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]
Manufacturer Explains “Why Low Pressure Carburizing”
Manufacturer Explains “Why Low Pressure Carburizing” Earlier this year furnace manufacturer “ECM” issued a “press release” about an order the company had received from gear supplier “SEW-Eurodrive” for a low-pressure carburizing (LPC) system. As a follow-up to that story we have this article from “SEW-Eurodrive” about why they…
Where are They Now-Georg Cluse
Where are They Now-Georg Cluse In the German heat treat market few are not familiar with Mr. Georg Cluse because of his ever present enthusiasm and his commanding physical presence. For many years he has worked with industry suppliers such as “Ipsen”, “SECO/WARWICK”and most recently with “Avion Europa”. We lost touch with Georg after he parted…
“52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025”
“52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025” Since 1999 in a heat treat industry exclusive “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been publishing annually a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America based upon yearly sales, last year’s list can be found at “50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters…
New Heat Treat Furnace at Stack Metallurgical
New Heat Treat Furnace at Stack Metallurgical From commercial heat treater Stack Metallurgical in the US Northwest we have this press release. Find out how “Stack” Compares in size to other North American commercial heat treaters; “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters”. “On June 23rd, we welcomed a brand-new McLaughlin furnace…
New Sales Manager for European Furnace Builder-Correction
New Sales Manager for European Furnace Builder-Correction For today, Thursday July 10, we start off with a small correction. Yesterday we had this news item; “New Sales Manager for European Furnace Builder”. In this item we mentioned that Mr. Djemel Dellouche was recently appointed as European Sales Manager for furnace builder “Codere”-this is…
German Auto Part Supplier to Receive New Furnace System
German Auto Part Supplier to Receive New Furnace System “Hirschvogel Group” of Germany is known as one of the world’s largest manufacturers of forged and machined steel and aluminum components, primarily for the automotive industry-as such they have a great deal of in house heat treating capacity. The company recently accepted a double-flow…
ABBOTT FURNACE COMPANY ANNOUNCES US AND MEXICO CONTINUOUS FURNACE AND BRAZING SYMPOSIUMS
ABBOTT FURNACE COMPANY ANNOUNCES US AND MEXICO CONTINUOUS FURNACE AND BRAZING SYMPOSIUMS Abbott Furnace Company is pleased to announce it will be hosting two Continuous Furnace and Brazing Symposiums in May of this year. The first symposium will be held in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 10-12, 2023, at the Francis Marion Hotel. The second…
Ipsen USA Reports Another Record-Breaking Year
Ipsen USA Reports Another Record-Breaking Year “Ipsen USA looks forward to celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, having just completed a record-breaking 2022. Ipsen’s Service, Parts and New Equipment departments each reached historically high sales levels, contributing to record revenue. Apart from 2020 (pandemic), Ipsen has maintained a…
Nihon Parkerizing & The Japanese Heat Treat Market
Nihon Parkerizing & The Japanese Heat Treat Market In the past ” The Monty Heat Treat News ” has taken a close look at one of the largest and most insular of heat treatment markets, that of Japan. We say insular because the Japanese heat treatment industry lives to support Japanese manufacturers and they do this with Japan built heat treat…
Metlab-The Heat Treat Podcast
Metlab-The Heat Treat Podcast Earlier this week we had our most recent “ Heat Treat Podcast ”, this one featuring Mr. Mark Podob, President and owner of Metlab Heat Treat of Wyndmoor, PA, USA (this and all of our previous “Heat Treat Podcasts” can be found at Magazine & Podcasts | The Monty ). What made this podcast so unique is the fact that…
Heating Systems From The Point of View of Sustainability Written By Klaus Buchner of Aichelin
Heating Systems From The Point of View of Sustainability Written By Klaus Buchner of Aichelin Energy efficiency measures as well as emission reduction have become a top priority for large energy consuming industrial sectors like the field of industrial furnaces and kilns. The change in the international energy policy has important significance…
Ultra Large Gear Carburizing-“The Heat Treat Podcast”
Ultra Large Gear Carburizing-“The Heat Treat Podcast” “ The Monty Heat Treat News ” is absolutely ecstatic to present to you today the latest “ Heat Treat Podcast ” in which are handsome host Mr. Carlos Torres speaks with Mr. Mark Podob about carburizing of ultra large gears. Mark is President of Metlab Heat Treat of Wyndmoor, PA, USA a heat…