Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, was recently awarded a contract from a research organization for the supply of a rapid heating furnace for lightweight hot-stamped and formed aluminum automotive product development. This organization will integrate the aluminum sheet heating furnace with existing equipment to support both automotive manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers throughout North America for the development of new safety-critical lightweight structural components.
Can-Eng was chosen for this project because it provides significant experience in development of lightweight, thin-walled automotive structural components. The result of this experience and collaboration provides the customer with a unique rapid heating furnace system that offers significant reduction in floor space requirements, flexibility for processing a wide range of product sizes, and flexible operating temperatures required for various stamped and formed products. The system will be fully integrated with flexible robotic handling and material handling automation.
