Capacity
In August of 2022 “The Monty Heat Treat News” had a news item about an Australian based company by the name of PWR Advanced Cooling obtaining their Nadcap accreditation and at the same time adding more heat treat capacity at their facility in Australia and also in the US. This press release from the...
Phoenix Heat Treat Adds a Further Batch IQ Furnace
In November of 2022 Dale and Gord Montgomery had the priviledge of visiting commercial heat treater Phoenix Heat Treat in Phoenix, Arizona, USA-our summary can be found below. Today we are able to give you an update about the company adding more furnace capacity. As we speak the company is taking...