Entries by Steve Kowalski

Do You Like Ice Cream?

May 3, 2015 /0 Comments/in , /by

Yea, Me, Too! Most of you know eating is one of my favorite pastimes. And afterwards, there’s nothing like ice cream … unless of course there’s also pie, or cake, or cookies … But I’m talking ice cream now. For my tech/info gang, here’s some specs we uncovered:   US industrial production of ice cream […]

Hey, Guess who turns 40 this year!

April 28, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

Well, besides KHT. Erno Rubik and His Invention. Photoshop magic by Unknown Good guess! As you know, we’ve been all about problem solving for 40 years here at KHT, especially your PIA (Pain in the @%$) Jobs. And as it happens one of my favorite toys also shares our 40 year anniversary – the Rubik’s […]

Hardness vs. Strength and a Salute to Rockwell

April 7, 2015 /1 Comment/in /by

The relationship of hardness and strength is common in the distortion sensitive thermal processing jobs here at Kowalski Heat Treating, where we’re always trying to solve customer part performance requirements, especially their PIA (Pain in the @%$) Jobs! For some of our customers, the words hardness and strength are often used interchangeably. However, when used […]

Spring is Here and We’re Doing Our Part

March 27, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

Image: Courtesy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) You may be aware that Kowalski Heat Treating is all about helping with those PIA (Pain In The @%$) Jobs. And this one’s a doozie. Every year we do our part to help thaw the Lake and melt the ice by funneling our excess heat north across […]

Did you see this?

March 20, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

Above: Actual shot of the total solar eclipse seen from Svalbard, Norway March 20, 2015.  Photograph- Haakon Mosvold Larsen-AP As you know, I love anything to do with heat. And there’s nothing hotter than the sun. Tiosgenphyroheal And also, as you may know, I’m always up way before the birds. So, before I left for work this […]

O’Kowalski Family History

March 12, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

Eight things you probably didn’t know about Cleveland’s premier heat treating family. St. Patrick’s Day will be celebrated next Tuesday around the world. Here in Cleveland, we too celebrate our Irish heritage and culture and the oft forgotten legends of the O’Kowalski’s and the role we’ve played throughout the centuries. The Earls of Rosse, in […]