“Our 13-year relationship with ALP Aviation continues to be of mutual benefit on all technical and managerial levels. Seco/Warwick provides the technology, equipment and process knowledge which has enabled our client to grow their business,” says Sławomir Woźniak, CEO, Seco/Warwick Group.
The first order for vacuum technology placed in 2007 was dedicated to landing gears. The next purchase in 2015 is a duplicate of the same furnace but with a smaller workload chamber, along with an additional Vector gas furnace for carburising helicopter gear components. The 2020 order is a Vector furnace with some customised features.
„We continue to work with Seco/Warwick for a number of reasons, the most important is the support we receive for our technical staff to facilitate the implementation of procedures according to our rigid requirements. Seco/Warwick not only installs the furnaces, they ensure reliable performance and finished product quality,” says Duygu Erten, Director of Special Processes of ALP Aviation.
Aircraft and helicopter power transmission heat treat requires precision and quality
The new vacuum furnace is configured with horizontal charge loading, a maximum cooling gas pressure of 15 bar of Argon and Nitrogen, and a 900x900x1,200mm (WxHxL) charge area. The furnace is dedicated to LPC carburising of transmission components for helicopters and other aircraft.
Customer support is included as a standard service to equip operators with the technological expertise required for precision Seco/Warwick carburising. The furnace design will increase the quantitative capacity of production. The Vector product group, utilising the same carburising technology currently in use in the ALP Aviation facility, enables the furnace operators to bring the system online quickly and efficiently.
“The Seco/Warwick Group has delivered hundreds of Vector heat treat systems worldwide, many of which are in steady use supporting the aircraft industry. We offer the Vector design with either a horizontal or vertical chamber depending on the part configuration and the process needs of the customer, and we support each customer with a dedicated team of aftermarket professionals to keep them running at peak efficiency,” added Maciej Korecki – VP, Vacuum Business Segment at Seco/Warwick.
