“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 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…
International Tier 1 Auto Supplier Orders Vacuum Furnace for One of Their Mexico Facilities
International Tier 1 Auto Supplier Orders Vacuum Furnace for One of Their Mexico Facilities “International Tier 1 Automotive Supplier Headquartered in the USA Orders Vector for One of Their Mexico Facilities; The Vector® will increase the plant’s production capacity for brazing stainless heat exchangers alongside an existing fleet of furnaces. …
Inductotherm CEO Steps Down
Inductotherm CEO Steps Down “Inductotherm Group, a global provider of thermal processing technologies based in Rancocas, N.J., has announced that Gary Doyon has stepped down from his role as CEO, a position he held for 15 years. Mick Nallen and Satyen Prabhu have succeeded him as co-leaders of the company. Doyon, who has been with the company…
Interpower Induction-A Growing Force in the Induction Heating Industry
Interpower Induction-A Growing Force in the Induction Heating Industry Last week we had an interesting news item about Interpower Induction acquiring KVA Induction, a story which can be found at https://themonty.com/interpower-induction-adds-kva-induction-to-its-group-of-companies/ While the story was not a complete surprise to the team at “…
Piston Ring Manufacturer Adds Third Nitriding System
Piston Ring Manufacturer Adds Third Nitriding System “Nitrex continues to set the standard in stainless steel nitriding with the successful installation of a third advanced system at Asimco Shuanghuan Piston Ring (Yizheng) Co., Ltd . This latest addition highlights Asimco’s commitment to enhancing production capabilities and reinforcing their…
AFC-Holcroft to Enter Vacuum Carburizing with Oil Quenching Market?
AFC-Holcroft to Enter Vacuum Carburizing with Oil Quenching Market? Recently we have had several posts asking the burning question “ Is Vacuum Carburizing with Oil Quenching a Growing Trend in the Heat Treatment Industry” ? The post below from December 18/2020 started our conversation. We posed the question as furnace builders SECO and ECM both…
Mark Hemsath, SECO/WARWICK-The Interview
Mark Hemsath, SECO/WARWICK-The Interview We are very pleased to be able to offer an interview with an individual we very much respect, Mr. Mark Hemsath, VP Super IQ and Nitriding, SECO Vacuum. Describe your position and history with SECO/VACUUM. Hi Gord, I am currently the North American lead for two of our signature technologies. SECO/WARWICK…
McLaughlin Furnace Group Appoints WG Montgomery Ltd., as Exclusive Representatives
McLaughlin Furnace Group Appoints WG Montgomery Ltd., as Exclusive Representatives Effective January 4, 2021 McLaughlin Furnace Group of Avilla, Indiana, USA has appointed independent manufacturers representative firm WG Montgomery Ltd., as exclusive representatives for the territories of Canada and New York state. Jeff McLaughlin, founder of the…
Wolfgang Schmahl GmbH & Co. KG Expands Low Pressure Carburizing (LPC) Department
Wolfgang Schmahl GmbH & Co. KG Expands Low Pressure Carburizing (LPC) Department In Velbert, Germany gear supplier Wolfgang Schmahl GmbH & Co., has long been a believer in low pressure carburizing (LPC) and to prove it they have added more capacity. The company had an existing system from IHI and to close out 2020 they completed…
Robert Wooler Company Closing-The End of an Era
Robert Wooler Company Closing-The End of an Era It is truly with regret that we mention the closing of one of the oldest commercial heat treating companies in North America, the Robert Wooler Company of Dresher, Pennsylvania, USA. Founded in 1923 the company has a very impressive history which includes NADCAP certification which allowed the firm…
FPM Heat Treating-New President & CEO
FPM Heat Treating-New President & CEO FPM Heat Treating headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois has long been one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America as rated by “The Monty Heat Treat News” https://themonty.com/project/largest-north-american-commercial-heat-treats-august-2020/ So when changes occur at the company it…