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]
Reader Question-“Does Sauder Heat Treat Furnaces Still Exist?”
Reader Question-“Does Sauder Heat Treat Furnaces Still Exist?” We always appreciate reader’s questions about the heat treatment industry and are happy to provide answers if we can. In this case a reader posed this question; “I am looking at a used car bottom furnace which appears to be in quite good condition and reasonably priced….
SECO/WARWICK Lands Another Order In the Aerospace Industry
SECO/WARWICK Lands Another Order In the Aerospace Industry “A premium manufacturer in the aviation industry has invested in an advanced vacuum furnace for brazing fuel system components for aircraft engines. SECO/WARWICK will deliver yet another vacuum furnace system for a manufacturer of components for aircraft engines. This is the result of…
Commercial Heat Treater “Bodycote” Bets on Zero Carbon Emissions
Commercial Heat Treater “Bodycote” Bets on Zero Carbon Emissions Bodycote, the world’s largest commercial heat treater has long been very vocal about it’s ambitious sustainability agenda both under it’s previous CEO, Mr. Stephen Harris and it’s current CEO, Mr. Jim Fairbairn (an interview with Mr. Fairbairn can be found at: “The…
Wally Bamford “Can Eng” 1932-2025
Wally Bamford “Can Eng” 1932-2025 The obituary for Wally Bamford paints the picture of an individual who led a remarkable life full of many accomplishments. For the team at “The Monty” we will always think of Wally as the man who brought mesh belt furnace lines to North America, a feat which significantly changed the entire industry. “CAN-ENG…
GM Enterprises And Its’ Place in the Aichelin Aquisition of Nitrex
GM Enterprises And Its’ Place in the Aichelin Aquisition of Nitrex The recent acquisition of “Nitrex by Aichelin” caught the global heat treat industry by surprise; ” Blockbuster Acquistion in the Global Heat Treat Furnace Industry “. While the official press release was reasonably detailed it certainly raised a host of questions about how…
Furnace Company Appoints Managing Director
Furnace Company Appoints Managing Director The AICHELIN Group, one of the world’s leading providers of heat treatment solutions, has appointed Philippe Maetz as the new Managing Director of its subsidiary SAFED, based in Besançon, France, effective July 2025. In his new role, he will be responsible for further expanding the wire mesh belt…
“The Monty” Visits “Top 11” Captive Heat Treater
“The Monty” Visits “Top 11” Captive Heat Treater For a number of years now “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been putting together an annual list of the “Top 11 Captive Heat Treaters in North America” . This list includes what we believe to be the 11 largest single location captive heat treaters in North America. One that…
European Manufacturer Adds Nitriding System
European Manufacturer Adds Nitriding System “Kuźnia Jawor S.A. , a European company specializing in the production of hot forged and CNC machined components for the automotive, machinery, mining, and piping industries, has enhanced its manufacturing capabilities through a substantial plant modernization. Located in the southwestern region of…
US Heat Treat Fire Blamed on Foreign Sabotage?
US Heat Treat Fire Blamed on Foreign Sabotage? In almost 30 years of reporting news about the global heat treatment industry “The Monty Heat Treat News” has reported on many fires and whenever possible the cause. However this is the first time we have run across a fire in a heat treat department possibly being blamed on foreign sabotage-read on…
Michigan, USA Fastener Manufacturer to Install 3 Mesh Belt Lines?
Michigan, USA Fastener Manufacturer to Install 3 Mesh Belt Lines? Earlier this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” had a news item about a Turkish company by the name of Norm Fasteners investing in a new fastener manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan. The original news item can be found below and as our readers can see we mentioned at the time…
Metlab HT Closing Giving Gear Suppliers “Headaches”
Metlab HT Closing Giving Gear Suppliers “Headaches” The recent closing of commercial heat treater “Metlab Heat Treat in Wyndmoor, PA, USA (the original news release can be found below) has had lasting ramifications on the gear industry in North America-let us explain. Metlab in size we would have considered to be “average” in terms of…
Crio, Mexico Top 5 Mexican Heat Treat
Crio, Mexico Top 5 Mexican Heat Treat It has been 4 years since “ The Monty Heat Treat News ” visited commercial heat treater “Crio” ( https://www.criomx.com/ws/services.html) in Querétaro, Mexico and we welcomed the opportunity for another visit last week. What we found was a company which has invested heavily since then both in terms of…