Rich Gagnon, 1949-2026
Probably few people in the heat treatment industry still remember Rich as he has not been active for quite a few years but he had a long and distinguished career in the industry. For many years he worked with Detrex Furnaces which ultimately was acquired by AFC-Holcroft which in turn was acquired by...
Aerospace Vacuum Brazing Specialist Achieves Rolls Royce Approval
"The Manchester (Bury), UK site of aerospace thermal processing specialists, Wallwork, has secured Rolls Royce approval of their recently opened vacuum brazing development laboratory and assembly area. The site has a high concentration of modern vacuum heat treatment furnaces of varying capacities...
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]
Bodycote Achieves Independent Validation of Carbon Footprint Tools for Heat Treatment Processes
"London, UK – [December 16 2025] – Bodycote, the world’s leading provider of advanced heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services, has achieved independent validation by Bureau Veritas for its proprietary product carbon footprint (PCF) calculators across nine core processes...
Wingens Consultants Welcomes Mark Hemsath
"Mark Hemsath joins our team as a distinguished leader in aerospace heat treating and advanced furnace technologies. With more than 30 years of experience driving innovation in vacuum systems, nitriding processes, and high-performance thermal equipment, Mark has shaped the industry through both his...
Where Are They Now-Mark Hemsath
Over the years Mr. Mark Hemsath has held a variety of high-profile positions in the global heat treatment industry-making his a very well-known name in the industry. Most recently he was President, "Nitrex/UPC-Marathon/GM Enterprises" before parting ways with the company earlier this year after...
New USA Heat Treat Officially Opens
New Commercial Heat Treater located in Tennessee Vulcan Thermal has officially opened a new commercial heat treating operation in Surgoinsville, Tennessee, expanding capacity and shortening turnaround times for manufacturers across Northeast Tennessee and the surrounding region. The facility is...
Heat Treatment Names in the News
To start off one of the final weeks of 2025 lets look at some well known individuals in the global heat treatment industry who have been making career changes; Mr. Jamie Kuriger. Jamie has spent most of his working career involved in the North American heat treatment industry with many of those...
“Heat Treat “Quench” Issue Leads to Vehicle Recall”
"The Ford Motor Company is recalling certain heavy-duty pickups for right rear axle shafts that may have been improperly heat-treated by the supplier. According to Ford, the shafts may break unexpectedly, resulting in a sudden loss of drive power or a risk of rollaway when placed in park. ...
Furnace Controls Company Opens New European Location
Furnace Controls company "Super Systems Inc." (SSi) based in Cincinatti, Ohio, USA is pleased to announce that as of July 1/2025 they have a new location in Europe, "SSi Europe Sp. z o. o" in Poland. The announcement came through "Mr. Matt Cross", Managing Director of SSi, Europe. The new facility...
Happy July 4th Everybody!
Due to the US July 4th holiday, the offices of "WG Montgomery Ltd." (The Monty) will be closed for the day. Regular business hours will resume Monday July 7th. Did you like this article? Click here to subscribe to The Monty View our recent magazines and podcasts by clicking the following link....
Northern Heat Treat-A Profile
For years now "The Monty Heat Treat News" has worked on an occasional basis with a very interesting commercial heat treat in Northern Ontario, Canada by the name of "Northern Heat Treat". The firm was recently "profiled" in a publication by the name of "Canadian Fabricating & Welding"-we found...
European Auto Parts Supplier Accepts New Sealed Quench Furnaces
Dana Belgium, part of global auto parts supplier Dana Corp. has announced the successful completion of the first pre-acceptance in the Dana Belgium NV project. This project includes the following as Part I; 2 "ATLAS" Green furnaces. These sealed quench (batch IQ for our North American...
“The Monty Heat Treat News” July 2025 Edition
The link below will take you to the July 2025 issue of "The Monty Heat Treat News" for over 30 years the largest source of heat treatment industry news in the world. A few of the stories we are covering include these; ▪ Why are so Many North American Commercial Heat Treaters Closing? ▪ Furnacare...
Texas Heat Treater Appoints General Manager
National Heat Treat in Houston, Texas, USA is a smaller commercial heat treater which has been in business since 2013. It offers carburizing, gas nitriding and a few other processes-as recently as 2024 the company was for sale, however it doesn't appear to be on the market at this point in time....