Massive earth-moving machinery used in resource projects like mines and the Alberta oil sands must be extremely robust to operate reliably day-in day-out.

Aberfoyle has been heat treating and quenching a critical part of the drive coupling in these types of trucks for a customer. These large castings require heat treatment at temperatures near 1500F followed by an immediate quench and tempering process to ensure the maximum level of toughness is imparted in these components.

We have been using furnace #2 for this job due to it's high temperature capacity and the large quench tanks that can accommodate these types of parts.