What do the Largest Captive Heat Treaters Look Like in 2026?
In a heat treatment industry exclusive "The Monty Heat Treat News" regularly publishes a list of the "15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America" . Currently we are in the process of putting together our 2026 rankings, a list which will see some substantial changes from our 2024 list in that we...
USA & European Furnace Builders Enter Licensing Agreement
"St. Marys, PA — January 2026 — Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems (Gasbarre) announced a licensing agreement with SOLO Swiss SA (Porrentruy, Switzerland) granting Gasbarre exclusive rights to promote, sell, and manufacture the SOLO ProfiTherm® heat treating system in North America. ProfiTherm is...
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]
John Hillenbrand Joins McLaughlin Furnace Group as Sales Manager
"McLaughlin Furnace Group" of Avilla, Indiana, USA is very pleased to announce that Mr. John Hillebrand recently joined the company as Sales Manager. In this position, John will be responsible for the firm's sales efforts around the world. John brings a wealth of experience to the company having...
Bodycote Acquires Spectrum Thermal Processing of Rhode Island, USA
(Editors Note; For more recent news about Bodycote, the world's largest commercial heat treater we would suggest these recent updates courtesy of "The Monty Heat Treat News" “Bodycote” Report-Recent Changes", "Bodycote Achieves Independent Validation of Carbon Footprint Tools for Heat Treatment...
Grand Opening for Fastener Manufacturer Which Features a New Heat Treat Department
(Background; Back in October of 2024 in a heat treat industry exclusive "The Monty Heat Treat News" announced that fastener manufacturer "Simpson Strong-Tie" would be setting up a manufacturing facility in Gallatin, Tennessee, USA which would include a new heat treat department. Details of the new...
Self-Cleaning Vacuum Furnace?
According to Solar Manufacturing of Sellersville, PA, USA they have a self-cleaning vacuum furnace-read on; "Before any vacuum heat treatment can begin, components must be thoroughly cleaned to remove both organic and inorganic contaminants. Standard cleaning methods—such as solvent immersion,...
Luke Glendening Joins Grammer Vacuum Technologies, Inc.
"Grammer Vacuum Technologies" of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA has been around for many years as a manufacturer's representative to the heat treatment industry and also as a growing supplier of Molybdenum products. Recently the company announced that they has hired Luke Glendening to assist in all...
“Bodycote” Report-Recent Changes
The world's largest commercial heat treater and the only truly global one with 165 facilities across 22 countries is UK based "Bodycote". "The Monty" has long said that if you want to know how the heat treat industry is doing overall, which markets are growing and shrinking and which manufacturing...
Aichelin Meets to Discuss Strategy/Nitrex Integration
The recent acquisition of furnace builder and controls company Nitrex by Austrian furnace builder "Aichelin" has been one of the top news stories in the heat treatment industry in 2025 "AICHELIN Group Completes Acquisition of NITREX Divisions". A big question for the industry is; "how will this...
Where Are They Now-“Bill Morie” & “HTSU”
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...
Heat Treatment Congress (HK) 2025 Heat Treat Show-Wiesbaden, Germany
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...
Meet The New “SSi Europe” Furnace Controls Team
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...
Reducing Costs During Heat Treating & Brazing Processes Written By Vesco
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“The Monty” Visits Commercial Heat Treater “Byron Products”
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...