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[November 2009]
Centorr Vacuum Industries Scores Success With Sintering Furnaces
Centorr Vacuum Industries (Nashua, NH, USA) has received orders for two high temperature sintering furnaces for 2009-2010 delivery from customers in the USA and in South America.
The designs include a 2 cu ft and a 12 cu ft design for SiC and B4C sintering. These new furnaces build on the success of CVI's experience in non-oxide ceramics and tungsten carbide hardmetals with modifications made specifically for higher temperature SiC and B4C processing.
Centorr's design includes robust graphite tube and block elements designed for use to 2450°C, with single or multiple control zones for excellent temperature uniformity. The upgraded graphite insulation design provides for long-term service even in the presence of process off-gassing and binder contamination, while the new dual flowthrough Sweepgas® system allows more effective ‘sweeping’ away of these binders and process contaminants.
Furnace control is via PLC/Programmable Controllers with Centorr's optional custom designed HMI visualisation interface. Centorr’s new Sintervac SiC is available in sizes of 2, 3, 4.5, 9, 16, 24 and 54 cubic foot volumes.
Centorr Vacuum Industries is a high temperature vacuum and controlled atmosphere furnace manufacturer with an installed base of over 6,000 units worldwide. The furnace offering ranges from large commercial and production units with hot zones over 3m x 3m to smaller lab and R&D furnaces for use at temperatures over 3500°C.
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