ATMOSPHERE AIR FURNACES NEWS

Global Metal Equipment Producer Acquires Two Heat Treatment Furnaces

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A global producer of highly engineered metal earth moving, construction, and mining wear equipment recently commissioned two large capacity heat treatment furnaces. As part of this turn-key contract, Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd. designed and commissioned individual tempering and stress relieving furnaces. Both heat treatment systems were assembled and tested at Can-Eng’s Niagara Falls facility prior to shipment and commissioning at the customer’s facility.

The furnace systems were part of a major expansion by the customer to satisfy increased demand for large steel castings and weldments used as part of their equipment designs. Both furnaces are equipped with high efficiency, natural gas-fired heating and recirculation systems that have demonstrated to exceed the requirements of AMS-2750 temperature uniformity. Both systems integrated the company’s preferred PLC hardware, which was upgraded to include a more flexible safety rated PLC over conventional hardwired safety circuits.

(source: CAN-ENG)

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15 Atmosphere and Vacuum Furnaces Shipped to Aerospace, Commercial, MIM Industry Customers

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Fifteen atmosphere and vacuum furnaces were shipped to customers in aerospace, commercial heat treating and MIM industries around the world during the second quarter of 2017, including China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.

The shipments included:

*   Two large, vertical (bottom-loading) MetalMaster® vacuum furnaces, each with a 120″ (3 m) diameter work zone and 10,000-pound (4,500 kg) load capacity
*   Five standard TITAN® vacuum furnaces complete with PdMetrics®
*   Debind and sinter vacuum furnaces for the MIM industry
*   ATLAS integral quench atmosphere furnace, which was delivered six weeks after order placement

In addition to these transactions, Ipsen USA of Cherry Valley, Illinois, delivered several custom-built vacuum furnaces that will process parts for the aerospace industry.

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Atmosphere Box Furnace Shipped to the Steel and Mining Industry

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Lindberg/MPH announced the shipment of an electrically heated, rod over-bend atmosphere box furnace to the steel and mining industry. This is the second heat treating furnace of this kind that the customer has ordered from Lindberg/MPH. It is designed to meet the customer’s specific process based on the previous existing model they had ordered.

The atmosphere box furnace has work chamber dimensions of 15”W x 30”D x 12” H and a maximum temperature rating of 2000°F. Constructed with a gas tight steel shell made from continuous welded steel plate reinforced with structural steel members, the furnace door lifts up to provide access to the work chamber and is sealed by metal to metal contact to eliminate gasket wear and maintenance. A natural gas flame curtain is provided for the door area and is activated when the front door is opened to ignite exiting combustible atmosphere and minimize air infiltration back into the purge chamber.

“At Lindberg/MPH we pride ourselves on having the experience to design our equipment to meet the most stringent requirements. This customer’s process required the furnace to provide six different gas atmospheres. This is the second system we have shipped to them with this advanced atmosphere system.”– Kelley Shreve, Sales Representative

Lindberg/MPH atmosphere box furnaces feature:

  • Maximum gross load capacity is 465 lbs. at 2000°F
  • Six (6) different gas atmospheres including: nitrogen, hydrogen, endothermic, argon, CO and CO2
  • 460 volts, 3 phase, 3-wire, 60 Hertz
  • Door limit switch
  • HC900 Advanced Furnace Control System
  • Honeywell UDC 2500 Series Excess Temperature Controller
  • Electrical solenoid valves
  • Electronic flow control valves and moisture transducer
  • Immersion water heater

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Can-Eng Manufactures Rotary Furnace for Weber

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Can-Eng Furnaces International Limited has been contracted to design, manufacture and commission a rotary furnace system for the heating and hot working of titanium and alloy billets and preformed shapes for Weber Metals Inc. of Paramount, California – Long Beach Facility. Weber Metals is a subsidiary of Otto Fuchs KG of Meinerzhagen, Germany, and an operating unit of the Otto Fuchs Aerospace Group.
This large diameter rotary furnace is a part of Weber Metals’ 60,000-t press expansion project. The 60,000-t press will allow Weber Metals to manufacture larger and lighter forgings utilizing more advanced materials and will incorporate the latest in green technology to reduce waste, energy consumption and increase efficiency. The new facility will house the largest aerospace forging press in the Americas making some of the world’s largest monolithic forging components.

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Radiant Tube Manufacturer Completes 3-Phase Expansion

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Holland, NY:  One of North America’s leading high-temperature radiant tube manufacturers, INEX Incorporated, recently completed a three-phase building expansion nearly doubling the companies footprint in Holland, New York, 30 miles southeast of Buffalo. According to Mike Kasprzyk, president and owner of INEX, “we’re now able to meet the growing needs of our expanding customer base.”

The expansion included additional production, engineering, and shipping/receiving floor space as well as the addition of new manufacturing equipment and technologies to meet consistently increasing demand. The company’s high-temperature silicon/silicon-carbide (Si/SiC) radiant tubes are one alternative to conventional all-metal radiant tubes and tend to have long life cycles and a higher BTU output per square inch than traditional all-metal radiant tubes.

For more on this expansion, listen to an audio interview with Mike Kasprzyk conducted by Heat Treat Today publisher DougGlenn by clicking here.

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