(Editors Note; We are not entirely sure who the end customer is for this order, if we find out we will let you know).

"SECO/WARWICK will deliver a vacuum furnace from the Vector line, equipped with 15 bar abs high-pressure gas quenching and an optional Low Pressure Carburizing (LPC) system, to a manufacturing facility in the United States. The solution will support the heat treatment of a wide range of bearing components for the aerospace sector, increasing production capacity, process quality and operational flexibility. This is the first order for this Partner's U.S. location.

The new order involves a standard, production-proven vacuum furnace from the Vector line, customized to meet the customer's requirements by integrating the Low Pressure Carburizing (LPC) option. The solution was selected to enable efficient heat treatment of larger batches of bearing components, including parts with critical dimensions, while maintaining high process cleanliness and excellent parameter repeatability.

The furnace features a working zone of 900 × 900 × 1200 mm (36 × 36 × 48 in) allowing efficient processing of large loads. The cylindrical heating chamber ensures excellent temperature uniformity of ±5°C (±10°F). The graphite hot zone has been designed for durability, ease of operation and straightforward maintenance. A convection heating system improves heat transfer at lower temperatures, while directional gas quenching enables better process control for components with more complex geometries. Additionally, the furnace is equipped with isothermal quenching, enabling even more precise control of the cooling profile, load temperature and blower operation via a variable-frequency drive.

"This unit is not a prototype but a proven standard that has matured through successive implementations. We have delivered hundreds of similar furnaces, refining every detail to ensure long-term, reliable performance in industrial environments. As a result, the current design provides process stability, high efficiency and operational safety factors that are fundamental in the aerospace sector," says Piotr Zawistowski, Managing Director of SECO/WARWICK USA."