A nitriding service provider in Brazil will increase their production line with a single-chamber vacuum furnace from a manufacturer with North American locations.
Peter Lutz, president of Nitrion do Brasil says, “We were looking for a solution that would help not only increase our metal processing capabilities, but also efficiency and effectiveness.”
The SECO/WARWICK Vector vacuum furnace will operate in a new production hall and will handle Nitrion do Brasil’s increasing order volume. This order is a result of cooperation between SECO/WARWICK and their strategic partner in Brazil, Combustol.
Vice President of Business of the Vacuum Furnace Segment
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“Combustol supports SECO/WARWICK not only in sales but also in service activities and the supply of spare parts. Such a partner in such a remote location is a huge advantage,” commented Maciej Korecki, VP of the Vacuum Furnaces Segment in the SECO/WARWICK Group. He added, “[Nitrion do Brasil] bought a furnace that we could deliver quickly.”
The furnace on order will solve the commercial heat treater’s problem of hardening larger elements, because the furnace is equipped with a large working space. This will affect the process economics (energy savings and the graphite chamber’s increased efficiency) as well as the process cleanliness and speed. The furnace is equipped with convection heating – a system that improves the heat transfer efficiency when heating at lower temperatures, as well as directional cooling, which allows the system to efficiently cool parts with problematic shapes in various ways.
The original press release is available here.
