SECO/WARWICK Corp. History

SECO/WARWICK History

Established in 1984, SECO/WARWICK has experienced exponential growth by following a strategy of delivering high performance equipment while continuing to invest in new technologies for heat treating processes. SECO/WARWICK has grown by creating a global network of professionals, each contributing their expertise in engineering, manufacturing and research & development.

Our operating philosophy of using teamwork to drive product performance, develop cutting edge technology and reduce costs is structured with the end goal of meeting customer's financial and operational needs. Due to the changing needs of metals, markets and geographic challenges, SECO/WARWICK has adapted global integration of our five operating companies to ensure that customers receive the best possible solution for their plant operations.

The following timeline is a summary of landmark events in the history of SECO/WARWICK:

1985 - SECO/WARWICK is a registered trademark
1985 - Ingot Pusher furnace construction advancements US#4,450,363
1986 - Ingot Pusher design with movable baffles, US #4,616,997
1987/1988 - Vertical Air flow for aluminum ingots, US #4,676,743 & 4,729,735
1989/1990 - Reducing heat loss in ingot pusher furnaces, US #4,859,178; 4,938,690; 4,941,823
1991 - SECO/WARWICK created a joint venture company with Trans-Vac in Poland, creating SECO/WARWICK Ltd.
1993 - Reverb Melter/Holder Control System improvements, US #5,242,155
1993 - Muffle convection brazing/annealing system, US #5,271,545
1994 - SECO/WARWICK USA became ISO 9001 Certified
1999 - SECO/WARWICK Ltd., Poland achieves ISO 9001 certification
2000 - Active Only, ACCUBRAZE trademarks, indexing CAB Brazing and control system, US #6,129,258
2000 - Whirl-A-Way Quench, US #6,132,534
2002 - SECO/WARWICK purchases the intellectual property of Camlaw Ltd.
2003 - SECO/WARWICK Ltd. acquires ownership of ELTERMA S.A.
2003 - TÜV America awards SECO/WARWICK USA ISO9001:2000 Certification
2004 - Establishment of SECO/WARWICK Moscow sales office
2006 - SECO/WARWICK enters into a Joint Venture agreement with Tianjin Kama Electric Thermal Equipment Manufacturing Co. Ltd. to form SECO/WARWICK (Tianjin) Industrial Furnace Co., Ltd.
2006 - Jet Impingement Technology for solution heat treating, US #7,037,106
2007 - SECO/WARWICK S.A. is established; the SECO/WARWICK Group includes SECO/WARWICK S.A. as world headquarters (Poland), SECO/WARWICK Corp. (USA), ELTERMA S.A. (Poland), and SECO/WARWICK Industrial Furnace Co., Ltd. (China)
2007 - Power Management System for vacuum high pressure quench, US #7,193,188
2007 - SECO/WARWICK S.A. Signs Strategic Alliance Agreement with Retech Systems LLC in Ukiah, CA (USA)
2008 -Joint Venture formed with Allied Furnaces (India) to create SECO WARWICK Allied Pvt. Ltd.
2008 - Hydrogen closed-cycle hardening vacuum furnace, US #7,361,299
2010 - SECO/WARWICK Retech Thermal Equipment Mfg. (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. established

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