Ipsen Secures ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Reaccreditation for Calibrations Lab
Ipsen USA announces the successful ISO/IEC 17025:2017 reaccreditation of its Calibrations Lab, ensuring continued certification of inspection equipment used by Ipsen field service engineers to calibrate heat-treating systems across the U.S. and worldwide. The reaccreditation directly supports...
USA Captive Heat Treater Changes Ownership
(Editors Note; Milwaukee Forge has a substantial in house heat treating department with the ability to offer Normalizing, Annealing, Quenching & Tempering in a wide variety of furnaces) "Milwaukee Forge, a 112-year-old company in Bay View, is being sold to a politically-connected ownership...
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]
Aerospace Heat Treat Good, Automotive Heat Treat Not So Good
Commercial heat treater "Bodycote", the globe's largest commercial heat treater on Tuesday, released a report for the four months ending October 31, 2025. As a diversified, global heat treater their results mirror the entire heat-treating industry-it comes as no shock to us or indeed for most heat...
Ipsen Invests in Pyrometry Certification for Field Service Engineers
Ten Ipsen field service engineers are completing Pyrometry II training through the Performance Review Institute (PRI), a national organization that focuses on certification for processes that need to meet Nadcap and AMS standards. These engineers are on track to be fully certified by the end of...
USA Heat Treater Continues to Invest in New Equipment
(Editors Note; SWMT is ranked as one of the "52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025" according to "The Monty Heat Treat News") "Fort Worth, Texas — November 17, 2025 — Southwest Metal Treating Corp (SWMT), a leading provider of precision heat-treating services and an AS9100D / ISO...
Heat Treating Automotive Brake Rotors-“Paulo”
Back in 2009 furnace builder JL Becker, Co., (acquired by "Gasbarre" in 2011) working with commercial heat treater "Woodworth, Inc.", in Flint, Michigan, USA revolutionized the automotive brake rotor sector by offering FNC (ferritic nitrocarburizing) in large tip-up furnaces. The benefits of the...
USA Induction Heating Equipment Supplier Acquired
"Aluminium extrusion company Extrutec North America, has acquired Induction Professionals, leading to the formation of the new company Induction Professional Solutions (IPS). The acquisition will combine Extrutec’s energy efficient technology with Induction Professionals extensive experience to...
Heat Treatment of “Rockbreaker” Steel Tools
"Rockbreaker" is a trade name for a steel hydraulic hammer tool used in the construction, mining, quarrying and demolition industries to literally break rock and concrete. The name is owned by "Caldervale Group Ltd"., of Airdrie, Scotland who manufacturers and ships the tools around the world with...
Texas Heat Treater Closing-“Why are so Many North American Commercial Heat Treaters Closing”?
June 30th of this year will mean the closure of a small commercial heat treating firm by the name of "Katy Heat Treat" in Katy, Texas-just outside of Houston. We alluded to this closing June 9th, 2025 in an exclusive article by "The Monty Heat Treat News" entitled "Why are so Many North American...
Furnace Builder Announces Record Breaking 2024 Sales
(Editors Note; Sales figures in this press release are in PLN, which refers to the Polish złoty-the official currency in Poland. At current exchange rates the 2024 revenue figure quoted of PLN 712 million would equate to approximately $191 million USD. Also note that the company mentions that...
European Heat Treat Industry Supplier Enters Bankruptcy
Heat treating around the globe can generally be described as "blah" these days in terms of sales with most captive and commercial heat treaters describing business as being mediocre. However in Europe heat treat business conditions can be described as "bad" with most heat treaters down 20-30% in...
USA Commercial Heat Treater Achieves Nadcap® Accreditation
"Fort Worth, Texas – June 17, 2025 – Southwest Metal Treating Corp. (SWMT) is proud to announce it has earned Nadcap® accreditation for Heat Treating, marking a major milestone in its commitment to quality and precision in aerospace and defense manufacturing. Administered by the Performance Review...
VAC AERO International Opens First US Operation-Part II
May 14th of this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” posted this rumor about commercial heat treater and vacuum furnace builder “VAC AERO International” entering the US market “Vac Aero Expanding Into The USA?” The rumor did of course prove to be true and below you will find the formal press release...
Where Are They Now-Brent Davis (Part1)
Brent is a pretty well-known fellow in the North American Heat Treat Industry with over 40 years' experience in the industry and having been; "President, Aalberts Surface Technologies, Accurate Brazing" just a few years back. In a very surprising move, it turns out that he very recently became...