Aerospace Heat Treating Continues to Boom
While heat treating around the world tends to be in the doldrums these days-not great/not terrible Aerospace continues to be a bright spot as is witnessed by yet another furnace order for the aerospace industry; "A leading international aircraft motion-control manufacturer has once again selected...
Heat Treat Events Not to be Missed in 2026 (and some that should be)
Listed below, alphabetically below are the largest heat treatment events around the world for 2026. “The Monty Heat Treat News” has attended many of these events over the years and have found some to be worthwhile and others a waste of time. Read on for our recommendations; Xi'an International...
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]
Commercial Heat Treater Approved by “Aerojet Rocketdyne”
The Ipswich, MA, USA "Bodycote" facility is justifiably very proud of the fact that they were recently approved as a supplier to "Aerojet Rocketdyne". According to "AI" this location provides vacuum heat treatment, hot isostatic pressing (HIP), and surface technology for aerospace components. ...
Pyrometry and Industry Standards in Heat Treatment | Andrew Bassett | The Heat Treat Podcast #65
Today "The Monty Heat Treat News" reaches back in our "Heat Treat Podcast" archives to have another look at a very interesting conversation with a very interesting guy-Mr. Andrew Bassett of "Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry". In this episode Andrews talks about pyrometry and industry standards in...
Increased Defense Spending to Boost New Furnace Sales
February 18th, 2026 "The Monty" published a press release from furnace builder "SECO/WARWICK" which spoke about the firm receiving an order for a new vacuum furnace from a European supplier in the defense industry; "Increased Defense Spending Leading to New Heat Treat Investments". With many...
What’s it Worth? A Guide to Used Furnace Values UPDATE!
February 15th "The Monty" had a news item entitled "What's it Worth"-a guide to used furnace values (the original article can also be found below). In this particular case an in house heat treater in the US Midwest was trying to decide whether he should try to sell an older "Pacific...
North American Furnace Builder Changing Sales Direction
"AFC-Holcroft" of Wixom, Michigan (part of the "Aichelin Group" of Austria) has since their inception used a sales model shared by most North American furnace builders, namely using a combination of independent sales representatives complimented by a few direct sales people. Up until recently the...
Do Manufacturers Make Good Commercial Heat Treaters? Kern Liebers
Yesterday "The Monty Heat Treat News" had a story entitled; "Mercury Marine Opens Heat Treat Department to Commercial Heat Treating" which summed up how "Mercury Marine" in Wisconsin, USA was now offering commercial heat treating services. Over the years "The Monty" has seen a number of examples...
Michigan Auto Parts Supplier Closure Leads to Furnace Auction
In 2025 Japanese auto parts supplier "Nippon Piston Ring Company Ltd.", announced that they would be closing their Grand Haven, MI, USA facility "NPR of America Inc." The closure is proceeding and the company announced that they would start auctioning the equipment off early February, 2026....
“15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America”
In 2022 we published what was then and still is a heat treatment industry exclusive-a list of the "10 Largest Single Location Captive Heat Treats in North America". We have continued this tradition and are proud to present what is now the "15 Largest Single Location North American Captive Heat...
New CEO/GM For Nitrex Metal
"The AICHELIN Group has appointed Robert Sokoliński as Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Nitrex Metal Sp. z o.o. (NTS) in Poland, a company of the AICHELIN Group since 2025, effective as of 1 January 2026. In his new role, Sokoliński is responsible for the overall management of the...
Custom Molybdenum Fixturing From Grammer Vacuum Technologies
Recently we had a press release from "Grammer Vacuum Technologies" about a recent addition to the firm-Mr. Luke Glendening; "JANUARY 15, 2026; Luke Glendening Joins Grammer Vacuum Technologies, Inc. “Grammer Vacuum Technologies” of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA has been around for many years as a...
Record Breaking Vacuum Furnace Order for Ipsen
Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS (January 28, 2026) – Ipsen USA entered 2026 by securing the largest equipment order in company history from a long-standing aerospace manufacturer. The multi-system order reflects decades of trust and Ipsen’s proven ability to deliver mission-critical thermal processing...
Vacuum Furnace Builder Expanding Facility to Keep Up With Orders
(Editors Note; Consarc offers very specialized vacuum furnaces and their offerings would typically not be seen in a commercial heat treat as an example). "Consarc Corporation, an Inductotherm Group company specializing in custom vacuum and controlled-atmosphere furnaces, has broken ground on a...