ANNEALING NEWS

Heat Treating Furnace Intended for NSK Global Bearing Manufacturer

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Piotr Skarbiński
Vice President of the Aluminum Process and CAB Products Segment
SECO/WARWICK Group
Source: SECO/WARWICK

HTD Size-PR LogoA roller-type furnace intended for spheroidizing annealing of bearing steel forgings will be operated in the Kielce plant of global bearing manufacturer NSK. The process line built around a roller-type furnace is intended for heat treatment of workpieces will be assembled into bearings to be used, for example, in the automotive sector.

The company received the same SECO/WARWICK furnace years ago, and the line featuring it has been operating in the NSK factory for seven years now. This type of equipment has technological roots in the U.S.

"We know that bearing production requires a huge amount of precision," said Piotr Skarbiński, VP in charge of this product segment at SECO/WARWICK Group. "The required metallographic structure can be achieved in the production process only with a strict and repeatable regime of a many-hour thermal process. That is why our production line intended for this purpose is based on full automation of processes. This enables the elimination of all errors resulting from the human factor."

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7th Heat Treat System for Automotive OEM

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Peter Zawistowski
Managing Director
SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USA
Source: secowarwick.com

A global automotive components manufacturer is expecting a high pressure quench horizontal vacuum furnace from a North American-based vacuum furnace supplier for annealing fuel injector components.

With a chamber size of 36" x 36" x 48" and a load capacity of 3,300 lbs., the SECO/VACUUM Vector® vacuum furnace will be the seventh vacuum heat treating system delivered to the automotive OEM. The furnace includes a battery-operated electric loader and SECO/VACUUM's SCADA system. "Once again," Peter Zawistowski, managing director of SECO/VACUUM, says, "we have been rewarded for a good track record of performance and service support by this international automotive and machine tools components manufacturer."

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North American Heat Treater Expands Annealing and Brazing Capabilities

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HTD Size-PR LogoA 28” wide, 4 zone mesh belt annealing and brazing furnace has been commissioned for Bluewater Thermal Solutions, a U.S. based commercial heat treater.

The furnace from Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems is installed in Bluewater’s annealing and brazing facility in Coldwater, MI. The mesh belt furnace is designed with a maximum operating temperature of 2100℉ with a capacity of 1,600 lbs/hr, and utilizes a blend of nitrogen and hydrogen atmospheres. The system incorporates an Allen-Bradley PLC and integrated dewpoint meter to ensure precise process control for consistent and reliable part quality. This is the fifth such Gasbarre furnace at this location.

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Grand Blanc Processing to Integrate New Furnace

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HTD Size-PR LogoA roller-hearth furnace will soon be processing wire products at Grand Blanc Processing's high quality processed wire production facility in Holly, MI. The furnace will be used to spherodize anneal and stress relieve wire products.

Tenova, a developer and provider of sustainable solutions in the metals industry, has been contracted through Tenova Inc. for this turnkey supply of an STC® (Short Time Cycle) furnace. This project will mark the third furnace installation of its kind at Grand Blanc Processing’s facility, and the new furnace will be integrated with the existing furnaces in operation. Furnace start-up is expected to take place at the end of 2022.

The furnace will include advanced nitrogen control technology that will reduce nitrogen consumption by up to 30% per cycle and reduce fuel consumption by 2% per cycle. Tenova Inc. will also design and supply three product cooling tables as well as the complete control and automation package.

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News From Heat Treat Today’s European Media Partner

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Today, we cast our sights overseas to our European information partner, heatprocessing, to find out what’s new internationally. Major movements in steel and implementations of new furnace tech are the themes.

Steel Wire Plant Needs New Bell Annealer System

“After detailed technological analysis, Italy’s Trafilerie San Paolo, srl. has selected a Hicon/N2 bell annealer facility for steel wire by Ebner Industrieofenbau.

“The facility will be installed in TSP’s newly-remodeled steel wire plant in Molteno (LC). Initial installation will comprise two Hicon/N2 workbases, one heating bell and one cooling bell, as well as all required peripheral equipment. The scope of supply includes all required supplementary equipment such as hydraulic power supply equipment, a pressure control station, analysing systems, state-of-the-art electrical systems with automation technology and a central visualisation system terminal.”

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Special Quench for Razor Thin Plates

“Wuhan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (WISCO) has awarded Tenova LOI Thermprocess another order for the installation of a continuous quench for efficient cooling of thin steel plates.

“The quench is specially designed for efficient cooling of thin and very thin plates of high strength and wear resistant material. The quenches adopted for this application ensure maximum hardness and outstanding flatness combined with unique and powerful models and overall automation.”

Read More: “Wuhan Iron & Steel orders thin plate quench from Tenova LOI Thermprocess”

 

 

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Heat Treater Upgrades with Annealing Furnace for Brass Parts

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HTD Size-PR LogoA Midwest manufacturer of brass components is upgrading their heat treat capabilities with a new furnace. The 24″ wide, 3 zone mesh belt annealing furnace will provide improved energy efficiency, reduced atmosphere consumption, and consistent and reliable part quality, as compared to an older design.

The brass annealing furnace from Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems is designed with a maximum operating temperature of 1650℉ with a capacity of 800 lbs/hr, and utilizes a blend of nitrogen and hydrogen atmospheres. The system incorporates an Allen-Bradley PLC and HMI with automated atmosphere and water temperature control and datalogging.

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Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company Acquires High-Vacuum Furnace

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Karla Sarabia
Plant Manager
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company, a North American manufacturer of industrial heaters, sensors, and controllers, will receive a high-vacuum furnace and auxiliaries for annealing thermocouple wires between every drawing stage.

SECO/VACUUM will design and deliver the Vector® HPGQ 6-bar furnace with a customized 40"x40"x48" working zone and a 1.5 ton load capacity. The furnace package includes a 20,000 l/s diffusion pump for high-vacuum operation and a closed loop water system, loading cart, and nitrogen reservoir.

"We wanted a furnace that aligned perfectly with the exceptional capabilities and operation at our Illinois facility to ensure uniform product quality among plants," Karla Sarabia, manager of Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company's Mexico project said. "It’s also a big advantage that SECO/VACUUM has local maintenance support to serve our needs in Mexico."

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International Cutting Tool Manufacturer Increases Capabilities with Vacuum Tempering Furnace

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Piotr Zawistowski
Managing Director
SECO/VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES, USA
Source: secowarwick.com

HTD Size-PR LogoAn international manufacturer of cutting tools purchased a vacuum tempering furnace. This North American-made, horizontal, front-loading furnace is purpose-built to accommodate the client's needs with an all-metal hot zone for clean vacuum processing. As with the earlier furnaces from the same supplier, one of which was installed at a different facility, the new furnace includes a convection fan and a pressurized gas quench for quick cooling.

This is the fourth Vector furnace solution provided to the client. "There is no stronger statement," states Piotr Zawistowski, president of SECO/VACUUM, "[. . . ] than the customer who continues to order more of the same technology from us year after year as they expand. We are privileged to be a part of their growth."

Maciej Korecki
Vice President of the Vacuum Furnace Segment
SECO/WARWICK
(source: SECO/WARWICK)

"This customer demands – and has come to expect from us – a complete range of benefits, including precision heat treat uniformity, consistency from one workload to the next, and fast processing speeds along with low energy consumption," noted Maciej Korecki, vice president of the Vacuum Furnace Segment at SECO/WARWICK Group.

This single-chamber vacuum heat treating furnace is a good solution for machine tool manufacturers and is available with curved graphite elements or an all-metal hot zone. Additionally, it can be used for most standard hardening, tempering, annealing, solution heat treating, brazing and sintering applications.

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Box Furnace for Annealing Firearm Barrels

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Medium-Sized Floor-Standing Box Furnace
Source: L&L Special Furnace Company

HTD Size-PR LogoA leading Midwest manufacturer of custom firearms and rifles will use a medium-sized floor-standing box furnace for annealing gun barrels for rifles.

This is the second furnace from L&L Special Furnace Company that the manufacturer has acquired. This model is the L&L Model XLE 3636, which has a work zone of 34” wide by 30” high by 32” deep. It is designed for use with inert blanketing gas for atmosphere control to minimize surface de-carb.

Other features include a programmable flow panel with regulator and two flow meters for high and nominal flow rates along with a visual flow indicator light are included. There is a high-temperature air-cooled fan with packing gland to maintain the case seal integrity. A cast alloy hearth provides a good flat work platform for the fixturing of parts.

Honeywell controls and a Yokogawa recorder enable temperature control and chart representation of the furnace cycle. The power control is a series of solid-state relays and the furnace is constructed in accordance with NFPA86 compliance for safety.

 

 

 

 

 

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Annealing Furnace for Aerospace and Defense Manufacturer

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A roller hearth tube annealing furnace was recently installed and commissioned at an aerospace and defense products manufacturer. This manufacturer fabricates the most critical precision tubular products, and the high temperature roller hearth furnace quench anneals superalloy tubing for their drawing operation.

(photo source: Abbott Furnace Company)

Additionally, the electrically heated furnace is atmosphere tight and is operated with an argon protective atmosphere. The high-speed roll drive quickly transfers the tubing from the furnace to the water-spray quench.

The furnace, provided by Abbott Furnace Company, allows the manufacturer to increase production, processing a greater number of tubes between tubing draws. “On a daily production basis," says Mr. George Ray, chairman of the manufacturing company, "the Abbott Furnace is 300% more efficient than the previous furnace.” He indicates that with the +/- 5 F furnace temperature uniformity and the uniform water spray, the new furnace also provides better uniformity of hardness than the retired furnace.

(photo source: Abbott Furnace Company)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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