Business View Oceania | December 2019

87 88 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA DECEMBER 2019 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA DECEMBER 2019 diameter and upwards of 18-20 feet long. We have a design that uses the jet velocity air impinging on the logs, heating them much quicker than what was done 15 or 20 years ago. Those logs are then used in aerospace, automotive, building materials, packaging, etc. We also have a trade name for our drop bottom furnaces, called ‘VertiQuench’, used primarily for aerospace applications, but can also be used for automotive parts. This is a furnace that takes the load upwards of eight feet in the air, depending on the load size and then, when the heating cycle and the processing cycle is done, it drops those parts into a quench bath, typically water, very quickly, to freeze the alloy components in the correct metallurgical matrix for the part. While these are technologies that others supply, the way we circulate the air and how the air hits the load is unique to us.” Another product group manufactures equipment for the heat treatment of aluminum and controlled atmosphere brazing (CAB). As shown by Seco/ Warwick in numerous installations around the world, technical experience and an innovative approach make the CAB solution the preferred joining technology for battery cooling plates within the hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and electric vehicles (EV) market. The automotive market, which currently is both very vibrant and demanding, provides for 30 percent of Seco/ Warwick customers. The idea that the future belongs to electric vehicles is a hot topic, nowadays. The question is not whether, but when, e-mobility will spread globally and what it means for automotive component manufacturers. The views on this matter are divided. According to the forecasts by the International Energy Agency, in 2030, only 40 percent of vehicles around the world will be driven by a combustion engine, and the majority of the market will be consumed by hybrid and electric vehicles. Other, more skeptical automotive market analysts believe that in 2050, only 25 percent of cars sold worldwide will be electric. According to Bloomberg and ING, in 2020 the difference in Industrial Gas Engineering Co., Inc. ENGINEERS – MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH TEMPERATURE FANS UP TO 2200° F IGE is a long time proud partner of SECO/WARWICK and we are widely recognized as the leader in the high temperature fan industry. We have a line of standard products and specialize in designing custom fans for special applications. We offer complete fan units as well as housings and have very fast delivery times. Our fans are designed, engineered, manufactured and tested in our plant located near Chicago in Westmont, IL and shipped all over the world. HEAT TREATING | GLASS | DRYERS | FOUNDRY | RECYCLERS | MINING | BRICK | AUTOMOTIVE | REFINERY 100-130 EAST QUINCY ST., WESTMONT, IL, 60559 630.986.4440 | sales@IGEFANS.com | www.IGEFANS.com THE SECO/WARWI CK GROUP