4D Quench® / UniCase Master – Single‑Piece Flow Vacuum Quenching System
The 4D Quench® / UniCase Master is a vacuum heat-treatment system designed for individual hardening of components such as gears, shafts, bearing races, rings and sleeves.the system uses a vacuum heating chamber combined with a high-pressure nitrogen quench chamber. Parts are heated under vacuum, preventing oxidation and surface contamination, and then quenched using a proprietary multi-directional gas-flow system.
The quenching chamber uses a specialized arrangement of cooling nozzles surrounding the part from all sides as well as above and below, enabling true ‘3D’ quenching. In addition, rotation of the part during quenching creates a fourth dimension, resulting in ‘4D’ quenching for exceptional uniformity. This approach delivers oil-quench-equivalent performance without the use of oil or helium. The system ensures low distortion, high precision, excellent repeatability and full single-piece flow integration for in-line manufacturing.
- • Single-piece flow vacuum heat-treatment system
- • 4D nitrogen quenching (multi-directional gas flow + part rotation)
- • Vacuum heating chamber for clean, oxidation-free processing
- • High-pressure nitrogen quenching (no oil, no helium required)
- • Adjustable cooling-nozzle configuration for different part geometries
- • Fully automated operation with part tracking
- • Integration with in-line CNC and production systems
- • Eliminates furnace fixtures and press tooling
- • Suitable for gears, shafts, bearings and precision components
- • Excellent distortion control, reduction and prediction
- • Absolute precision and repeatability of results
- • Improved safety with no fire or explosion risk
- • Clean vacuum surface finish with no oxidation or decarburization
- • No need for oil, washers or cleaning chemicals
- • Environmentally friendly, safe operation
- • Eliminates use of press quenching and its disadvantages
- • Reduced machining cost thanks to lower distortion
- • Full traceability and reporting for each individual part
- • All press-quenching steels
- • Gears, shafts, bearing races, rings and sleeves
- • Precision components requiring distortion-controlled hardening
- • Ideal for in-line manufacturing and CNC-integrated production
The system is designed to comply with industrial vacuum hardening and nitrogen quenching standards.
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