Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, has been contracted to commission a turnkey 36 ft. diameter “pancake” style rotary hearth furnace for a leading North American aerospace supplier. The furnace will be used in the production of titanium and nickel-based alloy closed-die forgings for large fixed-wing aircraft structures. The open hearth configuration allows for flexible loading and uniform heating.
The furnace system features an advanced low NOx combustion system designed to meet the most stringent environmental and temperature uniformity requirements. A special dual-door design provides the customer with significant flexibility for forging-to-press manipulation within the existing plant layout. The system is capable of processing up to 250,000 pounds in a 24/7 production environment.
The furnace system complies with thermal performance requirements laid out in AMS2750E. It integrates a low-shrinkage ceramic fiber lining, a unique rotating hearth drive, and a sealing system. The system is scheduled to be commissioned to the United States in the third quarter of 2017.
