“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]
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…
What is Heat Treatment?
What is Heat Treatment? Recently “The Monty Heat Treat News” has had two articles about the size of the global heat treatment market; https://themonty.com/global-heat-treatment-market-size/ and https://themonty.com/global-heat-treatment-market-size-2/ As “The Monty Team” pointed out, the most difficult part about coming up with an accurate…
TREMEC-Do Manufacturers Make Good Commercial Heat Treaters?
TREMEC-Do Manufacturers Make Good Commercial Heat Treaters? Over the years “The Monty Heat Treat News” has had the opportunity to visit automotive transmission supplier and in house heat treater “Tremec” several times, the most recent being in April of this year (details of the company and their heat-treating department can be found below). …
(DECEMBER 2022) Do Manufacturers Make Good Commercial Heat Treaters-Kern Liebers
(DECEMBER 2022) Do Manufacturers Make Good Commercial Heat Treaters-Kern Liebers THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A MANUFACTURER OFFERING COMMERCIAL HEAT TREATING AND TIES IN WITH OUR STORY ABOUT TRANSMISSION SUPPLIER TREMEC OFFERING COMMERCIAL HEAT TREATING Over the years “ The Monty Heat Treat News ” has had the privilege of visiting two locations of…
Burloak Technologies Installing In-House Heat Treatment Department
Burloak Technologies Installing In-House Heat Treatment Department THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A MANUFACTURER OFFERING COMMERCIAL HEAT TREATING AND TIES IN WITH OUR STORY ABOUT TRANSMISSION SUPPLIER TREMEC OFFERING COMMERCIAL HEAT TREATING Earlier this year we had an exclusive news item about how Additive Manufacturing firm Burloak Technologies…
USA Commercial Heat Treater Sold
USA Commercial Heat Treater Sold Commercial heat treat Metalex Thermal Specialties in Colorado, USA has new owners. This is a plant which has been in business for quite some time offering vacuum heat treating, oil hardening, stress relieving, annealing and many other processes, under the direction of Greg Alexander. The new owners are Debra…
Can-Eng Furnaces Commissions 6,000 Pound Per Hour Mesh Belt Furnace Line
Can-Eng Furnaces Commissions 6,000 Pound Per Hour Mesh Belt Furnace Line According to this press release Canadian furnace builder Can-Eng Furnaces recently started up a 6,000 pound per hour mesh belt furnace line; Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd., recently commissioned a 6,000-pound/hour mesh belt furnace to a supplier of safety-critical…
Canadian Thanksgiving Monday, October 12 2020
Canadian Thanksgiving Monday, October 12 2020 Monday October 12th us Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving. Consequently the offices of “The Monty Heat Treat News” will be closed with regular heat treatment news updates resuming Tuesday October 13th. Did you like this article? Click here to subscribe to The Monty .
ECM ECO Furnace-What the Heck is It?
ECM ECO Furnace-What the Heck is It? Last week furnace builder ECM issued a press release about an ECO furnace, a furnace which they feel is a very interesting alternative to a batch IQ or Sealed quench furnace. The press release caught our attention and we asked Dennis Beauchesne General Manager of ECM USA a few questions-these are his answers….
What’s It Worth-2 Bar Quenching Horizontal Vacuum Furnace
What’s It Worth-2 Bar Quenching Horizontal Vacuum Furnace From time to time we play the “what’s it worth” game about the value of a used heat treat furnace, today we look at quite an unusual item. What we are looking at is an unused horizontal vacuum furnace with working dimensions of 36″ X 48″ X 30″, an operating temperature of 2500F, a…
Wickert Press Quenching-An Interview with Mr. Hans-Joachim Wickert
Wickert Press Quenching-An Interview with Mr. Hans-Joachim Wickert Press Quenching (also known as fixture hardening) has long been known as a technology to reduce distortion in parts and is typically found in captive heat treating departments of gear or bearing manufacturers. Today we speak with Mr. Hans-Joachim Wickert, Managing Director of…