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Rapid cycling
September 1st 2011 When facing the introduction of a
new manufacturing process to its
Gloucester production facility, the
abrasives division of a major
multinational manufacturer
of advanced ceramic
materials called on
Carbolite to rapidly replace
some large raised hearth
furnaces that had reached
the end of their useful lifespan.
The application requirement
called for a rapid cycling batch
furnace capable of de-binding and
sintering 100kg of graphite matrix
with a ceramic powder inclusion at
up to 1000°C, under a reducing
atmosphere of nitrogen and
hydrogen. Although the
application did not
require an afterburner,
it was vital
that a 600 x 1200mm
Inconel 601 retort was
used to contain the
nitrogen/hydrogen
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