New Ownership For USA Commercial Heat Treater
(Editors Note; Earlier this year we had this news item about Ohio commercial heat treater P&L Heat Treating & Grinding being sold to the original founder of the company, we now have further details about the transaction; "What Is Going on at One of North America’s Largest Commercial Heat...
Space Industry Leads to Large Vacuum Furnace Investment
Carbon and Graphite advanced materials supplier "Americarb"in Niagara Falls, New York, USA is in the process of scaling up production of critical materials for the Space industry. Part of this "ramp up" of production includes the addition of two bottom load vacuum furnaces. This photo shows the...
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]
Coatings Company/Commercial Heat Treat to Close Alabama, USA Location
(Editors Note: While "Oerlikon Balzers" is best known as a coatings company they do also get involved in commercial heat treating. In this case their Pell City, Alabama location also offers nitriding services.) "BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Eight people will soon be out of work after Oerlikon...
Auto Parts Supplier to Install Isothermal Annealing Line
"An international, multi-billion-dollar corporation at the forefront of drivetrain technologies has awarded NUTEC Bickley the contract for a complete isothermal annealing line, due to be delivered in Q1 2026. This prestigious heat treat project is highly customized and the system has been designed...
Polymer Company Commits to New Vacuum Furnace
"SECO/WARWICK India has signed a contract to supply a vacuum furnace to the renowned precision components manufacturer, Bhuj Polymers. This is an exceptional event for the SECO/WARWICK Group – the single-chamber VECTOR vacuum furnace will be built locally in India under the Made in India program....
Ipsen Secures ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Reaccreditation for Calibrations Lab
Ipsen USA announces the successful ISO/IEC 17025:2017 reaccreditation of its Calibrations Lab, ensuring continued certification of inspection equipment used by Ipsen field service engineers to calibrate heat-treating systems across the U.S. and worldwide. The reaccreditation directly supports...
USA Captive Heat Treater Changes Ownership
(Editors Note; Milwaukee Forge has a substantial in house heat treating department with the ability to offer Normalizing, Annealing, Quenching & Tempering in a wide variety of furnaces) "Milwaukee Forge, a 112-year-old company in Bay View, is being sold to a politically-connected ownership...
Aerospace Heat Treat Good, Automotive Heat Treat Not So Good
Commercial heat treater "Bodycote", the globe's largest commercial heat treater on Tuesday, released a report for the four months ending October 31, 2025. As a diversified, global heat treater their results mirror the entire heat-treating industry-it comes as no shock to us or indeed for most heat...
Two Vacuum Induction Melting Furnaces Ordered From SECO
"A partner has purchased two VIM furnaces. The first is the JetCaster VIM50 EQ vacuum induction furnace for melting and producing castings using the EQ method. The second is the JetCaster device for melting and producing castings using directional solidification, single crystal, equiaxed structure,...
Vac Aero Expanding Into The USA?
"The Monty Heat Treat News" just posted a heat treat industry exclusive in the form of a list of the "The 52 Largest Commercial Heat Treaters in North America" based upon estimated sales for 2025. Amongst those on our list was "Vac Aero International"-the largest commercial heat treater in Canada...
IHK Elects First Female President: Hanau’s Natasha Rohde Chosen as New Leader
To go with this press release we have this photo taken at the HK 2024 Heat Treat Exhibition in Cologne, Germany October of 2024. We see (from the left) Gord Montgomery, Natasha Rohde, Joern Rohde and in the front row Konstantine Rohde. "In a historic move, Natasha Rohde was elected with a large...
New Nitriding Installation Mexico
In Mexico, commercial heat treater HT-MX has just added a new gas nitriding system provided by "Nitrex". Humberto Ramos of the company has this to say; "This equipment expands our capabilities for nitriding and FNC processes, with a load capacity of up to 2,600 lbs, as part of an investment close to...
“Top 52” Heat Treater Expanding
In our recent "Industry Exclusive" list of the "52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters" ranked by estimated 2025 sales we included for the first time ever a company by the name of "Vacu Braze" in Quakertown, PA, USA. After publishing the list, we learned that the firm has been making...
Solar Manufacturing Delivers Upgraded Ipsen VFC-924 Hot Zone to Leading Aerospace Manufacturer
Solar Manufacturing recently shipped a replacement Ipsen VFC-924 hot zone to a prominent U.S.-based global aerospace company. This customer performs thermal processing on a variety of critical aerospace components used across multiple aircraft platforms. John Hahn, Aftermarket Sales Manager at Solar...