“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]
USA Commercial Heat Treater in Receivership-“Metals Technology”
USA Commercial Heat Treater in Receivership-“Metals Technology” Yesterday we had a news item entitled “USA Commercial Heat Treater Enters Receivership” https://themonty.com/usa-commercial-heat-treater-enters-receivership/ and as promised “The Monty Heat Treat News” followed up on this story-this is what we found out; While it would…
Furnace Builder Expanding USA Manufacturing Location
Furnace Builder Expanding USA Manufacturing Location “As part of its strategy to better serve its North American customers, the SECO/WARWICK Group, the parent company of SECO/VACUUM and SECO/WARWICK USA, has committed to expanding its manufacturing capacity in Meadville, Pennsylvania by relocating a portion of its manufacturing and a…
HARRY HALL Obituary
HARRY HALL Obituary “Harry” George Henry Hall, husband of Etta (Jordan) Hall, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, August 3, 2024, with loved ones by his side, in his 75th year. Harry was born on August 1, 1949, in Belfast, Northern lreland. He was born to late “Prue” Prudence Alexandra (Wylie) and late George Henry “Geordie” Hall. Harry was the…
USA Commercial Heat Treater Enters “Receivership”
USA Commercial Heat Treater Enters “Receivership” ” The Monty Heat Treat News ” is tracking down a story about a large commercial heat treater in the Chicago, IL., USA area recently entering “receivership”. We have to confess that we were not entirely sure what this entails-hence this brief description. Our understanding is that this…
Top Heat Treatment Industry News Stories Week Starting August 5th
Top Heat Treatment Industry News Stories Week Starting August 5th Our Top 3 Heat Treatment News stories for the week of August 5th to August 9th as ranked by our readers include these; 1. Bodycote enters production for increased HIP capacity in Southeastern US; “Bodycote, the world’s largest thermal processing services provider, has begun…
CAN-ENG Furnaces Awarded 2 Contracts
CAN-ENG Furnaces Awarded 2 Contracts “CAN-ENG Furnaces International Ltd. has been awarded two contracts from different producers for the processing of high volume, specialty automotive components. The two systems being supplied represent CAN-ENG’s high-capacity line of Mesh Belt Heat Treatment Systems and include oil quench hardening and salt…
Hyster-Yale Alabama To Auction Off Heat Treat Department-Outsource Heat Treatment
Hyster-Yale Alabama To Auction Off Heat Treat Department-Outsource Heat Treatment In Sulligent, Alabama, USA we see that fork lift gear manufacturer Hyster-Yale will be auctioning off a great deal of equipment and this includes their entire rather antiquated heat treat department. The reasonably large heat treat department consists mainly of…
Rohde Schutzgasoefen GmbH Chosen To Partner in Energy Project
Rohde Schutzgasoefen GmbH Chosen To Partner in Energy Project Furnace manufacturer Rohde Schutzgasoefen GmbH of Hanau, Germany is very pleased to be selected as a partner for the ETA factory which is forming a research group “ETA | Energy Technologies and Applications in Production”. Attached photo is courtesy of TU Darmstadt / PTW /…
Furnace Builder AVS Has a New Owner-Read All About It
Furnace Builder AVS Has a New Owner-Read All About It “AVS, Inc., Ayer MA, USA a leading manufacturer of custom vacuum and pressure furnaces, is pleased to announce the successful transfer of ownership from Steven Levesque to Jacob (Jake) Krashan. Since 1984, Steven Levesque had committed his life’s work to the design, development, and…
Accurate Brazing’s Garlington Road Facility in Greenville, SC Receives NADCAPR Accreditation For Heat Treating
Accurate Brazing’s Garlington Road Facility in Greenville, SC Receives NADCAPR Accreditation For Heat Treating Want to know how Accurate compares in size to other commercial heat treaters in North America? Also interested in learning about the company’s ties with European commercial heat treaters? Then look no further than “The Monty Heat…
Vacuum Carburizing/CI Hayes
Vacuum Carburizing/CI Hayes In our recent articles about vacuum carburizing (Low Pressure Carburizing) we pointed out that the true pioneer in the industry was furnace builder CI Hayes in the USA. CI Hayes was acquired by furnace manufacturer Gasbarre a number of years ago and the President of the company Mr. Ben Gasbarre has weighed in with…
Jacob Krashan, AVS Inc., Ayer, Massachusetts, USA
Jacob Krashan, AVS Inc., Ayer, Massachusetts, USA So who is Jacob (Jake) Krashan and why should we care? Jake is a long time employee of AVS Inc., a manufacturer of custom vacuum and pressure furnaces who just recently became CEO and owner of the company. Currently we have few details about Jake and how this came about, however we are expecting a…