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]
Custom Molybdenum Fixturing From Grammer Vacuum Technologies
Custom Molybdenum Fixturing From Grammer Vacuum Technologies Recently we had a press release from “Grammer Vacuum Technologies” about a recent addition to the firm-Mr. Luke Glendening; “JANUARY 15, 2026; Luke Glendening Joins Grammer Vacuum Technologies, Inc. “Grammer Vacuum Technologies” of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA has been around for many…
Record Breaking Vacuum Furnace Order for Ipsen
Record Breaking Vacuum Furnace Order for Ipsen Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS (January 28, 2026) – Ipsen USA entered 2026 by securing the largest equipment order in company history from a long-standing aerospace manufacturer. The multi-system order reflects decades of trust and Ipsen’s proven ability to deliver mission-critical thermal processing…
Vacuum Furnace Builder Expanding Facility to Keep Up With Orders
Vacuum Furnace Builder Expanding Facility to Keep Up With Orders (Editors Note; Consarc offers very specialized vacuum furnaces and their offerings would typically not be seen in a commercial heat treat as an example). “Consarc Corporation, an Inductotherm Group company specializing in custom vacuum and controlled-atmosphere furnaces, has…
Applied Thermal Technologies Earns 4th Consecutive 24-Month Nadcap Merit Accreditation
Applied Thermal Technologies Earns 4th Consecutive 24-Month Nadcap Merit Accreditation Below we have this press release from Applied Thermal Technologies in Warsaw, IN. Applied Thermal ranks 42 on our list of the largest commercial heat treats in North America. (Largest Commercial Heat Treats In North America 2025) Applied Thermal Technologies,…
A New Trend in Heat Treat Industry Advertising
A New Trend in Heat Treat Industry Advertising Advances in technology have changed the Heat Treatment industry so it should come as no surprise that technology changes have also had a dramatic effect on Heat Treat Industry Advertising. The days of print advertising in magazines such as “Industrial Heating” are largely behind us and physical…
Largest North American Captive Heat Treats-“Dauch Corp.”
Largest North American Captive Heat Treats-“Dauch Corp.” This week we will have a brand new name on our list of the “15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America” -“Dauch Corporation”. You can certainly be forgiven if the name doesn’t ring a bell-previously the company was known as “American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM)” according…
Heat Treating Cuba
Heat Treating Cuba Last year Gord and Dale Montgomery of “The Monty Heat Treat News” visited Cuba in a desperate hunt to find a heat treating facility in this Caribbean country. Alas we were unable to find one although we did hear rumors about an installation. As it turns out the rumors were correct and we can now provide some details. Roughly…
SSI Travelling Road Show
SSI Travelling Road Show Furnace controls company SSi of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA has always strongly believed in the value of hosting small, one day technical seminars all around North America-hence our term “Travelling Road Show”. These seminars typically attract from 20 to 60 attendees from both captive and commercial heat treaters and the…
Brazilian Heat Treater Adding Vacuum Furnace
Brazilian Heat Treater Adding Vacuum Furnace Today we go to Brazil for a news item about a commercial heat treater adding a new vacuum furnace-read on; ” Isoflama is expanding its hardening plant and has ordered a new and modern Vector vacuum furnace, which will be connected to the superior production system, significantly streamlining the…
US vs: European Heat Treating-One of the Differences
US vs: European Heat Treating-One of the Differences Over the years the team at “The Monty Heat Treat News” has visited literally hundreds of captive and commercial heat treats around the globe and we are constantly asked: “Does heat treatment differ much around the world”? The answer is that except for small differences heat treating is heat…
Voestalpine Fastening Systems Adds Furnace Capacity
Voestalpine Fastening Systems Adds Furnace Capacity “voestalpine Fastening Systems” a supplier to the railway industry, is adding hardening capacity of steel parts with a technological line consisting of multiple furnaces and washers. The process will be carried out in a protected nitrogen atmosphere with temperatures up to 1742°F (950°C) on…
Counting Down to the “Top 50” Heat Treats For 2025
Counting Down to the “Top 50” Heat Treats For 2025 Since 1999 “The Monty Heat Treat News” has been publishing annually a list of the largest commercial heat treaters in North America based upon yearly sales, last year’s list can be found at “50 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2024” Before we introduce our 2025 list…