Sinterite, a Gasbarre Furnace Group Company, St. Marys, Pa., recently installed a continuous belt furnace for development of sintering, brazing, annealing, and heat treatment applications at the new Air Liquide Shanghai Research & Technology Center. The center houses offices, showroom, laboratories, and a pilot demonstration department.
The Sinterite Furnace is a nine-zone, 12-inch-wide continuous belt atmosphere furnace design with numerous processing capabilities. The electrically heated furnace is capable of operation to 2100°F and rapid cooling with the advanced technology Sinterite HyperCooler. Additionally, multiple configurations of atmosphere gas setups are possible (H2, N2, NH3, O2, CO2).
The process control system has advanced capabilities for monitoring and recording for process development. The furnace, primarily designed for the powder metallurgy sintering process, has dedicated delubrication, sintering, and cooling sections. The Sinterite HyperCooler inline rapid cooling system provides for traditional protected atmosphere cooling and sinter-hardening of compacted powder metal components.
Sinterite designs, manufactures, and services custom continuous belt and batch furnaces for sintering, steam treating, annealing, brazing and heat treating applications. Sinterite’s design includes alloy and ceramic muffles, powder-handling equipment, custom fabrications, and the exclusivel HyperCooler, sinter-hardening system.
