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]
Ipsen USA CEO Patrick McKenna Steps Down; Group CEO Geoffrey Somary to Assume Role
Ipsen USA CEO Patrick McKenna Steps Down; Group CEO Geoffrey Somary to Assume Role Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS (June 23, 2025) – Ipsen USA President and CEO Patrick McKenna has announced his decision to leave the company to pursue another opportunity. Ipsen Group CEO Geoffrey Somary will assume the responsibilities of Ipsen USA CEO in addition to his…
Top Heat Treatment Industry News Items Week of July 16th/2025
Top Heat Treatment Industry News Items Week of July 16th/2025 From time to time we look back on our top ranked news items for the previous week-this is based upon reader feedback, website visitors and social media views. It would appear that the “Top 3” news stories for last week all generated a great deal of interest-certainly more than average….
USA Manufacturer Adding Heat Treat Capacity
USA Manufacturer Adding Heat Treat Capacity Since 1968 “Haven Steel Products” of Haven, Kansas has been producing steel spring components for the agricultural industry (tillage components), the construction industry (landscaping and mowing components) and the trailer industry (leaf springs). The firm has always believed in “in-house” heat…
Botched Heat Treating Leads to Automotive Recall
Botched Heat Treating Leads to Automotive Recall “The Ford Motor Company has identified an issue affecting certain Escape, Bronco Sport, replacement 1.5-liter EcoBoost RFF cylinder heads, and replacement 1.5-liter EcoBoost RFF long blocks. According to the Dearborn-based automaker, suspect heads may have been produced with loose ball plugs. If…
Texas Heat Treater Closing-“Why are so Many North American Commercial Heat Treaters Closing”?
Texas Heat Treater Closing-“Why are so Many North American Commercial Heat Treaters Closing”? June 30th of this year will mean the closure of a small commercial heat treating firm by the name of “Katy Heat Treat” in Katy, Texas-just outside of Houston. We alluded to this closing June 9th, 2025 in an exclusive article by “The Monty…
Furnace Builder Announces Record Breaking 2024 Sales
Furnace Builder Announces Record Breaking 2024 Sales (Editors Note; Sales figures in this press release are in PLN, which refers to the Polish złoty-the official currency in Poland. At current exchange rates the 2024 revenue figure quoted of PLN 712 million would equate to approximately $191 million USD. Also note that the company mentions that…
Phoenix Heat Treat Gives “The Monty Heat Treat News” a Tour
Phoenix Heat Treat Gives “The Monty Heat Treat News” a Tour As previously mentioned commercial heat treater Phoenix Heat Treat gave “The Monty Heat Treat News” a 5 star tour of their facility this past Friday, a tour which we have been looking forward to. As the largest commercial heat treater between San Diego, CA and Dallas, Texas, USA we were…
Heat Treating Giant Bodycote Has Strong Third Quarter Financial Results
Heat Treating Giant Bodycote Has Strong Third Quarter Financial Results Bodycote the world’s largest commercial heat treater (to see how the company compares to competitors we would suggest The Monty Heat Treat News – 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2022 | The Monty) announced on November 18th, 2022 a trading update for the four…
Phoenix Heat Treating Inc., to Host “The Monty Heat Treat News”
Phoenix Heat Treating Inc., to Host “The Monty Heat Treat News” Later on today Gord Montgomery of ” The Monty Heat Treat News ” will be taking a tour of one of the most prominent members of MTI (Metal Treating Institute) and the largest commercial heat treater in Arizona, USA-Phoenix Heat Treating Inc. Phoenix has a long distinguished…
UK Company Adds More Vacuum Brazing Capacity
UK Company Adds More Vacuum Brazing Capacity “Wall Colmonoy Limited (UK) is pleased to announce it has upgraded its capabilit i es with the acqui sition of an Ipsen Vacuum Braze furnace . The new furnace will be comparable to the largest braze furnaces at Wall Colmonoy , with dimensions of 1400mm x 1270mm x 1015mm and an improved vacuum level of…
Vacuum Furnace Manufacturer Has Successful Third Quarter
Vacuum Furnace Manufacturer Has Successful Third Quarter “Solar Manufacturing Inc. had a successful 3rd quarter this year acquiring purchase orders for ten vacuum furnaces. The various types of new furnace orders ranged in size from the compact Mentor® and Mentor® Pro series to a large production furnace with a work zone of up to 7 2” in length….
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Visits “Thermal Vac, Arizona”
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Visits “Thermal Vac, Arizona” One of the only “greenfield”, brand new commercial heat treats in North America in 2022 is the Thermal Vac, Arizona facility in Chino Valley, Arizona and Gord & Dale Montgomery of ” The Monty Heat Treat News ” were lucky to be able to land an exclusive visit…