Pre & Post Heat Treating Services

RTF provides heat treating job shops throughout the
region with a broad range of pre and post-heat treating
processes.

Captive and independent shops who perform vacuum
heat treating, atmosphere heat treating, induction
heat treating or annealing rely on RTF for expert
processing, fast turn-around and competitive pricing.

Services we provide to heat treating companies include:

• Pickling, or pickle-and-oil
• Rust removal
• Descaling
• Barrel tumbling
• Tumble-debur
• Deflashing
• Deburring
• Burnishing
• Radiusing
• Microfinishing
• Glass bead blasting
• Steel media blasting
• Blackening
• Conversion coating (phosphating)
• Sand blasting
• Shot blasting
• Wheelabrating (rubber or steel belt)

We also work with area machine shops to provide these
services on an ongoing or “overflow” basis.

RTF has the capacity and capability to partner with
heat treating and machining shops throughout the region,
thanks to a production system that is geared to fast
delivery, and a company-owned deliver fleet.

Our experience includes engine and transmission
components for automotive, off-highway and agricultural
equipment, specialty tooling, medical and dental device
components, metal furniture, conveyor components and
general machinery.

RTF provides heat treating and machining firms with
complimentary test processing upon request. “We look
forward to working with you!”

Surface improvement, from rust removal to
abrasive blasting, and zinc phosphating
is our specialty!