“Substantial” US Heat Treater to Close April 1/2025
Commercial heat treater "American Steel Treating" of Perrysburg, Ohio, USA has been included on our list of the "50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters" a number of times over the years. Very unfortunately the privately owned firm will join a long list of North American commercial heat...
Furnace Builder “Thrives” Over the Past 8 Years
Founded in 2015 by 3 individuals with a lifetime of experience in the heat treat industry, furnace builder "MEAPFORNI" of Fontanafredda, Italy has thrived over the years. The firm delivered it's first furnace in 2017 and can now boast that it has installed over 100 furnaces in the past 8 years with...
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]
World’s Largest Nitrider?
Recently the commercial heat treating division of "Nitrex" had a press release about installing what is quite possibly the " Largest Nitriding Furnace in North America", a picture of which can be found here; With working dimensions of 4.5 meters (13.5') in diameter X 3.5 meters (10.5') in depth...
“The Monty” Tours Heat Treat Featuring “Roller Hearth Furnaces”
Our previous news item for today, Monday, March 24 referenced a company by the name of "T.T.N." the largest commercial heat treater in Italy, this news item summarizes the second largest commercial heat treater in the country, "PROTERM Trattamenti Termici" . Founded in 1973 the company over the...
“The Monty” Visits One of the World’s Largest Furnace Builders
Next week "The Monty Heat Treat News" will have a number of very interesting news items from around the world including a mention about another USA commercial heat treat closing, a story about one of the largest commercial heat treaters in Italy and an in depth report about a visit "Gord...
A Look Back at our List of the “15 Largest Captive Heat Treaters-North America-2024”
"15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America. Each year we are proud to present an industry exclusive, a list of the “15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America” as compiled by “The Monty Heat Treat News“. We look back a year to our list in 2024; In 2022 “The Monty Heat Treat News” published...
Don’t You Love Gear Heat Treating? SIAP/Ipsen International
For sheer variety, complexity, "high end" heat treat technology and tight tolerances you would struggle to beat the heat treating that goes into gears-any form of gears for that matter. A prime example of this would be "SIAP SPA", a member of the "Carraro Group" based in Italy-our focus today is...
Captive/Commercial Heat Treater Shows “The Monty” In House HT Department
"Gord Montgomery" of "The Monty Heat Treat News" had the opportunity just yesterday, March 18th, 2025 to see a really impressive captive/commercial heat treating facility in Dravogradu, Slovenia. Let's start at the beginning of our story; Family owned "Miheu d.o.o." located in the town...
HI TecMetal Group Acquires Universal Heat Treating, Cleveland-Invests in More Furnaces
“HI TecMetal Group, Inc. (HTG) a leading provider of metal brazing and heat-treating services announced that on June 1st 2022, it acquired the business of Universal Heat Treating, Inc. (UHT), one of Cleveland’s largest commercial heat treaters. For 57 years, UHT has provided commercial metal...
SECO Vector Furnace to be Used for Specialized Nuclear Operations
“SECO/VACUUM, has been awarded an order for a 2-bar Vector vacuum heat treating furnace from a global leader in energy and environmental services. The Vector®, a single chamber high pressure quench vacuum furnace, will be utilized for a variety of heat-treating processes, including hardening of tool...
UK Company About to Start 6th Plasma Nitrider
"Expanding their plasma nitriding facilities, Wallwork are nearing the completion of a programme of increasing capacity with a sixth unit. This is due to go live in November and will process components up to two metres in length. Ideal for larger aerospace parts and more. Wallwork director, Simeon...
Mike Nappi-Where Are They Now?
For years now “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been running across a very experienced heat treater by the name of Mike Nappi. We first ran across Mike at Cincinatti Steel Treating and subsequently at Feintool and most recently at Ford, Sharonville, Ohio, USA (this facility is rated as the largest...
Jim Montemagno, Alcon Industries 1958-2022
It is with regret that we mention the recent passing of Mr. Jim Montemagno, President of Alcon Industries of Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Alcon Industries is one of the largest suppliers of alloy furnace components and fixturing in North America and Jim spent his entire working career in the heat treatment...
Consolidation in the UK Furnace Industry
“Therser UK continue to expand with the recent acquisition of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)of Wellman Furnaces & Almor Limited Alloy Fabrications Facility.” From the heat treatment industry in the UK we have this press release about a recent acquisition; “Therser UK, the UK's number one...