Specialty Steel Treating Installs Ipsen Low Pressure Vacuum Carburizing Furnace

Cherry Valley, IL (July 29, 2009) – Specialty Steel Treating in Fraser, MI has recently completed the installation and start-up of their new Ipsen AVaC™ (Acetylene Vacuum Carburizing) low pressure carburizing furnace. The single chamber furnace has a 24" (610mm) x 36" (914mm) x 24" (610mm) workspace with a 2 bar gas quench.

Specialty Steel Treating is a commercial heat treating company based in Fraser, MI with three plants in Michigan and one in CT. They are a leader in vacuum carburizing gears for the aerospace and automotive markets. This unit has the Ipsen AVaC control system for low pressure carburizing with Acetylene.

For additional information about Specialty Steel Treating visit their website at www.specialtysteeltreating.com. More information about Ipsen vacuum carburizing furnace systems can be found on the Ipsen website.

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: Mark Heninger, Sales Manager, at 800-727-7625.