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U.S. Air Force Provided In-House Heat Treating Furnace

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A Defender Series furnace has been provided for Al Udeid Air Base, providing the U.S. Air Force with mission-critical capability to heat treat all aviation-grade metals used in aircraft maintenance.

SAF Metals Technology Technicians – Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Qualified Heat Treaters for Military Aircraft
Source: DELTA H®

DELTA H® and Phillips Federal commissioned the dual-chamber system which features a radiant heat lower chamber (1,000°F–2,000°F, 12”W x 12”H x 48”D TUS volume) with inert atmosphere. A convection heat upper chamber (200°F–1,200°F, 18”W x 12”H x 48”D) is capable of rapid cooling from 1,000°F to below 200°F in under 30 minutes, allowing solution heat treating and aging (T6) in the same chamber before part freezing is required.

Al Udeid Air Base – Doha Qatar
Source: DELTA H®
Richard & Mary Conway DELTA H® TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Source: DELTA H®

Commissioning included hands-on training and qualification of USAF Metals Tech personnel in system operation, AMS2750 compliance, TUS/SAT execution (via SuperSystems SDS 8120), pyrometry recordkeeping management, and heat treating fundamentals for aviation grade metals.

Director and CTO of DELTA H, Richard Conway, shares: “Mary and I were honored to work directly with the outstanding Airmen at Al Udeid — true professionals whose determination to master heat treating reflected their deep commitment to the mission. It was humbling to see our furnace system play a small part in supporting their readiness. In a time of growing uncertainty, DELTA H is proud to stand with our Warfighters on the front lines, providing the tools they need to defend freedom.”

Retired, SMSgt, John (JD) Murray
Product Manager
Phillips Federal
Source: Linkedin

Product manager at Phillips Federal, USAF Retired, SMSgt, John (JD) Murray shares: “As a Retired USAF Aircraft Metals Technician with multiple deployments to my credit, I am overjoyed to see the deployed location receive the best equipment possible. DELTA H furnaces are essential to keep our aircraft flying, fighting, and winning.”

The furnace is equipped with a dual-bath quench tank supporting both water and oil quenching, and final testing confirmed AMS2750 compliance with the convection chamber achieving Class 1 (±5°F) and the radiant chamber Class 3 (±15°F) uniformity. PMEL completed all calibrations, certifying the system for immediate aircraft parts processing.

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USAF Metals Technology Personnel – Qualified to Heat Treat on 50+ Systems

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Richard B. Conway
Founder/Director/CTO
DELTA H® Technologies, LLC
Source: DELTA H

Multiple military facilities now operate more than 50 heat treat systems from a North American furnace and oven supplier. These facilities include Air National Guard bases, USAF bases stateside, Guam, Alaska, and Hawaii, Air Bases in Japan, Germany, United Kingdom – Royal Air Force, Middle East, the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Army facilities.

The systems from DELTA H included either single, dual or triple chamber designs of both the heavy duty commercial aviation standard models DCAHT® / SCAHT® Series, the supplier’s Defender Series – developed for the armed forces, and aircraft composite walk-in ovens.

All systems are in full compliance to NAVAIR Tech Order 1-1A-9, and meet AMS2750 accountability standards for accuracy, temperature uniformity, calibration, and secure batch records.

Ellen Conway Merrill with USAF Metal Technology personnel
Source: DELTA H TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Richard Conway, director & CTO of DELTA H®, shares: “It is a deep honor and humbling for the DELTA H team to support our armed forces. We take the utmost care to ensure the best of our craftsmanship and abilities are utilized to deliver the finest heat treating equipment for aircraft maintenance to our Warfighters.”

Military personnel are provided full operator and heat treating and maintenance training, as well as on-site qualifying assistance to meet and maintain the stringent pyrometry standards. Successful trainees receive Certificates of Training as qualified to use their DELTA H® furnace for heat treatment of aircraft parts.

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USAF Commissions Aerospace Heat Treating System

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The United States Air Force commissioned a dual chamber aerospace heat treating (DCAHTTM) furnace system from a leading manufacturer of heat treating equipment for the aerospace and defense industry.

DELTA H Chief Technology Officer and founder Richard Conway
DELTA H chief technology officer and founder Richard Conway

DELTA H Technologies presented the system while visiting Kunsan Air Base in South Korea. These highly specialized furnaces provide crucial heat treating capacity for military aircraft while adhering to the strict calibration and record standards of the Armed Forces.

“As a USAF veteran, there are few things more gratifying than personally delivering to our warfighters the absolute best and most practical technology possible for heat treating aircraft parts,” said DELTA H chief technology officer and founder Richard Conway, who was there when the innovative technology was presented.

DELTA H’s DCAHT furnaces are designed exclusively to comply with the strict aerospace / military pyrometry standards AMS2750E and USAF/NAVAIR Technical Order 1-1A-9. Nine airmen stationed at Kunsan Air Base received certificates of training for heat treating operation. Three outstanding servicemen were also qualified as trainers and are now authorized to teach future operators how to effectively use the system.

“Heat treating is vital to the mission of any airfield. When you look at any aircraft, it is not difficult to imagine all the metal parts – and every single one has been processed with heat in some form or another in order to have the necessary properties required,” said Conway, adding, “Kunsan AB stands fearlessly in the face of a powerful and serious threat. Our warfighters deserve nothing less than the best and we are honored and humbled to be among their technology providers.”

 

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