rebuild retrofit service press events careers standard atmosphere equipment vacuum furnace equipment ion processing equipment general heat treat equipment non ferrous processing equipment steel mill equipment advanced combustion products atmosphere gas generator equipment standard process control equipment morgan isley full products listing oct 12 surface combustion inc. announces william j. bernard iii appointed as president mar 13 surface combustion inc. expands waterville ohio manufacturing facility nov 14 mr. william j. bernard jr. recipient of asm international s distinguished life membership award & finalist for the ohio chapter of the international entrepreneur tie global entrepreneur award view older news surface combustion surface combustion inc. announces william j. bernard iii appointed as presidentmaumee ohio october 8 2015 surface combustion inc. a leading manufacturer of thermal processing equipment is pleased to announce that william j. bernard iii b.j. has been appointed president of surface combustion inc. effective october 1 2015 . prior to his new role mr. bernard has held a series of leadership positions both within surface and the industry most recently as director of technical services and research and development for the company . he holds a bachelor s degree in physics from bowdoin college and a master s degree in material science and engineering from worcester polytechnic institute wpi . he is also the current president of the industrial heating equipment association ihea . b.j. has been deeply involved in company operations for many years and brings a wealth of knowledge in the thermal processing and material science industries to the position said chairman & ceo william j. bernard jr. his appointment was the result of a well thought out succession plan initiated over the last couple of years in concert with our board of directors . with b.j. s combination of proven leadership and technical skills he is clearly the right person to lead our team and continue surface s mission to build value for our expanding global customer base . i am honored to assume the role of president of surface combustion and extremely excited to work with our outstanding leadership team to innovate new products serve the changing needs of our customers and employees and successfully execute our global strategic plan said surface president b.j. bernard . about surface combustion surface combustion inc. is a highly respected producer of thermal processing equipment headquartered in maumee ohio . since its founding in 1915 surface has continued to develop innovative heat treating solutions for a wide variety of industries . surface holds 75 trademarks 675 patents and has installed 250 000 thermal systems throughout its history . for more information please visit www.surfacecombustion.com or contact info surfacecombustion.com . terms and conditions privacy policycopyright 2016 surface combustion inc.all rights reserved