Heat Treatment

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We work with the heat-treatment industry to keep the process competitive. Our heat treatment specialists develop total solutions help achieve:

• Versatility in furnace use.
• High quality product, with low reject rates.
• Reliable furnace performance.
• Higher throughput.
• Lower costs through minimizing the use of expensive atmosphere components.
• Safe environmentally friendly operation.

Our Products and Services for Heat Treatment

Full solutions

We have over 35 years experience in developing innovative total solutions for:

• Heat treatment processes – our atmosphere systems include:
  • The supply of gases.
  • Patented technology.
  • Equipment and process control.

We share our experience with the industry through our specialist website catweb (www.catweb.boc.com).

Specialist products

We provide a range of specialist products for the heat treatment industry, including:

• Fuel Gas Process products including Propane, propylene, acetylene, MAPP and hydrogen - for flame processes such as flame hardening, flame cleaning and spraying.
• Gaseous chemicals – products for blanketing and degassing and ammonia for annealing, nitriding, sintering. 
• Welding and Cutting products and services, such as:
  • Welding and Cutting gases – oxygen, helium, argon, shielding gas mixtures.
  • Equipment & Consumables – including:
    • Welding machines, welding torches, cutting torches, gas regulators.
    • Welding electrodes, fillers, welding wire.

Products and Services for Industrial Facilities

• Air conditioning gases – for climate control in production premises and offices.
• Instrument calibration– special gas mixtures for calibration of laboratory and process control instruments.
• Emission testing – special calibration gases for accurate monitoring of air quality to ensure your workplace is safe and compliant with increasingly stringent health and safety and environmental legislation.
• Water treatment oxygen, carbon dioxide, chlorine, sulphur dioxide and ammonia for cost effective effluent treatment.
• Health and safety equipment,  a large range of personal protective equipment and resuscitation packs.
  • Customer safety audits– to identify unsafe work practices and recommend appropriate control measures.
  • Safety training– staff training in safe handling of gases on the shop floor and in the laboratory.