Material Change Forces Closure of Heat Treat Department
While it is always impossible to predict the future of the heat treat industry, we all sleep well at night knowing that is long as the world continues to use metal in various products we will always have a job. But what if changes in a product's design means no more metal and no more heat...
“Ipsen” Celebrates Second Anniversary of New Tools
Cherry Valley, Illinois (October 28, 2025) – Ipsen Connect, Ipsen’s integrated customer service portal, celebrates its second anniversary with several key updates designed to make it easier for customers to manage their furnaces, parts, and service needs. The latest enhancements to Ipsen Connect...
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]
New Plant Manager For One of the Largest North American Heat Treaters
In 2024 "The Monty Heat Treat News" visited one of the "52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters", "Parker Trutec", based in Springfield, Ohio (the original story is below and it can also be found at "Parker Trutec-One of the Largest Commercial Heat Treaters in North America"). As an...
Furnace Builder Lands Another Vacuum Furnace Order
"SECO/WARWICK will supply a single-chamber Vector vacuum furnace to a leading manufacturer of advanced technological solutions for the aerospace industry. This will be the third SECO/WARWICK vacuum device operating at the Partner’s Indonesian facility. The new furnace will enhance production...
A Legacy of Leadership: Celebrating Simon Blantern’s 47 Years with Bodycote
Marking nearly five decades of innovation, mentorship, and excellence in the global heat-treatment industry. (Editors Note; In the attached photo Simon is second from the right. This photo is from a story we did in 2021 entitled "Bodycote/Rolls Royce, Derby, UK". Another related story can be found...
“The Monty” Partners with “Heat Treat Depot” for Savings
"HTD offers New, Surplus Inventory and Used Products at competitive prices! With thousands of products from hundreds of manufacturers, these products are in stock and ready to be shipped. HTD was designed to create a resource for buyers, that they can refer to when they need a part or a piece of...
Oldest Continuously Running HT in North America Now Has Single Owner
Earlier this week "The Monty Heat Treat News" had a news item entitled “Heat Treat 2025”-Things You Have to Know". This news item featured a number of trivia points about the heat treatment industry which every heat treater worth their salt should know. A reader responded with a question addressed...
MTI Technical Standards Committee Advances Industry Initiatives at Nadcap Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA
The Metal Treating Institute (MTI) Technical Standards Committee met in conjunction with the Nadcap meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to discuss critical issues shaping the future of technical standards and audit compliance across the heat-treating industry. The meeting provided a collaborative...
Furnace Builder ECM Working with Chinese Heat Treater
“The ECM Group is strengthening its presence in China, by signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese heat treater Chun Yu Heat Treatment (CYHT). CYHT employs close to 90 people and has been active in the heat treatment business since 2002. It is located in Shanghai and its clients...
“Paulo” Appoints Plant Manager
"Paulo" one of the Largest Commercial Heat Treaters in North America has just promoted "Mr. Preston Dildine" to the position of Plant Manager at their Kansas City, MO, USA facility. Preston has been with the company for over 12 years in a variety of positions. "Congratulations to Preston Dildine...
“Top 50” Commercial Heat Treater Sold
Earlier this week "The Monty Heat Treat News" in an exclusive story announced that earlier this year commercial heat treater "Scarrott Metallurgical" in Los Angeles, CA, USA had been "Acquired" by "Tube Bending Technologies". When we made this announcement we also stated that we would be announcing...
Paul Oleszkiewicz of Nitrex-Year End Comments
"Ten years ago, during Nitrex’s 30th anniversary, Paul Oleszkiewicz shared how, after two decades with us, he still felt like a rookie. Now, as President of UPC-Marathon, Paul reflects on the same excitement that drives him today—especially with QMULUS shaping the future of the heat-treating...
Commercial Heat Treat Invests in 5 New Furnaces
“GUARAMIRIM, SANTA CATARINA, BRAZIL – December 5, 2024 – Tecnotêmpera Tratamentos Térmicos Ltda., a leader in heat treatment services in Brazil, proudly announced the inauguration of its newly expanded vacuum department. This upgrade includes significant logistics improvements through extensive...
Acquisition in the US Commercial Heat Treatment Industry
This is just the first acquisition of a commercial heat treater in the USA, tomorrow we will be announcing a second acquisition-stay tuned. "MCLEAN, VA, March 27, 2024 – Washington Equity Partners is pleased to announce that its portfolio company Tube Bending Technology (“Tube Bending”), an...