Entries by Steve Kowalski

Spooky Insights from KHTHeat

  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 […]

Puttin’ the Squeeze On

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. […]

Hope We See You In Detroit!

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 […]

What’s In A Name?

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 […]

Floating Into Fall

Seems like just yesterday I was hauling out the lawnmower and lawn furniture getting ready for summer.  And now the nights are cooler and the days are shorter.  As Fall arrives, I find myself yearning for some seasonal favorites.  Here’s my “bucket list” of ideas to share. Catch A Late Season Tribe Game Yet again […]