SECO/WARWICK (Meadville, Pa.) has sold a 6-bar, high-pressure quench furnace to Coperion Corporation. Coperion will use the furnace for its heat-treating facility in Virginia. The unit is an advanced cold-wall, front-loading vacuum furnace incorporating high-pressure gas quenching. The furnace is equipped with a 24-inch x 24-inch x 36-inch hot zone and is rated for 1,300 pounds at 2400°F.

The furnace is of a compact design with an internal recirculation blower and heat exchanger, requiring minimal floor space. The furnace’s pumping system, power supply and cooling systems enable a wide range of industrial heat-treatment applications, including quench hardening, degassing, annealing and solution heat treatment of tool steels.