52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters-a “Monty Heat Treat News” Exclusive
52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters-a “Monty Heat Treat News” Exclusive Tuesday June 30 “The Monty Heat Treat News” will publish our annual list of the 52 largest commercial heat treaters in North America for 2026, the only such list in the world. This year’s list will feature a number of changes as some companies expand, others…
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….
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]
Furnace Builder Lands Order for Drop Bottom Oven
Furnace Builder Lands Order for Drop Bottom Oven “Nutec Bickley has manufactured a heat treat drop-bottom furnace designed for heat treatment of aluminium castings. The furnace will shortly be installed and commissioned at a facility operated by a multinational power solutions corporation. The custom-designed furnace is indirect gas fired using…
Heat Treatment Industry Updates
Heat Treatment Industry Updates To keep you in the know about the global heat treatment industry here are a number of heat treat news items from around the globe; Defense Supplier Close to Completing New Heat Treat Facility. In 2024 “The Monty Heat Treat News” announced that IMT Corp., Was Investing in a New Heat Treat Department. It is our…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Celebrates Winter
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Celebrates Winter Perhaps celebrates is too strong a word but for good or for bad the headquarters of “The Monty” in North America is seeing near record snowfalls in 2025. This photo taken just a few hours ago shows “Gord Montgomery” of “The Monty” standing in the parking lot of our facility backed by…
Fastener Manufacturer Appoints Production Manager of New Heat Treat Department
Fastener Manufacturer Appoints Production Manager of New Heat Treat Department Late in 2024 “The Monty Heat Treat News” announced in an industry exclusive that fastener manufacturer Simpson Strong Tie was investing in a Brand New Heat Treat Department at their Gallatin, Tennessee, United States facility. In an update to this story Mr. Pat DeRose…
North American Furnace Builder Plans on Expanding European Presence
North American Furnace Builder Plans on Expanding European Presence “CAN-ENG Furnaces International, Ltd. (CAN-ENG) is excited to announce its strategic partnership with Piotr Pelian, founder of Industrial Process Technology (IndProTech), to enhance support for existing customers and expand CAN-ENG’s presence across Europe. With over 30 years…
Michigan Heat Treater Adds Gas Nitriding
Michigan Heat Treater Adds Gas Nitriding “Aalberts Surface Technologies Expands Gas Nitriding Capabilities at Livonia, MI location; We’re excited to announce that our new gas nitriding furnace is now up and running! Along with our existing capabilities in Greenville, SC, we now offer gas nitriding services at our Livonia, MI location. This new…
With great sorrow we announce the death of Dr. Ing. Klaus Hemsath
With great sorrow we announce the death of Dr. Ing. Klaus Hemsath With great sorrow we announce the death of Dr. Ing. Klaus Hemsath. With joy we celebrate in the life of Klaus Hemsath. Born 1/30/35, in Muenster, Germany, he was preceded in death by father Heinrich Hemsath (Labor and Social Minister from the State of Hessen, Germany) and mother…
The Monty’s 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2021 – #39 Applied Thermal Technologies, Warsaw, Indiana
The Monty’s 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2021 – #39 Applied Thermal Technologies, Warsaw, Indiana 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…
In House Heat Treatment in Mexico Continues to Grow.
In House Heat Treatment in Mexico Continues to Grow. Largely because of the auto industry but aided by heavy equipment and bearing manufacturers the heat treatment sector in Mexico has grown by leaps and bounds over the years. While this does encompass commercial heat treatment it is more pronounced for in house heat treaters. Recently a US based…
Discover Nitrex’s New Vacuum Furnaces
Discover Nitrex’s New Vacuum Furnaces ”Nitrex, a global provider of fully integrated surface treatment solutions, has announced that G-M Enterprises will be making its official market debut under the Nitrex banner as of January 2022. For the past two years, Nitrex and G-M Enterprises have worked closely together and have reaped the…
Frank Hasenfratz, Linamar Corp.
Frank Hasenfratz, Linamar Corp. January 8th, 2021 a very remarkable individual passed away, Mr. Frank Hasenfratz founder of auto parts company Linamar. Linamar has been mentioned many times over the years on “The Monty Heat Treat News” as one of the largest captive heat treaters in North America. This obituary makes for fascinating reading as it…
Peter Schweighofer, CEO of CEIFFE Furnaces-An Interview
Peter Schweighofer, CEO of CEIFFE Furnaces-An Interview Our good friend Mr. Peter Schweighofer, CEO of Cieffe one of the largest furnace builders in Italy recently offered this interview with an Italian publication. We felt it interesting enough that we include it today. CIEFE offers most heat treating technologies and this includes vacuum…