Nitrex HTS, Aurora, IL-Large Investment?
The team at "The Monty Heat Treat News" is hearing a rumor that Nitrex Heat Treat Services is making a multi-million dollar investment in their Aurora, IL, USA facility. What we have been able to gleam is that this will take the form of a new, rather unique furnace system, but beyond that details...
Top Heat Treatment News Items For the Week of January 13th
"The Monty Heat Treat News" constantly monitors our news stories to see which are the most popular amongst our readers. This is based upon reader feedback and social media viewings. For the week starting January 13th, 2025 these were are 3 top stories; Commercial Heat Treater Moving Into New...
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]
Fastener Manufacturer to Bring Heat Treat In-House
Located in Taylor, Michigan USA this is how B&D Cold Headed Products describes themselves; "B&D Thread Rolling, Inc. dba B&D Cold Headed Products, is a U.S. manufacturer of high strength cold-formed bolts, studs, pins and other metal fasteners. Our parts are found in products all around...
CFC Supplier Appoints Head of Sales
Based in Oberasbach, Germany "Graphite Materials GmbH" is a supplier of CFC Fixturing for the heat treatment industry. The company is well known in Europe but less known in North America. Recently the firm appointed Mr. Bastian Schott as Head of Sales to replace Roland Weeske who left the company in...
Nitrex Lands Order From Aluminum Extrusion Supplier
"Enhancing Automotive Aluminum Extrusions with Nitrex System; To meet the automotive industry’s growing demand for high-quality extrusions, a European manufacturer specializing in profiles for the automotive sector has integrated a Nitrex nitriding system into their production process. This addition...
World’s Most Popular Internal Quench Vacuum Furnace?
Furnace builder Ipsen, the "Largest New Furnace Builder" in North America is quite rightly very proud of the fact that their popular "Turbotreater" line of vacuum furnace iss celebrating 40 years of production. This piqued the interest of the team at "The Monty" and prompted us to find out how many...
Nitrex Names New Plant Manager
Commercial heat treater Nitrex who regularly appears on "The Monty Heat Treat News" list of the "50 largest Commercial Heat Treaters in North America" has just named a new Plant Manager for their facility in Franklin, Indiana, USA. Mr. Zach Cooney joined Nitrex Heat Treating Services in 2013 and...
Furnace Builder Can-Eng Announces Promotions
Can-Eng Furnaces International, Ltd. (CAN-ENG) is excited to announce the promotion of two long-standing, highly valued employees to new leadership roles in 2025. These promotions reflect CAN-ENG’s continued commitment to strengthening its leadership team, with a focus on advancing state-of-the-art...
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Retains Nadcap® Merit Status for Heat Treatment & Adds New AMS Specifications
"Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), a recognized leader in heat treat services and metallurgical solutions, announced that it has renewed its Nadcap® accreditation in heat treating (ion and gas nitriding) and passed its Aerospace Quality System (AC7004) audit. The company has also added additional AMS...
ECM Reports Exceptionally Strong Furnace Sales
Furnace manufacturer, ECM (headquartered in Grenoble, France), is reporting very strong sales for 2022, and we have the proof right here! These photos show just some of the equipment which is now on the floor. As you can see, this represents a real cross-section of the diverse furnace equipment the...
L & L Special Furnace Reports On First Quarter Sales-Signs of Life in the Aerospace Industry
L&L Special Furnace Company recently received orders for a floor-standing box furnace for heat-treating saw blades along with a large floor-standing, fiber-lined furnace that will be used to stress-relieve and temper large steel castings. The L&L XLE3648 has an effective work zone of 34”...
The Monty’s 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2021 – #14 Dowa Thermotech Mexico
Since 1999 “The Monty” has been publishing annually a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America based upon annual sales, our 2021 list can be found at https://themonty.com/project/50-largest-north-american-commercial-heat-treats-2021-2/ This year readers will see we became...
The Monty’s 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2022 Coming Soon
Since 1999 “The Monty” has been publishing annually a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America based upon annual sales-our 2021 list can be found at 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2021 | The Monty It is now the time to update our list to reflect on changes that...
NSK Bearings to Install Second Roller Hearth Furnace
"NSK Bearings in Kielce, Poland has just taken delivery of a second roller hearth furnace from SECO/WARWICK, a furnace intended for spheroidizing rings for the bearing industry. The first line featuring a SECO/WARWICK roller-type unit has been operating in the factory for seven years now. This type...













