Vacuum Furnace Builder Reports Record Sales
Vacuum Furnace Builder Reports Record Sales “Centorr Vacuum Industries (CVI), based in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, has reported revenue of $18 million for the first half of 2026. The company attributed this performance to demand from the nuclear, hypersonics and Additive Manufacturing sectors. CVI reported orders for multiple vacuum induction…
Major Acquisitions for Heat Treatment Software Supplier
Major Acquisitions for Heat Treatment Software Supplier Visual Shop and Bluestreak Join Forces with Steelhead Technologies Together, the three industry leaders bring decades of heat treating expertise to one platform built for margin and growth “Calumet, MI – Steelhead Technologies announced today the acquisitions of Visual Shop and Bluestreak,…
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]
Titanium Drop Bottom Furnace Installation Milestone
Titanium Drop Bottom Furnace Installation Milestone A new 11,000-gallon stainless steel recirculating water quench tank has been installed as preparations continue for the commissioning of our state-of-the-art titanium drop bottom water quench furnace. The furnace remains on schedule to be fully commissioned and operational by September 2026….
Heat Treatment Names in the News
Heat Treatment Names in the News On a regular basis “The Monty Heat Treat News” looks at well-known individuals in the global heat treatment industry who have recently changed their career direction. For the week starting July 27, 2026 these are some individuals who fit that criteria; Mario Ciampini. June 30th of this year “The Monty” had this…
SSi is pleased to announce that Steven Christopher has assumed the role of Vice President of Business Development
SSi is pleased to announce that Steven Christopher has assumed the role of Vice President of Business Development This role reflects their continued focus on strengthening the connection between customers, their engineering teams, and their long-term growth strategy. Steven will continue to lead SSi’s West Coast operations while expanding his…
Commercial Heat Treater Invests in New Vacuum Hardening Facility
Commercial Heat Treater Invests in New Vacuum Hardening Facility SECO/WARWICK will deliver a single chamber vacuum furnace with 15 bar abs high pressure gas quenching to the Czech heat treat company Kalírna Desire. Kalírna Desire is opening a new commercial heat treat facility in a region that has so far lacked local infrastructure for vacuum…
Aluminum Extrusion Manufacturer Adds Third Nitriding System
Aluminum Extrusion Manufacturer Adds Third Nitriding System “Prosel Aluminum” (Prosel Alüminyum San. ve Tic. A.Ş.), an aluminum extrusion manufacturer based in Turkey, recently inaugurated their third ” Nitrex” nitriding system into its fully integrated in-house die shop. The gas nitrocarburizing capabilities of the new system will be used to…
Change of Ownership for One of North America’s Larger Heat Treaters
Change of Ownership for One of North America’s Larger Heat Treaters Background; “Kittyhawk, Inc.” , is rated as one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America by “The Monty” “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters” . This sale actually took place back in May of this year but for reasons unknown to most it is just now…
Bodycote expands aerospace and defense capacity across the eastern United States
Bodycote expands aerospace and defense capacity across the eastern United States Investments in heat treatment, HIP and additive manufacturing support help aerospace and defense customers scale production Investment delivers new vacuum heat-treatment equipment at Roselle facility in New Jersey Andover site in Massachusetts strengthens its…
Private Equity & Commercial Heat Treating/Advancements in Controls/LPC vs Batch IQ’s “Dan McCurdy” Speaks About it All
Private Equity & Commercial Heat Treating/Advancements in Controls/LPC vs Batch IQ’s “Dan McCurdy” Speaks About it All Over the course of a long career in the heat treatment industry, ” Mr. Dan McCurdy ” has done it all; from developing some of the most advanced technologies in the industry, running one of the largest furnace controls firms…
Aerospace Vacuum Furnace Investments Continue
Aerospace Vacuum Furnace Investments Continue Recently the “Monty Heat Treat News” has had several articles pointing out that while heat treating investments in the automotive, heavy industry and “general” industries continues to languish, furnace investments in the Aerospace, Defense and Energy markets continues to “boom”. A very good example of…
Aerospace Landing Gear Supplier Adds More Heat Treating Capacity From SECO/WARWICK
Aerospace Landing Gear Supplier Adds More Heat Treating Capacity From SECO/WARWICK “Poland continues to strengthen its position as one of Europe’s key aviation production hubs. One of the pillars of this position is advanced heat treatment technologies , such as SECO/WARWICK solutions used by global component manufacturers. The latest example is…
Bearing Facility Closure Kills Heat Treat Department
Bearing Facility Closure Kills Heat Treat Department December of 2025 bearing manufacturer “JTEKT North America Corporation” announced that it would be closing its Telford, TN, USA facility by August 31, 2026-in actual fact the facility is now closed. The closure is worth mentioning on “The Monty Heat Treat News” due to the fact this location had…
Progress continues at Solar Atmospheres’ newest facility in Berlin, Connecticut
Progress continues at Solar Atmospheres’ newest facility in Berlin, Connecticut Construction and refurbishment are moving forward as the future home of Solar Atmospheres Connecticut continues to take shape. Several vacuum furnaces have been set in place, the office areas are nearing completion, and work is actively progressing on the facility’s…