Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., has built an integrated, stacked, three-chamber furnace that offers a significantly smaller footprint than a continuous system. Supplied to a hot-stamping company, the furnace features three independent heating zones per chamber, which allows for multiple blanks to be preheated simultaneously, resulting in reduced cycle times.
The unique stacked design offers a significantly smaller footprint compared to a continuous system. The installed furnace is integrated with a robotic transfer system and a hydraulic press, and the system features fully automated cells with PLC controls and optional data acquisition.
Lindberg hot stamping furnaces provide uniform heating for a wide range of high-strength steels or aluminum materials prior to hot stamping or hydroforming operations. They are available in batch or multiple batch configurations, and are designed to heat any structural size or shape part. They can be designed with rapid and selective heating areas, fast-opening doors to meet any loading/unloading speeds, and data acquisition systems for full process reporting.
https://www.lindbergmph.com/heat-treat-furnaces/hotstamping-press-hardening-furnace
