“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]
Invitation to the 6th Technical Seminar of Super Systems Mexico
Invitation to the 6th Technical Seminar of Super Systems Mexico Dear professionals and enthusiasts of the heat treatment industry from: Puebla, Edo. Mex, Cd. Mx, and Queretaro States, We are pleased to invite you to the 6th Technical Seminar of Super Systems Mexico, an exclusive event where you will share knowledge and experiences with experts in…
Commercial Steel Treating Company Auction
Commercial Steel Treating Company Auction Earlier this year ” The Monty Heat Treat News ” spoke about how heat treater Commercial Steel Treating would be closing their Madison Heights, Michigan, USA facility. This indeed happened and as it turns out the vast bulk of the equipment was purchased by a used equipment dealer and all remaining items…
Top Heat Treat News Items Week of August 12th
Top Heat Treat News Items Week of August 12th Unfortunately, our “top 3” heat treatment news items for the week starting August 12th, are dominated by obituaries. Regular readers of “The Monty” will know that our “top 3” are selected by readership both on www.themonty.com and on social media and the passing of well known individuals in the…
Roger A. Jones
Roger A. Jones “Roger A. Jones, of Perkasie, PA, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at the Community at Rockhill, Sellersville, PA. He was 69. He was the loving husband of Patti A. (Renner) Jones. The couple celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary on March 8, 2024. Born in Abington, PA, he was the son of William R. and Myrtle E….
Now That’s a Furnace-Americarb
Now That’s a Furnace-Americarb CFC furnace fixturing has always been quite popular in Europe for a number of reasons including its light weight, lifespan and the fact that it doesn’t distort, however it has never caught on to the same extent in North America although it is slowly growing. The fact that it is growing lead us to accept an…
Super Systems Technical Seminar Portland, OR
Super Systems Technical Seminar Portland, OR
Heat Treat Forum-The Heat Treatment Discussions Nobody Else is Having
Heat Treat Forum-The Heat Treatment Discussions Nobody Else is Having Carlos Torres , President of furnace builder MATTSA, the largest furnace builder in Mexico, Jim Oakes , President of furnace controls company SSi of Cincinnati, Ohio, Pete Callert of Heat-Tek, Inc., of Michigan-a firm selling heat treatment services for companies such as…
US Air Force Buys a Whole Bunch of Furnaces and Ovens
US Air Force Buys a Whole Bunch of Furnaces and Ovens “ Lucifer Furnaces completed a yearlong contract to deliver 18 AMS 2750-compliant furnaces and ovens to the United States Air Force. Models supplied include heavy-duty single-chamber furnaces, dual-chamber furnace/oven combinations, recirculating convection ovens and dual ovens. All models…
30 Most Influential People in The North American Heat Treating Industry 2021
30 Most Influential People in The North American Heat Treating Industry 2021 January 25th of this year we released our biennial list of the 30 Most Influential People in The North American Heat Treating Industry in 2021-this can be found at 30 Most Influential People in The North American Heat Treating Industry 2021 | The Monty While we have…
Contour Saw Auction-Heat Treat Equipment Available
Contour Saw Auction-Heat Treat Equipment Available Feb. 2 2021 will see an auction of the remaining equipment at Contour Saw of Des Plaines, Illinois, USA-a location which recently closed down. What is being offered is large on quantity but short on quality-quite a number of older furnaces, ovens and endo generators all of which has seen…
Captive Heat Treater Burloak Technologies Approved by Boeing
Captive Heat Treater Burloak Technologies Approved by Boeing We have watched with great interest as additive manufacturer Burloak Technologies in Burlington, Canada has installed a brand new state of the art heat treating department (all the details and photos are below). It would appear that their efforts have paid off as the company states that…
Thermcraft celebrates its 50th anniversary!
Thermcraft celebrates its 50th anniversary! “Thermcraft was born in January of 1971, in a small warehouse space in downtown Winston Salem, NC. From that small startup operation, Thermcraft has progressively grown into a leading international manufacturer of thermal processing equipment, offering industrial and laboratory furnaces, ovens, high…