Diffusion Group Expands Heat Treating Platform with Acquisition of Hi-Tech Steel Treating- “MONTY EXCLUSIVE”
Diffusion Group Expands Heat Treating Platform with Acquisition of Hi-Tech Steel Treating- “MONTY EXCLUSIVE” “Hi-Tech has built a strong reputation in the Michigan manufacturing community over many decades. Our responsibility is to protect that legacy, support the team, and invest in the future.” — Tim Thompson, Diffusion Group Saginaw, Michigan…
Vacuum Furnace Builder Reports Record Sales
Vacuum Furnace Builder Reports Record Sales “Centorr Vacuum Industries (CVI), based in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, has reported revenue of $18 million for the first half of 2026. The company attributed this performance to demand from the nuclear, hypersonics and Additive Manufacturing sectors. CVI reported orders for multiple vacuum induction…
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 Surface Treatment Facility Acquired
USA Surface Treatment Facility Acquired (Editors Note; Metallizing Service Company, MSC’s primary customer is Pratt & Whitney. In 2025 MSC had sales of approximately $19 million USD) “NEW YORK, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Behrman Capital (“Behrman”), a private equity investment firm based in New York, today announced that it has acquired…
Aerospace Company to Invest in More Heat Treating Capacity
Aerospace Company to Invest in More Heat Treating Capacity To this story about aerospace company “Pratt & Whitney” making a major investment in their Rzeszów, Poland location-an investment which includes more in-house heat treating capacity we can add this background. When “Pratt & Whitney” first started manufacturing in Poland in roughly…
“Skuld LLC” Announces Project Which Could Revolutionize HT Castings
“Skuld LLC” Announces Project Which Could Revolutionize HT Castings (Editors Note; the announcement below from “Skuld LLC” of Piqua, Ohio could potentially revolutionize heat treat castings as the company is researching how this technology can be applied to heat treat alloys such as HU, HK, etc.). See an example of a part we’ve regularly cast in…
Bodycote Monterrey, Mexico Update
Bodycote Monterrey, Mexico Update April 5th of this year the world’s largest commercial heat treater “Bodycote” announced a new heat treat facility in Monterrey, Mexico ” Bodycote Announces New Heat Treatment Facility in Monterrey, Mexico “. “The Monty Heat Treat News” is now in a position to provide an update on this exciting project. The…
A Last Look at Heat Treating in Mexico (For the Moment)
A Last Look at Heat Treating in Mexico (For the Moment) As a result of the recent “ASM” heat treat event in Monterrey, Mexico “The Monty Heat Treat News” has had a number of stories about the booming heat treat market in Mexico including these; Mexico Heat Treat Market Through the Eyes of an Expert Heat Treater Has Great 2025-Starts Expansion…
The Evolution & Future of Furnace Controls | Bob Fincken | The Heat Treat Podcast #59
The Evolution & Future of Furnace Controls | Bob Fincken | The Heat Treat Podcast #59 We reached deep into our “Heat Treat Podcast” archives and pulled out this “oldie but goodie”. In this episode our charming host, “Mr. Carlos Torres” speaks with industry legend, “Mr. Bob Fincken” of controls company “SSi” for a discussion about where…
Oldest Continuously Running HT in North America-Stop the Presses!
Oldest Continuously Running HT in North America-Stop the Presses! October 23, 2025 we had a news item entitled ” Oldest Continuously Running HT in North America Now Has Single Owner” in which we suggested that Queen City Steel Treating in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA was the oldest continuously running commercial heat treater in North America. Not so…
Quiet USA Heat Treat Acquisition
Quiet USA Heat Treat Acquisition In a very discrete, unpublished way it would appear that a Nadcap accredited captive heat treater in Phoenix, Arizona, USA by the name of “Joined Alloys” was recently acquired by a firm based in India. This is how “Joined Alloys” describes their heat treatment/brazing capabilities: “We specialize in furnace…
Midwest US Firm to Install Massive Vacuum Furnace-“The Video”
Midwest US Firm to Install Massive Vacuum Furnace-“The Video” September 3rd “The Monty” had the exclusive news story below about a Michigan, USA heat treater installing one of the “Largest Vacuum Furnaces in the US Midwest”. As an update to this story we have these notes from “Darby Metal Treating” and this video. “Today, DMT took…
DMP “Cryo” The Team is Back Together
DMP “Cryo” The Team is Back Together At the recent “Heat Treat 2025” exhibition in Detroit, Michigan, USA “Gord & Jordan Montgomery” of “The Monty Heat Treat News” ran across DMP of Texas a supplier of +1200 to -300 thermal processing systems. During our conversation we learned that Jim Wells, part of the original DMP team…
Furnace Builder “Meapforni” Speaks With “The Monty”
Furnace Builder “Meapforni” Speaks With “The Monty” Today we speak with “Mr. Francesco Pieropan”, CEO of Italian furnace builder ” Meapforni “. We are indeed fortunate today to have an interview with an individual who we have known for a number of years and one whom we have a very high opinion of, Mr. Francesco Pieropan,…
Where Are They Now-Jennifer McPeek
Where Are They Now-Jennifer McPeek In the US Southeast everybody knows Jennifer because of her long association with the heat treatment industry. President of American Heat Treating, Alabama-check. Sales Manager Accurate Brazing-check. Business Development Manager, Bodycote-check. President Suncoast Heat Treat-check. Jennifer has done it all. Now…