Business View Magazine | December 2018

facilities in Poland (SECO/WARWICK Group HQ) will be per the established Retech standards with the focus on maintaining all expectations associated with the Retech brand.The Ukiah offi e will retain its experienced engineers, leading technical direc- tors, technologists, and service staff. Key leadership roles will continue to be fill d and Retech’s unique R&DCenter will continue to be built up.Ultimately,the companywill thenmaintain awest coast offi e,along with the recentlyopened east coast offi e in Buffalo, NY. Retech’s President,Earl Good,describes the restruc- turing as“an effort to both strengthen our organization and satisfyour customer’s expectations.Ultimately,we are confident that the n worganizational structure and footprint will enable Retech to bemuch closer to our global customers while improving our competi- tiveness in the industrial markets we serve.” Retechwill nowbe better positioned to support both large capital projects while also satisfying the regular, dailycustomer service needs that clients demand and deserve.This transformation has taken place due to efforts byboth the Retech and SECO/WARWICKman- agement teams as a purposeful reinvestment into the company,with themost significant beneficiaries bei Retech’s customers. Retech is theworld’s leading supplier of Electron Beam (EB) and Plasma (PAM) ColdHearth furnaces for melting and refining titaniumand titaniumall ys. Retech advanced vacuummetallurgical systems also includeVacuumArcRemelt (VAR),VAR Consumable (Skull) Casting,EB and PAMConsolidation furnaces, PlasmaWelders,Vacuum Inductionmelting (VIM), Precision Investment Casting (DS/SC/EQ),ColdWall Inductionmelting and casting,VacuumHeat Treating, and GasAtomization for metal powder production. All furnaces are available in various sizes and configurations from simple laboratory scale to large, RETECH SYSTEMS LLC custom engineered systems. In addition, Retech provides customers access to a wide range of in- house resources, including technology, and material and process development. Identifying customer needs, as well as understanding the importance of producing relevant, viable, and cost-effective tech- nologies, is the foundation upon which Retech is built.According to Good,“We supply a lot of furnaces to the aerospace and medical industries–any- where there’s a need for nickel or titanium or alloy materials to be melted down and made into other products.Our customers all buy similar furnaces, but they each have things they request that make them unique as far as the special ingredients they use. They vary in size and output, and it’s all designed to make a certain part or provide a certain function within their process.” Whereas some competitors provide standard-type furnaces and others provide lower cost equipment, the advantage Retech brings to the table is provid- ing large customized furnaces that are specifi to each customer’s application- tailoring offerings to customers’ needs.All Retech furnaces are electric; melting is done using high power under a vacuum.There is, indeed, an art to the metal melting process.Many customers choose to install the equipment on their own and Retech provides onsite oversight.Other customers want Retech to do the installation.The company also has a full after-market service department for ongoing cus- tomer support. Good reports “For the power supply,we work continually with providers and give them guidance to improve their equipment, and AT A GLANCE RETECH SYSTEMS LLC WHAT: Custom melting furnace manufacturer WHERE: Ukiah, California / Buffalo, New York WEBSITE: www.retechsystemsllc.com