HOH's technologies and organizational capabilities have resulted in recognition of dependability within the steel industry that has for more than five decades returned to our clients continuing satisfaction. As our commonly known advertisements have noted, "We do it all for steel," including facility planning, conceptual design, installation engineering and construction management, with computerized scheduling for continuous process lines, hot and cold rolling mills, and many other steel mill projects.

HOH experience reaches numerous areas of the Pharmaceutical industry, including bulk organic fine chemical manufacturing, blending, liquids manufacturing, enzyme extraction, evaporation, freeze-drying and solvent recovery. Finishing operations include hard and soft gelatin capsules, tabularizing and medical-surgical products. The firm's food processing experience includes cereals, pet foods, candy, meat, seasoning and beverages. Chemical expertise includes paints, plastics and resins manufacturing facilities, solvents recovery and chemical waste treatment systems.

Since the upheaval of the 1980's, survival has mandated the need for competitiveness in a world market. Automation alone did suffice, State-of-the-Art designs for flexibility, low unit cost, and high quality were equally pre-eminent in client demands. Manufacturers who have relied on this State-of-the-Art technology are now realizing significant increases in productivity, superior quality with higher materials utilization, increased flexibility, lower maintenance, reduced emissions, improved energy management, decreased labor costs and reduced inventory. HOH has been sharing its knowledge in these areas and its automation skills with clients to select just the right combination of available technologies needed to reach world-class goals.

HOH has performed numerous first time, one-of-a-kind machine design projects which include forge shop billet de scaling and handling equipment, water cooled gas-tight optical pyrometer modules, special beverage filling machines, and tainter valve and miter gate drives for locks and dams on the Mississippi River.

HOH has utilized its experience in heavy industry and through technology transfer, the firm has become a consultant of choice in the electrical power generating industry. Past work has consisted of coal processing and handling, dust mitigation and cooling water systems.