About Us

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Jack Beavers developed furnace designs using templates. 

When Jack Beavers built a furnace, he told customers if they could find a furnace edge sharp enough to scratch or nick their hands, he would reward them with a $100 bill.  Many tried, but only one succeeded. 

BeaverMatic furnaces receive recognition in Western Manufacturing magazine for heat treating aerospace fasteners.  At this point BeaverMatic furnaces are making important  contributions to efficiency and to the solution of production problems. 

 BeaverMatic's designs  set new standards for temperature uniformity and low maintenance cost. 

Jack Beavers dies of illness and his Top Line Company, the manufacturer of BeaverMatic furnaces is placed for sale.  Kary  and Mark Peterson, with 15-years of engineering partnership, buy BeaverMatic assets and move headquarters to Rockford, Illinois. 

 Peterson family quickly assumes responsibilities based on aptitude:

- Kary Peterson - President
- Mark Peterson, Engineering

- Kevin Peterson, V.P. Operations

Peterson's first task began with transferring furnace templates to AutoCAD drawings.
Sold their first Internal Quench Furnace to Phoenix Metal Treating, and their first
temper furnace to Racine Heat Treating.

 When Jack Beavers built a furnace, he told customers if they could find a furnace edge sharp enough to scratch or nick their hands, he would reward them with a $100 bill.  Many tried, but only one succeeded. 

 BeaverMatic furnaces receive recognition in Western Manufacturing magazine for heat treating aerospace fasteners.  At this point BeaverMatic furnaces are making important  contributions to efficiency and to the solution of production problems. 

Premier Furnace Specialist of Famrington Hills, MI., acquires the intellectual property  assets of BeaverMatic. 

With the purchase of BeaverMatic, Premier Furnace will continue to manufacture all of BeaverMatics award winning furnace line and will greatly expand its product offerings and presence in the marketplace. 

The purchase of BeaverMatic IP will add an additional 50 years of experience to that of Premier Furnace Specialist, for a combined total of 77 years of expertise. 

Premier Furnace Specialist / BeaverMatic continues to be your trusted source for solving your thermal processing equipment problems. Whether it's fabricating a new part, preventative maintenance, a complete overhaul, or replacing existing equipment with a new or used system, we maintain high standard of excellence and integrity making sure to get the job done right.