Ipsen, Inc. Ships Vacuum Furnace To Central U.S.

Cherry Valley, IL (June 15, 2009) – Ipsen, Inc. has shipped a H5448 2-Bar Quench TURBO TREATER® Horizontal Vacuum Furnace to an aerospace manufacturer located in the Central United States. This enhanced TURBO TREATER® has a work zone size of 36" (914mm) x 36" (914mm) x 48" 1,219mm) (W x H x D), with a gross load weight capability of 3,000 lbs. at 2400°F. The unit offers reduced power consumption, a compact floor print, and provides for quick hot one removal in less than one hour for maintenance. The vacuum furnace includes a robust graphite heating system element assembly with convection assisted heating, and an energy efficient 2" thick graphite thermal insulation pack consisting of a carbon composite hot face backed by four layers of graphite felt. The insulation is housed in a carbon steel gas distribution plenum for uniform gas distribution into the workload. The Ipsen COMPUVAC® control system offers many features including DIGITRIM® an automatic multi-zone tuning feature, virtually unlimited recipe storage, real-time and historical trending, and modem capability for remote diagnostics. The unit is designed and engineered to meet AMS 2750 D code requirements.

About Ipsen, Inc.
Ipsen, Inc. designs and manufactures thermal processing systems including vacuum heat treating equipment, atmosphere furnaces and advanced thermal process control systems. With manufacturing operations worldwide, the most sophisticated research and development facilities in the industry, and the largest installed base, Ipsen, Inc. offers innovative solutions and technical expertise to improve the efficiency and performance of your heat treating applications. Ipsen, Inc. maintains manufacturing plants in Rockford, IL, Souderton, PA, Kleve, Germany, Calcutta, India and Shanghai, China.

For more information, contact: Tom Heninger, Sales Manager, at 800-727-7625.