Furnaces & Ovens-STE

STE delivers "fit for purpose" designs to global industry sectors:

1)Fabrication

2)Petrochemical

3)Composite materials

4)Aerospace

5)Automotive

6)Power generation

7)Glass

Stock Thermal Equipment (STE)

STE designs, manufacturers & supplies quality heat treatment equipment & furnaces. Innovation, versatility, comformance-STE works with customers to deliver a heat treatment solution tailored to their requirements & specification.Over 50 years comprehensive experience as a market leader, our reputation for expertise & excellence is renowned, products quality are recognised globally, high safety standard, durability & reliability. GLOBAL PRESENCE......LOCAL SUPPORT

Automatic Thermocouple Attachment Unit

A wide range of basic furnace and oven designs to suit most requirements:

1)Front loading

2)Top loading

3)Bogie hearth

4)Roller cover

5)Split cover

6)Workshop ovens and furnaces

7)A range of electrode ovens

Furnaces

STE designs furnaces for most applications from compact workshop units to large industrial bogie hearth furnaces. The furnaces are produced to suit a range of heat treatment process requirements, including :

- Annealing, Ageing, Hardening, Solution heat treatment, Normalising, Stress relieving.

Ovens

STE ovens provide an excellent solution to the strict temperature uniformity requirement for heat treatment of today's specialised materials. STE's ovens are designed to carrying out a variety of thermal processes on metal alloys, glass and composite materials, providing flexible and cost effective solutions.

On Site Heat Treatment-Oil & Gas

Heat treatment processes, include post weld heat treatment of vessels, spheres and other fabrications, curing of coatings, refractory dry-outs utilising Cooperheat high velocity gas / oil burners. The versatility and relative ease of transportation allows the required heating process to be applied at site or workshop anywhere in the world.

Post Weld Heat Treatment(PWHT)-Spheres

Mineral wool insulation is applied to outside of the sphere or vessel to contain the heat. Cooperheat high velocity burners are fired through the top/ bottom man-way. Thermocouples are used to accurately monitor the temperature. This method turns the spheres/ vessel into its own furnace.

PWHT Vertical & Horizontal Vessels

Various types and configurations of vessels & storage tanks may be post weld heat treated by insulating the vessel/ storagetank on the side. Then, fired internally & exhausted through suitable, available openings. Cooperheat high velocity burners enable excellent temperature distribution & uniformity all times due to the intense scrubbing action.

Solution Annealing

Cooperheat burners have the necessary power to also carry out solution annealing to temperatures up to 1200C following strict safety procedures and risk assessment.

Temporary Furnaces

Cooperheat regularly supply specialist equipment & personnel to construct temporary furnaces at sites. It's an idea solution for heat treatment of fabrications & structures when internal firing is not a practical/ cost effective option. Heat treatment can be carried out using Cooperheat high velocity burners. This can be more cost effective if customer constructs the furnace framework.

Refractory Dry-Outs

Cooperheat high velocity burners is an effective method of curing & driving out moisture from refractory materials used in process industries such as steel, petrochemical, aluminium, glass & other diverse applications. Work under carefully controlled consitions, we eliminate the risk of damage that can be caused by spalling & extend the life of refractory.

Curing of Protective Coatings

The high turn down ratio of Cooperheat high velocity burners, coupled with suitable air volume change ratios, enables excellent temperature control. This is important when operating at the low temperatures normally required for the curing of tank & vessel protective coatings -paints, phenolics, epoxy resins & rubber linings.

On Site Heat Treatment-Electrical

Includes:

1)Preheat services for pipe work, vessels & other fabrications,

2)PWHT services for pipe work & part / complete vessels

3)PWHT of complex fabrications / vessels in temporary furnaces

4)Dry out of refractory linings in process vessels where gas firing is unsuitable/ impractical

On Site Heat Treatment-Electrical 2

5)Expansion of bushes , end caps and metal tyres etc. to fit to wheels and shafts

6)Line decongestion

7)GRP joint curing

8)Solution annealing

9)Curing of advanced composites

OnSite Heat Treatment&Project Management

Comprehensive service for outages consisting the following key elements:

1)Provision of support calculations such as windage & buckling for heat treatment of vertical vessels &saddle calsulations for heat treatment of horizontal vessels

2)Provision of heat treatment specifications & work instructions prior to commencing work to all codes & standards.

Onsite Heat Treatment & Project

3)All necessary safety documentation inclusive of "Task Risk Assessments" & "Safety method Statements"

4)Project management & on site supervision of heat treatment services

5)Execution of heat treatment operations in both electrical & gas techniques

6)Pre outage site visits to advise on merchanical preparation for heat treatment planning & resource allocation.

Automatic Thermocouple-Attachment Unit

Eliminate expensive temperature control and recording errors as well as thermocouple failures! Automatic Thermocouple Attachment Unit(TAU) helps eliminate the risk of expensive rework by enabling accurate temperature control, recording & reducing the risk of thermocouple breaking off during the heat treatment process.

TAU

TAU also used to attach thermocouple for other temperature monitoring applications that require reliable temperature measurement. It can be difficult to attach thermocouples with manual attachment units, which require both hands to operate. TAU require only one hand to operate which can be an important safety feature when working at elevated levels / inaccessible locations.

Ease of Operation & Maintenance

1)Can operate by one person,

2) Single handed operationin automatic mode

3)Simple to operate,

4)No welding skills required,

5)light weight & portable,

6)Recharged simply by connecting to the appropriate a.c. supply

7)Indicating lights show unit charge status & battery status

Operation & Maintenance

8)3 power settings can be selected in both automatic & manual operating modes

9)Automatic switch off after 3 minutes to save battery power

10)Carrying shoulder strap fitted as standard

11)Integral storage compartment for safe storage of pliers, magnet & recharging cable.

Cooperheat Heat treatment Module

STE-Moderm pressure part design places high importance on integrity of welded joints. Where required, successful heat treatment is essential, especially with high performance steels. This requires equipment that can provide accurate control of the cycle parameters, along with uniformity of temperature throughout the geometry.

5 Keys Criteria

1)Value for Money-Fuctionality & versatility Cooperheat heat treament modules with other similar products in the market, you will find they deliver a rapid return on investment.

2)Versatility-Instant access to output channels that can be used for power either 30V/ 60V heating elements without changing any tappings on the transformer/connect additional heating element in series

Keys Criteria-Versatility

-'Advantage 3" digital temperature controller/programmers operate in C /F

-Temperature controllers display both set point temperature & actual work piece temperature

-Transformer secondary tappings allow for supplying power to 30V/ 60V heating treatment cycles simultaneously.

Keys Criteria-3)Operation&Maintenace

-Clear, illuminated digital display showing actual & set point temperatures

-LED indicator light show "power on" for each output channel

-Input/output sockets are located on back panel

-Simple access to transformer tapping board, for maintenance to instruments means a swing hinged front panel

-Connectors provided for simple connection of primary supply cable.

Keys Criteria-4)Fitness for Purpose

-Constructed from high-grade stainless steel giving excellent protection against corrosion, including marine offshore applications

-Large castor wheels to facilitate mobility in normal site conditions

5)Safety-CE marked in compliance with European Safety Directives

-Safe voltages employed-voltage to earth from any single output socket is 32.5V a.c

Key Criteria-Safety

-Automatic protection against transformer coil becoming over heated, by inclusion of thermostats in the core windings

-Primary over-current protection provided by a three-phase circuit breaker

-Low voltage systems and insulated cable connections, eliminate risk of electrical shock to welders working on electrically preheat weld joints.

Spare Advantage 3 Programmer/Controller

Replacement "Advantage 3" linkable, programmer/controller. Supersedes the "Advantage 2" linkable, programmer/controller. Provide user with greater versatility & flexibility. Each "Advantage 3"output communicates with other "Advantage 3" controllers, controlling zones on the same heat treatment & limiting the differential between separate control zones within a single heat treatment.

Advantage 3 Programmer/Controller

When a job requires multiple heat treatment programs, user benefits achieved by:

-Reducing the number of standard 6 channel programmers normally required to heat treat work pieces with different heat treatment cycles

-Eliminating the need for multiple shift working to carry out several separate heat treatment processes for each heat treatment specification.

Advantage3-Heat Treatment Upgrade Kit

Contains necessary parts &instructions required to upgrade any make /model heat treatment unit to provide additional functionality, user benifits & cost savings provided by "Advantage 3" linkable programmer/controller.

Stork reference:12300

Spare Advantage 2 Programmer/Controller

Replacement "Advantage 2" linkable, programmer/controller. Supersede by the improved "Advantage 3" linkable, programmer/ controller though stocks of the "Advantage 2" will be held by STE & remain available until end of 2009.

Stock reference:548-051

Thermocouple wire

Type K nickel chrome/nickel aluminium thermocouple wire, insulated with high temperature glass braid. Recommended maximum temperature 800C. It used to convert the thermal energy at hot junction of the thermocouple to an electrical mV signal which can then be used by temperature control & recording instruments to accurately record & control the temperature of item being heat treated.

Thermocouple wire-Type K

The thermocouple wire is attached directlt to the work piece using the "thermocouple attachment unit " Stock reference:41756(110V unit)/ 41757(230V unit). Conforms to : BS EN 60584-1:1996 part 4, BS EN 60584-2:1993 class 1 & ANSI-MC 96

High Temperature Putty

A small portion of the soft putty is fixed over the hot junction of the thermocouple, which attached to the item being heat-treated. Once the putty dries, after 20 minutes, it hardens to protect the hot junction & help avoid possible short circuit of thermocouple wires which would result in temperature control & recording errors.

Thermocouple Connectors

2 types of thermocouple plugs:

-516-111-->used with compensating cable

-516-125-->"Quick connection"plugs are ideally use with thermocouple wire regular connections are required, can attached to thermocouple wire in seconds & reduces waste caused by the loss of terminal covers.

60A In-line Connectors

Spare connectors for repair of splitters & heating elements. Stock reference:

-508-009=60A brass male connector

-508-010=60A brass female connector

-508-019=60A fibre male sleeve for use with 508-009

-508-020=60A fibre female sleeve for use with 508-010

-508-022=60A fibre pin for use with 508-019 & 508-020

-508-040/M=12.7mm wide copper shim/metre use with 508-009 & 508-010

300A In-line Connectors

Spare connectors for repair of triple cables sets & splitters. Stock reference:

-508-006=300A brass male connectors

-508-007=300A brass female connector

-508-015=300A fibre male sleeve use with 508-006

-508-016=300A fibre female sleeve use with 508-007

-508-021=300A fibre pin use with 508-015 & 508-016

-508-041/M=19mm wide copper shim/metre use with 508-006 & 508-007

300A Panel Mounted Connectors

Spare panel mounted connector sockets for repair of heat treatment modules & heat treatment units. Supplied complete with fibre washer & lock nut.

300A Panel Mounted Connectors-reference

Stock reference:

-508-001= 300A panel mounted sockets

-508-002=300A panel mounted plugs

Splitter Cables

Splitters used to connect multiple heating elements, in parallel, to triple cable sets enable the control of multiple heating elements to be grouped to a single control output from a heat treatment unit to allow accurate zonal temperature control.

Splitter Cables-reference

Stock reference:

-32001---2 way splitter

-32002---3 way splitter

-32003---4 way splitter

-32004---5 ways splitter

Triple Cables Sets

Use with heat treatment units controlling 30V, 40V, 60V & 80V heating elements. 2 double insulated cables for power feed & return, fitted 300A male & female connectors & 1 compensating cable fitted with type K thermocouple plug & socket.

Thermocouple Compensating Cable

Use with type K thermocouple where monitoring & control thermocouple , are required for temperature monitoring purposes.

-30m lengths complete with type K thermocouple plug & socket

-100m rolls without plug & socket (plug & sockets can be supplied separately as required).

Compensating Cable Link Cables

To link controller / programmer thermocouple input to the recorder input. stock reference:

-34013---3m "jumper" compensating lead fitted with 2 type K thermocouple plugs

Programmer/ Contactor Controll Leads

To connect separate, external controller/ programmer units output to power source control input. Stock reference:

-33009---3m, 3-core, programmer/ contactor control lead