“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…
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]
Captive Heat Treater Allied Locke Continues to Expand
Captive Heat Treater Allied Locke Continues to Expand Allied Locke in Dixon, Illinois, USA is one of the premier chain manufacturers in North America and one who firmly believes that heat treating is an integral part of the manufacturing process. Over the course of the past 2 years “The Monty” has mentioned several times about investments the…
Injection Nozzle Manufacturer adds Nitriding Furnaces
Injection Nozzle Manufacturer adds Nitriding Furnaces DUAP AG a supplier of fuel injection nozzles in Switzerland has just added pit nitriding capacity. The company operates both as a manufacturer and as a commercial heat treater. The 2 Rohde supplied furnaces have working dimensions of 1500mm x 2000mm with a weight capacity of 3000 kg and a…
Aluminum Parts Supplier Completes Furnace Install
Aluminum Parts Supplier Completes Furnace Install Earlier this year a supplier of aluminum automotive parts completed the installation of a large Roller Hearth furnace line for a facility in Germany. The line was provided by Italian furnace builder IVR, who offers several solutions for heat treating of aluminum alloy products. In this case the…
Heat Treatment Names in the News
Heat Treatment Names in the News On a regular basis “The Monty Heat Treat News” keeps you up to date on personnel changes in the global heat treatment industry-here is this week’s update; Glenn Ottinger, Vitesse Systems; Glenn Ottinger has just been appointed General Manager, USA West Coast at Vitesse Systems. Glenn spent 16 years with…
Labor Day Holiday
Labor Day Holiday In observance of Labor Day, WG Montgomery Ltd./”The Monty Heat Treat News” will be closed on Monday, September 2. We salute and acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all workers. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, September 3. Have a happy and safe Labor Day weekend! Did you like this article? Click here to…
Nitriding System in Operation
Nitriding System in Operation “Volkan Steels Powders Metal San. Tic ve Ltd. Şti. (V’Steels), a leading Turkish tool steels supplier based in Istanbul, has boosted its production capabilities with the installation of a new Nitrex nitriding/nitrocarburizing system. This addition aligns with V’Steels’ commitment to expanding its value-added heat…
Buehler Introduces Wilson® RH2150 Fully Loaded Rockwell Hardness Tester
Buehler Introduces Wilson® RH2150 Fully Loaded Rockwell Hardness Tester “Buehler is excited to introduce its newest Rockwell Hardness Tester, the Wilson RH2150 , an updated more advanced Rockwell tester with easy programmability, advanced calculations and even verification reminders to ensure compliance. With the launch of the new Wilson RH2150…
Certified Heat Treating, Springfield, Ohio/Promotions
Certified Heat Treating, Springfield, Ohio/Promotions January of 2018 Certified Heat Treating in Springfield, Ohio, USA was acquired by Thermal Process Holdings. Since that time the firm has seen some changes, today we are pleased to announce recent promotions. Further down we have an earlier press release from the company. “Certified Heat…
Solar Atmospheres of California and Kittyhawk Form Strategic Partnership
Solar Atmospheres of California and Kittyhawk Form Strategic Partnership Solar Atmospheres of California and Kittyhawk are pleased to announce a strategic partnership for h eat t reat ing and h ot i sostatic p ressing services . Kittyhawk, has been providing excellent, timely and economical h ot i sostatic p ressing (HIP) services since 1981 for…
Rassieur, Benjamin Franklin, Paulo Products
Rassieur, Benjamin Franklin, Paulo Products It is with regret that we hear about the passing of Benjamin Franklin Rassieur who we know of through Paulo Products Company. Paulo is the second largest commercial heat treater in North America and we have met many of the Rassieur clan over the years, all of whom are good people. “Monday, October 19,…
New Furnace Installation, Bremen, Germany
New Furnace Installation, Bremen, Germany Yesterday as part of our “Monday Morning Briefing” we had a really cool photo of a brand new furnace installation at IWT in Bremen, Germany https://themonty.com/monday-morning-briefing-75/ What made the photo so interesting was that it was taken in the dark and was bathed in a blue light. We can now add…
Komatsu Mining Corp., Heat Treat Project Update
Komatsu Mining Corp., Heat Treat Project Update As part of our Monday Morning Briefing we had the note below about mining equipment giant Komatsu adding a state of the art heat treating department to their new facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. To update this story we can say that the entire heat treatment department will be housed in its own…