Heat_Treating_Oven_-_Salient_Characteristics.docx

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technical Division (NSWC IHEODTD) requires the manufacture and installation of a heat treating oven. The system will be used in the Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant (NIROP) Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL) in Rocket Center, WV. This Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated (GOCO) facility is establishing a Rapid Response Manufacturing Center (RRMC) for the Navy and has several projects that require the use of the EOS M290 metal printer. The heat treating oven is required for post-processing of the printed parts.

The Government requires the following minimum specifications:

· Electrically Heated

· Air Circulation Chamber Furnace

· Minimum work space of 600mm x 800mm x 600mm (W x D x H)

· Temperature max at least 1250°C

· Temperature uniformity ± 5°C

· Inert Gas Box or equivalent

· Automatic gas supply system

· External controller w/pc connection (RS 422)

· Monitoring software