Alternative methods to conventional vacuum heat treatment technology

摘要

Heat treatment processes should be described according to four technical fields which are combined in order to build the appropriate installation: heating, regulating a given gas or vacuum environment, cooling and ensuring the mechanisation of the parts. Furthermore, uphill and downhill constraints have to be taken into account: parts flow, parts handling, post processes, to make sure all economical and production aspects have been considered. Dr. Dipi. Ing. Thierry Sperisen of Solo Industrial Furnaces Ltd in Switzerland discusses three alternative processes.