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‘No Smoke’ tempering furnace technology from Italy

The insulating material used for the furnace coating, developed by NASA researchers, maintains the temperature of the external panels at under 40°C and so saves energy. The inside ventilation conveyor system main- tains even distribution of the inside temperature, even when loading the furnaces with four to eight baskets. Working temperature is controlled by high-accuracy microprocessors and by controlling the motors through frequency converters for adjusting the speed to the production requirements. The tempering process is a key issue for spring manufacturing costs, but is also an ecological matter relating to air pollution. For this reason the No Smoke System is used in all spring tempering furnaces produced by Agibi Progetti.

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components) and doesn’t need chimneys, even with very oiled springs. The system is also said to be very low maintenance. An automatic four-station basket loading system facilitates running the line overnight, when power costs are reduced.

Agibi Progetti states that its new family of horizontal chamber furnaces for spring tempering allows energy saving with environmental compliance. The Progetti patented No Smoke System totally eliminates fumes (the system converts fumes into harmless air

Agibi Progetti Srl – Italy Fax : +39 045 9230408 Email : info@agibiprogetti.it Website : www.agibiprogetti.it

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