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]
North American Furnace Builder Lands Large Order
North American Furnace Builder Lands Large Order NUTEC Bickley, based in Mexico is a very substantial furnace builder but one which you hear little about (for a little background you can to this previous post on “The Monty Heat Treat News” about the company https://themonty.com/nutec-group-announces-change-of-ceo/). Over the years “The Monty”…
USA Commercial Heat Treater Expands
USA Commercial Heat Treater Expands Expanite® is expanding its U.S. Operations and Organization – adding significant Heat Treatment Capacity and New Technologies! Expanite, the innovative heat treatment and surface hardening provider, is significantly expanding its U.S. operations. As part of this strategic investment, Expanite is making its…
Aalberts Surface Technologies Adding Another Vacuum
Aalberts Surface Technologies Adding Another Vacuum “Another vacuum furnace from SECO/WARWICK will technologically strengthen the Aalberts Surface Technologies Group. The Group already has 13 SECO/WARWICK brand solutions, and the current contract related to the order of the Vector vacuum furnace is the delivery directed to one of the Dutch…
Bob Fincken Talks About The Evolution & Future Of Furnace Controls
Bob Fincken Talks About The Evolution & Future Of Furnace Controls Today we have Bob Fincken, Vice President of Sales for Super Systems Inc. (SSi) and Carlos Torres discussing furnace control technology. Discover insights into how furnace control technology has evolved and what the future holds for this essential field. Did you like this…
ECM Reorganizing
ECM Reorganizing “The ECM Group is reorganizing its companies and structuring its business into four distinct divisions to strengthen its agility, resilience and capacity for innovation. One of the main areas of this reorganization concerns its capital goods manufacturing business. This involves the merger of ECM Technologies, ECM Greentech and…
Top Heat Treat News Items Week of November 4
Top Heat Treat News Items Week of November 4 Every week “The Monty Heat Treat News” looks back at our news items from the previous week to see what our most popular heat treatment news items were based upon our readers responses, social media views and “hits” on “The Monty Heat Treat News”. When we look back upon the week starting November…
Paulo, Monterrey, Mexico Expansion Continues
Paulo, Monterrey, Mexico Expansion Continues Earlier this year we published the press release below about how the second largest commercial heat treater in North America, Paulo was expanding their Monterrey, Mexico facility. The expansion is progressing on time and this photo shows how the facility looks currently with production slated to begin…
Aalberts Surface Technologies, Poland New SECO/WARWICK Furnace Line
Aalberts Surface Technologies, Poland New SECO/WARWICK Furnace Line “Last year, the Dutch branch of Aalberts Surface Technologies Heat (formerly Hauck) in Eindhoven received a furnace , operating under high vacuum , with the working chamber of 1200x1200x2000 [mm], which is not only the largest furnace with an all-metal heating chamber but also…
International MIM Manufacturer Chooses Ipsen Again for 17th & 18th Vacuum Furnaces
International MIM Manufacturer Chooses Ipsen Again for 17th & 18th Vacuum Furnaces Based on a foundation of trust and service excellence, an international leader in Metal Injection Molding again chose Ipsen to supply furnaces capable of both debinding and sintering for their growing fleet. The partnership with Ipsen, an ongoing iterative…
Bodycote Issues Trading Update Covering the Four-Month Period from 1 January to 30 April 2021
Bodycote Issues Trading Update Covering the Four-Month Period from 1 January to 30 April 2021 Bodycote, the world’s largest commercial heat treater, issued a trading update covering the four-month period from 1 January to 30 April 2021 and a brief summary can be found below with the full report available at Trading update – Bodycote Plc. As usual…
Heat Treating Costs Rising-Kanthal Announced Price Increase
Heat Treating Costs Rising-Kanthal Announced Price Increase In what is becoming a sign of the times and as mentioned in “The Monty Heat Treat News” Cost of Heat Treating Going Up! | The Monty Kanthal has just announced a price increase. Kanthal is a global supplier of electric heat treating elements and according to this press release effective…
The Heat Treat Podcast Talks Hot Isostatic Pressing-Doug Puerta, Stack Metallurgical
The Heat Treat Podcast Talks Hot Isostatic Pressing-Doug Puerta, Stack Metallurgical In this weeks installment of “The Heat Treat Podcast” Carlos Torres has a discussion with Mr. Doug Puerta, CEO of Stack Metallurgical Services in Portland, Oregon about HOT Isostatic Pressing. Doug is like many of us in the industry in that he was born with heat…