Chicago Area Plating/Heat Treating Company Expands Heat Treat Capacity
Chicago Area Plating/Heat Treating Company Expands Heat Treat Capacity “J&M Plating” in Rockford, IL, USA offers plating, coating, electroplating, sorting, heat treating and Patch- “The Monty” would hazard a guess that there are not more than 10 companies in North America that offers this combination. While it has been a challenging time for…
USA Heat Treat Facility Opens Their Doors for 25th Anniversary Celebration
USA Heat Treat Facility Opens Their Doors for 25th Anniversary Celebration (Background; “The Monty Heat Treat News” rates commercial heat treater “Solar Atmospheres” as the largest privately owned commercial heat treater in North America, “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters” . The “Solar Atmospheres of Western PA” facility which…
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]
European Furnace Controls Firms Announces Partnership
European Furnace Controls Firms Announces Partnership According to this press release two of the larger European furnace controls companies will be working together more closely in the future. This press release is quite vague and provides few if any details beyond the fact that “Stange” and “Demig” feel it necessary to work together more closely…
MTI Educational Foundation Extends Scholarship Application Deadline to May 15, 2026
The Metal Treating Institute Educational Foundation has announced an extension of its 2026 scholarship application deadline to May 15, 2026, providing additional time for students and industry professionals to take advantage of valuable educational funding opportunities. $123,000 will be awarded in total scholarships. The MTI Educational…
Vacuum Aerospace Heat Treating/Singapore
Vacuum Aerospace Heat Treating/Singapore With an estimated 450-500 vacuum furnaces in an area of less than 300 square miles it is doubtful that there is any other region on the planet that is as densely populated with vacuum furnaces as Singapore-virtually every one of which is dedicated to the aerospace industry. (Editor’s note; this estimate of…
Mexico Heat Treat Market Through the Eyes of an Expert
Mexico Heat Treat Market Through the Eyes of an Expert Last week “Gord Montgomery” of “The Monty Heat Treat News” had a chance to spend some time with “Mr. Salvador Alvarado”, General Manager of furnace controls company SSi during the “ASM Heat Treat Mexico” exhibition in Monterrey, Mexico. Very few individuals have seen as much of the heat treat…
“Heat Treat Exclusive” Aerospace Heat Treating-Singapore
“Heat Treat Exclusive” Aerospace Heat Treating-Singapore This past week “Gord Montgomery” of “The Monty Heat Treat News” had the opportunity to visit the absolute “Mecca” of vacuum heat treating-the city/state of “Singapore” which boasts an astonishing 450-500 aerospace vacuum furnaces in a tiny 900 square kilometer area. Next week we will have a…
USA Furnace Builder Partners With Western USA Rep Firm
USA Furnace Builder Partners With Western USA Rep Firm (Editor’s Note; “The Monty” has had several stories over the past number of months about USA furnace builder AFC-Holcroft-Aichelin Americas changing the direction of their sales force ” Furnace Builder Continues to Change North American Sales Direction” . This press release mentions another…
Where Are They Now-Jeff Mays/SKF
Where Are They Now-Jeff Mays/SKF On a regular basis “The Monty Heat Treat News” likes to mention well known individuals in the heat treatment industry who have made changes in their careers, moved on from the industry or retired. “Jeff Mays” has spent his entire working career in the heat treatment industry, with most of his career spent as…
Auto Parts Maker Increases In house Heat Treating Through Acquisitions
Auto Parts Maker Increases In house Heat Treating Through Acquisitions Global auto parts supplier “Linamar” has always been known as one of the largest in-house heat treaters in North America as rated by “The Monty” “15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America”. With their global reach they are also a very substantial in-house heat…
“Top 52 Largest Heat Treater” Makes Major Investments
“Top 52 Largest Heat Treater” Makes Major Investments With our exclusive list of the “Top 52 Commercial Heat Treaters-North America” -2026 progressing it behooves us to re visit some of the firms which made our list in 2025-one of these is “Vacu-Braze” in Quakertown PA, USA. “Vacu-Braze” has grown by leaps and bounds over the…
New Heat Treat Furnace Order the Result of Increased Defense Spending
New Heat Treat Furnace Order the Result of Increased Defense Spending “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been trumpeting a new trend in the global heat treatment industry-increased defense spending around the world is leading to massive new investments in new thermal processing equipment. Further down you can see at least three examples in previous…
USA Furnace Builder Sold?
USA Furnace Builder Sold? For some time now “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been aware of a smaller heat treat furnace builder in Michigan, USA being for sale. The prospectus has this to say about the company; “Established over 25 years ago, this company specializes in engineering, manufacturing, installing, and servicing industrial…
Vacuum Furnace Builder Promotes Sales & Strategic Marketing Director
Vacuum Furnace Builder Promotes Sales & Strategic Marketing Director “TAV Vacuum Furnaces” has just promoted “Mr. Marco Baretti” to the position of Sales & Strategic Marketing Director. “Mr. Baretti” has been with the firm for over 12 years in a variety of positions-most recently as Sales Area Manager. In related news the company…