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Thermal Technology recently delivered a large Astro Group 1700
automatic vacuum/hydrogen furnace to the Argonne National Laboratory.
Thermal Technology welcomed the opportunity to work with Argonne to meet their
requirements for brazing in a variety of different applications.
The
Argonne specification requires the furnace to operate up to 1600°C
in a hydrogen atmosphere or vacuum. To
meet these goals Thermal Technology supplied a model
APF‑1836-MS furnace system. The
APF-1836 is a bell-jar type furnace with the main heating element
measuring 18 inches in diameter by 36 inches high, providing a work zone
15 inches in diameter by 30 inches high.
The heating element is fabricated from molybdenum sheet and
provides approximately 2000 square inches of radiating surface area facing
the work. Trim heaters,
manufactured of molybdenum stock, are installed at each end of the work
zone to insure a high degree of temperature uniformity.
Fully automatic process control and unattended operation are
facilitated by a Honeywell controller/programmer with a multi-loop
workstation.
Similar
systems to the one shipped to Argonne have been successfully applied to
other processes such as co-firing of metallized ceramic products and
sintering of metals and ceramics. These
types of systems have been supplied for use at temperatures up to 2500°C
and are in production and R & D facilities around the world.
The
nation’s first national laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory conducts
basic and applied scientific research across a wide spectrum of
disciplines, ranging from high-energy physics to climatology and
biotechnology. Argonne is
operated by the University of Chicago as part of the U.S. Department of
Energy's national laboratory system.
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1700 Automatic
Vacuum/Hydrogen Furnace
At
Thermal Technology our primary goal is to provide customers with
superior quality high-temperature furnace systems that meet their
requirements in a cost-effective manner.
We enjoy technical challenges, and we strive to continuously
improve the design of our equipment, efficiency of our manufacturing, and
effectiveness of our communications.
For
more information on our innovative high-temperature furnace designs please
contact:
Thomas
C. Clappier
VP Marketing and Sales
Thermal Technology
Astro Division
1911
Airport Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Telephone (707) 571-1911
Fax (707) 571-8098
E-mail: sales@thermaltechnology.com
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