SECO/WARWICK Corporation USA

News Release

For Immediate Release

July 9, 2010

SECO/WARWICK Allied Commisssions Cracked Ammonia Atmosphere Annealing System for Jindal Stainless

Cracked Ammonia Atmosphere Bell Annealing Furnace System
Cracked Ammonia Atmosphere Annealing System

Mumbai, India–

SECO WARWICK Allied has recently commissioned (4) cracked ammonia atmosphere annealing bases with a capacity of 30,240 MTPA for Jindal Stainless, Hissar, India. This installation includes (2) gas-fired heat hoods or bells, (4) annealing bases each with base valve stand, (4) corrugated inner covers, (2) air/water spray cooling, common pressure reducing station for utilities and complete PLC-based control system.   

This equipment was supplied in addition to (4) existing bases previously installed by SECO WARWICK Allied.

 The charge material is hot rolled strip coils of grade 430, 409M, 410, 420J and 439 stainless steel with a maximum outer diameter of 1,800 mm and width range of 900-1300 mm.  Each annealing base is designed for a maximum load of 54 MT and reference charge load of 45 MT. 

The designed overall stack height is 4,100 mm for 3 coils per batch of maximum width.  The coils are stacked using intermediate convectors between each coil.  The furnaces are designed for a high temperature, with gas temperature control of 850 deg. C.  The thickness of the coil strip to be annealed ranges between 3 – 6 mm.

About Jindal

Jindal Stainless is ranked fourth among the top Indian Business houses in terms of assets.  At Hisar, Jindal Stainless has India’s only composite stainless steel plant for the manufacture of stainless steel slabs, blooms, hot-rolled and cold-rolled coils, 60% of which are exported worldwide.  Visit http://www.jindalsteel.com

About SECO WARWICK Allied

Founded in 1971, Allied Consulting Engineers has over 180 employees and is a highly accomplished producer of industrial furnaces and incineration systems.  They specialize in hydrogen bell annealing, roller hearth, galvanizing, continuous hardening & tempering, reheating, bright annealing, bogie hearth, pit pot, rotary and special application furnace systems along with hot air generators, fired process heaters and incinerators.  As an integral member of the SECO/WARWICK Group, SECO WARWICK Allied shares engineering expertise and provides local manufacturing services in India.

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Matt Druciak, Project Sales Engineer - Heat Treat & Primary Steel Products
(814) 547-1593 cell phone
mdruciak@secowarwick.com

Beth Ryan, Marketing Communication Director
1.814.332.8437
bryan@secowarwick.com

SECO/WARWICK Corporation manufactures industrial furnaces including aluminum furnaces, steel reheat furnaces, hydrogen bell annealing furnaces, straight heat treating furnaces, atmosphere furnaces & generators, vacuum furnaces and aluminum reverb melting and holding systems. 

SECO/WARWICK provides heat treating equipment and services worldwide for customers involved with primary steel and aluminum, aluminum recycling, steel manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, commercial heat treating, HVAC, electronics, lighting, medical equipment and nuclear applications. The globally integrated organization includes SECO/WARWICK Corp. (USA), Retech Systems LLC (USA), SECO/WARWICK S.A. (Poland), ELTERMA S.A. (Poland), SECO WARWICK Allied Pvt. Ltd. (India) and SECO/WARWICK Industrial Furnace Co. Ltd. (China).

 

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