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Visual Shop and Bluestreak Join Forces with Steelhead Technologies

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Together, the three industry leaders bring decades of metal finishing and heat treating expertise to one platform built for margin and growth.

CALUMET, Mich., Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Steelhead Technologies announced today the acquisitions of Visual Shop and Bluestreak, two longstanding providers of job shop management and QMS software. Customers of all three companies now have access to next-generation technology to help them get ahead: an all-in-one system built on a digital production floor, with automation and AI built in to power margin and growth.

“ThermTech is excited to announce our partnership with Steelhead Technologies as we implement their AI-powered heat treating platform.” – Mary Springer, Executive Vice President, ThermTech.

For years, Steelhead, Visual Shop, and Bluestreak have earned the trust of metal finishers and heat treaters across North America by delivering systems designed with the specific complexities job shops face in mind. Now these systems are joining forces. Customers are getting the best of each: the digital production floor, the industry knowledge, and the people who understand their business.

“Metal finishing job shops have been under decades of competitive pressure from offshoring, workforce challenges, and volatility in costs. With demographic changes and AI completely changing the operational landscape, the challenges remain as tall as ever. At the same time, top government officials and contractors are urgently bringing back work by reshoring and scaling production. Job shops must leverage technology to rapidly increase capacity and capability while not adding head count to solve every challenge. Steelhead is excited to be their technology partner providing purpose-built technology tailored for metal finishing, supercharged with AI and white-glove service from a knowledgeable team with decades of experience.”

— Jeff Halonen, CEO/Co-Founder, Steelhead Technologies

Continued Investment in Metal Finishing

Steelhead is accelerating its investment in metal finishing to position job shops for the next generation of manufacturing. The team is continuing to invest heavily in the industry, including its investment in FedRAMP to meet the security and documentation standards CMMC compliance requires, and dedicating engineering, support, and product resources specifically to fine-tune workflows. Customers will benefit from access to the people who know metal finishing and heat treating best, drawing on the long-standing experience at Visual Shop and Bluestreak.

“Visual Shop customers have always loved our vast array of features and our friendly and responsive support team that knows their business. To stay competitive in the long term, we would need to build a new product on a modern platform. Steelhead has a great product and shares our philosophy of providing outstanding customer service. As one company with Steelhead and Bluestreak, it’s a big win for customers because we can work together to bring the absolute best software experience to the metal finishing and heat treating industries.”

— Kevin Pluedeman, President of Cornerstone Systems (Visual Shop)

“For over 20 years, Bluestreak has powered heat treating and metal finishing job shops with software built to help them scale without compromising on quality. Looking ahead, we believe partnering with Steelhead positions us to deliver on that promise at an entirely new scale. By joining forces with Steelhead, we are bringing the institutional knowledge and specialized features of Bluestreak together with Steelhead’s modern infrastructure. Our focus remains entirely on supporting customers seamlessly today while building the ultimate, next-generation platform for the next 20 years.”

— Todd Wenzel, President and Founder of Bluestreak

“ThermTech is excited to announce our partnership with Steelhead Technologies as we implement their AI-powered heat treating platform. For decades, ThermTech has grown by investing in the things that matter most to our customers: our people, our equipment, our processes, and the quality systems that stand behind every part we treat. Over the last 23 years, we’ve leveraged and co-developed the Bluestreak QMS, and that investment in capability has been central to how we serve our customers. Moving to Steelhead is the next chapter of that same philosophy, a platform that unites MES, QMS, ERP, financials, and customer service in a single system. Our engineering team will work closely with Steelhead to shape highly specialized heat treating capabilities so we can continue raising the bar on quality, responsiveness, and the service our customers count on.”

— Mary Springer, Executive Vice President, ThermTech

Customer Perspective

At Exactatherm, a heat treater in Mississauga, ON, taking their shop floor digital has simplified training, tightened quality control, and enabled faster turnaround times.

“With Steelhead, if we need a job pulled for review in a Nadcap audit, we can look it up and have all the data right there. We don’t have to train someone with a background in metallurgy or heat treat to enter a job anymore; anyone can do it. That efficiency shows up everywhere: our lead times used to run a couple of weeks, now we’re down to ten days, and parts we used to store for ten to twelve days now move through in five to seven.”

— Vraj Shah, Quality Manager, Exactatherm

At Eastern Plating, a plating shop rebuilding and growing after a major flood, taking the shop floor digital has given the team real-time visibility into every stage of production.

“Before Steelhead we couldn’t see where our parts were at any given time. It was received, a traveler was put on it, and we didn’t know where it was again until it shipped. Now we know where our parts are any time once they’re in Steelhead, and probably 95% of the phone calls have been eliminated. As we’ve continued rebuilding from the flood, we’ve been able to increase our revenue by about 25 to 30%, and we were able to schedule all of that additional revenue with our existing head count.”

— Wayne Wheeler, Eastern Plating

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Kelsey Halonen, Steelhead Technologies, 1 7346576859, kelsey@gosteelhead.com, gosteelhead.com

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Gregg Meyer, Harvard Physician and Health System Leader, Affiliates with Cornerstone Research

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Dr. Meyer brings more than thirty years of experience in value-based care, hospital operations, vertical integration, and healthcare quality measurement.

BOSTON, Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cornerstone Research announced today that Gregg S. Meyer, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, has affiliated with the firm.

An expert in healthcare delivery systems, value-based care, and population health management, Dr. Meyer has extensive experience as a health system executive, practicing physician, and healthcare researcher. He has also served as medical director of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO), one of the largest multispecialty medical groups in the United States.

Healthcare antitrust, merger, and vertical integration expertise

Dr. Meyer’s combination of executive leadership, clinical practice, and health policy research positions him to analyze matters involving hospital and physician-group operations, vertical integration, healthcare mergers, physician incentives, quality measurement, and provider contract negotiations, among others.

Dr. Meyer has held concurrent senior leadership roles at the Boston-based Mass General Brigham health system. As president of the Community Division, he oversaw strategy and operations across multiple hospitals, home care services, and physician groups. His work as executive vice president of value-based care integrated the system’s health insurance organization and population health management programs across hospitals, primary care, and ambulatory and urgent care sites.

“Gregg brings a rare breadth of health system leadership: he has run hospital operations, has managed physician groups, and has worked with provider-sponsored health insurance to build a top-tier value-based care program,” said Dina Older Aguilar, senior vice president and cohead of Cornerstone’s healthcare practice. “He knows firsthand how hospitals, insurers, and physician groups actually work together, and that perspective offers clients real insight into healthcare antitrust and merger disputes.”

Healthcare quality leadership and research

Dr. Meyer’s experience also includes work in the federal government. He directed the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In that capacity, he shaped federal quality agendas and coordinated patient-safety research across government agencies.

A widely published researcher, Dr. Meyer has authored or coauthored more than 100 articles, editorials, chapters, and monographs on topics including healthcare quality measurement, pay-for-performance payment models, medical workforce modeling, and the outcomes of medical procedures.

He has served on national and international committees focused on healthcare quality and safety, among them the World Health Organization’s Scientific Peer Review Group on Health Systems Performance Assessment, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare, and NASA’s Medical Policy Board.

Dr. Meyer holds an M.D., earned magna cum laude, from Albany Medical College and an S.M. from the Harvard School of Public Health. A Rhodes Scholar, he earned an M.Sc. from the University of Oxford and a B.S., summa cum laude, from Union College.

About Cornerstone Research

Cornerstone Research is at the forefront of economic and financial consulting, delivering the rigorous analytical solutions required to navigate complex disputes. The firm draws from an extensive network of prominent academic and industry experts to support each matter effectively. Pairing a deep understanding of economics and finance with a suite of industry-leading artificial intelligence and machine learning tools, Cornerstone provides clients with a sophisticated, tailored approach. A reputation for innovation, precision, and excellence has defined Cornerstone since 1989. That momentum continues with over 1,000 professionals collaborating across nine offices in the US, UK, and EU. Learn more at https://www.cornerstone.com/.

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E Street Technologies to Support Office of Naval Research STEM Internships, Outreach, and Website Support Through Huna Research Associates JV

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WASHINGTON and HERNDON, Va., Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — E Street Technologies LLC (ESTech), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), will support the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Internships, Outreach, and Website Support contract through Huna Research Associates JV, LLC (HRA), a joint venture between protégé HunaTek Operations Services, LLC (HTOS) and mentor E Street Technologies LLC under the Small Business Administration Mentor-Protégé program.

The Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract has a ceiling of $69 million, with a period of performance from July 22, 2026, through July 21, 2031. Under the contract scope, HRA will support programs that include the Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP), the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP), the Naval Horizons Program, Short-Term Internship Programs, the Department of the Navy HBCU/MI Program, the Naval STEM Website, and Naval STEM Outreach.

“E Street Technologies LLC is proud to support Huna Research Associates JV, LLC and the Office of Naval Research in advancing programs that help prepare students for meaningful engagement with Naval science and technology,” said Dr. Carol Kory, ESTech President. “Through ESTech and USRA, we bring more than five decades of experience administering internships, fellowships, university consortia, and workforce development programs, along with a national network of 124 PhD-granting universities.

“This work aligns directly with ESTech and USRA’s mission to connect talent, universities, and federal science and technology priorities,” said Dr. Elsayed Talaat, USRA President and CEO. “By supporting HRA’s execution of the ONR STEM contract, ESTech will help strengthen the bridge between students, academic institutions, and Department of the Navy science and technology opportunities.”

About E Street Technologies LLC

E Street Technologies LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Universities Space Research Association. Through USRA, ESTech connects educational institutions with the federal government to advance science and technology and brings extensive experience supporting internships, fellowships, university consortia, and workforce development programs. [HRA Intro | Word]

About Huna Research Associates JV, LLC

Huna Research Associates JV, LLC is a joint venture between protégé HunaTek Operations Services, LLC, a certified 8(a), Alaska Native Corporation-owned entity, and mentor E Street Technologies LLC under the Small Business Administration Mentor-Protégé program. HRA brings expertise delivering technical and programmatic solutions to the federal government across customers including the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, National Science Foundation, U.S. Geological Survey, and NASA.

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Suraiya Farukhi, Ph.D. 
Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
Sfarukhi@usra.edu 

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SettlementOne Partners with Secure Insight to Bring Wire Fraud Protection to Mortgage Lenders

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SettlementOne, a leading provider of credit reporting, data, and verification solutions, and Secure Insight, the first-to-market closing table vendor management and wire fraud solution provider, today announced a strategic partnership offering instant verification of settlement agent risk assessment together with verified wire instructions.

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — SettlementOne, a leading provider of credit reporting, data, and verification solutions, and Secure Insight, the first-to-market closing table vendor management and wire fraud solution provider, today announced a strategic partnership offering instant verification of settlement agent risk assessment together with verified wire instructions. Under the terms of the deal, Secure Insight’s Closing Guard solution will become a new product offering within SettlementOne’s software platform for mortgage lenders.

“Risk mitigation and fraud prevention have long been top priorities at SettlementOne, and Secure Insight’s Closing Guard fills a gap for our lending clients.”

“Risk mitigation and fraud prevention have long been top priorities at SettlementOne, and Secure Insight’s Closing Guard fills a gap for our lending clients,” said Cheryl Kenney, SVP, Sales and Marketing of SettlementOne. “Secure Insight’s customer-first approach aligns closely with our values at SettlementOne and we’re pleased this partnership will allow us to offer our mutual clients another layer of protection through the platform they already use without any additional vendor complexity to manage. This is a meaningful step forward in reducing risk for both lenders and consumers.”

SettlementOne has always operated on a simple principle: when lenders succeed, everyone benefits. This philosophy has guided SettlementOne from a small credit reporting agency to one of the mortgage industry’s most trusted technology partners. What began as a mission to streamline credit reporting has evolved into a robust suite of solutions that touch every aspect of the lending process.

“We are excited that our industry-leading technology solution for verifying agent risk and wire account information will be accessible to SettlementOne’s lender clients,” said Secure Insight President Andrew Liput. “We have long recognized the importance of closing table risk including risk of wire fraud and stand behind our fifteen-year history of providing effective and affordable solutions for lenders nationwide.”

Since its founding in 2012, Secure Insight has been successfully vetting and monitoring the risk of over 95,000 mortgage industry settlement professionals (attorneys, title agents and escrow officers) while verifying more than 125,000 trust accounts and protecting trillions of dollars of funding wires across more than 55 million residential loan transactions nationwide with its Closing Guard product. Through this partnership, Closing Guard will be integrated into SettlementOne’s software offering and available to all their clients.

This partnership will allow SettlementOne’s Encompass lenders to access Secure Insight’s Closing Guard directly through their existing SettlementOne integration, with activity automatically reported back to the SettlementOne platform for unified tracking and billing under a single account. For SettlementOne’s mutual clients, the partnership adds another layer of protection through the platform they already know, use, and trust.

Today, SettlementOne is proud to serve leading financial institutions nationwide from community credit unions to major banks who trust SettlementOne to deliver accurate data, seamless integrations, and exceptional service.

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Cheryl Kenney, SettlementOne, 1 800.340.2009, ckenney@settlementone.com, www.SettlementOne.com

Andrew Liput, Secure Insight, 1 877 758 7878, aliput@secureinsight.com, www.secureinsight.com

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