Modern Industries has the equipment and ability to process parts from multiple steels and alloys within a wide range of sizes. Batch furnaces are equipped with oil or water quench, protective atmospheres, state of the art computerized controls, and constant monitoring/data collection of all processing parameters in our furnaces. We regularly provide our atmospheric heat treating services to companies from the automotive, aeronautical, aerospace, medical, military, and tool & die industries with reliable network systems and process techniques.
Processes include:
- Normalizing – We use normalizing to make metal components tougher and more ductile. Metal is heated and then slowly cooled to allow the microstructure of the metal to harden.
- Hardening – Our hardening process involves heating metals to a higher degree than the critical transformation temperature then cooling it down quickly to create a tougher and more durable component.
- Annealing – When subjected to our annealing process, metals have their number of atom dislocations decrease to improve ductility and hardness while making it particularly machinable and formable.
- Carbon Restoration – Our carbon restoration process heats metal in an atmosphere with high carbon levels to increase the amount of carbon on the surface. This is used to cultivate varying levels of hardness depending on the level of carbon used.
- Carburizing – When we use metal component carburizing processes, we take components that have low carbon levels and increase the carbon content to facilitate hardness and wear resistance.
We specialize in Deep Case Carburizing to .25 of an inch and beyond.
Our Gas Application Capabilities
Depending on the details of the job, we can apply several different gasses to our atmosphere heat treating process to maintain quality and achieve the desired result.
Hydrogen
Our processes use hydrogen to reduce atmospheric oxygen in applications that require oxidation prevention. This will result in a cleaner finish as hydrogen works to facilitate mechanical properties like ductility and hardness through uniform treatment.
Nitrogen
Nitrogen is primarily used in our processes to stabilize furnace atmosphere when operating at high temperatures. Because of this, it is an essential component of the hardening and annealing processes to create more resilient components. We leverage our nitrogen expertise for all materials that require reliability and performance.
Argon
We use argon in our atmosphere heat treating services to create an inert atmosphere suitable for metals that are sensitive to hydrogen and nitrogen. High-tech industries like electronics and semiconductors often use sensitive materials that require precise conditions that are non-reactive to maintain their essential properties.
Precision Atmospheric Controlled Furnaces
Our batch furnaces are designed to facilitate precision and repeatability for consistently reliable results in our atmosphere heat treating processes. The versatility of our furnaces allow our customers to have specific and unique needs fulfilled that would otherwise not be possible with simple off-the-shelf solutions.
Industries Served
- Aerospace/Defense
- Diesel Engines
- Automotive Drive Trains
- Oil and Gas
- Medical Devices & Equipment
- Energy
- Semiconductor/Printed Circuit Board
Benefits for Our Customers
When you work with Modern Industries, you can enjoy a wide array of benefits from the largest source for heat treating in Northwestern Pennsylvania and one of the largest in the tri-state area.
- Our processing variables are digitally tracked and archived for a minimum of seven years.
- We have an on-site Metallurgical Testing Laboratory.
- Corporate trucking and logistics are offered as a value added service.
- Our quality certifications include ISO-9001:2015, IATF-16949:2016, and Nadcap.
- We have local partnerships with several plating, tinning & galvanizing, and forging companies.
