The Moroccan company Special Steel and Thermal Treatments (SATT), installed in the industrial acceleration zone of Kenitra, inaugurated a new site on Wednesday, during a ceremony chaired by the Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour. With an investment amount of 21 million dirhams (MDH), this new factory, with an area of 2,200 m2 and fitted with the latest generation equipment, will have as its main activity the heat treatment of aeronautical, automotive and mechanical. This is a metallurgical process that transforms the crystallographic structure of these parts and thus considerably increases their lifespan and their resistance to various mechanical stresses.
Speaking on this occasion, Ryad Mezzour affirmed that it is a “pioneering project led by a Moroccan company”, stressing that its high value-added activity provides a strong and essential link in production and maintenance. parts in the key sectors of Moroccan industry and contributes to the development of the aero-engine sector that the Kingdom aims to boost. The local industrial fabric, he said, is gaining expertise by integrating these new professions in line with national strategic priorities to develop in depth the aeronautical and automotive ecosystems. “As we have supported this project, as part of the “assembly” ecosystem, we will continue to support any innovative local initiative capable of contributing to the strengthening of the value chain of Moroccan industry”, he said. added.
Equipped with furnaces equipped with the most advanced technologies, this site will carry out several heat treatments, namely high-vacuum quenching aimed at reinforcing the mechanical characteristics of the parts so that they are resistant to traction, rupture, wear and fatigue. This type of treatment is carried out using a vertical oven in accordance with the AMS 2750F aeronautical standard, quenching up to 10 bars of pressure and able to heat up to 1200°C.
It should be remembered that SATT relies on the expertise of more than 30 years of its parent company Moroccan Metallurgical Treatments (FMTM).
