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]
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,…
“HIP” Furnace Explosion Update
“HIP” Furnace Explosion Update February 4/2026 “The Monty Heat Treat News” had a news item entitled “Massive “HIP” Explosion at USA Commercial Heat Treater”, we followed this story up with another related article entitled ” Are Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) Accidents Common?”. We now have updates on both stories, the first…
SECO/WARWICK Lands Another “CAB” Order
SECO/WARWICK Lands Another “CAB” Order It sometimes appears that furnace builder ” SECO/WARWICK ” announces a new “CAB” (Controlled Atmosphere Brazing) order weekly. We exaggerate of course but here is another one; “The SECO/WARWICK Group will deliver a continuous Controlled Atmosphere Brazing (CAB) line to a Chinese manufacturer…
Solar Atmospheres Announces New Facility in Berlin, Connecticut
Solar Atmospheres Announces New Facility in Berlin, Connecticut May 6th, 2025 “The Monty Heat Treat News” had an industry exclusive when we mentioned that “Solar Atmospheres” the largest family owned commercial heat treater in North America will be adding a “7 th Facility in North America”- we now have the official press release (below)….
IHEA Announces 2025 – 26 Board of Directors and Officers
IHEA Announces 2025 – 26 Board of Directors and Officers “The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) recently announced its 2025-26 Board of Directors and Executive Officers. Taking over as President is Gary Berwick of Dry Coolers, Inc.; Vice-President is Jason Safarz of Karl Dungs, Inc. and Treasurer is Bob Fincken of Super…
Rare Earth Materials & Vacuum Heat Treating
Rare Earth Materials & Vacuum Heat Treating Recently “Mr. Marco Baretti”, Strategic Marketing Director & Sales Area Manager “TAV Vacuum Furnaces” provided “The Monty Heat Treat News” with an article which attracted a great deal of attention; “More Manufacturers Bringing Heat Treat In-House?”. Marco has followed up on that article…
Heat Treater Adding Much Needed Pit Carburizing Capacity
Heat Treater Adding Much Needed Pit Carburizing Capacity When US commercial heat treater “Metlab” in PA closed their doors in 2024 it left a real void in the commercial heat treat industry when it comes to “Carburizing of Very Large Gears” . To date that void has not yet been entirely filled (although Nitrex recently added a mammoth pit…
“USA Heat Treating” Appoints Plant Manager
“USA Heat Treating” Appoints Plant Manager “USA Heat Treating” in Cleveland, Ohio, USA recently appointed “Mr. Shawn Campbell” as Plant Manager. Shawn has worked in the heat treatment industry for 23 years with firms such as “Kowalski Heat Treating” and “Walker Heat Treat” both of which are also in the Cleveland, area. “USA…
Two Vacuum Induction Melting Furnaces Ordered From SECO
Two Vacuum Induction Melting Furnaces Ordered From SECO “A partner has purchased two VIM furnaces. The first is the JetCaster VIM50 EQ vacuum induction furnace for melting and producing castings using the EQ method. The second is the JetCaster device for melting and producing castings using directional solidification, single crystal, equiaxed…