SECO/TECH
SECO/TECH is a place where advanced thermal and thermo-chemical processes are performed. Tests, trials and commercial processes are all carried out in SECO/WARWICK furnaces.
Each process is monitored online and archived upon completion.
HEAT TREATMENT SERVICES
ON SITE, we perform these processes quickly, efficiently and with appropriate quality:
- CAB (Controlled Atmosphere Brazing) – aluminum and aluminum alloys brazing in a protective atmosphere.
- VAB (Vacuum Aluminum Brazing) – aluminum and aluminum alloys brazing in vacuum.
- Vacuum brazing at a vacuum level of 1×10-5
- LPC (Low Pressure Carburizing) – vacuum carburizing in the temperature range of 860-1150°C using four mixtures of process gases and working pressures in the range of 0.1 ÷ 10 mbar with the possibility of performing the PreNit operation (400 ÷ 700°C).
- SPF (Single Piece Flow) – vacuum heat treatment and LPC vacuum carburizing of single parts in a flow system with 4D Quench® gas hardening for dedicated round components (gears, bearing raceways, etc.).
- LPCN (Low Pressure Carbonitriding) – vacuum carbonitriding.
- LPN (Low Pressure Nitriding) – vacuum nitriding in the gas nitriding temperature range.
- HTSN (High Temperature Solution Nitriding) – high temperature nitriding.
- Gas nitriding using the ZeroFlow method.
- Gas nitrocarburizing with complex atmosphere potential regulation – carbon-bearing atmosphere based on any factor, i.e. CH3OH, CO, CO2.
- Pre- and post-oxidation.
- Heat improvement and hardening in gas (15 bar abs N2) with the possibility of final vacuum nitriding LPN.
- Heat improvement and hardening in quenching oil (any) or polymer medium (any) up to 5 kg of loads.
- Comprehensive normalization.
- Solution heat treatment and aging.
- VIM (Vacuum Induction Melting):
- EC (Equiax Casting),
- DS (Directional Solidifcation),
- SC (Single Cristal Solidification Casting).
The above is performed as:
- Research for SECO/WARWICK sales projects,
- Fulfillment of contract provisions or paid service,
- For external customers.
IT WILL BE PERFORMED ON:
WE ARE OPEN TO CONFIDENTIAL CONTRACTS, TO SHOWING THE HALL, FURNACES AND THE LABORATORY WHERE WE CHECK THE PERFORMED PROCESS QUALITY.
BEYOND SECO/WARWICK R&D
It is possible to carry out tests and trials at the Partner’s premises, after appropriate arrangements. In external conditions, heat and thermo-chemical treatments can be performed with appropriate quality to meet customer requirements. Together we can select the furnace and solution that you need.
TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORT
TRAINING / TECHNOLOGIES / COOPERATION
WE WILL TRAIN YOU IN:
- The basics of materials engineering with emphasis on steels as engineering materials.
- Various levels of heat and thermo-chemical treatment with emphasis on steels as engineering materials.
- Various levels of technology used in SECO/WARWICK furnaces, including the most important ones:
- ZeroFlow,
- FinCarb LPC,
- Utilizing simulators, such as SECO/WARWICK’s proprietary SimVaC, to support every technologist in their daily work.
We will help you with the TECHNOLOGY you use for SECO/WARWICK furnaces in terms of:
- Analysis of the assumptions used for the processes performed in terms of the final requirements.
- Analysis of the recipes used in terms of the results obtained for any number of recipes.
- Analysis of recipes used vs. process economy (consumption factors) for any number of recipes.
- Analysis of the heat treatment schedule in the heat treatment cell for best practices to achieve better profitability.
We are open to any COOPERATIVE project in the field of heat and thermo-chemical treatment technologies.
