Chicago Area Plating/Heat Treating Company Expands Heat Treat Capacity
Chicago Area Plating/Heat Treating Company Expands Heat Treat Capacity “J&M Plating” in Rockford, IL, USA offers plating, coating, electroplating, sorting, heat treating and Patch- “The Monty” would hazard a guess that there are not more than 10 companies in North America that offers this combination. While it has been a challenging time for…
USA Heat Treat Facility Opens Their Doors for 25th Anniversary Celebration
USA Heat Treat Facility Opens Their Doors for 25th Anniversary Celebration (Background; “The Monty Heat Treat News” rates commercial heat treater “Solar Atmospheres” as the largest privately owned commercial heat treater in North America, “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters” . The “Solar Atmospheres of Western PA” facility which…
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]
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…
Fire at a Heat Treat Leads to Furnace Auction
Fire at a Heat Treat Leads to Furnace Auction April 29th there will be an auction in San Antonio, Texas featuring some older vacuum furnaces, coating systems, machining centers and metal working equipment. The equipment is located at the “Meyer, MT, Texas” location, the site of a large fire August of 2025; ” Massive fire near San Antonio Airport…
USA Heat Treater Expanding, Adding Furnace Line
USA Heat Treater Expanding, Adding Furnace Line (Editor’s note; AHT is one of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America as ranked by “The Monty Heat Treat News”- “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters”) “WATERLOO, IA – April 16, 2026 – Advanced Heat Treat Corp.® (AHT), a recognized leader in heat treat services,…
“ASM” Heat Treat Mexico Show in “Full Swing”
“ASM” Heat Treat Mexico Show in “Full Swing” As we speak the ASM “Heat Treat Mexico” show is taking place in Monterrey, Mexico from April 14-16th. The show started Tuesday, April 14th from 6-7:30 PM with today, April 15th being a full day. Gord Montgomery of “The Monty Heat Treat News” was in attendance yesterday and our initial impression…
“Amsted” Automotive Shows a Clean, Efficient “In-House” Heat Treat Department
“Amsted” Automotive Shows a Clean, Efficient “In-House” Heat Treat Department Prior to the “ASM” Heat Treat Conference being held in Monterrey, Mexico April 14-16th, 2026 Gord Montgomery of “The Monty Heat Treat News” had the opportunity to visit auto and truck component supplier “Amsted Automotive” in Monterrey, Mexico. The plant which…
Where Are They Now-Jim Buntjer
Where Are They Now-Jim Buntjer “Jim Buntjer” is a very familiar face in the US Midwest commercial heat treating industry having worked with firms such as “Bluewater Thermal” in the Rockford, IL area, “Service Heat Treating” in Milwaukee and “Thermal Process Holdings” also in Rockford. Mr. Buntjer recently made a change and is now VP of…
“Aalberts Surface Technologies”-FNC “Supersized”
“Aalberts Surface Technologies”-FNC “Supersized” August of 2017 commercial heat treater “Paulo”(now part of global commercial heat treater Aalberts Surface Technologies) broke ground on what was originally to be a 45,000 square foot facility in Monterrey, Mexico focusing on heat treating of automotive components. April of 2018 production started…
Turbine Rebuilder Doubles Heat Treating Capacity
Turbine Rebuilder Doubles Heat Treating Capacity (Editors Note: this story is very closely related to a story we had just last week ” AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace Orders “) ” Trinity Turbine Technology ” in Rosharon, Texas, USA, a family owned turbine rebuilder has a problem which many companies would like to have, too much…