Metal Shop Guide

7 shops · Los Angeles and area

Heat treating in Los Angeles

Hardening, annealing and aluminum treating for parts and tools. What to send and what to ask.

  • 7shops listed
  • 3list a certification
  • 1take small jobs
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7 shops

  • Heat treating

Aluminum heat treatment and straightening for aerospace structures and components, including large rings and long parts.

Certs
AS9100ISO 9001
Equipment
Artificial Aging FurnacesSolution Heat Treating Furnaces+3
Jobs
Not listed yet
Since 1967 View shop

Burbank Steel Treating

Burbank 15 km

  • Heat treating
  • Sandblasting

Heat treatment, hardening, tempering, annealing and stress relieving for aerospace, military, automotive, electronics and medical components.

Certs
ISO 9001AS9100
Equipment
Not listed yet
Jobs
Rush jobs
Since 1969 View shop

Accurate Steel Treating

South Gate 14 km

  • Heat treating
  • Forging and blacksmithing

Heat treating and nitriding for aerospace and industrial metal components.

Certs
None listed
Equipment
Vacuum EquipmentGas Nitriding Equipment+2
Jobs
Not listed yet
Since 196250 to 99 staff View shop

Dip Braze

Sun Valley 24 km

  • Heat treating
  • Metal fabrication

Aluminum dip brazing and heat treating for commercial and aerospace customers, with technical and design assistance.

Certs
None listed
Equipment
Not listed yet
Jobs
Can help with drawings
Since 1956 View shop

Quality Heat Treating

Burbank 19 km

  • Heat treating

Heat treating for aerospace, defense, energy, electronics and transportation, processing alloy steels, stainless steels, copper and titanium alloys.

Certs
None listed
Equipment
Not listed yet
Jobs
Not listed yet
20 to 49 staff View shop

California Metal Processing

Los Angeles 9 km

  • Anodizing and plating
  • Industrial painting
  • Sandblasting
  • +2

Metal finishing shop offering plating, painting, blasting, electropolishing and stress relief for aerospace, defense, automotive and medical applications.

Certs
None listed
Equipment
ovensFischer SigmaScope SMP10+1
Jobs
Not listed yet
Since 195220 to 49 staff View shop

Machina

Chatsworth 37 km

  • Sheet metal
  • Bending
  • Metal fabrication
  • +3

Robotic sheet metal manufacturer forming, trimming and finishing custom structures for aerospace, defense, automotive, marine and energy applications.

Certs
ITAR
Equipment
RoboCraftsman
Jobs
Takes small jobsPrototypes
6 services View shop

Before you call

Heat treating: the short version

Heating and cooling metal parts in a set way to make them harder or softer.

When you need it

  • Tool steel and gears that need hardening
  • Aluminum parts for aerospace
  • Welded parts that need stress relieving
  • Parts that must meet a spec

What to send the shop

  • The material and alloy
  • The hardness or spec wanted
  • Quantity and part size
  • Your drawing, if it names a spec

Typical lead time

Heat treaters run parts in loads. Ask when the next load runs.

Ask the shop

3 questions worth asking

  1. Q1

    Do you treat this alloy in house?

  2. Q2

    Do you give a hardness test report?

  3. Q3

    Is there a minimum charge per load?

Questions

Heat treating FAQ

Who treats aluminum in Los Angeles?

Astro Aluminum Treating Company in South Gate has treated aluminum since 1967. Its quality system is AS9100 accredited.

Are Los Angeles heat treaters certified?

Some are. Burbank Steel Treating says its quality system is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100. Ask for the certificate.

How long have these shops been around?

Some for decades. Accurate Steel Treating in South Gate was founded in 1962.

Good to know

  • Send the alloy name. The wrong cycle can ruin a part.
  • Ask for a test report if your customer needs one.

Need heat treating done?

One free request reaches up to 3 Los Angeles shops that do it.