by Dade Ronan | Aug 28, 2018 | News, CSI, Furnaces and Ovens, Programming
THE MYSTERY An aluminum extrusion company experienced a fire in one of their billet heaters, which damaged the machine and melted critical components inside the electrical control cabinet, along with a good part of the interconnecting wire. This was a high-demand...
by Staff Writer | Jul 25, 2016 | CSI, Furnaces and Ovens
THE MYSTERY An aerospace manufacturer contacted ACES with concerns about a 45′ conveyor oven used to heat-treat primer on aircraft parts. The oven was brand new from the manufacturer, purchased as an improvement over a defunct oven with unusual sensors: the...
by Staff | Jul 30, 2010 | Control Systems, CSI, Furnaces and Ovens
THE MYSTERY A manufacturer of large metal extrusions for the aircraft industry called ACES to the scene of a 40’ drop bottom furnace. The furnace had failed its most recent NADCAP audit because the hot junctions of the thermocouples recording the high and low limits...