USA Investment in New Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) Vessel
USA Investment in New Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) Vessel (Editors Note; While it is not mentioned in this press release the new vessel is being built by “American Isostatic Presses Inc”. of Ohio. “Kittyhawk Inc has placed an order for a new Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) vessel for installation at its Garden Grove, California, USA, facility. The…
Heat Treatment Industry “Names in the News”
Heat Treatment Industry “Names in the News” On a regular basis “The Monty Heat Treat News” informs the industry about individuals in the industry making career changes-promotions, retirements, changes in direction-these are the individuals who make our headline for Friday, June 19th 2026; Steven Sumner Retiring; Steven has spent most of his…
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]
Vacuum Aerospace Heat Treating/Singapore
Vacuum Aerospace Heat Treating/Singapore With an estimated 450-500 vacuum furnaces in an area of less than 300 square miles it is doubtful that there is any other region on the planet that is as densely populated with vacuum furnaces as Singapore-virtually every one of which is dedicated to the aerospace industry. (Editor’s note; this estimate of…
Mexico Heat Treat Market Through the Eyes of an Expert
Mexico Heat Treat Market Through the Eyes of an Expert Last week “Gord Montgomery” of “The Monty Heat Treat News” had a chance to spend some time with “Mr. Salvador Alvarado”, General Manager of furnace controls company SSi during the “ASM Heat Treat Mexico” exhibition in Monterrey, Mexico. Very few individuals have seen as much of the heat treat…
“Heat Treat Exclusive” Aerospace Heat Treating-Singapore
“Heat Treat Exclusive” Aerospace Heat Treating-Singapore This past week “Gord Montgomery” of “The Monty Heat Treat News” had the opportunity to visit the absolute “Mecca” of vacuum heat treating-the city/state of “Singapore” which boasts an astonishing 450-500 aerospace vacuum furnaces in a tiny 900 square kilometer area. Next week we will have a…
USA Furnace Builder Partners With Western USA Rep Firm
USA Furnace Builder Partners With Western USA Rep Firm (Editor’s Note; “The Monty” has had several stories over the past number of months about USA furnace builder AFC-Holcroft-Aichelin Americas changing the direction of their sales force ” Furnace Builder Continues to Change North American Sales Direction” . This press release mentions another…
Bluewater Thermal Solutions Announces the Appointment of Jamie Kuriger as Chief Revenue Officer
Bluewater Thermal Solutions Announces the Appointment of Jamie Kuriger as Chief Revenue Officer Bluewater Thermal Solutions is pleased to announce the appointment of Jamie Kuriger as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), reporting to Patrick McKenna (CEO). In this role, Jamie will lead Bluewater’s revenue strategy across sales, marketing, and commercial…
SKF Hanover, PA to End all Heat Treating
SKF Hanover, PA to End all Heat Treating At one point in time the SKF ring and seal operation in Hanover, PA, USA boasted one of the largest and most advanced heat treatment facilities in North America. It featured pit furnaces, press quenching, pusher lines and batch IQ furnaces. The highlight was a dual, roller hearth, salt quench line,…
Mark Hemsath Update
Mark Hemsath Update Just before Christmas, 2025 “The Monty” mentioned how one of the better known individuals in the North American heat treat industry, “Mr. Mark Hemsath” (formerly with firms such as UPC/Nitrex/GM Enterprises and SECO/WARWICK) had made a change and joined up with heat treat consulting firm “Wingens Consultants”. Mark provided…
AECO Corp. Announces Promotion of Maryann Remner to President
AECO Corp. Announces Promotion of Maryann Remner to President “Berea, Ohio — [Insert Date] — AECO Corp proudly announces the promotion of Maryann Remner to President , effective immediately. In her new role, Maryann will lead AECO Corp and its three operating subsidiaries — Alloy Engineering , Mach3 Machining , and Thermcraft — driving strategic…
Energy Pricing Putting UK Heat Treater in Jeapordy
Energy Pricing Putting UK Heat Treater in Jeapordy (Editors note; “Kepston Limited” is a 110 year old, Nadcap approved commercial heat treater in the UK. The managing director of the firm says that due to the shockingly high energy costs in the country their future is in jeopardy. Read the entire article at “Businesses say Britain’s ‘jam…
“The Monty” Talks Vacuum Furnaces & Hot Zones with “Max Stormo” of “Ipsen”
“The Monty” Talks Vacuum Furnaces & Hot Zones with “Max Stormo” of “Ipsen” We are indeed privileged today to be speaking with “Mr. Max Stormo”, “Ipsen Customer Service (ICS) Operations Manager”. In this interview Max shares with us details about how Ipsen Souderton, PA focuses on hot zone related…
Aerospace Company Investing Heavily in Heat Treatment
Aerospace Company Investing Heavily in Heat Treatment (Editors note; for more background on this story we would suggest “Aerospace Supplier Adds Heat Treating Capacity” from “The Monty Heat Treat News” ) “Kencoa Aerospace has begun expanding its defense and space business in the North American market. On January 6, Kencoa Aerospace…
Acquisition Effects Largest North American Captive Heat Treaters
Acquisition Effects Largest North American Captive Heat Treaters January 2, 2026 it was announced that Allison Transmission had acquired the Off-Highway Drive & Motion Systems business of Dana Incorporated-read the press release below and we will then tell you why a heat treatment publication such as “The Monty Heat Treat News” cares; …