Size of the Commercial Heat Treat Market, SECO/WARWICK
For years now "The Monty Heat Treat News" has commented on the size of the global commercial heat-treating market-we have always pointed out that this is extremely difficult to calculate as every estimate seems to use different criteria as to what exactly constitutes heat treating. This press...
What Is Going on at One of North America’s Largest Commercial Heat Treaters?
For almost 30 years "The Monty Heat Treat News" has had an exclusive feature-a list of the "52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025" . A quick perusal of this list will show that in 17th position you will find a commercial heat treat group by the name of "Thermal Process...
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]
Midwest USA Commercial Heat Treat Acquisition
Amidst a sea of announcements about closures in the North American commercial heat treat industry it is a joy to see an acquisition. "Metal-Tek, Inc.", a small privately owned commercial heat treater in Fridley, Minnesota was acquired earlier this week by a local company by the name of "INCERTEC"; ...
USA Manufacturer to Auction Off Heat Treat Furnaces
October 22nd of this year Danfoss Engineered Solutions in Eden Prairie, MN, USA a manufacturer of hydraulic products and steering system components, will be having a major auction which will include what appears to be their entire heat treat department. It looks like everything is 1980's vintage and...
Two More USA Commercial Heat Treaters to Close
2025 has seen an unusually high number of commercial heat treaters in the USA closing their doors, "The Monty" now has word that two more, medium sized facilities in the US Midwest will be closing down for good, one almost immediately, the other over the course of the coming year. As more details...
And Speaking of Heat Treating in Greenville, SC, USA
Just yesterday we had this news item; "USA Captive/Commercial Heat Treat Adding More Equipment" which broke the story about the brand new "VAC AERO" facility in Greenville, South Carolina, USA adding the second of four vacuum heat treat furnaces. It is rather a coincidence that courtesy of...
ECM USA discusses Robotics in the Heat Treat Industry
Recently “The Monty Heat Treat News” had a series entitled; “Robotics & Automation in the Heat Treat Industry”-this series can be found at the links below-each of which features a different company. “Robots in the Heat Treatment Industry-Wallwork Group” “Robots in the Heat Treatment...
USA Captive/Commercial Heat Treat Adding More Equipment
May 14th of this year "The Monty Heat Treat News" had a two part series about commercial heat treater and vacuum furnace builder "VAC AERO" opening their "First US Operation in Greenville, SC, USA". As envisioned in the original plan this facility is continuing to expand with the second vacuum...
Heat Treat Fixturing-“The Heat Treat Podcast”
For several years now "The Monty Heat Treat News" has been featuring "The Heat Treat Podcast" in conjunction with our witty, knowledgeable and enthusiastic host Mr. Carlos Torres. One of our most popular podcasts featured "Mr. Jim Wilbur" of "Wm Wright & Associates" one of North America's...
Reader Question-“Does Sauder Heat Treat Furnaces Still Exist?”
We always appreciate reader's questions about the heat treatment industry and are happy to provide answers if we can. In this case a reader posed this question; "I am looking at a used car bottom furnace which appears to be in quite good condition and reasonably priced. However the nameplate...
SECO/WARWICK Lands Another Order In the Aerospace Industry
"A premium manufacturer in the aviation industry has invested in an advanced vacuum furnace for brazing fuel system components for aircraft engines. SECO/WARWICK will deliver yet another vacuum furnace system for a manufacturer of components for aircraft engines. This is the result of years of...
Commercial Heat Treater “Bodycote” Bets on Zero Carbon Emissions
Bodycote, the world's largest commercial heat treater has long been very vocal about it's ambitious sustainability agenda both under it's previous CEO, Mr. Stephen Harris and it's current CEO, Mr. Jim Fairbairn (an interview with Mr. Fairbairn can be found at: "The Monty" Interviews "Jim Fairbairn"...
Wally Bamford “Can Eng” 1932-2025
The obituary for Wally Bamford paints the picture of an individual who led a remarkable life full of many accomplishments. For the team at "The Monty" we will always think of Wally as the man who brought mesh belt furnace lines to North America, a feat which significantly changed the entire...
GM Enterprises And Its’ Place in the Aichelin Aquisition of Nitrex
The recent acquisition of "Nitrex by Aichelin" caught the global heat treat industry by surprise; "Blockbuster Acquistion in the Global Heat Treat Furnace Industry". While the official press release was reasonably detailed it certainly raised a host of questions about how this acquisition would look...