Semi-Continuous CAB Furnaces
/ Full convection heating
/ Based on a multi-step indexing cycle – semi-continuous
/ Feduced transfer time from hot to cold zone
/ Can be equipped with vacuum purgingg
/ Brazing
/ Controlled Atmospher Brazing (CAB)
/ Thermal afterburner to reduce VOC emissions for degreasers
/ Scrubber with active aluminum oxide deposit to reduce the emission of hydrogen fluoride generated during brazing process
/ For gas-heated solutions, energy recovery systems reducing gas consumption and thus CO₂ emissions
/ Electric heating systems instead of gas heating systems to reduce CO₂ emissions
/ Eptional applications of high-performance microporous insulation to reduce heat losses – in case of gas heating systems – reduction of CO₂ emissions
/ Heated curtains inlet tunnel to limit the conveyor belt and load temperature drop during the transfer – in case of gas heating systems – reduction of CO₂ emissions
/ A common conveyor belt for the dryer (or TTBB) and the furnace to reduce the energy – in case of gas heating systems – reduction of CO₂ emissions
/ The customer uses energy emitted by the cooling chambers’ and the dryer’s extraction systems to support the plant installations’ heating
/ Non-emission cooling systems based on air jacket instead of a closed water circuit
/ Control – IDLE and WEEKEND furnaces operating modes lowering the operating temperature and turning the furnace off – lowering energy consumption – in case of gas heating systems – reducing CO₂ emissions
/ Designed to operate on a part-time basis
/ Can be brought up to brazing temperature in a very short time
/ Allows for variable heating and cooling rates, depending on indexing times
/ Can braze the widest variety of heat exchangers
/ Allows to braze a large size of heat exchangers
/ In the case of vacuum purging the atmosphere quality in on the level of nitrogen source
/ Around 605°C
/ Customized useful size
/ Aluminum
Semi-Continuous CAB Furnaces
Vector HV
/ Standard horizontal capacity: 200 to 3,000 kg and more (440 to 6,600 lbs)
/ Standard vertical capacity: 1,500 kg (3,300 lbs) and 2,500 kg (5,500 lbs)
/ Operational temperature – 1450°C / 2640°F
/ Temperature uniformity +/-6°C / +/-10°F
/ Partial pressure control
/ High vacuum processing up to 10-8 mbar
/ Cooling gases: N2, Ar, He up to 15bar
/ NADCAP and AMS specifications readiness
/ Brazing
/ Annealing
/ Normalizing Homogenizing
/ Stress relief
/ Solution heat treating
/ Aging
/ Quenching
/ Diffusion bonding
/ Outgassing
/ Sintering
/ Tempering
/ Special
/ Vacuum as a protective and technological atmosphere eliminates the need to use harmful process gases and their emission to the environment
/ No CO₂ emissions, no use of fossil fuels
/ Gas utilization for cooling (nitrogen, argon), captured and returned to the air, neutral for the environment
/ Reinforced thermal insulation saves electricity (approx. 20%)
/ High energy efficiency of used electrical components (IE3 class motors, inverter control, etc.)
/ Application of systems and algorithms limiting energy and technological factor consumption (pumping, heating and cooling systems)
/ No harmful substance emissions
/ Reduction of hardening deformations and downstream machining costs
/ Elimination of part washing after heat treatment
/ Wide range of heat treatment processes and applications
/ High quality and ideal parts surface protection
/ Low consumption of energy, process gases and other utilities
/ Environmentally friendly with low emissions of process gases
/ Predictive maintenance support
/ Remote control and monitoring
| Type | VP horizontal | ||||||
| 446 | 646 | 669 | 9912 | 101015 | 121218 | ||
| Working zone (WxHxL) | mm
inch |
400x400x600
16x16x24 |
600x400x600 24x16x24 | 600x600x900 24x24x36 | 900x900x1200
36x36x48 |
1000x1000x1500
40x40x60 |
1200x1200x1800
48x48x72 |
| Load | kg
lb |
200
440 |
400
880 |
800
1760 |
1500
3300 |
2500
5500 |
3000
6600 |
| Type | VVP vertical | ||||
| 1313 | 1515 | 1818 | |||
| Working zone (DxH) | mm
inch |
Ø1300×1300 Ø52×52 | Ø1500×1500 Ø60×60 | Ø1800×1800 Ø72×72 | Other sizes available |
| Load | kg
lb |
1500
3300 |
2000
4400 |
2500
5500 |
|
/ Alloyed steels
/ Stainless steels
/ Alloys and super alloys
/ Titanium and titanium alloy
/ Tool steels
/ HSLA
Vector HV
CaseMaster Evolution T
/ Works in semi-continuous mode, loaded from one side and unload from another
/ Treats 3 loads at the same time in a very efficient way
/ Fully automated processing
/ Low heat losses by increased thermal insulation
/ Low pressure carburizing (LPC)
/ Oil or high pressure gas quenching, nitrogen (N2) or helium (He) 24 bar
/ Short workload-transport time within the furnace
/ Shorter evacuation times by independent pumping systems for each chamber
/ Case hardening LPC (Low Pressure Carburizing)
/ Quenching
/ Brazing
/ Annealing
/ Safe, no flammable and poisonous atmosphere
/ No open fire
/ No emission of harmful gases (CO, NOx)
/ No emission of climate-warming gas CO₂
/ Environmentally friendly process
/ Fast and uniform LPC of densely pack loads
/ No decarburization or oxidation
/ Elimination of IGO
/ Nitrogen quench (neither oil nor helium is needed)
/ Elimination of quenching oil and contamination and cleaning chemicals
/ Flexible, on-demand operation
/ High lifespan of hot zone components – graphite
/ High production efficiency
/ High volume production
/ Low process cost comparable with traditional technology
/ Fast and efficient LPC
/ Fully automated, semi-continuous operation
/ Minimizes final machining costs
/ Elimination of oxidation and IGO
/ Safe (no open fire and explosion risk)
/ Alloy steel
/ Carburizing grades
/ Stainless steels
/ Specialty steels and alloys
CaseMaster Evolution T
Universal CAB Batch Furnace
/ Brazing the widest variety of heat exchangers in a horizontal or vertical position depending on the product design requirements
/ Operates on a part-time basis and produces the highest quality parts with the standard or vacuum purge options
/ Can be brought up to brazing temperature from ambient and conditioned to a proper atmosphere in a very short time
/ Two chamber units can also be upgraded later to three chambers unit for economically increasing the output
/ Brazing
/ Controlled Atmospher Brazing (CAB)
/ Thermal afterburner to reduce VOC emissions for degreasers
/ Scrubber with active aluminum oxide deposit to reduce the emission of hydrogen fluoride generated during brazing process
/ For gas-heated solutions, energy recovery systems reducing gas consumption and thus CO2 emissions
/ Electric heating systems instead of gas heating systems to reduce CO₂ emissions
/ Optional applications of high-performance microporous insulation to reduce heat losses – in case of gas heating systems – reduction of CO₂ emissions
/ Heated curtains inlet tunnel to limit the conveyor belt and load temperature drop during the transfer – in case of gas heating systems – reduction of CO₂ emissions
/ A common conveyor belt for the dryer (or TTBB) and the furnace to reduce the energy – in case of gas heating systems – reduction of CO₂ emissions
/ The customer uses energy emitted by the cooling chambers’ and the dryer’s extraction systems to support the plant installations’ heating
/ Non-emission cooling systems based on air jacket instead of a closed water circuit
/ Control – IDLE and WEEKEND furnaces operating modes lowering the operating temperature and turning the furnace off – lowering energy consumption – in case of gas heating systems – reducing CO₂ emissions
/ Highest flexibility in part types and brazing position: horizontal or vertical
/ Shortes preparation time with only 2-3 hours required
/ Fits into tight locations due to a compact design
/ Benefits of Vacuum Purging option:
/ Significantly lower nitrogen consumption
/ Higher atmopshere quality, at the levle of the nitrogen source
/ Purging of the internal volume of the heat exchangers
/ Around 605°C
/ Customized useful size
/ Aluminum
Universal CAB Batch Furnace
Vector HPGQ
/ Standard horizontal capacity from 200 to 2,500 kg and more (440 to 5,500 lbs)
/ Standard vertical capacity: 1,500 kg (3,300 lbs) and 2,000 kg (4,400 lbs)
/ Graphite or metal hot zone with a maximum vacuum of 10-2 to 10-5/10-6 mbar
/ Quenching pressure: from 2 up to 25 bar
/ Quenching gases: N2, Ar, He, H2
/ Optional equipment for vacuum carburizing technology: FineCarb® / PreNitLPC® and vacuum nitriding LPN
/ Annealing
/ Sintering
/ Tempering
/ Brazing
/ Hardening
/ Low pressure carburizing & nitriding (LPC & LPN)
/ Solution heat treating
/ Vacuum as a protective and technological atmosphere eliminates the need to use harmful process gases and their emission to the environment
/ No CO₂ emissions, no use of fossil fuels
/ Gas utilization for cooling (nitrogen, argon), captured and returned to the air, neutral for the environment
/ Reinforced thermal insulation saves electricity (approx. 20%)
/ High energy efficiency of used electrical components (IE3 class motors, inverter control, etc.)
/ Application of systems and algorithms limiting energy and technological factor consumption (pumping, heating and cooling systems)
/ No harmful substance emissions
/ Reduction of hardening deformations and downstream machining costs
/ Elimination of part washing after heat treatment
/ Wide range of heat treatment processes and applications
/ High-speed cycles with high-pressure gas quench
/ Low consumption of energy, process gases, and other utilities
/ Environmentally friendly with low emissions of process gases
/ Predictive maintenance
/ Remote control and monitoring
/ Tool steels
/ Carburizing steels
/ HSLA
/ Alloyed steels
/ Stainless steels
/ Alloys and super alloys
/ Titanium and titanium alloy
Vector HPGQ
Continuous CAB Furnaces EV/CAB
/ Larger volume production runs
/ Heated muffle to braze the product with high overall efficiency
/ Proportionally controlled electric heating or natural-gas-fired combustion
/ Temperatures are controlled uniformly throughout the length of the furnace
/ Several independently heated zones
/ Variable speed drive and stainless steel mesh belt are used to move product
/ Answer for e-mobility – EV/CAB
/ Brazing
/ Controlled Atmospher Brazing (CAB)
/ Supports the development of electromobility
/ Fits in with the trend and the obligation to care for reducing exhaust emissions and for the natural environment
/ Thanks to independently controlled heating and cooling zones, corrugated muffle design, unique curtain chambers and many other design features, excellent and stable brazing conditions are guaranteed for this specific product
/ A system for brazing large-size car battery coolers
/ Around 605°C
/ Customized useful size
/ Aluminum
Continuous CAB Furnaces EV/CAB
Aging and Annealing
/ Various designs of airflow
/ Aging
/ Annealing
/ Aging
/ Annealing
/ High efficiency auto recuperator burners up to approx. 86% output, heat recovery from the exhaust for nitrogen heating
/ Ecological, biosoluble insulation with a properly selected thickness to optimize losses through the walls
/ Meets AMS and CQI-9 requirements
/ Control system complying to AMS and NADCAP
/ Tailored made and sized
/ Dedicated loading cars
/ T77 aging furnaces allow for multi-stage and multi-ramp processes guarantying process repeatability and reliability
/ Cold air injection system provided for low temperature heating
/ Custom design based on Customer requirements
/ Various aluminium alloys
Aging and Annealing
Super IQ
/ No added production costs with improved quality and productivity compared to Sealed Quench carburizing
/ Fits to any make Sealed Quench lines and their pits
/ No ENDO generator needed, no flame
/ Combines clean processing with exceptional performance of oil quenching
/ Turn it on, turn it off – no idling nor conditioning
/ Carburizing
/ Adding it to the existing chamber carburizing furnaces’ technological lines, without the need to make significant modifications to the existing infrastructure – means not only huge savings for enterprises, but also a nod to ecology
/ The low-pressure carburizing (LPC) technology used in this solution significantly reduces the process gases consumption, which in turn reduces CO₂ emissions to the atmosphere to an absolute minimum
/ A significant improvement in the furnace operation safety, as the need to emit the process atmosphere and the requirement to burn it with an open flame, which is typical for traditional solutions, is eliminated
/ Potential to reduce treatment time thanks to the possibility of treating at higher temperatures (>925°C), thus increasing efficiency and reducing production costs
/ Flexibility – no work, no cost
/ Easy integration with traditional units
/ Simple operation and attractive maintenance costs
/ No open flames, smokiness, emissions
/ Elimination of an additional device – the endo generator
| Style | SiQ-17 |
| Workload Size W x H x L | 914 mm x 914 mm x 1219 mm
36” x 36” x 36” |
| Maximum Gross Load | 1500 kg
3,300 lb |
Super IQ
CaseMaster Evolution
/ Fully automated processing
/ Vacuum, horizontal, double-, and triple-chamber
/ Low heat losses by increased thermal insulation
/ Low-pressure carburizing (LPC)
/ Oil or high-pressure gas quenching, nitrogen (N2) or helium (He)
/ Short workload-transport time within the furnace
/ Shorter evacuation times by independent pumping systems for each chamber
/ Hardening with oil quench or gas quench
/ Low pressure carburizing using FineCarb® with oil or gas quench
/ High-temperature carburizing up to 1050°C using PreNitLPC® for common case hardening steels
/ Carbonitriding
/ Bright thorough hardening
/ Oxidation in the pre-heating chamber
/ Annealing (with gas cooling)
/ Tempering
/ Quenching
/ Brazing
/ Safe, no flammable and poisonous atmosphere
/ No open fire
/ No emission of harmful gases (CO, NOx)
/ No emission of climate-warming gas CO₂
/ Environmentally friendly process
/ Fast and uniform LPC of densely pack loads
/ No decarburization or oxidation
/ Elimination of IGO
/ Nitrogen quench (neither oil nor helium is needed)
/ Elimination of quenching oil and contamination and cleaning chemicals
/ Flexible, on-demand operation
/ High lifespan of hot zone components – graphite
/ Extremely economical and efficient
/ Excellent carburizing uniformity (LPC)
/ Highly accurate and precise LPC process simulator (SimVaC)
/ No intergranular oxidation (IGO) and decarburization
/ Reduce distortion by 25 bar abs N2 or He quenching
/ No CO/CO₂ emission
| Technical data of standard CaseMaster Evolution furnaces series | |||||
| Type | Size | W [mm] | H [mm] | L [mm] | Charge Weight [kg] |
| D, T | 446 | 400 | 400 | 600 | 200 |
| D,T | 669 | 600 | 600 | 900 | 600 |
| D | 9129 | 900 | 1200 | 900 | 1200 |
| D,T | 9129 | 900 | 900 | 1200 | 1200 |
| V | 1625 | fi 1600 | 2500 | – | |
| temp in the heating chamber – 1250°C | vacuum in the heating chamber – 10-2 mbar | ||||
| A customized version can be produced for the furnace chamber dimensions requested by the customer |
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| Available options for CaseMaster Evolution furnaces series | ||
| Feature | Furnace Type | Size |
| Gas cooling over oil bath | D, T | all |
| GQ – up to 1,5 bar abs | D,T,V | all |
| HPGQ – 6, 12 bar abs | D hybrid | 669,9912 |
| HPGQ – 25 bar abs | T,D | 669 |
| Load Thermocouples | D | all |
| High vacuum (10-4 mbar) | D,V | all |
| Vacuum Carburizing | D,T | all |
| Convection heating | D, T | all |
/ Carburizing steels
/ Structural streel
/ Bearing steel
/ Tool steels
/ HSLA
/ Alloyed steels
/ Stainless steels
/ Alloys and super alloys
/ Titanium alloys
CaseMaster Evolution
Pit-LPC
/ Efficient and effective carburizing
/ Time savings
/ Energy savings
/ Space savings
/ Higher safety of use
/ Meets the most stringent environmental standards
/ Low Pressure Carburizing
/ Produces a significant reduction in carburizing time (up to 5 times) resulting in lower costs and energy consumption
/ Zero CO₂ emissions
/ No intergranular oxidation (IGO)
/ Saves electricity via low heat losses
/ Safe operation, no flammable or explosive atmospheres
/ Operational flexibility, work on demand, no idling
/ Minimum carburizing gas consumption
/ Low emission of heat and by-products
/ The highest process quality and uniformity
/ Excellent surface quality
/ No intergranular oxidation (IGO) effect
/ Reduces the necessary media to the minimum = savings
/ Quick high-temperature process
/ Minimum consumption of process gases
/ Fast process initiation, gas purging is eliminated
/ Time savings due to the lack of necessity to prepare the process atmosphere
/ Safety => no flammable or explosive atmosphere
/ Low heat emission and no pollution (CO &CO₂)
/ Clean process
/ ECO Friendly
| CASE DEPTH – 4MM | UNIT | Pit- ATM (atmosphere furnace) | Pit- LPC (vacuum furnace) | ||
| Carburizing temperature | °C | 920 | 950 | 980 | 1040 |
| °F | 1690 | 1740 | 1800 | 1900 | |
| Process duration | hour | 100 | 70 | 50 | 30 |
| % | 100 | 70 | 50 | 30 | |
| Process utilities costs | % | 100 | 70 | 55 | 45 |
| Cost savings | €/year | 0 | >200 000 | >500 000 | >1 000 000 |
/ All steels for carburizing
Pit-LPC
VIM DS/SC
/ Equaiax castings
/ Cold Wall Induction
/ Industrial and Laboratory use
/ Melting
/ Induction Heating
/ Equipment for variouse purpouses
/ Adjustable to customer requirements
/ Cold Wall Inuction for refracory metals
/ The most advanced casting process control technology
/ PLC based control system fully interlocked for safety
/ PC based process control system
/ Melt recipes utilizing saved profiles for melting, pouring, heating, and withdrawing
/ Graphical creation and editing of process profiles
/ Melt log collection for part certifications
/ Available network storage of recipes, profiles, melt logs, and data acquisition
/ Ethernet or modem interface connection for remote support
/ Maximum melt temperature 2000°C; standard capacity: 25kg; 50kg 100kg; 150kg; 200kg; batch units capacity from 1kg to 500kg
/ Inconel
/ Copper
/ Steel Alloys
/ Cobald and other non-refractory metals
/ Titanium Alloys