THE MONTY HEAT TREAT NEWS

Furnace Builder Continues to Change North American Sales Direction (Editors Note; February 19th of this year  “The Monty”  had a news story entitled ” North American Furnace Builder Changing Sales Direction”.  In this story we spoke about how furnace builder  “Aichelin”  has been making changes to their outside sales network. According to this…

Boeing Invests $7 Million in 2 Bottom Loading Vacuum Furnaces (Editors Note: This press release comes from  “Mr. Dave Farmery” , President of vacuum furnace builder and commercial heat treater  “Vac Aero” . Dave is justifiably very proud of this recent order from  “Boeing” ).     “Boeing is committing $7 million CAD to  VAC AERO International…

Bodycote Announces New Heat Treatment Facility in Monterrey, Mexico (Editors Note; Bodycote is the world’s largest commercial heat treater and this new facility will strengthen their already strong position in the Mexican heat treatment market).    “Bodycote, the world’s leading provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing…

Happy Easter! Due to the  “Good Friday”  Easter Holiday the offices of  “The Monty Heat Treat News” will be closed on Friday April 3/2026. Regular news updates will resume Monday, April 6th/2026. 

Ryan McLaughlin, “McLaughlin Furnace Group”-The Interview Today we are excited to be speaking with Mr. Ryan Mclaughlin, General Manager of furnace builder “McLaughlin Furnace Group” of Avilla, Indiana, USA. Ryan it was back in December, 2023 that we last had a chance for an in-depth discussion, to refresh your memory that interview can be found…

Where Are They Now-Jeff Mays/SKF On a regular basis  “The Monty Heat Treat News”  likes to mention well known individuals in the heat treatment industry who have made changes in their careers, moved on from the industry or retired.   “Jeff Mays”  has spent his entire working career in the heat treatment industry, with most of his career spent as…

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 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 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…

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 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 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…