40 Under 40: Class of 2026

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Heat Treat Today is privileged to present the 40 Under 40 Class of 2026, a group of rising leaders in the North American heat treat industry. Read about each of these industry elites and how they have become significant contributors to the heat treat market by clicking on their image.

   Learn about the annual 40 Under 40 nomination here!

Tony Busch
Control Concepts, Inc.

Zach Caskey
Franklin Brazing & Metal Treating

Marc Colucci
Aalberts surface technologies

Ryan Coon
General Heat Treating Co., Inc.

Lamar Dade
Throughput | Bluestreak

Tyler Davis
ESC Induction

Gabrielle Doehring
Edwards Lifesciences LLC

Arthur Dunkley
Cleveland Electric Laboratories

Michael Frey
Optris IR Sensing LLC

Jordan Gaiser
I Squared R Element Co.

Humberto Guzmán
Metalinspec

Carl Herrera
Wirco Inc.

Cody Hild
Advanced Heat Treat Corp.

Emma Kalbfleisch
Franklin Brazing & Metal Treating

Jacob Keal
IGE Fans (Industrial Gas Engineering)

Heath Lahr
Advanced Heat Treat Corp.

Aracely Mariscal
Aalberts surface technologies – Paulo

Russell McFadden
Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry

Joseph McLeod
Specialty Steel Treating Inc.

Michael McMillan
US Element

Ana Medinger
Signicast Investment Castings

Abraham Meléndez
Global Thermal Solutions

Hunter Mersing
Penna Flame Industries

Tristan Michel
Erie Steel, Ltd.

Sean Muyskens
Fluxtrol, Inc.

Ashley Newhart
Parker Trutec, Inc.

Jerrald Novak
VacuBraze

Robert Perugini
General Heat Treating Co., Inc.

Ali Platon
O&W Heat Treat

Joe Powell
Akron Steel Treating Company

Arturo Ramírez
NUTEC Bickley

Rodrigo Ramirez Nava
PenggWmc

Rogelio Ruvalcaba
Cronite de Mexico

Danny Sidun
Northern Heat Treat Ltd.

Hannah Sonnenberg
IMT Elemental

Evan Swalla
Ipsen

Christopher Tebo
CPP-Steel Treaters

Eric Vande Ven
Consolidated Engineering Company

Nick Wetzel
Peters’ Heat Treating, Inc.

Matthew Zahursky
Aalberts surface technologies – Paulo