Design, Manufacture, Supply & Commission of Electric Furnace for University of Strathclyde AFRC
University of Strathclyde · Awarded contract
AwardedDesign, Manufacture, Supply & Commission of Electric Furnace for University of Strathclyde AFRC
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University of Strathclyde awarded a contract to Thermserve for the design, manufacture, supply, and commissioning of an electric furnace integrated with a multi-functional open, closed, and isothermal forging press and manipulator.
The system required Industry 4 levels of control, accuracy, and repeatability to provide a highly instrumented system capable of recording and controlling all process inputs and outputs necessary to understand and record forging conditions within each mode of operation.
The equipment was installed at the University of Strathclyde Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) in Inchinnan, Glasgow.
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Design, Manufacture, Supply & Commission of Electric Furnace for University of Strathclyde AFRC
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