• Process Applications:

  • Thick film firing of noble metals
  • Low Temperature Cofired Ceramic (LTCC)
  • Glass annealing
  • Other high-temperature air atmosphere applications

• General Application Parameters:

  • Maximum Temperature Rating: 1050° C
  • Atmosphere System: Designed for air atmosphere.
  • Heating Method: Ceramic fiber block with embedded resistive wire heating elements.
  • Cooling Modules: Free and forced convection/conduction. Both air and water available as standard equipment.
  • Clearance above Conveyor Belt: 1-8 inches (25-200mm).
  • Belt Widths: 6-60 inches (150-1500mm).

Advantages

Rated to 1050°C, the 1500 Series has no muffle and features an ultra-clean low-mass refractory heating chamber. The 1500 Series heats from ambient to 850°C in less than 20 minutes, and is designed to sustain continuous on/off heating and cooling cycles resulting from alternating periods of production and non-use. Distinctly unlike other conveyor furnaces, the SierraTherm 1500 Series is an energy efficient precision thermal processing system which provides unequaled performance by way of:

• Three tiers of graded, power-saving insulation reduces energy bills.
• Innovative atmosphere distribution and management eliminates thermal shock.
• Vigorous extraction of burn-off effluents across entire chamber width improves yields.
• Integrated burn-off condensate entrapment/collector inhibits process contamination.
• Stable, unsurpassed temperature uniformity control ensures consistent "firing" results.

Included as standard equipment on the 1500 Series is the powerful and convenient Windows-based MicroTherm PC Control, Profiling, and Monitoring System, first developed and introduced by SierraTherm in 1992.