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Hello Heat Treat Daily,
I was surprised to see this bright red furnace on your daily email this past Friday. This is an old image of a furnace still in production at my company Spectrum Thermal Processing in Cranston, RI.
Now, like most of us, this furnace is showing some age, but is is still in production every day with an upgraded control panel and SSI controls.
I reflected on this particular email and want to add that what I find intriguing about heat treat is the longevity of some of the equipment. This furnace processes work for aerospace, automotive, commercial cutting tools and oil and gas refinery and has for nearly 30 years! Just to the left of this furnace in the photo is an older single chamber vacuum furnace that has process parts for the Apollo space program and has recently processed parts for SpaceX. Somehow this equipment just keeps going.
Thanks for your daily insight into the heat treating industry.
Rick Houghton
VP of Operations/Quality Manager
Spectrum Thermal Processing
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