heat treat depot

What heat treat depot does

Heat Treat Depot is a privately held industrial e-commerce distributor specializing in new, surplus, and used parts, components, consumables, and equipment for thermal processing and heat treat operations. Headquartered in a single facility at 214 Ladean Court in Simpsonville, South Carolina, the company operates a BigCommerce-powered online storefront (heattreatdepot.com) serving heat treat industry operators across the United States, including commercial heat treaters, in-house metallurgical departments, and metalworking facilities. Its catalog spans more than 25 product categories — including furnace and generator parts, used heat treat machinery, combustion products, electrical components, instrumentation, refractory materials, thermocouples, alloy parts, lab equipment, and consumables — drawing from over 80 industrial brands (Allen Bradley, Honeywell, Siemens, Schneider Electric, SKF, Timken, Parker) alongside a proprietary private-label line that includes HTD-branded nickel catalyst cubes for endo/exo gas generators.

The company earns revenue through direct, transactional one-time sales of products at individually listed prices, ranging from consumables under $20 to capital equipment priced above $165,000. Pricing varies by condition (new, surplus, used), brand, and specifications, with no subscription or recurring revenue model. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-customer via the e-commerce storefront, supplemented by phone support (888-383-4878). Marketing is primarily website-driven with supplementary organic social presence on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Heat Treat Depot complements parts distribution with technical service offerings including instrumentation calibration, refractory installation and repair, System Accuracy Tests (SATs), and Temperature Uniformity Surveys/Profiles, and operates a surplus inventory consignment and buyback program that lets operators resell excess equipment through the platform. The company positions itself as the "#1 Source for Thermal Processing Parts" and competes on catalog breadth, in-stock availability, and the combination of new, surplus, and used inventory across hard-to-source and obsolete components.

Name

heat treat depot

Legal name

Heat Treat Depot

Website

https://heattreatdepot.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Heat Treat Depot is a privately held US e-commerce distributor of new, surplus, and used industrial parts, equipment, and consumables for thermal processing and heat treat operations, serving commercial heat treaters and metalworking facilities across the United States from its Simpsonville, South Carolina headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Heat Treat Equipment & Parts Distribution

NAICS

Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (33241), Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing (333414), Metal Heat Treating (332811)

SIC

Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567), Wholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies (5070), Heating Equipment, Except Electric & Warm Air Furnaces (3433)

akta.pro primary industry

Heat Treatment & Thermal Processing Furnaces (Hardening, Annealing, Induction) (IMAHADAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Boilers, Furnaces & Process Heating Equipment (IMAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Heat treat parts
• Industrial furnace equipment
• Thermal processing supplies
• Refractory materials distribution
• Used heat treat machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Simpsonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales (New, Surplus, and Used): Heat Treat Depot generates revenue through the direct sale of industrial parts, components, and equipment for the heat treat industry. The company offers new, surplus, and used inventory including furnace parts, combustion products, electrical components, instrumentation, refractory materials, and more. Revenue is generated through individual product transactions at listed prices, with no subscription or recurring revenue model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Heat Treat Depot is an industrial e-commerce distributor that supplies new, surplus, and used parts, equipment, and consumables for thermal processing and heat treat operations. The catalog spans furnace and generator parts, used heat treat machinery, combustion products, electrical components, instrumentation, refractory materials, thermocouples, alloy parts, and lab equipment sourced from 80-plus industrial brands. The company complements product sales with technical services including calibration, refractory installation and repair, system accuracy tests, and temperature uniformity surveys.

Product overview

Heat Treat Depot operates as a specialized industrial e-commerce platform and distributor serving the thermal processing industry. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of new, surplus, and used industrial parts and equipment. The product catalog spans over 25 major categories including furnace/generator parts, used heat treat machinery (furnaces, charge cars, vacuum equipment), combustion products, electrical components, instrumentation, refractory materials, test equipment, thermocouples, alloy parts, and lab equipment. Featured products include LECO hardness testing systems, AFC-Holcroft batch furnaces, Ulvac vacuum pumps, and proprietary Heat Treat Depot branded nickel catalyst. The company complements its product sales with service offerings including calibration services, refractory installation and repair, system accuracy tests, and temperature uniformity surveys. Heat Treat Depot also facilitates surplus equipment buyback and consignment programs. The platform carries parts from over 80 major industrial brands including Allen Bradley, Honeywell, Siemens, Schneider Electric, SKF, Timken, and Parker, alongside its own private-label product line.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Fastenal: Fastenal is a large industrial supply distributor with deep penetration into US manufacturing and fastener/instrumentation categories that overlap with HTD's SKU base. It competes for recurring MRO spend at heat treat shops but does not offer used equipment or heat treat-specific expertise.
• Grainger: Grainger is the largest US industrial MRO distributor, with a deep e-commerce catalog covering electrical, combustion, pumps, and HVAC components that overlap with Heat Treat Depot's general parts assortment. It competes for the same heat treat shop wallet but lacks HTD's depth in furnace-specific, used, and surplus inventory.
• Zoro Tools: Zoro Tools is a Grainger-owned industrial e-commerce platform targeting SMB and prosumers with broad categories including pumps, electrical, instrumentation, and HVAC parts. It competes with HTD on price, transparency, and convenience for commodity items that heat treat operators also procure.
• McMaster-Carr: McMaster-Carr is a benchmark industrial e-commerce supplier with an extensive SKU catalog including electrical components, fasteners, tubing, valves, and instrumentation that overlap with many of HTD's general product categories. While not a heat treat specialist, it is the default e-commerce supplier for many of the same buyers.
• MSC Industrial Direct: MSC Industrial is a major US metalworking and industrial MRO distributor with strong e-commerce penetration into machine shops and heat treat-adjacent facilities. It competes broadly with HTD on metalworking consumables, cutting tools, and shop supplies, though it does not specialize in heat treat-specific furnace parts.
• Kaman Industrial Technologies: Kaman Industrial Technologies distributes bearings, power transmission, automation, and fluid power components to industrial customers. It competes with HTD on the bearings, couplings, seals, pneumatics, and hydraulics SKU categories that heat treat operators also purchase.

Direct peers

• Bid on Equipment: Bid on Equipment is an online marketplace for used and new industrial equipment, including heat treat-related furnaces, ovens, and material handling systems. It overlaps directly with HTD's used heat treat machinery and equipment listing business.
• Surplus Record: Surplus Record is a long-running US marketplace for used and surplus metalworking machinery, including heat treat furnaces, ovens, and related equipment. It is a direct competitor to HTD's used machinery and equipment category.
• HGR Industrial Surplus: HGR Industrial Surplus is a US used industrial equipment dealer selling machinery, including heat treat-adjacent furnaces, ovens, and lab equipment, via an Ohio showroom and online listings. It is the closest direct competitor to HTD's used heat treat equipment marketplace.
• EquipNet: EquipNet operates a global marketplace for used and surplus industrial equipment, including heat treat and laboratory systems. It competes directly with HTD on reselling used batch furnaces, ovens, vacuum equipment, and ancillary instrumentation to metalworking buyers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Heat-Treat-Depot-123294585105650
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/heat-treat-depot
• Xx.com/heattreatdepot

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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