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decades<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"stat__num\">4<\/div><div class=\"stat__label\">Continuous Furnaces<\/div><div class=\"stat__sub\">Wire-mesh belt \u00b7 24\/7<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"stat__num\">24\/7\/365<\/div><div class=\"stat__label\">Operation<\/div><div class=\"stat__sub\">Built for just-in-time<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"stat__num\">3<\/div><div class=\"stat__label\">Core Certifications<\/div><div class=\"stat__sub\">ISO 9001 \u00b7 Ford WHTX \u00b7 CQI-9<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section--mist\" id=\"story\" aria-label=\"Company story\">\n <div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"feature\">\n <div class=\"feature__media\" data-media-slot=\"about-shop-floor\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"The austempering furnace line on HTI's shop floor in Logansport, Indiana\"><\/div>\n <div>\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Our Story<\/span>\n <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.9rem,3.6vw,3rem)\">One process. Done at the highest level.<\/h2>\n <p>HTI has done one thing since 1976: austempering. Where general heat treaters spread across dozens of processes, HTI built an entire company around mastering a single one \u2014 and became one of the largest commercial austempering companies in the United States along the way. Everything runs from one plant in Logansport, Indiana, where four continuous belt furnaces operate around the clock. Today HTI operates as part of the MPI Corp family of companies.<\/p>\n <ul class=\"spec-list\">\n <li><div><strong>Founded 1976<\/strong><span>Nearly five decades focused on commercial austempering.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n <li><div><strong>A singular specialty<\/strong><span>Austempering as a craft \u2014 not a side service tucked among many.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n <li><div><strong>National scale<\/strong><span>One of the largest commercial austempering companies in the U.S.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n <li><div><strong>One plant, around the clock<\/strong><span>Four continuous belt furnaces in Logansport, Indiana, running 24\/7\/365.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n <li><div><strong>Part of MPI Corp<\/strong><span>An operating company within the MPI Corp family.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section--dark why\" id=\"mission\" aria-label=\"Mission and values\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Mission & Values<\/span>\n <h2>Built around one process.<\/h2>\n <p class=\"why__lead\">HTI is a commercial austempering specialist that partners with automotive, industrial, and specialty manufacturers to produce harder, tougher, and more dimensionally precise components than conventional heat treating allows \u2014 delivered with 24\/7 responsiveness and nearly five decades of process expertise.<\/p>\n <div class=\"adv\">\n <div class=\"adv__item\"><div class=\"adv__fig\">Quality<\/div><div class=\"adv__txt\">Automotive-grade consistency, proven lot after lot.<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"adv__item\"><div class=\"adv__fig\">Speed<\/div><div class=\"adv__txt\">24\/7\/365 operation built for just-in-time delivery.<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"adv__item\"><div class=\"adv__fig\">Expertise<\/div><div class=\"adv__txt\">Nearly five decades focused on one process.<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"adv__item\"><div class=\"adv__fig\">Service<\/div><div class=\"adv__txt\">On-site technical staff who solve difficult applications.<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\" id=\"leadership\" aria-label=\"Leadership\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"head\"><span class=\"eyebrow\">Leadership<\/span><h2>The people who run the plant.<\/h2><p>Day-to-day operations and quality at HTI’s Logansport facility.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"grid grid--3\">\n <article class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__tag\"><\/div><h3>Shelly Langler<\/h3><p>Runs day-to-day operations at the Logansport plant \u2014 scheduling, throughput, and the 24\/7 furnace lines.<\/p><div class=\"card__spec\">General Manager<\/div><\/article>\n <article class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__tag\"><\/div><h3>Brandi Cook<\/h3><p>Owns HTI’s quality systems and process controls \u2014 the certifications, documentation, and lot-to-lot consistency buyers rely on.<\/p><div class=\"card__spec\">Quality Manager<\/div><\/article>\n <\/div>\n <\/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>Nearly five decades of austempering, at your service.<\/h2>\n <p>Send us your part and specifications \u2014 our technical team will tell you how austempering performs for your application.<\/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>About HTI | Austempering Company Since 1976 About HTI A commercial austempering company, since 1976. 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data-media-slot=\"about-hero-facility\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"HTI's austempering plant in Logansport, Indiana\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"hero__inner\"><div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"hero__content\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">About HTI<\/span>\n <div class=\"kicker\"><\/div>\n <h1>A commercial austempering company, since 1976.<\/h1>\n <p class=\"hero__sub\">One of the largest commercial austempering companies in the U.S. \u2014 built around a single process, run from a single plant in Logansport, Indiana, around the clock.<\/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=\"#story\">Our Story<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"trust\" aria-label=\"Company at a glance\">\n <div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"trust__grid\">\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"stat__num\">1976<\/div><div class=\"stat__label\">Founded<\/div><div class=\"stat__sub\">Nearly five decades<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"stat__num\">4<\/div><div class=\"stat__label\">Continuous Furnaces<\/div><div class=\"stat__sub\">Wire-mesh belt \u00b7 24\/7<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"stat__num\">24\/7\/365<\/div><div class=\"stat__label\">Operation<\/div><div class=\"stat__sub\">Built for just-in-time<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"stat__num\">3<\/div><div class=\"stat__label\">Core Certifications<\/div><div class=\"stat__sub\">ISO 9001 \u00b7 Ford WHTX \u00b7 CQI-9<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section--mist\" id=\"story\" aria-label=\"Company story\">\n <div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"feature\">\n <div class=\"feature__media\" data-media-slot=\"about-shop-floor\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"The austempering furnace line on HTI's shop floor in Logansport, Indiana\"><\/div>\n <div>\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Our Story<\/span>\n <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.9rem,3.6vw,3rem)\">One process. Done at the highest level.<\/h2>\n <p>HTI has done one thing since 1976: austempering. Where general heat treaters spread across dozens of processes, HTI built an entire company around mastering a single one \u2014 and became one of the largest commercial austempering companies in the United States along the way. Everything runs from one plant in Logansport, Indiana, where four continuous belt furnaces operate around the clock. Today HTI operates as part of the MPI Corp family of companies.<\/p>\n <ul class=\"spec-list\">\n <li><div><strong>Founded 1976<\/strong><span>Nearly five decades focused on commercial austempering.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n <li><div><strong>A singular specialty<\/strong><span>Austempering as a craft \u2014 not a side service tucked among many.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n <li><div><strong>National scale<\/strong><span>One of the largest commercial austempering companies in the U.S.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n <li><div><strong>One plant, around the clock<\/strong><span>Four continuous belt furnaces in Logansport, Indiana, running 24\/7\/365.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n <li><div><strong>Part of MPI Corp<\/strong><span>An operating company within the MPI Corp family.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section--dark why\" id=\"mission\" aria-label=\"Mission and values\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Mission & Values<\/span>\n <h2>Built around one process.<\/h2>\n <p class=\"why__lead\">HTI is a commercial austempering specialist that partners with automotive, industrial, and specialty manufacturers to produce harder, tougher, and more dimensionally precise components than conventional heat treating allows \u2014 delivered with 24\/7 responsiveness and nearly five decades of process expertise.<\/p>\n <div class=\"adv\">\n <div class=\"adv__item\"><div class=\"adv__fig\">Quality<\/div><div class=\"adv__txt\">Automotive-grade consistency, proven lot after lot.<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"adv__item\"><div class=\"adv__fig\">Speed<\/div><div class=\"adv__txt\">24\/7\/365 operation built for just-in-time delivery.<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"adv__item\"><div class=\"adv__fig\">Expertise<\/div><div class=\"adv__txt\">Nearly five decades focused on one process.<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"adv__item\"><div class=\"adv__fig\">Service<\/div><div class=\"adv__txt\">On-site technical staff who solve difficult applications.<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\" id=\"leadership\" aria-label=\"Leadership\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"head\"><span class=\"eyebrow\">Leadership<\/span><h2>The people who run the plant.<\/h2><p>Day-to-day operations and quality at HTI’s Logansport facility.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"grid grid--3\">\n <article class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__tag\"><\/div><h3>Shelly Langler<\/h3><p>Runs day-to-day operations at the Logansport plant \u2014 scheduling, throughput, and the 24\/7 furnace lines.<\/p><div class=\"card__spec\">General Manager<\/div><\/article>\n <article class=\"card\"><div class=\"card__tag\"><\/div><h3>Brandi Cook<\/h3><p>Owns HTI’s quality systems and process controls \u2014 the certifications, documentation, and lot-to-lot consistency buyers rely on.<\/p><div class=\"card__spec\">Quality Manager<\/div><\/article>\n <\/div>\n <\/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>Nearly five decades of austempering, at your service.<\/h2>\n <p>Send us your part and specifications \u2014 our technical team will tell you how austempering performs for your application.<\/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>About HTI | Austempering Company Since 1976 About HTI A commercial austempering company, since 1976. 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