A HISTORY OF
METAL PROCESSING
INNOVATION
In Business For Over a Century
Ever since AJAX Metal Processing, Inc. opened for business, the company has been dedicated to developing highly specialized metal processing services for virtually every industry. What began with a single customer has grown into a stellar reputation for quality best defined by our diverse global customer base. AJAX is built on a foundation of years of optimum efficiency through the utilization of state-of-the-art equipment, materials, and personnel.
1914
Ajax began under the name Mclean-Heames Company
1921
The Stevens family assumes ownership and renames organization to Ajax Bolt & Screw Company
1967
AJAX Wire Division begins annealing operations in Warren, MI
1974
AJAX Division begins operations in Detroit, MI
1974
Ajax Bolt & Screw Company becomes Ajax Metal Processing and focuses on secondary process services
1977
AJAX Heat Treat Division begins operations in Detroit, MI
1987
AJAX Locking & Sealing Division begins operations in Detroit, MI
1988
AJAX Co-Generation Powerhouse begins providing steam & electricity to Detroit, MI facilities
AJAX Locking & Sealing Division receives first combined LocTite & 3M application licenses
1991
AJAX Laboratory Services receives A2LA accreditation
1993
AJAX High Spherodization batch furnaces begin operation in Warren, MI Wire Processing facility
1998
Ajax Metal Processing Opens the Indiana Heat Treatment Division with two mesh belt furnace systems
2003
AJAX Heat Treat Division capacity reaches 250,000,000 pounds per year
2004
AJAX Plating Division begins production with first continuous plate, bake, & coating line
2013
AJAX Locking & Sealing Division receives Precote® USA application license
2014
Ajax Metal Processing Celebrates 100 Year Anniversary
2016
Ajax adds a new dip spin and cure top coating work center
2017
Ajax Laboratory Services opens our ISO 17025 satellite laboratory in Fremont Indiana
2017 cont.
Ajax expands one zinc nickel work center to include new transfer shuttle and secondary plating tank for increasing production output
2019
Ajax adds 6,000 lb./hr. mesh belt furnace to the Fremont Indiana campus
2020
Ajax adds a new 12-station zinc nickel plating line, its fourth production work center
2021
Ajax installs new state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility to the Detroit campus
2024
Ajax adds 6,000 lb./hr. mesh belt furnace to the Fremont Indiana campus
2024 cont.
Ajax adds two new box-style spherodize annealing furnace systems to the Warren campus