Metallurgical Processes: Carburizing, Carbonitriding, Neutral Hardening, Ferritic Nitrocarburizing, Normalizing, Ausquenching, Austempered Ductile & Grey Irons, Annealing, Spheroidize Annealing, Stress Relieving

Types Of Products: Drive & Axle Components, Transmission Components, Shafts, Fasteners, Precision Machine Components, Castings & Forgings

Universal Batch Quench - UBQ

Our modular “universal” batch systems are delivered with state-of-the-art technology, are easily serviceable, deliver the highest production as compared to other commercially available systems, deliver consistently high quality, predictable and repeatable results, and perform a large variety of metallurgical processes.

“Universal” batch systems include the latest state of the art technology in combustion systems, recuperators, atmospheres, insulation, microprocessor temperature and carbon controls, quench media, and quench agitation systems.

“Universal” batch systems are developed to provide the flexibility of metallurgical processes and layout. Our systems can be arranged close to plant walls to provide the most effective use of floor space. They can be fully automated to minimize operator interaction and installed in line with modern “flex” production centers.

AFC-Holcroft’s “universal” batch systems are offered complete with all companion equipment such as temper, spray-dunk wash, transfer car, forced air cool station, scissors lift, and stationary table. They can be fully integrated into “production cells” with automatic transportation and controls. Over 400 worldwide successful units in the last ten years are a testimonial to the success of our “universal” batch systems.

Austempering - UBQA

AFC-Holcroft is the clear leader of integral molten salt quench furnace design. Our integral austemper quench systems operate in a temperature range of 350 – 800°F. Our patented water injection system can provide quench severities equivalent to a water quench and can through harden up to 6” thick cross sections. Our “universal” batch quench austemper furnaces are designed for neutral hardening, carburizing, carbonitriding, carbo austempering, normalizing, annealing, austempering steel, and austempering ductile irons (ADI).

Intensive Quenching - UBQI

A spin-off of our successful UBQA furnace design, the UBQI was developed for the growing IntensiQuenchSM market. Intensive quenching is a very rapid and uniform cooling of steel parts which causes the simultaneous formation of martensite throughout the whole part surface, creating a firm shell. IntensiQuench martensite is characterized by finer structure with higher dislocation density and improved mechanical properties – “micro-hammered” – through higher residual compressive stresses. This strong martensite case or shell minimizes part distortion and prevents cracking.

BatchMaster

AFC-Holcroft’s popular BatchMaster INDIVIDUAL batch furnace management package, is based upon a subset of our highly successful ProcessMaster™ heat treating supervisory system. The computer HMI communicates directly to the batch furnace PLC controller for complete operational control. The color HMI graphics display a variety of screens for viewing mechanism and recipe status, control loops, process trending and other analog and digital status. All process parameters are read every second and recorded every minute. The built-in disk storage will handle 10 years of process data.

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Batch Furnace Brochure

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