Seco/Warwick, headquartered in Świebodzin, Poland, is celebrating 35 years as a supplier of heat treatment and vacuum metallurgy technology. The company traces its origins to 1991, when Seco/Warwick Ltd was established through a partnership between Polish engineers associated with Lubuskie Termotechnical Works Elterma and the US-based Seco/Warwick.

Prior to the formation of Seco/Warwick Ltd, engineers who had previously worked at Elterma established Trans-Vac, where the first vacuum furnace was reportedly built in an adapted stable in Wilkowo. Contact with representatives of the US-based Seco/Warwick organisation led to the establishment of the joint company on June 1, 1991.