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∙ Establishment of Fulcrum
In July of 2013 Fulcrum is established in Shanghai, a team of young engineers bring together their experience in vacuum technology and material processing to design and manufacture advanced & high-quality vacuum heat treatment furnaces.
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∙ Delivery of Fulcrum first semi-automatic line
In June 2014 Fulcrum engineers are engaged in their first challenging project: the delivery of the Company first semi-automatic line of 8 vacuum furnaces.
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∙ Delivery of Fulcrum first vacuum vertica furnacel uum
In February 2015 Fulcrum delivers its first vertical vacuum furnace.
The system is in the “bottom loading” configuration, it is provided with high vacuum pumping group and it offers a perfect solution for the heat treatment of vertical aero-engine parts.
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∙ Delivery of Fulcrum first LPC – Low Pressure Carburizing furnace
In April 2016 Fulcrum delivers its first low pressure carburizing vacuum furnace. It is a single chamber system, with an innovative configuration for the circulation of the high-pressure gas, to guarantee maximum quality of the process.
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∙ Delivery of Fulcrum first multi-chamber LPC – Low Pressure Carburizing furnace
In December 2017 Fulcrum delivers its first multi-chamber LPC vacuum furnace.
Quenching is achieved by lowering the load inside an oil tank, separated from the heating chamber by a vertically installed gate valve.
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∙ Delivery of a 25 bar quenching LPC furnace
In March 2018 Fulcrum designs & manufactures a special LPC furnace to meet the requirement of a prestigious customer in the automotive industry. The furnace is also the system with the highest quenching pressure in China.
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∙ Delivery of the first Fulcrum furnace to South America
In May 2019 Fulcrum delivers its first high pressure vacuum heat treatment furnaces to South America, to a Brazilian commercial heat treater.
Several Fulcrum furnace systems are shipped to Brazil in the following years.
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∙ Delivery of the first fully automatic low-pressure carburizing heat treatment production line
In June 2020 Fulcrum delivers its first fully automated heat treatment line to a major aero-engine manufacturer in China.
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∙ Delivery of the first fully automatic hybrid heat treatment production line
In September 2021 Fulcrum delivers its first fully automatic hybrid modular heat treatment line, complete with low-pressure carburizing and high-pressure gas quenching cells.
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∙ Delivery of its largest vacuum brazing furnace
In August 2022 Fulcrum delivers its largest vacuum brazing furnace to date.
∙ Beginning of works for the new production plant
In September 2022 Fulcrum begins the works on its new – state of the art - production plant in Shanghai, to support the growing demand for its vacuum furnaces and the growth of the Company in the international markets.
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∙ Fulcrum Company has achieved one breakthrough after another
In the short period of 10 years since the company was founded, Fulcrum Thermal Technology Co., Ltd. has delivered more than 300 sets of heat treatment equipment to customers in Chinese Mainland, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. We have developed and improved a low-pressure carburizing expert system, a nitriding expert system, a nitriding dual variable control system, and a stainless steel nitriding core equipment. We have developed a third-generation high overload high-power water-cooled motor with all the independent development capabilities for vacuum starting of the motor, breaking the technological monopoly of foreign countries, and enabling China to truly have its own high-end heat treatment equipment.
—— Bigger goals ——
Fulcrum Thermal Engineering is walking alongside customers on the path of larger (loading capacity), faster (cooling speed), higher (quenching pressure), and more intelligent (fully automated production line). While creating value for customers, it realizes its own vision: to help customers change the world.