“Boeing” Vacuum Furnace Order-The Inside Scoop
“Boeing” Vacuum Furnace Order-The Inside Scoop April 5/2026 “The Monty” had an exclusive story entitled; “Boeing Invests $7 Million in 2 Bottom Loading Vacuum Furnaces” . The story made for fascinating reading for anybody in the heat treatment industry, this prompted “The Monty” to dig a little deeper into the story and get a few more…
AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace Orders
AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace Orders Who would have thought that Artificial Intelligence centers would cause new vacuum furnace orders to go through the roof? That is exactly what has been happening recently-“The Monty” has run across several vacuum manufacturers who report having received orders due to this increased demand. AI…
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]
Aluminum Parts Supplier Completes Furnace Install
Aluminum Parts Supplier Completes Furnace Install Earlier this year a supplier of aluminum automotive parts completed the installation of a large Roller Hearth furnace line for a facility in Germany. The line was provided by Italian furnace builder IVR, who offers several solutions for heat treating of aluminum alloy products. In this case the…
Heat Treatment Names in the News
Heat Treatment Names in the News On a regular basis “The Monty Heat Treat News” keeps you up to date on personnel changes in the global heat treatment industry-here is this week’s update; Glenn Ottinger, Vitesse Systems; Glenn Ottinger has just been appointed General Manager, USA West Coast at Vitesse Systems. Glenn spent 16 years with…
Labor Day Holiday
Labor Day Holiday In observance of Labor Day, WG Montgomery Ltd./”The Monty Heat Treat News” will be closed on Monday, September 2. We salute and acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all workers. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, September 3. Have a happy and safe Labor Day weekend! Did you like this article? Click here to…
Nitriding System in Operation
Nitriding System in Operation “Volkan Steels Powders Metal San. Tic ve Ltd. Şti. (V’Steels), a leading Turkish tool steels supplier based in Istanbul, has boosted its production capabilities with the installation of a new Nitrex nitriding/nitrocarburizing system. This addition aligns with V’Steels’ commitment to expanding its value-added heat…
What is Heat Treatment?
What is Heat Treatment? Recently “The Monty Heat Treat News” has had two articles about the size of the global heat treatment market; https://themonty.com/global-heat-treatment-market-size/ and https://themonty.com/global-heat-treatment-market-size-2/ As “The Monty Team” pointed out, the most difficult part about coming up with an accurate…
TREMEC-Do Manufacturers Make Good Commercial Heat Treaters?
TREMEC-Do Manufacturers Make Good Commercial Heat Treaters? Over the years “The Monty Heat Treat News” has had the opportunity to visit automotive transmission supplier and in house heat treater “Tremec” several times, the most recent being in April of this year (details of the company and their heat-treating department can be found below). …
Captive Heat Treater in Turkey Installs New Nitrex Nitriding System
Captive Heat Treater in Turkey Installs New Nitrex Nitriding System In this press release from Nitrex an individual by the name of Mr. Utku Inan of commercial heat treat Tamcelik Isil Islem Merkezi in Istanbul is quoted. As it happens we have had the privilege of meeting Utku and part of his team in the past, the last time being at the HK 2019…
Batch IQ Furnace Temperature Uniformity Survey
Batch IQ Furnace Temperature Uniformity Survey From Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry, Inc., we have these interesting comments about a recent temperature uniformity survey the company did on a new batch IQ installation. “Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry, Inc. had the honor and pleasure to provide an initial temperature uniformity survey on…
Grammer Vacuum Technologies-The Second Generation
Grammer Vacuum Technologies-The Second Generation This is the story of Grammer Vacuum Technologies in the US Northwest, a supplier of Molybdenum Products , new and used heat treat equipment and thermal processing solutions. “When Bob Grammer’s employer eliminated his job in 1992, he had contacts throughout the industry due to his previous…
Peters’ Heat Treating, Inc. Earns Nadcap Accreditation
Peters’ Heat Treating, Inc. Earns Nadcap Accreditation “Peters’ Heat Treating, Inc. recently earned Nadcap certificates in Heat Treating and AC7004 Aerospace Quality Management System in their Meadville, PA facility. The company is focused on continuing to improve its processes and services in order to service all customer needs. Nadcap…
ZF South Carolina Will NOT Be Adding More In-House Heat Treating Capacity
ZF South Carolina Will NOT Be Adding More In-House Heat Treating Capacity Recently we had a news item about auto parts supplier ZF Friedrichshafen making a major investment in their Gray Court, South Carolina facility. In that news item we speculated about whether this investment would include expanding their existing heat treat department…
Heat Treat Podcast Speaks With Mr. John Hubbard
Heat Treat Podcast Speaks With Mr. John Hubbard Today Mr. Carlos Torres of “Heat Treat Podcast” talks with an individual who we at “The Monty Heat Treat News” would consider one of the most successful commercial heat treaters of all time of all time, Mr. John Hubbard. Mr. Hubbard is Chairman at Thermal Process Holdings, a group of US based…