“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]
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
Roger Jones Solar Atmospheres-a Giant in the Industry
Roger Jones Solar Atmospheres-a Giant in the Industry It is with incredible regret that we mention the passing of a giant in the North American heat-treating industry, Mr. Roger A. Jones of Solar Atmospheres. While we have few details at this time we do have this brief history of his career in the heat treatment industry; “A 1974 graduate of…
CAN-ENG Furnaces International, Ltd., Plant #2 Expansion
CAN-ENG Furnaces International, Ltd., Plant #2 Expansion “CAN-ENG Furnaces International, Ltd. (CAN-ENG), Niagara Falls, Ontario, announces that it has made a major investment in their Plant #2 Operations, St. Catharines, Ontario. The expansion will consist of adding 45,000 ft 2 of modern manufacturing space and 18,000 ft 2 of future office…
Aalberts Surface Technologies, Värnamo, Sweden Completes Major Upgrade
Aalberts Surface Technologies, Värnamo, Sweden Completes Major Upgrade Today we are looking at the Aalberts Surface Technologies facility in Värnamo, Sweden part of one of the largest surface treatment and commercial heat treating organizations in the world. Our host today is Mr. Mirko Dandic, who became plant manager in November 2018-Mirko…
Medical Device Manufacturer in US Southeast Adds More Vacuum Furnace Capacity
Medical Device Manufacturer in US Southeast Adds More Vacuum Furnace Capacity “ Solar Manufacturing recently shipped a Mentor ® vacuum furnace to a medical device and implant manufacturer in the Southeast USA. The Model HFL-2018-2IQ features an all-metal insulated hot zone, a load weight capacity of up to 250 lbs., and a maximum operating…
Nitrion Do Brazil Makes Major Investment in Vacuum Nitriding Capacity
Nitrion Do Brazil Makes Major Investment in Vacuum Nitriding Capacity Last week we had a rumor about commercial heat treater Nitrion Do Brazil making a major investment in more vacuum nitriding furnaces, today we can say that the rumor was true and at the same time offer a few more details. This photo shows furnaces #2 and #3 which were recently…
“The Heat Treat Podcast” Speaks with Mr. Tracy Dougherty of AFC-Holcroft
“The Heat Treat Podcast” Speaks with Mr. Tracy Dougherty of AFC-Holcroft “The Heat Treat Podcast” is the first Podcast dedicated to the heat treatment industry and community. The founder, Mr. Carlos Torres explains that the mission is to deliver heat treat information from the experts to the new generation of heat treaters through social…
GE Aviation, Delaware USA, Auctions Off Surplus Heat Treating Furnaces
GE Aviation, Delaware USA, Auctions Off Surplus Heat Treating Furnaces Starting January 21/2021 auction company “The Branford Group” was charged with auctioning off surplus equipment located at the GE Aviation facility in Delaware, USA. Included in the auction were 4 heat treat related items with the main one an almost new Ipsen/VFS vacuum…
Metallurgical Services, Dayton, Ohio-First HT Acquisition of 2021
Metallurgical Services, Dayton, Ohio-First HT Acquisition of 2021 Commercial heat treater Metallurgical Services in Dayton, Ohio has a new owner, Wilse Inc., an Indiana-based holding company. Metallurgical Services is part of Miller Consolidated Industries (MCI), which provides commercial heat treating, black oxide processing, metallurgical…