The project involves the development, design, manufacturing, and implementation of a multi-chamber device for high-efficiency and precise heat treatment, with a deformation reduction system, for direct application in the mass production chain of mechanical transmission elements and bearings. The project is funded by the National Centre for Research and Development under Action 4.1 "Research and Development Work" of the Operational Programme Smart Growth 2014-2020. Project duration: November 19, 2015 - September 28, 2020.
The project is carried out in consortium with Seco/Warwick S.A. as the project leader and the Institute of Materials Engineering at the Lodz University of Technology as a partner.
The aim of the project is to develop, design, manufacture, and commission a multi-chamber device for high-efficiency, individualized, and unified heat treatment of machine parts used in the automotive, transmission, and bearing industries, utilizing innovative technologies such as vacuum carburizing and high-pressure gas quenching. The concept is dedicated to the production of responsible, heavily loaded elements with a wide range of geometric and functional diversity (gear wheels, shafts, synchronizer rings, bearings, etc.) used in mass production."