Acquisition in the UK Heat Treatment Market
Recently "The Monty Heat Treat News" has had several news items about the UK heat treatment market, unfortunately many of them have been rather depressing as they mention tales of closures and bankruptcies. However this item is more positive in that it announces the acquisition of a commercial heat...
Ipsen USA Appoints VP of Sales
Vacuum Furnace Builder Ipsen USA based in Rockford, IL has appointed Mr. Matt Clinite VP of Sales. For almost 12 years Matt has worked with Ipsen in a variety of sales positions. Very recently Matt was appointed to the top sales position with the company, VP of Sales a position in which we at "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]
Additive Manufactured Components Firm Completes Nadcap Audit
"Burloak Technologies Inc, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, has completed its most recent Nadcap audit, supporting the use of the company’s heat treatment capabilities in demanding sectors. Burloak’s Ontario facility also offers standalone specialized thermal processing, including: Hot Isostatic...
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...
Bodycote Mooresville, North Carolina Adding Diffusion Hardening Vessel
"Surface treatment specialist Bodycote has announced the addition of S³P ADM® (Austenitic, Duplex, Martensitic) to its range of services in the United States, expanding the company’s Specialty Stainless Steel Processes (S³P) portfolio and bringing advanced stainless steel surface hardening...
World’s Largest Heat Treater Announces Financial Results
"Bodycote", the world's largest commercial heat treater released their 2025 Full Year Results, March 11, 2026-the report can be found at "Bodycote plc-2025 Full Year Results". For those looking for the abbreviated report, "Mr. AI" has this to say; "Bodycote’s 2025 results showed a mixed...
USA Powdered Metal Firm Commissions Sintering Furnace
(Editors Note; Metco Industries is located in St. Marys, PA, USA the powdered metal capital of the world) "Abbott Furnace Company has successfully delivered and commissioned a seven-zone continuous belt sintering furnace for Metco Industries. The system incorporates Abbott’s latest generation of...
Aerospace Firm Makes Major Investment in Vacuum Heat Treat Furnaces
(Editor's Note; GE Aerospace is one of the largest in-house heat treaters in the world in terms of vacuum heat-treating capacity. Over the years "The Monty Heat Treat News" has had numerous stories about GE Aerospace divisions adding vacuum heat treat capacity, along the same lines our understanding...
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...
Mercury Marine Opens Heat Treat Department to Commercial Heat Treating
"Mercury Marine" (the outboard motor people) in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA has always had a large, diversified in house heat treatment department, a department which is characterized by a mix of older, conventional furnaces and new state of the art systems. In a very interesting development the...
Increased Defense Spending Leading to New Heat Treat Investments
With defense spending increasing around the world "The Monty Heat Treat News" has long felt that this added spending with increase armament manufacturing and consequently heat treatment. Already we have seen two examples of this in the past year, one in New York State, USA and one in Ontario,...
The Evolution of Commercial Heat Treating-“The Heat Treat Podcast”
Today "The Monty Heat Treat News" digs deep in our "Heat Treat Podcast" archives to come up with this golden nugget-an interview with the most enthusiastic commercial heat treater we have ever met-"Mr. Steve Kowalski" of "Kowalski Heat Treating" in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. In this exciting episode our...
Manufacturer Brings Heat Treatment In-House Due to Long Lead Times
"The Monty Heat Treat News" has long maintained that the #1 reason manufacturers bring heat treatment in house (as opposed to sending it out to a commercial heat treater) has very little to do with costs and a lot to do with lead times and control over the process. This is yet one more example. ...