Heat Treat Specialists

What Heat Treat Specialists does

Heat Treat Specialists (HTI) is a U.S. commercial heat treating job shop founded in 1976 and headquartered at 500 W. Clinton Street in Logansport, Indiana. The company specializes in austempering — an isothermal heat treatment for ferrous alloys in which parts are quenched from austenitizing temperature into a molten salt bath to produce a bainite microstructure — and additionally offers stress relieving, age hardening of beryllium copper alloys (C172 and C170), and case hardening as ancillary services.

HTI's core production asset is a fleet of four continuous wire mesh belt Austempering furnaces equipped with computerized autoloaders that ensure repeatable, even loading across lots. The company processes AISI 1045-1095 carbon steels and a defined range of alloy steels (4130, 4140, 5060, 5160, 6150, 8660, E52100) within thickness limits of 0.005 to 0.150 inches and length limits up to 8 inches. The operation runs 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, to accommodate just-in-time customer schedules. HTI holds ISO 9001:2015 registration and Ford WHTX approval, which qualifies it to supply heat-treated components into Ford's automotive supply chain.

The business operates as a direct-sales, quote-based job shop: customers submit RFQs via the company website specifying part number, material, hardness, lot size, part thickness, and any special requirements, and pricing is determined per job. The customer base is concentrated in U.S. precision manufacturing (springs, clips, brackets, safety restraint components, automotive door components) and industrial hardware (auger bits, screwdriver blades, ballistic nails). HTI is a privately held subsidiary of MPI Corp., with hiring and corporate identity administered at the parent level. The company has not disclosed funding events, acquisitions, or revenue figures.

Name

Heat Treat Specialists

Legal name

HTI (Heat Treat Specialists)

Website

https://callhti.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Heat Treat Specialists (HTI) is a U.S. commercial heat treating job shop in Logansport, Indiana, specializing in austempering of carbon and alloy steels via four continuous salt-bath furnaces, serving automotive, precision manufacturing, and industrial hardware customers on a 24/7, quote-based model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Logansport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Commercial Heat Treating Services: Job shop providing commercial heat treating services including austempering, age hardening of beryllium copper, and stress relieving. Revenue is generated through processing fees per job/lot, pricing competitive with conventional heat treating due to automated equipment efficiency.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HTI is a commercial heat treating job shop providing Austempering as its flagship service (hardening ferrous alloys via molten salt bath quench to produce bainite structure), alongside Stress Relieving, Age Hardening of Beryllium Copper, and Case Hardening. The company runs four continuous wire mesh belt Austempering furnaces with computerized autoloaders on a 24/7 schedule to support just-in-time manufacturing customers with high-volume, repeatable processing.

Product overview

HTI (Heat Treat Specialists) is a commercial heat treating company founded in 1976, offering three core services: Austempering (the primary specialty using continuous wire mesh belt furnaces with molten salt bath quenching to produce bainite structure), Stress Relieving, and Age Hardening of Beryllium Copper alloys. The company operates 24/7 with four high-volume continuous Austempering furnaces and also provides case hardening as an add-on service. The austempering process is the flagship offering, distinguished by its ability to produce parts with greater ductility and less distortion than conventional heat treatment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Austempering Commercial austempering heat treatment for ferrous alloys, quenching material from hardening temperature into a molten salt bath with precisely controlled temperatures to isothermally transform into bainite structure. Provides greater ductility, resistance to shock and fatigue, higher tensile/yield strength, and increased hardness with reduced distortion compared to conventional heat treating. Used by manufacturers of springs, clips, brackets, automotive safety components, and precision industrial parts.
• Stress Relieving Heat treatment service to reduce internal stresses in metal parts caused by manufacturing processes such as machining, forming, or welding, improving dimensional stability and machinability. Offered to manufacturing customers needing stress relief for metal components.
• Age Hardening of Beryllium Copper Heat treatment for Beryllium Copper Alloy 25 (C172) and Alloy 165 (C170), converting material from H Temper to HT Temper to enhance hardness and strength properties. Serves manufacturers using beryllium copper alloys for precision components.
• Case Hardening Surface hardening treatment capable of achieving up to 0.005 inch case depth for added surface wear resistance on parts, offered as an additional processing capability for components requiring a hardened surface layer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Parts run up to 10 points harder on Rockwell C scale while maintaining equal ductility to conventionally quenched and tempered materials
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ASM InternationalminorOthersHTI is a member of ASM International, a professional membership organization for materials scientists and engineers. This membership provides industry credibility and networking opportunities.
• MTI Metal Treating InstituteminorOthersHTI is a member of MTI Metal Treating Institute, an industry association for the metal treating industry providing networking and industry representation.
• MPI CorpcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHTI is a subsidiary of MPI Corp. The careers page redirects to MPI Corp's careers page for job opportunities, indicating HTI is part of a larger corporate family.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Ipsen: Manufacturer of industrial heat treatment furnaces and equipment used by commercial heat treaters and in-house metallurgical operations. Adjacent to HTI as an enabler/supplier of the equipment category HTI operates, rather than a direct services competitor.
• Surface Combustion: Manufacturer of industrial furnaces for heat treatment and related thermal processes, serving heat treaters and OEMs. Adjacent to HTI as an equipment manufacturer in the same thermal-processing ecosystem rather than a direct services peer.

Direct peers

• Paulo Products Company: U.S.-based commercial heat treater offering a broad menu of processes including austempering to industrial and automotive customers. A direct mid-sized U.S. competitor to HTI with overlapping customer segments and service capability.
• Specialty Steel Treating: Michigan-based commercial heat treater providing austempering, through-hardening, and other services to industrial OEMs. Direct regional competitor with overlapping process capabilities to HTI.
• Rex Heat Treat: U.S. commercial heat treater offering austempering, induction hardening, and other heat-treat services to industrial customers. Direct mid-sized competitor with overlapping processes and customer profile to HTI.
• Nitrex Metal Technologies: Provider of heat treatment services and nitriding/heat treatment equipment, serving industrial and automotive customers. Comparable to HTI as a heat treatment services peer with additional equipment-side exposure.

Broad incumbents

• HEF Group: French-headquartered global provider of heat treatment and surface engineering services with broad industrial and automotive exposure. Comparable to HTI as a commercial heat treater serving similar end-markets, though with a much wider process and geographic footprint.
• Bodycote plc: The world's largest commercial heat treatment services group, offering a broad portfolio of processes (austempering among them) across a global network. Comparable to HTI on core service line but materially larger and more diversified across geographies and processes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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