Phoenix Heat Treat Adds a Further Batch IQ Furnace
In November of 2022 Dale and Gord Montgomery had the priviledge of visiting commercial heat treater Phoenix Heat Treat in Phoenix, Arizona, USA-our summary can be found below. Today we are able to give you an update about the company adding more furnace capacity. As we speak the company is taking...
Captive/Commercial Heat Treater Adds “Twin Vacuum Furnaces”
The largest captive/commercial heat treater in Portugal is a steel supplier by the name of "Ramada Acos SA". "The Monty Heat Treat News" visited their facility in Ovar, Portugal in 2021 and what we saw was a very substantial and impressive heat treat department with a mixture of atmosphere and...
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]
Easter Good Friday
“The Monty Heat Treat News” will be closed Friday, April 7, 2023 due to Easter Friday. Regular news items will resume Monday April 10. Did you like this article? Click here to subscribe to The Monty. View our recent magazines and podcasts by clicking the following link....
Busch USA Continues Expansion
(Virginia Beach, VA, USA) -- Busch USA is pleased to announce the acquisition of Vac-Tech Inc., a vacuum pump service and sales provider for precision high vacuum pumps in the semiconductor, electronics, and solar markets. Vac-Tech has two locations, one in Phoenix, AZ, and the other in Richardson,...
“The Monty Heat Treat News” April 2023 Edition
The link below will take you to the April 2023 Edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News”, for almost 30 years offering the most up to date information about the global heat treatment industry. In this 92 page edition you will find these stories and more; https://fliphtml5.com/gvbzt/xrop Busch Vacuum...
Change in Management at Thermal Process Holdings
Thermal Process Holdings is ranked by “The Monty Heat Treat News” as one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America-find out their ranking at The Monty Heat Treat News – 50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treats 2022 | The Monty Effective March 30, 2023 the President and CEO of...
California, USA Heat Treater Closes Doors
"In Chatworth, California, USA we find a small commercial by the name of Thermal Technologies who summarize their company thusly; "Thermal Tech, Inc. (TTI) provides thermal processing of materials for a variety of industries including aerospace, automotive and medical. We strive to meet customer...
Furnace Manufacturer Delivers a Nitriding System in Turkey
Arslan Aluminyum recently added three new extrusion presses to its production, increasing the demand for nitriding dies and necessitating a large-capacity nitriding system for the biggest press. Because the plant was upgraded and a new nitriding system furnace was required to help double the...
Solar Atmospheres Commissions Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
“February 24, 2020 - To meet the challenges of the metal treating industry, Solar Atmospheres recently purchased and commissioned a Hitachi smart Scanning Electron Microscope. The FlexSEM1000 II will allow Solar to meet customer needs, such as strict requirements for low level contamination from...
Monday Morning Briefing
Abbot Furnace Receives Order for Calcine Furnace Scheduled for Delivery Q2 2020; St. Mary’s, PA: Abbott Furnace Company is proud to announce that a multinational corporation that specializes in producing chemicals and precious metals and operating in more than 30 countries worldwide has placed...
Metcor Embarks on Major Expansion
Right in our own backyard, (Quebec, Canada to be exact) we see that commercial heat treater Metcor has invested over $2 million into their St. Eustache facility. We will have more details and photos next week but for today we will share with you this press release from furnace builder Pyradia who...
ECM Technologies Welcomes Bill Gornicki as Director of Sales at ECM USA, Inc.
“Pleasant Prairie, WI – February 19, 2020 - ECM Technologies is pleased to announce the appointment of Bill Gornicki as Director of Sales at ECM USA, Inc. in Pleasant Prairie, WI. Previously of Diablo Furnaces, ALD Vacuum Systems and Ipsen, Bill joins the ECM USA team with 30 years of heat treat...
Aerojet Rocketdyne Vacuum Furnace Sold
For some time we have had listed a very unusual item, a monster Abar Ipsen vacuum furnace with 6 bar quenching and a "rotator" design. It was located at an Aeroject Rocketdyne facility in California which closed down some time ago. Well we mention it today because it was sold just last week. If you...
BMI To Install 2 Vacuum Temper Furnaces
Furnace builder BMI currently has under construction 2 large vertical vacuum temper furnaces at their facility near Lyon, France. The first is a model VSE86T with a weight capacity of 2,000Kg and with gas addition. The second a model V6TH200 (as seen in the foreground of this photo) has a weight...













