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Grand Blanc Processing to Integrate New Furnace

A 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

December 20, 2021 / ANNEALING NEWS, FEATURED NEWS, MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT, QUENCHING NEWS

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.”

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.”

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Heat Treater Upgrades with Annealing Furnace for Brass Parts

December 15, 2021 / ANNEALING NEWS, ATMOSPHERE AIR FURNACES NEWS, FEATURED NEWS, MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT

A 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

December 9, 2021 / ANNEALING NEWS, FEATURED NEWS, MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT, VACUUM FURNACES NEWS

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

September 22, 2021 / ANNEALING NEWS, BRAZING NEWS, FEATURED NEWS, MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT, VACUUM FURNACES NEWS

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

An 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

March 19, 2021 / ANNEALING NEWS, FEATURED NEWS, MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT

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

A 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.

(photo source: Vidar Nordli Mathisen at unsplash.com)

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Annealing Furnace for Aerospace and Defense Manufacturer

August 12, 2020 / AEROSPACE HEAT TREAT, ANNEALING NEWS, FEATURED NEWS

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.

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.

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Annealing Furnace Contracted for Belgium Plant

September 12, 2018 / ANNEALING NEWS, MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT, MANUFACTURING HEAT TREAT NEWS

A Belgian stainless steel producer recently contracted with a plant supplier to the metallurgical industry to provide an annealing and pickling line for stainless steel cold strip.

SMS group will deliver the line to Aperam Stainless at its Genk plant in Belgium. Production start is scheduled for 2020. With this investment in state-of-the-art and future-oriented plant technology, Aperam will enlarge its product range by material grades for the most demanding applications and improve lead time and flexibility to meet the market demand.

The line will be equipped with a horizontal Drever annealing furnace and a multi-stage pickling section in addition to a four-high skin-pass mill stand and a side trimmer. The new annealing and pickling line will be the fourth one SMS group is going to install at Aperam’s Genk site.

The line will process both austenitic and ferritic grades.

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Annealing Furnace Updated for Shanghai Pipes, Fittings, Flanges Supplier

August 1, 2018 / ANNEALING NEWS, HEAT TREAT NEWS INDUSTRIES

A leading manufacturer and supplier of cupronickel (CuNi 90/10 & CuNi 70/30) pipes, fittings, and flanges based in Shanghai, China, recently updated its annealing furnace to improve physical properties of copper nickel pipes, flanges, and fittings.

Through this upgrade, Shanghai Shihang Copper Nickel Pipe Fitting Co., Ltd., aims to improve performance and surface finish of all Shihang seamless copper nickel pipes (less than 419mm OD).

“Our focus is to manufacture seam welded and seamless copper nickel pipes that meet the dynamic needs in all applications,” said Kurt Yang, Shihang Export Manager. “Therefore, as a company, we must upgrade our manufacturing plant, to increase our capacity and capability for the growing demand of CuNi 90/10 and CuNi 70/30 pipe systems.”

With the new annealing furnace, Shihang strictly controls most physical and chemical properties of copper-nickel pipes. The furnace accurately controls the annealing temperature, thereby hardening and removing all internal stresses in Shihang copper nickel pipes. By upgrading the annealing furnace, Shihang will attain a better surface finish of copper-nickel pipes, thereby increasing the aesthetic value; even during the annealing process, the new furnace will not alter the chemical composition of the copper-nickel pipes.

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Heat Treaters Must Aim for Right Balance in Processing Stainless Steels

April 3, 2018 / ANNEALING NEWS, AUTOMOTIVE HEAT TREAT, AUTOMOTIVE HEAT TREAT NEWS, FEATURED NEWS

Source: Paulo

Heat treatment of stainless steels calls for striking the right balance between effective corrosion resistance and maintaining machinability and formability. An analysis of the types of stainless steels and the annealing process was recently published to examine how different alloys respond to various forms of heat treatment.

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