Heat Treatment Industry “Names in the News”
Heat Treatment Industry “Names in the News” On a regular basis “The Monty Heat Treat News” informs the industry about individuals in the industry making career changes-promotions, retirements, changes in direction-these are the individuals who make our headline for Friday, June 19th 2026; Steven Sumner Retiring; Steven has spent most of his…
Is There a Shortage of Large Pit Carburizing Capacity in North America? We Continue the Story
Is There a Shortage of Large Pit Carburizing Capacity in North America? We Continue the Story Earlier this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” had an in-depth article entitled; “Is There a Shortage of Large Pit Carburizing Capacity in North America?” . The story provoked such an avalanche of interest that we are providing regular updates on this…
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]
Truck Manufacturer Installs Rotary Hearth Furnace
Truck Manufacturer Installs Rotary Hearth Furnace A new AICHELIN rotary hearth furnace for the heat treatment of ring gears has been installed at the DAF-Trucks site in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The electrically heated system replaces a gas-fired furnace and is marking an important step toward modern, energy-efficient heat treatment technology….
Heat Treat Industry Losing One of the “Great” Ones-Mario Ciampini
Heat Treat Industry Losing One of the “Great” Ones-Mario Ciampini Unfortunately, the global heat treatment industry is losing one of the “great” ones, an individual who is known to heat treaters around the world, Mr. “Mario Ciampini” . Currently Vice President, Strategic Projects and M&A, Bodycote plc Mario has announced that June30th, 2026…
UK Heat Treater “Saved by the Bell”
UK Heat Treater “Saved by the Bell” MAY 20/2026; Earlier this year we had a news item entitled “Be Very Glad you are Not a Heat Treater in the UK!” The story was about a UK based commercial heat treater by the name of “MTE Heat Treatment” which had been forced to close their doors after 70 years in business. As it turns out the story had a good…
Steve Cropper Retired?-Say it Ain’t so Steve
Steve Cropper Retired?-Say it Ain’t so Steve For over 30 years Mr. Steve Cropper has been involved in the global heat treatment industry, originally with furnace builder/rebuilder/salt distributor “Park Thermal” (Park closed their doors a few years back which was no loss to the industry), VP of furnace builder “Can-Eng” for a number of years,…
USA Aerospace Bearing Supplier to Install Vacuum System With LPC
USA Aerospace Bearing Supplier to Install Vacuum System With LPC (Editors Note; We are not entirely sure who the end customer is for this order, if we find out we will let you know). ” SECO/WARWICK will deliver a vacuum furnace from the Vector line, equipped with 15 bar abs high-pressure gas quenching and an optional Low Pressure Carburizing…
How Are We Doing These Days? Furnace Builder SECO/WARWICK
How Are We Doing These Days? Furnace Builder SECO/WARWICK According to this report from global furnace builder SECO/WARWICK the company is doing pretty darn well with both sales and profit up. Read on for all the details about how each geographic region is doing, which technologies are selling and why the company is doing so well these days;…
Vacuum Furnace Builder Promotes Sales & Strategic Marketing Director
Vacuum Furnace Builder Promotes Sales & Strategic Marketing Director “TAV Vacuum Furnaces” has just promoted “Mr. Marco Baretti” to the position of Sales & Strategic Marketing Director. “Mr. Baretti” has been with the firm for over 12 years in a variety of positions-most recently as Sales Area Manager. In related news the company…
Commercial Heat Treater Adds Hydrogen Generating System
Commercial Heat Treater Adds Hydrogen Generating System Bodycote deploys on-site hydrogen generation system to reduce heat treatment costs, cut emissions and strengthen supply resilience Installation of Hgen equipment at the Rancho Dominguez plant in the U.S. supports commercial and environmental objective Durable and compact Hgen module to…
52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters -“Tohken Thermo”
52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters -“Tohken Thermo” Each year “The Monty Heat Treat News” offers a heat treat industry exclusive, a list of the 52 largest North American commercial heat treaters as ranked by annual sales (the 2025 list can be found at ” 52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025″). …
Aerospace Industry Continues to Invest in Thermal Processing Equipment
Aerospace Industry Continues to Invest in Thermal Processing Equipment “SECO/WARWICK Secures Repeat Order from Major Thai Aerospace Manufacturer” “A producer of engine blades for aircraft has chosen SECO/WARWICK` as the supplier of a single-chamber Vector vacuum furnace for the second time. SECO/WARWICK’s modern technology will support the…
ECM USA Strengthens Sales Team with Marco Möser as Senior Sales Engineer to Support Western U.S. Demand
ECM USA Strengthens Sales Team with Marco Möser as Senior Sales Engineer to Support Western U.S. Demand ECM USA is pleased to announce the appointment of Marco Möser to Senior Sales Engineer for the Western U.S., reinforcing our dedication to meet increasing demand for advanced vacuum furnace technology across the United States. With more than 25…
Solar Atmospheres Expands California Operations with New 10-Bar Vacuum Furnace
Solar Atmospheres Expands California Operations with New 10-Bar Vacuum Furnace Solar Atmospheres is pleased to announce the installation and full commissioning of a new 10-bar vacuum furnace at its Fontana, California facility, further expanding the company’s high-pressure vacuum heat treating capabilities in the western United States. The…