Tier One Automotive Supplier Purchases AFC-Holcroft Walking Beam Furnace


A Tier One automotive supplier located in the Eastern Central region of the U.S. has purchased a new Walking Beam Furnace with 'bottom' charge and discharge, along with a recirculated air heated Tempering Furnace. Both units will be used in the processing of solid stabilizer bars.

The walking beam furnace is designed to convey round, straight solid bars in a range of sizes up to 1.3" (33 mm) in diameter, lengths up to 78.7" (2000 mm) and weights up to 28.6 lbs. (13 kg). The furnace has a maximum gross heating capacity of 4620 lbs/hour (2100 kg).

The tempering furnace is designed to convey trays of round solid formed bars in a range of sizes up to 1.3" diameter (33 mm) and lengths up to 60.94" (1548 mm).

The Walking Beam and tempering furnaces are similar to a previous installation purchased from AFC-Holcroft in 2005. Delivery is scheduled for the 4th quarter of 2012.

About AFC-Holcroft:

AFC-Holcroft is one of the world's largest manufacturers of heat treating furnaces. The legacy companies that comprise AFC-Holcroft have a combined 225+ years of thermal processing experience. The company manufactures turn-key heat treating systems for applications including commercial heat treating, bearings, automotive, aerospace, mining, military, aluminum heat treatment, gear manufacturing, fastener manufacturing, and alternative energy industries.

AFC-Holcroft, headquartered in the United States, has a global reach with direct sales coverage in North America and worldwide, while AFC-Holcroft Europe serves major industrial markets in Germany, France, and other European locations. AFC-Holcroft's Asian Operations manages partners in China, India, South Korea, and other countries in the region, and the company also extends into markets in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Poland, Russia, and Spain, through relationships with partners, many of whom have manufacturing capability.

For more information, contact media@afc-holcroft.com.

Jill Ciszewski

AFC Holcroft +248-624-8191

49630 Pontiac Trail media@afc-holcroft.com

Wixom, MI 48393

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