Seco/Warwick will deliver a Vector® vacuum furnace to be used in the production of components for the aviation industry. This is Seco/Warwick’s second collaboration with a global supplier of metal injection molded products.
This partner has purchased a new Vector vacuum furnace to process new components intended for the aerospace sector. The solution will increase the capacity to provide hardening process services, while meeting all aviation standards required by the industry. Material heating processes require high purity, which is why the furnace uses an additional argon hydrogen partial pressure system. The furnace provides heating at a high level – 1,200° C. Additionally, the partner required very short cooling times, which are possible using a six bar abs gas blower.
“The Seco/Warwick advantage is that we can adapt standard products to non-standard expectations,” said Maciej Korecki, vice president of the Vacuum Furnaces Segment in the Seco/Warwick Group. “When choosing the solutions they need, our partners can feel like they are working with the best tailor who will tailor the solution to their specific needs and expectations. Thanks to the flexibility we offer, we can modify standard solutions to create a unique product with an attractive price.”
The furnace enables efficient and clean processes to be carried out at very good vacuum in medium and high ranges, thanks to the use of a very good pumping system. The graphite chamber, easy to use and service, is resistant to rapid wear ensuring long and reliable use.
The solution on order incorporates important features such as the use of three process gases: argon, nitrogen and hydrogen; an efficient and ergonomic high vacuum pumping system based on a mechanical pump, a Roots pump and a diffusion pump, as well as a temperature control system for the housing water cooling and the internal heat exchanger, the purpose of which is to limit the condensation of water from the environment during the furnace loading and unloading. The latter modification limits the processed load surface oxidation, and the furnace heating chamber’s internal elements degradation, which is especially recommended in countries with high air humidity and high temperatures in the hall.
This partner is one of the largest manufacturers offering metal injection molding technology with manufacturing capabilities including vertical integration of finishing technologies such as Ni and trivalent chromium electroplating, vacuum heat treatment, and seal hardening, as well as precision grinding and CNC machining with micron tolerances. The company also offers plastic injection and molding.
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