“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]
USA PM Firm Places Order for 6 New Vacuum Sintering Furnaces
USA PM Firm Places Order for 6 New Vacuum Sintering Furnaces “SECO/VACUUM has only existed since 2017, but its legacy goes back a lot further than that. Parent company SECO/WARWICK had been building a variety of CAB, aluminum, atmosphere and vacuum furnaces for decades, but by 2017 it was apparent that vacuum heat treating had become so…
Rapid Progress on Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Expansion
Rapid Progress on Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Expansion The new 20,000-square-foot expansion of the Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Inc. facility is advancing swiftly. The Delta Industrial team has made significant progress by erecting the entire steel structure in only one week. The new building will not only house additional vacuum and air…
USA Commercial Heat Treater in Receivership-“Metals Technology”
USA Commercial Heat Treater in Receivership-“Metals Technology” Yesterday we had a news item entitled “USA Commercial Heat Treater Enters Receivership” https://themonty.com/usa-commercial-heat-treater-enters-receivership/ and as promised “The Monty Heat Treat News” followed up on this story-this is what we found out; While it would…
Furnace Builder Expanding USA Manufacturing Location
Furnace Builder Expanding USA Manufacturing Location “As part of its strategy to better serve its North American customers, the SECO/WARWICK Group, the parent company of SECO/VACUUM and SECO/WARWICK USA, has committed to expanding its manufacturing capacity in Meadville, Pennsylvania by relocating a portion of its manufacturing and a…
HARRY HALL Obituary
HARRY HALL Obituary “Harry” George Henry Hall, husband of Etta (Jordan) Hall, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, August 3, 2024, with loved ones by his side, in his 75th year. Harry was born on August 1, 1949, in Belfast, Northern lreland. He was born to late “Prue” Prudence Alexandra (Wylie) and late George Henry “Geordie” Hall. Harry was the…
USA Commercial Heat Treater Enters “Receivership”
USA Commercial Heat Treater Enters “Receivership” ” The Monty Heat Treat News ” is tracking down a story about a large commercial heat treater in the Chicago, IL., USA area recently entering “receivership”. We have to confess that we were not entirely sure what this entails-hence this brief description. Our understanding is that this…
Rex Heat Treat Installs SECO/WARWICK Super IQ Furnace
Rex Heat Treat Installs SECO/WARWICK Super IQ Furnace To this rather interesting press release we can add this background about REX Heat Treat. To find out how Rex compares in size to other North American commercial heat treaters we would suggest checking out “The Monty” which offers the only ranking in the world about the relative size of…
Firearms Heat Treatment
Firearms Heat Treatment August 21, 2020 we had a news item about how a bright spot in the worldwide heat treatment industry is that of firearms (the original note can be found below). A perfect example of that would be Italian gun manufacturer Beretta. Up until 2016 Beretta had been manufacturing in Maryland, USA but due to the states very tough…
Nutec Bickley Installs Roller Hearth Furnace
Nutec Bickley Installs Roller Hearth Furnace Furnace builder Nutec Bickley in Monterrey, Mexico recently installed a roller hearth furnace at a Mexican supplier of forged parts for the auto industry. The furnace will be normalizing automotive parts and other motor system components, for instance for motor vehicles and truck tractors. The system…
Monday Morning Briefing
Monday Morning Briefing Powdered Metal parts supplier Capstan Inc. , based in California is in the process of installed a brand new Abbott sintering furnace and nitrogen system at their facility in Guadalajara, Mexico. The installation will be completed by the fourth quarter of 2020 and this investment will bring this plant in line with others…
Ipsen Reports Strong Start to Third Quarter
Ipsen Reports Strong Start to Third Quarter “Despite uncertain market conditions presented by the Coronavirus pandemic, Ipsen saw an increase in orders placed during July, building positive momentum for the third quarter. Ipsen was awarded five vacuum furnace orders between four customers, each with unique process requirements in the aerospace,…
Firearms-A Bright Spot in the Heat Treatment Industry
Firearms-A Bright Spot in the Heat Treatment Industry There is not the slightest reason for us to state the obvious; in the age of COVID-19 the vast majority of captive and commercial heat treaters alike are not having a good year with one exception-firearms! Every single company which heat treats gun components or munitions either in house or…