Why Heat Treatment Partnerships Matter in Aerospace by “Vanessa Pfeiffer”
Why Heat Treatment Partnerships Matter in Aerospace by “Vanessa Pfeiffer” (About the author; Vanessa Pfeiffer is Director of Strategic Market Development for Aerospace & Defence at Bodycote. She is responsible for identifying and accelerating strategic growth opportunities across the aerospace and defence sector, working closely with…
USA Heat Treater Now “ITAR” Registered
USA Heat Treater Now “ITAR” Registered ( Texas Heat Treating is a family owned commercial heat treater which will be on “The Monty’s” list of the “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters” which will be published the week of June 29th) “June 2026; Texas Heat Treating is pleased to announce that the company is now registered with 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]
USA Powdered Metal Firm Commissions Sintering Furnace
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…
Aerospace Firm Makes Major Investment in Vacuum Heat Treat Furnaces
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…
End of the Line for World’s Largest Plasma Nitriding Location
End of the Line for World’s Largest Plasma Nitriding Location At one point in time the “Bosch Fuel Systems” location in Kentwood, Michigan, USA boasted what was probably the largest plasma nitriding location in the world (Source; the late David Pye who knew as much or more about plasma nitriding as anybody in the world). At one point…
USA Heat Treater Makes Major Investments
USA Heat Treater Makes Major Investments Advanced Heat Treat Corp.® (AHT), a recognized leader in heat treat services and metallurgical solutions, has invested in two additional pieces of equipment at its Cullman, Alabama location. The equipment will expand capacity for induction hardening and gas nitriding, supporting increased production…
When NOT to Bring Heat Treating In-House-A Case Study
When NOT to Bring Heat Treating In-House-A Case Study It is always a hot topic whether manufacturers should bring heat treating in house or “farm” it out to commercial heat treaters. Many considerations enter the mix including; Do the volumes justify the high costs of installing a heat treat department? Does the manufacturer want to add a process…
Heat Treatment Names in the News
Heat Treatment Names in the News Lets start off the week of March 9th, 2026 by having a look at some well known (and some not so well known) individuals who are changing direction in the global heat treatment industry; Jim Feltner, CEO, FPM Heat Treating . For a number of years now Jim Feltner has been CEO of one of the largest commercial heat…
USA Commercial Heat Treater Consolidates Operations
USA Commercial Heat Treater Consolidates Operations “ Atmosphere Group, Inc. , a division of AFC-Holcroft” (part of Aichelin Group of Austria) has for many years maintained two commercial heat treating facilities in the Detroit, Michigan, USA area- “Austemper Inc.” and “Atmosphere Heat Treating” both of which specialize in austempering. …
Blockbuster Acquisition in the Global Heat Treat Furnace Industry
Blockbuster Acquisition in the Global Heat Treat Furnace Industry Now this press release will certainly catch people’s attention in the global heat treatment industry- “Aichelin Acquires NTS & UPC business divisions of NITREX” as explained futher down. The whole team at “The Monty Heat Treat News” and indeed many in the industry look…
Australian Firm to Receive Second Plasma Nitrider
Australian Firm to Receive Second Plasma Nitrider From Heat Treat Australia, the largest commercial heat treater in the country we have this press release; “HTA Group is excited to announce the arrival of a second Rubig Plasma Nitrider at our Melbourne branch! With this addition, we now proudly operate two Rubig plasma nitriding systems in…
Michigan, USA Heat Treater Reports Excellent Sales
Michigan, USA Heat Treater Reports Excellent Sales When posing the question of; “how is business these days” to most commercial heat treaters in North America elicits a typical response of: “OK, could be better could be worse” it is a breath of fresh air when one actually says; “business is great!” Such was the case though with “Darby Metal…
Manufacturer Brings Heat Treat in House-A Case Study
Manufacturer Brings Heat Treat in House-A Case Study “B&D Cold Headed Products” “In 1969, Albert Doyle saw an opportunity to provide better value for businesses requiring high quality fasteners. So he began rolling parts in his garage in Detroit, MI. Soon his hard work and customer focus started paying off. Over the years the Doyle family…
Robotics in the Heat Treatment Industry-“Thermetco”
Robotics in the Heat Treatment Industry-“Thermetco” Yesterday we reported how a commercial heat treater in the UK, “Wallwork Group” recently invested in a robot for their vacuum brazing line. This prompted the team at “The Monty” to think about other examples of heat treaters investing in robots and automated systems-an example…