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]
USA Based Furnace Controls Company Enters Into Agreement With German Partner
USA Based Furnace Controls Company Enters Into Agreement With German Partner Furnace Controls Company “SSi” based in Cincinatti, Ohio, USA has entered into a sales agreement through their “SSi Europe” division in the UK to work with “AVT GmbH” in Germany to sell their products in Germany and the Netherlands. “AVT GmbH” was founded in 2019…
Darius Szczekocki, “Hestia Heat Treat”
Darius Szczekocki, “Hestia Heat Treat” It is with true shock that we are reporting the very unexpected passing of Mr. “Darius Szczekocki”, owner of “Hestia Heat Treat” in Racine, Wisconsin, USA. “Darius” was a long time heat treater having worked with commercial heat treat firms such as “Bodycote” and “Bluewater Thermal” before…
USA Heat Treater Consolidates Operations
USA Heat Treater Consolidates Operations Recently the North American commercial heat treat industry has seen a wave of consolidations/closings-a recent example features “Atmosphere Group Inc” in Michigan, USA ” USA Commercial Heat Treater Consolidates Operations”. Another example (although this has not been publicly announced) concerns …
Profile of a Thriving North American Heat Treater-“Darby Metal Treating”
Profile of a Thriving North American Heat Treater-“Darby Metal Treating” Last week we had a news item entitled; ” Michigan, USA Heat Treater Reports Excellent Sales”, at that point in time we promised to provide our readers with more details about the firm; “In 2012, Tom Darby, owner of aerospace components manufacturing company…
Bodycote to Open New Facility in Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Bodycote to Open New Facility in Fairfield, Ohio, USA Although very few details are currently available it would appear that Bodycote, the world’s largest commercial heat treater will be opening a brand new facility in Fairfield, Ohio, USA. What we know so far is that this facility will fall under the Aerospace & Defense division, it will be…
Robots in the Heat Treatment Industry
Robots in the Heat Treatment Industry August 11th of this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” had a news item about a UK based heat treater who recently added “Robotics in a Vacuum Brazing Application” -the press release prompted the team at the “The Monty” to contemplate robotics in the commercial heat treatment industry. The bottom line is of…
Which Has a Lower Carbon Footprint-Mesh Belt or Cast Link Furnace?
Which Has a Lower Carbon Footprint-Mesh Belt or Cast Link Furnace? “ The Monty Heat Treat News ” has an ongoing series of articles from furnace builder Aichelin about “CO2 Emissions and the Heat Treatment Industry” which can be found at Articles & Interviews | The Monty. The most recent article was entitled “Which Has a Lower Carbon…
Ipsen USA Increases Focus on Hiring and Leadership Development Initiatives
Ipsen USA Increases Focus on Hiring and Leadership Development Initiatives “To keep up with business growth, Ipsen USA has hired more than 50 new employees over the past year. With continued focus on customer service, hiring initiatives include expanding the parts department and increasing the number of field service personnel. In addition to…
Mr. Christian Grosspointner, CEO, Aichelin Group-The Interview
Mr. Christian Grosspointner, CEO, Aichelin Group-The Interview “The Monty Heat Treat News” is very excited to be able to offer you this interview with Mr. Christian Grosspointner, CEO of furnace manufacturing firm Aichelin based in Moedling, Austria. Christian-I hope it’s OK to call you by your first name, I generally like to start each interview…
Why Do Manufacturers Bring Heat Treatment in House-Castool
Why Do Manufacturers Bring Heat Treatment in House-Castool In 2022 ” The Monty Heat Treat News ” announced one of the largest new furnace orders in North America, an investment by Castool Tooling Systems which included numerous vacuum and nitriding furnaces (a summary can be found below). This investment begs the question; “Why invest millions in…
Heat Treating a 47,000 Pound Gear
Heat Treating a 47,000 Pound Gear How to Carburize a 47,000 Pound Gear Destined for a Rolling Mill in a Steel Mill-From, Mark Podob, President, Metlab “With the largest pit carburizing furnaces in North America, no one does it better than we do – we quenched this fabricated 47,000-pound gear yesterday afternoon. It was the reverse image with the…
Fascinating Heat Treats-Captive Heat Treater AGCO/FENDT, Part II
Fascinating Heat Treats-Captive Heat Treater AGCO/FENDT, Part II Over the years ” The Monty Heat Treat News ” has visited some of the largest captive heat treaters in the world, one which we mentioned yesterday was tractor supplier AGCO/FENDT in Germany. Today in Part II we over some more details about this truly impressive in-house heat treater….