Heat Treatment Industry “Names in the News”
Heat Treatment Industry “Names in the News” On a regular basis “The Monty Heat Treat News” informs the industry about individuals in the industry making career changes-promotions, retirements, changes in direction-these are the individuals who make our headline for Friday, June 19th 2026; Steven Sumner Retiring; Steven has spent most of his…
Is There a Shortage of Large Pit Carburizing Capacity in North America? We Continue the Story
Is There a Shortage of Large Pit Carburizing Capacity in North America? We Continue the Story Earlier this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” had an in-depth article entitled; “Is There a Shortage of Large Pit Carburizing Capacity in North America?” . The story provoked such an avalanche of interest that we are providing regular updates on this…
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]
Anthony “Tony” Fortuna 1938-2026
Anthony “Tony” Fortuna 1938-2026 (Editor’s Note; While Tony Fortuna is a name many heat treaters in North America are not familiar with, at one time he was very well known for his founding of “Harbor Metal Treating” , now part of “Bluewater Thermal” ). “Anthony Fortuna, known to all as Tony, a self-made businessman, proud son of the Pennsylvania…
Alloy Pricing Prediction
Alloy Pricing Prediction It would be unfair to unilaterally say that the only factor effecting alloy pricing (baskets, trays, radiant tubes, muffles etc.) is the price of nickel, however it is certainly fair to say that it has a large bearing on the price of 330SS, HU, HT and all those other materials used by the heat treatment industry….
52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters
52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters As we count down to our upcoming list of the “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters” we would like to point to what will be a new addition to the list and a rather unusual one at that-a firm which specializes in “Induction” heat treating-the only one on our list that make that boast;…
End of the Line for LPC at Auto Parts Manufacturer
End of the Line for LPC at Auto Parts Manufacturer We have a final update to several stories about an LPC (Low Pressure Carburizing) installation at a USA auto parts maker. Unfortunately, after all this time and investment, “McGard Industries” as mentioned in the story below is exiting the LPC arena and unless a buyer is found shortly for their…
New USA Heat Treat Facility
New USA Heat Treat Facility (Background: “ITS” is part of a small elite, group of commercial heat treaters who offer Hot Isostatic Pressing “Hipping”. Other notable players include “Bodycote”, “Aalberts Surface Technologies” and “Kittyhawk”. This is how AI summarizes “Hipping; Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) is a manufacturing process that uses high…
Very Interesting Acquisition in the US Heat Treat Industry-Exclusive!
Very Interesting Acquisition in the US Heat Treat Industry-Exclusive! (Editors Note; “Rochester Steel Treating Works” in Rochester, New York, USA is one of the oldest commercial heat treaters in the state and a long standing, profitable well run company. “The Monty Heat Treat News” helped facilitate this sale. More on this story and Diffusion…
Truck Manufacturer Installs Rotary Hearth Furnace
Truck Manufacturer Installs Rotary Hearth Furnace A new AICHELIN rotary hearth furnace for the heat treatment of ring gears has been installed at the DAF-Trucks site in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The electrically heated system replaces a gas-fired furnace and is marking an important step toward modern, energy-efficient heat treatment technology….
Heat Treat Industry Losing One of the “Great” Ones-Mario Ciampini
Heat Treat Industry Losing One of the “Great” Ones-Mario Ciampini Unfortunately, the global heat treatment industry is losing one of the “great” ones, an individual who is known to heat treaters around the world, Mr. “Mario Ciampini” . Currently Vice President, Strategic Projects and M&A, Bodycote plc Mario has announced that June30th, 2026…
UK Heat Treater “Saved by the Bell”
UK Heat Treater “Saved by the Bell” MAY 20/2026; Earlier this year we had a news item entitled “Be Very Glad you are Not a Heat Treater in the UK!” The story was about a UK based commercial heat treater by the name of “MTE Heat Treatment” which had been forced to close their doors after 70 years in business. As it turns out the story had a good…
Steve Cropper Retired?-Say it Ain’t so Steve
Steve Cropper Retired?-Say it Ain’t so Steve For over 30 years Mr. Steve Cropper has been involved in the global heat treatment industry, originally with furnace builder/rebuilder/salt distributor “Park Thermal” (Park closed their doors a few years back which was no loss to the industry), VP of furnace builder “Can-Eng” for a number of years,…
USA Aerospace Bearing Supplier to Install Vacuum System With LPC
USA Aerospace Bearing Supplier to Install Vacuum System With LPC (Editors Note; We are not entirely sure who the end customer is for this order, if we find out we will let you know). ” SECO/WARWICK will deliver a vacuum furnace from the Vector line, equipped with 15 bar abs high-pressure gas quenching and an optional Low Pressure Carburizing…
How Are We Doing These Days? Furnace Builder SECO/WARWICK
How Are We Doing These Days? Furnace Builder SECO/WARWICK According to this report from global furnace builder SECO/WARWICK the company is doing pretty darn well with both sales and profit up. Read on for all the details about how each geographic region is doing, which technologies are selling and why the company is doing so well these days;…