AICHELIN Americas Appoints Wm. Wright & Associates as Regional Representative
AICHELIN Americas Appoints Wm. Wright & Associates as Regional Representative (Editors Note; Wm. Wright & Associates has represented AFC-Holcroft in their US Midwest territory for many years. What is new is that they will now also be representing some of the other companies under Aichelin’s banner including Nitrex, G-M and UPC-Marathon)….
Tool Manufacturer Overhauls “ECM” FLEX Vacuum Furnace
Tool Manufacturer Overhauls “ECM” FLEX Vacuum Furnace Longstanding ECM USA customer, Andis (Sturtevant, WI family-owned professional grade electric hair clipper/handheld grooming tools manufacturer), recently successfully finalized their FLEX vacuum furnace system PLC upgrade with a top-of-the-line processor and communication network. This 3-cell…
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 Powdered Metal Firm Commissions Sintering Furnace
USA Powdered Metal Firm Commissions Sintering Furnace (Editors Note; Metco Industries is located in St. Marys, PA, USA the powdered metal capital of the world) “Abbott Furnace Company has successfully delivered and commissioned a seven-zone continuous belt sintering furnace for Metco Industries. The system incorporates Abbott’s latest…
Aerospace Firm Makes Major Investment in Vacuum Heat Treat Furnaces
Aerospace Firm Makes Major Investment in Vacuum Heat Treat Furnaces (Editor’s Note; GE Aerospace is one of the largest in-house heat treaters in the world in terms of vacuum heat-treating capacity. Over the years “The Monty Heat Treat News” has had numerous stories about GE Aerospace divisions adding vacuum heat treat capacity, along the same…
End of the Line for World’s Largest Plasma Nitriding Location
End of the Line for World’s Largest Plasma Nitriding Location At one point in time the “Bosch Fuel Systems” location in Kentwood, Michigan, USA boasted what was probably the largest plasma nitriding location in the world (Source; the late David Pye who knew as much or more about plasma nitriding as anybody in the world). At one point…
USA Heat Treater Makes Major Investments
USA Heat Treater Makes Major Investments Advanced Heat Treat Corp.® (AHT), a recognized leader in heat treat services and metallurgical solutions, has invested in two additional pieces of equipment at its Cullman, Alabama location. The equipment will expand capacity for induction hardening and gas nitriding, supporting increased production…
When NOT to Bring Heat Treating In-House-A Case Study
When NOT to Bring Heat Treating In-House-A Case Study It is always a hot topic whether manufacturers should bring heat treating in house or “farm” it out to commercial heat treaters. Many considerations enter the mix including; Do the volumes justify the high costs of installing a heat treat department? Does the manufacturer want to add a process…
Heat Treatment Names in the News
Heat Treatment Names in the News Lets start off the week of March 9th, 2026 by having a look at some well known (and some not so well known) individuals who are changing direction in the global heat treatment industry; Jim Feltner, CEO, FPM Heat Treating . For a number of years now Jim Feltner has been CEO of one of the largest commercial heat…
New Plant Manager For One of the Largest North American Heat Treaters
New Plant Manager For One of the Largest North American Heat Treaters In 2024 “The Monty Heat Treat News” visited one of the “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters”, ” Parker Trutec”, based in Springfield, Ohio (the original story is below and it can also be found at ” Parker Trutec-One of the Largest Commercial Heat Treaters in…
Furnace Builder Lands Another Vacuum Furnace Order
Furnace Builder Lands Another Vacuum Furnace Order “SECO/WARWICK will supply a single-chamber Vector vacuum furnace to a leading manufacturer of advanced technological solutions for the aerospace industry. This will be the third SECO/WARWICK vacuum device operating at the Partner’s Indonesian facility. The new furnace will enhance…
A Legacy of Leadership: Celebrating Simon Blantern’s 47 Years with Bodycote
A Legacy of Leadership: Celebrating Simon Blantern’s 47 Years with Bodycote Marking nearly five decades of innovation, mentorship, and excellence in the global heat-treatment industry. (Editors Note; In the attached photo Simon is second from the right. This photo is from a story we did in 2021 entitled “Bodycote/Rolls Royce, Derby, UK” ….
“The Monty” Partners with “Heat Treat Depot” for Savings
“The Monty” Partners with “Heat Treat Depot” for Savings “HTD offers New, Surplus Inventory and Used Products at competitive prices! With thousands of products from hundreds of manufacturers, these products are in stock and ready to be shipped. HTD was designed to create a resource for buyers, that they can refer to…
Oldest Continuously Running HT in North America Now Has Single Owner
Oldest Continuously Running HT in North America Now Has Single Owner Earlier this week “The Monty Heat Treat News” had a news item entitled “Heat Treat 2025”-Things You Have to Know”. This news item featured a number of trivia points about the heat treatment industry which every heat treater worth their salt should know. A reader responded…
MTI Technical Standards Committee Advances Industry Initiatives at Nadcap Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA
MTI Technical Standards Committee Advances Industry Initiatives at Nadcap Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA The Metal Treating Institute (MTI) Technical Standards Committee met in conjunction with the Nadcap meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to discuss critical issues shaping the future of technical standards and audit compliance across the…