Thinking back to our high-school days often brings a smile to our faces. As a freshman, the daunting task of picking a foreign language to study fell to The Doctor’s mother, who immediately chose Latin for him.

Wisconsin Oven Corp. shipped an electrically heated annealing furnace to a firearm manufacturer. The conveyor furnace, which has a maximum temperature rating of 1400°F (760°C) and a normal operating temperature of 572-1202°F (300-650°C), will be used for annealing an assortment of brass and bronze firearm caps. Work-chamber dimensions measure 3 feet wide x 9 feet long x 6 feet high.

Magnetic Specialties shipped a 360-KVA, three-phase, 60-HZ transformer for use in wire annealing. The transformer features an extended primary winding with multiple taps to adjust the output voltage of the high-current secondary. The tap can easily be changed via the three-phase tap switch mounted to the front of the enclosure.

L&L Special Furnace Co. Inc. supplied an electric box furnace to a Midwestern engine manufacturer that produces parts for large industrial engines, motors and steam generators. The furnace, which has an effective work zone of 22 inches wide x 18 inches high x 22 inches deep, is used for hardening and annealing of a range of components employed in equipment manufacturing. The unit includes a complete digital control system, over-temperature protection and a counterbalanced vertical door for ease of loading.

Lewco sold a custom car-bottom oven rated for a maximum temperature of 1300°F to an industrial manufacturer. The electrically heated oven, which will be used for annealing steel parts, has a workspace of 72 inches wide x 140 inches deep x 90 inches high. Manufactured and designed to NFPA 86 Class B standards, it is supplied with a rear-mounted heater box with 324 kW heat input and a 38,000-CFM high-efficiency circulation fan delivering dual airflow evenly throughout the workspace.

REMIX S.A. commissioned an electric chamber furnace line dedicated to the heat treatment of die forgings.