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]
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…
Strong Business Conditions Leads to New Vacuum Furnace Order
Strong Business Conditions Leads to New Vacuum Furnace Order “Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS (February 12, 2026) – Ipsen USA has received a new equipment order from Urschel Laboratories, Inc., a global manufacturer of precision food cutting equipment headquartered in Chesterton, Indiana. The order includes a MetalMaster HR 54×48 2-bar vacuum furnace,…
Automotive Supplier Expands Stainless Steel Brazing Capacity with New Gasbarre 24″ Belt Furnace Order
Automotive Supplier Expands Stainless Steel Brazing Capacity with New Gasbarre 24″ Belt Furnace Order “St. Marys, PA — Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems (Gasbarre) has been selected by a long-standing customer to supply a new 24-inch belt, 4-zone brazing furnace supporting automotive component production. The system will be installed at…
New President for North American Furnace Builder
New President for North American Furnace Builder (Editors note; for more information about “Nutec Bickley” we would suggest these stories from “The Monty” ” Nutec Bickley Installs Roller Hearth Furnace”, “North American Furnace Builder Lands Large Order” & “Nutec Group Announces Change of CEO”) “NUTEC Group Chairman Genaro Cueva and…
European Heat Treater Completes Plant Merger
European Heat Treater Completes Plant Merger “Aalberts Surface Technologies” is ranked by “The Monty Heat Treat News” as the second largest commercial heat treater in North America and also in Europe-their Värnamo, Sweden location is our focus today. Recently the company completed a Swedish plant merger which is now complete. While the…
Vacuum Furnace Technology-Mr. Trevor Jones
Vacuum Furnace Technology-Mr. Trevor Jones Today our handsome and charming host “Mr. Carlos Torres” of “The Heat Treat Podcast” speaks “Vacuum Furnace Technology” with “Mr. Trevor Jones” , President of “Solar Manufacturing” one of the largest North American builders of vacuum furnaces. Previous episodes of the “Heat Treat Podcast”…
USA Furnace Builder Closes Down
USA Furnace Builder Closes Down May 22, 2025 “The Monty Heat Treat News” announced that commercial heat treater “Missouri Heat Treat Had Closed Their Doors”. Missouri Heat Treat was a division of ” Unitherm Furnace, LLC”, also in Wentzville, MO, USA and according to their website Unitherm was founded in 1980 and over the years had provided…
Global Heat Treater Announces Financials for First 4 Months of 2025
Global Heat Treater Announces Financials for First 4 Months of 2025 “Bodycote” the world’s largest commercial heat treater has just announced revenue for the first 4 months of 2025. For a summary of the results we went to “Alliance News”. In related news “The Monty Heat Treat News” recently interviewed Mr. Jim Fairbairn, CEO of the company…
ECM USA Announces the Retirement of William (Bill) Gornicki Following 35 Years of Distinguished Service in the Heat Treat Industry
ECM USA Announces the Retirement of William (Bill) Gornicki Following 35 Years of Distinguished Service in the Heat Treat Industry ECM USA proudly announces the upcoming retirement of William (Bill) Gornicki, effective June 2025. After an exceptional 35-year career in the heat treat industry, Bill will be stepping into a well-earned retirement….
USA Commercial Heat Treater Reopens in Upgraded Facility
USA Commercial Heat Treater Reopens in Upgraded Facility “TS USA” , a commercial heat treater in Chattanooga, TN, US has just reopened their upgraded facility after some very substantial investments-their official press release can be found below. This facility closed in 2024 after a tragic accident which occurred May 30th, of that year-the…
Furnace Builder Announces 2024 Sales Figures-Future Plans
Furnace Builder Announces 2024 Sales Figures-Future Plans “2024 financial review: AICHELIN Group sets strategic course for further expansion Stable development in a challenging environment Expansion of global partnerships and service expertise The AICHELIN Group, a member of Berndorf AG and global provider of industrial heat treatment solutions,…