Lindberg/MPH, Riverside, Mich., announces the shipment of a heavy-duty box furnace that reaches a maximum temperature of 1500°C for processing glass. The furnace design was customized to the customer’s specifications by moving the heating elements (which are typically designed to be mounted on the roof and floor of the furnace) to the sidewalls. This design change was necessary to prevent any melted glass from spilling onto the elements during processing.
The maximum temperature rating of this box furnace is 1500°C, and it has work chamber dimensions of 12x14x12 inches. This heavy-duty box furnace has insulating vestibules and is equipped with directly hinged, insulated plug doors. The insulating door plug serves as a convenient loading platform in the open position.
An internal vent located in the top center of the vestibule aids in dissipating the initial heat surge that occurs when the door is opened. Heating elements are horizontally positioned on either side of the heating chamber. The heating chamber is constructed of high-temperature graded insulation, providing excellent thermal efficiency.
“At Lindberg/MPH, we know our customer’s applications require tight temperature uniformity,” says Kelley Shreve, Applications Engineer. “This heat-treat box furnace provides precise temperature uniformity, rapid response rate, dense load capability, and process repeatability, which were all essential to our customer’s process.”
