Seco Warwick Allied has been designing and manufacturing equipment for the steel industry since 1971. It will adapt this technology for the NAFTA region and manufacture the equipment in their 110,000 square foot USA facility.

Mr Keith Boeckenhauer president of Seco Warwick Corp said that "The combination of Seco Warwick Corporation's long experience in furnace design and manufacture, and the proven process technologies of Seco Warwick Allied, will enable us to supply high value, world class equipment to the NAFTA region steel industry."

Mr Kailash V Nasta VP of Seco Warwick Allied said that "We look forward to providing our up to date technology that meets international performance standards at competitive prices to steel manufacturers throughout the NAFTA region."

Seco Warwick Allied has designed and manufactured over 200 H2 Annealing bases up to 120 tonne capacity. The H2-HC system may be used for both wide and narrow width coils using cracked NH3/H2 gas as a protective atmosphere. The system uses high convection heat transfer with hydraulic clamping and mechanical locks for safe operation. Dehumidification and coil cooling & storage systems are available. High convection heat transfer provides optimum temperature uniformity, which, in turn, produces a higher he quality crystalline structure, reduced decarburization and homogeneous physical properties of the annealed material.