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]
“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…
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…
Defense Industry Delivers Dividends to Furnace Builders
Defense Industry Delivers Dividends to Furnace Builders “One device instead of four. A European manufacturer from the defense sector chooses SECO/WARWICK vacuum technology; This Partner has decided on a groundbreaking modernization of its heat treatment processes by placing an order with SECO/WARWICK for a Vector (HPGQ) vacuum furnace…
Heat Treatment of Fasteners-“The Monty” Tours Heat Treat Department
Heat Treatment of Fasteners-“The Monty” Tours Heat Treat Department 60 Years ago “Clyde Fasteners” of East Kilbride, Scotland set out to produce fasteners for a variety of industries including oil & gas, defense, and heavy equipment. From day 1 in house heat treatment was considered a crucial part of the firm’s success-the…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Looks at Heat Treating in “Scotland”
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Looks at Heat Treating in “Scotland” The team at “The Monty Heat Treat News” constantly looks at heat treating around the world-our latest efforts take us to Scotland where the team visited several captive heat treaters. Detailed profiles of these firms will follow but we can share with our…
Furnace Builder Hits 5,000 Mark
Furnace Builder Hits 5,000 Mark “The 5,000th technological solution has just rolled off SECO/WARWICK ’s production line, confirming the Group’s ongoing growth and global standing as one of the leading names in metal heat treatment. This symbolic moment is the result of decades of innovation, investment and global expansion. The five-thousandth…
Heat Treater Moves Up “HIP” Installation
Heat Treater Moves Up “HIP” Installation Over the years “The Monty Heat Treat News” has had the chance to visit commercial heat treater “Wallwork Heat Treatment” in the UK several times-everything you ever wanted to know about the company can be found at “Wallwork Group. Bury, UK” Today we have this press release from the company…
Heat Treat Acquisition-Africa
Heat Treat Acquisition-Africa A number of years back “The Monty Heat Treat News” , did a summary about the heat treatment market in South Africa, included in this summary was one of the largest commercial heat treaters in the country ” Harchris Heat Treatment” . It would now appear that the firm is under new management- “Erindale Holding” to…
Oldest Continuously Running HT in North America-Stop the Presses!
Oldest Continuously Running HT in North America-Stop the Presses! October 23, 2025 we had a news item entitled ” Oldest Continuously Running HT in North America Now Has Single Owner” in which we suggested that Queen City Steel Treating in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA was the oldest continuously running commercial heat treater in North America. Not so…















































































































































