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]
Gasbarre Selected to Design Custom Thermal Processing System for Specialized Government Manufacturing Facility
Gasbarre Selected to Design Custom Thermal Processing System for Specialized Government Manufacturing Facility St. Marys, PA — Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems (Gasbarre) has received an order for a custom-engineered box furnace and loading system to be installed at a U.S.-based manufacturing facility, marking a new customer relationship and…
North American Heat Treater to Install 8th Batch IQ Furnace
North American Heat Treater to Install 8th Batch IQ Furnace In 31st place on our list of the ” 52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025″ you will find “Metex Heat Treating” of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. This 40 year old, family owned business processes over 8o million pounds of material per year, mainly through mesh belt…
CAN-ENG Becomes FANUC Authorized System Integrator for Industrial Furnace Automation
CAN-ENG Becomes FANUC Authorized System Integrator for Industrial Furnace Automation “CAN-ENG Furnaces International Ltd. (CAN-ENG) is proud to announce that it has been certified as a FANUC Authorized System Integrator (ASI), expanding its capabilities in robotic automation for industrial furnace systems and thermal processing equipment. This…
Ipsen Announced Northeast Terrritory Update
Ipsen Announced Northeast Terrritory Update (Editors Note; February 19th “The Monty Heat Treat News” had a news item entitled ” North American Furnace Builder Changing Sales Direction”. In that news item we mentioned that furnace builder “Aichelin”, through their USA division ” AFC-Holcroft ” had replaced a number of their independent sales…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” March 2026 Edition
“The Monty Heat Treat News” March 2026 Edition “The Monty Heat Treat News” March 2026 Edition; Welcome to the March 2026 Edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News ” for over 30 years the heat treatment industry’s largest source of news and industry trends. Some “trends” and industry exclusive “news” headlines in this issue include…
AICHELIN Group: New Management Appointments at UPC and QMULUS in Germany
AICHELIN Group: New Management Appointments at UPC and QMULUS in Germany Mödling / Göppingen / Düsseldorf. As part of the integration of NITREX, the AICHELIN Group is strengthening the organization of UPC in Germany and further intensifying the integration of its expertise in plant engineering, process control, and digital solutions. With…
Midwest USA Commercial Heat Treater Orders Very Large Car Bottom Furnace
Midwest USA Commercial Heat Treater Orders Very Large Car Bottom Furnace (Editors Note; “The Monty” is unsure of who the customer for this furnace is although we can make some educated guesses. Obviously the customer has landed a very substantial order with some sort of definite financial commitments or they would not be making this large an…
“Top 52 Commercial Heat Treater” Appoints Plant Manager
“Top 52 Commercial Heat Treater” Appoints Plant Manager “Lark Heat Treating” in Houston, Texas has consistently made “The Monty Heat Treat News” list of “The 52 Largest Commercial Heat Treaters in North America”. As a matter of fact we profiled the company just last year-a profile which can by found at …
Heat Treating in Germany-“The Heat Treat Podcast”
Heat Treating in Germany-“The Heat Treat Podcast” In this episode of The Heat Treat Podcast, we sit down with Philip Reese to explore the landscape of commercial heat treating in Germany. From operational strategies to the technical challenges of managing a plant abroad, Philip shares valuable insights and lessons for anyone in the…
Fastener Manufacturer Inaugurates In-House Heat Treat Department
Fastener Manufacturer Inaugurates In-House Heat Treat Department Earlier this year “The Monty Heat Treat News” had an exclusive story about a Michigan, USA supplier of fasteners planning on bringing their heat-treating requirements in house “Fastener Manufacturer to Bring Heat Treat In-House” While there were a number of reasons behind this…
UK Commercial Heat Treater Enters Bankruptcy Protection
UK Commercial Heat Treater Enters Bankruptcy Protection It would appear that North America and the EU Zone are not the ony areas proving to be challenging for commercial heat treaters these days. In this story we see that “GTB Components” , a commercial heat treater and supplier of powdered metal components has entered bankruptcy protection…
Dr. Karl Busch, Busch Group Co-Founder (1929–2025)
Dr. Karl Busch, Busch Group Co-Founder (1929–2025) “Dr. Karl Busch, the Busch Group co-founder and co-owner, died on July 17, 2025. He was 96. The engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur was born on April 20, 1929, in Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg, and grew up in Zell im Wiesental. In 1949, he began his mechanical engineering studies at the Technical…