Heat Treating

What Heat Treating does

Heat Treating Inc. (HTI) is a privately held industrial field services company founded in 1995 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The company provides on-site heat treating services — including preheating, post-weld heat treatment (PWHT), combustion heating, and induction heating — alongside field machining services. Its customer base spans heavy industrial verticals: power generation, oil refining, petrochemical, pulp and paper, steel, glass, and cement, with work concentrated around planned and unplanned outages on large capital assets.

HTI deploys more than 100 field-qualified technicians from five offices located in Ohio, Pennsylvania, California, Texas, and Florida, giving it regional coverage across the major U.S. heavy industrial corridors. The company has developed proprietary technology in the form of the IntelliStress® Wireless Heat Treating System, which enables remote monitoring of heat treatment parameters, and has introduced multi-zone heating machines to address complex vessel and reactor scopes.

The business model is asset-heavy service delivery: HTI sells labor-led service contracts, rents heat treating and machining equipment, sells capital equipment (including multi-zone machines and IntelliStress® systems), and extends commercial reach through an exclusive teaming partnership with Acuren Inspection. Leadership is family-led, with the Knapke family holding senior roles (Steve Knapke as President, Doug Knapke as VP) and Chad Tester serving as VP of Operations.

Name

Heat Treating

Legal name

Heat Treating, Inc.

Website

https://heattreatinginc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Heat Treating Inc. is a privately held, Columbus, Ohio-based industrial field services firm founded in 1995 that provides heat treating and field machining to power, refining, petrochemical, and heavy industrial clients across five U.S. states, using proprietary wireless process monitoring technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Heat Treating Services

NAICS

Metal Heat Treating (332811), Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (3328), Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing (333994)

SIC

Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567), Heating Equipment, Except Electric & Warm Air Furnaces (3433)

akta.pro primary industry

HVAC Equipment (Heating, Cooling & Air Handling) (IMAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Industrial heat treating
• Post weld heat treatment
• Field machining services
• Combustion gas heating
• Induction heat treating

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Equipment Rentals: All equipment and accessories available for rent with daily, weekly, or monthly rates. Rentals can include technician services or equipment-only.
2. Equipment Sales: All equipment and accessories available for purchase. Lease-to-own options available for all equipment purchases.
3. Heat Treating Services: On-site welding pre-heat, post weld heat treating (PWHT), combustion heat, and induction heat services provided by field-qualified technicians. Revenue generated from service delivery on projects including new construction, maintenance, turnarounds, emergencies, and outages.
4. Field Machining Services: Precision on-site machining operations including cutting and beveling, flange facing, hole boring, and custom applications. Cross-trained technicians can perform both machining and heat treating services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Heat Treating, Inc. (HTI) provides on-site industrial heat treating and field machining services for the power, refining, petrochemical, pulp & paper, steel, and other heavy industrial sectors. Core offerings include welding pre-heat, post-weld heat treatment (PWHT), combustion gas heating, induction heating, electric resistance heating, temporary furnace design/build/operation, and precision on-site machining. The company complements its services with equipment rentals, equipment sales with lease-to-own options, engineered solutions, and its proprietary IntelliStress® wireless heat treating monitoring/control system.

Product overview

Heat Treating Inc (HTI) is an industrial services company offering a portfolio of heat treating and field machining products and services. The core offerings include Electric Resistance Heat Treating machines (available in 3, 6, 9, 18, and 27-zone configurations), Combustion Gas Heating services, Induction Heat Treating, Field Machining Services, and Temporary Furnaces. HTI's proprietary IntelliStress® Wireless Heat Treating System provides remote monitoring and control capabilities for heat treatment operations. Equipment is available for both service delivery and rental/sale through their equipment program. The company operates with a 'Diversity With Synergy' approach, combining multiple service lines to offer turnkey solutions across power generation, refining, petrochemical, pulp & paper, steel, glass, and cement industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electric Resistance Heat Treating

Quantifiable outcome

• Field labor requirements reduced by up to 50%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Acuren InspectioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive Teaming Partnership between HTI and Acuren Inspection. Acuren provides state-of-the-art nondestructive testing, inspection, engineering and rope access integrated services through over 80 locations and over 4,000 employees throughout North America and the United Kingdom. The partnership enables both organizations to offer turnkey service solutions with single point of contact for simplified and efficient project and administrative management resulting in cost reductions and maximized project efficiencies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mistras Group: Mistras Group is a US-based provider of integrated inspection, NDT, mechanical services, and heat treating solutions to the oil & gas, power, and industrial markets. It overlaps with HTI in heat treating services and is also an adjacency to HTI's Acuren partnership ecosystem.
• TEAM Inc. TEAM Inc. is a US-based provider of specialized industrial services including heat treating, field machining, inspection, and leak repair for power, refining, and petrochemical customers. It directly competes with HTI across on-site heat treating and field machining service lines.
• Acuren Inspection: Acuren Inspection is a North American NDT, inspection, engineering, and rope access provider with 80+ locations and 4,000+ employees. Acuren is HTI's exclusive teaming partner and offers adjacent industrial services that frequently compete with or complement HTI's heat treating scope.
• Paulo Products: Paulo Products is a US-headquartered provider of heat treating, brazing, and other thermal processing services for industrial customers. It is a direct mid-market competitor to HTI in metal heat treating, particularly for heavy industrial and manufacturing customers.
• Brand Industrial Services (Furmanite): Brand Industrial Services (which includes the legacy Furmanite on-site machining and hot tapping franchise) provides on-site machining, leak sealing, and field services to power, refining, and petrochemical operators. It directly competes with HTI's field machining and on-site service delivery model.
• Ajax Manufacturing: Ajax Manufacturing is an Erie, PA-based industrial heat treating and metal finishing services provider serving heavy industrial markets. It is a direct regional peer to HTI in metal heat treating services for industrial customers.
• Thermtech Services: Thermtech Services provides on-site heat treating, stress relieving, and PWHT services for power, refining, and industrial customers. It is a direct mid-market peer competing with HTI in field-based heat treating service delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Bodycote: Bodycote is the world's largest commercial heat treatment and thermal processing services provider, operating hundreds of plants globally across aerospace, automotive, and industrial markets. It is directly comparable to HTI for metal heat treating services but at vastly greater scale, geographic reach, and capital base.
• Onstream Group / Stork: Onstream Group / Stork (now part of Fluor) delivers integrated industrial field services including heat treating, machining, inspection, and maintenance to power, oil & gas, and petrochemical operators globally. It is a broad incumbent peer with overlapping capabilities but larger, more diversified scope than HTI.

Emerging players

• Clean Harbors (HydroChemPSC): Clean Harbors (which acquired HydroChemPSC) provides industrial cleaning, maintenance, and specialty services to refineries, chemical plants, and power generators. While not a heat treating specialist, it competes for outage and turnaround budgets at the same heavy industrial customers HTI serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/heattreatinginc
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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