CAN-ENG Furnaces International Limited has been contracted by a large Canadian-based tier 1 automotive supplier located in Alabama, USA, to design, manufacture and commission an automated T-7 heat treatment system for the processing of high integrity aluminium automotive structural castings.
CAN-ENG is a global expert in the design of thermal processing solutions for high-pressure die castings (HPDC) and aluminium automotive structural components. The company’s technology was chosen for this new lightweighting project because it offers inherent part handling features that reduce floor space requirements and energy consumption. The technology also provides predictable mechanical properties and maintains the dimensional stability of the casting.
The T-7 cell includes robotic handling, a solution and age furnace with CAN-ENG’s Precision Air Quench (PAQ™) technology, and controls integrated into a Level II SCADA system.
CAN-ENG points out that its PAQ™ system offers a unique combination of recirculating air chambers, distribution nozzles, dampers and directional ductwork. Analysis of CFD modelling by CAN-ENG’s R&D centre also ensures that the PAQ™ delivers controlled quench media to the casting, leading to repeatable and uniform mechanical properties and accurate dimensional results.
CAN-ENG’s T-7 heat treatment system is also integrated with up and down stream processing operations, reducing work in progress inventories. It is scheduled to be commissioned in the summer of 2016 with a second phase to follow in 2017.
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