Intelligent Heavy Plate Q&T Line | 5 Key Upgrades for Plate Flatness Control

Project Delivery: Three Heavy Plate Quench & Temper Lines Completed and Shipped

Recently, three sets of self-developed Heavy Plate Q&T production lines manufactured by Forever Electromechanical have passed factory joint commissioning, full-load testing and export packaging, and were shipped to a large overseas steel mill. As another landmark bulk export project in the wide and heavy plate heat treatment sector, the equipment will be used for mass quench and temper production of high-strength structural plates, wear-resistant plates and engineering machinery heavy plates after installation, filling the client’s gap in high-end heavy plate heat treatment capacity. Faced with the overseas customer’s strict metallurgical standards, continuous production requirements and tight delivery schedule, the project team coordinated scheme design, core component machining, electric control programming and machine commissioning simultaneously. All acceptance items were completed on schedule to ensure stable round-the-clock operation at the overseas steel plant.

Line Advantages: Precise Temperature Control to Tackle Key Industry Pain Points

This heavy plate Q&T line adopts continuous induction heating technology, integrated with roller conveying, uniform quenching, tempering holding, online inspection and straightening units, which is specially optimized for the heat treatment difficulties of thick steel plates. Conventional heavy plate heat treatment often suffers from uneven surface hardness, large deformation, surface decarburization and high energy consumption. Equipped with a high-precision closed-loop temperature control system, the line adjusts heating power and cooling flow by zones to achieve uniform metallographic structure across the plate section, and stably meet the required strength and impact toughness indicators. The whole line supports storage of process parameters and one-click recipe switching for flexible production of multiple steel grades. It improves the yield rate and cuts unit energy consumption greatly compared with traditional gas-fired furnaces, matching the low-carbon transformation trend of overseas steel mills.

medium frequency steel plate heat treatment line

Customized Solution Tailored for the Steel Mill’s Product Mix

The three delivered lines are not standard general models. The technical team carried out special customization according to the customer’s product specifications, annual output and steel grade range. The client mainly supplies high-strength heavy plates for construction machinery, mining equipment and offshore engineering, with stringent requirements on plate tolerance and mechanical property consistency after heat treatment. Forever Electromechanical optimized the roller load-bearing structure, quenching header layout and length of the tempering section. Online hardness sampling and data traceability modules are configured to store process records of every single plate for quality control and third-party inspection. The electric control system supports multi-language operation and remote diagnosis access, lowering maintenance difficulty for the overseas plant.

Global Layout: Exporting China-made Induction Heat Treatment Solutions

In recent years, demand for high-end heavy plates keeps rising worldwide. Many overseas steel mills are phasing out outdated heat treatment equipment and switching to efficient, intelligent induction Q&T solutions. Forever Electromechanical focuses on

steel plate induction quenching and tempering equipment, covering quench and temper lines and induction heaters for bars, bolts, grinding balls, heavy plates and pipes. Its products have been exported to metallurgy, fastener and wear-resistant material enterprises across Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East and other regions. The bulk delivery of these three heavy plate lines further strengthens the company’s competitiveness in the global wide heavy plate heat treatment equipment market. The team will follow up on arrival, on-site installation, commissioning and operator training, providing one-stop technical support to help the customer steadily produce high value-added heavy plates and expand the global influence of intelligent Chinese heat treatment equipment.

Overseas manager:Mr. Wang

Email:tom@foreverfurnace.com

Phone/Wechat/Whatsapp:+8613303078975