Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that for the first time it has shipped a Titan vacuum furnace by air. This Titan H2 with 2-bar quench was shipped to a company located near Shanghai, China, as part of a collaborative 3-D printer-furnace package. This company is part of the continuous casting industry, and the Titan furnace is to process printed steel prototypes and to assist in furthering the company’s new Research & Development projects.
The Titan vacuum furnace’s journey began at Ipsen’s Cherry Valley facility, where it was assembled. During that time, the customer visited Ipsen’s facility to receive hands-on installation and operation training. The furnace was then shipped to Kentucky’s CVG Airport. From there, its modular and compact size allowed it to be easily loaded upon a plane and shipped to China.
Even though this is the company’s first 3-D printer and first vacuum furnace, Ipsen’s global presence – including an office located nearby in Shanghai – gives its engineers immediate access to support whenever necessary. Customers can also take advantage of Ipsen’s Global Support Team, which facilitates on-site installation, expert training, and start-up assistance from the moment of delivery through the entire lifespan of the equipment.
Ipsen’s Titan line is a self-contained, skid-mounted system that installs in just one day. Designed for ease of use, the Titan is perfect for first-time heat treaters and experts alike. Its standardized, simple-to-master control system operates in 20-plus languages, meets global industry standards, switches easily between units of measure and stores up to 1000 recipes. Overall, the Titan is able to handle a number of different processes, including annealing, hardening, brazing, sintering, tempering and more.
