Latest News

• May 2009
  NADCAP Training
  In order to assist our our goal of achieving NADCAP accreditation by year end 2009, HTA sent 3 staff members to the USA for specialised training in high level quality systems.  The training was highly successful and will support the development of the in-house quality system aimed at achieving the new accreditation.
• March 2009
  NADCAP on the agenda
  HTA Brisbane has now confirmed the first audit for NADCAP accreditation.  The audit is scheduled for October 2009 and all going well accreditation approval should follow within 2 or 3 months of the audit.  NADCAP is the highest possible level of accreditation for Special Processes and will further support the companies development of aerospace and aviation processing.
• Feburary 2009
  HTA delivers components to the Joint Strike Fighter Program
  Heat Treatment Australia over the past few years has embarked on change, not only in business diversity and direction but in quality and a mindset for all employee’s to deliver services that excel  into commercial and international markets.  These changes to our business have resulted in HTA taking a role in the Joint Strike Fighter program, and we are now successfully delivering components which will be utilised on the JSF-35 planes.
  
  Heat Treatment Australia invested in unique technologies including a 15 Bar High Pressure Quench Vacuum Furnace to deliver services to supporting engineering companies throughout Australia to enable them to compete in the world market place culminating with Heat Treatment Australia supplying Mission and Structural Critical Components to some of the worlds’ biggest Aerospace companies such as Lockheed Martin and Goodrich Lang Gear.
  
  With other processes under development and an expanding service range, Heat Treatment Australia’s capabilities for Commercial, Defence, Aerospace or Aircraft and Mining processing is leading the way for the Australian Market.
• November 2008
  AS9100 Accreditation Approval
  Following a successful first audit with Lloyds Registar, HTA Brisbane now has AS9100 accreditation.  The accreditation will enable HTA to participate in the growing aviation and aerospace market in Australia and overseas.
• October 2007
  New Melbourne Branch Manager
  Announcing the appointment of  our new Melbourne Branch Manager, Mr Ian Bowden.  Ian comes to HTA from a long background of heat treating experience in the UK.
  
  Quality continues to be our focus at all HTA branches!!
  QLD Queensland Head office is looking at upgrading its quality approvals to the aerospace standard ISO9100 this will allow us to treat more sophisticated aerospace components for military and international markets
  NSW The Sydney branch has its ISO9001:2000 external audit in December 2007. We are expecting full accreditation soon after.
  VIC Our Melbourne branch has been working hard to incorporate new quality and operational procedures for the transition to ISO9001:2000 accreditation. We envisage full accreditation in the early part of 2008.
  
  Melbourne Site Acquires New Furnace
  Heat Treatment Australia  (VIC) are pleased to announce the  purchase of an ageing furnace for installation at its Victorian branch in Melbourne.The furnace has a maximum operating temperature of 250 C and working dimensions of 2M L X 1.1 H x 1.1 W .This will add to the already large aluminum processing capacity of the site.The furnace should be on line before the end of the year. Please contact our  Melbourne branch manager Ian Bowden for  more details.
  
  Queensland Site Ready for Vacuum Brazer
  HTA are awaiting delivery of its Vacuum Aluminum Brazing furnace.The furnace will be the first of its kind in Australia and work has been continuing to get the site ready for the insulation of this new furnace. Aerospace parts can be processed through this furnace as well as other general parts.The furnace will initially go through extensive trialing and testing and is scheduled for production work in the second quarter of 2008.Please contact our Aviation and aerospace manager Jon O'Donnell for further details.
  
• September 2007
  Our new Vac Curburizer is on track!!
  Good News!!  The manufacturers of HTA's new Vacuum Carburizer have advised that the equipment is on schedule and will be up and running at our Brisbane plant by early 2008.
  
  New Sydney Sales Rep
  We are pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Cumming as our dedicated Sydney branch Sales Representative.  Gary comes to HTA from a long and distinguished career with Bohler and has a wealth of experience in steels and material selection.  The existing sales rep, David Faglioni, will soon be relocating to Brisbane to take up the sales rep role in the Sunshine State.  We wish Gary and David the best of luck with their new positions at HTA.
• November 2006
  Heat Treatment Australia Open Day!
  Come along and join in on our 25 Years in Business celebrations. Tours, technical discussions, industry displays are just some of the few features on show.
• August 2006
  Heat Treatment Australia's newly designed website is now online. Please take the time to look around and offer any comments through our feedback form.
• August 2006
  New sealed quench furnace due to come online in Brisbane in August 2006 bringing the total of seal quench furnaces at the Brisbane plant to 4.  The new plant has increase processing capabilities include carbon disassociation and improved time and temperature control.
• July 2006
  Recent extensions to our Brisbane Plant are now complete. Over the last two years we have significantly added to the size of our facility including factory space for our new sealed quench facility, a new despatch area, new manufacturing facility and expended car parking area and new gardens.
  
• June 2005
  Heat Treatment's new renovations are coming along... Extensions should be completed by November 2005.
  
• April 2005
  Accreditation for ISO 9001 has now been attained for Heat Treatment Australia Brisbane branch. Other branches will follow suit within the coming months.