AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., announces that Amsted Rail, a global leader in fully integrated freight car systems for the heavy haul rail market, has added a complete AFC-Holcroft UBH line to meet a growing need for additional heat treatment capacity. This latest purchase includes a batch style carburizing furnace, two expansion modules to increase endothermic generator gas output, a rotary hearth reheat furnace for press quenching, and a continuous integrated parts washer and temper furnace.
“The batch furnace itself has an effective load size of 72 inches by 72 inches by 56 inches with a gross load capacity of 13,000 pounds, which is considered very large for this type of equipment, but is in fact one of AFC-Holcroft’s standard sizes,” says Tracy Dougherty, Sales Manager at AFC-Holcroft.
Amsted Rail is headquartered in Chicago, with locations spanning the globe, in every significant railroad market. The equipment is scheduled to ship to a joint venture facility located in Eastern Europe, in the third quarter of 2018.
