Growth projected for specialist heat treatment services

摘要

DEBBIE Mellor, MD of metallurgical and laboratory service specialist Keighley Laboratories, is projecting 25% growth for the firm's heat treatment business. Much of this increased customer demand is being driven by its gas-fired pit furnace facility, one of only a handful in the UK, which accommodates metal components vertically and enables processes like carburising, case hardening, carbonitriding and tempering to be carried out with minimal distortion, in accordance with precise customer specifications. The company has also commissioned a new jig to enable an even wider range of components to be processed, including large rectangular blocks.