AICHELIN Americas Appoints Wm. Wright & Associates as Regional Representative
AICHELIN Americas Appoints Wm. Wright & Associates as Regional Representative (Editors Note; Wm. Wright & Associates has represented AFC-Holcroft in their US Midwest territory for many years. What is new is that they will now also be representing some of the other companies under Aichelin’s banner including Nitrex, G-M and UPC-Marathon)….
Tool Manufacturer Overhauls “ECM” FLEX Vacuum Furnace
Tool Manufacturer Overhauls “ECM” FLEX Vacuum Furnace Longstanding ECM USA customer, Andis (Sturtevant, WI family-owned professional grade electric hair clipper/handheld grooming tools manufacturer), recently successfully finalized their FLEX vacuum furnace system PLC upgrade with a top-of-the-line processor and communication network. This 3-cell…
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]
Where Are They Now-Jeff Mays/SKF
Where Are They Now-Jeff Mays/SKF On a regular basis “The Monty Heat Treat News” likes to mention well known individuals in the heat treatment industry who have made changes in their careers, moved on from the industry or retired. “Jeff Mays” has spent his entire working career in the heat treatment industry, with most of his career spent as…
Auto Parts Maker Increases In house Heat Treating Through Acquisitions
Auto Parts Maker Increases In house Heat Treating Through Acquisitions Global auto parts supplier “Linamar” has always been known as one of the largest in-house heat treaters in North America as rated by “The Monty” “15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America”. With their global reach they are also a very substantial in-house heat…
“Top 52 Largest Heat Treater” Makes Major Investments
“Top 52 Largest Heat Treater” Makes Major Investments With our exclusive list of the “Top 52 Commercial Heat Treaters-North America” -2026 progressing it behooves us to re visit some of the firms which made our list in 2025-one of these is “Vacu-Braze” in Quakertown PA, USA. “Vacu-Braze” has grown by leaps and bounds over the…
New Heat Treat Furnace Order the Result of Increased Defense Spending
New Heat Treat Furnace Order the Result of Increased Defense Spending “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been trumpeting a new trend in the global heat treatment industry-increased defense spending around the world is leading to massive new investments in new thermal processing equipment. Further down you can see at least three examples in previous…
USA Furnace Builder Sold?
USA Furnace Builder Sold? For some time now “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been aware of a smaller heat treat furnace builder in Michigan, USA being for sale. The prospectus has this to say about the company; “Established over 25 years ago, this company specializes in engineering, manufacturing, installing, and servicing industrial…
Vacuum Furnace Builder Promotes Sales & Strategic Marketing Director
Vacuum Furnace Builder Promotes Sales & Strategic Marketing Director “TAV Vacuum Furnaces” has just promoted “Mr. Marco Baretti” to the position of Sales & Strategic Marketing Director. “Mr. Baretti” has been with the firm for over 12 years in a variety of positions-most recently as Sales Area Manager. In related news the company…
New USA Heat Treat Officially Opens
New USA Heat Treat Officially Opens 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 located at 390…
Heat Treatment Names in the News
Heat Treatment Names in the News To start off one of the final weeks of 2025 lets look at some well known individuals in the global heat treatment industry who have been making career changes; Mr. Jamie Kuriger. Jamie has spent most of his working career involved in the North American heat treatment industry with many of those years spent with…
“Heat Treat “Quench” Issue Leads to Vehicle Recall”
“Heat Treat “Quench” Issue Leads to Vehicle Recall” “The Ford Motor Company is recalling certain heavy-duty pickups for right rear axle shafts that may have been improperly heat-treated by the supplier. According to Ford, the shafts may break unexpectedly, resulting in a sudden loss of drive power or a risk of rollaway…
European Furnace Builder Expanding in Asia
European Furnace Builder Expanding in Asia (Editors Note; To add to this story about furnace builder Aichelin expanding their Asian operations we can add this background. In the attached photo Mr. Christian Grosspointner who is quoted in this press release can be seen in the centre of this photo which was taken earlier this year when “The Monty…
Six Graduate from Ipsen Field Service Academy
Six Graduate from Ipsen Field Service Academy Six Ipsen service technicians were recognized at the Ipsen Vacuum Technology Excellence Center for completing the Ipsen Field Service Engineer (FSE) Academy: Todd Jones, Casey Guinn, Craig Monaghan, Eric Gould, Alfredo Mendoza, and Dom Wirthlin. The Ipsen FSE Academy is a 14-week, intensive, hands-on…
PROENERGY Orders Four Ipsen Furnaces for Houston Operation
PROENERGY Orders Four Ipsen Furnaces for Houston Operation PROENERGY, a vertically integrated manufacturer of power generation equipment and services, has placed an order for four Ipsen vacuum furnaces to help meet growing demand for new fast-start gas turbines and lifecycle maintenance. PROENERGY selected three Ipsen TITAN furnaces and a…