Power Transmission
Cincinnati Steel Treating (CST) performs heat treatments on many different power transmission components including gears, shafts, couplings, brackets, and frames. Our expertise in carburizing, nitriding, induction hardening, neutral hardening, and straightening can provide solutions for any application you require. We know the best processes to achieve the best results. Our quality system ensures that the process will be done correctly and on time.
Automotive
Cincinnati Steel Treating (CST) has a tremendous amount of experience in heat treating parts for the automotive industry. CST performs nitriding, carbo-nitriding, carburizing, FNC, neutral hardening, induction hardening, and flame hardening. CST is certified to IATF 16949, and we are expert at designing manufacturing routings, control plans, and FMEAS for any parts that are sent to us. We also have experience with statistical process control (SPC), and we have a long track record of working with many partners in the automotive supply chain.
Energy/Power Generation
Cincinnati Steel Treating (CST) has heat-treated many different types of parts for the energy/power generation industry. We have worked with shafts, gears, plates, fixtures, frames, and many other components used in mining, oil and gas, and renewable energy. Specific examples of our work include parts used in oil rigs, long shafts that are a part of mining machines, and the alloy blades of drilling teeth. Our consultations with engineers from inside of the industry have helped our customers find the best process to use for their application. Allow that experience to work for you.
Steel Industry
Cincinnati Steel Treating (CST) has provided services for many different customers in the steel industry. We have heat treated parts for steel service centers, steel mill builders, and steel mills directly. We have carburized and hardened large gears used in hot mills, we have treated tool steel blades used in slitting operations, and we have performed stress relief heat treatments on large steel fabrications. We have also flame hardened rolls that are used in various equipment in the steel mill including pickling lines, runout tables, and paint lines. We have three large car-bottom furnaces for large parts, and we are expert in processing gears with minimal distortion. Our regular work in the automotive industry carries over to our work in the steel industry in allowing us to be a reliable partner for companies who are looking to work with a supplier who is certified to both IATF 16949:2016 and ISO 14001:2015.
Food Processing
Cincinnati Steel Treating (CST) has worked with many companies in the food processing industry. We have experience with heat treating aluminum parts, stainless steel parts, and carbon steel parts. Our certified furnaces can heat treat many different grades of aluminum to any of the heat treatment conditions required. We are also familiar with the best way to heat treat the various stainless steel grades, and we have experience with some of the regulations and requirements of the food processing industry. We provide consulting for material selection and types of heat treatment necessary to produce the properties sought. Consult with us to provide you the best solution to your heat treating needs.
Defense/Aerospace
Cincinnati Steel Treating (CST) has years of experience working with the Defense/Aerospace Industry. We are ITAR approved, and we have performed various heat treatments on many different components. Examples include carburizing and hardening gears and power transmission components on ships, quench and tempering gear racks used on missile launchers, and induction hardening shafts used in the transmissions of tanks. We have worked with the Department of Defense many times, and we can assist in navigating Department of Defense Contracts.
General Machine Shop
Cincinnati Steel Treating (CST) provides heat treatment services to a large number of machine shops throughout the Midwest. We harden a variety of parts including shafts, knife blades, dies, blocks, and bar stock. We also perform stress relief operations on large fabrications, and we anneal parts to allow them to be machined. We are familiar with how different heat treatments affect subsequent machining operations like grinding, turning, and milling. Our expertise can assist you in developing the best manufacturing routing, or sequence of manufacturing steps, to achieve all of the properties sought on complex parts and fabrications. Call one of our experts today to allow us to assist you.
Bring Us Your Heat Treating Challenges
For over 80 years, we’ve helped our clients across many industries improve production time and parts performance, quickly and efficiently. Turnaround times are fast and quality control is precise. As your outsourcing partner, we provide solutions to take your results to the next level.