Heat Treating

Heat Treatment

At APL Manufacturing, we offer advanced metal heat treatment solutions designed to enhance the mechanical properties, durability, and performance of precision-engineered components. Our expertise spans a wide range of materials, including carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, tool steel, and aluminum castings, serving industries that demand tight tolerances, high wear resistance, and superior strength. Our heat treatment capabilities include hardening, tempering, annealing, stress relieving, carburize, carbonitride, and solution treatment, ensuring optimal metallurgical properties for mission-critical applications in aerospace, automotive, medical, and industrial sectors.

One of our core specialties is nitriding, a thermochemical process that diffuses nitrogen into the surface of the material, creating a hard, wear-resistant layer without significant distortion. This process is particularly beneficial for precision components, such as gears, shafts, dies, and tooling, where surface hardness and fatigue resistance are crucial. Additionally, we specialize in aluminum casting heat treatment, optimizing strength and corrosion resistance for complex aerospace and automotive components. With a commitment to engineering excellence, process control, and strict quality assurance, our heat treatment services ensure that every part we process meets precise specifications and industry standards.

Strength, Durability, and Performance

Metal heat treatment is a critical process for enhancing the mechanical properties of metal components, ensuring they meet the strength, hardness, wear resistance, and toughness requirements of demanding industries. At APL Manufacturing, we specialize in a wide range of heat treatment processes, including annealing, carburizing, nitriding, tempering, and quenching, tailored to optimize the performance of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Our expertise allows us to alter the internal structure of metals at a molecular level, improving their resistance to fatigue, corrosion, and extreme operating conditions. Industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical, and industrial manufacturing rely on our heat treatment services to extend the lifespan and reliability of their precision-engineered components.

With state-of-the-art furnaces and advanced process control, we ensure consistent and repeatable quality across all heat-treated parts, meeting industry standards like AMS 2750, CQI-9, and ASTM specifications. Our experienced metallurgical team works closely with customers to develop customized heat treatment solutions that balance performance, cost-efficiency, and lead time. Whether you're looking to increase hardness for wear resistance, improve machinability, or enhance mechanical properties for structural integrity, our comprehensive heat treatment services provide the precision and reliability needed to meet the most demanding applications.