THE MONTY HEAT TREAT NEWS

Probably few people in the heat treatment industry still remember Rich as he has not been active for quite a few years but he had a long and distinguished career in the industry. For many years he worked with Detrex Furnaces which ultimately was acquired by AFC-Holcroft which in turn was acquired by...

"The Manchester (Bury), UK site of aerospace thermal processing specialists, Wallwork, has secured Rolls Royce approval of their recently opened vacuum brazing development laboratory and assembly area. The site has a high concentration of modern vacuum heat treatment furnaces of varying capacities...

"London, UK – [December 16 2025] – Bodycote, the world’s leading provider of advanced heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services, has achieved independent validation by Bureau Veritas for its proprietary product carbon footprint (PCF) calculators across nine core processes...

"Mark Hemsath joins our team as a distinguished leader in aerospace heat treating and advanced furnace technologies. With more than 30 years of experience driving innovation in vacuum systems, nitriding processes, and high-performance thermal equipment, Mark has shaped the industry through both his...

Over the years Mr. Mark Hemsath has held a variety of high-profile positions in the global heat treatment industry-making his a very well-known name in the industry. Most recently he was President, "Nitrex/UPC-Marathon/GM Enterprises" before parting ways with the company earlier this year after...

New Commercial Heat Treater located in Tennessee Vulcan Thermal has officially opened a new commercial heat treating operation in Surgoinsville, Tennessee, expanding capacity and shortening turnaround times for manufacturers across Northeast Tennessee and the surrounding region. The facility is...

For over 13 years "Mr. Bill Morie" was with the maintenance team at commercial heat treater "Braddock Metallurgical" in the US Southeast ending up as Maintenance Manager at the Daytona Beach, Florida location (Braddock Metallurgical is ranked as one of the "52 Largest North American Commercial Heat...

We at "The Monty Heat Treat" have always maintained that our favorite heat treat exhibition outside of the USA is the annual "HK" show held October of every year in Cologne, Germany (before Cologne it was held in Wiesbaden, Germany).  For a variety of reasons, the show this year which took place...

For many years USA based furnace controls team "SSi" of Cincinnati, Ohio has relied on a number of European agents (and an SSi division in the UK)  to handle their European sales, one of these agents was [http://Avion Europa GmbH & Co. KG]"Avion Europa"[http://Avion Europa GmbH & Co. KG]  of...

Collins Aerospace is an American technology company and global leader specializing in advanced aerospace systems and avionics, serving commercial, business, military, space, and airport sectors. They design and manufacture avionics, flight control systems, and communication solutions for commercial...

For several years now "Byron Products" of Fairfield, Ohio, USA has been making our list of the "52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters", however until recently "The Monty" had never had the opportunity to visit this facility-we rectified this oversight this past week with a visit by Gord...

Over the past few years commercial heat treater "HÄRTHA GROUP"  of  Alsdorf, Germany has been growing by "leaps and bounds" through acquisitions. This press release tells of the company recently making another acquisition, this one being a Dutch heat treater by the name of "Pontus". With this...