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]
US Defence Supplier Increases Heat Treat Capacity
US Defence Supplier Increases Heat Treat Capacity Watervliet Arsenal located in Watervliet, New York was founded in 1813 and is the oldest continuously active arsenal in the United States, and today produces much of the artillery for the army as well as gun tubes for cannons, mortars and tanks. In 2023 the US government announced that it was…
MTI Educational Foundation Scholarship Application Process NOW OPEN
MTI Educational Foundation Scholarship Application Process NOW OPEN The demand for skilled professionals in every industry is growing, and the heat treating sector is no exception. In 2024, the Metal Treating Institute (MTI) launched a six-episode docuseries called Jobs of Tomorrow that shares what heat treating is and why choose it as a career….
Furnace Builder Hires “Neal Conway” as Sales Engineer
Furnace Builder Hires “Neal Conway” as Sales Engineer North American furnace builder “AFC-Holcroft” of Wixom, Michigan, USA just recently hired Mr. Neal Conway as a Sales Engineer. Neal is an experienced “furnace guy” having worked for many years at furnace/oven builder “Delta-H” in Carroll, Ohio-a company which is owned and run by…
Furnace Builder Lands Order for Two Roller Hearth Furnaces
Furnace Builder Lands Order for Two Roller Hearth Furnaces “World class supplier of agricultural ground engaging solutions improves efficiency with Two High-Temperature CAN-ENG Re-Heat Furnace lines. Can-Eng Furnaces International limited (CAN-ENG) has recently commissioned two 8000 lb/hr Roller Hearth Furnace Systems used to Re-heat flat stock…
Salt Bath Nitriding Company Appoints COO’s
Salt Bath Nitriding Company Appoints COO’s Kolene Corporation announced the promotion of Peter L. Shoemaker to Chief Operating Officer for the corporation effective January 1, 2025. Mr. Shoemaker will continue to lead Kolene’s chemical supply chain & order fulfillment departments, as well as the company’s critical replacement parts…
Nitrex HTS, Aurora, IL-Large Investment?
Nitrex HTS, Aurora, IL-Large Investment? The team at “The Monty Heat Treat News” is hearing a rumor that Nitrex Heat Treat Services is making a multi-million dollar investment in their Aurora, IL, USA facility. What we have been able to gleam is that this will take the form of a new, rather unique furnace system, but beyond that details are very…
Portrait of a Vacuum Furnace Rebuilder-IVAC Group
Portrait of a Vacuum Furnace Rebuilder-IVAC Group Back in 2015, Mr. Paul Dobson and Mr. Wade Maloney two individuals with many years of vacuum furnace experience joined forces to form the IVAC Group in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The aim of the company was to be able to offer “full service” to firms operating vacuum furnaces-this included…
Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets to Decide How Furnaces Are Heated?
Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets to Decide How Furnaces Are Heated? To date greenhouse gas emissions have not been an issue with North American heat treaters meaning they are not something which heat treaters have had to consider, however with current global sentiment about global climate change it would appear that this is something which heat…
Heat Treatment Portugal
Heat Treatment Portugal This week “The Monty Heat Treat News” explores the heat treatment industry in Portugal. Visits will include these two top notch facilities both of which focus on the booming tool and die industry in the country. Did you like this article? Click here to subscribe to The Monty . View our recent magazines and podcasts by…
Industrial Heating Equipment Association-Economic Report October 2021
Industrial Heating Equipment Association-Economic Report October 2021 Industry Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) always does a very good job of summarizing the business climate in North America, this is their October 2021 report; (the full report can be found at IHEA Executive Summary October 2021.pdf) “October 2021 There is not a lot of good…
Mr. Laurent Pelissier, CEO of the ECM Group
Mr. Laurent Pelissier, CEO of the ECM Group Mr. Laurent Pelissier, CEO of ECM certainly moves in exalted circles. In this photo he is meeting with Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic during the inauguration of the Genvia pilot plant for the production of high-temperature electrolysers. ECM based in Grenoble, France is one of the…
The Monty’s 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2021 – #48 Akron Steel Treating, Akron, Ohio
The Monty’s 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2021 – #48 Akron Steel Treating, Akron, 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…