Salt Furnace Equipment
Item # 3484 - Two (2) AJAX Salt Bath Austemper Lines
I. Larger, Hoist operated Line Rated at 2,300 lb/hr:
High Heat: Installed New in 2007,
Austenitize Furnace with 8 over the wall electrodes, Rated for
1700F, Work Zone 48"L x 51"W x 57" Salt Depth, 440kW transformer
Quench: Installed New in 2007, Work Zone
60"L x 51"W x 52" Salt Depth
Temper: Three (3) station Tempering Furnace
Rinse: 3 station
Rinse/Oil Tank
Chain transfer system, needs some work
Price: TBD
II. Smaller, Chain operated Line Rated at 1,500 lb/hr:
High Heat: Refurbished in 2008, Austenitize
Furnace with 4 over the wall electrodes, Rated for 1700F,
Work Zone 33"L x 36"W x 57" Salt Depth (7000 lb of salt), 275 kW transformer
Quench: Installed New in 2005, Work Zone
60"L x 42"W x 54" Salt Depth
Temper: Three (3) station Tempering Furnace
Rinse: 2 station
Rinse/Oil Tank
Hoist operated transfer system with Carousel loading station,
New in 2007
Price: TBD
Item # 3350/S005 - Holcroft Austempering Lines (3 available) New Lower Price
This is a cast link belt furnace, electrically heated with an operating
temperature of 1750F.
Belt width is 48” X 21’ long (heated length). Automatic shaker pan loading
system. Salt
quench tank with discharge conveyor. Wash tank with conveyor. Rinse tank
w/conveyor.
Parts dryer with conveyor. Height over belt 7-3/4". Asking price $110,000 USD
loaded
on to a truck.
Item #3452/S007 Salt Bath System.
Automatic Upton used for only 3 years. Capable of Austempering/Martempering. Excellent instrumentation package complete with Pre-Wash, Pre-Heat, High Heat, Quench, Air Cooled Station, Temper, Post Rinse and wash. Swing arm transfer mechanism, side mount hoist, rated at 800 lbs/hr complete with canopy enclosure load & unload station. Asking Price: $135,000.00
Item #3540/S011 AFC Austempering Line.Model # MBA-30-96, S/N 60866-71. Work area approximately 30” wide X 117” (heated section) X approximately 3-4” over belt. Rated for 500-600 pounds/hour. Maximum temperature 1700F. Electrically heated 480/3ph/60cycle. Line includes Eriez magnetic conveyor loader, Hi-Vi vibratory feed and Metro Scale weighing and loading system, AFC furnace and salt quench, AFC wash system, air cool station, exit conveyor and in line Weber cryo unit. Furnace has re-circulating fan. Barber Colman temperature controller, over temp and circular chart recorder, Barber Colman salt level controller and Marathon over-view carbon control system. Footprint (overall system) 36’ wide X 50’ long (approximate). Overall system appears to be in good condition. Approximately 10 years old. Asking $125,000 USD
Item #3541/S010AFC Mesh Belt Austemper Line.Operating life of equipment was 1979-2005. Equipment was in full production until plant shutdown. The equipment was refurbished in 2002 by Great Lakes Company (located in the Detroit area). Rework on the austenitizing furnace consisted of all new Yokogawa temperature control instruments with paperless temperature and carbon control recording, all new recuperated radiant tube burners, re-work of cold belt return and water sealing under the furnace. Original AFC hand drawings are available. Original AFC operating instructions are available.
Technical Details Austenitizing Furnace• Production capability is 900 pounds per hour based on belt loading of 10#/ft2 and time in the furnace of 26 minutes. • Furnace belt 36” wide x 16’-8” effective length. Roller hearth design with variable speed. • Three (3) zones of temperature control with one (1) zone of automatic carbon control. • Paperless recording of temperature and carbon. • Burner input of 2,500,000 Btu/hour with 5 HP combustion air blower.
Austemper Tank • Capacity of 85,000 pounds of salt. Insulated tank with a maximum temperature of 750°F. • Quench conveyor is 42” wide with variable speed control. • Quench curtain pump is 2 HP. Salt agitation pump is 18” diameter propeller with 7½ HP motor. • Gas fired heating system is 1,000,000 Btu/hour with 3 HP combustion air blower. • Individual temperature controls and separate gas safety train.
Holding Tank • Capacity of 85,000 pounds of salt. Non-insulated tank. • Gas-fired heating system, 1,000,000 Btu/hour. • Temperature controls, combustion air blower and gas safety train shared with the austemper tank through a selector switch.
Wash Tank and Rinse Tanks • Capacities 1200 gallons of water. • Mesh belt conveyors 42” wide with fixed speeds.
Asking Price: $200,000 USD.
New & Used Salt. Reclaimed salt consisting of a total of 23,280 lbs (24 blocks X 970 lbs). Blocks are wrapped and palletized - $ 0.38 US/lb. Also available is new salt, 16,500 lbs (17 blocks X 970 lbs) - $ 0.82 US / lb
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