Heat Treating Services

Heat treating is a widely practiced service that requires skill and experience. With over 60 years of heat treating experience, at Western Saw Inc. we’re able to process large quantities of steel while maintaining consistent high standards of quality.

We provide induction hardening, oil quenching, and press tempering, and an automated quench-line that employs a direct gas fired furnace capable of up to 1650 °F. This high capacity system is geared for the processing of carbon and alloy steel in sheet or flat form, and can effectively treat up to 2500 lbs./hr. It can also accommodate individual parts or sections up to ½” thick, 61″ dia., and up to 600 lbs. Efficiency is further enhanced by the use of Lights Out and Lean Manufacturing methodologies. All heat treated parts are subject to comprehensive inspections and testing to ensure high quality including computerized hardness testing to verify compliance with virtually any heat treating specification.

At Western Saw we welcome small to large volume orders as well as one-off and prototype work, all with standard lead times of one to two weeks; with rush service available. To learn more about our heat treating services, see the table below and contact us directly.

Heat Treating Capabilities

Hardening Methods

Induction

Quenching Methods

Oil

Tempering Methods

Press

Equipment

Direct Fired Gas Furnace

Temperature

Up to 1650 °F

Processing

2500 lbs. an Hour

Material Form

Flat
Sheet

Materials

Carbon Steel
Alloy Steel

Part Height

Up to 61 in.

Part Width

Up to 61 in.

Part Thickness

Up to 0.50 in.

Part Weight

Up to 600 lbs.

Analysis

Thermal Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Inspection

Hardness Testing

Testing

Computerized Hardness
Raw Material Property Analysis

Quality

Assurance
Control

Documentation

Inspection Report
Enterprise Product Data Management (ePDM)

Inspection Drawings
Job Traveler

Additional Services

Design
Engineering
Aqueous Degreasing
Priming
Platen Press
Welding
Metal Fabrication

Assembly
Labeling
Packaging
Storage / Handling
Shipping (99.4% On-Time Delivery)
Free Local Delivery (50 mile radius)

Production Volume

Specialty Production Shop
Prototype
Low Volume
Small Run

High Volume
Large Run
Long Run
Large Scale Production Volume Run

Lead Time

1 to 2 weeks
Rush Services Available

Additional Information

Industries Served

Circular Saw Plate (Diamond & Carbide)
Automotive Infrastructure
Building
Signage
Mining
Engine

Distribution
Military
Agriculture
Wood Products
Construction

Intended Application

Brackets
Circular Plates
Disk Brakes
Clutch Plates
Window Deflectors

Architectural Ornaments
Sheet Metal Fabrication
Signs
Structural Steel
Tubing

Industry Standards Met

Mil-Spec
ANSI

ISO
AWS

Efficiency

Lights Out Manufacturing (Laser & Grinding Services Only)
Lean Manufacturing

Software Used

SolidWorks Mechanical Design Software
SolidWorks Flow
SolidWorks Simulation
DriveWorks

GearTeq
CamWorks
Sigma Nest

Preferred Drawing File Formats Accepted

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DWG
DXF

PDF
JPG
GIF
TIFF
BMP