Fastner Manufacturer Installs Automated “Ipsen” Batch IQ Line
Fastner Manufacturer Installs Automated “Ipsen” Batch IQ Line For this news item we go to Brazil where we see that fastener manufacturer Hassmann S.A has just commissioned a fully automated chamber furnace line (batch IQ to our North American readers) provided by Ipsen of Kleve, Germany-we will let “Ipsen” tell the rest of the story; “Hassmann…
Mexican Commercial Heat Treater New Addition to “52 Largest Heat Treaters”
Mexican Commercial Heat Treater New Addition to “52 Largest Heat Treaters” June 29th, 2026 “The Monty Heat Treat News” published our annual list of the “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters” , a list which included 4 new entries. One which we pointed out earlier was a Texas firm by the name of “Worldwide Heat Treat” -a second new…
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]
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Heat Treating “Jordan”
Heat Treating “Jordan” The entire team at “The Monty Heat Treat News” would consider themselves to be very fortunate to have been able to see a lot of the world in our efforts to see captive and commercial heat treat facilities in every country in the world. Our latest expedition, just last week took us to the middle eastern country…
McLaughlin Furnace Poised to Ship Another Salt Recovery Unit
McLaughlin Furnace Poised to Ship Another Salt Recovery Unit Two years ago, “The Monty Heat Treat News” announced that “McLaughlin Furnace Group” of Avilla, Indiana, USA had reached an agreement with German Furnace builder “Rohde” to work together on future projects…
HTS Steel Continues to Invest
HTS Steel Continues to Invest Earlier this week we had a news item entitled ” SECO/WARWICK Lands a Nice Order” which made for rather interesting reading-as it turns out we now have an update for you. The name of the end customer was not mentioned in the original press release but the customer themselves issued a press release as we can see here; …
Furnace Builder Makes Acquistion
Furnace Builder Makes Acquistion “The ECM Group, co-chaired by Laurent and Marlène PELISSIER, is a manufacturer of capital goods for the treatment and transformation of materials. It is strengthening its presence in Italy as well as its services business, with the acquisition of the Italian company Vacuum SM – Service & Maintenance. This…
Top Heat Treatment News Items Week of November 18th
Top Heat Treatment News Items Week of November 18th According to our readers the three most popular heat treatment news items for the week starting November 18th include these; World’s Largest Heat Treater Sees Small Revenue Gain; Bodycote, the world’s Largest Commercial Heat Treater has just posted financial results for the 4 months ending…
GE Aviation to Auction Off CI Hayes Continuous Vacuum Furnace
GE Aviation to Auction Off CI Hayes Continuous Vacuum Furnace August 5th of this year GE Aviation will be auctioning off a 2016 continuous vacuum furnace manufactured by CI Hayes. This is a beauty of a furnace, however it is so specialized it is hard to predict how the auction will go. We will update you after the auction. “2016 CI Hayes Vacuum…
An Ammonia Leak Can Ruin Your Entire Day
An Ammonia Leak Can Ruin Your Entire Day In the case of a heat treater near Grand Rapids, Michigan the accidental leak of ammonia (required in nitriding applications) caused a great deal of concern as you can read below. To those use to the smell it is no big deal, however to the uninitiated the first whiff can be a rather scary experience….
Vacu Braze Acquires NADCAP
Vacu Braze Acquires NADCAP “Quakertown, PA – Vacu Braze has crossed a significant milestone in the heat treatment industry with the acquisition of new NADCAP (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) certifications. Years in the making, this recognition affirms Vacu Braze’s commitment to offering continually higher…
Ipsen’s Operational Teams Prepare for Production Spike
Ipsen’s Operational Teams Prepare for Production Spike While some businesses saw an economic slowdown in the last year, Ipsen USA took advantage of rare downtime by completing several operational projects focused on continuous improvement. The initiative resulted in a nearly 20% increase in floor capacity for new furnace builds during what could…
TREMEC Transmission Awarded GM “Supplier Quality Excellence 2020” Distinction-Heat Treat Departments Share the Glory
TREMEC Transmission Awarded GM “Supplier Quality Excellence 2020” Distinction-Heat Treat Departments Share the Glory Founded in 1964 TREMEC is a manufacturer of transmissions and transmission components for a number of industries including automotive, heavy truck, agriculture and defense. Based in Mexico the firm has locations in the…
50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters-Will Winston Heat Treating Make Our List?
50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters-Will Winston Heat Treating Make Our List? In our continuing hunt to find the 50 largest commercial heat treaters in North America we look at Winston Heat Treating in Dayton, Ohio, USA. Dayton is a family owned and run commercial heat treater which is superbly run by John Reger and his son David…