AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., announces that a Tier 1 automotive supplier has ordered a roller hearth homogenizing furnace and a solution heat treat line for the processing of aluminum auto parts. The first order will consist of a roller hearth homogenizing furnace for processing aluminum products. The complete system includes a multi-position loading table, a multi-position furnace, a cooling station, and a multi-position unload table.
The second order is for a solution heat treat line, which will also be used for processing aluminum products. This system will include charge and discharge transfer cars, a multi-position solution furnace, water quench system, multi-position age furnace, multi-position accumulation charge and discharge tables, accumulation cross-over mechanism, and a tray pull-off station.
Additionally, AFC-Holcroft will provide its Remote Diagnostic Service during the furnace warranty period. This service provides a complete remote monitoring and diagnostic package, including transmission and analysis of machine data, targeting the most common or noteworthy events and identifying root causes. The Remote Diagnostic Service transmits data automatically to AFC-Holcroft’s secure servers, eliminating the human time and cost associated with manually gathering historical data for the same purpose.
“While AFC-Holcroft is best known for providing equipment for the processing of steel components, we also have a long history of providing equipment to the aluminum industry,” stated Mark Johnston, Aftermarket Equipment Sales. “This order is a further inroad into this growing market.” Field installation, start-up and commissioning are included with both orders.
