Press Release

May 14, 2007 R1*

Coperion Purchases 6 Bar High Pressure Quench Vacuum Furnace for Virginia Facility

Coperion Corporation has purchased a 6 Bar High Pressure Quench furnace for their heat treat facility in Virginia. 

The VPT furnace is equipped with a 24” X 24” X 36” (600 mm X600 mm X900mm) hot zone and will be rated for 1300 pounds at 2400 °F.  The unit is an advanced cold wall, front-loading vacuum furnace incorporating high pressure gas quenching.  The furnace is of a compact design with an internal re-circulation blower and heat exchanger, requiring minimum floor space.

Durable graphite insulation and heaters provide long, reliable service in this heavy-duty furnace designed for the industrial work place.  The pumping system, power supply and cooling systems are generously sized to enable a wide range of industrial heat treatment applications and material including quench hardening, degassing, annealing and solution heat treatment of tool steels.  The cooling gas re-circulation system includes a multi-nozzle gas feed arrangement to optimize the uniformity and rate of cooling of the load during quenching.
Visit these links for more information:

Vacuum Furnace Technology: http://www.secowarwick.com/vacuum.html
High Pressure Quench Furnaces:  http://www.secowarwick.com/vacuum/v404.2highpressurequench.pdf

SECO/WARWICK Worldwide manufactures industrial heat processing equipment including heat treat furnaces, vacuum furnace technology, atmosphere generators and aluminum reverb melting and holding systems.  SECO/WARWICK provides heat treating equipment and services worldwide for customers involved with primary aluminum, aluminum recycling, automotive, aerospace, commercial heat treating, HVAC, electronics, lighting, medical equipment, nuclear applications and high temperature sintering.   The globally integrated organization includes SECO/WARWICK Corp. (USA), and SECO/WARWICK S.A. (Poland) ELTERMA S.A. (Poland) and SECO/WARWICK Industrial Furnace Co. Ltd. (China). The company has over 700 employees worldwide and is an industry leader in industrial heat processing equipment and processes.  More information can be found at www.secowarwick.com .

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*R1 5/30/2007 Replace furnace photo

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