Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), a recognized leader in heat treat services, announced today an 18,000 sq. ft. building expansion at its facility located at 2839 Burton Avenue, Waterloo, Iowa. Groundbreaking for the project took place on April 6, with construction anticipated to be complete by Fall 2026.

The expansion will house a new custom-built furnace. The equipment will increase AHT's size capabilities in length, height and weight for heat treatments such as carburizing, through hardening, normalizing and more.

“This expansion is about giving our customers more - more capacity, more capability, and more confidence in turnaround,” said Adam Kane, Plant Manager at AHT's Burton Ave. facility. “With added production space and additional equipment, we'll be able to process larger and heavier components, and we'll have room to add even more equipment and services in the future."

The facility is one of two locations in Waterloo, Iowa. The Burton Ave. location has been in operation since 1981 and currently provides heat treat services such as induction hardening, annealing, cryogenic treatment, carbonitriding, stress relieving and other furnace-related heat treat services. The other location in Waterloo on MidPort Blvd. (the corporate office) offers nitriding and nitrocarburizing services.

"Between the two Iowa locations, customers have access to multiple heat treatments within a short drive, allowing them to consolidate their vendors and potentially reduce freight costs,” added Mike Woods, AHT President.

Aside from its two locations in Waterloo, Iowa, AHT is also located in Monroe, Michigan and Cullman, Alabama.