History
The 80's
1981: Advanced Heat Treat Corp. is established on Burton Avenue in Waterloo, IA with 12 investors, 2 personnel, and 2 UltraGlow® ion nitride units (3,200 square feet)
1988: Burton facility expansion (6,000 square feet)
The 90's
1992: Burton facility expansion (8,000 square feet)
1993: AHT expands to include UltraGlow® Induction Hardening services
1995: Monroe, Michigan facility opens
1995: AHT reaches 50 employees
1996: AHT becomes the first heat treat provider to be certified to ISO9002/QS9000 in the USA
1999: Corporate office and service center on MidPort Boulevard in Waterloo, IA opens (40,000 square feet)
1999: MidPort facility designs and installs 2 new UltraGlow® ion nitride units
The 00's
2000: AHT expands to include Carburizing and Carbonitriding services
2004: AHT reaches 100 employees
2005: Monroe facility expansion (16,000 square feet)
2005: AHT receives ISO/TS 16949:2002 certification
2006: Monroe facility installs first UltraGlow® gas nitride unit
2006: Burton facility acquires three 3,000 pound batch furnaces
2007: AHT reaches 150 employees
2007: Burton facility expansion (25,000 square feet)
2007: Cullman, Alabama facility opens (40,000 square feet)
2007: Cullman facility installs one of the world’s largest UltraGlow® ion nitride units