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Vertical / Pit Furnace

For many heat treatment professionals, the ability to handle added flexibility with varying work pieces and part geometry is critical to the daily work schedule. Aichelin and IHU's Vertical Retort furnace line represents the beneficial out growth of years of practical experience and design within this highly demanding field of application. From the smallest of needle bearings to the largest gear, we offer a multitude of existing designs available for a variety of heat treatment processes and part geometries.

As a mature product line, the client is assured of the inherent benefits derived from our robust and proven design technologies. Uniform heating, lower operating costs and reduced atmospheric gas consumption are just a few of the basic credentials that have made the Aichelin brand name synonymous with quality. To date, we installed over 800 vertical retort systems around the globe, including applications in North America.

Applications Include:

• Very small to very large work pieces.

• User requires a higher degree of flexibility in Heat Treat Processes.

• Limited work space available.

Processes Include:

• Gas Carburizing

• Carbonitriding

• Gas Nitriding

• Hardening

• Tempering

• Annealing (with or without atmosphere)

• Soldering & Aging

Vertical Pit Furnace

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