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2 Companies Choose EV/CAB Lines for Battery Cooler Components

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Piotr Skarbiński
Vice President of Aluminum and CAB Products Segment
SECOWARWICK
Source: LinkedIn

Two Chinese manufacturers choose EV/CAB lines to expand their heat exchanger production to better heat treat oversized battery cooler.

The furnace supplier, SECO/WARWICK, noted that this will be the fourteenth CAB line for one of the manufacturers in the China market.

“This year, CAB lines for brazing heat exchangers have been sold to several new customers on the Chinese market," said Piotr Skarbiński, vice president of the Aluminum and CAB Products at SECO/WARWICK. “The EV/CAB line . . . [has] temperature uniformity across the belt, suitable for the strict requirements of the automotive industry, as well as its reliability and quality."

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Supplier To Deliver 3 Heat Treat Systems to Automotive Manufacturer

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HTD Size-PR LogoA heat treat supplier is scheduled to deliver two CAB lines and one universal chamber furnace for aluminum brazing to automotive manufacturer in China. The manufacturer of diesel engine components will be able to braze large-size coolers for vehicle batteries.

Liu Yedong
managing director
SECO/WARWICK Retech China

The universal chamber furnace brazes a variety of heat exchangers in horizontal or vertical positions. "The system’s [universal chamber furnace] advantages include a shorter loading time, higher efficiency, and relatively lower cost," summarized Liu Yedong, managing director at SECO/WARWICK China.

One of the CAB lines will incorporate a furnace equipped with a 2.3 meters wide conveyor belt for large-dimensions battery coolers. The second, narrower line, has a 1.5-meter conveyor belt width.

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2 Power Supplies Upgrade Heat Treat System

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HTD Size-PR LogoA Pennsylvania heat treat supplier recently shipped and commissioned two power supplies used in a continuous brazing furnace for a tool manufacturing company. The new power supplies, rated 125 kW supply and 100 kW, were designed as direct replacements for a pair of existing, obsolete power supplies that continuously failed.

Magnetic Specialties, Inc's power supplies reduce furnace downtime and provide tighter regulation of the furnace temperature which delivers more consistent quality of the braze parts. The brazing furnace has silicon carbide heating elements, which increase in resistance as they age. To compensate for this, the output transformers feature a tapped secondary winding. As the elements age, the client can select a higher output voltage range via the tap switch. The client will use the metering feedback to know when the tap needs to be changed.

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CAB Line Selected for EV In-House Heat Treating

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An international automotive conglomerate has selected a controlled atmosphere brazing line for their newly established factory in Mexico. The heat treat system will be used to process EV batteries.

5th CAB line for global automotive manufacturer

Piotr Skarbiński
Vice President of Aluminum and CAB Products Segment
SECO/WARWICK
Source: LinkedIn

While this is the 5th CAB line that SECO/WARWICK has provided to the manufacturer, this specific heat treat system --- the EV/CAB line --- is designed with the electric vehicle (EV) sector in mind to braze large-size car battery coolers for the EV industry. The system includes a brazing furnace, convection preheating chamber, cooling chamber with air jacket, final cooling chamber, and control system.

"This is the customer’s first order outside the Asian market," commented Piotr Skarbiński, vice president of Aluminum and CAB Products Segment at SECO/WARWICK. He continued, saying, "We are glad [to] be involved in this project." SECO/WARWICK will commission this solution and execute the start-up on-site.

This solution is provided within the global context of increased demand for battery coolers due to the growing production of electric vehicles.

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Vacuum Heat Treat Capabilities Expand for Magnetic Shields Ltd

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Colin Woolger, Director, MSL Heat Treatment
Source: LinkedIn

A U.S. manufacturer of heat treat furnaces will supply a new vacuum furnace to the heat treat subsidiary of Magnetic Shields Limited (MSL) of Kent, United Kingdom. MSL Heat Treatment will use this furnace in the manufacture of medical and scientific devices.

The partnership between Solar Manufacturing and MSL began in 2016, and this new Mentor® Pro vacuum furnace (HFL-3036-2IQ) will be manufactured in accordance with CE standards including the vacuum chamber being built to ASME/UKCA requirements.

This furnace has a working hot zone area of 18” wide x 18” high x 36” deep (457mm x 457mm x 914mm) with a weight capacity of 1,000 pounds (455 kgs). It will be able to reach temperatures up to 2400°F (1315°C) and will feature a three gas partial pressure system and an internal quench system designed for 2-bar (15 PSIG) positive pressure quenching.

"MSL Heat Treatment specialize in brazing and controlled heat treatment for medical and scientific applications," Colin Woolger, director of MSL Heat Treatment added, "This latest furnace [. . .] will enable us to continue to provide high quality solutions to our growing customer base. The inclusion of hydrogen as a process gas also allows us to utilize the furnace for magnetic annealing to a very high specification."

"[We're] pleased to continue working with MSL as a supplier for their thermal processing needs," stated Rick Jones, vice president of International Sales at Solar Manufacturing. This will be the third vacuum furnace that the heat treat furnace provider will supply to MSL Heat Treatment.

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Automotive Air Conditioning System Manufacturer Contracts New CAB Line

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Piotr Skarbiński
Vice President of the Aluminum Process and CAB Products Segment
SECO/WARWICK Group
Source: SECO/WARWICK

An international furnace supplier has been contracted to deliver a controlled atmosphere brazing line for air conditioning system components. The new line will be used to produce air conditioning condensers and evaporators.

The new CAB line is the third SECO/WARWICK order from this Chinese customer and will help to maintain its position in the automotive air-conditioning system market. Heat exchangers are manufactured using highly specialized continuous lines for controlled atmosphere brazing (CAB).

"The growth of the electromobility segment, legal regulations, and the increasing awareness of the global society associated with the need to care for the natural environment gives [us] high hopes for the product line dedicated to the battery cooler segment," said Piotr Skarbiński, vice president of the Business Segment Aluminum Process and CAB at SECO/WARWICK.

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North American Heat Treater Expands Annealing and Brazing Capabilities

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HTD Size-PR LogoA 28” wide, 4 zone mesh belt annealing and brazing furnace has been commissioned for Bluewater Thermal Solutions, a U.S. based commercial heat treater.

The furnace from Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems is installed in Bluewater’s annealing and brazing facility in Coldwater, MI. The mesh belt furnace is designed with a maximum operating temperature of 2100℉ with a capacity of 1,600 lbs/hr, and utilizes a blend of nitrogen and hydrogen atmospheres. The system incorporates an Allen-Bradley PLC and integrated dewpoint meter to ensure precise process control for consistent and reliable part quality. This is the fifth such Gasbarre furnace at this location.

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Aerospace Industry Chooses Vacuum Heat Treat Solution

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HTD Size-PR LogoA Chinese company has ordered a horizontal vacuum furnace which will help in producing highly specialized cast parts used in the aerospace industry. Delivery of the furnace is scheduled for June 2022.

The Vector® horizontal vacuum furnace with a graphite chamber and a gas quenching system comes from SECO/WARWICK. This type of furnace from the international manufacturer comes with a graphite hot zone and can be used for most standard hardening, tempering, annealing, solution heat treating, brazing, and sintering.

The furnace will be installed in a facility that specializes in the production of high-temperature alloys used in the aviation, shipbuilding, and power industries, offering a wide range of products, including but not limited to, bars, wires, bands, pipes, and specialized castings.

 

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Delivery Scheduled for Medical Brazing Heat Treat Solution

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Maciej Korecki
Vice President of Business of the Vacuum Furnace Segment
SECO/WARWICK

HTD Size-PR LogoA medical device manufacturer is set to receive a vacuum furnace for annealing and brazing processes at their plant in France. The parts processed in this furnace will include X-ray and radiotherapy equipment among other products that require high quality standards of heat treatment.

The vacuum furnace scheduled for delivery is called the Vector®. "[This furnace] has proven performance in many fields in precision industries such as aviation, automotive and medical branches," commented Maciej Korecki, vice president of the Vacuum Furnace Segment at SECO/WARWICK Group, and international heat treat systems supplier. Korecki continued, "This time, our partner is an expert when it comes to brazing complex components that require high precision."

The high-tech medical industry is one of the most demanding industries in terms of standards, procedures, and process parameters to be met by the equipment involved in the production process. Medical equipment components (e.g., RF components, X-ray tube components, ceramic components) are precision manufactured to the highest quality standards. This is because these components are used for processes that are decisive not only for the quality of treatment, but also for human life.

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Heat Treater Meets EV Demands with New CAB Line

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Piotr Skarbiński
Vice President of the Aluminum Process and CAB Products Segment
SECO/WARWICK Group
Source: SECO/WARWICK

A continuous line for controlled atmosphere brazing (CAB) of large-dimension battery coolers will be installed at the plant of a European manufacturer of heat exchangers. This purchase is consistent with continental trends to invest in building supply chains for the manufacture of electric vehicles.

This is the second year in a row that the client is ordering CAB line from SECO/WARWICK, the Polish sister company to SECO/VACUUM in North America; this current commission will be the widest CAB line that the supplier has ever built. Its usable dimensions will allow the customer to manufacture large-dimensioned vehicle battery coolers at a mass scale. The dynamic growth of battery sales involves the growth of sales of other parts such as battery coolers. They are manufactured using highly-specialized continuous lines for controlled atmosphere brazing.

"Globally, we sell more and more CAB lines, which prove well in this industry," said Piotr Skarbiński, vice president of Business Segment Aluminum Process and CAB at SECO/WARWICK. "Our equipment is operated not only in Europe, but also in Asia and North America."

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