“ITAR” Compliance an Important Accreditation For Commercial Heat Treaters
“ITAR” Compliance an Important Accreditation For Commercial Heat Treaters June 23rd, we had this story about “Texas Heat Treating” becoming “ITAR” registered earlier this year; ” USA Heat Treater Now “ITAR” Registered “. As it turns out “Texas Heat Treating” is the second commercial heat treater in the state to become “ITAR” Registered, “Lark…
MTI’s 2028 YES Leadership Development Program Sells Out in Just Five Days
MTI’s 2028 YES Leadership Development Program Sells Out in Just Five Days The Metal Treating Institute (MTI) has announced that its 2028 YES (Young Executives Society) Leadership Development Program sold out in just five days after registration opened on July 1, making it one of the fastest-selling classes in the program’s history. 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]
Gear Manufacturer Adds 4th Nitriding System
Gear Manufacturer Adds 4th Nitriding System “In today’s automotive industry, where innovation and sustainability drive the future of the supply chain, a leading Chinese gear manufacturer stands at the forefront. Recently, this customer expanded its operations by integrating a fourth Nitrex nitriding furnace into its automated gear production….
IHT Appoints Uwe Schmelzing as Chairman
IHT Appoints Uwe Schmelzing as Chairman For our many German readers this makes for interesting reading. The Industrieverband Härtetechnik (IHT) is a very well respected organization serving the German heat treatment industry. According to this press release Mr. Uwe Schmelzing will be appointed as the new chairman at IHT’s annual general meeting…
“The Monty Heat Treat New” July 2024 Edition
“The Monty Heat Treat New” July 2024 Edition The link below will take you to the July 2024 digital edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News” for over 30 years the world’s largest source of heat treat industry news. Some stories we in this edition include these; “The Monty” speaks with the voice of “The Heat Treat Podcast”., Mr. Carlos…
Aerospace Industry Accepts 6,000 Pound Capacity Box Furnace
Aerospace Industry Accepts 6,000 Pound Capacity Box Furnace “Lindberg/MPH, a leading manufacturer of heat-treat furnaces, is pleased to announce the shipment of a rod overbend box furnace with an automated load transfer table to the aerospace industry. This furnace will heat-treat parts under an inert atmosphere. This heat-treating furnace has…
World’s Largest Single Location Commercial Heat Treater
World’s Largest Single Location Commercial Heat Treater Questions? We get Questions. For instance, on a regular basis the team at “The Monty Heat Treat News” gets asked what is the size of the captive and commercial heat treat market in North America and Europe? Who is the largest in-house heat treaters in North America? Who are the largest…
Ask the Heat Treat Recruiter (Q3 – 2024)
Ask the Heat Treat Recruiter (Q3 – 2024) The Monty Heat Treat News has worked closely with International Search Partners ( a US search firm known for being the only recruiting firm in the world working exclusively in heat treat ing) , for over 20 years. That relationship has blossomed into a regularly featured article, “Ask the Heat Treat…
BIG Vacuum Furnace
BIG Vacuum Furnace Last week, April 29th to be exact we had a news item entitled “Unusual Heat Treat Photos”. Included in this offering was a picture of the largest vacuum furnace we have ever personally seen. Vacuum furnace builder Ipsen sent us this photo last week which is rather cool. In the foreground we see a pretty standard sized “Titan”…
Advanced Heat Treat Corp., Adds Capacity
Advanced Heat Treat Corp., Adds Capacity “ Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT) has expanded capacity for Nadcap work at its corporate office and service center located in Waterloo, Iowa. Having added gas nitriding to its Nadcap® accreditation (merit status) this past winter, AHT now offers both Nadcap-accredited gas nitriding and ion nitriding. All…
Ipsen Craftsmanship
Ipsen Craftsmanship “With over 70 years of experience, Ipsen has perfected our hot zone design to manufacture the highest quality vacuum furnaces with heating elements that last longer and perform better than the competition. Ipsen builds and ships hundreds of hot zones per year and is trusted by customers with critical needs in the aerospace,…
Auto Components Manufacturer Purchases Series of Ipsen Furnaces
Auto Components Manufacturer Purchases Series of Ipsen Furnaces “Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS ( April 29 , 2020) – Ipsen is pleased to announce the receipt of an order for two TITAN® H6 2-bar vacuum furnaces this week from a rapidly emerging global automotive component manufacturer with locations in the United States and Asia. “Despite general…
Sintavia Achieves Nadcap for Aerospace Heat Treating
Sintavia Achieves Nadcap for Aerospace Heat Treating “Sintavia, LLC, a leading Aerospace & Defense additive manufacturer, announced today that it had achieved National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (Nadcap) approval for heat treatment at both its Hollywood, Florida, and Davie, Florida, locations. Sintavia is the only…
Unusual Heat Treat Photos
Unusual Heat Treat Photos Over the years we at “The Monty” have been fortunate enough to see some of the most memorable heat treatment installations in the world. Today we feature a few which are truly memorable. Solar Atmospheres of Western, PA has the largest horizontal vacuum furnace we have ever seen anywhere on the planet. In this photo we…
















































































































































