IGE offers a range of axial, forward curved, radial, and backward inclined fan designs that are suitable for tempering processes of various scales and configurations. IGE offers innovative shaft sealing methods that ensure process stability, energy efficiency, and improved safety and offers both air-cooled and water-cooled designs.
Paired with IGE’s high-quality fabrication, 3-step precision balancing process, our fan units can more than double the usable service life compared to common competitor equipment and significantly reduce operating costs and maintenance work.
Tempering is a heat-treating process typically used in the production of hardened steels to reduce brittleness and internal strains resulting from a quench process. The process involves heating the metal to a specific temperature, holding it there for a specific period of time, then cooling at a controlled rate. Higher temperatures will result in higher ductility but lower strength and hardness values. Lower temperatures maintain higher strength and hardness, but at the cost of low ductility. The tempering process is common in industries that use hardened steel including automotive, aerospace & defense, industrial machinery, and the broader steel industry.
Given high temperatures, typically 600-1400°F (300-750°C), and the need to maintain tight temperature control, uniformity, and cooling rates, high temperature fans are critical. At best, incorrect or lower quality equipment will lead to inconsistent process conditions, low energy efficiency, and elevated maintenance costs. At worst, such equipment can create real safety issues for your team and generate excessive quality waste & asset downtime.
