Honoring the SS Edmond Fitzgerald Various paintings, newspaper headlines and news photos. Upper right: Namesake, Edmund Fitzgerald, president of Northwestern Mutual, stands in front of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald in July 1959. (Image credit: Wisconsin Marine Historical Society) Second row from bottom, far left: Bay Village resident, John H. McCarthy, First Mate. As I […]
With Halloween this weekend, we thought we’d share some “tips and treats” we found online you can use to be the smartest goblin at the dinner table. Halloween originated in Ireland over 2,000 years ago and is typically believed to be the birthplace of Halloween. Some historians believe it originated around 4000 B.C., which […]
. A quick Google search produced the answer to that question. Happy Anniversary to the Bic Disposable Razor! Kowalski Heat Treat & Bic Disposable Razor are both 40 this year!! And we both deal with blades. Although ours are way bigger and should never touch your face. You know, like saw blades, swords, knives, mower […]
Without question, the best part about Fall is heading out into the country to enjoy all the changing colors and finding fresh apple cider. There’s something about cider (heated of course… and topped with mini marshmallows) that makes me smile. For fun, I thought I’d pass along some history of cider making in the U.S. […]
COBO Convention Center – south elevation. We’re fine tuning our plans for the upcoming Heat Treat 2015 – ASM Heat Treating Society Conference & Exposition, Oct 20-22 at the COBO Convention Center in Detroit MI. At the show, be sure to stop at the Kowalski Heat Treating Booth #732 and see all of the new […]
Reggie Jackson watches the flight of his third home run – on three pitches – against the Dodgers in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series. Photo: AP As the days grow shorter, and the nights get cooler, I find myself turning to the post season and a keener interest in the MLB playoffs. […]
And it’s our anniversary, too! We checked with leading numismatists and the overwhelming consensus is that the 1975 and 1975D penny is worth … (drum roll please) … one cent today. Hasn’t increased in value much, huh. But Kowalski Heat Treating has logged big gains in value over the last 40 years. To our talented […]
This montage of images taken by skywatcher Kieth Burns shows the Dec. 20, 2010 total lunar eclipse. The photos won a NASA contest to become an official NASA/JPL wallpaper for the public. Credit: NASA/JPL-via Kieth Burns This weekend we’re all in for a treat. The fall Harvest Moon, appearing on Sunday night, will also […]
AISI/SAE Steel Designations Have you ever wondered how plain carbon and alloy grades are named? You can actually know how much carbon and what alloys are in the material by just knowing the designation. Materials are designated by a four digit number, where the first digit indicates the main alloying element(s) the second digit indicates […]
Meet up with the Kowalski folks at HEAT TREAT 2015 and maybe win a new iPad Air! Details below. Hope to see you in Detroit! view history .
