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Gearbox del Prat, situated in Barcelona, Spain is the central manufacturing unit of gearboxes to Seat, with a daily production of some 3000 gearboxes.

Uponor AB situated in the middle of Sweden, is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of plastic pipes and plastic coated steel pipes for the building industry. The company has some 450 employees and is marketing their products in more than 30 countries.

STG, Svensk Tryckgjutning AB, located in southern Sweden, specializes in die-casting products in aluminum and zinc for customers in the automotive, electronics, engineering, transport and construction industries.

Reliable production with no unscheduled shutdowns is a particularly vital production requirement for the automotive industry.

Carburizing normally takes place at 930°C (1700°F) but in this case, the Japanese company Dowa Mining Co., increased the temperature to 1050°C (1920°F) and the furnace capacity some 30 % with the help of Tubothal® system. The first commercial high temperature con­ti­nuous carburizing furnace was a reality, and it is here to stay.

Lark Heat Treating is a commercial heat treater located in Northwest Houston, TX, USA. Founded in 1978 by brothers Frank and Gene Clark, the company has grown to a 50 employee operation that specializes in a wide range of heat treatment services mainly to the oil, gas and petrochemical industries.

Badia S.A. (Tratamientos Badia, S.a.) was established in 1964 as an independent heat treatment company in a suburb of Barcelona, Spain. The company operates today a number of different furnaces like rotary hearth, continuous rotary, continuous shaker, sealed quench, pit furnaces and induction furnaces, all electric. The furnaces are equipped with Kanthal® metallic heating elements, Tubothal® elements in Kanthal® apM radiant tubes and Kanthal® Super molybdenum disilicide (MoSi2) heating elements.

The majority of tubes used today in gas heated heat treatment furnaces are of the SER (single ended recuperative) design. The limiting factor for the lifetime in this system is normally the inner tube, which is exposed to a significantly higher temperature than the outer tube. A common material for inner tubes is nickel-chromium.

Kosta-Boda is famous throughout the world for the artistic excellence and technical quality of its crystal glass and crystal artware. Kosta-Boda traces its history back to the 18th century. An electrically heated feeder with Kanthal® Super molybdenum disilicide (MoSi2) heating elements has been playing its part in maintaining the superb quality of Boda products

KIMAB, corrosion and metals research institute, is situated in central Stockholm in Sweden and serves the Swedish steel industry and other research institutes with information services, technical and manufacturing support, materials and materials processing development, product design and development, consultancy and various material testing services.