Solar Manufacturing, Sellersville, Pa., announces that it has been commissioned by Magnetic Shields Ltd. of Kent, England, to design and build one of the largest horizontal vacuum furnaces in the United Kingdom.
The new HFL-7496-EQ vacuum furnace, being built with a SolarVac Polaris control system, will be designed to accommodate loads up to 48 x 48 x 96 inches, with a maximum weight of 5000 pounds. Operating at a vacuum level of 10-5 Torr, this new furnace will be able to reach temperatures up to 2400°F. It will feature a partial-pressure hydrogen gas process and an external quench system designed for negative pressure quenching.
According to Rick Jones, VP of International Sales at Solar Manufacturing, “Solar Manufacturing is very pleased to be selected as the supplier to further support Magnetic Shields in leading the production of equipment for the medical industry and other high technology applications, specifically, high performance large magnetic shields and low field shielded rooms.”
Magnetic Shields Ltd. Director Colin Woolger adds, “The new furnace will enable us to more than double the maximum size of shields we can now produce in one piece, and also increase the general heat treatment capacity for our growing company. This order was awarded, in no small part, due to the superb reliability of our existing Solar Manufacturing furnace. It has revolutionized the consistency and quality of our magnetic heat treatment process, a key stage in the manufacture of all of our shielding products. We look forward to the new furnace arriving later this year.”
