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]
“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…
Bearing Company Auctioning HT Furnaces-“The Monty Predictions”
Bearing Company Auctioning HT Furnaces-“The Monty Predictions” Later on this month bearing manufacturer “Timken” will be holding an auction for surplus equipment located at a location in North Carolina, USA-an auction which will include a number of surplus heat treatment furnaces and ancillary equipment. A look at the equipment list…
Midwest USA Commercial Heat Treater Orders Very Large Car Bottom Furnace
Midwest USA Commercial Heat Treater Orders Very Large Car Bottom Furnace (Editors Note; “The Monty” is unsure of who the customer for this furnace is although we can make some educated guesses. Obviously the customer has landed a very substantial order with some sort of definite financial commitments or they would not be making this large an…
Jimmy Morris May 14th 1959-February 23, 2023
Jimmy Morris May 14th 1959-February 23, 2023 The heat treat industry recently lost another good one, Mr. Jimmy Morris. Jimmy was best known in the southern USA, in particular in Texas where he worked with a number of captive and commercial heat treaters installing control systems and servicing furnaces. He will be missed. “Jimmy Neil Morris, 63,…
Burner Company “Noxmat” Formally Enters North American Market
Burner Company “Noxmat” Formally Enters North American Market ” Noxmat Industrial Heating Technology ” formally entered the North American market March 1/2023 when they set up a brand new facility in Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA. Noxmat based in Germany has long been a significant player in the global heating technology industry…
Unannealed Pinions Causes Ford To Recall Vehicles
Unannealed Pinions Causes Ford To Recall Vehicles “Ford’s quality control appears to be getting worse. The Dearborn-based automaker somehow forgot to anneal the front axle pinions that equip certain F-150, Expedition, and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. By not receiving the proper heat treatment, said pinions are prone to fracture, resulting in the…
Busch Acquires VESCO-McLaughlin-A Pattern
Busch Acquires VESCO-McLaughlin-A Pattern Earlier this week ” The Monty Heat Treat News ” was the first to announce the acquisition of the VESCO Division of McLaughlin Furnace Group by Busch Vacuum Solutions US. The news was not unexpected and represents a very good business decision by both groups in the humble opinion of ” The Monty Heat Treat…
Cincinnati Steel Treating Appoints Operations Manager
Cincinnati Steel Treating Appoints Operations Manager Cincinnati Steel Treating enjoys a long and very impressive history in the commercial heat treating industry which goes back to 1941. Their capabilities include nitriding, hardening, induction, carburizing and aluminum processing to name just a few CST: Heat Treating Services & Metal…
Titanium Foundry Adds Furnace
Titanium Foundry Adds Furnace “L&L Special Furnace has delivered a highly uniform, front-loading box furnace to a northeastern US supplier of titanium castings for the aerospace and power generation fields. The company deals with exotic metals such as nickel and cobalt-based alloys that are ideal for superior products using the lost wax…