USA Investment in New Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) Vessel
USA Investment in New Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) Vessel (Editors Note; While it is not mentioned in this press release the new vessel is being built by “American Isostatic Presses Inc”. of Ohio. We are anticipating more news about Kittyhawk in the near future). “Kittyhawk Inc has placed an order for a new Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) vessel for…
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…
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]
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…
European Heat Treat Industry Supplier Enters Bankruptcy
European Heat Treat Industry Supplier Enters Bankruptcy Heat treating around the globe can generally be described as “blah” these days in terms of sales with most captive and commercial heat treaters describing business as being mediocre. However in Europe heat treat business conditions can be described as “bad” with most heat treaters down…
USA Commercial Heat Treater Achieves Nadcap® Accreditation
USA Commercial Heat Treater Achieves Nadcap® Accreditation “Fort Worth, Texas – June 17, 2025 – Southwest Metal Treating Corp. (SWMT) is proud to announce it has earned Nadcap® accreditation for Heat Treating, marking a major milestone in its commitment to quality and precision in aerospace and defense manufacturing. Administered by the…
VAC AERO International Opens First US Operation-Part II
VAC AERO International Opens First US Operation-Part II May 14th of this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” posted this rumor about commercial heat treater and vacuum furnace builder “VAC AERO International” entering the US market “ Vac Aero Expanding Into The USA? ” The rumor did of course prove to be true and below you will find the formal…
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day November 11th is Remembrance Day in Canada, also known as Armistice Day and “poppy day” around the world. It’s our annual reminder of significant sacrifices made in the past that have led to current freedoms. It’s observed on this date to commemorate the end of World War I, which officially took place on the eleventh hour of the…
Aluminum Extrusion Company Adds More Nitriding Capacity
Aluminum Extrusion Company Adds More Nitriding Capacity “ Lenox Group, an aluminum extrusion profiles company, decided to buy a Nitrex turnkey nitriding system after expanding operations with the addition of a second extrusion press to its plant in Bulgaria. Faced with increased production and disappointing nitriding results from third-party…
US Air Force Base Receives Delta H Furnace
US Air Force Base Receives Delta H Furnace DELTA H ® and Phillips Federal Deliver To Tinker AFB, OK – USAF , T he ir First AMS2750G Qualified Heat Treating System For Military Aircraft Oklahoma City – Tinker AFB : D ELTA H ® recently delivered the first heat treating system certified to AMS2750G for heat treating aviation grade aluminum for…
“The Heat Treat Podcast” Talks Additive Manufacturing and Heat Treat
“The Heat Treat Podcast” Talks Additive Manufacturing and Heat Treat In one of the best “Heat Treat Podcasts” ever our eloquent and witty host Mr. Carlos Torres talks “Additive Manufacturing and Heat Treat” . His guests are Mr. Paul Tallon and Erick Tenuta of Burloak Technologies Inc. , a company much in the news over the past couple of…
Improved Cooling Rates in Fluidized-Bed Systems
Improved Cooling Rates in Fluidized-Bed Systems Our friends at “Industrial Heating Magazine” just published an article written by Andreas Guderjahn of Schwing Technologies , a company offering a patented fluidized bed technology. The article can be found at Industrial Heating | Thermal processing technical journal covering heat treating,…
What to Consider When Bringing Heat Treat In House
What to Consider When Bringing Heat Treat In House (originally posted March 2021) KROHNE is a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of solutions in industrial process instrumentation. Within the UK, KROHNE Ltd is the group’s global centre of excellence for Coriolis mass flowmeter technology. Its manufacturing plant in Wellingborough is where…