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]
Powermax Lands Another Furnace Order in Turkey
Powermax Lands Another Furnace Order in Turkey Those in the know in the global heat treat industry will know Mr. Andy Chen , formerly owner of furnace builder Powermax in Taiwan. Andy (a long time heat treat furnace rep in Asia) started furnace builder Powermax a number of years ago and partly through a partnership with AFC-Holcroft of the USA…
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA Obtains Pratt & Whitney Approval
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA Obtains Pratt & Whitney Approval Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania is proud to announce that it has been awarded Pratt & Whitney, PWA 11, “Heat Treatments” approval. This significant milestone positions the Western PA facility as a top choice for customers requiring thermal processing that meets…
Changes in the Induction Heat Treating World
Changes in the Induction Heat Treating World Induction heat treating supplier Inductotherm has made some changes in the top ranks of their management team-read on for the details. Inductotherm Group is proud to announce the appointment of Mick Nallen and Satyen Prabhu as Co‐Leaders, effective July 1, 2024. This strategic move is part of our…
World’s Largest Heat Treater Sees Small Revenue Gain
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 October 2024. As reported in this summary by “Market Watch” the company saw a small revenue gain in the past few months. All the details can be found…
Top Heat Treatment News Stories November 11/2024
Top Heat Treatment News Stories November 11/2024 Every week “The Monty” looks back on the previous week to see which Heat Treatment News Items excited our readers the most-this is based upon social media views, visits to “The Monty Heat Treat News” and readers thoughts and comments. For the week starting November 11, 2024 these were our top…
“15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America”
“15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America” This week we are proud to present the 2024 list of the ” 15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America ” as compiled by ” The Monty Heat Treat News “. We will have the final 5 largest this Thursday. In 2022 “The Monty Heat Treat News” published a heat treatment industry exclusive, a list…
Stackpole Powder Metal Group Acquires Zimmermann of Germany
Stackpole Powder Metal Group Acquires Zimmermann of Germany You might ask why this news item deserves to grace the pages of “The Monty Heat Treat News”. The reason is simple, Stackpole was almost the first company in the world to adopt vacuum carburizing for powdered metal transmission components and has several very large in house heat treating…
L&L Special Furnace Company
L&L Special Furnace Company L&L Special Furnace C ompany has shipped a floor – st anding box furnace used for ceramic coating applications in the aerospace industry to a leader in the coating industry located in eastern Canada. The L&L M odel XL E214 is used for curing and bonding ceramic coatings to various steel bodies primarily…
Kolene Acquires Park Thermal Salt Business
Kolene Acquires Park Thermal Salt Business Two months ago “The Monty Heat Treat News” broke the news about Park Thermal, an international heat supplier abruptly closing their doors-we now have have the final episode. The new furnace manufacturing part of the business has closed, the used equipment the company had was auctioned off recently and…
Furnace Manufacturer Rohde Ships Gas Carburizing Furnace to Hanomag
Furnace Manufacturer Rohde Ships Gas Carburizing Furnace to Hanomag To this press release from German furnace builder Rohde we can add that Hanomag is one of the largest commercial heat treaters in the world and is on our list of the largest commercial heat treaters in Europe, a list which can be found at…
Ipsen USA Gains Significant Momentum in First Half of 2021
Ipsen USA Gains Significant Momentum in First Half of 2021 Two weeks ago “The Monty Heat Treat News” printed a rumor that furnace supplier Ipsen was having a record breaking year. This press release appears to confirm that rumor. Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS (June 15, 2021) – Ipsen’s Vacuum Technology Excellence Center has not only reached – but…
Ryan Fussell & Carlos Torres Discuss Carburizing and AS9100 On Today’s Podcast
Ryan Fussell & Carlos Torres Discuss Carburizing and AS9100 On Today’s Podcast Today we have our good friends Ryan Fussell of Southwest Metal Treating and Carlos Torres of Heat Treat Podcast discussing Carburizing and AS9100. We at The Monty hope you enjoy the podcast and we’re always looking for additional guests. So let us know if…