An international automotive corporation that designs, develops, and manufactures metal automotive components recently received a hot stamping furnace from a manufacturer of standard and custom industrial heat treat furnaces.
The Gestamp Research and Development facility, located in Auburn Hills, Michigan, added an electrically heated, four chamber hot stamping furnace built by Lindberg/MPH, an industrial thermal processor.
Business Development Manager Lindberg/MPH
“This Lindberg/MPH hot stamping furnace provides uniform heating for a wide variety of high-strength steels or aluminum materials prior to hot stamping or hydro-forming applications. The team at Gestamp has been incredible to work with on this project and we are proud to be their supplier,” said Bill St. Thomas, Business Development Manager.
The furnace is integrated at the Gestamp facility with a robotic transfer system and hydraulic hot stamping press. The four chambers operate independently with the top chamber designated for aluminum treatment. This type of hot stamping system allows the customer the flexibility to treat different steels simultaneously and takes up a much smaller footprint than a continuous system.
