IHEA Announces 2025 – 26 Board of Directors and Officers
"The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) recently announced its 2025-26 Board of Directors and Executive Officers. Taking over as President is Gary Berwick of Dry Coolers, Inc.; Vice-President is Jason Safarz of Karl Dungs, Inc. and Treasurer is Bob Fincken of Super Systems, Inc. Jeff...
Rare Earth Materials & Vacuum Heat Treating
Recently "Mr. Marco Baretti", Strategic Marketing Director & Sales Area Manager "TAV Vacuum Furnaces" provided "The Monty Heat Treat News" with an article which attracted a great deal of attention; "More Manufacturers Bringing Heat Treat In-House?". Marco has followed up on that article with...
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]
Heat Treater Adding Much Needed Pit Carburizing Capacity
When US commercial heat treater "Metlab" in PA closed their doors in 2024 it left a real void in the commercial heat treat industry when it comes to "Carburizing of Very Large Gears". To date that void has not yet been entirely filled (although Nitrex recently added a mammoth pit nitriding furnace...
“USA Heat Treating” Appoints Plant Manager
"USA Heat Treating" in Cleveland, Ohio, USA recently appointed "Mr. Shawn Campbell" as Plant Manager. Shawn has worked in the heat treatment industry for 23 years with firms such as "Kowalski Heat Treating" and "Walker Heat Treat" both of which are also in the Cleveland, area. "USA Heat Treating"...
Two Vacuum Induction Melting Furnaces Ordered From SECO
"A partner has purchased two VIM furnaces. The first is the JetCaster VIM50 EQ vacuum induction furnace for melting and producing castings using the EQ method. The second is the JetCaster device for melting and producing castings using directional solidification, single crystal, equiaxed structure,...
Vac Aero Expanding Into The USA?
"The Monty Heat Treat News" just posted a heat treat industry exclusive in the form of a list of the "The 52 Largest Commercial Heat Treaters in North America" based upon estimated sales for 2025. Amongst those on our list was "Vac Aero International"-the largest commercial heat treater in Canada...
IHK Elects First Female President: Hanau’s Natasha Rohde Chosen as New Leader
To go with this press release we have this photo taken at the HK 2024 Heat Treat Exhibition in Cologne, Germany October of 2024. We see (from the left) Gord Montgomery, Natasha Rohde, Joern Rohde and in the front row Konstantine Rohde. "In a historic move, Natasha Rohde was elected with a large...
New Nitriding Installation Mexico
In Mexico, commercial heat treater HT-MX has just added a new gas nitriding system provided by "Nitrex". Humberto Ramos of the company has this to say; "This equipment expands our capabilities for nitriding and FNC processes, with a load capacity of up to 2,600 lbs, as part of an investment close to...
Acquisition Within The Global Heat Treatment Community?
“The Monty Heat Treat News” is very confidently looking forward to an exclusive and very interesting press release about an acquisition of a North American firm involved in the heat treatment industry by a global and very well known European firm with a strong emphasis on the vacuum furnace...
Large Heat Treat Furnace Auction Concluded
In May of 2021 it was announced that the Eaton Vehicle Group facility in Hastings, Nebraska, USA would by closing by July of 2022 as you can see in this press release; "Cara Klaer, senior manager of communications for Eaton's vehicle group, said in an email May 19 that members of Eaton's management...
European Furnace Builder Insolvent
In Germany we find furnace builder Artur Nolzen Industrieofenbau, a furnace manufacture with a history which goes back over 100 years English - Nolzen Industrieofenbau Very unfortunately the company was recently declared insolvent which means that the company will remain in business with wages being...
What is the Value of a Commercial Heat Treat? An Interview with Ryan Murphy of KAL Capital Markets
We are excited to be speaking today with Mr. Ryan Murphy Co Founder of KAL Capital Markets of Long Beach, CA, USA a firm which advises entrepreneurs and private equity groups on liquidity events, recapitalizations and capital raises. Ryan this is the first time we have interviewed an individual with...
SBS Corp. Receives Order For 12 Sludgebusters
SBS Corp., of Sarasota, Florida, USA is pleased to announce that they are preparing to ship 12 sand and scale removal systems to a foundry in Egypt. The systems will be used to remove casting sands and metal slag from water tanks at a continuous flow rate of 1,200 GPM each. About SBS Corp; SBS...
Furnacare/TAV Vacuum Furnaces, Spartanburg, SC, USA
In Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA "The Monty Heat Treat News" recently had the opportunity to visit "Furnacare" a division of TAV and TAV Engineering of Italy. TAV is one of the largest vacuum furnace builders in the world while TAV Engineering offers service, support and aftermarket assistance....