A Clam Shell Furnace, also known as a Tip Up Furnace, features a pivoting furnace body to allow overhead crane loading and unloading of the parts. Clam Shell Furnaces are utilized for heat-treating, calcining, curing, annealing, stress relieving, preheating, tempering, and other high temperature thermal processes.
Clam Shell Furnace
Overview
Clam Shell Furnaces are an excellent choice for an extremely heavy load.
A Clam Shell Furnace, also known as a Tip Up Furnace, features a pivoting furnace body to allow overhead crane loading and unloading of the parts. High temperature clam shell furnaces are utilized for heat-treating, calcining, curing, annealing, stress relieving, preheating, tempering, and other high temperature thermal processes. Multiple zone heating technology can be integrated to maintain exceptional part temperature uniformity, and achieve ramp/soak heating and cooling profiles.
Materials processed include aluminum, steel, cast iron, high nickel alloys, titanium and others.
The ITS Clam Shell Tip-Up Furnace has many established design features such as heavy duty hydraulic lift systems, energy efficient insulation, fully proportional gas and electric heat, lightweight heavy duty piers and state-of-the art control packages.
Optional inert gas and high volume recirculation systems makes these versatile furnaces a great option.
Features
- Minimizes floor space usage
- Gas (direct and indirect) and electric versions
- Heavy plate construction
- Designed for overhead or front loading
- Accepts heavy loads
- Energy efficient ceramic fiber insulation
- NEMA 12 Control Panel (machine-mounted)
- Hydraulic lift system
- Single button E-stop on control panel
- Burner safety equipment
- Furnace chamber and hi-limit microprocessor based temperature controllers
- Electric version SCR controlled
- Low mass pier system with optional hearth
- Excellent temperature uniformity
Specifications
- Plate Steel shell and heavy structural frame
- Cast Hearth and Piers or Ceramic Fiber with Alloy Piers
- Stainless Steel and various Metal Alloys for temperature and corrosion resistance
- High-Density energy-saving insulation
Temperature Ranges up to 3300°F
Power Source Options
- Main Power Supplies 208 to 690 Volt AC, 50 and 60 HZ
- Control Voltage 24 Volt DC or 120/220 Volt AC
Heat Sources
- Electric
- LPG
- Natural Gas
- Fuel Oil
- Other Fuel Mixtures
Material Handling
Fixed Hearth
Options
- PLC/HMI for process automation
- Data acquisition
- Inert gas construction
- Recirculation fans
- Automatic shutdown circuit
- UL/CE listed electrical panel
- Special temperature uniformities
- Hearth roller rails
- Load tables
- Spare parts
- Field installation, installation supervision and commissioning
Industries
Typical Heat Processing Application(s)
- Annealing
- Machined Components
- Welded or Formed Assemblies
- Stress Relieving
Industry Applications
- Aerospace
- Agriculture
- Aluminum Casting
- Automotive
- Forging
- Foundry
- Military
- Mining
- Recreational Vehicles
Downloads
Clam Shell Furnace Brochure
International Thermal Systems Overview
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