AICHELIN Americas Appoints Wm. Wright & Associates as Regional Representative
AICHELIN Americas Appoints Wm. Wright & Associates as Regional Representative (Editors Note; Wm. Wright & Associates has represented AFC-Holcroft in their US Midwest territory for many years. What is new is that they will now also be representing some of the other companies under Aichelin’s banner including Nitrex, G-M and UPC-Marathon)….
Tool Manufacturer Overhauls “ECM” FLEX Vacuum Furnace
Tool Manufacturer Overhauls “ECM” FLEX Vacuum Furnace Longstanding ECM USA customer, Andis (Sturtevant, WI family-owned professional grade electric hair clipper/handheld grooming tools manufacturer), recently successfully finalized their FLEX vacuum furnace system PLC upgrade with a top-of-the-line processor and communication network. This 3-cell…
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]
And Speaking of Heat Treat Furnace Lines Being Installed in Mexico
And Speaking of Heat Treat Furnace Lines Being Installed in Mexico Our previous news item concerned “Precision Resource” adding mesh belt furnace capacity at their location in Saltillo, Mexico so we should at this point mention another new furnace install in Mexico. One of our almost 10,000 “LinkedIn” followers sent us this photo of a new…
Countdown to “North Americas Largest Captive Heat Treaters”
Countdown to “North Americas Largest Captive Heat Treaters” As we count down to the 2026 list of the “15 Largest Captive Heat Treaters-North America-2024″ (coming the week of January 26th) ” The Monty” looks look back at a company which was in the #2 position on our 2024 list of “The Largest”- “GKN ePowertrain Newton, North…
You Think You Have a Big Vacuum Furnace?
You Think You Have a Big Vacuum Furnace? Courtesy of furnace builder “SECO/WARWICK” we have a photo of the largest vacuum furnace we at “The Monty” have ever seen. This unit is capable of loads of over 100 tons and has a diameter of 12′ (4 meters). The furnace (which was installed a few years ago at a location in California) is designed to…
Commercial Heat Treater Receives Vacuum Furnace in “Double Quick” Time
Commercial Heat Treater Receives Vacuum Furnace in “Double Quick” Time (Editors Note; Yes, the name of the commercial heat treater mentioned in this SECO/WARWICK press release really is “More Heat Treatment A.S.” -threw us off also). “It took just four weeks from the moment the order was placed for SECO/WARWICK to deliver one of…
What do the Largest Captive Heat Treaters Look Like in 2026?
What do the Largest Captive Heat Treaters Look Like in 2026? In a heat treatment industry exclusive “The Monty Heat Treat News” regularly publishes a list of the “15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America” . Currently we are in the process of putting together our 2026 rankings, a list which will see some substantial changes from our 2024…
USA & European Furnace Builders Enter Licensing Agreement
USA & European Furnace Builders Enter Licensing Agreement “St. Marys, PA — January 2026 — Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems (Gasbarre) announced a licensing agreement with SOLO Swiss SA (Porrentruy, Switzerland) granting Gasbarre exclusive rights to promote, sell, and manufacture the SOLO ProfiTherm® heat treating system in North America….
Why are so Many North American Commercial Heat Treaters Closing? CORRECTION
Why are so Many North American Commercial Heat Treaters Closing? CORRECTION Yesterday we had a news item entitled ” Why are so Many North American Commercial Heat Treaters Closing?” In the article we mentioned a number of different commercial heat treaters who have closed over the past year-one which we mentioned was Diamond Heat Treating in…
New Vacuum Furnace Builder in North America?
New Vacuum Furnace Builder in North America? Our understanding is that there is a new vacuum furnace builder in North America by the name of “High Vacuum Technologies LLC” -their website which can be accessed here provides virtually no details on the company “High Vacuum Technologies LLC” . However we believe that Mr. Suresh Jhawar , former…
Why are so Many North American Commercial Heat Treaters Closing?
Why are so Many North American Commercial Heat Treaters Closing? If it seems like commercial heat treatment firms in North America have been dropping like flies over the past year you can certainly be forgiven for thinking so. Over the course of the past year “The Monty Heat Treat News” has mentioned at least 12 firms that have closed, with at…
Captive Heat Treater Offering Batch IQ Furnaces-Free
Captive Heat Treater Offering Batch IQ Furnaces-Free Precision investment casting firm “Signicast” finds themselves in the position of having to clear out an older heat treat department at a facility in Wisconsin, USA. The heat treat department consists of a number of 36 X 48 X 38 Abar-Ipsen batch IQ furnaces with top cool option and all…
German Heat Treat Treater Adds Sealed Quench Furnace Line
German Heat Treat Treater Adds Sealed Quench Furnace Line With 10 locations around Germany “Hot Group” ranks as one of the largest commercial heat treaters in all of Europe. Very recently the firm invested in a new “Sealed Quench” (Batch IQ for our North American readers) line provided by “Ipsen” of Kleve, Germany. The line consists of a…
Furnace Builder Makes Changes to North American Operations
Furnace Builder Makes Changes to North American Operations “As part of the SECO/WARWICK Group’s strategy for 2023–2026, the Group is merging its two American companies: SECO/VACUUM Technologies (SVT) and SECO/WARWICK (SWC). Both entities, located in Meadville, will now operate under one brand – SECO/WARWICK. Piotr Zawistowski, the current…