Specialty Steel Treating is a heat treating company founded in 1956 with six locations across Michigan and Connecticut. They have over 200,000 square feet of facilities and specialize in services like carburizing, nitriding, and quenching. The company has grown significantly over the years while maintaining certifications in quality standards. They aim to partner closely with customers and leverage lean practices to continuously improve operations and provide exceptional service.

1. Partnering with customers for Mutual
Success

2. Specialty Steel Treating, Inc.
Specialists in Precision Controlled Heat Treating
Commerce Rd, Fraser
Farmington Hills
Malyn Rd, Fraser East Granby, CT
Six Locations to Serve You
Fraser, Michigan
Farmington Hills Michigan
East Grandby, Connecticut

3. Company History
– 1956 – Specialty Steel Treating Founded by Donald G. Cox
• 4,000 square foot facility
– May, 1960 – Moved operations to Warren MI
• 12,000 sq ft facility
– June, 1967 – Moved operations to Fraser MI
• 20,000 sq ft facility originally
• 33,000 sq ft currently
– May, 1969 – Opened East Grandby CT facility
• 6,000 sq ft originally
• 42,000 sq ft currently
– August, 1979 – Opened Farmington Hills MI facility
• 25,000 sq ft originally
• 44,000 sq ft currently
– January 2006 – Opened 2nd facility in Fraser
• 10,000 sq ft
• 22,000 sq ft total as of January, 2007
– January 2011 – Opened 3rd facility in Fraser
• 39,000 sq ft
– January 2011 – Opened Distribution Center in Fraser
• 31,000 sq ft

4. Corporate Overview
• Fraser, Michigan (Corporate headquarters)
– 94,000 Square Feet (3 operating facilities in Fraser)
– 31,000 distribution center for Michigan operations
– 130 team members
• Farmington Hills, Michigan
– 44,000 Square Feet
– 40 team members
• East Granby, Connecticut
– 42,000 Square Feet
– 45 team members
• Total Corporate Size:
– 211,000 Square Feet
– 215 team members

5. Quality Ratings / Certifications
• ISO 9002 (All 4 locations)
– Certified in 1997
• TS 16949 (Fraser - Commerce Plant, Farmington Hills & Connecticut)
• AS 9100 (Fraser Plants & Connecticut)
– Certified In 1997
• Nadcap (Fraser - Commerce Plant & Connecticut)
– Certified in 1994
– Chosen for the Pilot program – therefore one of the 1st to receive certification
• FAA Certified Repair Station
– Connecticut Plant only
• Only Domestic approvals for: (Fraser Commerce only)
– Certain Helicopter part classifications – flight safety
– Gas Nitride of Helicopter Main transmission gears

6. Customer Listing (partial Listing)
• Triumph Geared Systems
• Precision Gear Incorporated
• Cummins
• The Timken Company
• General Electric
• Bell Helicopter: Only heat treat in U.S. for Class ‘A’
Carburize
• Boeing Aerospace and Commercial
• Sikorsky Aircraft
• Ford Motor Company
• Rolls Royce (currently only domestic source for RR UK)
• Hamilton Standard
• General Dynamics
• Amsted Rail / Brenco
• Kaman Aerospace
• Pratt & Whitney
• Detroit Diesel
• NSK Bearing
• The Big Three Automotive Corporations
• International
• Caterpillar
• Dana
• Many Others

7. Primary Services Offered
• Gas Carburize – Batch furnace
– Chamber Cool / Oil quench capable
• Gas Carburize – Pusher / High Production
– Oil quench and High Pressure Gas Quench (up to 20 Bar available)
• Vacuum Carburize – Batch furnace
• Press & Plug Quenching – low to high volume
• Roller Quenching shafts up to 40" in length
• Vacuum Heat Treat - Up to 6 Bar Pressure Quench
• Normalizing
• Batch Oil Quenching (Hot or Mild Oil Quench)
• Carbonitriding
• Neutral Hardening
• Gas Nitriding
• Precipitation Hardening

8. SST Carburize Capacities
• 16 Batch Furnaces in Michigan
• 8 - 6000# Batch Furnace
• 4 - 3000# Batch Furnaces
• 4 - 2000# Batch Furnaces
– Atmosphere – Endothermic
– Available Services
• Carburizing
• Carbonitriding
• Neutral Hardening
• Oil Quenching (Hot oil
available)

9. SST Carburize Capacities
• Six Pushers Available in Michigan
• Fraser
• 2 Row Pusher (2 Assets)
– 24” x 36” tray size
– Carburize, hot oil quench
• 1 Row Pusher
– 32” x 32” tray size
– Carburize / Harden / Oil quench
• Farmington
• 3 Row AFC pusher
– 20” x 22” tray size
– Carburize, hot oil quench
• 1 Row pusher
– 24” x 24” tray size
– Carburize, hot oil OR 20 Bar HPGQ.
• 2 Row pusher
– 24” x 36” tray size
– Carburize, hot oil quench

10. SST Oil Harden Capacities
• 8 - 6000# Batch Furnace
‒ Batch oil quench
• 4 - 3000# Batch Furnaces
‒ Batch oil quench
• 4 - 2000# Batch Furnaces
‒ Batch oil quench
• All Pusher Furnaces capable
of final oil quench
• 7 Rotary Hearth Table Furnaces
‒ Fixture quench
 Gleason / Plug - Oil
• 2 Roller Hearth Furnaces
‒ Plug quench – Oil
• 2 Shaker Hearth Furnaces
‒ Plug quench – Oil
• 1 Tray harden Furnace
‒ Plug Quench - Oil

11. Vacuum / Nitride Capability
• Vacuum Capacity
– 3 Assets in Michigan
– Up to 6 Bar Pressure
Quench –Nitrogen
• 2 Bar Quench available
with Argon
• Vacuum Carburize
– 2 Assets
– 36x48
– 24x36
• Gas Nitride Capacity
– 12 Assets
– Size: 2.5 cu ft to 75 cu ft
– All retort type

12. Metallurgical Laboratory
• Full Service Metallurgical
Laboratory On-site
– Case Depths (using image
analysis)
– Case Hardness
– Core Hardness
– Microhardness
– Microstructure
• CMM Inspection
– SST Offers CMM inspection
for critical dimensional
inspection

13. Lean Manufacturing
• SST has embraced Lean Manufacturing as an integral part of our business model.
– Identifying waste, value stream refinement and working directly with Lean consultants
– We have decreased lead times, reduced inventory levels, increased product quality and
overall supply chain performance.
Fast Response Discipline for daily
SST Training room for associate training and
communication and fast resolution to issues as
lean manufacturing events
they arise

14. SST Fraser Plants
Malyn Plants
Commerce Plant 2 –
Plant – Heat Treat
HQ and Heat
Treat facility
Plant 1 –
Heat Treat
Plant 3 - Distribution
Fraser Plant total: 125,000 sq ft

15. Distribution Center

16. The SST Advantage
• In Business since 1956
• Privately held
• Approved by virtually all aircraft prime manufacturers
– Only commercial heat treat in USA approved for:
• Certain Flight Safety configurations
• Certain Gas Nitride of flight safety Transmission gears
• Quality Certifications
– TS 16949 / ISO 9002 / QS 9000 / AS 9100 / NADCAP
• Aerospace quality system applied to all customers
• Certified in-house metallurgical laboratories
• Full barcode capability
‒ Custom programming with vision of absolute versatility
• Fully committed to lean manufacturing for continuation of efficiencies to be shared with our
partnering customers
• SST will never compromise quality
• SST willingness to invest and grow with partnering customers
• Educated, Dedicated, workforce
• SST Team members will always work to exceed your expectations
• 75% of SST Team Members have over 15 years of tenure.

17. Specialty Steel Treating, Inc.
Specialists in Precision Controlled Heat Treating
Commerce Rd, Fraser
Farmington Hills
Malyn Rd, Fraser East Granby, CT
Six Locations to Serve You
Fraser, Michigan
Farmington Hills, Michigan
East Grandby, Connecticut