Pit Nitriding Furnace “Hat Trick” for Furnace Builder
Pit Nitriding Furnace “Hat Trick” for Furnace Builder Since we are in the midst of the world’s largest sporting event of 2026 ” FIFA World Cup 2026™ , please allow us to use a “sporting” term for the title of this press release. “McLaughlin Furnace Group” of Avilla, Indiana, USA is pleased to announce that in the past few months they have seen an…
500 Heating Cells and Counting: ECM Celebrates North America Milestone
500 Heating Cells and Counting: ECM Celebrates North America Milestone Pleasant Prairie, WI – June 22, 2026 – Just over a year after celebrating a long-standing automotive customer’s achievement of processing their 1,000,000th load through their ECM vacuum furnace systems, ECM has achieved another major accomplishment – the commissioning of the…
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]
“Amsted” Automotive Shows a Clean, Efficient “In-House” Heat Treat Department
“Amsted” Automotive Shows a Clean, Efficient “In-House” Heat Treat Department Prior to the “ASM” Heat Treat Conference being held in Monterrey, Mexico April 14-16th, 2026 Gord Montgomery of “The Monty Heat Treat News” had the opportunity to visit auto and truck component supplier “Amsted Automotive” in Monterrey, Mexico. The plant which…
Where Are They Now-Jim Buntjer
Where Are They Now-Jim Buntjer “Jim Buntjer” is a very familiar face in the US Midwest commercial heat treating industry having worked with firms such as “Bluewater Thermal” in the Rockford, IL area, “Service Heat Treating” in Milwaukee and “Thermal Process Holdings” also in Rockford. Mr. Buntjer recently made a change and is now VP of…
“Aalberts Surface Technologies”-FNC “Supersized”
“Aalberts Surface Technologies”-FNC “Supersized” August of 2017 commercial heat treater “Paulo”(now part of global commercial heat treater Aalberts Surface Technologies) broke ground on what was originally to be a 45,000 square foot facility in Monterrey, Mexico focusing on heat treating of automotive components. April of 2018 production started…
Turbine Rebuilder Doubles Heat Treating Capacity
Turbine Rebuilder Doubles Heat Treating Capacity (Editors Note: this story is very closely related to a story we had just last week ” AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace Orders “) ” Trinity Turbine Technology ” in Rosharon, Texas, USA, a family owned turbine rebuilder has a problem which many companies would like to have, too much…
“The Monty” Looks at the Mexican Heat Treat Market
“The Monty” Looks at the Mexican Heat Treat Market This week “Gord Montgomery” of “The Monty Heat Treat News” will be having a close look at the state of heat treating in the Mexican market. While Mexico does boast a fledgling aerospace industry centered around Queretaro the true success story for Mexican in-house heat treaters lies in the auto…
“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…
Ipsen Invests in Pyrometry Certification for Field Service Engineers
Ipsen Invests in Pyrometry Certification for Field Service Engineers Ten Ipsen field service engineers are completing Pyrometry II training through the Performance Review Institute (PRI), a national organization that focuses on certification for processes that need to meet Nadcap and AMS standards. These engineers are on track to be fully…
USA Heat Treater Continues to Invest in New Equipment
USA Heat Treater Continues to Invest in New Equipment (Editors Note; SWMT is ranked as one of the “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025” according to “The Monty Heat Treat News” ) “Fort Worth, Texas — November 17, 2025 — Southwest Metal Treating Corp (SWMT), a leading provider of precision heat-treating services and an…
Heat Treating Automotive Brake Rotors-“Paulo”
Heat Treating Automotive Brake Rotors-“Paulo” Back in 2009 furnace builder JL Becker, Co., (acquired by “Gasbarre” in 2011) working with commercial heat treater “Woodworth, Inc.” , in Flint, Michigan, USA revolutionized the automotive brake rotor sector by offering FNC (ferritic nitrocarburizing) in large tip-up furnaces. The…
USA Induction Heating Equipment Supplier Acquired
USA Induction Heating Equipment Supplier Acquired “Aluminium extrusion company Extrutec North America , has acquired Induction Professionals , leading to the formation of the new company Induction Professional Solutions (IPS). The acquisition will combine Extrutec’s energy efficient technology with Induction Professionals extensive experience…
Heat Treatment of “Rockbreaker” Steel Tools
Heat Treatment of “Rockbreaker” Steel Tools “Rockbreaker” is a trade name for a steel hydraulic hammer tool used in the construction, mining, quarrying and demolition industries to literally break rock and concrete. The name is owned by “Caldervale Group Ltd” ., of Airdrie, Scotland who manufacturers and ships the tools around the…
Bodycote Opening New Facility in Fairfield, Ohio, USA-“Update”
Bodycote Opening New Facility in Fairfield, Ohio, USA-“Update” August 19th of the year we had this news item about a new commercial heat treating facility in Fairfield, Ohio, USA ” Bodycote Opening New Facility in Fairfield, Ohio, USA”-we now have this update about the location achieving Nadcap Accreditation (Editors Note: while…