Normalising: a charge glowing on the way out of the furnace
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Inside the works
The furnaces, the quench, the laboratory and the people, photographed on the floor at Nazarathpettai.
34 photographs · 5 videos
VideoHardening: a charge lifted from the furnace into the oil quenchHardening: the charge going into oil tank 1, 7,500 litresA charge at temperature, lifted from a pit furnaceBogie hearth furnace F3Pit type furnacesPit type furnace F5Tempering furnace F2Oil and water quench tanks beside the pit furnacesVideoOil quench tank, agitated by its impellerVideoThe oil and water quench tanksVideoAgitation flow in the quench tankHeat exchanger for the quench oilCooling towerRockwell hardness tester and furnace control panelsMetallurgical laboratoryLaboratory: hardness testers and specimen preparationInspection areaInspection on the shop floorProcess areaThe shop floor and officeReceiving areaIncoming components at receivingReceiving area, loaded for the dayFasteners fixtured for treatmentDispatch areaTreated components ready for dispatchDaily production planJob status boardSafety board at the factory entranceOfficeA customer meetingThe team outside the worksIndustrial visit: explaining the processVideoIndustrial visitIndustrial visit: at the pit furnaceIndustrial visit: a charge in the furnaceIndustrial visit: students outside the worksIndustrial visit: a visiting batch