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 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…
Largest Capacity Plasma Nitriding Furnaces in North America?
Largest Capacity Plasma Nitriding Furnaces in North America? Three years ago “The Monty” visited a commercial heat treater in South Lyon, Michigan, USA by the name of “Sun Steel Treating” and “profiled” the company-a profile which can be found further down in this article. Just last week “The Monty” again had the chance to visit and we…
Plasma Nitriding in North America-“Eltro Services”
Plasma Nitriding in North America-“Eltro Services” In Europe Plasma (ION) Nitriding is a well known, relatively common form of heat treating, however for a variety of reasons it has never enjoyed the same popularity in North America-for this reason “The Monty” looked forward to seeing a commercial plasma nitriding facility in North…
Fascinating Heat Treats-Captive Heat Treater AGCO/FENDT
Fascinating Heat Treats-Captive Heat Treater AGCO/FENDT From time to time we search through our archived pictures of heat treat facilities around the world and present some of the more memorable ones. Today we look at one of the more memorable ones we have come across tractor builder AGCO/FENDT in Marktoberdorf, Germany. AGCO/FENDT is memorable…
Bodycote Greenville, SC, USA Continues With Investment
Bodycote Greenville, SC, USA Continues With Investment Going back to late 2021 heat treating giant Bodycote announced that they were investing in Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) capability at their facility in Greenville, SC, USA. This is the original press release; “November 2021; Bodycote increases Hot Isostatic Pressing capacity in the USA;…
Aluminum Mill Orders 4 More Furnaces From SECO/WARWICK
Aluminum Mill Orders 4 More Furnaces From SECO/WARWICK “ASSAN ALÜMINYUM, one of the leading flat rolled aluminum manufacturers in the world, has ordered 4 additional aluminum coil annealing furnaces, which are equipped with an even more efficient VortexR 2.0 system. The company already owns 17 furnaces with SECO/WARWICK Vortex systems. VortexR is…
Ipsen Installs TurboTreater Vacuum Furnace at Taiwan Hodaka Technology
Ipsen Installs TurboTreater Vacuum Furnace at Taiwan Hodaka Technology “Ipsen recently completed the installation of a TurboTreater vacuum furnace for a customer in Southeast Asia. Established in 2002, Taiwan Hodaka Technology Co., Ltd. is an aluminum extrusion supplier, specializing in high-end aerospace aluminum alloys. They also produce…
Busch Vacuum Partners With SSi For Heat Treat Seminar
Busch Vacuum Partners With SSi For Heat Treat Seminar In an industry first, vacuum pump supplier Busch Vacuum has partnered with controls company SSi of Cincinatti, Ohio to provide a 1 day heat treatment seminar. The event will take place May 2, 2023 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada at Busch’s brand new, state of the art service center and…
Fastener Manufacturer Installs New Exothermic Generator
Fastener Manufacturer Installs New Exothermic Generator “UPC-Marathon, a Nitrex company, recently installed an ExoFlex™ gas generator for Jomarca, a long-time customer and one of the biggest manufacturers of fasteners, bolts, nuts, and fixing elements in Brazil. The generator will supply exothermic gas to a continuous wire annealing furnace,…