A new brand has been introduced for one of HeatTek’s key categories of manufacturing equipment: Evolve Systems™. The new name unifies the company’s well-known product groups designed and built exclusively for metal packaging. Evolve Systems encompasses HeatTek’s needle ovens, internal baking ovens and drying ovens, as well as its recently expanded washer offering.


“The timing of the introduction of this brand is significant,” says Adam Plowman, Director of the Metal Packaging Division. He explained that, from the beginning, HeatTek has been on a constant quest to innovate and move the company forward. This goal has never been more valuable than it is today. “It’s an exciting time, as customer preferences are shifting to include more variety. And as the emphasis is also on plastic reduction, a growing list of can makers are rewriting the rules.”


HeatTek has partnered with leading can makers to create distinctly new product manufacturing processes. And because research and development is vital to any high-capacity innovation, canmakers need equipment experts to collaborate with at all stages of production planning. “This is where HeatTek excels,” explains Plowman. “Our deep-rooted industry expertise is combined with our eagerness to explore new technologies. The result is superior equipment for our customers.


Plowman sums up, “The Evolve Systems brand highlights the ‘evolution’ in can manufacturing and celebrates the contributions being made to support a thriving industry and a more sustainable planet.” This is something we can all support.


Behind the logo: The new Evolve Systems brand is accompanied by a carefully designed logo. The circular shape serves as a focal point and symbolizes the precise movement of air and water necessary for the manufacture of exceptional cans. The new logo also includes forward-looking lettering to represent progress, movement and a subtle reference to the company’s home state of Wisconsin’s motto: “Forward”. The open and cut out can in place of the letter “L” keeps the industry we serve at the forefront of our designs and craftsmanship.


In 2000, some of the brightest minds in the furnace and heat treating industry combined hundreds of years of experience to form HeatTek. The goal was simple: provide the highest quality equipment and back it up with superior customer service and on-site support.

Today, HeatTek’s commitment to “never settle” ensures that customers remain as profitable and efficient as possible.
With a focus on research and development, as well as a commitment to hiring and retaining great people, HeatTek continues to be a pioneer in the heat treating industry, earning the trust of more manufacturers every year.


All HeatTek equipment is designed and built in the USA by a team of dedicated people working towards the same goal: “Never settle”.