The same piece of steel can be stiff and brittle, soft and malleable, tough and springy. Heat makes the difference. Precise heating, quenching and cooling changes the crystalline structure of metals, giving us control over their hardness, strength, ductility and elasticity. Heat treating is essential to creating springs, cutting edges and hardened components.

Our heat treating, annealing and quenching capabilities allow us to treat components with the precision you expect from the Smith & Wesson name.

Have a special heat-treating need? Let’s talk about it and see how you can put a legend on your line.

With 35 years’ experience, ITAR, ISO 9001:2015 and FFL certifications, SWPC’s objective is to provide quality heat treating capabilities for any application. Our heat treating capabilities represent the perfect mix of age-old techniques with state-of-the-art technology. Together with our capabilities in engineering, metallurgy, process development, plating and finishing, and forging, we offer one-stop capabilities for manufacturers with complex components and demanding tolerances.