USA Commercial Heat Treater Closes Their Doors
USA Commercial Heat Treater Closes Their Doors Earlier this week, Phoenix Metal Treating, located at W190 N11350 Carnegie Drive in Germantown, Wisconsin, officially closed down. This 40 year old family owned company operated several medium sized Beavermatic and Ipsen batch IQ furnaces and catered largely to the local automotive parts suppliers….
Japanese High-Tech Sector Orders SECO/WARWICK Vacuum Furnace
Japanese High-Tech Sector Orders SECO/WARWICK Vacuum Furnace (Editor’s Note; In this press release Maciej Korecki, Vice President of the SECO/WARWICK Group’s Vacuum Segment states; “This order will support the production of components for gas turbines”. Recently “The Monty Heat Treat News” published an article entitled, ” AI Data Centers Spiking…
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]
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,…
Manufacturer Brings Heat Treatment In-House Due to Long Lead Times
Manufacturer Brings Heat Treatment In-House Due to Long Lead Times “The Monty Heat Treat News” has long maintained that the #1 reason manufacturers bring heat treatment in house (as opposed to sending it out to a commercial heat treater) has very little to do with costs and a lot to do with lead times and control over the process. This is yet…
USA West Coast Manufacturer Upgrades In-House Heat Treat Department-Update
USA West Coast Manufacturer Upgrades In-House Heat Treat Department-Update July 7, 2025 “The Monty” had an exclusive news item about a manufacturer on the US West Coast updating their heat treat department with 2 new electrically heated batch IQ furnaces with working dimensions of 36″ X 48″ X 36″ (our original story is below)-we can now provide…
What’s it Worth? A Guide to Used Furnace Values
What’s it Worth? A Guide to Used Furnace Values From time to time over the years “The Monty Heat Treat News” plays the “What’s it Worth” game where we look at a used furnace and give our readers an idea about what it is worth in current market conditions. Today we look at a complete furnace line located at a captive heat treater in…
German Auto Parts Supplier Hirschvogel Group Commissions Furnace Line
German Auto Parts Supplier Hirschvogel Group Commissions Furnace Line Back in March of 2025 it was announced that auto parts supplier “Hirschvogel” would be installing a new, automated heat treat line provided by “Aichelin Group” of Austria (the original news item can be found below). Recently the line entered full production with the ability…
Furnace Builder Makes Changes to North American Operations
Furnace Builder Makes Changes to North American Operations “As part of the SECO/WARWICK Group’s strategy for 2023–2026, the Group is merging its two American companies: SECO/VACUUM Technologies (SVT) and SECO/WARWICK (SWC). Both entities, located in Meadville, will now operate under one brand – SECO/WARWICK. Piotr Zawistowski, the current…
North American Heat Treater Acquired
North American Heat Treater Acquired There is certainly a raft of changes happening in the North American commercial heat treatment industry these days-a quick search of our pages reveals that over 10 shops have closed in the past year with at least a half dozen acquisitions in just the past few months. The most recent acquisition involves a…
Furnacare (TAV Vacuum Furnace) Appoints New Sales Manager
Furnacare (TAV Vacuum Furnace) Appoints New Sales Manager Furnacare, the North American division of TAV Vacuum Furnaces of Italy, responsible for Sales and Service in the USA, Canada and Mexico has just appointed Mr. Jay Jefsen as Director of Sales replacing Mr. Jan Massholder who is no longer with the company. Jay Jefsen brings with him a world…
Acquisition in the Mexican Heat Treat Industry
Acquisition in the Mexican Heat Treat Industry Earlier this week, Monday June 2 to be exact “The Monty Heat Treat News” in an industry exclusive announced that one of the largest commercial heat treaters in Mexico had made a “Very Significant Acquisition”. “Especialidades Termicas, S.A” (ETSA Group) is a family owned commercial heat treater…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” July 2025 Edition
“The Monty Heat Treat News” July 2025 Edition The link below will take you to the July 2025 digital edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News”-for almost 30 years bringing you the most up to date news and trends in the global heat treatment industry. In this issue you will find that the news mirrors the uncertain nature of the global…
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