Sławomir Woźniak, Executive Director (Asia) at SecoWarwick commented, “Thanks to this tailor made solution, NHK Springs can achieve higher productivity with a lower cycle time, better quality and minimum rejections with the ejector mechanism. We are pleased to work with NHK Springs to develop a solution that best suits the application and customer expectations.”
Mr. Manoj Gupta, DGM (Projects), NHK Springs India Ltd. added “The walking beam furnace supplied by SecoWarwick is technologically advanced with a specially designed ejector mechanism for better quality end products. The SecoWarwick team also provides technical and service support that we demand to keep our operation running smoothly.”
The walking beam system solution is custom-designed for the heat treatment of leaf springs especially with eyes on end (parabolic and berlin). Leaves are passed through furnace by means of the walking beam mechanism, which is custom-designed for a low cycle time of 9 s. Leaves are discharged through drop down ejector instead of conventional type of rollers. This mechanism has advantage over rollers as leaf travelling through rollers with eyes on end, movement during travel, sometimes damaging eyes that are stuck on the discharge end. The drop down ejector mechanism has an added advantage over rollers where during discharge leaves are placed on the scissor lifts and then to conveyor for further process.
SecoWarwick’s walking beam system solution is equipped with dual – fired burners, automatic ignition system, flame monitoring system, furnace pressure monitoring system, highly equipped gas train system with mass flow meter, oil pumping system and hydraulic systems. The dual fuel system will enable NHK to stay in continuous production in case of short supply/unavailability of any one fuel with minimum switchover time. The furnace operation is controlled by PLC except loading of leaf on charging end. This ensures auto control and close monitoring of system parameters which in turn assures better quality of processed materials. Unique furnace design and temperature control systems results in fast heating rates with close temperature uniformity within load.
India’s manufacturers of automotive suspension components for passenger and commercial vehicles are required to meet the requirements of today’s demanding market. SecoWarwick’s proven expertise including furnaces and equipment, both standard and customized state-of-the-art heat processing technologies along with their innovative approach to business, make SecoWarwick a partner of choice in the most demand industries. The company offers heat treatment solutions that provide compliance with the essential requirements. Their highest standard of quality for both equipment and services is appreciated by more and more Indian entrepreneurs.
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