Commercial Heat Treater of the Year Award

Industrial Heating magazine, in cooperation with MTI, invites you to nominate an MTI member company for the 2010 Commercial Heat Treater of the Year award. You can nominate any company you feel is qualified – including your own if you are a commercial heat treater. Called the “Master Craftsman Award,” this prestigious honor will be presented to one MTI member company that demonstrates they are “making a positive impact on their community and their industry.” The award will be based on the following criteria and presented at the 2010 Fall Meeting, in conjunction
with Furnaces North America, Oct. 5-6 in Orlando, Fla.:

Quality Programs

Documenting the steps taken to establish a comprehensive quality program. The applicant will give specific examples of the programs in place, certifications already granted and how the programs have improved their business.

Pollution/Hazardous Waste Control

Specifying the steps taken to minimize the effect of possible pollution or hazardous waste, whether through the purchase of equipment or through internal programs. A specific list of steps taken should be submitted.

Community Involvement/Leadership

Outlining the efforts taken to contribute to the surrounding community. The contribution can include volunteer, educational or financial efforts.

The winner will receive a professionally designed plaque along with a minimum $1,500 donation to be presented as a scholarship to a high school senior or college student pursuing a college degree in materials science or an apprentice program in heat treating. A press release profiling the winning company and scholarship recipient will be published in Industrial Heating magazine.

PAST AWARD WINNERS

1995 - Induction Heat Treating Corp. – Crystal Lake, Illinois
1996 - Steel Treaters – Troy and Oriskany, New York
1997 - Solar Atmospheres – Souderton, Pennsylvania
1999 - B&W Heat Treating (1975) Limited – Kitchener, Ontario
2000 - Jasco Heat Treating – Fairport, New York
2001 - Hansen-Balk Steel Treating – Grand Rapids, Michigan
2002 - Aberfoyle Metal Treaters – Guelph, Ontario, Canada
2003 - Stack Metallurgical Services – Portland, Oregon
2004 - VAC AERO International, Inc. – Oakville, Ontario
2005 - American Heat Treating Corp. – Monroe, Connecticut
2006 - The Sousa Corp. – West Hartford, Connecticut
2007 - Industrial Steel Treating, Jackson, Michigan
2008 - Therm-Tech of Waukesha – Waukesha, Wisconsin
2009 - Euclid Heat Treating – Cleveland, Ohio

There are two options to nominate someone for Commercial Heat Treater of the Year Below. If you choose the print version, you can use separate sheets of paper. If you are nominating another company, tell us what you know about them and we'll follow up. If you are nominating your own company, please complete the following application as thoroughly as possible. The application must be received no later than Aug. 20, 2010. Please direct questions to Bill Mayer, Associate Editor, Industrial Heating, at 412-306-4350. Thank you and good luck!

Sincerely,
Doug Glenn
Publisher - Industrial Heating Magazine