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hero--interior\" aria-label=\"Industries served\">\n <div class=\"hero__media\" data-media-slot=\"industries-hero-parts\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Austempered high-carbon steel parts produced at HTI's Logansport, Indiana facility\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"hero__inner\"><div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"hero__content\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Industries Served<\/span>\n <div class=\"kicker\"><\/div>\n <h1>Austempering, by industry.<\/h1>\n <p class=\"hero__sub\">HTI austempers components for automotive, industrial, safety & defense, and hardware & fastener manufacturers \u2014 plus the specialty parts other heat treaters turn away. Wherever hardness, toughness, and precision can’t fail.<\/p>\n <div class=\"btn-row\">\n <a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"#\">Request a Quote<\/a>\n <a class=\"btn btn-ghost on-dark\" href=\"#industries\">See the Industries<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\" id=\"industries\" aria-label=\"Industries\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"head\"><span class=\"eyebrow\">Who We Serve<\/span><h2>Trusted where parts can’t fail.<\/h2><p>The same austempering specialization, applied to the parts each industry can’t afford to get wrong.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"grid grid--3\">\n <article class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__tag\"><\/div><h3>Automotive<\/h3><p>High-cycle, safety-related components where fatigue life and dimensional precision are non-negotiable.<\/p><div class=\"card__spec\">Springs \u00b7 clips \u00b7 safety restraints \u00b7 door components<\/div><\/article>\n <article class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__tag\"><\/div><h3>Industrial & Manufacturing<\/h3><p>Hard-wearing production parts that have to hold tolerance and resist wear, run after run.<\/p><div class=\"card__spec\">Auger bits \u00b7 brackets \u00b7 spacers \u00b7 tubes \u00b7 hangers<\/div><\/article>\n <article class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__tag\"><\/div><h3>Safety & Defense<\/h3><p>Safety-critical parts where consistent hardness and toughness can’t vary from lot to lot.<\/p><div class=\"card__spec\">Ballistic nails \u00b7 safety-critical components<\/div><\/article>\n <article class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__tag\"><\/div><h3>Hardware & Fasteners<\/h3><p>High-volume hardware that needs a hard, tough working surface and a clean finish.<\/p><div class=\"card__spec\">Screwdriver blades \u00b7 washer races \u00b7 washers \u00b7 hangers<\/div><\/article>\n <article class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__tag\"><\/div><h3>Specialty Applications<\/h3><p>Difficult parts other heat treaters turn away \u2014 including case hardening and salvage of over-cased screws.<\/p><div class=\"card__spec\">Complex parts \u00b7 case hardening \u00b7 screw salvage<\/div><\/article>\n <article class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__tag\"><\/div><h3>Talk to Our Team<\/h3><p>Have an unusual part, or a spec that keeps failing elsewhere? Send it over and we’ll tell you how austempering performs.<\/p><div class=\"card__spec\"><a href=\"#\">Request a quote \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section--mist\" id=\"why-hti\" aria-label=\"Why manufacturers choose HTI\">\n <div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"feature\">\n <div class=\"feature__media\" data-media-slot=\"industries-automotive-parts\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Austempered automotive springs and clips produced at HTI\"><\/div>\n <div>\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Why HTI<\/span>\n <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.9rem,3.6vw,3rem)\">Why manufacturers route these parts to us.<\/h2>\n <p>Across every industry, buyers come to HTI for the same reasons \u2014 the properties austempering delivers, backed by the capacity to run them at volume.<\/p>\n <ul class=\"spec-list\">\n <li><div><strong>Fatigue life<\/strong><span>The bainitic structure improves fatigue-cycle resistance on high-cycle parts.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n <li><div><strong>Tight tolerances held<\/strong><span>Less distortion and cracking than conventional quench and temper keeps finished parts in spec.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n <li><div><strong>Lot-to-lot consistency<\/strong><span>Computerized autoloaders and continuous foreign-material reduction keep hardness consistent, every lot.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n <li><div><strong>Volume & just-in-time<\/strong><span>Four continuous belt furnaces running 24\/7\/365 for just-in-time delivery.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section cta\" id=\"quote\" aria-label=\"Request a quote\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#ffd5d7\">Get Started<\/span>\n <h2>Have a part that keeps failing in the field?<\/h2>\n <p>Tell us the application and the failure mode \u2014 our technical team will tell you whether austempering is the answer.<\/p>\n <div class=\"btn-row\">\n <a class=\"btn btn-white\" href=\"#\">Request a Quote<\/a>\n <a class=\"btn btn-ghost on-dark\" href=\"#\">Talk to Our Technical Team<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austempering by Industry: Automotive & Industrial | HTI Industries Served Austempering, by industry. 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hero--interior\" aria-label=\"Industries served\">\n <div class=\"hero__media\" data-media-slot=\"industries-hero-parts\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Austempered high-carbon steel parts produced at HTI's Logansport, Indiana facility\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"hero__inner\"><div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"hero__content\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Industries Served<\/span>\n <div class=\"kicker\"><\/div>\n <h1>Austempering, by industry.<\/h1>\n <p class=\"hero__sub\">HTI austempers components for automotive, industrial, safety & defense, and hardware & fastener manufacturers \u2014 plus the specialty parts other heat treaters turn away. Wherever hardness, toughness, and precision can’t fail.<\/p>\n <div class=\"btn-row\">\n <a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"#\">Request a Quote<\/a>\n <a class=\"btn btn-ghost on-dark\" href=\"#industries\">See the Industries<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\" id=\"industries\" aria-label=\"Industries\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"head\"><span class=\"eyebrow\">Who We Serve<\/span><h2>Trusted where parts can’t fail.<\/h2><p>The same austempering specialization, applied to the parts each industry can’t afford to get wrong.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"grid grid--3\">\n <article class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__tag\"><\/div><h3>Automotive<\/h3><p>High-cycle, safety-related components where fatigue life and dimensional precision are non-negotiable.<\/p><div class=\"card__spec\">Springs \u00b7 clips \u00b7 safety restraints \u00b7 door components<\/div><\/article>\n <article class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__tag\"><\/div><h3>Industrial & Manufacturing<\/h3><p>Hard-wearing production parts that have to hold tolerance and resist wear, run after run.<\/p><div class=\"card__spec\">Auger bits \u00b7 brackets \u00b7 spacers \u00b7 tubes \u00b7 hangers<\/div><\/article>\n <article class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__tag\"><\/div><h3>Safety & Defense<\/h3><p>Safety-critical parts where consistent hardness and toughness can’t vary from lot to lot.<\/p><div class=\"card__spec\">Ballistic nails \u00b7 safety-critical components<\/div><\/article>\n <article class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__tag\"><\/div><h3>Hardware & Fasteners<\/h3><p>High-volume hardware that needs a hard, tough working surface and a clean finish.<\/p><div class=\"card__spec\">Screwdriver blades \u00b7 washer races \u00b7 washers \u00b7 hangers<\/div><\/article>\n <article class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__tag\"><\/div><h3>Specialty Applications<\/h3><p>Difficult parts other heat treaters turn away \u2014 including case hardening and salvage of over-cased screws.<\/p><div class=\"card__spec\">Complex parts \u00b7 case hardening \u00b7 screw salvage<\/div><\/article>\n <article class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__tag\"><\/div><h3>Talk to Our Team<\/h3><p>Have an unusual part, or a spec that keeps failing elsewhere? Send it over and we’ll tell you how austempering performs.<\/p><div class=\"card__spec\"><a href=\"#\">Request a quote \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section--mist\" id=\"why-hti\" aria-label=\"Why manufacturers choose HTI\">\n <div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"feature\">\n <div class=\"feature__media\" data-media-slot=\"industries-automotive-parts\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Austempered automotive springs and clips produced at HTI\"><\/div>\n <div>\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Why HTI<\/span>\n <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.9rem,3.6vw,3rem)\">Why manufacturers route these parts to us.<\/h2>\n <p>Across every industry, buyers come to HTI for the same reasons \u2014 the properties austempering delivers, backed by the capacity to run them at volume.<\/p>\n <ul class=\"spec-list\">\n <li><div><strong>Fatigue life<\/strong><span>The bainitic structure improves fatigue-cycle resistance on high-cycle parts.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n <li><div><strong>Tight tolerances held<\/strong><span>Less distortion and cracking than conventional quench and temper keeps finished parts in spec.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n <li><div><strong>Lot-to-lot consistency<\/strong><span>Computerized autoloaders and continuous foreign-material reduction keep hardness consistent, every lot.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n <li><div><strong>Volume & just-in-time<\/strong><span>Four continuous belt furnaces running 24\/7\/365 for just-in-time delivery.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section cta\" id=\"quote\" aria-label=\"Request a quote\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#ffd5d7\">Get Started<\/span>\n <h2>Have a part that keeps failing in the field?<\/h2>\n <p>Tell us the application and the failure mode \u2014 our technical team will tell you whether austempering is the answer.<\/p>\n <div class=\"btn-row\">\n <a class=\"btn btn-white\" href=\"#\">Request a Quote<\/a>\n <a class=\"btn btn-ghost on-dark\" href=\"#\">Talk to Our Technical Team<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austempering by Industry: Automotive & Industrial | HTI Industries Served Austempering, by industry. 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