Horizontal Retort Furnace Destined for Brazilian Heat Treater
"Another SECO/WARWICK industrial furnace will join the equipment in one of the most modern heat treatment plants in South America. The horizontal retort furnace will be used for high-temperature tempering and nitriding processes using ZeroFlow technology. The device will be integrated with the...
Vacuum Furnace Builder Receiving Order For Large Bottom Load System?
We believe this story to be true but aren't 100% sure which is why it falls in the "rumor" category. We have been told that a major OEM aircraft engine manufacturer has just placed an order for a Model VAV 7248 HV-6 vertical, bottom-loading vacuum furnace with North American vacuum furnace...
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]
Another UK Heat Treater “Bites the Dust”
(Editors Note; Times have not been good for commercial heat treaters in the UK for some time and this is yet another example of a UK heat treater being forced to close down). "A more-than-65-year-old business with a "rich history" has entered liquidation and made all of its staff redundant after...
USA Furnace Builder Appoints General Manager of Operations
Furnace builder AFC-Holcroft (part of the Aichelin Group) has promoted Mr. Jason Crook to the position of General Manager of Operations. Jason brings over 14 years of experience in industrial automation, engineering management, and operational leadership. Since joining AFC-Holcroft, Jason has...
New Vacuum Heat Treat Department in Michigan, USA Now Operational
(Also called; "Why does a manufacturer bring heat treating in house") Earlier this year "The Monty Heat Treat News" reported that "Exco" a supplier of dies, molds, components and assemblies for a number of different industries was making very substantial investments in their heat treat departments...
European Furnace Builder Declares Bankruptcy?
It was reported to "The Monty Heat Treat News" recently that furnace builder "Cremer Thermoprocess Systems GmbH" of Düren, Germany entered bankruptcy protection November of this year. Some diligent searching turned up the fact that the company was included on a list of "Insolvencies in North...
Bodycote “Optimise Programme” Leads to Changes at 10 French Locations
(Editor's note; "Bodycote" is the world's largest commercial heat treater. Details about the firm's "Optimize Programme" can be found at "Bodycote sees improving momentum as aerospace demand strengthens") "Macclesfield-based listed company, Bodycote, has completed the sale of ten non-core sites to...
USA Heat Treater “Bucks” Trend by Adding Mesh Belt Furnace Capacity
Earlier this year "The Monty" had an in-depth article entitled "Why are so Many North American Commercial Heat Treaters Closing?", the article can be found further down on this page. Included in our list of commercial heat treaters closing were four firms which specialized in large volume...
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Looks at Heat Treating in “Scotland”
The team at "The Monty Heat Treat News" constantly looks at heat treating around the world-our latest efforts take us to Scotland where the team visited several captive heat treaters. Detailed profiles of these firms will follow but we can share with our readers these photos of two different in...
Furnace Builder Hits 5,000 Mark
"The 5,000th technological solution has just rolled off SECO/WARWICK’s production line, confirming the Group’s ongoing growth and global standing as one of the leading names in metal heat treatment. This symbolic moment is the result of decades of innovation, investment and global expansion. The...
Heat Treater Moves Up “HIP” Installation
Over the years "The Monty Heat Treat News" has had the chance to visit commercial heat treater "Wallwork Heat Treatment" in the UK several times-everything you ever wanted to know about the company can be found at "Wallwork Group. Bury, UK" Today we have this press release from the company stating...
Heat Treat Acquisition-Africa
A number of years back "The Monty Heat Treat News", did a summary about the heat treatment market in South Africa, included in this summary was one of the largest commercial heat treaters in the country "Harchris Heat Treatment". It would now appear that the firm is under new management-"Erindale...
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 fast says Eric...
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...