Quench for Heavy and Thin Plates
Tenova LOI’s quenching technology is precisely tailored to the customers’ growing requirements on process security, quality and flexibility.
The innovative portfolio includes the hQuench® for heavy plates, the tQuench® for thin plates, the sQuench® for steel strip and the iQuench® for a wide variety of quenching modes.
Overview
The quenching facility is the key component of a heavy plate quenching and tempering line.
Tenova LOI Thermprocess offers tailored quenching technologies like the hQuench® for heavy plates, the tQuench® for thin plates, the sQuench® for steel strip and the iQuench® for a wide variety of quenching modes.
Market success in the sector of quenching lines for high-quality steel plate is only possible with quench technology designed on the basis of comprehensive in-depth process expertise in combination with an effective overall automation concept based on mathematical modeling.
Tenova LOI's quench is the perfect companion for mass produces as well as for niche producers due to its high flexibility and reproducibility.
Tenova LOI is the leading company in this field of quenching technology since the middle of the 1990s with more than 30 successful installations all over the world. Experience in combination with improvement guaranties the best quality.
Technical data
Tailored design for specific plate dimensions
Even water supply over width
Exact alignment of top and bottom systems
Patented nozzle/roller system
Continuous and oscillating mode
3rd generation metallurgical model
Innovation
Comprehensive in-depth process expertise
Best flatness after quenching
Best plate surface quality
High process reliability
High flexibility
Very good reproducibility
Mechanical and electrical design and automation from a single source
Plate dimensions
- Thickness: 2.2 – 100 mm
- Width: up to 4,900 mm
Safety
No man on the floor
Low maintenance requirement
Automation
Fully automated process
Large number of quenching modes
Fast and precise water flow control
Digital
Intelligent process models for optimization
- Mathematical Furnace Model (MFM)
- Mathematical Quench Model (MQM)
- Plate Flatness Modell (PFM)
Remote Services
Video Furnace Inspection
Monitoring Systems
Related Solutions
Europe
Holger Kehler
General Manager Sales Heat Treatment Flat Products, Tenova LOI Thermprocess
Modernization, Service & Spare Parts
Marc Reynaert
Head of Revamp & Modernization, Tenova LOI Thermprocess
