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…
Major Acquisitions for Heat Treatment Software Supplier
Major Acquisitions for Heat Treatment Software Supplier Visual Shop and Bluestreak Join Forces with Steelhead Technologies Together, the three industry leaders bring decades of heat treating expertise to one platform built for margin and growth “Calumet, MI – Steelhead Technologies announced today the acquisitions of Visual Shop and Bluestreak,…
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]
Bluewater Thermal Solutions South Bend Facility Earns Third Consecutive Nadcap Merit Accreditation
Bluewater Thermal Solutions South Bend Facility Earns Third Consecutive Nadcap Merit Accreditation (Editors Note; “Bluewater Thermal” is ranked by “The Monty Heat Treat News” as one of the “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters” ) Bluewater Thermal Solutions (BTS), a leading provider of commercial heat treating and thermal processing…
AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace Orders-Update
AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace Orders-Update Earlier this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” had an article entitled ” AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace Orders” (this article can also be found further down this page). To summarize, the rapid growth of Artificial Intelligence Centers has driven a vast increase in electrical…
CAN-ENG Furnaces International Awarded Contract for Advanced Aluminum
CAN-ENG Furnaces International Awarded Contract for Advanced Aluminum Niagara Falls – CAN-ENG Furnaces International Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract for the design and manufacture of a state-of-the-art Continuous Roller Hearth Aluminum Casting T-6 Heat Treatment System. The system will incorporate continuous roller…
“Top 52” List Provides Insight Into North American Heat Treat Industry
“Top 52” List Provides Insight Into North American Heat Treat Industry Since 1999 “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been providing a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America (USA, Canada & Mexico) based upon annual sales. What started as the “10 Largest” morphed into the “25 Largest” which grew into the “52 Largest” in…
Bodycote expands aerospace and defense capacity across the eastern United States
Bodycote expands aerospace and defense capacity across the eastern United States Investments in heat treatment, HIP and additive manufacturing support help aerospace and defense customers scale production Investment delivers new vacuum heat-treatment equipment at Roselle facility in New Jersey Andover site in Massachusetts strengthens its…
Private Equity & Commercial Heat Treating/Advancements in Controls/LPC vs Batch IQ’s “Dan McCurdy” Speaks About it All
Private Equity & Commercial Heat Treating/Advancements in Controls/LPC vs Batch IQ’s “Dan McCurdy” Speaks About it All Over the course of a long career in the heat treatment industry, ” Mr. Dan McCurdy ” has done it all; from developing some of the most advanced technologies in the industry, running one of the largest furnace controls firms…
Fastener Manufacturer Installs Automated “Ipsen” Batch IQ Line
Fastener Manufacturer Installs Automated “Ipsen” Batch IQ Line For this news item we go to Brazil where we see that fastener manufacturer Hassmann S.A has just commissioned a fully automated chamber furnace line (batch IQ to our North American readers) provided by Ipsen of Kleve, Germany-we will let “Ipsen” tell the rest of the story; “Hassmann…
Mexican Commercial Heat Treater New Addition to “52 Largest Heat Treaters”
Mexican Commercial Heat Treater New Addition to “52 Largest Heat Treaters” June 29th, 2026 “The Monty Heat Treat News” published our annual list of the “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters” , a list which included 4 new entries. One which we pointed out earlier was a Texas firm by the name of “Worldwide Heat Treat” -a second new…
European Firm Adding Additional Vacuum Heat Treating Capacity
European Firm Adding Additional Vacuum Heat Treating Capacity “The Czech commercial heat treatment company CZECHmetal s.r.o. has selected SECO/WARWICK technology. The company has purchased a horizontal, two-chamber CaseMaster Evolution vacuum furnace equipped with an oil quenching system and an option for vacuum carburizing. CZECHmetal is…
Solar Atmospheres San Diego Welcomes Karla Clement as New Quality Manager
Solar Atmospheres San Diego Welcomes Karla Clement as New Quality Manager Solar Atmospheres of San Diego, a leading provider of high-performance vacuum heat treating, is pleased to announce the appointment of Karla Clement as the company’s new Quality Manager. Karla brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this crucial role. Her extensive…
52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters-a “Monty Heat Treat News” Exclusive
52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters-a “Monty Heat Treat News” Exclusive Tuesday June 30 “The Monty Heat Treat News” will publish our annual list of the 52 largest commercial heat treaters in North America for 2026, the only such list in the world. This year’s list will feature a number of changes as some companies expand, others…
USA Commercial Heat Treater Closes Their Doors
USA Commercial Heat Treater Closes Their Doors Earlier this week, Phoenix Metal Treating, located at W190 N11350 Carnegie Drive in Germantown, Wisconsin, officially closed down. This 40 year old family owned company operated several medium sized Beavermatic and Ipsen batch IQ furnaces and catered largely to the local automotive parts suppliers….















































































































































