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...
Commercial Heat Treater Moving Into New Facility
Aalberts Surface Technologies, the second largest commercial heat treater in North America as ranked by "The Monty Heat Treat News" is making very substantial investments into their North American facilities these days, this does not include their recent planned acquisition of Paulo Products late 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]
Heat Treat Fixturing-“The Heat Treat Podcast”
In this exciting episode of "The Heat Treat Podcast" our distinguished and very articulate host Mr. Carlos Torres talks heat treat fixturing with a personal friend of ours Mr. Jim Wilbur of Wm. Wright & Associates. Jim talks heat treat fixturing in general, delves into some specifics and also...
Furnace Builder Ships Two Gas Nitriding Systems
KGO GMBH based in Wetter, Germany is pleased to announce that they recently shipped two gas nitriding systems to a customer in China. These furnaces are the latest generation from KGO and include a system to minimize ammonia consumption as well as optimizing process gas utilization-each has working...
Solar Atmospheres Eastern PA Commissions Two Vacuum Furnaces
Solar Atmospheres in Souderton, PA, is currently commissioning two additional 2-bar vacuum furnaces, expanding its capabilities to meet increased demand in the aerospace, industrial gas turbine sectors, and for specialized hydride/de-hydride processing of Titanium, Tantalum, and Niobium. These...
Commercial Heat Treat Acquisitions 2024-Addition
January 5th of this year "The Monty" in an industry exclusive, put together a list of commercial heat treat acquisitions in 2024. As it turns out a reader very politely pointed out that we missed on acquisition which took place April of 2024-Solar Atmospheres acquiring Metal Craft Inc. This has now...
Where Are They Now-Mark Podob
In the North American heat treat industry Mr. Mark Podob is a very well known fellow both for his time with furnace builder Ipsen and subsequently as owner of Metlab Heat Treat in Wyndmoor, PA, USA-a commercial heat treat which had the distinction of having the largest commercially available pit...
Aerospace Company Adds Drop Bottom Oven
Magellan Aerospace Limited is a global firm involved in the aerospace industry who just happens to have heat treating in many of their locations including one way out in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. According to this press release and our own knowledge at "The Monty Heat Treat News" this location...
Deep Cryogenic Treatment and it’s Place in The Heat Treatment Industry
It has always struck us as a contradiction in terms that very low temperature cryogenic systems can be considered to be part of the heat treatment process. In this rather interesting article Mr. Jack Cahn of Deep Cryogenics International explains to us the success he has had in the treatment of...
L & L Special Furnace Ships Large Car Bottom Furnace
“L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc., has shipped a large gas-fired normalizing furnace to a worldwide manufacturer of pipe, tube and fittings used for various military contracts. The furnace was scheduled for delivery at the end of Q4 2021 and ran about four weeks behind schedule due to various...
Watch Metex Heat Treating Install New Batch IQ Furnace – Timelapse Video
Metex Heat Treating just finished installing a new Batch IQ furnace and you can watch the full video below. Metex is ranked as the 25th largest North American commercial heat treat and you can see the full list by clicking the following link: 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2021....
Ben Grammer, Grammer Vacuum Technologies – The Interview
Today we are pleased to be able to offer you this interview with Mr. Ben Grammer of Grammer Vacuum Technologies of Post Falls, Idaho, USA. Ben, I have been rather excited about doing this interview with you as I have known you and your father for many years now, as a matter-of-fact Bob Grammer and I...
Captive Heat Treater Auctions Off Heat Treat Equipment-What Did it Sell For?
February 14th of this year we had a news item about captive heat treater Apex Tool Group in Sumter, SC auctioning off their in house heat treatment department. We speculated on the value of the equipment, specifically an old Ajax Austemper line which we suggested was probably only worth scrap...
McLaughlin Furance Group Appoints Controls Engineer
“McLaughlin Furnace Group is excited to welcome Controls Engineer Nelintun “Nay” Yeelin to the team. Nay has brought an exceptional amount of experience to the McLaughlin team including extensive heat treat knowledge from his previous positions. Nay will play a major roll in McLaughlin Furnace...