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]
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…
Increased Defense Spending Leading to New Heat Treat Investments
Increased Defense Spending Leading to New Heat Treat Investments With defense spending increasing around the world “The Monty Heat Treat News” has long felt that this added spending with increase armament manufacturing and consequently heat treatment. Already we have seen two examples of this in the past year, one in New York State, USA and one…
The Evolution of Commercial Heat Treating-“The Heat Treat Podcast”
The Evolution of Commercial Heat Treating-“The Heat Treat Podcast” Today “The Monty Heat Treat News” digs deep in our “Heat Treat Podcast” archives to come up with this golden nugget-an interview with the most enthusiastic commercial heat treater we have ever met-“Mr. Steve Kowalski” of “Kowalski Heat Treating” in Cleveland,…
USA Manufacturer Adding Heat Treat Capacity
USA Manufacturer Adding Heat Treat Capacity Since 1968 “Haven Steel Products” of Haven, Kansas has been producing steel spring components for the agricultural industry (tillage components), the construction industry (landscaping and mowing components) and the trailer industry (leaf springs). The firm has always believed in “in-house” heat…
Botched Heat Treating Leads to Automotive Recall
Botched Heat Treating Leads to Automotive Recall “The Ford Motor Company has identified an issue affecting certain Escape, Bronco Sport, replacement 1.5-liter EcoBoost RFF cylinder heads, and replacement 1.5-liter EcoBoost RFF long blocks. According to the Dearborn-based automaker, suspect heads may have been produced with loose ball plugs. If…
Texas Heat Treater Closing-“Why are so Many North American Commercial Heat Treaters Closing”?
Texas Heat Treater Closing-“Why are so Many North American Commercial Heat Treaters Closing”? June 30th of this year will mean the closure of a small commercial heat treating firm by the name of “Katy Heat Treat” in Katy, Texas-just outside of Houston. We alluded to this closing June 9th, 2025 in an exclusive article by “The Monty…
Furnace Builder Announces Record Breaking 2024 Sales
Furnace Builder Announces Record Breaking 2024 Sales (Editors Note; Sales figures in this press release are in PLN, which refers to the Polish złoty-the official currency in Poland. At current exchange rates the 2024 revenue figure quoted of PLN 712 million would equate to approximately $191 million USD. Also note that the company mentions that…
European Heat Treat Industry Supplier Enters Bankruptcy
European Heat Treat Industry Supplier Enters Bankruptcy Heat treating around the globe can generally be described as “blah” these days in terms of sales with most captive and commercial heat treaters describing business as being mediocre. However in Europe heat treat business conditions can be described as “bad” with most heat treaters down…
USA Commercial Heat Treater Achieves Nadcap® Accreditation
USA Commercial Heat Treater Achieves Nadcap® Accreditation “Fort Worth, Texas – June 17, 2025 – Southwest Metal Treating Corp. (SWMT) is proud to announce it has earned Nadcap® accreditation for Heat Treating, marking a major milestone in its commitment to quality and precision in aerospace and defense manufacturing. Administered by the…