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VCST Installs AFC-Holcroft UBQ Furnace

February 11, 2011

VCST Industrial Products, headquartered in Belgium, has purchased another AFC-Holcroft Universal Batch Quench (UBQ) furnace for installation in their plant in Leon, Mexico.This will be the fourth UBQ furnace AFC-Holcroft has provided to this facility. The furnace has effective working dimensions of 36-48-36 inches, is gas fired and will be used to process various precision-machined gears for powertrain applications in automotive and off-road applications.This furnace will be equipped with AFC-Holcroft's new high/low endo gas flow design, which reduces operating costs. AFC-Holcroft partner MATTSA will be building the furnace and installing on site.