German Furnace Builder Forming Partnerships in China
"OCTOBER 13/2025, Rohde Schutzgasoefen GmbH (Hanau); Strengthening global partnerships: Jörn and Natasha Rohde visit customers in China As part of an international business trip, Jörn Rohde and Natasha Rohde visited several customers in China in the region of Shanghai, Taicang, Changshu, Beijing and...
Mark Hemsath, Nitrex Furnace/UPC-Marathon
As part of the news item above about "Aichelin/Nitrex" "The Monty" has learned that "Mark Hemsath", President/CEO, Nitrex Furnace and UPC-Marathon has parted ways with the company. In retrospect this is absolutely no surprise as his position no longer exists due to the acquisition. Very recently...
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]
Aichelin Meets to Discuss Strategy/Nitrex Integration
The recent acquisition of furnace builder and controls company Nitrex by Austrian furnace builder "Aichelin" has been one of the top news stories in the heat treatment industry in 2025 "AICHELIN Group Completes Acquisition of NITREX Divisions". A big question for the industry is; "how will this...
Where Are They Now-“Bill Morie” & “HTSU”
For over 13 years "Mr. Bill Morie" was with the maintenance team at commercial heat treater "Braddock Metallurgical" in the US Southeast ending up as Maintenance Manager at the Daytona Beach, Florida location (Braddock Metallurgical is ranked as one of the "52 Largest North American Commercial Heat...
Heat Treatment Congress (HK) 2025 Heat Treat Show-Wiesbaden, Germany
We at "The Monty Heat Treat" have always maintained that our favorite heat treat exhibition outside of the USA is the annual "HK" show held October of every year in Cologne, Germany (before Cologne it was held in Wiesbaden, Germany). For a variety of reasons, the show this year which took place...
Meet The New “SSi Europe” Furnace Controls Team
For many years USA based furnace controls team "SSi" of Cincinnati, Ohio has relied on a number of European agents (and an SSi division in the UK) to handle their European sales, one of these agents was [http://Avion Europa GmbH & Co. KG]"Avion Europa"[http://Avion Europa GmbH & Co. KG] of...
Reducing Costs During Heat Treating & Brazing Processes Written By Vesco
Collins Aerospace is an American technology company and global leader specializing in advanced aerospace systems and avionics, serving commercial, business, military, space, and airport sectors. They design and manufacture avionics, flight control systems, and communication solutions for commercial...
“The Monty” Visits Commercial Heat Treater “Byron Products”
For several years now "Byron Products" of Fairfield, Ohio, USA has been making our list of the "52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters", however until recently "The Monty" had never had the opportunity to visit this facility-we rectified this oversight this past week with a visit by Gord...
Ipsen Celebrates Graduates of Inaugural Field Service Engineer (FSE) Academy
Ipsen is proud to announce the graduation of its inaugural class of field service engineers from the Ipsen FSE Academy, a next-generation training program building on the foundation of the former Ipsen Corporate Academy. This revamped initiative reflects Ipsen’s ongoing commitment to developing...
Top Heat Treatment News Stories Week of January 20th
Based upon reader feedback, visits to "The Monty Heat Treat News" and social media the top 2 heat treatment news stories for the week starting January 20, 2025 are these 3 ranked from highest to lowest; US Defence Supplier Increases Heat Treat Capacity; Watervliet Arsenal located in Watervliet,...
Super Systems India Working Towards New Collaboration
Based in Cincinatti, Ohio, USA, furnace controls company Super Systems Inc. (SSi) has a number of locations around the globe to serve their heat treat customers, this includes Super Systems India. During a recent visit by Damian Bratcher, International Sales Manager for SSI the company got together...
US Defence Supplier Increases Heat Treat Capacity
Watervliet Arsenal located in Watervliet, New York was founded in 1813 and is the oldest continuously active arsenal in the United States, and today produces much of the artillery for the army as well as gun tubes for cannons, mortars and tanks. In 2023 the US government announced that it was...
MTI Educational Foundation Scholarship Application Process NOW OPEN
The demand for skilled professionals in every industry is growing, and the heat treating sector is no exception. In 2024, the Metal Treating Institute (MTI) launched a six-episode docuseries called Jobs of Tomorrow that shares what heat treating is and why choose it as a career. The docuseries is...
Furnace Builder Hires “Neal Conway” as Sales Engineer
North American furnace builder "AFC-Holcroft" of Wixom, Michigan, USA just recently hired Mr. Neal Conway as a Sales Engineer. Neal is an experienced "furnace guy" having worked for many years at furnace/oven builder "Delta-H" in Carroll, Ohio-a company which is owned and run by the Conway family. ...