Acquisition in the German Heat Treat Industry
Over the past few years commercial heat treater "HÄRTHA GROUP" of Alsdorf, Germany has been growing by "leaps and bounds" through acquisitions. This press release tells of the company recently making another acquisition, this one being a Dutch heat treater by the name of "Pontus". With this...
Bob Hill Receives Distinguished MTI Heritage Award
"At the Metal Treating Institute (MTI) fall meeting, Bob Hill, President of Solar Atmospheres of Western PA and Michigan, received the prestigious Heritage Award—the highest honor presented by MTI. This award recognizes an individual’s lifetime commitment and significant contributions to advancing...
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]
Bodycote Merging Two Michigan, USA Facilities
The world's largest commercial heat treater, "Bodycote" is planning on merging two Michigan, USA facilities according to what multiple sources have told "The Monty". The "Bodycote", Livonia location in Michigan has always had a strong focus on vacuum carburizing of automotive transmission...
Let’s Talk About Vacuum Heat Treat Furnaces-“Jay Jefsen”
We are honored today to be talking "Vacuum Furnaces" with "Mr. Jay Jefsen", Director of Sales for "Furnacare Inc." (TAV), of Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Jay is a veteran of the North American heat treat industry and his comments today about vacuum furnaces in particular and the heat treat...
“The Monty Heat Treat News”-October/2025 Edition
Good news for the entire heat treatment industry-the October/2025 Edition of "The Monty Heat Treat News" is now available! In this 93 page edition we cover the absolute latest (and in many cases exclusive) news stories and trends in the heat treatment industry including these stories; What Is...
AICHELIN Group Completes Acquisition of NITREX Divisions
August 14th of this year it was announced that "AICHELIN Group" of Mödling / Austria would be acquiring the NTS & UPC business units from NITREX Inc., a portfolio company of Novacap "Blockbuster Acquisition in the Global Heat Treat Furnace Industry". This press release tells us that this...
Size of the Commercial Heat Treat Market, SECO/WARWICK
For years now "The Monty Heat Treat News" has commented on the size of the global commercial heat-treating market-we have always pointed out that this is extremely difficult to calculate as every estimate seems to use different criteria as to what exactly constitutes heat treating. This press...
What Is Going on at One of North America’s Largest Commercial Heat Treaters?
For almost 30 years "The Monty Heat Treat News" has had an exclusive feature-a list of the "52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025" . A quick perusal of this list will show that in 17th position you will find a commercial heat treat group by the name of "Thermal Process...
European Heat Treater Invests in New Vacuum Furnace
Commercial heat treater "Trattamenti Termici Nervianesi" (T.T.N.) of Italy is known for their ability to handle extremely large parts, however in addition the firm offers vacuum hardening, Plasma Nitriding, LPC and Gas nitriding for a wide variety of smaller part-vacuum hardening is our focus today....
Midwest Commercial Heat Treater For Sale
▪ Located in the US Midwest this privately owned commercial heat treat has been in business for over 40 years ▪ Serves a number of different industries ▪ Offers multiple different processes including carburizing, induction hardening, FNC and vacuum hardening ▪ CQI-9 Compliant ▪ Profitable ▪ Medium...
Acquisition in the Aerospace Industry
The announcement about aerospace firm "Safran" acquiring "Collins Aerospace" was deemed worthy of being mentioned by "The Monty Heat Treat News" because both companies have substantial, "top end" in house heat treat facilities in many of their locations and indeed over the years a number of these...
Heat Treat Industry “Monday Morning Briefing”
To start off your week in the global heat treatment industry, "The Monty Heat Treat News" is pleased to offer you these exclusive news items about the industry; "Mr. Mathew Boldman" was recently appointed Heat Treat Special Process owner at "GE Aerospace" in Springdale, Ohio, USA. Mathew has spent...
US Manufacturer Commissions New Mesh Belt Furnace Line
A supplier in the energy sector in the USA very recently commissioned a new mesh belt furnace which will be incorporated into their manufacturing process. The line which was built and installed by "McLaughlin Furnace Group" of Avilla, Indiana has working dimensions of 48” wide x 180 feet long with a...
In an Inflationary World One Item Remains Constant for Heat Treaters
While it might seem like everything to do with heat treating is increasing in cost by leaps and bounds these days one very important item for all heat treaters has remained relatively constant for some time now-high temperature alloy components. Virtually every single component and fixture in a...