Reports Suggest Bodycote Has Sold Their New Berlin, WI Facility
Reports Suggest Bodycote Has Sold Their New Berlin, WI Facility A report in the “Milwaukee Business General” is suggesting that commercial heat treating giant “Bodycote” has sold their New Berlin, Wisconsin facility. While details are scarce, the report says; “A longtime New Berlin industrial facility operated by Bodycote Thermal Processing has…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” May 2026 Edition
“The Monty Heat Treat News” May 2026 Edition Welcome to the May 2026 edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News” featuring over 100 pages of the most up to date heat treatment industry news and trends combined with updated surplus heat treat equipment listings. This issue features these stories and lots more; AI Data Centers Spiking New Vacuum Furnace…
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]
USA Military Receives Delivery of Batch Oven
USA Military Receives Delivery of Batch Oven Wisconsin Oven is pleased to announce the shipment of one (1) Electrically Heated Standard Draw Batch Oven (SDB Series) to a United States Military Base. This industrial oven will be used for heat treating various aerospace components. This equipment is engineered to meet the critical safety…
Substantial USA Heat Treat Acquired by Venture Capital Group
Substantial USA Heat Treat Acquired by Venture Capital Group In an apparent sign of the times another long-time commercial heat treater in the USA, “Pinson Valley Heat Treating” of Birmingham, Alabama, USA has been acquired by a venture capital group. It has been widely known for quite some time in the heat-treating community that the company…
Why Are So Many Heat Treat Shops In North America Closing Down-Further Thoughts
Why Are So Many Heat Treat Shops In North America Closing Down-Further Thoughts One of our most popular stories of the year was entitled; “Why Are So Many Heat Treat Shops in North American Closing Down”? The story prompted so many thoughts and comments that the team at “The Monty” felt is well worthwhile to elaborate on the reasons why…
“Will ‘Boronizing’ Providers Need a New Source for ‘Boron Powder’?”-Update
“Will ‘Boronizing’ Providers Need a New Source for ‘Boron Powder’?”-Update Recently we posted an article entitled “Will ‘Boronizing’ Providers Need a New Source for ‘Boron Powder’?” In response Mr. Ralph Hunger, CEO of ” BorTec USA LLC” very kindly sent us this update. “I’m reaching out on behalf of BorTec USA LLC in reference to your article…
SBS Corp. Continues to Expand Into Vacuum Cooling Systems
SBS Corp. Continues to Expand Into Vacuum Cooling Systems SBS Corporation, a global provider of high-performance thermal processing and industrial cooling technologies, announced today that it has received a significant order for its Vac Air v acuum f urnace c ooling s ystem from a prominent U.S. manufacturer specializing in hypersonic…
Spirited Bidding for Vacuum Sinter Furnace-Interesting Update
Spirited Bidding for Vacuum Sinter Furnace-Interesting Update December 4th “The Monty Heat Treat News” reported on an ongoing auction in the western USA featuring an unused “Ipsen Titan” Debind/Sinter System” -the original story can be found further down. As far as we are aware the furnace sold for $45,000 USD at auction-now here is the…
Captive Heat Treater Receiving Substantial Investment
Captive Heat Treater Receiving Substantial Investment For a number of years “The Monty Heat Treat News” has offered a heat treatment industry exclusive-a list of the “ 15 Largest Single Location Captive Heat Treats in North America ”, it now appears that one of the locations on the list will be receiving a very substantial investment. Located…
Largest Commercial Heat Treats-How Big is the Pie?
Largest Commercial Heat Treats-How Big is the Pie? April 5th, 2025 “The Monty Heat Treat News” will be offering our updated list of the “50 largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters” (the 2024 List can be found “Here”). This list prompts the obvious question-how big is the North America commercial heat treat pie? In other words what is…
Top Heat Treatment News Items Week of February 17th
Top Heat Treatment News Items Week of February 17th Each week the “Monty Heat Treat News” looks back at our heat treatment stories from the week before and comes up with a list of the 3 most popular based upon reader feedback, website visits and social media posts. For the week starting February 17th, 2025 it would appear that heat treating of…
AICHELIN and Bodycote
AICHELIN and Bodycote “After entering the vacuum heat treatment Vacuum Furnace market segment in the middle of last year, AICHELIN recently successfully delivered a vacuum furnace to the plant of one of the leading heat treatment and specialist service providers for thermal processes, Bodycote, in Vantaa (Finland). The furnace, with a usable…
Captive/ Commercial Heat Treater Completes New Furnace Install
Captive/ Commercial Heat Treater Completes New Furnace Install Captive/Commercial heat treater RAMADA ACOS in Ovar, Portugal has been mentioned by “The Monty Heat Treat News” several times over the years, including this summary of the company in 2021; “NOVEMBER 2021; Ramada ACOS is a captive/commercial heat treater located in the northern part…
Ipsen USA Announces Management Changes in Customer Service Team
Ipsen USA Announces Management Changes in Customer Service Team Ipsen is pleased to announce the promotion of Evan Hundley to Retrofits Manager and the appointment of Lu Chouraki as Field Service Manager. Since joining Ipsen in October 2023 as a Project Manager in the Retrofits Department, Hundley has demonstrated strong leadership and a…