The two single-chamber Vector vacuum furnaces for annealing will be delivered to the Geberit Group’s production plant in Ozorków, Poland. Both furnaces are adapted to the specific requirements of the customer, increasing the standard dimensions of the furnace working space, 900x900x1,200 mm (HxWxL) to 900x900x2,400 mm. These changes will allow the manufacturer to double the efficiency of the furnaces in one technological process.
The Vector is the most frequently chosen vacuum furnace for heat treatment, including specialised commercial heat treat and hardening plants from around the world. Customers choose Vector because it is widely used, reliable, characterised by high precision and repeatability of processes. This vacuum annealing furnace is a very efficient and versatile device used in a wide range of materials and metal alloys. It is used for many heat treatment processes including gas hardening, tempering, annealing, brazing and degassing.
The Vector is a solution frequently chosen by manufacturers of fittings, especially those made of stainless steel, due to the guaranteed performance of achieving the required metallographic parameters and perfect cleanliness of the surfaces of the processed elements.
The delivered furnaces will be adjusted to the customer’s needs by doubling the available working space of the furnace.
“An individual product is an important element and a huge distinguishing feature of the Seco/Warwick offer, allowing the use of tailor-made technology. An individual approach to the furnace design is a project that requires expert engineering knowledge. Seco/Warwick engineers have the knowledge and experience that are needed to adjust the technology and its parameters so that it ensures the safety and failure-free operation of the device, but above all that the solution meets the expectations and needs of the client,” says Sławomir Woźniak, CEO of Seco/Warwick Group.
This is the first order from Geberit and the first pair of Seco/Warwick vacuum furnaces that will operate in the Polish production plant.
Geberit begins a new chapter in its history as it invests in heat treatment processes, building its independence. Additionally, some of the processes carried out in traditional atmospheric furnaces will now be performed in modern Vector vacuum furnaces.
“We chose the Vector furnaces due to the guaranteed quality and efficiency but also the high cleanliness of the surfaces of the processed details, which is very important to us, as the elements are displayed in open Geberit sanitary installations, thus aesthetics play an important role,” comments Mirosław Spasiński, Head of the Technical Department of Geberit in Ozorków.
The key quality parameter of the processed elements are excellent metallographic results, guaranteeing the appropriate strength of the elements and their very high purity after the heat treatment process.
“Seco/Warwick vacuum furnaces meet the highest standards of cleanliness, which is why they are chosen by manufacturers from those industries where the appearance of elements is as important as the precision and repeatability of processes. They include both commercial hardening plants and representatives of the medical, automotive, aviation and sanitary industries,” concludes Maciej Korecki, Vice President of the Seco/Warwick Vacuum Furnace Segment.