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]
Heat Treat Expansion Planned for Precision Metal Forming Company
Heat Treat Expansion Planned for Precision Metal Forming Company Back in 2016 “The Monty Heat Treat News” had this press release about “Precision Resource”, a supplier of high-volume and high-tonnage fineblanked components and assemblies opening an in-house heat treat facility in Saltillo, Mexico; “2016 POSTING; Precision Resource is…
And Speaking of Heat Treat Furnace Lines Being Installed in Mexico
And Speaking of Heat Treat Furnace Lines Being Installed in Mexico Our previous news item concerned “Precision Resource” adding mesh belt furnace capacity at their location in Saltillo, Mexico so we should at this point mention another new furnace install in Mexico. One of our almost 10,000 “LinkedIn” followers sent us this photo of a new…
Countdown to “North Americas Largest Captive Heat Treaters”
Countdown to “North Americas Largest Captive Heat Treaters” As we count down to the 2026 list of the “15 Largest Captive Heat Treaters-North America-2024″ (coming the week of January 26th) ” The Monty” looks look back at a company which was in the #2 position on our 2024 list of “The Largest”- “GKN ePowertrain Newton, North…
You Think You Have a Big Vacuum Furnace?
You Think You Have a Big Vacuum Furnace? Courtesy of furnace builder “SECO/WARWICK” we have a photo of the largest vacuum furnace we at “The Monty” have ever seen. This unit is capable of loads of over 100 tons and has a diameter of 12′ (4 meters). The furnace (which was installed a few years ago at a location in California) is designed to…
Commercial Heat Treater Receives Vacuum Furnace in “Double Quick” Time
Commercial Heat Treater Receives Vacuum Furnace in “Double Quick” Time (Editors Note; Yes, the name of the commercial heat treater mentioned in this SECO/WARWICK press release really is “More Heat Treatment A.S.” -threw us off also). “It took just four weeks from the moment the order was placed for SECO/WARWICK to deliver one of…
What do the Largest Captive Heat Treaters Look Like in 2026?
What do the Largest Captive Heat Treaters Look Like in 2026? In a heat treatment industry exclusive “The Monty Heat Treat News” regularly publishes a list of the “15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America” . Currently we are in the process of putting together our 2026 rankings, a list which will see some substantial changes from our 2024…
World’s Largest Nitrider?
World’s Largest Nitrider? Recently the commercial heat treating division of “Nitrex” had a press release about installing what is quite possibly the ” Largest Nitriding Furnace in North America” , a picture of which can be found here; With working dimensions of 4.5 meters (13.5′) in diameter X 3.5 meters (10.5′) in depth and capable of…
“The Monty” Tours Heat Treat Featuring “Roller Hearth Furnaces”
“The Monty” Tours Heat Treat Featuring “Roller Hearth Furnaces” Our previous news item for today, Monday, March 24 referenced a company by the name of “T.T.N.” the largest commercial heat treater in Italy, this news item summarizes the second largest commercial heat treater in the country, “PROTERM Trattamenti Termici” . Founded in 1973 the…
“The Monty” Visits One of the World’s Largest Furnace Builders
“The Monty” Visits One of the World’s Largest Furnace Builders Next week “The Monty Heat Treat News” will have a number of very interesting news items from around the world including a mention about another USA commercial heat treat closing, a story about one of the largest commercial heat treaters in Italy and an in depth…
A Look Back at our List of the “15 Largest Captive Heat Treaters-North America-2024”
A Look Back at our List of the “15 Largest Captive Heat Treaters-North America-2024” “15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America. Each year we are proud to present an industry exclusive, a list of the “ 15 Largest Captive Heat Treats-North America ” as compiled by “ The Monty Heat Treat News “. We look back a year to our list in…
Don’t You Love Gear Heat Treating? SIAP/Ipsen International
Don’t You Love Gear Heat Treating? SIAP/Ipsen International For sheer variety, complexity, “high end” heat treat technology and tight tolerances you would struggle to beat the heat treating that goes into gears-any form of gears for that matter. A prime example of this would be “SIAP SPA”, a member of the “Carraro Group” based in…
Captive/Commercial Heat Treater Shows “The Monty” In House HT Department
Captive/Commercial Heat Treater Shows “The Monty” In House HT Department “Gord Montgomery” of “The Monty Heat Treat News” had the opportunity just yesterday, March 18th, 2025 to see a really impressive captive/commercial heat treating facility in Dravogradu, Slovenia. Let’s start at the beginning of our story; Family owned “…