AFC-Holcroft
Wixom, MI 48393-2009
Stamping Manufacturer Orders AFC-Holcroft Austemper System
A large stamping manufacturer has ordered a mesh belt austempering furnace system from AFC-Holcroft. This is the 5th AFC-Holcroft austemper furnace line at the facility. The system will be used for the austempering of metal stampings, and consists of a mesh belt austempering furnace with integral salt quench tank, a conveyorized wash/rinse tank, and an endothermic gas generator to serve the line....
Read More »Modern Heat Treat Adds Seventh AFC-Holcroft Batch Furnace
Modern Heat Treat, a commercial heat treating operation located in Richland Hills, Texas, is preparing for delivery of another new AFC-Holcroft UBQ (Universal Batch Quench) furnace, size 36-72-44 to accommodate their continued growth. This addition brings the number of AFC-Holcroft UBQ furnaces bought by this customer to seven. Modern Heat Treating has systematically added one furnace per year...
Read More »AFC-Holcroft Receives Order for Mesh Belt Austemper Line
AFC-Holcroft has received an order for a complete Mesh Belt Austemper Line from a major supplier of automotive components. The order is for a complete gas-fired austemper facility, consisting of a computerized loading system to feed the parts into the furnace belt; a gas-fired mesh-belt austenitizing furnace with three zones of control to heat the parts to the process temperature; an integral,...
Read More »Automotive Powertrain Supplier to Install AFC-Holcroft Stress Relief Furnace in Turkey
A major international supplier of vehicle powertrains has purchased a stress relief furnace from AFC-Holcroft, for a manufacturing facility in located in Turkey. The equipment, a belt type recirculating nitrogen atmosphere stress relief furnace, is designed to stress relieve engine components. This new furnace is part of a complete manufacturing line, which includes automatic loading and...
Read More »Automotive Powertrain Supplier to Install AFC-Holcroft Stress Relief Furnace in Turkey
A major international supplier of vehicle powertrains has purchased a stress relief furnace from AFC-Holcroft, for a manufacturing facility in located in Turkey. The equipment, a belt type recirculating nitrogen atmosphere stress relief furnace, is designed to stress relieve engine components. This new furnace is part of a complete manufacturing line, which includes automatic loading and...
Read More »AFC-Holcroft Retrofits Tier One's Generators for New Gas Supply
A global Tier One automotive supplier has placed an order with AFC-Holcroft for a production gas modernization project involving the purchase of new multiple-retort E-Z Series endothermic generators. The facility receiving the equipment is located in Mexico. The E-Z Series endothermic generators will provide the customer with a lower cost gas production option than their existing nitrogen/...
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Radiator Manufacturer Receives New Design CAAB® Furnace
High Temp Furnaces Ltd., Bangalore, India, under license from AFC-Holcroft, has recently shipped a new design CAAB-® furnace to one of the largest radiator manufacturers in Mumbai, India. The new design CAAB (Controlled Atmosphere Aluminum Brazing) furnace minimizes the electric power requirements during the brazing process. Preliminary calculations show the furnace is capable of significantly...
Read More »AFC-Holcroft Partner REMIX Receives Large Furnace System Order for Europe
AFC-Holcroft is pleased to announce that their new partner, REMIX of Swiebodzin, Poland, has received a large order from a prestigious international vehicle components supplier, to provide heat treating equipment under license from AFC-Holcroft. The order is for multiple UBQ ( Universal Batch Quench ) 36-48-36 batch furnace lines. Each line will consist of an AFC-Holcroft UBQ 36-48-36 integral...
Read More »Afc-Holcroft Installs New Caab(TM) Furnace Line in China
AFC-Holcroft is pleased to announce the recent installation of CAAB™ furnace for a division of a prestigious, multi-national corporation. The installation was delivered to the customer's facility located in China and will be used in the production of heat exchangers. The order for a the Controlled Atmosphere Aluminum Brazing (CAAB™) System included a gas heated continuous drying oven,...
Read More »Linamar Buys New AFC-Holcroft Furnace System
Linamar, a multi-national supplier of automotive components, assemblies and castings, has purchased a new Batch Integral Quench System from AFC-Holcroft. The system is comprised of (2) UBQ ('Universal Batch Quench') integral quench furnaces, (3) UBT temper furnaces, a UBW spray washer with coalescer, a doubled-ended transfer car and (3) E-Z Series endothermic gas generator modules arranged into a...
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