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]
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…
Captive/Commercial Heat Treater Shows “The Monty” In House HT Department
Captive/Commercial Heat Treater Shows “The Monty” In House HT Department And speaking of “KGO” nitriders in Europe lets look back at another captive/commercial heat treater which “The Monty Heat Treat News” visited just last year which also features KGO nitriders; “MARCH 18th/2025; Gord Montgomery” of “The Monty Heat Treat News” had the…
Average New Vacuum Furnace Price/Largest Hot Zone Order-“Ipsen”
Average New Vacuum Furnace Price/Largest Hot Zone Order-“Ipsen” A Year Defined by Confidence and Growth In 2025, Ipsen strengthened its position as a trusted partner for high-precision heat-treating solutions across critical manufacturing sectors. Continued demand from aerospace, defense, medical technology, advanced manufacturing,…
US Memorial Day
US Memorial Day Monday, May 26th marks “Memorial Day” in the USA. WG Montgomery Ltd., “The Monty” will resume regular news items Tuesday May 27th. Did you like this article? Click here to subscribe to The Monty . View our recent magazines and podcasts by clicking the following link. https://themonty.com/magazine/
Another USA Commercial Heat Treat Closes Its Doors
Another USA Commercial Heat Treat Closes Its Doors “Missouri Heat Treat Inc.” , in Wentzville, Missouri, USA was founded in 1980 and up until recently offered a number of different processes such as press quenching, carburizing, carbonitriding, stress relieving and normalizing. Going through our records we find that the only mention “The Monty…
Super Systems Mexico Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Super Systems Mexico Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification Super Systems Mexico Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification: Committed to Quality and Customer Service At Super Systems Mexico, we are proud to announce that we have achieved ISO 9001:2015 Certification, an international standard that validates the implementation of a robust quality…
Consolidation Amongst Largest North American Captive Heat Treaters
Consolidation Amongst Largest North American Captive Heat Treaters Each year for the past decade “The Monty Heat Treat News” has put together a list of the “ 15 Largest Single Location Captive Heat Treats in North America ”. As of early this year two of the companies on this list merged when “American Axle & Manfacturing…
Ohio Metallurgical-Top 52 Heat Treater
Ohio Metallurgical-Top 52 Heat Treater When “The Monty Heat Treat News” published our industry exclusive list of the “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters” for 2025 we included a brand new entry “Ohio Metallurgical” of Elyria, Ohio. While we have known the firm for many years our understanding of the company is reasonably…
Ask the Expert: Why is Graphite Felt Replacing Graphite Board in Vacuum Furnaces? By Craig Moller, Chief Engineer for Ipsen USA
Ask the Expert: Why is Graphite Felt Replacing Graphite Board in Vacuum Furnaces? By Craig Moller, Chief Engineer for Ipsen USA Specialty insulation plays a key role in helping vacuum furnaces operate efficiently and produce consistent results. It’s one hidden component of your furnace that can make a big difference in pump down time, helps make…