It's Vertical - It's Horizontal...it Flips!
The T-M Vacuum VH-HV Flipper furnace is the first of its kind, remarkable versatility for all of your developmental and production needs. Within its all-stainless steel chamber is a horizontal 6" x 6" x 12" deep work zone that can also be flipped vertically for an 8 ̋ x 12 ̋ work zone. With capabilities of up to 50 pounds of material for brazing, tempering, austenitizing, hardening, stress relieving, sintering, bonding, and many other custom processes.
With its standard all metal hot zone a precision heating environment of up to 2000°C can be achieved with precise temperature uniformity.
The specially designed hot zone to chamber ratio enables a faster pump downtime utilizing its standard turbo-molecular pumping system. Add the inert gas on-board quick cool system and your process times can be remarkably fast!
Once you have determined your specific process parameters, enter it into the touch screen PLC control system and you have a completely automated process with data logging!
The VH-HV Flipper furnace is a completely self-contained unit, requiring no reassembly at your facility, and it is compact for floor space economy! Simply plug connect your electrical service, water, gas, and air and away you go!
Specifications
Temperature Capabilities and Controllability
13 series - 1315°C (2400°F)
16.5 series - 1650°C (3000°F)
20 series - 2000°C (3632°F)
- ± 1 degree controllability
- 1-zone heat control with independent PID loop control
Vacuum Pumping System
- Standard pump downtime
- Atm. 0.1 Torr - 7 minutes
- 10-5 Torr Scale - 15 minutes
- Mechanical pump - net pumping speed: 6.9 cfm
- Turbo pump - net pumping speed: 270 l/s
Optional Inert Gas Quick Cool System
- Free air displacement gas/water heat exchanger
- Frame-mounted heat exchanger
Available:
- Multiple process gas capability
System Controls
State-of-the-art PLC control system with automatic control and data logging of all system functions. System operation is defined by user created recipes stored on the system. More than 20 user friendly screens display all set points and operating data. Process parameter can be accessed and stored on the system in real time for historical reference or as customer required documentation. A GUI 6" touch screen display provides ease of operation.
- Independent over-temperature control
- Digital vacuum display on PLC screen
- Center of load thermocouple
- Standard Emergency Stop
Available:
- Multiple-survey thermocouples
- Multiple mass flow controllers
- 100% hydrogen operation @1 Torr partial pressure or up to 2 psig
Operating Pressure Range
- High-vacuum to 2 bar
- Working pressure at maximum temperature: high-vacuum to 1 Torr (higher pressures available)
Hot Zone Construction
- Horizontal usable work zone 6"W x 6"H x 12"D, 0.25 ft3
- Vertical usable work zone 8" dia. x 12"D, 0.84 ft3
- Work load capacity 25 lbs. vertical and 50 lbs. horizontal
- Cylindrical, hot zone comprised of six (6) high temp/low resistance molybdenum band heater elements
- Heat shielding is composed of molybdenum layers in stainless steel containment
- Complete hot zone is easily removable as a unit for fast maintenance and less downtime
- Horizontal molybdenum hearth assembly is 6"W x 12"D
- Vertical molybdenum hearth assembly is 8" dia.
Available:
- Tungsten insulation
- Graphite and tungsten heating elements
- Graphite insulation
Chamber
- All stainless steel construction including head-end closure and water-jacketing
- Dual-wall chamber configuration designed to allow complete water-to-surface contact
- Stainless steel dual-wall, water-cooled door
- Water cooling for power feed-thru is external to vacuum chamber, eliminating the possibility of water leaking into the chamber
- Four clamp over center manual clamp/locking door
- Working pressure: Full vacuum to 2 bar (6 bar available)
VH-HV Flipper™ Vacuum Furnace System Showcase