Vacuum Furnace Builder Reports Record Sales
Vacuum Furnace Builder Reports Record Sales “Centorr Vacuum Industries (CVI), based in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, has reported revenue of $18 million for the first half of 2026. The company attributed this performance to demand from the nuclear, hypersonics and Additive Manufacturing sectors. CVI reported orders for multiple vacuum induction…
Major Acquisitions for Heat Treatment Software Supplier
Major Acquisitions for Heat Treatment Software Supplier Visual Shop and Bluestreak Join Forces with Steelhead Technologies Together, the three industry leaders bring decades of heat treating expertise to one platform built for margin and growth “Calumet, MI – Steelhead Technologies announced today the acquisitions of Visual Shop and Bluestreak,…
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]
Aluminum Extrusion Manufacturer Adds Third Nitriding System
Aluminum Extrusion Manufacturer Adds Third Nitriding System “Prosel Aluminum” (Prosel Alüminyum San. ve Tic. A.Ş.), an aluminum extrusion manufacturer based in Turkey, recently inaugurated their third ” Nitrex” nitriding system into its fully integrated in-house die shop. The gas nitrocarburizing capabilities of the new system will be used to…
Change of Ownership for One of North America’s Larger Heat Treaters
Change of Ownership for One of North America’s Larger Heat Treaters Background; “Kittyhawk, Inc.” , is rated as one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America by “The Monty” “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters” . This sale actually took place back in May of this year but for reasons unknown to most it is just now…
Bluewater Thermal Solutions South Bend Facility Earns Third Consecutive Nadcap Merit Accreditation
Bluewater Thermal Solutions South Bend Facility Earns Third Consecutive Nadcap Merit Accreditation (Editors Note; “Bluewater Thermal” is ranked by “The Monty Heat Treat News” as one of the “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters” ) Bluewater Thermal Solutions (BTS), a leading provider of commercial heat treating and thermal processing…
AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace Orders-Update
AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace Orders-Update Earlier this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” had an article entitled ” AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace Orders” (this article can also be found further down this page). To summarize, the rapid growth of Artificial Intelligence Centers has driven a vast increase in electrical…
CAN-ENG Furnaces International Awarded Contract for Advanced Aluminum
CAN-ENG Furnaces International Awarded Contract for Advanced Aluminum Niagara Falls – CAN-ENG Furnaces International Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract for the design and manufacture of a state-of-the-art Continuous Roller Hearth Aluminum Casting T-6 Heat Treatment System. The system will incorporate continuous roller…
“Top 52” List Provides Insight Into North American Heat Treat Industry
“Top 52” List Provides Insight Into North American Heat Treat Industry Since 1999 “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been providing a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America (USA, Canada & Mexico) based upon annual sales. What started as the “10 Largest” morphed into the “25 Largest” which grew into the “52 Largest” in…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” July 2026 Edition.
“The Monty Heat Treat News” July 2026 Edition. Welcome to the July/2026 edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News” , for over 30 years providing the most up to date news and trends about the global heat treatment industry. Some stories in this edition include these; “Top 52” List Provides Insight Into North American Heat Treat Industry Pit Nitriding…
Ipsen Expands TITAN Assembly Line at Vacuum Technology Excellence Center
Ipsen Expands TITAN Assembly Line at Vacuum Technology Excellence Center Ipsen USA is expanding the TITAN assembly line at its Vacuum Technology Excellence Center in Cherry Valley, Illinois. This major investment is expected to increase production capacity from 36 TITAN vacuum furnaces per year to 60, allowing the company to better meet growing…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Speaks With “Dennis Beauchesne” of “ECM USA” About “AI” & “Robotics”
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Speaks With “Dennis Beauchesne” of “ECM USA” About “AI” & “Robotics” Today we are excited to be speaking with “Dennis Beauchesne” of “ECM USA” about “AI” and “Robotics” in the heat treat industry. We are very pleased to be speaking with Dennis Beauchesne of ECM USA, an individual who we at “The Monty” have known…
European Heat Treater Updates Plasma Nitriding System
European Heat Treater Updates Plasma Nitriding System Over the years “The Monty Heat Treat News” has visited and profiled well over 100 captive and commercial heat treaters in Germany, and at the end of the day one of the cleanest, most well organized and modern is ” WERZ Vakuum-Wärmebehandlung GmbH & Co.” , based in Gammertingen, Germany….
Where Are They Now-Dave Orchar
Where Are They Now-Dave Orchar Dave’s history in the North American heat treat industry go way back to the days of “Lindberg Heat Treating” a commercial heat treater swallowed up by the world’s largest commercial heat treater “Bodycote” quite a few years ago now. Since that time Dave has held a variety of high-level sales positions at Bodycote,…
Happy 4th of July!
Happy 4th of July! Happy 4th of July! The offices of WG Montgomery Ltd., “The Monty Heat Treat News” will be closed Friday, July 3rd due to the USA July 4th celebration. Regular news items will resume Monday, July 6th.