Multi-furnace Quenching Cell with Shared Manipulator | Discussion Checklist

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1. Workpieces and process
Grade, incoming condition, representative shape/section, target properties and adopted specification.
Heating/soaking requirements; quenching medium and use conditions; transfer-timing start/end and permitted time.
Whether post-quench tempering is required, allowable delay and downstream interfaces.

2. Furnace group and discharge windows
New build or retrofit; existing furnace count/types, door locations, loading heights and opening clearances.
Each furnace's cycle, batch mass, shifts, discharge window and whether staggered discharge is permitted.
Existing temperature-control, door and control-interface documents.

3. Trays and manipulator
Total workpiece, tray and tooling mass and centre of gravity; tray shape and hot distortion.
Fork clearance, supports/location, pickup/set-down positions, rail travel and lifting height.
Existing manipulator information or proposed shared-equipment scope.

4. Quenching and site
Tank count, medium, operating conditions, immersion/removal method and tank occupancy.
Circulation, agitation, heat exchange, exhaust and other utilities.
Building layout, travel aisles, segregation zones, service space and abnormal-load parking positions.

5. Targets and delivery
Conforming output, representative batches, effective production time and changeover frequency.
Equipment supply, existing-equipment interfaces, foundations, utilities and site-work responsibilities.
Representative-load and scheduling-conflict validation; equipment and product inspection items.

Calculate shared-cell capacity from the complete cycle and schedule; do not simply add individual furnace ratings.
This checklist supports preliminary discussion, not equipment-capability or transfer-time guarantees.