“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]
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…
Aalberts Surface Technologies UK Adds Another Plasma Nitrider
Aalberts Surface Technologies UK Adds Another Plasma Nitrider “Aalberts Surface Technologies UK is continuing it’s investment with another plasma nitrider, we are thrilled to announce the addition of a further Plasma Nitriding furnace at our Telford site. The furnace significantly enhances our overall capacity and capability, representing further…
Bodycote enters production for increased HIP capacity in Southeastern US
Bodycote enters production for increased HIP capacity in Southeastern US “Bodycote, the world’s largest thermal processing services provider, has begun production for its previously reported expansion of Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) services in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. In recognition of the growing market for additive manufacturing and…
Tim McGurn, Duffy Company, Retiring
Tim McGurn, Duffy Company, Retiring One of the oldest heat treat representative firms in North America is the Duffy Company in the Chicago, Illinois, USA area. For many years the company has repped for firms such as SSi, Williams, Wisconsin Oven and several others, this is in addition to their distribution of stop off paints, generator catalyst…
Steve Sherwood, Hauck Heat Treatment Retiring
Steve Sherwood, Hauck Heat Treatment Retiring Our previous news item mentioned how Tim McGurn of the Duffy Company in th US was retiring after many years in the heat treatment industry. In the UK we see that Steve Sherwood who was Works Manger at commercial heat treater Hauck in Cheltenham will also be retiring at the end of this year. “After 40…
Can Eng Ships Cast Link Belt Furnace
Can Eng Ships Cast Link Belt Furnace Recently we had a press release from Canadian furnace builder Can Eng landing a few new orders. This photo shows a cast link belt line in the process of being shipped. While cast link belt lines have largely fallen out of favor over the past decade due to the advantages of mesh belt lines there are certain…
Ambrell’s First System Retired After Nearly 35 Years of Service
Ambrell’s First System Retired After Nearly 35 Years of Service “ Ambrell Corporation, an inTEST Company and a leading manufacturer of induction heating solutions worldwide, now has the very first system it shipped out nearly 35 years ago. The system, known as Unit #1, was recently retired by Leonardi Manufacturing (www.leonarditreecare.com), a…
Bodycote Installing McLaughlin Batch IQ Furnaces
Bodycote Installing McLaughlin Batch IQ Furnaces As we speak McLaughlin Furnace Group is completing installation of a multi furnace Batch IQ Installation at the world’s largest commercial heat treater, UK based Bodycote. The location is in North America and commissioning of the equipment will be completed first quarter of 2021. “About Bodycote;…
Is Vacuum Carburizing with Oil Quenching a Growing Trend in the Heat Treatment Industry?
Is Vacuum Carburizing with Oil Quenching a Growing Trend in the Heat Treatment Industry? Last week we had an article entitled “Vacuum Carburizing with Oil Quenching a Growing Trend in the Heat Treatment Industry” , which generated a great deal of attention because of a change in direction by several of the furnace builders themselves-lets start…