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]
Bodycote Opening New Facility in Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Bodycote Opening New Facility in Fairfield, Ohio, USA August 19th, 2025 “The Monty” had this news item about a new USA location for commercial heat-treating giant Bodycote; “Bodycote to Open New Facility in Fairfield, Ohio, USA”. At the time of posting details were in short supply but we did promise updates as they became available, that…
Midwest US Firm to Install Massive Vacuum Furnace
Midwest US Firm to Install Massive Vacuum Furnace A recent article by “The Monty Heat Treat News” focused attention on a Michigan, USA commercial heat treater by the name of “Darby Metal Treating” – “Profile of a Thriving North American Heat Treater-“Darby Metal Treating” In that article we suggested the firm might be installing a very…
Philip Reese, “Reese Hardening” Talks Heat Treating of Large Parts
Philip Reese, “Reese Hardening” Talks Heat Treating of Large Parts Today we are very pleased to be speaking with Mr. Philip Reese, Co-Owner of commercial heat treater “ HÄRTEREI REESE” of Germany. Philip right off the bat I have to say that my German is non-existent, am I correct in saying that “Reese” is pronounced “Razor”? That is…
How Do I Get a Consistent Linear Leak Rate Measurement? By Jim Grann Ipsen Technical Director and Janusz Kowalewski Ipsen Sales Director for Southeast Asia
How Do I Get a Consistent Linear Leak Rate Measurement? By Jim Grann Ipsen Technical Director and Janusz Kowalewski Ipsen Sales Director for Southeast Asia “There is no such thing as a perfect vacuum. Even outer space has a few stray atoms and molecules floating around. A linear leak rate measures the rate at which gas atoms or molecules enter…
USA Heat Treater Sets Torrid Pace in 2025
USA Heat Treater Sets Torrid Pace in 2025 Over the years we have had reason to mention Texas commercial heat treater “Robert Gutierrez” and his Houston company “Worldwide Heat Treat” several times-most recently February of this year (Further down). Robert is gracing “The Monty Heat Treat News” yet again for all the right…
Happy Labor Day!
Happy Labor Day! Due to the Labor Day Holiday, Monday, September 1, 2025 the offices of WG Montgomery Ltd., (“The Monty Heat Treat News”) will be closed. Regular news updates will resume Tuesday September 2. Did you like this article? Click here to subscribe to The Monty . View our recent magazines and podcasts by clicking the following…
VAC AERO International and VESCO Unite in Strategic Collaboration for Industry Advancement
VAC AERO International and VESCO Unite in Strategic Collaboration for Industry Advancement Last week “The Monty Heat Treat News” mentioned a collaboration agreement between Vesco and Vac Aero, here is the formal press release. “[East Windsor, January 22, 2024] – VESCO, a company of the Busch Group and leading service provider in the heat…
Circle City Heat Treat Acquired
Circle City Heat Treat Acquired January 18th, 2024 we announced that commercial heat treater Circle City in Indianapolis, IN had been acquired. We have a few more details to add to that story; “DALLAS–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Generational Equity , a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the…
AFC-Holcroft Closes Asian Sales Office
AFC-Holcroft Closes Asian Sales Office Furnace builder AFC-Holcroft of Wixom, Michigan, USA recently closed their sales office in Shanghai, China. The company has had a sales facility in China for many years but a change in direction by their parent company directed the closure. AFC-Holcroft was acquired by Austrian based Aichelin of Austria a…
Heat Treater Orders Second “HIP” Unit
Heat Treater Orders Second “HIP” Unit In 2023 commercial heat treater “Wallwork” in the UK announced that they were making a very substantial investment in “Hot Isostatic Pressing” (the original press release can be found further down). According to this press release this investment has proven to be so successful that the company has ordered a…
Vac Aero International/Vesco
Vac Aero International/Vesco This press release makes for quite interesting reading for the North American vacuum furnace industry. Vac Aero International, a 65 year old manufacturer of vacuum furnace systems has signed a collaborative agreement with vacuum furnace service company Vesco of East Windsor, CT, USA. While this announcement from Vac…
New Mesh Belt Furnace Almost Ready For Delivery
New Mesh Belt Furnace Almost Ready For Delivery Last year we had a press release from furnace builder Ion Heat about a mesh belt carburizing line the company was in the process of building. What made the PR most interesting was the fact that Ion Heat is known throughout the industry for their Plasma (ION) Nitriders, not for mesh belts which made…