DTI-1031 Muffle Annealing Furnace
Customer directive
Our customer wanted to create an indexing single part flow inert atmosphere production furnace system to match, and seamlessly integrate into, the customer’s entire existing manufacturing process at a production rate of 45 seconds part to part. The customer’s then existing process included inefficient batch furnace staging of parts at this point in the process.
Description
The DTI-1031 muffle annealing furnace anneals glass components used in the automotive industry. In this particular project, DTI did not provide the custom conveying system. The customer provided all of the custom tooling and conveying chains to move the product through the oven. The process includes product being loaded into custom tooling via a pick and place system. The product travels through the furnace at a rate of approximately 1″ (25mm) per second throughout the entire system. After the product travels through the heated portion of the furnace for the first 12′-0″ (3658mm), it then enters a cool down portion for the final 6′-0″ (1829mm). Bulbs are removed from the custom tooling via a pick and place system.
Specifications
| Chamber External Dimensions | 18′-0″ L x 2′-1″ W x 1′-4″ H (5486mm x 635mm x 406mm) |
| Interior Dimensions | 18′-0″ L x 0′-5″ W x 0′-6″ H (5486mm x 127mm x 152mm) |
| Base Frame | 3′-11″ H (1194mm) |
| Insulation Thickness | 10″ (254mm) ceramic blanket |
| Heat Source | Electric Infrared Panels |
| Design Operating Temperature | 1200°F – 1500°F (649°C – 816°C) |
| Maximum Operating Temperature | 1500°F (816°C) |
| Operating Voltage | 480-volt / 3-phase / 60-hertz |
| Control | Programmable cascading control system |
Alternative capabilities
Davron Technologies, Inc. provides process specific industrial inert atmosphere oven applications, including the following:
- Industries Served: Automotive, Pharmaceutical / Medical, Aerospace, Glass, Composites
- Materials/Parts Processed: Castings, Glass, Plastics, Steel, Engine Components, Cast Steel/Aluminum
- Process Applications: Inert Stress Relieving, Inert Atmosphere Annealing, Inert Atmosphere Batch, Inert Atmosphere Conveyor/Continuous
