Why Heat Treatment Partnerships Matter in Aerospace by “Vanessa Pfeiffer”
Why Heat Treatment Partnerships Matter in Aerospace by “Vanessa Pfeiffer” (About the author; Vanessa Pfeiffer is Director of Strategic Market Development for Aerospace & Defence at Bodycote. She is responsible for identifying and accelerating strategic growth opportunities across the aerospace and defence sector, working closely with…
USA Heat Treater Now “ITAR” Registered
USA Heat Treater Now “ITAR” Registered ( Texas Heat Treating is a family owned commercial heat treater which will be on “The Monty’s” list of the “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters” which will be published the week of June 29th) “June 2026; Texas Heat Treating is pleased to announce that the company is now registered with the…
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]
Heat Treater Adding Much Needed Pit Carburizing Capacity
Heat Treater Adding Much Needed Pit Carburizing Capacity When US commercial heat treater “Metlab” in PA closed their doors in 2024 it left a real void in the commercial heat treat industry when it comes to “Carburizing of Very Large Gears” . To date that void has not yet been entirely filled (although Nitrex recently added a mammoth pit…
“USA Heat Treating” Appoints Plant Manager
“USA Heat Treating” Appoints Plant Manager “USA Heat Treating” in Cleveland, Ohio, USA recently appointed “Mr. Shawn Campbell” as Plant Manager. Shawn has worked in the heat treatment industry for 23 years with firms such as “Kowalski Heat Treating” and “Walker Heat Treat” both of which are also in the Cleveland, area. “USA…
Two Vacuum Induction Melting Furnaces Ordered From SECO
Two Vacuum Induction Melting Furnaces Ordered From SECO “A partner has purchased two VIM furnaces. The first is the JetCaster VIM50 EQ vacuum induction furnace for melting and producing castings using the EQ method. The second is the JetCaster device for melting and producing castings using directional solidification, single crystal, equiaxed…
Vac Aero Expanding Into The USA?
Vac Aero Expanding Into The USA? “The Monty Heat Treat News” just posted a heat treat industry exclusive in the form of a list of the “The 52 Largest Commercial Heat Treaters in North America” based upon estimated sales for 2025. Amongst those on our list was “Vac Aero International” -the largest commercial heat treater in Canada and also a…
IHK Elects First Female President: Hanau’s Natasha Rohde Chosen as New Leader
IHK Elects First Female President: Hanau’s Natasha Rohde Chosen as New Leader To go with this press release we have this photo taken at the HK 2024 Heat Treat Exhibition in Cologne, Germany October of 2024. We see (from the left) Gord Montgomery, Natasha Rohde, Joern Rohde and in the front row Konstantine Rohde. “In a historic move,…
New Nitriding Installation Mexico
New Nitriding Installation Mexico In Mexico, commercial heat treater HT-MX has just added a new gas nitriding system provided by “Nitrex”. Humberto Ramos of the company has this to say; “This equipment expands our capabilities for nitriding and FNC processes, with a load capacity of up to 2,600 lbs, as part of an investment close to 1M USD to…
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Adds Induction Hardening Service at Alabama Facility
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. Adds Induction Hardening Service at Alabama Facility Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), a recognized leader in heat treat services and metallurgical solutions, announced today the additional of UltraGlow® Induction Hardening at its location in Cullman, Alabama. The induction equipment, which was custom built, has been…
USA Furnace Builder Reports Strong Sales
USA Furnace Builder Reports Strong Sales “AFC-HOLCROFT August 4, 2022; On our floor now are a MBA mesh belt austemper line for austempering stamped metal components, two new UBQ line with ancillaries – one for an automotive supplier and another for a commercial heat treater; two standalone UBQ’s – one for a commercial heat treater who will…
Dekalb Forge Expands Heat Treat Department
Dekalb Forge Expands Heat Treat Department Dekalb Forge, accurately located in Dekalb, Illinois, USA is part of the “Forge Resources Group” which operates 6 facilities throughout the US Midwest. Each location in addition to their forging capabilities also has in house heat treating facilities. In the case of Dekalb their in house heat treating…
High Energy Costs Lead German Heat Treater to Warn Government
High Energy Costs Lead German Heat Treater to Warn Government We are all aware of how high energy costs are effecting the entire heat heattreating industry and no area is more aware of this than Germany with their high dependence upon Russian oil and gas. Costs have become so high and supply so unstable that a heat treater in the country took the…
McLaughlin Furnace Group Releases Direct Fired Packaged Burners
McLaughlin Furnace Group Releases Direct Fired Packaged Burners With concerns over energy costs rising combined with extremely long delivery times from companies such as Eclipse several companies are bringing to market new options such as this one from McLaughlin Furnace Group of Avilla, Indiana, USA. “McLaughlin Furnace Group recently released…
Captive Heat Treater PWR Receives NADCAP Accreditation-Plans on Adding More Heat Treatment
Captive Heat Treater PWR Receives NADCAP Accreditation-Plans on Adding More Heat Treatment PWR Advanced Cooling Technology based in Ormeau, Australia is a high end supplier of heat exchangers. While based in Australia the firm also has facilities in the UK and the USA. PWR is rightfully very proud of the fact that they just received NADCAP…