Mainstream Engineering has purchased a SECO/WARWICK Controlled Atmosphere Brazing (CAB) system for aluminum brazing. The system will be used to manufacture advanced heat exchangers and cooling solutions for military, government, and commercial applications. It enables the customer to braze a wide range of large-scale electronic cooling heat exchangers and heat transfer components using various aluminum alloys.
On a selective basis, Mainstream will also be offering tours of their CAB facility to those with an active interest in aluminum brazing. According to Mainstream Engineering’s Technology Leader for Thermal Control, Dr. Josh Sole, ʺWe’re pleased to expand our research and production capabilities with the addition of a new system that enables us to process a wide variety of products quickly and efficiently.”
ʺSECO/WARWICK is committed to delivering brazing technology that provides our customers with the flexibility they need to meet the ongoing challenge of adapting to new alloys and customer requirements”, added Piotr Skarbiński, Vice President, Aluminum Process and CAB Business Segment, SECO/WARWICK.
Based in Rockledge, FL, Mainstream Engineering is a solution-oriented business specializing in manufacturing, and research and development. They have been manufacturing equipment and conducting R&D for most U.S. government agencies, as well as many government prime contractors, for over 30 years. They are new to the CAB industry and just purchased their first CAB furnace to produce heat exchangers and electronic cold plates that will integrate with their high-heat-flux active thermal control systems. Bringing the CAB system in-house improves quality by providing process control of all variables, ensures confidentiality with sensitive military solutions, and lowers costs and lead times.
SECO/WARWICK’s Universal Batch CAB line is a standard CAB product offering. This line offers versatility through its ability to braze products in both horizontal and vertical orientations. It provides tight temperature uniformity, atmosphere integrity, and can be used as a batch R&D line for periodic production or as a production line working 24/7. It also has faster heat-up rate abilities, which will allow braze temperatures for trials to be prepared within hours instead of full shifts.
