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]
“The Monty Heat Treat News”-August 2025 Edition.
“The Monty Heat Treat News”-August 2025 Edition. The link below will take you to the August 2025 edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News” for 30 years the globes most popular heat treatment publication. These are just a few of the stories included in this edition; US Manufacturer Commissions New Mesh Belt Furnace Line Bluewater…
Desktop Metal Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Desktop Metal Files for Bankruptcy Protection “Desktop Metal” of Burlington, MA, USA a supplier of jet metal 3D printing system has just entered “Bankruptcy Protection”. Our readers might very rightly ask; “why should ” The Monty Heat Treat News” a website dedicated to the heat treatment industry care about this?” The answer is rather…
“H-O-T” Completing Furnace Installation
“H-O-T” Completing Furnace Installation Commercial heat treater “H-O-T” ( Härte- und Oberflächentechnik) is one of the largest commercial heat treaters in Europe and as such we have mentioned this company several times over the years, most recently just a few months ago when they announced that they had invested in a…
“Top 52” Heat Treater Completes Expansion
“Top 52” Heat Treater Completes Expansion “Advanced Heat Treat Corp.” of Waterloo, Iowa, USA has consistently made “The Monty Heat Treat News” list of the [http://52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025]”52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters” for many years now. According to this press release the…
UK Heat Treater Adds Plasma Nitriding System
UK Heat Treater Adds Plasma Nitriding System Located in Bletchley, UK, commercial heat treater Titanium Heat Treatment Services would appear to be quite a success story as you can see by this story from “The Monty” in 2021; “OCTOBER 2021 POSTING; “Titanium Heat Treatment UK Installing Low Pressure Carburizing Furnace; In 2016 Pawel…
Mark Hemsath “Nitrex”-The Interview
Mark Hemsath “Nitrex”-The Interview “The Monty Heat Treat News” is very pleased to be able to offer our readers an interview with “Mr. Mark Hemsath” “President, Nitrex/UPC-Marathon/GM Enterprises” 1) Mark, in all honesty, I can say that you are extremely well known in the heat treatment industry around the world. In the unlikely…
Heat Treat Legend Retiring
Heat Treat Legend Retiring Mike Reichling, Operations Manager at Cincinnati Steel Treating in Ohio, USA will be retiring March 17th of this year after 49 years in the heat treatment industry. He leaves with a host of accolades from organizations such as MTI (Metal Treating Institute) and ASM (American Society for Metals) vouching for his…
Heat Treating in Vietnam
Heat Treating in Vietnam Dale and Gord Montgomery will be visiting Vietnam in mid march of this year with the intention of visiting at least one heat treat. While news about the heat treat industry there is very rare “The Monty Heat Treat News” has spoken in the past about a pump manufacturer in the country who has a very substantial heat treat…
Solar Atmospheres South Carolina Facility Awarded Northrop Grumman Approval
Solar Atmospheres South Carolina Facility Awarded Northrop Grumman Approval “Solar Atmospheres Greenville, SC facility is pleased to announce it has been awarded Northrop Grumma n approval. With this approval, now all five Solar Atmospheres facilities are an option for our customers with Northrop Grumman requirements for vacuum heat treating…
Premium Auto Parts Supplier Invests in New Vacuum Furnace
Premium Auto Parts Supplier Invests in New Vacuum Furnace Standard Motor Products, Inc. https://www.smpcorp.com/en is a leading manufacturer and distributor of premium automotive parts to both the aftermarket and original equipment customers. In the aftermarket, SMP’s products are used in the maintenance, service and repair of vehicles, and are…
Japanese Heat Treater Sees Energy Bill Double to $600,000 USD/Month
Japanese Heat Treater Sees Energy Bill Double to $600,000 USD/Month Energy Pricing has been an enormous issue to the global heat treatment industry and “ The Monty Heat Treat News ” has touched on this subject many times. Very recently a Japanese reader sent us this article with a summary that North Americans have little to complain about. Their…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Visits Solar Atmospheres of Michigan
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Visits Solar Atmospheres of Michigan January 9th of this year it was announced that commercial heat treater Vac-Met in Michigan had been acquired by Solar Atmospheres. That announcement also mentioned that the 9 existing vacuum furnaces at Vac-Met would be moved to a brand new location in Chesterfield, Michigan. Armed…