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…
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…
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]
Robert “Bob” Struebing 1957-2026
Robert “Bob” Struebing 1957-2026 (Editors Note; Bob is well remembered by many long time USA heat treaters. Bob started at Metal-Lab in Sturtevant in 1979 before it was bought by Lindbergh and then Bodycote. He started in the heat treat world back when we still did pack Carburizing and used retorts. Bob was instrumental in the…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Speaks with “Ben Gasbarre”, E.V.P. Sales & Marketing for “Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems”
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Speaks with “Ben Gasbarre”, E.V.P. Sales & Marketing for “Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems” Ben we did an interview together a few years back, an interview which can be found at “Ben Gasbarre, President Gasbarre Industrial Furnace Division” so I very much appreciate the chance to see…
Grace Manufacturing Selects Ipsen TITAN H2 Vacuum Furnace to Expand Medical Production Capacity
Grace Manufacturing Selects Ipsen TITAN H2 Vacuum Furnace to Expand Medical Production Capacity Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS (February 26, 2026) – Ipsen announces the sale of a TITAN H2 2-bar vacuum furnace to Grace Manufacturing, supporting the company’s continued growth in medical component manufacturing. Grace Manufacturing, located in…
Be Very Glad you are Not a Heat Treater in the UK!
Be Very Glad you are Not a Heat Treater in the UK! The insane energy policy in the UK has been having an effect on industry and certainly commercial heat treaters are also feeling the pain-this press release mentions yet another one closing their doors. From what we can tell this was a fairly “high end” shop offering press quenching, carburizing…
Aerospace Heat Treating Continues to Boom
Aerospace Heat Treating Continues to Boom While heat treating around the world tends to be in the doldrums these days-not great/not terrible Aerospace continues to be a bright spot as is witnessed by yet another furnace order for the aerospace industry; “A leading international aircraft motion-control manufacturer has once again selected…
Commercial Heat Treater Approved by “Aerojet Rocketdyne”
Commercial Heat Treater Approved by “Aerojet Rocketdyne” The Ipswich, MA, USA “Bodycote” facility is justifiably very proud of the fact that they were recently approved as a supplier to “Aerojet Rocketdyne” . According to “AI” this location provides vacuum heat treatment, hot isostatic pressing (HIP), and surface technology for…
“52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025”
“52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025” Since 1999 in a heat treat industry exclusive “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been publishing annually a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America based upon yearly sales, last year’s list can be found at “50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters…
New Heat Treat Furnace at Stack Metallurgical
New Heat Treat Furnace at Stack Metallurgical From commercial heat treater Stack Metallurgical in the US Northwest we have this press release. Find out how “Stack” Compares in size to other North American commercial heat treaters; “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters”. “On June 23rd, we welcomed a brand-new McLaughlin furnace…
New Sales Manager for European Furnace Builder-Correction
New Sales Manager for European Furnace Builder-Correction For today, Thursday July 10, we start off with a small correction. Yesterday we had this news item; “New Sales Manager for European Furnace Builder”. In this item we mentioned that Mr. Djemel Dellouche was recently appointed as European Sales Manager for furnace builder “Codere”-this is…
German Auto Part Supplier to Receive New Furnace System
German Auto Part Supplier to Receive New Furnace System “Hirschvogel Group” of Germany is known as one of the world’s largest manufacturers of forged and machined steel and aluminum components, primarily for the automotive industry-as such they have a great deal of in house heat treating capacity. The company recently accepted a double-flow…
New Sales Manager for European Furnace Builder
New Sales Manager for European Furnace Builder Swiss furnace builder “Codere SA” has just appointed Mr. Djemel Dellouche as Sales Manager, Europe. Codere is a long-established furnace builder which is best known throughout Europe although we have seen their systems in North America and Asia. Late in 2024 their longtime Sales Manager, Mr….
USA West Coast Manufacturer Upgrades In-House Heat Treat Department
USA West Coast Manufacturer Upgrades In-House Heat Treat Department A specialized manufacturer on the US West Coast very recently signed purchase orders for a substantial upgrade to their existing in-house heat treat department. “McLaughlin Furnace Group” of Avilla, Indiana will be providing two “Tru-Carb” gas fired batch IQ furnaces with…