Darius Szczekocki-“Celebration of Life”
August of this year "The Monty Heat Treat News" posted an obituary about a very well loved individual in the North American heat treat industry, "Mr. Darius Szczekocki, owner of "Hestia Heat Treat" in Racine, Wisconsin, USA. A "Celebration of Life" will be held for Darius, October 4th of this year,...
Avion Manufacturing Acquired
‘We should point out that this press release has nothing to do with “Avion Europa” a company which we have mentioned numerous times over the years. While the two firms were related in the past that is no longer the case.” Delamin Nitriding Salts (DNS), a subsidiary of Parker Netsushori Kogyo of...
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]
Solar Atmospheres Expands Western Region Team with Addition of Eric Cavenee
"Solar Atmospheres of California is thrilled to welcome Eric Cavenee to our Western Region Outside Sales team! In this role, Eric will support customers across the western United States with world-class thermal processing solutions for aerospace, defense, medical, additive manufacturing, nuclear,...
MTI Educational Foundation Awards $80,000 in Scholarships to 17 Students
The MTI Educational Foundation is pleased to announce that 17 outstanding students have been awarded scholarships totaling $80,000 to support their pursuit of education and careers in materials science, metallurgy, engineering, and related industrial and technical fields. This year’s recipients were...
Heat Treat Fixturing-“The Heat Treat Podcast”
For several years now "The Monty Heat Treat News" has been featuring "The Heat Treat Podcast" in conjunction with our witty, knowledgeable and enthusiastic host Mr. Carlos Torres. One of our most popular podcasts featured "Mr. Jim Wilbur" of "Wm Wright & Associates" one of North America's...
Reader Question-“Does Sauder Heat Treat Furnaces Still Exist?”
We always appreciate reader's questions about the heat treatment industry and are happy to provide answers if we can. In this case a reader posed this question; "I am looking at a used car bottom furnace which appears to be in quite good condition and reasonably priced. However the nameplate...
SECO/WARWICK Lands Another Order In the Aerospace Industry
"A premium manufacturer in the aviation industry has invested in an advanced vacuum furnace for brazing fuel system components for aircraft engines. SECO/WARWICK will deliver yet another vacuum furnace system for a manufacturer of components for aircraft engines. This is the result of years of...
Commercial Heat Treater “Bodycote” Bets on Zero Carbon Emissions
Bodycote, the world's largest commercial heat treater has long been very vocal about it's ambitious sustainability agenda both under it's previous CEO, Mr. Stephen Harris and it's current CEO, Mr. Jim Fairbairn (an interview with Mr. Fairbairn can be found at: "The Monty" Interviews "Jim Fairbairn"...
Plasma Nitriding in North America-“Eltro Services”
In Europe Plasma (ION) Nitriding is a well known, relatively common form of heat treating, however for a variety of reasons it has never enjoyed the same popularity in North America-for this reason "The Monty" looked forward to seeing a commercial plasma nitriding facility in North America. "Eltro...
Aviation Supplier Adds 7th Vacuum Furnace
"Production in the aviation industry is accelerating. The year 2024 was record-breaking for aviation. Therefore, it is not surprising that the largest manufacturers of aircraft parts are investing in devices that increase production efficiency. CPP has been a long-term partner of the SECO/WARWICK...
USA Commercial Heat Treater Consolidates Operations
“Atmosphere Group, Inc., a division of AFC-Holcroft” (part of Aichelin Group of Austria) has for many years maintained two commercial heat treating facilities in the Detroit, Michigan, USA area-“Austemper Inc.” and “Atmosphere Heat Treating” both of which specialize in austempering. The two...
Blockbuster Acquisition in the Global Heat Treat Furnace Industry
Now this press release will certainly catch people's attention in the global heat treatment industry-"Aichelin Acquires NTS & UPC business divisions of NITREX" as explained futher down. The whole team at "The Monty Heat Treat News" and indeed many in the industry look forward to seeing the...
Australian Firm to Receive Second Plasma Nitrider
From Heat Treat Australia, the largest commercial heat treater in the country we have this press release; "HTA Group is excited to announce the arrival of a second Rubig Plasma Nitrider at our Melbourne branch! With this addition, we now proudly operate two Rubig plasma nitriding systems in...
Michigan, USA Heat Treater Reports Excellent Sales
When posing the question of; "how is business these days" to most commercial heat treaters in North America elicits a typical response of: "OK, could be better could be worse" it is a breath of fresh air when one actually says; "business is great!" Such was the case though with "Darby Metal...