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]
Pyrometry and Industry Standards in Heat Treatment | Andrew Bassett | The Heat Treat Podcast #65
Pyrometry and Industry Standards in Heat Treatment | Andrew Bassett | The Heat Treat Podcast #65 Today “The Monty Heat Treat News” reaches back in our “Heat Treat Podcast” archives to have another look at a very interesting conversation with a very interesting guy-Mr. Andrew Bassett of “Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry” . In this episode…
Increased Defense Spending to Boost New Furnace Sales
Increased Defense Spending to Boost New Furnace Sales February 18th, 2026 “The Monty” published a press release from furnace builder “SECO/WARWICK” which spoke about the firm receiving an order for a new vacuum furnace from a European supplier in the defense industry; ” Increased Defense Spending Leading to New Heat Treat Investments “. …
What’s it Worth? A Guide to Used Furnace Values UPDATE!
What’s it Worth? A Guide to Used Furnace Values UPDATE! February 15th “The Monty” had a news item entitled “What’s it Worth” -a guide to used furnace values (the original article can also be found below). In this particular case an in house heat treater in the US Midwest was trying to decide whether he should try to sell an…
North American Furnace Builder Changing Sales Direction
North American Furnace Builder Changing Sales Direction “AFC-Holcroft” of Wixom, Michigan (part of the “Aichelin Group” of Austria) has since their inception used a sales model shared by most North American furnace builders, namely using a combination of independent sales representatives complimented by a few direct sales people. Up until…
Do Manufacturers Make Good Commercial Heat Treaters? Kern Liebers
Do Manufacturers Make Good Commercial Heat Treaters? Kern Liebers Yesterday “The Monty Heat Treat News” had a story entitled; ” Mercury Marine Opens Heat Treat Department to Commercial Heat Treating ” which summed up how “Mercury Marine” in Wisconsin, USA was now offering commercial heat treating services. Over the years “The Monty” has…
Mercury Marine Opens Heat Treat Department to Commercial Heat Treating
Mercury Marine Opens Heat Treat Department to Commercial Heat Treating “Mercury Marine” (the outboard motor people) in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA has always had a large, diversified in house heat treatment department, a department which is characterized by a mix of older, conventional furnaces and new state of the art systems. In a very…
Ipsen USA Welcomes Summer Interns
Ipsen USA Welcomes Summer Interns Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS (June 26, 2025) – Ipsen USA launched its 2025 Summer Internship Program, welcoming seven interns from regional universities to its Vacuum Technology Excellence Center. The interns – Payton C., Elija S., Logan A., Eli D., Ella C., Kennedy B., and Abigail J. – are engaging in hands-on roles…
SBS to Enter Vacuum Furnace Cooling System Market?
SBS to Enter Vacuum Furnace Cooling System Market? Few heat treat industry suppliers have the name recognition that SBS Corporation of Sarasota, Florida, USA have. Since 1974 the firm has been supplying fluid cooling, heating, filtering and controlling of quench oil-the best known of their products being “Quench Airs”, an air cooled system for…
Artificial Intelligence & The Heat Treat Industry
Artificial Intelligence & The Heat Treat Industry In this episode of “The Heat Treat Podcast” our charming host, Mr. Carlos Torres speaks with “Mr. Sefi Grossman” of “Combustion OS” about Artificial Intelligence & the Heat Treat Industry. Past Episodes of “The Heat Treat Podcast” can be found at “The Monty Heat Treat…
“Top 52” Heat Treater Investing in New Equipment
“Top 52” Heat Treater Investing in New Equipment Commercial heat treater “Stack Metallurgical” based in Portland, Oregon, USA is ranked as the 12th largest commercial heat treater in North America by “The Monty Heat Treat News”- “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters” . The company has just posted news that they are…
Ipsen USA CEO Patrick McKenna Steps Down; Group CEO Geoffrey Somary to Assume Role
Ipsen USA CEO Patrick McKenna Steps Down; Group CEO Geoffrey Somary to Assume Role Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS (June 23, 2025) – Ipsen USA President and CEO Patrick McKenna has announced his decision to leave the company to pursue another opportunity. Ipsen Group CEO Geoffrey Somary will assume the responsibilities of Ipsen USA CEO in addition to his…
Top Heat Treatment Industry News Items Week of July 16th/2025
Top Heat Treatment Industry News Items Week of July 16th/2025 From time to time we look back on our top ranked news items for the previous week-this is based upon reader feedback, website visitors and social media views. It would appear that the “Top 3” news stories for last week all generated a great deal of interest-certainly more than average….















































































































































