Eight zone tube furnace for controlled temperature profiles
Achieve precise temperature control for advanced material processing with an eight-zone configuration, ensuring uniform heat distribution and customizable profiles ideal for applications including chemical vapour deposition and heat treatment.
Controls Temperature Profiles in Multizone Processing
The AZ 13/32/360 from Carbolite Gero is an eight-zone tube furnace designed for precise and customizable temperature profiling, enhancing efficiency in complex material processing applications. With independently controlled zones, it excels in chemical vapor deposition and heat treatment, producing semiconductor wafers, graphene films, and high-performance alloys. Its innovative design ensures uniform temperature distribution, reducing variability and enhancing product quality. Suitable for continuous, automatic, and manual operations in industries like chemical, semiconductor, and advanced materials research, it comes with automation options, including Siemens SPS control, and offers customization in tube materials and diameters to cater to specific process requirements, such as those involving harsh environments and reactive atmospheres.
Benefits
- Enhances process precision with individually controlled temperature zones, improving product consistency.
- Extends uniform temperature length, allowing for complex thermal profiles crucial in advanced material fabrication.
- Reduces operational costs with efficient insulation, minimizing energy waste.
- Accommodates a range of tube materials for tailored resistance to chemical environments.
- Facilitates seamless integration into existing systems with versatile automation and programmable control options.
- Applications
- Metal powders,Fine chemicals,Coating materials,Chemical vapour deposition,Heat treatment applications,Material processing
- End products
- Battery cathode materials,Advanced ceramics,Pharmaceutical intermediates,Graphene films,Nanomaterials,Titanium nitride coatings,Tungsten carbide powders,Semiconductor wafers,Silicon carbide coatings,High-performance alloys
- Steps before
- Chemical vapour deposition preparation,Precursor material evaporation,Tube setup and calibration
- Steps after
- Sublimation of vapour onto substrate,Quality analysis and data recording,Cooling and removal of substrates
- Input ingredients
- precursor material,reactive gases,substrate
- Output ingredients
- chemical vapour,coated substrate
- Market info
- Carbolite Gero is renowned for designing and manufacturing high-temperature laboratory and industrial furnaces and ovens, offering expertise in heat treatment solutions, with a reputation for quality, reliability, and precise thermal processing across various industries.
- Number of Zones
- 8
- Temperature Uniformity
- ±5 °C
- Maximum Operating Temperature
- 1800°C
- Heating Element Symmetry
- Highly Symmetrical
- Insulation Material
- Ceramic Fibre
- Insulation Layers
- Multiple Overlapping
- Control Type
- Touch Panel Interface
- Automation
- Available with Siemens SPS
- Cooling Requirement
- No Water Cooling Required
- Temperature Control
- Individual Zone Control
- Data Logging
- Available
- Tube Diameter Options
- Quartz,Ceramic,Metal
- Atmosphere Options
- Modified Atmosphere,Vacuum
- Vacuum System Options
- Rotary Vane,Turbomolecular Pump
- Temperature Profile Control
- Linear,Peaks,Custom Profiles
- Over-temperature Protection
- Available
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / Siemens SPS
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Temperature profile control
- Linear / Peaks / User-defined
- Heating zones control
- Eight-zone individual control
- Uniform temperature distribution
- ±5°C
- Cooling method
- Convective cooling / No water cooling needed
- Over-temperature protection
- Available
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Yes
- Temperature resistance
- Up to 1800°C
- Cleanability
- High
- Density/particle size
- Suitable for various sizes
- Material types
- Quartz,ceramic,metal
- Over-temperature protection
- Recommended
- Control panel type
- Touch panel
- Machine footprint
- Compact,built-in control module
- Insulation type
- Thick ceramic fibre insulation
- Number of zones
- Eight
- View inside
- Thermocouples,ceramic fibre insulation
- Machine cooling
- Convective cooling,no water cooling needed
- Control panel type
- Touch panel interface
- Heating zone customization
- Eight individual zones
- Temperature control system
- Manual to full automation
- Integration possibilities
- RS232,RS485 or Ethernet communications
- Tube materials
- Quartz,ceramic,metal
- Atmosphere management
- Modified atmosphere and vacuum assemblies
- Cooling method
- Convective cooling
- Water cooling for specific assemblies
- Automation system
- Siemens SPS control with touch panel
- Insulation customization
- Ceramic fibre insulation with specific overlap