ECM Technologies History

1964: ECM started the development of vacuum-furnace technology for high steel-grade brazing applications in aeronautics.

1980: Initial tests of low pressure carburizing and gas quenching

1983: Photovoltaic , development of the first furnace (for polycristaline ingot 60 kg) with Photowatt

1990: Vacuum furnace Hercule 2400°C for Hermes Aerospace, 2400°c , useful volume 8m3

1992: Foundation of ECM Beijing

1997: Contract for 5 furnaces for Photovoltaic silicon ingot of 240 kg for Photowatt

1998: 1st ICBP Horizontal ,vacuum carburizing furnace for mass production of gear boxes, including 20 bar gas quenching device.

1998: Foundation of ECM USA at Kenosha Wisconsin

1999: Nuclear, furnace for MOX sintering

2001-2004: Photovoltaic : Contracts of 22 bottom loading furnaces for Deutsch

2008: 65O vacuum carburizing cells producing worldwide, new testing platform