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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

4:30 PM (Central America Standard Time)

to Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 8:45 PM (Central America Standard Time)

Lake City Social

111 Center St. Lake Geneva, WI 53147 United States

Category: National Meetings

MEETING INFORMATION

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DATE:

Wednesday, May 5 (See Schedule Below)

LOCATION:

Lake City Social - 111 Center St. - Lake Geneva, WI

TOPIC:

The Next Four Years Decide the Next Twenty...Strategic Choices Heat Treaters Can't Afford to Drift On

Most heat treat companies already have a strategy, even if it has never been written down. It shows up in the customers they serve, the equipment they invest in or delay, the people they struggle to hire or retain, and the risks they tolerate day to day.

At the same time, owners are being pushed into longer range decisions faster than ever. Capital investments, workforce realities, customer expectations, and technology adoption are no longer future considerations. They are active pressures showing up in shops right now.

In this interactive session, Heather Falcone of Cook Induction Heating will help leaders surface the strategy they are already running, identify where assumptions may no longer hold, and stress test current direction against what the next four years are likely to demand. The focus is not on formal planning frameworks, but on practical decision making under real world constraints.

Participants will leave with clearer thinking, shared language, and a more approachable way to guide ownership and executive planning discussions.

Proposed Key Takeaways

How to recognize the strategy your business is already executing
Where heat treaters are unintentionally over or under investing
Strategic assumptions that commonly fail as shops scale or modernize
How labor, capital, and customer mix interact more than expected
A simple way to pressure test direction without a formal planning overhaul

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WHY ATTEND?

This is a great meeting for executives from the Midwest Chapter to connect with other key owners and executives on big industry issues, as well as an opportunity to reward high-performing managers for a job well done.

Register your top managers and allow them to gain a different perspective of what's taking place in the heat treating industry. Don't Miss this these informative discussions.

REGISTRATION FEE:

As with all MTI regional chapter meetings, MTI will bill each companay in attendance their pro-rata share of meeting and food/beverage expense. Once you register, all attendees have until March 28 to cancel to not be charged for the meeting.

Meeting Schedule: Wednesday, May 5, 2026

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm: Networking Reception
Enjoy an hour of networking with the best minds in heat treating to end the work day. CEO's and top executives from heat treating companies from all over the Midwest Chapter will be in attendance, sharing new ideas and solutions to the challenges heat treaters encounter.

5:30 pm - 6:45 pm: Session
Heather Falcone of Cook Induction Heating will help leaders surface the strategy they are already running, identify where assumptions may no longer hold, and stress test current direction against what the next four years are likely to demand.

6:45 pm - 8:45 pm: Dinner and Reception
Members will enjoy dinner and drinks to further discuss ideas they have gained from the evenings sessions.

QUESTIONS:

Registration: Kristen Speer - kristen@heattreat.net