Commercial Heat Treater Approved by “Aerojet Rocketdyne”
The Ipswich, MA, USA "Bodycote" facility is justifiably very proud of the fact that they were recently approved as a supplier to "Aerojet Rocketdyne". According to "AI" this location provides vacuum heat treatment, hot isostatic pressing (HIP), and surface technology for aerospace components. ...
Pyrometry and Industry Standards in Heat Treatment | Andrew Bassett | The Heat Treat Podcast #65
Today "The Monty Heat Treat News" reaches back in our "Heat Treat Podcast" archives to have another look at a very interesting conversation with a very interesting guy-Mr. Andrew Bassett of "Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry". In this episode Andrews talks about pyrometry and industry standards in...
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]
Increased Defense Spending to Boost New Furnace Sales
February 18th, 2026 "The Monty" published a press release from furnace builder "SECO/WARWICK" which spoke about the firm receiving an order for a new vacuum furnace from a European supplier in the defense industry; "Increased Defense Spending Leading to New Heat Treat Investments". With many...
What’s it Worth? A Guide to Used Furnace Values UPDATE!
February 15th "The Monty" had a news item entitled "What's it Worth"-a guide to used furnace values (the original article can also be found below). In this particular case an in house heat treater in the US Midwest was trying to decide whether he should try to sell an older "Pacific...
North American Furnace Builder Changing Sales Direction
"AFC-Holcroft" of Wixom, Michigan (part of the "Aichelin Group" of Austria) has since their inception used a sales model shared by most North American furnace builders, namely using a combination of independent sales representatives complimented by a few direct sales people. Up until recently the...
Do Manufacturers Make Good Commercial Heat Treaters? Kern Liebers
Yesterday "The Monty Heat Treat News" had a story entitled; "Mercury Marine Opens Heat Treat Department to Commercial Heat Treating" which summed up how "Mercury Marine" in Wisconsin, USA was now offering commercial heat treating services. Over the years "The Monty" has seen a number of examples...
Mercury Marine Opens Heat Treat Department to Commercial Heat Treating
"Mercury Marine" (the outboard motor people) in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA has always had a large, diversified in house heat treatment department, a department which is characterized by a mix of older, conventional furnaces and new state of the art systems. In a very interesting development the...
Increased Defense Spending Leading to New Heat Treat Investments
With defense spending increasing around the world "The Monty Heat Treat News" has long felt that this added spending with increase armament manufacturing and consequently heat treatment. Already we have seen two examples of this in the past year, one in New York State, USA and one in Ontario,...
Coatings Company/Commercial Heat Treat to Close Alabama, USA Location
(Editors Note: While "Oerlikon Balzers" is best known as a coatings company they do also get involved in commercial heat treating. In this case their Pell City, Alabama location also offers nitriding services.) "BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Eight people will soon be out of work after Oerlikon...
Auto Parts Supplier to Install Isothermal Annealing Line
"An international, multi-billion-dollar corporation at the forefront of drivetrain technologies has awarded NUTEC Bickley the contract for a complete isothermal annealing line, due to be delivered in Q1 2026. This prestigious heat treat project is highly customized and the system has been designed...
Polymer Company Commits to New Vacuum Furnace
"SECO/WARWICK India has signed a contract to supply a vacuum furnace to the renowned precision components manufacturer, Bhuj Polymers. This is an exceptional event for the SECO/WARWICK Group – the single-chamber VECTOR vacuum furnace will be built locally in India under the Made in India program....
Ipsen Secures ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Reaccreditation for Calibrations Lab
Ipsen USA announces the successful ISO/IEC 17025:2017 reaccreditation of its Calibrations Lab, ensuring continued certification of inspection equipment used by Ipsen field service engineers to calibrate heat-treating systems across the U.S. and worldwide. The reaccreditation directly supports...
USA Captive Heat Treater Changes Ownership
(Editors Note; Milwaukee Forge has a substantial in house heat treating department with the ability to offer Normalizing, Annealing, Quenching & Tempering in a wide variety of furnaces) "Milwaukee Forge, a 112-year-old company in Bay View, is being sold to a politically-connected ownership...
Aerospace Heat Treat Good, Automotive Heat Treat Not So Good
Commercial heat treater "Bodycote", the globe's largest commercial heat treater on Tuesday, released a report for the four months ending October 31, 2025. As a diversified, global heat treater their results mirror the entire heat-treating industry-it comes as no shock to us or indeed for most heat...