Ipsen Launches ICON, the Next Generation of Vacuum Furnace Controls
Ipsen Launches ICON, the Next Generation of Vacuum Furnace Controls Ipsen USA is proud to announce the launch of ICON, its next-generation vacuum furnace control platform, now available on most standard Ipsen furnace models. Developed through extensive customer collaboration and real-world testing, ICON combines the proven strengths of Ipsen’s…
Heat Treat Furnace Causes Massive Issues in Dallas, Texas, USA
Heat Treat Furnace Causes Massive Issues in Dallas, Texas, USA In “lightweight” heat treatment news, we have this story about how a heat treat furnace managed to bring chaos to the roads of Dallas, Texas, USA. Apparently this 34,000 pound bell annealing furnace managed to escape from a transport truck on the Southbound Dallas North Tollway last…
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]
Where Are They Now-Jim Buntjer
Where Are They Now-Jim Buntjer “Jim Buntjer” is a very familiar face in the US Midwest commercial heat treating industry having worked with firms such as “Bluewater Thermal” in the Rockford, IL area, “Service Heat Treating” in Milwaukee and “Thermal Process Holdings” also in Rockford. Mr. Buntjer recently made a change and is now VP of…
“Aalberts Surface Technologies”-FNC “Supersized”
“Aalberts Surface Technologies”-FNC “Supersized” August of 2017 commercial heat treater “Paulo”(now part of global commercial heat treater Aalberts Surface Technologies) broke ground on what was originally to be a 45,000 square foot facility in Monterrey, Mexico focusing on heat treating of automotive components. April of 2018 production started…
Turbine Rebuilder Doubles Heat Treating Capacity
Turbine Rebuilder Doubles Heat Treating Capacity (Editors Note: this story is very closely related to a story we had just last week ” AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace Orders “) ” Trinity Turbine Technology ” in Rosharon, Texas, USA, a family owned turbine rebuilder has a problem which many companies would like to have, too much…
“The Monty” Looks at the Mexican Heat Treat Market
“The Monty” Looks at the Mexican Heat Treat Market This week “Gord Montgomery” of “The Monty Heat Treat News” will be having a close look at the state of heat treating in the Mexican market. While Mexico does boast a fledgling aerospace industry centered around Queretaro the true success story for Mexican in-house heat treaters lies in the auto…
“Boeing” Vacuum Furnace Order-The Inside Scoop
“Boeing” Vacuum Furnace Order-The Inside Scoop April 5/2026 “The Monty” had an exclusive story entitled; “Boeing Invests $7 Million in 2 Bottom Loading Vacuum Furnaces” . The story made for fascinating reading for anybody in the heat treatment industry, this prompted “The Monty” to dig a little deeper into the story and get a few more…
AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace Orders
AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace Orders Who would have thought that Artificial Intelligence centers would cause new vacuum furnace orders to go through the roof? That is exactly what has been happening recently-“The Monty” has run across several vacuum manufacturers who report having received orders due to this increased demand. AI…
Don’t You Hate Seeing Good Furnaces “Scrapped Out”
Don’t You Hate Seeing Good Furnaces “Scrapped Out” July 30th “The Monty” had a news item about a “Timken Bearing” facility in the US “Auctioning Heat Treat Furnaces”, in August we had a follow up to this story ” Bearing Company Auctioning HT Furnaces-Call in The Scrap Guys!” in which we suggested that most likely most of…
Bodycote Opening New Facility in Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Bodycote Opening New Facility in Fairfield, Ohio, USA August 19th, 2025 “The Monty” had this news item about a new USA location for commercial heat-treating giant Bodycote; “Bodycote to Open New Facility in Fairfield, Ohio, USA”. At the time of posting details were in short supply but we did promise updates as they became available, that…
Midwest US Firm to Install Massive Vacuum Furnace
Midwest US Firm to Install Massive Vacuum Furnace A recent article by “The Monty Heat Treat News” focused attention on a Michigan, USA commercial heat treater by the name of “Darby Metal Treating” – “Profile of a Thriving North American Heat Treater-“Darby Metal Treating” In that article we suggested the firm might be installing a very…
Philip Reese, “Reese Hardening” Talks Heat Treating of Large Parts
Philip Reese, “Reese Hardening” Talks Heat Treating of Large Parts Today we are very pleased to be speaking with Mr. Philip Reese, Co-Owner of commercial heat treater “ HÄRTEREI REESE” of Germany. Philip right off the bat I have to say that my German is non-existent, am I correct in saying that “Reese” is pronounced “Razor”? That is…
How Do I Get a Consistent Linear Leak Rate Measurement? By Jim Grann Ipsen Technical Director and Janusz Kowalewski Ipsen Sales Director for Southeast Asia
How Do I Get a Consistent Linear Leak Rate Measurement? By Jim Grann Ipsen Technical Director and Janusz Kowalewski Ipsen Sales Director for Southeast Asia “There is no such thing as a perfect vacuum. Even outer space has a few stray atoms and molecules floating around. A linear leak rate measures the rate at which gas atoms or molecules enter…
USA Heat Treater Sets Torrid Pace in 2025
USA Heat Treater Sets Torrid Pace in 2025 Over the years we have had reason to mention Texas commercial heat treater “Robert Gutierrez” and his Houston company “Worldwide Heat Treat” several times-most recently February of this year (Further down). Robert is gracing “The Monty Heat Treat News” yet again for all the right…