Captive/ Commercial Heat Treater Completes New Furnace Install
Captive/Commercial heat treater RAMADA ACOS in Ovar, Portugal has been mentioned by “The Monty Heat Treat News” several times over the years, including this summary of the company in 2021;
“NOVEMBER 2021; Ramada ACOS is a captive/commercial heat treater located in the northern part of Portugal in the city of Ovar. The firm is another example of a company which offers some of the most “state of the art” heat treatment processes available anywhere in the world. Ramada has been in business for more than 75 years both as a heat treater and a distributor of steel for Uddeholm. The company has 13 vacuum hardening and vacuum nitriding furnaces all from French furnace builder BMI along with 8 sealed quench furnaces with oil quenching https://www.ramada.pt/pt/servicos/acos-ligas/tratamentos-termicos.html, Interestingly enough at least some of the sealed quench furnaces are from a Brazillian furnace manufacturer by the name of Brasimet which caught our attention-as it turns out because of the historical connection between Portugal and Brazil this is a not uncommon occurrence.
Since that time the company has invested in a new, automated Carburizing Line which according to this press release is now in full production;
“RAMADA AÇOS INVESTS IN NEW AUTOMATIC CARBURIZING LINE; This investment reduces delivery times and strengthens the capacity of the Iberian market to compete for larger projects.
RAMADA AÇOS is launching a new line of automatic heat treatment with controlled atmosphere and oil cooling – carburizing, carbonitriding, quenching, among others. With over 70 years of experience, the Heat Treatment unit in Ovar, Portugal is increasing its production capacity to a maximum of 9,000kg/day, with the possibility of treating parts up to 1300 mm in length and 1,500 kg.
This new heat treatment line is the result of a partnership with the supplier IPSEN, a global reference in this type of equipment. The state-of-the-art technology enables the automation and digitization of heat treatment processes, making the production unit safer, more efficient and sustainable, while also ensuring automated quality control.
RAMADA AÇOS thus strengthens its position in the Iberian market as a true partner for industries such as metalworking, moulds and others. The company combines greater production capacity with close customer support and a specialised team capable of finding the best technical solutions, focusing on quality and speed of service, competitiveness and trust.”
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