An aerospace fastener manufacturer, operating since the mid-1900s, ordered a vacuum furnace. The equipment will process self-locking nuts, nut plates, barrel nuts, stud nuts, spline nuts, clamp nuts, as well as a wide range of washers and flanges.
The furnace from SECO/WARWICK Group, a global furnace technologies company that has locations in North America, will meet the AMS2750G standard in the second class (II) including B-type instrumentation for the aviation industry. The addition will become part of a modern production plant, in Italy, and will perform at high operating temperatures, up to 23720F.
“The heating process for these materials [fasteners] require extraordinary purity, which is why the presence of two gases is important: argon – used for partial pressure, and nitrogen – used mainly in the cooling process,” commented Maciej Korecki, vice president of the Vacuum Segment at SECO/WARWICK Group. “The customer required a very short cooling cycle, which is achieved with a 15 bar abs gas blower.”
