Solar Manufacturing shipped two identical Mentor® Pro vacuum furnaces to a customer developing advanced alternative renewable energy technologies for large-scale industrial applications.
The research and development team of Solar Manufacturing’s affiliate, Solar Atmospheres, assisted the customer’s engineers to verify the process in the Mentor® Pro. The customer was impressed with the furnace capabilities and the added benefit of its compact footprint.
The Mentor® Pro features a molybdenum shielded hot zone measuring 18” wide x 18” high x 36” deep, capable of temperatures up to 2,500°F, and a workload weight capacity of up to 1,000 pounds. The SolarVac® Essentials PLC-based control system includes the Allen-Bradley CompactLogix PLC, Eurotherm digital recorder, and an HMI/industrial PC using Wonderware supervisory software. The internal gas quenching system with a 50 HP motor and variable frequency drive (VFD) allows workloads to be quenched at 2 bar positive pressure in either nitrogen or argon gas. This flexibility was crucial for the customer in achieving optimal results across a wide range of metallurgical applications.
Solar Manufacturing designs and manufactures a wide variety of vacuum heat treating, sintering, and brazing furnaces. They offer replacement hot zones, spare parts, and professional service.
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