The Innovative FURNACE Concept For PRESS HARDENING Member of AICHELIN Group Member of AICHELIN Group

AICHELIN GROUP GLOBAL SETUP AICHELIN was founded in 1868 and with 1100 employees around the globe is one of the largest providers of heat treatment solutions in the world. AICHELIN has manufacturing plants in EUROPE, the USA, CHINA and INDIA and can provide worldwide service coverage.

In 1985, AICHELIN delivered a roller hearth furnace for hot forming to a customer in Lulea, Sweden. A few years ago, we re-entered the hot forming business with the idea of providing a different and better solution than the ones that are common on the market. This solution is our step-chain conveyor furnace called heatXpress. heatXpress IS SUITABLE FOR ■ Direct process with coated or uncoated blanks ■ Indirect process with load carriers ■ Hot metal gas forming of coated and uncoated tubes (blow forming) ■ Cylindrical profiles ■ Tailored property parts heatXpress furnace for direct process & cylindrical...

STEP-CHAIN CONVEYOR FURNACE THE STEP-CHAIN TRANSPORT PRINCIPLE These variable steps are repeated till the blanks reach the furnace outlet. The parts are loaded, unloaded and centered with special fork loaders. For a video check out the QR code or visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SGmVEEX3I8 Transport of complex profiles Direct & indirect process No furnace width limit During the backward movement of the chain the parts are lifted and then rest on the lifter beams (yellow). The transport chain moves forward and backward. During the forward movement the blanks lie on the chains (red).

ADVANTAGES ■ Heat treatment experts since 1868 ■ Your global on-site partner ■ High service availability ■ Cha in lifetime of at least 4 years ■ No roller fractures or pollution ■ No oscillation during production breaks necessary ■ High positioning accuracy

■ Variable furnace lengths ■ Short lead times ■ Installation on existing foundation A FURNACE MATCHING YOUR UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS AND ACCURATELY ADAPTED TO YOUR PRODUCT. ATMOSPHERE ■ Air ■ Nitrogen with natural gas ■ Gas and/or electric heating ■ SiC rad iant tubes at top and bottom ■ Cycle time down to 10s ■ Removable furnace covers ■ Life cycle on-site support

WITH FOCOS 4.0 THERE'S MORE TIME FOR IMPORTANT THINGS FOCOS 4.0 real time process control and documentation system. ... How can I get a better overview of my production? ... How can I improve and simplify my analyses? ... How can I integrate the data from my furnace plant into my IT infrastructure? We've heard these and similar questions from our customers, and they are the reason we developed the new FOCOS 4.0. This software offers you priceless insight into your production. FOCOS 4.0 - YOUR ADVANTAGES AT A GLANCE ■ Simple, fast analysis of your production (including "offline workstations")...

niEHEiin Heat Treatment Systems AICHELIN Ges.m.b.H Fabrikgsgasse 3 A- 2340 Modling Telefon: +43 (2236) 23 646 - 0 Telefax: +43 (2236) 22 229 [email protected] www.aichelin.com Member of AICHELIN Group Subject to technical changes. heatXpress / Ima /E/0417