USA Captive Heat Treater Changes Ownership
(Editors Note; Milwaukee Forge has a substantial in house heat treating department with the ability to offer Normalizing, Annealing, Quenching & Tempering in a wide variety of furnaces) "Milwaukee Forge, a 112-year-old company in Bay View, is being sold to a politically-connected ownership...
Aerospace Heat Treat Good, Automotive Heat Treat Not So Good
Commercial heat treater "Bodycote", the globe's largest commercial heat treater on Tuesday, released a report for the four months ending October 31, 2025. As a diversified, global heat treater their results mirror the entire heat-treating industry-it comes as no shock to us or indeed for most heat...
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]
Ipsen Invests in Pyrometry Certification for Field Service Engineers
Ten Ipsen field service engineers are completing Pyrometry II training through the Performance Review Institute (PRI), a national organization that focuses on certification for processes that need to meet Nadcap and AMS standards. These engineers are on track to be fully certified by the end of...
USA Heat Treater Continues to Invest in New Equipment
(Editors Note; SWMT is ranked as one of the "52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025" according to "The Monty Heat Treat News") "Fort Worth, Texas — November 17, 2025 — Southwest Metal Treating Corp (SWMT), a leading provider of precision heat-treating services and an AS9100D / ISO...
Heat Treating Automotive Brake Rotors-“Paulo”
Back in 2009 furnace builder JL Becker, Co., (acquired by "Gasbarre" in 2011) working with commercial heat treater "Woodworth, Inc.", in Flint, Michigan, USA revolutionized the automotive brake rotor sector by offering FNC (ferritic nitrocarburizing) in large tip-up furnaces. The benefits of the...
USA Induction Heating Equipment Supplier Acquired
"Aluminium extrusion company Extrutec North America, has acquired Induction Professionals, leading to the formation of the new company Induction Professional Solutions (IPS). The acquisition will combine Extrutec’s energy efficient technology with Induction Professionals extensive experience to...
Heat Treatment of “Rockbreaker” Steel Tools
"Rockbreaker" is a trade name for a steel hydraulic hammer tool used in the construction, mining, quarrying and demolition industries to literally break rock and concrete. The name is owned by "Caldervale Group Ltd"., of Airdrie, Scotland who manufacturers and ships the tools around the world with...
Bodycote Opening New Facility in Fairfield, Ohio, USA-“Update”
August 19th of the year we had this news item about a new commercial heat treating facility in Fairfield, Ohio, USA "Bodycote Opening New Facility in Fairfield, Ohio, USA"-we now have this update about the location achieving Nadcap Accreditation (Editors Note: while vacuum carburizing is not...
“Cieffe Thermal Systems” Installs “First of it’s Kind” Furnace Line
"Cieffe Thermal Systems" of Colle Umerto, Italy is one of the best-known brands in Europe for thermal processing systems. Recently Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News" had the chance to spend some time with the company and this included visits to some of the firm's customers with one visit...
Heavy Equipment Component Supplier Invests in New Heat Treat Department
It is always really "cool" to see manufacturers treat heat treating with the respect it deserves as a crucial part of the manufacturing process-let us introduce you to I.M.G. S.p.A. (INDUSTRIA MECCANICA GIRARDELLO) in Italy, a company which believes in the value of quality heat treating. IMG...
Annealing Oven For Aluminum Cable Supplier
"NUTEC Bickley has just manufactured and installed an annealing oven, custom designed for processing reel-mounted compact aluminum cable. The client for this contract operates numerous plants across North, Central and South America and has a portfolio of products supplied to organizations involved...
Vacuum Heat Treater Finds Business to Be Strong
Founded in the 1970's commercial heat treater "Vacuum S.P.A." in Verdello, Italy has survived recessions, foreign wars and the ups and downs that effect all businesses and at the end of the day has continued to grow and prosper. In 2023 the company was acquired by Germany based "Haertha Hardening...
Vacuum Furnace Builder Receives Their 1,000th New Furnace Order
Furnace builder TAV just yesterday received orders for two new vacuum furnaces which means the company can now claim to have sold just over 1,000 new vacuum furnaces over the years-1,001 to be exact. The news was received by Gord Montgomery of "The Monty Heat Treat News"during a visit to the...
Cambridge Heat Treating 1982-2025
For 43 years commercial heat treater Cambridge Heat Treating in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada has been a mainstay of the Canadian heat treat industry and one of the larger players in the Canadian market. Founded by Bob Robbins in 1982, the company has thrived and prospered over the years but alas the...