Fire Devastated Heat Treat Rebuilds

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“In the evening of August 15th, 2023 commercial heat treater Härterei Haferbier in Göppingen, Germany suffered a devasting fire. The fire started in a Sealed Quench (Batch Integral Quench) furnace line from where it quickly spread to the roof and to the other furnaces. Firefights arrived quickly and luckily there was a Haferbier employee in the plant who was able to shut off the natural gas and ammonia supplies. While firefighters arrived quickly the damage is very extensive and estimated at 6 million euros. The facility is still closed almost 3 weeks later but the owner Mr. Bodo Haferbier vows that they will rebuild. Our hearts go out to the entire team at Härterei Haferbier and we hope they are back up and running in the near future.”

The owner of the company Mr. Bodo Haferbier vowed to rebuild and rebuild he has. Furnace builder Ipsen of Kleve, Germany stepped up and provided 7 “ATLAS Green” furnaces the last of which was just delivered to “Haferbier”. The “Atlas Green” system is a sealed quench furnace (Batch Integral Furnace for our North American readers) available in several different sizes and typically with oil quenching.

The delivery of the last of these furnaces combined with the entire facility being rebuilt means the company is well on its way to being 100% back in business, a truly monumental task. These photos show the facility shortly after the fire and as it now looks.

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