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]
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter! Due to the “Good Friday” Easter Holiday the offices of “The Monty Heat Treat News” will be closed on Friday April 3/2026. Regular news updates will resume Monday, April 6th/2026.
Ryan McLaughlin, “McLaughlin Furnace Group”-The Interview
Ryan McLaughlin, “McLaughlin Furnace Group”-The Interview Today we are excited to be speaking with Mr. Ryan Mclaughlin, General Manager of furnace builder “McLaughlin Furnace Group” of Avilla, Indiana, USA. Ryan it was back in December, 2023 that we last had a chance for an in-depth discussion, to refresh your memory that interview can be found…
Where Are They Now-Jeff Mays/SKF
Where Are They Now-Jeff Mays/SKF On a regular basis “The Monty Heat Treat News” likes to mention well known individuals in the heat treatment industry who have made changes in their careers, moved on from the industry or retired. “Jeff Mays” has spent his entire working career in the heat treatment industry, with most of his career spent as…
Auto Parts Maker Increases In house Heat Treating Through Acquisitions
Auto Parts Maker Increases In house Heat Treating Through Acquisitions Global auto parts supplier “Linamar” has always been known as one of the largest in-house heat treaters in North America as rated by “The Monty” “15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America”. With their global reach they are also a very substantial in-house heat…
“Top 52 Largest Heat Treater” Makes Major Investments
“Top 52 Largest Heat Treater” Makes Major Investments With our exclusive list of the “Top 52 Commercial Heat Treaters-North America” -2026 progressing it behooves us to re visit some of the firms which made our list in 2025-one of these is “Vacu-Braze” in Quakertown PA, USA. “Vacu-Braze” has grown by leaps and bounds over the…
New Heat Treat Furnace Order the Result of Increased Defense Spending
New Heat Treat Furnace Order the Result of Increased Defense Spending “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been trumpeting a new trend in the global heat treatment industry-increased defense spending around the world is leading to massive new investments in new thermal processing equipment. Further down you can see at least three examples in previous…
UPDATE; Aichelin Meets to Discuss Strategy/Nitrex Integration
UPDATE; Aichelin Meets to Discuss Strategy/Nitrex Integration October 9th, 2025 we had a news item about “Aichelin Meeting to Discuss Strategy about the Nitrex Integration” , in this news item we mentioned we did not see a Nitrex representative. A sharp eyed viewer corrected us. Apparently the individual standing on the latter second from the…
Recommended Procedures for Installing a Butterfly Valve By Jim Grann, Technical Director and Nate Sroka, Quality Assurance Engineer Ipsen
Recommended Procedures for Installing a Butterfly Valve By Jim Grann, Technical Director and Nate Sroka, Quality Assurance Engineer Ipsen Ipsen furnaces use resilient seated butterfly valves that require periodic replacement as seals wear. While the installation appears straightforward, following proper procedures prevents part failure and…
New Vacuum Heat Treating Firm in Texas?
New Vacuum Heat Treating Firm in Texas? When you think of heat treating in Texas you think oil & gas a “boom or bust” industry if there ever was one. Unfortunately, times are tough in the “oil patch” and most heat treaters in the state, both commercial and captive are finding business to be “challenging”. From adversity springs innovation…
Largest Nitriding Furnace in North America Now in Production
Largest Nitriding Furnace in North America Now in Production Earlier this year commercial heat treater “Nitrex” announced they would be installing what they believe to be the “Largest Nitriding Furnace in North America” -a beast with working dimensions of approximately 14′ diameter and 11′ deep with a weight capacity of 80,000…
Special Alloys in the Heat Treatment Industry-“Radek Houdek, Cronite Group”
Special Alloys in the Heat Treatment Industry-“Radek Houdek, Cronite Group” We are especially pleased today to be able to offer you this “Heat Treat Podcast” featuring “Mr. Radek Houdek”, of global high temperature alloy supplier “Cronite Group” . Our host, “Mr. Carlos Torres” asks a number of “probing” questions about “special…
Rodney Strasser Joins Ipsen USA as Regional Service Manager – Southeast Region
Rodney Strasser Joins Ipsen USA as Regional Service Manager – Southeast Region Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS (October 14, 2025) – Ipsen USA is proud to introduce Rodney Strasser as the new Regional Service Manager in the Southeast Region. Operating out of Atlanta, Georgia, Strasser will be responsible for coordinating and leading a team of Ipsen…