The walking beam equipment is used for cutter blade hardening in the sugar cane in industry
SECO/WARWICK delivered a small walking beam furnace for the sugar cane industry. The furnace runs at a temperature of max 950°C and is heated by SiC (silicon carbide) heating elements. In a two zone temperature control 600 blades per hour (about 300 to 540 kg/h) are processed. The furnace is embedded in existing customer equipment with an customized PLC interface between the process equipment that feeds and unfeeds the furnace.
The furnace has been shipped from the facilities in Jundiai, Sao Paulo State, Brasil, already in May and is has been connected and commissioned in June 2013.
