CAN-ENG Furnaces International Limited

A contract to design and build a 1,500 lb/hr mesh belt furnace system for the austenitizing and molten salt quenching of unique components used in the manufacture of drivetrain systems has been awarded to Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd.  Incorporating several technological advancements for continuous atmosphere processing of products requiring carbon diffusion and quenching via a molten salt system, known as austempering, the new system includes: automated bin-dumping loading, mesh belt atmosphere hardening, salt quenching, post quench washing and rinsing systems, mesh belt tempering oven, and an endothermic gas generator.

This was a custom engineering project integrating the customer’s focused needs with CAN-ENG’s continuous mesh belt heat treatment system technology. The project is scheduled to be commissioned early 2018 in Mexico’s centralized automotive manufacturing corridor. CAN-ENG’s mesh belt heat treatment design team continues to focus globally on the design and development of mesh helt teat treatment technology, servicing the increasingly stringent and demanding Global Automotive Industry.

A contract to design and supply a mesh belt heat treat system with a production capacity of 4,000 lb/hr of high quality automotive fasteners was recently awarded. CAN-ENG was entrusted with this contract from a new European based client. This system was chosen based on its proven reliability, efficiency, and soft-part-handling features. The new, high-volume fastener system features: an atmosphere controlled mesh belt hardening system, oil quench, post wash system, temper furnace, soluble oil system, bi-directional conveyor discharge, and CAN-ENG’s PET^TM Level 2 SCADA system. By integrating CAN-ENG’s Level 2 Automation, the automotive supplier provides themselves access to vital tracking of their products’ status, detailed process data for continuous process improvements, comprehensive equipment diagnostics, cost analysis, & inventory management. The top-of-the-line system also utilizes Can-Eng’s Energy Reduction System (ERS^TM), significantly reducing the energy requirements of the system.  The system is scheduled to be commissioned Q4 – 2017.