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Accommodates larger components
10 October 2013
Anticipating growing customer demand for processing larger gears, shafts and other components, sub-contract heat treatment specialist Keighley Laboratories of West Yorkshire has enlarged the size of one of its largest pit furnaces, increasing dimensions to 1110mm working diameter and almost 1800mm maximum length, in the process gaining 30% in overall capacity.
At the same time, it has upgraded the lifting capacity of its overhead crane, which services all seven pit furnaces, a salt bath and tempering equipment, to 3.0t maximum lift.
"This has opened up a new market for us amongst engineering companies and OEMs, who are looking to heat treat larger components. This involves physical issues regarding accommodating the size of these parts, then lifting them out of the furnace and into the quench tank, as well as demanding special skills for treating very large workpieces without damage or distortion,” says divisional commercial director, Michael Emmott.
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