Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, has recently been contracted to design and commission a 6600 pounds-per-hour continuous mesh belt atmosphere furnace system for Metex Heat Treating of Brampton, Ontario.
This new system will be commissioned for the hardening and tempering of high-volume automotive critical fasteners, stampings, and assembly components. The system includes a computerized loading system, mesh belt controlled-atmosphere hardening furnace, oil quench system, mesh belt tempering furnace, pre and post wash systems, and the Can-Eng PET System.
By integrating this PET system, Metex has access to vital tracking of their products’ status, detailed process data for continuous process improvements, comprehensive equipment diagnostics, cost analysis, and inventory management. The system also enables supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)-enhanced features to support compliance with CQI-9 guidelines.
This recent furnace design integrates enhancements to the radiant heating system that provides Metex with added capacity within a fixed system footprint. This contract will represent Metex Heat Treating’s sixth Can-Eng furnace system, providing Metex with over 400,000 pounds per day of continuous atmosphere processing capacity in addition to batch and Induction services, which are provided to customers across Canada and the United States.
