Counting Down to the “Top 50” Heat Treats For 2025
Since 1999 “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 2024" Before we introduce our 2025 list in 2 weeks we will...
Tariffs and the Heat Treat Industry
The hottest topic in the world these days and by extension the hottest topic in the heat treat industry is tariffs. How are they affecting the industry-Mark Hemsath, President, Nitrex / UPC-Marathon / G-M Enterprises offers these thoughts; "Hi Gord, in answer to your question on how global...
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]
Where Are They Now-Tony Schaut
For years-22 to be exact Mr. Tony Schaut worked with commercial heat treater Bodycote in Upstate NY. The bulk of that time was with the Rochester NY facility; however he ended up as Senior General Manage overseeing both the Syracuse and Rochester locations-the Rochester location was eventually...
Ohio, USA Metal Processing Company to Temporarily Slow Down/Halt Production
Founded in 1951 "AMAC Enterprises Inc." is part of a very rare breed, a firm which offers heat treating, phosphating, packaging and electroplating of fasteners and stampings-all in one location. As a matter of fact it is such a rare breed that we know of only one other company in North America which...
Carburizing of Large Gears / Haerterei Reese-Our Most Recent Advertiser
Fascinating place "Haerterei Reese" in that they can heat treat some of the largest gears in the world. This article was published after a visit by "The Monty Heat Treat News" just a few months ago. We are proud to say that the company is our most recent advertiser, their banner ad can be found on...
“The Monty Heat Treat News” April 2025 Edition
The April 2025 edition of "The Monty Heat Treats News" has almost 100 pages of the most up to date news and trends from the North American and European heat treatment markets. Some of our top stories include these include these from the USA, Italy and Slovenia; "The Heat Treat Podcast" speaks...
“TAVENGINEERING” A Giant in Vacuum Furnace Servicing
March 26th "The Monty Heat Treat News" looked closely at one of the larger vacuum furnace builders in the world "Furnace Builder “TAV” Lands Order# 1,001-“The Monty” Visits". In this article we mentioned in passing their sister company "TAVENGINEERING"-we are now in a position to offer a few more...
ECM Mexico
The Mexico heat treatment industry has a new vacuum furnace supplier entity – ECM Mexico, doing business as MEXVAC ECM, S.A. DE C.V., a subsidiary of ECM USA, Inc. The ECM Mexico team, consisting of Juan Cruz (Operations Manager Mexico), José López (Field Service & PLC Engineer), led by...
Auto Parts Maker Adds More Nitriding Capacity
Global auto parts giant Linamar continues to increase their in house heat treating capacity, this time in the form of 3 new vacuum nitriding furnaces from Germany based KGO. The furnaces have working dimensions of 48” x 72” x 48” with a weight capacity of 6,000 pounds each. The first will enter...
ThermTech Makes Substantial Investments in More Furnaces
Very recently “The Monty Heat Treat News” had this press release about commercial heat treater ThermTech of Waukesha , WI, USA making some very large investments in more heat treating capacity, we now have some photos of the equipment post installation. Waukesha, WI, August 29, 2022 Exploring the...
Seco Warwick Presents 3rd Annual Heat Treatment & Metallurgy E-Seminar
"The Monty Heat Treat News" and "SECO/WARWICK" have partnered to share Seco Warwick's 3rd Annual Heat Treatment & Metallurgy E-Seminar. Below you can find additional details about the E-Seminar as well as a link to register. SECO/WARWICK and partners will be sharing their knowledge and...
Heat Treatment Names in the News
Jim Berry/USA Heat Treating. Jim Berry recently became General Manager at commercial heat treat USA Heat Treating in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Over the years Jim has worked with other captive and commercial heat treaters in the Cleveland are including Amac Enterprises, SPS Technologies and Brite-Metal...
General Motors, Mexico Installing Vacuum Carburizing Lines
In 1981 GM started operations in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico with an assembly plant dedicated to producing 4 Chevrolet model cars with an engine plant added a year later and a transmission plant in 2008. Earlier this year according to the press release below the company announced a very substantial...
Midwestern U.S. Plant Commissions High Temperature Box Furnace For Military and Aerospace Applications
"L&L Special Furnace Company, Inc. has shipped and commissioned a large high-temperature box furnace to a Midwestern U.S. plant starting production on ceramic matrix parts that will be used in military and aerospace applications. The L&L GHH3350 has an effective work zone of 32” wide by 30”...