Validating compliance to industry standards, best practices and customer requirements, Nadcap is incorporated globally by the aerospace industry to reduce risk in their manufacturing supply chains. Accreditation is universally recognized as a significant undertaking.

Not only has Texas Heat Treating – Fort Worth achieved accreditation, but has done so for a wide variety of steel heat treatments and related testing services. These capabilities are now available to Texas-based aerospace OEM’s and their suppliers, as well as their suppliers throughout the United States.

The scope of the accreditation includes:

• AMS 2750 – Pyrometry
• AMS 2759/1 – HT of Carbon and Alloy Steels, less than 220 ksi
• AMS 2759/2 – HT of Carbon and Alloy Steels, 220 ksi and greater
• AMS 2759/3 – HT of Precipitation Hardening Steels
• AMS 2759/4 – HT of Austenitic Stainless Steels
• AMS 2759/5 – HT of Martensitic Stainless Steels
• AMS 2759/6 – Gas Nitriding
• AMS 2759/7 – Carburizing
• AMS 2759/10 – Gas Nitriding, with Automated Control
• AMS 2759/11 – Stress Relieving of Steels
• AMS 2769 – HT in Vacuum
• AMS-H-6875 – HT of Steel Raw Materials
• ASTM E8 – Tensile Testing
• ASTM E10 – Brinell Hardness Testing
• ASTM E18 – Rockwell Hardness Testing
• ASTM E384 – Microindentation Hardness Testing
• Industry Specs, Customer Specs – Metallography Evaluation, Near Surface Examinations

Texas Heat Treating is proud to announce that it has received certification of its Quality Management System to the AS9100D standard.  The AS9100D standard includes all requirements of ISO 9001:2015, and adds specific aerospace industry requirements.  The scope of the certification is “Heat Treating, Mechanical and Non-Destructive Testing”, and encompasses both the Round Rock and Fort Worth facilities.

Texas Heat Treating’s Fort Worth operation has purchased a new Ipsen 6-Bar Turbo Treater vacuum furnace. Heat treating in vacuum furnaces is preferred, or required, for a variety of metals and applications. THT has offered vacuum heat treating for decades, but the “6-bar” cooling capability of this new furnace meets many of the most challenging customer requirements for cooling rates. The work zone dimensions are 36” x 36” x 48”, with a load rating of 4,000 pounds.

Texas Heat Treating’s Fort Worth operation has expanded within its second building at 5113 North Freeway. Highlights of this expansion include the following:

• Creation of layout and infrastructure for Vacuum Furnace Department
• Added space and improved workflow for incoming work
• Relocation of Final Inspection Department, including climate control
• Addition of a third shot-blasting table for post heat treat cleaning
• Addition of Magnetic Particle Inspection equipment
• Move and upgrade of administration offices and conference room.

Texas Heat Treating’s Fort Worth operation has brought on-line its seventh “Super 36” integral quench furnace. This furnace was purchased new in February 2015. In consideration of declining oil-filed activity at the time, full commissioning and production use was delayed. Given current customer demands the furnace, with its associated fixturing and required qualifications, is now in use. The furnace is used for Carburizing and atmosphere-controlled Hardening. It has a work zone of 36” x 36” x 72” and a work-load rating of 6,000 pounds.

Texas Heat Treating’s Round Rock laboratory has added a Haas TL-1 CNC machining center. The lab operations include cutting and machining a wide variety of customer components to produce ASTM-standard tensile bar specimens. Along with the added machining capacity, this CNC (computer numerical control) lathe improves productivity and quality. THT labs in Round Rock and Ft. Worth perform mechanical testing in ISO-17025 accredited facilities.

Due to the recent downturn in oilfield equipment activity, a number of Texas / Oklahoma – based Heat Treating Departments are operating at greatly reduced levels. Texas Heat Treating offers the opportunity for manufacturers with in-house heat treating to idle or shut down their high cost operations during these difficult times. We understand the need for control, in both service and quality, and in most cases we can exceed requirements.

To support this option Texas Heat Treating offers trucking service throughout the southwest, with daily service in Texas and Oklahoma.  For more information please contact Buster or Jim.

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