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]
New Sales Manager for European Furnace Builder
New Sales Manager for European Furnace Builder Swiss furnace builder “Codere SA” has just appointed Mr. Djemel Dellouche as Sales Manager, Europe. Codere is a long-established furnace builder which is best known throughout Europe although we have seen their systems in North America and Asia. Late in 2024 their longtime Sales Manager, Mr….
USA West Coast Manufacturer Upgrades In-House Heat Treat Department
USA West Coast Manufacturer Upgrades In-House Heat Treat Department A specialized manufacturer on the US West Coast very recently signed purchase orders for a substantial upgrade to their existing in-house heat treat department. “McLaughlin Furnace Group” of Avilla, Indiana will be providing two “Tru-Carb” gas fired batch IQ furnaces with…
Bluewater Thermal Solutions Appoints Patrick McKenna as Chief Executive Officer
Bluewater Thermal Solutions Appoints Patrick McKenna as Chief Executive Officer Greenville, SC – July 7, 2025 – BWT LLC (“Bluewater Thermal Solutions” or “Bluewater”), a portfolio company of Aterian Investment Partners (“Aterian”), today announced the appointment of Patrick McKenna as Chief Executive Officer and Director, effective immediately….
North American Commercial Heat Treats For Sale
North American Commercial Heat Treats For Sale Recently “The Monty Heat Treat News” had an article entitled; “Why Are So Many North American Commercial Heat Treaters Closing”. in this article we mentioned the many and varied reasons why so many were closing, one reason was retirement by the owners. As it turns out recently, we have run…
Furnace Controls Company Opens New European Location
Furnace Controls Company Opens New European Location Furnace Controls company ” Super Systems Inc.” (SSi) based in Cincinatti, Ohio, USA is pleased to announce that as of July 1/2025 they have a new location in Europe, “SSi Europe Sp. z o. o” in Poland. The announcement came through “Mr. Matt Cross”, Managing Director of SSi, Europe. The new…
Happy July 4th Everybody!
Happy July 4th Everybody! Due to the US July 4th holiday, the offices of “WG Montgomery Ltd.” (The Monty) will be closed for the day. Regular business hours will resume Monday July 7th. Did you like this article? Click here to subscribe to The Monty View our recent magazines and podcasts by clicking the following link….
USA Furnace Builder Has New Owner
USA Furnace Builder Has New Owner L&L SPECIAL FURNACE CO., INC. ANNOUNCES NEW OWNERSHIP It is with great excitement that we are announcing a change in ownership of L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc. Beginning January 1, 2023, the assets of “L&L Special Furnace Co, Inc.” will be acquired by “Specialized Thermal Solutions, Inc.” We will,…
USA Heat Treater Adding More Capacity in 2023
USA Heat Treater Adding More Capacity in 2023 In Racine, Wisconsin we find commercial heat treater Hestia Heat Treat (formerly called Racine Heat Treating), this is how the company describes themselves; “Racine Heat Treating had been offering heat treat services to the Southeast Wisconsin/Northern Illinois area for over 50 years, under a few…
Ask the Heat Treat Recruiter-How to Hire & Keep Employees
Ask the Heat Treat Recruiter-How to Hire & Keep Employees For many years now The Monty Heat Treat News has worked closely with International Search Partners, a US firm which we believe is the only recruiting agency in the world working exclusively in the heat treatment industry. In the past, ISP has provided us with fascinating articles…
Happy New Year
Happy New Year Here’s wishing you all a very Happy New Year, from our family to yours! Did you like this article? Click here to subscribe to The Monty . View our recent magazines and podcasts by clicking the following link. https://themonty.com/magazine/
Bodycote North America Promotes Scott Roberts to Sales Manager
Bodycote North America Promotes Scott Roberts to Sales Manager Bodycote, the world’s largest commercial heat treater recently promoted Mr. Scott Roberts to the position of North American Regional Sales Manager. Scott has been with the company for a number of years in positions such as Market Development Manager and Account Manager. We wish him…
UPC-Marathon Europe Appoints Panny as Head of Sales
UPC-Marathon Europe Appoints Panny as Head of Sales In Europe controls company UPC-Marathon has promoted long time employee Daniel Panny to Head Of Sales Europe. Daniel has been with the company for a number of years and before UPC worked with companies such as furnace builder Aichelin. One of the photos we have shows Daniel at Nordic Traction…















































































































































