Ipsen, Inc. Ships 4th Vacuum Furnace To Conbraco Industries, Inc. Conway, S.C.

Cherry Valley, IL (August 17, 2009) – Ipsen, Inc. has shipped a new TurboTreater vacuum furnace to Conbraco Industries, Inc. a leading manufacturer of plumbing and heating products, water gauges, pop safety and relief valves, marine fittings and backflow prevention devices.The model H5448 horizontal loading vacuum furnace will be used for hardening stainless steel castings. The furnace features a patented 12 bar nitrogen internal quench system, an energy efficient graphite hot zone with shaped graphite heating elements capable of processing temperatures up to 2,400 ÜF, and a CompuVac interactive control system. The unit has a 36Ó (914mm) x 36Ó (914mm) x 48Ó (1,219mm) hot zone and is capable of handling loads up to 3,500 lbs. This shipment represents the fourth TurboTreater acquired by Conbraco Industries, Inc. They currently have H5448 2-bar, H6060 6-bar, and H5448 10-bar vacuum furnaces.

About Ipsen, Inc.
Ipsen, Inc. designs and manufactures thermal processing systems including vacuum heat treating equipment, atmosphere furnaces and advanced thermal process control systems. With manufacturing operations worldwide, the most sophisticated research and development facilities in the industry, and the largest installed base, Ipsen, Inc. offers innovative solutions and technical expertise to improve the efficiency and performance of your heat treating applications. Ipsen, Inc. maintains manufacturing plants in Rockford, IL, Souderton, PA, Kleve, Germany, Calcutta, India and Shanghai, China.

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