Entries by Steve Kowalski

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 […]

Gotta Love Them Apples

As the weather is changing and the nights are getting a bit cooler, one of my favorite times of the year in NE Ohio is the fall harvest, when all of the hard working farmers put out their bounty – corn, squash, beans, tomatoes, lettuce, zucchini, – and one of my favorite foods – fresh […]

Labor Day Weekend.

Labor Day and Labor Day weekend honors the American labor movement and the contributions of workers to the strength, prosperity and well-being of our country. And none can be more true here at Kowalski Heat Treating. I am so very proud of all my team. I see everyday their passion, courage and commitment to precision […]

Shake It Up Baby

With the heat upon us, I couldn’t help but think back to my younger days and a Kowalski summer treat – creamy milkshakes. I always liked mine with a simple traditional hamburger and salty fries. My favorite memories were stopping on the way home from work at a small little ice cream shop and having […]

“LIVE FROM NEW YORK, IT’S SATURDAY NIGHT”

Original cast (l to r): Laraine Newman, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris, and Chevy Chase Hard for me to imagine, but also sharing the Kowalski Heat Treating 40th Anniversary this year is another “one-of-a-kind” – Saturday Night Live, a late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show, created by Lorne […]