SECO\/WARWICK , Meadville, Pa., will deliver a Vector vacuum furnace to one of the largest European machinery groups. The device will be used for hardening and tempering processes, and its design has been customized to meet the needs of a special and demanding process which is the hardening of aviation steel.<\/p>\n
This is the fourth SECO\/WARWICK vacuum device for this manufacturer of heavy equipment. The Vector vacuum furnace on order is a proven design with the most popular dimensions for a working space, that is 600 x 600 x 900 mm.<\/p>\n
Vector vacuum furnaces can be used for the majority of standard hardening, tempering, annealing, solution heat treating, and brazing processes. However, this equipment can always be adapted to the specific requirements of the customer and thus to the particular industry. This furnace had to be adapted as far as possible to a dedicated thermal process used in the production of aircraft landing gear. Therefore, SECO\/WARWICK engineers fitted the device with a nonstandard system for sub quenching with liquid nitrogen which enables the required quick cooling down of landing gear components. The solution on order has also been expanded with a vacuum system designed with a diffusion pump. This greatly increases the system performance. The furnace is equipped with a directional cooling option and convection heating system with a specially designed fan.<\/p>\n