USA Commercial Heat Treater Closes Their Doors
USA Commercial Heat Treater Closes Their Doors Earlier this week, Phoenix Metal Treating, located at W190 N11350 Carnegie Drive in Germantown, Wisconsin, officially closed down. This 40 year old family owned company operated several medium sized Beavermatic and Ipsen batch IQ furnaces and catered largely to the local automotive parts suppliers….
Japanese High-Tech Sector Orders SECO/WARWICK Vacuum Furnace
Japanese High-Tech Sector Orders SECO/WARWICK Vacuum Furnace (Editor’s Note; In this press release Maciej Korecki, Vice President of the SECO/WARWICK Group’s Vacuum Segment states; “This order will support the production of components for gas turbines”. Recently “The Monty Heat Treat News” published an article entitled, ” AI Data Centers Spiking…
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]
“The Heat Treat Recruiter” Talks About Resumes in the Heat Treat Industry
“The Heat Treat Recruiter” Talks About Resumes in the Heat Treat Industry Once a quarter, Managing Recruiter, Josh Hale and/or Sr. Recruiter, Jessica Maier , will address questions that come up regularly from industry professionals (email questions for future editions to [email protected] ). Recently, Josh and…
More Manufacturers Bringing Heat Treat In-House-Comments
More Manufacturers Bringing Heat Treat In-House-Comments Friday, March 28th, 2025 we had an article entitled; “More Manufacturers Bringing Heat Treat In-House?” The article by ” Mr. Marco Baretti, Sales Area Manager, TAV VACUUM FURNACES SPA” proved to be of a great deal of interest to a number of our readers, as an example on LinkedIn alone it…
“The Monty” Talks Heating Elements With “Mr. Steve Bennett” of “Industrial Furnace Interiors & US Element”
“The Monty” Talks Heating Elements With “Mr. Steve Bennett” of “Industrial Furnace Interiors & US Element” We are very excited today to be talking heating elements with “Mr. Steve Bennett” , of “Industrial Furnace Interiors” of Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA. Steve, I understand that you are a…
More Manufacturers Bringing Heat Treat In-House?
More Manufacturers Bringing Heat Treat In-House? Over the past few years the team at “The Monty Heat Treat News” has noticed a slow but steady trend amongst European manufacturers to bring more of their heat treatment requirements in house, this pereception was reinforceed during a recent visit by “Gord Montgomery” to several European captive…
A Look Back at a US Heat Treat Acquisition
A Look Back at a US Heat Treat Acquisition Almost exactly one year ago it was announced that “Kittyhawk” had Acquried the Albany, Oregon “HIP” division of Stack Metallurgical in the US To commemorate the one year anniversary Kittyhawk issued this update about the acquisition and the individuals responsible for this successful facility; “When…
Auto Parts Maker Orders 15th “Controlled Atmosphere Brazing” Line
Auto Parts Maker Orders 15th “Controlled Atmosphere Brazing” Line An important Asian Partner has ordered the fifteenth CAB furnace line for aluminum brazing from SECO/WARWICK . The partnership began in 2010, and the existing solutions are used in heat exchanger production for trucks, passenger cars and new energy technologies. The…
Vacuum Furnace Builder Vac Aero Appoints Sales Manager
Vacuum Furnace Builder Vac Aero Appoints Sales Manager Furnace Manufacturer Vac Aero has recently appointed Mr. Patrick Arcichowski as Sales Manager. Patrick will be taking over from Bill Potts who will be retiring as of April 30th 2022 after almost exactly 40 years with the company. Patrick brings with him many years experience in the steel…
Natural Gas Pricing High But Still Below Record Highs
Natural Gas Pricing High But Still Below Record Highs Natural gas, the energy source of choice for most atmosphere furnaces in North America has been climbing dramatically over the past year for a number of reasons-reasons which are summed up in the article below from the Wall Street Journal. Pricing hurts and combined with the dramatic price…
The Monty’s 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2021 – #19 Stack Metallurgical
The Monty’s 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2021 – #19 Stack Metallurgical Since 1999 “The Monty” has been publishing annually a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America based upon annual sales, our 2021 list can be found…
“The Heat Treat Podcast”
“The Heat Treat Podcast” “ The Monty Heat Treat News ” has been very proud to work with “ The Heat Treat Podcast ” to bring you open, frank and intelligent discussions about the many facets of the heat treatment industry. Since it’s inception our witty and talented host Mr. Carlos Torres has spoken with over 40 individuals in the industry-most of…
Electronic Components Manufacturer Buys Vacuum Temper for PA Plant
Electronic Components Manufacturer Buys Vacuum Temper for PA Plant “A global manufacturer of electronic components with engineering centers and factories worldwide has purchased a vacuum tempering furnace from SECO/VACUUM, a SECO/WARWICK Group Company, for one of its plants in Pennsylvania. With a chamber of 48” x 48” x 72” deep, the furnace will…
The Monty’s 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2021 – #20 ETSA, Mexico
The Monty’s 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2021 – #20 ETSA, Mexico Since 1999 “The Monty” has been publishing annually a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America based upon annual sales, our 2021 list can be found at https://themonty.com/project/50-largest-north-american-commercial-heat-treats-2021-2/ This…