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It's interesting from the standpoint of the history of the company but also the new business initiative they are starting.¡ªThe 17th China(Guangzhou)Int¡¯l Heat Treatment,Industrial Furnace Exhibition
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We ran across this interesting article about commercial heat treater Byington out in CA. It''s interesting from the standpoint of the history of the company but also the new business initiative they are starting. "In the early 1950s, Bill Byington read a newspaper article that would change the trajectory of his life, and the lives of his family members, forever. The article detailed the growing need for heat treating -- a process that alters a metal¡¯s physical or chemical properties -- in the Santa Clara Valley. So, Bill decided to pull up his roots in rural Iowa and make the trek westward to California. Nearly 65 years later, the company he started, Byington Steel Treating Inc., is still going strong -- and even growing. Bill¡¯s son Dean began working in the shop at 13, sweeping and counting parts. Dean too started his son Sean working at a young age, helping out at the family¡¯s winery that closed last year, instilling in him the Midwestern work ethic that had helped the family succeed. However, with the death of his father in 2006, Sean and his mother Kathryn had to figure out how to use those values to keep the business going.¡°Her goal was bringing the company into the 21st century,¡± Sean said of his mother. ¡°My grandfather established the foundation for this company, my dad grew it, and my mom modernized it.¡±
At 23, Sean became the company¡¯s chief operating officer. He said his goal is to continue his family¡¯s legacy by growing the business in a more targeted manner. Byington Steel Treating Inc. has long done metal treating for aerospace companies such as SpaceX and Lockheed Martin. For instance, Sean said his company might treat a crank shaft so that it can better withstand higher levels of concussive force and movement without cracking. When Sean took over as chief operating officer, he starting thinking about how the company could use its strengths to carve out a yet-to-be-filled niche for itself in the market. When he spoke to an old high school friend who sells knives, the friend told him people are always asking where he gets his knives treated. The friend told him there are only a few companies in the country that do that sort of heat treating, be it for hobbyists or chefs, and most of them are on the eastern seaboard. Byington Blades was born". And to round things out we have this picture of Vincent Rohde of Rohde furnaces in Germany helping with the construction of the new plant which is expected to be completed later this year. Vincent is the short fellow you can see in the cab
¡ªThe 17th
China(Guangzhou)Int¡¯l Heat Treatment,Industrial Furnace Exhibition
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