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]
Mark Hemsath Update
Mark Hemsath Update Just before Christmas, 2025 “The Monty” mentioned how one of the better known individuals in the North American heat treat industry, “Mr. Mark Hemsath” (formerly with firms such as UPC/Nitrex/GM Enterprises and SECO/WARWICK) had made a change and joined up with heat treat consulting firm “Wingens Consultants”. Mark provided…
AECO Corp. Announces Promotion of Maryann Remner to President
AECO Corp. Announces Promotion of Maryann Remner to President “Berea, Ohio — [Insert Date] — AECO Corp proudly announces the promotion of Maryann Remner to President , effective immediately. In her new role, Maryann will lead AECO Corp and its three operating subsidiaries — Alloy Engineering , Mach3 Machining , and Thermcraft — driving strategic…
Energy Pricing Putting UK Heat Treater in Jeapordy
Energy Pricing Putting UK Heat Treater in Jeapordy (Editors note; “Kepston Limited” is a 110 year old, Nadcap approved commercial heat treater in the UK. The managing director of the firm says that due to the shockingly high energy costs in the country their future is in jeopardy. Read the entire article at “Businesses say Britain’s ‘jam…
“The Monty” Talks Vacuum Furnaces & Hot Zones with “Max Stormo” of “Ipsen”
“The Monty” Talks Vacuum Furnaces & Hot Zones with “Max Stormo” of “Ipsen” We are indeed privileged today to be speaking with “Mr. Max Stormo”, “Ipsen Customer Service (ICS) Operations Manager”. In this interview Max shares with us details about how Ipsen Souderton, PA focuses on hot zone related…
Aerospace Company Investing Heavily in Heat Treatment
Aerospace Company Investing Heavily in Heat Treatment (Editors note; for more background on this story we would suggest “Aerospace Supplier Adds Heat Treating Capacity” from “The Monty Heat Treat News” ) “Kencoa Aerospace has begun expanding its defense and space business in the North American market. On January 6, Kencoa Aerospace…
Acquisition Effects Largest North American Captive Heat Treaters
Acquisition Effects Largest North American Captive Heat Treaters January 2, 2026 it was announced that Allison Transmission had acquired the Off-Highway Drive & Motion Systems business of Dana Incorporated-read the press release below and we will then tell you why a heat treatment publication such as “The Monty Heat Treat News” cares; …
Heat Treat Industry Supplier Announces Promotions
Heat Treat Industry Supplier Announces Promotions ” Nitrex/UPC-Marathon announces the promotions of Kurt Willms to Sales Director, Americas and Asia , and Marcin Stoklosa to Sales Director, Europe–Middle East , as the company reinforces its commitment to in-person customer engagement and deep technical support. “These promotions are part of…
Furnace Builders Jointly Exhibit at Defense Exhibition
Furnace Builders Jointly Exhibit at Defense Exhibition May 1, 2 & 3 saw the 5th AeroDef India Manufacturing Expo 2025 in New Delhi, India-AeroDef is an exhibition and conference dedicated to Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing. Amongst those exhibiting was Hightemp Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. in partnership with VAC AERO International and SS…
Major USA Heat Treat Acquisition Concluded
Major USA Heat Treat Acquisition Concluded December of 2024 it was announced that “Aalberts” was acquiring “Paulo Products Company” -a “blockbuster” acquisition for the North American commercial heat treating industry; ” Major Acquisition in the North American Heat Treat Industry”. The acquisition was dependent upon regulatory approval-this…
Tariffs and the North American Heat Treat Industry
Tariffs and the North American Heat Treat Industry US Tariffs on imported auto parts has already had an effect on the North American Heat Treatment Industry. As an example a substantial US commercial heat treater recently temporarily closed their doors as a result of tariffs being applied on certain products coming from their Canadian customer. …
Can-Eng Furnaces International, Ltd. and Roller Hearth Furnaces
Can-Eng Furnaces International, Ltd. and Roller Hearth Furnaces “CAN-ENG Furnaces International, Ltd. is engaged in providing three separate systems amounting to over 450 feet of roller hearth furnace capacity. The first of the three undertakings is a high capacity, roller hearth lamination annealing system. Produced for the transformer…
Heat Treat Industry Acquisition-“Monty Exclusive”!
Heat Treat Industry Acquisition-“Monty Exclusive”! “In an industry exclusive to “The Monty Heat Treat News” we have this press release from EQI, a provider of line-ready solutions for metal products making a second acquisition in the North American heat treatment industry. EQI Well Positioned to Serve Thermal Processing Industry with…