SECO/WARWICK Corporation USA

News Release

For Immediate Release

August 25, 2010

SECO/WARWICK Retech Thermal Equipment Manufacturing (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. opens in China

Tianjin, China –

Outside view of plant and offices

Plant interior includes a 12 ft wide X 18 ft deep x 18 ft long pit to fabricate vacuum melting systems

The SECO/WARWICK Group has established a new manufacturing facility, SECO/WARWICK Retech Thermal Equipment Mfg. Co. Ltd. in Tianjin, China.  The 5000 square meter office and manufacturing facility has been established to provide Chinese customers with local service and manufacturing. 

The company’s market concentration includes vacuum heat treatment, vacuum metallurgy and controlled atmosphere aluminum brazing (CAB) technologies.  The new company currently has orders for several vacuum and CAB furnaces.

According to Janusz Kowalewski, General Manager, “Our mission is to provide advanced and highly reliable metal improvement technologies to Chinese companies at competitive market price."

As an integral member of the SECO/WARWICK Group, SECO/WARWICK, Retech shares engineering expertise and provides local manufacturing services for SECO/WARWICK Group equipment in China. 

The company has adopted four operating principles to meet the unique needs of Chinese customers:

1.  Design equipment that combines operational safety with optimum furnace performance.
2.  Select components and fabrication techniques to improve furnace's operational reliability and reduce costs.
3.  Use continuous improvement strategies to streamline furnace installation, reduce maintenance and lessen environmental impact.
4.  Provide technical support locally using worldwide heat treatment expertise. 

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For more information, contact:

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

The SECO/WARWICK Group (SWG) provides industrial metal heat treatment furnaces used in a variety of processes for material finishing and component manufacturing applications.  We supply furnaces to customers involved with steel and aluminum production, aluminum recycling, forging, automotive, aerospace, commercial heat treating, HVAC/R, electronics, wind energy, medical equipment and nuclear industries.

SECO/WARWICK S.A. and Retech Systems LLC provide vacuum metallurgical equipment including induction (VIM), arc (VAR), electron beam (EB) and plasma (PAM) furnaces - dedicated for melting and refining processes of specialty metals.
 
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 Retech Thermal Equipment Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (China).  The company is an industry leader in industrial heat processing equipment and processes.  More information can be found at www.secowarwick.com

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