“ITAR” Compliance an Important Accreditation For Commercial Heat Treaters
“ITAR” Compliance an Important Accreditation For Commercial Heat Treaters June 23rd, we had this story about “Texas Heat Treating” becoming “ITAR” registered earlier this year; ” USA Heat Treater Now “ITAR” Registered “. As it turns out “Texas Heat Treating” is the second commercial heat treater in the state to become “ITAR” Registered, “Lark…
MTI’s 2028 YES Leadership Development Program Sells Out in Just Five Days
MTI’s 2028 YES Leadership Development Program Sells Out in Just Five Days The Metal Treating Institute (MTI) has announced that its 2028 YES (Young Executives Society) Leadership Development Program sold out in just five days after registration opened on July 1, making it one of the fastest-selling classes in the program’s history. 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]
“Top 52” List Provides Insight Into North American Heat Treat Industry
“Top 52” List Provides Insight Into North American Heat Treat Industry Since 1999 “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been providing a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America (USA, Canada & Mexico) based upon annual sales. What started as the “10 Largest” morphed into the “25 Largest” which grew into the “52 Largest” in…
Solar Atmospheres San Diego Welcomes Karla Clement as New Quality Manager
Solar Atmospheres San Diego Welcomes Karla Clement as New Quality Manager Solar Atmospheres of San Diego, a leading provider of high-performance vacuum heat treating, is pleased to announce the appointment of Karla Clement as the company’s new Quality Manager. Karla brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this crucial role. Her extensive…
52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters-a “Monty Heat Treat News” Exclusive
52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters-a “Monty Heat Treat News” Exclusive Tuesday June 30 “The Monty Heat Treat News” will publish our annual list of the 52 largest commercial heat treaters in North America for 2026, the only such list in the world. This year’s list will feature a number of changes as some companies expand, others…
USA Commercial Heat Treater Closes Their Doors
USA Commercial Heat Treater Closes Their Doors Earlier this week, Phoenix Metal Treating, located at W190 N11350 Carnegie Drive in Germantown, Wisconsin, officially closed down. This 40 year old family owned company operated several medium sized Beavermatic and Ipsen batch IQ furnaces and catered largely to the local automotive parts suppliers….
Japanese High-Tech Sector Orders SECO/WARWICK Vacuum Furnace
Japanese High-Tech Sector Orders SECO/WARWICK Vacuum Furnace (Editor’s Note; In this press release Maciej Korecki, Vice President of the SECO/WARWICK Group’s Vacuum Segment states; “This order will support the production of components for gas turbines”. Recently “The Monty Heat Treat News” published an article entitled, ” AI Data Centers Spiking…
Additive Manufacturing Firm Expands Vacuum Furnace Department
Additive Manufacturing Firm Expands Vacuum Furnace Department ” AGF DEFCOM” is excited to announce the addition of a second Solar Atmospheres Mentor Pro furnace to our growing machine lineup. This investment reinforces our commitment to providing customers with exceptional quality, faster turnaround times, and reliable production capacity.The new…
Very Interesting Acquisition in the US Heat Treat Industry-Exclusive!
Very Interesting Acquisition in the US Heat Treat Industry-Exclusive! (Editors Note; “Rochester Steel Treating Works” in Rochester, New York, USA is one of the oldest commercial heat treaters in the state and a long standing, profitable well run company. “The Monty Heat Treat News” helped facilitate this sale. More on this story and Diffusion…
“Bodycote” Takeover Bid “Fizzles”
“Bodycote” Takeover Bid “Fizzles” ” Reuters News” June 5 (Reuters) – Apollo Global Management (APO.N), opens new tab and Britain’s Bodycote (BOY.L), opens new tab have ended talks over a £1.52 billion ($2 billion) takeover proposal, the groups said on Friday, sending shares of the British thermal processing services group down as much as 12%. The…
Captive Heat Treater/Additive Manufacturer “Burloak Technologies” Sold
Captive Heat Treater/Additive Manufacturer “Burloak Technologies” Sold Over the years “The Monty Heat Treat News” has had several stories about additive manufacturing firm and captive heat treater “Burloak Technologies” of Burlington, Ontario, Canada investing in the latest and greatest heat treat technologies including vacuum furnaces and “Hot…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” June 2026 Edition
“The Monty Heat Treat News” June 2026 Edition Welcome to the June 2026 edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News” featuring over 100 pages of the most up to date heat treatment industry news and trends combined with updated surplus heat treat equipment listings. This issue features these industry exclusive stories and lots more; European Furnace…
“Aalberts Surface Technologies” Appoints “Director of Operations”
“Aalberts Surface Technologies” Appoints “Director of Operations” Commercial heat treater “Aalberts Surface Technologies” recently appointed “Mr. Mike Harrison” , Director of Operations” for their Livonia, Michigan, USA facility. Mr. Harrison, brings a great deal of experience to this position, having worked with firms such as “Engineered Heat…
Captive/Commercial Heat Treater Stays “On Top” of HT Technology
Captive/Commercial Heat Treater Stays “On Top” of HT Technology Far too often “in house” heat treaters fail to realize that a “great” heat treat department requires constant upgrades in terms of technology and maintenance and become rather complacent when it comes to keeping their equipment up to date-such is certainly not the case with “Snyder…