1) Background of Line Expansion & Transformation

As the tool and fixture manufacturing sector grows in the Philippines, many companies are moving from pure machining to integrated “machining + heat treatment.” After the first bogie furnace had run stably for a period of time, changes in order mix and increased volume caused queues during peak times, making annealing a new bottleneck again.

2) Customer Product Mix & Bottlenecks

The customer produces various cutting tools and fixtures, including batch-standard parts and many small-batch, custom fixtures. After installing the first bogie furnace from Wuxi Wondery, most annealing jobs could be done in-house, but during peak order periods, different batches had to queue for the single furnace, impacting delivery schedules. The customer decided to add a second 1900×900×900 mm, 900°C bogie furnace and split workload by part type.

3) Dual-Furnace Configuration & Coordination

Wuxi Wondery Industry Equipment supplied a second bogie furnace with the same working dimensions and temperature rating as the first:

• Working chamber: 1900×900×900 mm;

• Maximum temperature: 900°C;

• Control: same controller model and HMI.

The two bogie furnaces are scheduled by part category: one focuses on high-volume standard parts, while the other mainly handles custom fixtures, small-batch trials and urgent orders. This reduces interference between different annealing recipes. A unified control system makes it easier for supervisors to monitor the status of both bogie furnaces.

4) Post-Expansion Operation & Customer Experience

After the second bogie furnace was commissioned, annealing queues were significantly reduced. Standard parts and custom fixtures can be scheduled on separate furnaces, making delivery times more predictable. Because the two bogie furnaces share the same structure and control logic, operators can switch between them with almost no additional training, and spare parts management is more centralized.
The customer commented that Wuxi Wondery’s dual bogie furnace solution substantially increased annealing capacity without adding much management complexity, laying a solid foundation for potential night shifts or larger order volumes.

5) Takeaways for Similar Plants

For tool manufacturers in the Philippines and elsewhere transitioning from outsourced heat treatment to in-house facilities, a “dual identical bogie furnace” upgrade strategy offers a way to scale annealing capacity while keeping process consistency. The bogie furnace solution from Wuxi Wondery Industry Equipment provides a practical, repeatable model for this type of expansion.