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]
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…
Top Heat Treatment News Stories Week of January 20th
Top Heat Treatment News Stories Week of January 20th Based upon reader feedback, visits to “The Monty Heat Treat News” and social media the top 2 heat treatment news stories for the week starting January 20, 2025 are these 3 ranked from highest to lowest; US Defence Supplier Increases Heat Treat Capacity; Watervliet Arsenal located in…
Super Systems India Working Towards New Collaboration
Super Systems India Working Towards New Collaboration Based in Cincinatti, Ohio, USA, furnace controls company Super Systems Inc. (SSi) has a number of locations around the globe to serve their heat treat customers, this includes Super Systems India. During a recent visit by Damian Bratcher, International Sales Manager for SSI the company got…
Heat Treatment Portugal-Part Three/Captive & Commercial Heat Treating
Heat Treatment Portugal-Part Three/Captive & Commercial Heat Treating We have now concluded Part I & II of our series about heat treatment in Portugal, we now move on to Part III which features a company by the name of Ramada ACOS a captive/commercial heat treater located in the northern part of Portugal in the city of Ovar. The firm is…
The Monty’s 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2021 – #45 Winston Heat Treating, Dayton, Ohio
The Monty’s 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2021 – #45 Winston Heat Treating, Dayton, Ohio 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…
Ceramics Company Buys High Temperature Furnace
Ceramics Company Buys High Temperature Furnace “L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc. has shipped a floor – standing , high – temperature silicon carbide furnace to a leading worldwide supplier of high – temperature piezo ceramics used in the military, aerospace and medical fields. The L&L model GLF836 has an effective work zone of 18” wide by…
Don Longenette-The Interview
Don Longenette-The Interview We are pleased to offer this interview with Mr. Don Longnette, a very well known individual in the North American heat treatment industry and the face of furnace builder KGO in North America. In this interview Don talks about nitriding, the growth of the technology and his experience in the global heat treatment…
Where Are They Now-Sam Boyer
Where Are They Now-Sam Boyer It is a sad fact that the heat treatment industry all around the world is losing some good people with experience that cannot be replaced-the reason being that very few young people are aware that heat treatment can be a very rewarding career (albeit a hard one). Thus when we lose an individual with an entire…
Heat Treating Portugal, Part Two-Captive & Commercial Heat Treating
Heat Treating Portugal, Part Two-Captive & Commercial Heat Treating Today ” The Monty Heat Treat News ” continues with our series about captive and commercial heat treating in Portugal. Yesterday we introduced you to one of the two largest captive/commercial heat treaters in the country, TTO a company which functions as a machine shop,…