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Birchwood Casey Introduces
The BC-40E TRU TEMP® Process Line

BC40E

Eden Prairie, Minnesota: Now manufacturers can enjoy the benefits of an in-house black oxide process line at about half the cost of earlier systems. Priced under $8,900, Birchwood Casey is now offering a seven-tank process line, with full black oxide capabilities, at a price that is an exceptional value.

The new BC-40E TRU TEMP system is pre-engineered to set up quickly and operate safely. It utilizes seven individual tanks, each measuring 16 x 24 x 24 inches deep, and occupies a footprint of just 3 x 12 feet. The tanks are rugged and unbreakable. They are rotomolded of heavy weight, high-density polyethylene or polypropylene, and are supplied with all the necessary components: heaters, plumbing connections, tank lids and chemical products.

"Manufacturers and fabricators now have another low cost method available for reducing black oxide production costs," reports Mark Ruhland, vice president of Birchwood Casey. "The complete BC-40E TRU TEMP line, supplied with all the chemical products needed, is priced under $8,900. Setting up an in-house blackening line is now more economical than ever. Easy to learn and safe to operate, these lines produce high quality black oxide finishes and can often be operated by workers in adjoining CNC, screw machine or parts washer cells, without adding new employees. An in-house BC-40E TRU TEMP line usually pays for itself in a very short time."

Using the patented Birchwood Casey TRU TEMP black oxide process, the new BC-40E tank line provides the owner with all of the advantages of an in-house system – a high quality, Mil-Spec compliant, black oxide capability with a 25-minute turnaround time. It provides ultimate control of quality, scheduling, and cost of finishing operations that is not available with outside black oxide services.

The TRU TEMP process contains no EPA regulated chemicals, so there is no need for waste treatment. The rinse waters are sewerable as non-hazardous discharge. The initial capital investment is a small price for all the benefits this system offers.