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. “Kittyhawk Inc has placed an order for a new Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) vessel for installation at its Garden Grove, California, USA, facility. The…
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]
German Heat Treat Treater Adds Sealed Quench Furnace Line
German Heat Treat Treater Adds Sealed Quench Furnace Line With 10 locations around Germany “Hot Group” ranks as one of the largest commercial heat treaters in all of Europe. Very recently the firm invested in a new “Sealed Quench” (Batch IQ for our North American readers) line provided by “Ipsen” of Kleve, Germany. The line consists of a…
Furnace Builder Makes Changes to North American Operations
Furnace Builder Makes Changes to North American Operations “As part of the SECO/WARWICK Group’s strategy for 2023–2026, the Group is merging its two American companies: SECO/VACUUM Technologies (SVT) and SECO/WARWICK (SWC). Both entities, located in Meadville, will now operate under one brand – SECO/WARWICK. Piotr Zawistowski, the current…
North American Heat Treater Acquired
North American Heat Treater Acquired There is certainly a raft of changes happening in the North American commercial heat treatment industry these days-a quick search of our pages reveals that over 10 shops have closed in the past year with at least a half dozen acquisitions in just the past few months. The most recent acquisition involves a…
Furnacare (TAV Vacuum Furnace) Appoints New Sales Manager
Furnacare (TAV Vacuum Furnace) Appoints New Sales Manager Furnacare, the North American division of TAV Vacuum Furnaces of Italy, responsible for Sales and Service in the USA, Canada and Mexico has just appointed Mr. Jay Jefsen as Director of Sales replacing Mr. Jan Massholder who is no longer with the company. Jay Jefsen brings with him a world…
Acquisition in the Mexican Heat Treat Industry
Acquisition in the Mexican Heat Treat Industry Earlier this week, Monday June 2 to be exact “The Monty Heat Treat News” in an industry exclusive announced that one of the largest commercial heat treaters in Mexico had made a “Very Significant Acquisition”. “Especialidades Termicas, S.A” (ETSA Group) is a family owned commercial heat treater…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” July 2025 Edition
“The Monty Heat Treat News” July 2025 Edition The link below will take you to the July 2025 digital edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News”-for almost 30 years bringing you the most up to date news and trends in the global heat treatment industry. In this issue you will find that the news mirrors the uncertain nature of the global…
HK 22 Heat Treat Exhibition, Cologne, Germany
HK 22 Heat Treat Exhibition, Cologne, Germany We are now attending the HK 22 heat treatment show in Cologne, Germany and the burning question on everybody’s lips is; what will attendance be like? We spoke with the organizer of the event, Ms. Sonja Mueller of AWT and she stated that to date there are roughly 1500 registered attendees and they are…
Dominial Heat Treat Update
Dominial Heat Treat Update Earlier this week ” The Monty Heat Treat News ” visited Dominial Heat Treat. This may sound familiar because we just recently had an interview with the director of commercial heat treat Aad Hersbach which can be found by clicking the following link https://themonty.com/dominial-heat-treatment-the-interview/. As you…
The Birth Of Solar Manufacturing
The Birth Of Solar Manufacturing On October 2nd, 2002, a mere twenty years ago, William R. Jones re-entered the vacuum furnace manufacturing business with the birth of Solar Manufacturing, Inc. Solar Mfg joined the Solar Atmospheres Family of Companies! We started out at 164 Keystone Drive in Telford, PA with about 7,500 SF of shop space and just…
Vacuum specialist Leybold UK shortlisted for Composites UK 2022 Industry Awards
Vacuum specialist Leybold UK shortlisted for Composites UK 2022 Industry Awards UK, October 2022 – Leybold UK, based in Chessington, UK, has made it onto the shortlist for the Composites UK 2022 Industry Awards in the Social Impact category. The industry association aims to recognise those companies whose results improve people’s lives and…
Mr. Peter Lankes Leaves Furnace Builder IVA Schmetz
Mr. Peter Lankes Leaves Furnace Builder IVA Schmetz Effective October 10, 2022 long time Managing Director of German furnace builder IVA Schmetz, Mr. Heinrich Peter Lankes is no longer with the company. According to information we received on October 10 this is effective immediately. Odd timing for this announcement to be issued just as the heat…
AAM Germany/In House heat Treating
AAM Germany/In House heat Treating The week Starting October 10 2022, Gord Montgomery of “ The Monty Heat Treat News ” will be visiting a number of captive and commercial heat treaters around The Netherlands and Germany in addition to attending the HK22 Heat Treatment exhibition in Cologne, Germany. Our first visit was to a company which used to…