Stephen Kowalski is the President of the Heat Treating Society (HTS). He is the president of Kowalski Heat Treating Company in Cleveland, Ohio, a second-generation commercial heat treating firm “specializing in those PIA (pain in the @%$) jobs.” He is also the current president of the ASM-HTS (Heat Treating Society) and can be reached at skowalski@khtheat.com or 888-548-4328. Visit www.khtheat.com for more information.

The purpose of this LinkedIn group is to provide a forum for heat treaters to discuss industry challenges, post jobs and openings, and network with other heat treating professionals.

HTS, an Affiliate Society of ASM International, is the world’s largest network of heat treaters. HTS members work to provide events and services to serve their worldwide membership of captive and commercial heat treaters, equipment manufacturers, researchers, governments and technicians.

The ASM Heat Treating Society is the world’s premier membership society dedicated to the advancement of heat treating as a theoretical and applied discipline. ASM HTS is the largest membership organization of its kind, with a heritage dating back to 1913. It is our mission to create an organization where members work together to drive the heat-treating industry forward through collaboration and communication. Together, through the intellectual visions that exist among our constituents in industry, government, and academia, we can inspire the global heat-treating community and do amazing things.

Today, HTS continues to grow and prosper. HTS is the world’s largest network of heat treaters, and HTS members work to provide events and services to serve their worldwide membership of captive and commercial heat treaters, equipment manufacturers, researchers, governments and technicians.