"The Czech commercial heat treatment company CZECHmetal s.r.o. has selected SECO/WARWICK technology. The company has purchased a horizontal, two-chamber CaseMaster Evolution vacuum furnace equipped with an oil quenching system and an option for vacuum carburizing.

CZECHmetal is upgrading its Olomouc plant with a custom SECO/WARWICK vacuum furnace to boost production efficiency, precision, and capacity using advanced carburizing technologies.

Project key points: / SECO/WARWICK is installing a custom CaseMaster-D vacuum furnace at CZECHmetal. / The furnace features FineCarb, PreNitLPC, and LPCN technologies. / The system is custom-sized to fit existing plant infrastructure. / It offers improved efficiency, process repeatability, and faster quenching. / The deal highlights the rising demand for vacuum tech in Central Europe.

The system will be installed at the plant in Olomouc and will significantly increase the heat treater's production capacity. The new furnace will replace an older unit, providing higher efficiency, cleaner processing, and greater repeatability of heat treatment parameters.

The contract with the Czech commercial heat treatment company confirms the growing importance of vacuum technologies in Central Europe.

„The Czech Republic is a very important market for vacuum technologies. We see increasing demand for modern carburizing and hardening processes, particularly in the machinery, automotive and tooling sectors. We are pleased that CZECHmetal is joining the group of our partners in the region. Geographic proximity, ease of communication, and fast service support foster long-term cooperation," said Maciej Korecki, Vice President of the Vacuum Segment at SECO/WARWICK.

"The system supplied is a two chamber vacuum furnace (CMe-D) equipped with an oil quenching system and the advanced FineCarb vacuum carburizing technology, featuring a custom-designed heating chamber measuring 700 × 1200 × 700 mm (27.6″ × 47.2″ × 27.6″), tailored specifically to the customer's requirements. As a result, the new furnace can be installed in place of the existing unit without modifying the current plant infrastructure.

The design is based on proven technology, comprising a heating chamber and a charge-loading/unloading vestibule with an oil quench tank. The system enables cooling of the charge in two media – dynamically in an inert gas (1.5 bar abs) above the oil surface, or by immersing the charge directly in the quench oil."