Universal Batch Intensive Quenching (UBQI)

A spin-off of our successful UBQA furnace design, the UBQI was developed for the growing IntensiQuench market. Intensive quenching is a very rapid and uniform cooling of steel parts that causes the simultaneous formation of martensite throughout the whole part surface creating a firm shell. The strong martensite case or shell minimizes part distortion.

Metallurgical Processes: Neutral Hardening, Carburizing, Carbonitriding, Normalizing, and Annealing

Types of Products: Drive and Axle Components, Transmission Components, Shafts, Fasteners, Bearing Components and Precision Machined Components

Unique Features:

• Available stock sizes:
o 24”x 36”x 24” (1100 lb capacity)
o 36”x 48”x 36” (3500 lb capacity)
o 36”x 72”x 36” (6000 lb capacity)
• Normal operating temperature of 1450 – 1750° F with a maximum of 2000° F
• Excellent temperature uniformity
• Gas or electric options
• Robust stiff chain rear handler with cast push / pull head
• Bung mounted air cooled fan
• Pneumatic quench elevator with specially designed corner guides to provide smooth motion and trouble-free operation
• Intermediate transfer / purge chamber
• Horizontal or vertically mounted U-tubes with AFC-Holcroft’s In-Situ recuperators
• Water quench system
• Standard access ladder and catwalk for ease of maintenance
• Batchmaster II operating system to provide operational control, standard recipes and recipe management
• Some of the available options include:
o Top mounted jib crane
o Transfer car (single or double ended) (UBTC)
o Temper furnace (UBT)
o Scissors lift (USL)
o Stationary load table (UST)
o Fully automated system
o SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system
o “E-Z” Endothermic Generator