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]
“The Monty Heat Treat News” February 2025 Edition
“The Monty Heat Treat News” February 2025 Edition The link below will take you to the February 2025 edition of ” The Monty Heat Treat News ” your source for the most up to date news and trends in the global heat treatment industry. Some of the stories you will find include these; US Defence Supplier Increases Heat Treat Capacity…
Acquisition in the North American Commercial Heat Treat Industry
Acquisition in the North American Commercial Heat Treat Industry We promised our readers we would mention a small acquisition in the North American commercial heat treat industry which we knew would happen early in 2025, we can now share the details. February 1, 2025 “Atlantic Heat Treating” in Ajax, Ontario, Canada acquired “All-Source Heat…
Auto Parts Supplier Changes Heat Treatment Direction
Auto Parts Supplier Changes Heat Treatment Direction Over the past number of years, no industry has embraced Vacuum Carburizing (LPC) technology to as large an extent as the global auto parts industry. From fuel injector nozzles to transmission components LPC systems are a very common sight in auto parts facilities around the world, so common in…
Furnace Builder Makes Organization Changes
Furnace Builder Makes Organization Changes “AICHELIN Group – one of the leading experts in heat treatment – is focusing on efficiency and sustainable competitiveness and is streamlining its structures in Europe. Philipp Krenn, Managing Director of Aichelin Ges.m.b.H. in Austria, will take over the management of the German AICHELIN Service GmbH in…
“The Monty” Speaks With Mark Hemsath of “Nitrex”
“The Monty” Speaks With Mark Hemsath of “Nitrex” 1. Today we are speaking with one of the best-known individuals in the global heat treatment industry, Mr. Mark Hemsath. Mark has spent his entire working life in the industry and with his extensive travel experience he brings a perspective that few others can offer thanks for the time Mark. I just…
Ipsen Celebrates Graduates of Inaugural Field Service Engineer (FSE) Academy
Ipsen Celebrates Graduates of Inaugural Field Service Engineer (FSE) Academy Ipsen is proud to announce the graduation of its inaugural class of field service engineers from the Ipsen FSE Academy, a next-generation training program building on the foundation of the former Ipsen Corporate Academy. This revamped initiative reflects Ipsen’s ongoing…
German Companies Join Forces to Promote Fluidized Bed Technology for Heat Treating
German Companies Join Forces to Promote Fluidized Bed Technology for Heat Treating “With immediate effect two German companies PEER Energy GmbH and Schwing Technologies GmbH are cooperating. The signing of the long-term cooperation agreement took place at the end of October 2021. The aim of the agreement is the further technical development and…
Large Ohio, USA Automotive Heat Treat Department Closes-Will the Furnaces Sell at Auction?
Large Ohio, USA Automotive Heat Treat Department Closes-Will the Furnaces Sell at Auction? Last week we announced that automotive transmission parts maker Bucyrus Precision Tech in Bucyrus, Ohio, USA was closed and that all the equipment including the very substantial in house heat treatment department would be going to auction. Our interest of…
Electric or Natural Gas Heating of Furnaces-Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Decide?
Electric or Natural Gas Heating of Furnaces-Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Decide? Recently we had an article about how the global debate over climate change and greenhouse gas emissions was generating interest amongst heat treaters about whether they should be heating with electricity or natural gas (our original article is below). Mr. Bill Jones,…
Watlow Electric, Mexico to Install Vacuum Annealing Furnace
Watlow Electric, Mexico to Install Vacuum Annealing Furnace Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company, who will celebrate its centennial in 2022, has ordered – from SECO/VACUUM, a high-vacuum Vector® furnace and auxiliaries for its facility in Mexico. The furnace will be used for annealing thermocouple wires between every drawing stage. High purity…
In House Heat Treat Department Shuts When Auto Parts Maker Closes Doors in Ohio
In House Heat Treat Department Shuts When Auto Parts Maker Closes Doors in Ohio Back in 2020 it was announced that Bucyrus Precision Tech in Bucyrus, Ohio, USA would close their doors due to declining sales. The auto parts supplier owned by a Japanese firm found that a business case for the facility could no longer be made and the entire…
Heat Treat is Not Dead, Kathy Hayrynen, Applied Process
Heat Treat is Not Dead, Kathy Hayrynen, Applied Process This week’s action packed, super exciting version of “The Heat Treat Podcast” features our favorite host, Mr. Carlos Torres speaking with Kathy Kayryen of Applied Process in the USA. Kathy is an individual we have not had the priveledge of meeting, but based upon this conversation she is…