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” May 2026 Edition
“The Monty Heat Treat News” May 2026 Edition Welcome to the May 2026 edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News” featuring over 100 pages of the most up to date heat treatment industry news and trends combined with updated surplus heat treat equipment listings. This issue features these stories and lots more; AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace…
AICHELIN Americas Appoints Wm. Wright & Associates as Regional Representative
AICHELIN Americas Appoints Wm. Wright & Associates as Regional Representative (Editors Note; Wm. Wright & Associates has represented AFC-Holcroft in their US Midwest territory for many years. What is new is that they will now also be representing some of the other companies under Aichelin’s banner including Nitrex, G-M and UPC-Marathon)….
Tool Manufacturer Overhauls “ECM” FLEX Vacuum Furnace
Tool Manufacturer Overhauls “ECM” FLEX Vacuum Furnace Longstanding ECM USA customer, Andis (Sturtevant, WI family-owned professional grade electric hair clipper/handheld grooming tools manufacturer), recently successfully finalized their FLEX vacuum furnace system PLC upgrade with a top-of-the-line processor and communication network. This 3-cell…
Chicago Area Plating/Heat Treating Company Expands Heat Treat Capacity
Chicago Area Plating/Heat Treating Company Expands Heat Treat Capacity “J&M Plating” in Rockford, IL, USA offers plating, coating, electroplating, sorting, heat treating and Patch- “The Monty” would hazard a guess that there are not more than 10 companies in North America that offers this combination. While it has been a challenging time for…
USA Heat Treat Facility Opens Their Doors for 25th Anniversary Celebration
USA Heat Treat Facility Opens Their Doors for 25th Anniversary Celebration (Background; “The Monty Heat Treat News” rates commercial heat treater “Solar Atmospheres” as the largest privately owned commercial heat treater in North America, “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters” . The “Solar Atmospheres of Western PA” facility which…
European Furnace Builder Delivers “Bell” Type Furnace System
European Furnace Builder Delivers “Bell” Type Furnace System Furnace builder “ROHDE Schutzgasöfen GmbH” of Hanau, Germany has delivered a “Bell-Type Furnace system for heat treatment under hydrogen to a customer in Switzerland. It is expected that the system will be commissioned in the very near future. “The HO 100/150 system is designed for…
North American Heat Treater to Install 8th Batch IQ Furnace
North American Heat Treater to Install 8th Batch IQ Furnace In 31st place on our list of the ” 52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025″ you will find “Metex Heat Treating” of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. This 40 year old, family owned business processes over 8o million pounds of material per year, mainly through mesh belt…
CAN-ENG Becomes FANUC Authorized System Integrator for Industrial Furnace Automation
CAN-ENG Becomes FANUC Authorized System Integrator for Industrial Furnace Automation “CAN-ENG Furnaces International Ltd. (CAN-ENG) is proud to announce that it has been certified as a FANUC Authorized System Integrator (ASI), expanding its capabilities in robotic automation for industrial furnace systems and thermal processing equipment. This…
Ipsen Announced Northeast Terrritory Update
Ipsen Announced Northeast Terrritory Update (Editors Note; February 19th “The Monty Heat Treat News” had a news item entitled ” North American Furnace Builder Changing Sales Direction”. In that news item we mentioned that furnace builder “Aichelin”, through their USA division ” AFC-Holcroft ” had replaced a number of their independent sales…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” March 2026 Edition
“The Monty Heat Treat News” March 2026 Edition “The Monty Heat Treat News” March 2026 Edition; Welcome to the March 2026 Edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News ” for over 30 years the heat treatment industry’s largest source of news and industry trends. Some “trends” and industry exclusive “news” headlines in this issue include…
AICHELIN Group: New Management Appointments at UPC and QMULUS in Germany
AICHELIN Group: New Management Appointments at UPC and QMULUS in Germany Mödling / Göppingen / Düsseldorf. As part of the integration of NITREX, the AICHELIN Group is strengthening the organization of UPC in Germany and further intensifying the integration of its expertise in plant engineering, process control, and digital solutions. With…
New UK Representative for Vacuum Furnace Builder
New UK Representative for Vacuum Furnace Builder Vacuum furnace builder “BMI” is known as the largest vacuum furnace builder in France although the bulk of their systems are delivered to customers as far afield as Taiwan. Recently they have been very aggressive at moving into new markets such as North America. This press release tells us how…