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]
Fastener Manufacturer Inaugurates In-House Heat Treat Department
Fastener Manufacturer Inaugurates In-House Heat Treat Department Earlier this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” had an exclusive story about a Michigan, USA supplier of fasteners planning on bringing their heat-treating requirements in house “Fastener Manufacturer to Bring Heat Treat In-House” While there were a number of reasons behind this…
UK Commercial Heat Treater Enters Bankruptcy Protection
UK Commercial Heat Treater Enters Bankruptcy Protection It would appear that North America and the EU Zone are not the ony areas proving to be challenging for commercial heat treaters these days. In this story we see that “GTB Components” , a commercial heat treater and supplier of powdered metal components has entered bankruptcy protection…
Dr. Karl Busch, Busch Group Co-Founder (1929–2025)
Dr. Karl Busch, Busch Group Co-Founder (1929–2025) “Dr. Karl Busch, the Busch Group co-founder and co-owner, died on July 17, 2025. He was 96. The engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur was born on April 20, 1929, in Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg, and grew up in Zell im Wiesental. In 1949, he began his mechanical engineering studies at the Technical…
20 Years & 1 MILLION Loads with ECM Vacuum Furnace Technology
20 Years & 1 MILLION Loads with ECM Vacuum Furnace Technology “Pleasant Prairie, WI – July 24th, 2025 – ECM USA is excited to celebrate a fantastic milestone with one of our automotive parts manufacturing customers! 20 years ago, their ECM FLEX vacuum furnace systems started processing loads 24/7 – recently, they surpassed the 1,000,000 LOAD…
Solar Manufacturing Ships Advanced Vacuum Carburizing Furnace to Leading Aerospace Supplier
Solar Manufacturing Ships Advanced Vacuum Carburizing Furnace to Leading Aerospace Supplier Solar Manufacturing recently shipped a large, state-of-the-art vacuum carburizing furnace to a prominent aerospace company known for producing advanced, high-precision components for the global aviation and aerospace engine industry. Headquartered in North…
Bluewater Thermal Solutions and Argonne National Laboratory
Bluewater Thermal Solutions and Argonne National Laboratory Bluewater Thermal Solutions was honored to participate in a landmark event at Argonne National Laboratory, where U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright engaged in a far-reaching dialogue on the future of transportation, manufacturing, and critical materials research. As a…
Bodycote Receives Science-Based Target Initiative Approval For Emissions Targets
Bodycote Receives Science-Based Target Initiative Approval For Emissions Targets “Bodycote, the world’s largest provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services, is pleased to announce its near-term science-based emissions target has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). SBTi is an independent global…
ALD Thermal Treatment Receives Nadcap Accreditation
ALD Thermal Treatment Receives Nadcap Accreditation According to this press release commercial heat treater ALD Thermal Treatment of Port Huron, Michigan, USA has received their Nadcap Accreditation for heat treatment, a very impressive feat. Making this doubly impressive is the fact that this location has always been almost 100% focused on the…
How To Extend Alloy Life-“The Heat Treat Podcast”
How To Extend Alloy Life-“The Heat Treat Podcast” In this episode of “ The Heat Treat Podcast ” our articulate, charming and energetic host Mr. Carlos Torres, speaks with Tony Salerno. Tony is President of Steeltech Ltd., an alloy foundry in Grand Rapids, Michigan and the focus of the discussion is on extending alloy life. Did you like this…
Solar Manufacturing Installs Mentor® Furnace in Eastern PA
Solar Manufacturing Installs Mentor® Furnace in Eastern PA “Solar Manufacturing recently shipped and installed a Mentor ® vacuum furnace for a commercial heat treating and brazing facility in Eastern PA . The Mentor® vacuum furnace has stainless steel chamber, a work zone of 12” x 12” x 18” deep , and a maximum operating temperature of 2 4 00°F…
In House Heat Treater Reaches Milestone
In House Heat Treater Reaches Milestone Over the course of the past few months we have had several press releases about one of the larger in house heat treaters in North America, Allied Locke in Dixon, Illinois. The firm is now sharing that their heat treat supervisor, Dan Cover is celebrating a very impressive milestone, 37 years working for the…
Heat Treating Services Unlimited Talks About Their Unique HT Inventory
Heat Treating Services Unlimited Talks About Their Unique HT Inventory ” Heat Treating Services Unlimited ” (HTSU) of Simpsonville, SC, USA and their subsidiary ” Heat Treat Depot ” occupy a rather unique position in the heat treatment industry as ” The Monty Heat Treat News ” saw last week. HTSU launched their “Heat Treat Depot” facility back…