Diamond Heat Treat recently purchased a TITAN® H6 vacuum furnace with 6-bar gas quenching to expand their capabilities and serve additional market sectors, including IGT and Aerospace.
While Diamond Heat Treat – acquired by Calvert Street Capital Partners – already has three vacuum furnaces at their Rockford, Illinois, facility, the new furnace’s range of process capabilities allows them to better address key needs for different markets. According to Mike Sobieski, CEO of the thermal processing strategy, “This addition of technical capabilities is in line with our strategy of partnering with family-owned thermal processing companies and then investing in both people and equipment to enable profitable growth.”
One of Ipsen’s modular heat-treating systems, the furnace features a 36” x 48” x 36” (915 mm x 1,220 mm x 915 mm) work zone with a 3,000-pound (1,361 kg) load capacity. This furnace is also capable of operating at temperatures of 1,000 °F to 2,400 °F (538 °C to 1,316 °C) with ±10 °F (±6 °C) temperature uniformity.
Diamond’s purchase is consistent with Calvert Street Capital Partner’s strategy to partner with, support, and develop commercial heat treating manufacturers as described in a March 2017 interview with John Hubbard produced by Heat Treat Radio.
