thermal processing

Alro Steel is a distributor of metals and performance plastics founded on June 1, 1948 in Jackson, Michigan. It operates over 80 locations in 16 states, serving over 50,000 customers in North America with next-day delivery, processing services, online shopping, and retail outlets.

aluminum plate sawinggrindingoxy-fuel cuttingplasma cuttingplate laser cuttingpress brake and formingproduction sawingsaw cuttingshearingtube laser cuttingwaterjet cutting

AmeriQual Foods develops, processes, packages and distributes high quality shelf-stable foods. It provides solutions to major branded food companies, food service providers, retailers and the United States Department of Defense, and is a leading supplier of MREs and group rations to the US Military as well as global humanitarian and disaster relief rations.

contract manufacturingdistributionfood processingpackaging

Applied Carbon develops mobile, in-field technology that uses natural thermal processes and precision automation to convert agricultural crop residues into biochar, a stable form of carbon that builds soil health and sequesters carbon. The company raised a $21.5 million Series A to deploy its automated machines that convert crop waste into biochar in a single pass on the field, and was named an XPRIZE Carbon Removal Finalist and DOE CO2 Removal Purchase Pilot Prize Semifinalist.

Advanced analyticsbiochar productioncarbon sequestrationprecision automationremote sensing

BCR Environmental Corporation is an environmental solutions company transforming the way municipalities treat and manage biosolids and organic wastes. BCR has technologies that convert organic waste streams into safe, valuable, and marketable end products, with a significant U.S. market position as a technology innovator and leader in the municipal biosolids sector. Its Whole Solutions eliminate odor, improve regulatory compliance, simplify biosolids and organics management, and convert waste streams into renewable resources.

biosolids treatmentdisinfectiondryingmass reductionodor reductionorganic waste managementthermal desorption

BESI is a research and development company focused on sustainability solutions in waste, water, and energy. It operates a full-scale R&D laboratory in University Park, Illinois, with additional facilities in India and via university sponsors. BESI has nearly two decades of experience in research, development, technology, and evaluation (RDT&E) projects for the US DoD, and provides technology transfer and licensing to commercial partners.

applied researchcomputer modelingengineering and developmentgasificationlicensingprocess designprototype deliverytechnology laboratory designtechnology transfer

BTU International is a global supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment for the electronics manufacturing market. It manufactures and sells reflow ovens and custom continuous belt furnaces used in solder reflow for SMT printed circuit board assembly and advanced semiconductor packaging, including AI chips. The company has over 70 years of thermal processing expertise, has shipped over 10,000 units, and provides service and support in over 30 countries.

24/7 customer serviceapplications labsatmosphere controlbelt furnace processingclosed-loop convection controldirect bond copperfurnace brazingMES integrationsemiconductor packagingsintered metalssolder reflowthick film processingtraining classes

CPEG (Carrier Process Equipment Group) is a provider of custom powder and bulk solids processing and material handling equipment, formed in 2016. Its family of brands includes Carrier Vibrating Equipment, S. Howes, Heyl Patterson Thermal Processing, Sly, Kinergy Corporation, Hebeler-Howard Marten, Buflovak, and PK Blenders. CPEG offers new processing equipment sales, aftermarket part sales, and service representation worldwide, and operates an Innovation Center test lab for pilot-scale process testing.

air pollution controlcalciningconveying & feedingcoolingdryingdust collectionevaporation, distillation & separationmixing & blendingpilot scale testingprocess system integrationscreeningsize reduction

CeraNova Corporation is a privately held company founded in 1992 that specializes in transparent and advanced ceramics with a primary focus on oxide materials. It provides research, development, and manufacturing for clients in defense, industrial, and commercial markets, and aims to be the world leader in high performance transparent ceramics.

manufacturingmetrology and final inspectionnear net shape formingoptical fabricationpowder processingprocess developmentproduct developmentprototyping

Coperion is a global industrial and technological company in the areas of compounding and extrusion systems, sorting, shredding and washing equipment, including conveying, mixing and feeding technology. It employs 5,000 people at 50 locations worldwide across divisions including Polymer, Food, Health & Nutrition, and Aftermarket Sales & Service, providing solutions from individual components to complete systems and plants.

bulk material handlingcompoundingextrusionfeeding and weighingmilling and grindingmixingplastics recyclingpneumatic conveyingresearch and developmentsiftingsilo degassing

General Metal Heat Treating is an owner-operated heat treating company in Cleveland, Ohio, serving the aerospace, automotive, and nuclear industries for over 80 years. It specializes in heat treating services with demanding process requirements, controlling microstructure to achieve desired mechanical properties of steel, and is ISO 9001:2015/AS9100D and Nadcap AS7102 certified.

hardness testingheat treatingmicrostructure control

G-M Enterprises, founded in 1972 and part of the AICHELIN Group, designs and manufactures advanced vacuum furnace systems for thermal processing applications in aerospace, medical, energy, automotive, and industrial markets. The company also provides technical support, OEM spare parts, preventive maintenance, modernization, and vacuum performance assessments.

coatingheat treatmentmodernization and retrofitspreventive maintenancespare partstechnical supporttroubleshooting and diagnosticsvacuum furnace design and manufacturing

JP Analytical is a precision thin-film metrology and semiconductor R&D partner delivering quantitative, physics-based insight into advanced materials and devices. It offers specialized characterization, defect passivation, thermal processing, and tailored research programs, helping innovators move from complex materials challenges to scalable technology.

defect passivationHydrogen Forward Scattering (HFS/ERD)Ion Beam AnalysisNuclear Reaction Analysis (NRA)Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS)semiconductor R&Dthin film metrology