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About HTS
(Heat Treatment Services)

Heat Treatment Services (HTS) is a globally operating heat treatment service platform delivering advanced vacuum heat treatment solutions using state‑of‑the‑art ALD technologies. Operating multiple service centers across Europe, North America, and Asia, HTS provides industrial‑scale heat treatment services to customers who require premium quality, repeatability, and minimal distortion without investing in in‑house facilities.

HTS facilities are equipped with ALD’s proven vacuum furnace systems, including ModulTherm® and DualTherm® technologies, enabling processes such as Low-Pressure Carburizing (LPC), High Pressure Gas Quenching (HPGQ), vacuum hardening, annealing, tempering, nitriding, brazing, and cryogenic treatment. These capabilities support both high‑volume production and technically demanding applications across automotive, aerospace, mechanical engineering, tooling, and other industrial sectors.

With locations in Germany, the United States, Mexico, and China, HTS combines local service support with global process consistency and engineering expertise. Each site operates to high quality standards and is designed for recurring production processes, ensuring reliable performance, dimensional control, and optimized metallurgical results for customers worldwide.

As part of ALD’s global service offering, HTS bridges advanced furnace technology and contract heat treatment services, delivering proven solutions for customers seeking precision, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Quality of State-of-the-Art technologies

Heat Treatment Services (HTS) demonstrates mastery of heat treatment in the treatment of thin-walled parts and small parts that require maximum precision in heat treatment. The materials are heat treated in State-of-the-Art ALD machines.

Activity of HTS:

Our Processes

 

Applications

 

Our History:

2021

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ALD Thermal Treatment (Suzhou)

Opening of Thermal Treatment Suzhou near Shanghai in China

2008

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ALD Tratamientos

Expansion in Mexico.

2006

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ALD Thermal Treatment

HTS first branch in America.

1994

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Foundation

Officially named ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH.

1999

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VACUHEAT

HTS together with VACUHEAT was opened in Germany

1916

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Precursor of ALD

First application of vaccum technology at Heraeus as precursor of ALD