Vacuum Furnace Builder Reports Record Sales
Vacuum Furnace Builder Reports Record Sales “Centorr Vacuum Industries (CVI), based in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, has reported revenue of $18 million for the first half of 2026. The company attributed this performance to demand from the nuclear, hypersonics and Additive Manufacturing sectors. CVI reported orders for multiple vacuum induction…
Major Acquisitions for Heat Treatment Software Supplier
Major Acquisitions for Heat Treatment Software Supplier Visual Shop and Bluestreak Join Forces with Steelhead Technologies Together, the three industry leaders bring decades of heat treating expertise to one platform built for margin and growth “Calumet, MI – Steelhead Technologies announced today the acquisitions of Visual Shop and Bluestreak,…
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]
End of the Line for LPC at Auto Parts Manufacturer
End of the Line for LPC at Auto Parts Manufacturer We have a final update to several stories about an LPC (Low Pressure Carburizing) installation at a USA auto parts maker. Unfortunately, after all this time and investment, “McGard Industries” as mentioned in the story below is exiting the LPC arena and unless a buyer is found shortly for their…
New USA Heat Treat Facility
New USA Heat Treat Facility (Background: “ITS” is part of a small elite, group of commercial heat treaters who offer Hot Isostatic Pressing “Hipping”. Other notable players include “Bodycote”, “Aalberts Surface Technologies” and “Kittyhawk”. This is how AI summarizes “Hipping; Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) is a manufacturing process that uses high…
Very Interesting Acquisition in the US Heat Treat Industry-Exclusive!
Very Interesting Acquisition in the US Heat Treat Industry-Exclusive! (Editors Note; “Rochester Steel Treating Works” in Rochester, New York, USA is one of the oldest commercial heat treaters in the state and a long standing, profitable well run company. “The Monty Heat Treat News” helped facilitate this sale. More on this story and Diffusion…
“Bodycote” Takeover Bid “Fizzles”
“Bodycote” Takeover Bid “Fizzles” ” Reuters News” June 5 (Reuters) – Apollo Global Management (APO.N), opens new tab and Britain’s Bodycote (BOY.L), opens new tab have ended talks over a £1.52 billion ($2 billion) takeover proposal, the groups said on Friday, sending shares of the British thermal processing services group down as much as 12%. The…
Captive Heat Treater/Additive Manufacturer “Burloak Technologies” Sold
Captive Heat Treater/Additive Manufacturer “Burloak Technologies” Sold Over the years “The Monty Heat Treat News” has had several stories about additive manufacturing firm and captive heat treater “Burloak Technologies” of Burlington, Ontario, Canada investing in the latest and greatest heat treat technologies including vacuum furnaces and “Hot…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” June 2026 Edition
“The Monty Heat Treat News” June 2026 Edition Welcome to the June 2026 edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News” featuring over 100 pages of the most up to date heat treatment industry news and trends combined with updated surplus heat treat equipment listings. This issue features these industry exclusive stories and lots more; European Furnace…
Be Very Glad you are Not a Heat Treater in the UK!
Be Very Glad you are Not a Heat Treater in the UK! The insane energy policy in the UK has been having an effect on industry and certainly commercial heat treaters are also feeling the pain-this press release mentions yet another one closing their doors. From what we can tell this was a fairly “high end” shop offering press quenching, carburizing…
Aerospace Heat Treating Continues to Boom
Aerospace Heat Treating Continues to Boom While heat treating around the world tends to be in the doldrums these days-not great/not terrible Aerospace continues to be a bright spot as is witnessed by yet another furnace order for the aerospace industry; “A leading international aircraft motion-control manufacturer has once again selected…
Commercial Heat Treater Approved by “Aerojet Rocketdyne”
Commercial Heat Treater Approved by “Aerojet Rocketdyne” The Ipswich, MA, USA “Bodycote” facility is justifiably very proud of the fact that they were recently approved as a supplier to “Aerojet Rocketdyne” . According to “AI” this location provides vacuum heat treatment, hot isostatic pressing (HIP), and surface technology for…
Pyrometry and Industry Standards in Heat Treatment | Andrew Bassett | The Heat Treat Podcast #65
Pyrometry and Industry Standards in Heat Treatment | Andrew Bassett | The Heat Treat Podcast #65 Today “The Monty Heat Treat News” reaches back in our “Heat Treat Podcast” archives to have another look at a very interesting conversation with a very interesting guy-Mr. Andrew Bassett of “Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry” . In this episode…
Increased Defense Spending to Boost New Furnace Sales
Increased Defense Spending to Boost New Furnace Sales February 18th, 2026 “The Monty” published a press release from furnace builder “SECO/WARWICK” which spoke about the firm receiving an order for a new vacuum furnace from a European supplier in the defense industry; ” Increased Defense Spending Leading to New Heat Treat Investments “. …
What’s it Worth? A Guide to Used Furnace Values UPDATE!
What’s it Worth? A Guide to Used Furnace Values UPDATE! February 15th “The Monty” had a news item entitled “What’s it Worth” -a guide to used furnace values (the original article can also be found below). In this particular case an in house heat treater in the US Midwest was trying to decide whether he should try to sell an…