SyncroTherm - Heat Treatment System and Processes for Lean Production

摘要

To improve quality and operating efficiency, modern production is based on lean production philosophies. Although mechanical manufacturing followed this requirement since a long time, heat treatment in many cases is still not integrated in the manufacturing chain. The development of vacuum heat treatment and high pressure gas quenching technologies allows integrating heat treatment into the production environment. Recently, the introduction of a new vacuum heat treatment system, SyncroTherm, permits to directly integrate heat treatment into the manufacturing chain to provide complete solutions for One-Piece-Flow (OPF) and small-batch production.