Two Captive Heat Treating “Giants” Combine
Two Captive Heat Treating “Giants” Combine Background; According to this press release “Dana Inc.” has just announced an agreement to combine with “Eatons” Mobility business, a combination of two powertrain portfolio’s. The story is of interest to the global heat treatment industry as each of these firms maintains very substantial in-house…
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 —…
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]
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…
“Space Company” To Receive Stress Relieving Oven
“Space Company” To Receive Stress Relieving Oven “Wisconsin Oven Corporation announced the shipment of one (1) Electrically Heated Batch Oven with a powered load/unload table to a leading space exploration company. This custom batch oven will be used to stress relieve titanium parts. The stress relieving oven is designed for a…
Ask the Expert: Process Gas Handling and Safety Contributors: Jim Grann, Craig Moller, Nate Sroka, Cavan Cardenas
Ask the Expert: Process Gas Handling and Safety Contributors: Jim Grann, Craig Moller, Nate Sroka, Cavan Cardenas “Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Argon, Acetylene, and Propane are among the most frequently used industrial gases in heat treating. Each have their own use properties, handling instructions, and safety protocols. In this article, we are going to…
GM Enterprises & The Nitrex Acquisition
GM Enterprises & The Nitrex Acquisition August 14th, 2025 “The Monty” had this blazing headline; “Blockbuster Acquisition in the Global Heat Treat Furnace Industry” which certainly caught the industry’s attention. However a number of sharp eyed readers brought up the question; “Where did GM Enterprises go?” January 8th, 2020 Nitrex…
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Achieves 24-Month Nadcap® Merit Status for Heat Treatment
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Achieves 24-Month Nadcap® Merit Status for Heat Treatment “Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), a recognized leader in heat treat services and metallurgical solutions, announced that it has renewed its Nadcap® accreditation in heat treating – a recognition held since 2013. The renewed status is valid until November 30, 2027….
Chain Manufacturer Close to Completing New HT Dept
Chain Manufacturer Close to Completing New HT Dept In mid 2024 chain manufacturer “Renold Jeffrey” in Morristown, TN, USA set out on an ambitious project, to expand and modernize their in-house heat treat department, in particular the firm was looking for more batch IQ furnace capacity. The search eventually led the company to 4 late model gas…
Will the Heat Treat Industry Embrace a 4 Day Work Week?
Will the Heat Treat Industry Embrace a 4 Day Work Week? Regular Contributor Josh Hale of International Search Partners, the top recruiting firm in the North American Heat Treatment Industry sends us this article entitled “Will the Heat Treat Industry Embrace a 4 Day Work Week?” The Monty Heat Treat News has worked closely with International…
Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Successfully Relocated to Chesterfield
Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Successfully Relocated to Chesterfield “Chesterfield, MI, April 1, 2024 – Solar Atmospheres of Michigan has successfully relocated from the old Fraser and Warren facilities to a new, state-of-the-art location in Chesterfield, Michigan. All ten furnaces (both new and existing) are fully operational at the Chesterfield…
96 Year Old Heat Treat to Close
96 Year Old Heat Treat to Close It is with genuine regret that we mention the upcoming closing of one of the oldest commercial heat treats in North America, Metlab Heat Treat of Wyndmoor, PA, USA; ” Metlab was founded in 1928 as a manufacturer of aircraft components. As part of the manufacturing process, Metlab created an in-house heat-treating…
Top 10 Furnace Builder Appoints Manufacturing Manager
Top 10 Furnace Builder Appoints Manufacturing Manager Earlier this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” published a ranking of the 10 largest North American furnace builders and in second place on that list you will find AFC-Holcroft of Wixom, Michigan. With this preamble out of the way we can say that the company has just appointed a new…
Vacuum Heat Treating Mexico
Vacuum Heat Treating Mexico As business investment in the Mexican manufacturing sector continues to grow by leaps and bounds heat treatment in the country both captive and commercial also continues to grow. We will qualify this statement by adding that the vast bulk of this heat treatment is in “atmosphere” heat treating and to qualify this…
Largest Vacuum Furnace in Turkey Commissioned
Largest Vacuum Furnace in Turkey Commissioned December of 2023 “The Monty Heat Treat News” posted a news item about the installation of what has been promoted as the largest vacuum furnace in Turkey, this item can be found below. We can now finish this story by adding that the furnace has entered production and that it has working dimensions of…