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Pressure Induction Furnace

Application area:

  • Alloys synthesis on a e.g Ni, Fe or Co basis
  • Pressure metallurgy of alloys with highly volatile components (e.g. Al-Li, Al-Mg-Sc, Mg)
  • Purging gas treatment of silicium
  • Degassing treatment of metallic melts

Performance data

  • Maximum crucible volume: 2 l
  • Melting power: max. 50 kW
  • Frequency: 10 kHz
  • Overpressure: max. 4 bar
  • Use of ceramic and graphite crucibles possible
  • Casting into a water-cooled copper crucible possible

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Electro Slag Remelting (ESR) / Pressure Electro Slag Remelting (PESR)

Application area:

  • Remelting of special alloys (Removing NonMetallic Inclusions and Impurities)
  • Remelting of special steels
  • Remelting of nickel-based alloys
  • Deoxidation of titanium-alloys

Performance data

  • Power supply: thrystor control: 6 kA at 66.6 V
  • ESR Electrodes max. Ø 100 mm, mold Ø 150 mm, h = 800 mm
  • PESR Electrodes max  Ø 110 mm, h = 1340 mm, mould Ø 170 mm, h = 1250 mm
  • Inert gas up to 50 bar overpressure

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Junker VIM 800-inductively heated hot wall furnace

Application area:

  • Melting furnace under protective gas or vacuum
  • Vacuum treatment of cast iron
  • Vacuum distillation of metals, alloys and metallic products
  • Casting openly with ladle into ingot molds

Performance data

  • Power rating: 600 KVA
  • Melting capacity: max. 300 KW, min. 80 KW
  • Frequency: 150 Hz
  • volume: max. 100 l
  • melting pot Dimensions: 700 mm; 380 mm diameter
  • Operating vacuum: 1 • 10-2 mbar

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Mini Vacuum induction furnace

Application area:

  • Equilibrium analysis under vacuum or inert gas atmosphere
  • Homogenisation melting
  • Research in melt behaviour of material mixture
  • Casting under vacuum or inert gas

Performance data

  • Frequency 10 kHz
  • Nominal power 5 kW (depending on crucible and material components)
  • Vacuum up to 10-3 mbar
  • Inert gas atmosphere max. 800 mbar
  • Melting capacity 500g copper
  • Tapping under vacuum or inert gas atmosphere

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Vacuum induction furnace

Application area:

  • Melting experiments under vacuum,
  • alloy volatile elements in any metal-matrix
  • Preparation of the alloys,
  • no Chargierungs-and no Gießmöglichkeit

Performance data

  • Achievable temperature max. 1600 ° C
  • Achievable pressure 10-2 – 10-1 mbar
  • Melt volume max. 2 l
  • Achievable frequency max. 4 kHz
  • Power max. 40 kW
  • Protective gas (Ar / N 2) options
  • Process control, reducing the leakage rates of great importances

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Vacuum induction furnace PVA Tepla VSG010

Application area:

  • Alloy synthesis of diverse alloy systems
  • Vacuumdestillation with condensate deposition
  • Basic experiments of process development
  • Homogenous melting of slags

Performance data

  • Melting power: max. 40 kW
  • Frequency: 10 kHz
  • Max. melting volumen: 2,5 Liter
  • Lock device for on-line sampling, post loading and temperature measurement with immersion thermocouple
  • Possible application for ceramic and graphite crucible
  • Water cooled rotary disk

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Vacuum induction furnace PVA VSG100

Application area:

  • Synthesis of Ni-, Fe-, Co-, and Al-based alloys
  • Recycling of titanium aluminides
  • Attempts to online parameters detection in the melting process

Performance data

  • Max volume: 14 liters (equivalent to about 100 kg of steel)
  • Melting capacity: max. 150 kW
  • Frequency: 2 kHz
  • Lock device for online sampling, Nachchargierung and temperature measurement with immersion of thermocouples
  • Possible use for ceramic crucible and graphite crucible
  • possible Casting via water-cooled copper mold

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Vacuum Arc Remelting ALD VAR L 200

Application area:

  • Remelting of Ni- and Fe-Base alloys
  • Melting of alloys with high melting point or high reactivity in an intensely water cooled copper crucible under vacuum
  • Research to increase the metallic purity grade

Performance data

  • Melting capacity: max. 180 kg Stahl
  • Maximum electrode length: 1140 mm
  • Available mould diameter: 120, 160, 200 mm
  • Maximum melting current: 7,5 kA
  • Maximum operational voltage: 40 V
  • Coaxial current supply
  • Vacuum: up to 10-5 mbar

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Cooled Finger crystallization furnace

Application area:

  • Purification of metals via fractional crystallization

Performance data

  • Widerstandsbeheizt
  • Einschmelzen unter Vakuum (5×10-2 mbar) und/oder Schutzgasatmosphäre
  • Dimension des Tiegels: bis max. 200Ø, 300 H (mm)
  • Maximales Schmelzmasse: ~20 kg Aluminium (8,5 Liters)
  • Stromversorgung: 32A, 400V, 22KVA
  • Rotierenden Kühlfinger integriert im Ofen.
  • Bis 100 RPM
  • Kühlungsgas bis 180 L/min
  • Hochreines Graphit als Schutzmantel für den Kristallisationseinheit mit 38 AØ, 22 IØ, 220H (mm)

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Static crystallization furnace

Application area:

  • Purification of metals via fractional crystallization

Performance data

  • Heating via resistance heaters
  • Melting under vacuum (10-2 mbar) and/or inert atmosphere
  • Vertical furnace with seven independent-controlled heating zones
  • Bottom cooled (Ar)
  • Optional gas cooling (Ar) for each zone
  • Crucible dimensions: oØ 95, uØ75, 1000H (mm)
  • Maximum melt capacity: ~8,5 kg Aluminum (3,5 Liters)
  • Power supply: 63A, 400V, 27KVA

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Microwave Anton Paar

Application area:

  • Microwave-assisted sample preparation
  • Microwave-assisted chemical synthesis
  • Fast and complete digestion in sealed vessels
  • Extraction with organic solvents of organic and inorganic samples under high pressure and at high temperature

Performance data

  • Power supply: 230V, 50Hz, 3680VA
  • Power magnetrons respectively 850W
  • Microwave power 1500W

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Solvent Extraction

Application area:
Type: Mixer-settler

  • hydrometallurgy
  • Solvent extraktion
  • Selective separation process
  • Removal of impurities
  • Concentration of the solutions

Performance data

  • Mixer-settler units 0.5
  • Continuous operation
  • Multi-stage process: a total of 5 mixer-settler units
  • Adjustable flow rate (up to 10 L / hour)

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Microwave Anton Paar

Application area:

  • Cleaning of lab glasses
  • Ultrasonic assisted leaching
  • Improved mixing
  • Degassing of solutions

Performance data

  • Working frequency 24 kHz
  • Control range  ± 500 Hz
  • Amplitude control range 20-100%
  • Different sonotrode diameters

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Pressure Induction Furnace

Application area:

  • Alloys synthesis on a e.g Ni, Fe or Co basis
  • Pressure metallurgy of alloys with highly volatile components (e.g. Al-Li, Al-Mg-Sc, Mg)
  • Purging gas treatment of silicium
  • Degassing treatment of metallic melts

Performance data

  • Maximum crucible volume: 2 l
  • Melting power: max. 50 kW
  • Frequency: 10 kHz
  • Overpressure: max. 4 bar
  • Use of ceramic and graphite crucibles possible
  • Casting into a water-cooled copper crucible possible

Contact person

Electro Slag Remelting (ESR) / Pressure Electro Slag Remelting (PESR)

Application area:

  • Remelting of special alloys (Removing NonMetallic Inclusions and Impurities)
  • Remelting of special steels
  • Remelting of nickel-based alloys
  • Deoxidation of titanium-alloys

Performance data

  • Power supply: thrystor control: 6 kA at 66.6 V
  • ESR Electrodes max. Ø 100 mm, mold Ø 150 mm, h = 800 mm
  • PESR Electrodes max  Ø 110 mm, h = 1340 mm, mould Ø 170 mm, h = 1250 mm
  • Inert gas up to 50 bar overpressure

Contact person


Junker VIM 800-inductively heated hot wall furnace

Application area:

  • Melting furnace under protective gas or vacuum
  • Vacuum treatment of cast iron
  • Vacuum distillation of metals, alloys and metallic products
  • Casting openly with ladle into ingot molds

Performance data

  • Power rating: 600 KVA
  • Melting capacity: max. 300 KW, min. 80 KW
  • Frequency: 150 Hz
  • volume: max. 100 l
  • melting pot Dimensions: 700 mm; 380 mm diameter
  • Operating vacuum: 1 • 10-2 mbar

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Mini Vacuum induction furnace

Application area:

  • Equilibrium analysis under vacuum or inert gas atmosphere
  • Homogenisation melting
  • Research in melt behaviour of material mixture
  • Casting under vacuum or inert gas

Performance data

  • Frequency 10 kHz
  • Nominal power 5 kW (depending on crucible and material components)
  • Vacuum up to 10-3 mbar
  • Inert gas atmosphere max. 800 mbar
  • Melting capacity 500g copper
  • Tapping under vacuum or inert gas atmosphere

Contact person


Vacuum induction furnace

Application area:

  • Melting experiments under vacuum,
  • alloy volatile elements in any metal-matrix
  • Preparation of the alloys,
  • no Chargierungs-and no Gießmöglichkeit

Performance data

  • Achievable temperature max. 1600 ° C
  • Achievable pressure 10-2 – 10-1 mbar
  • Melt volume max. 2 l
  • Achievable frequency max. 4 kHz
  • Power max. 40 kW
  • Protective gas (Ar / N 2) options
  • Process control, reducing the leakage rates of great importances

Contact person

Vacuum induction furnace PVA Tepla VSG010

Application area:

  • Alloy synthesis of diverse alloy systems
  • Vacuumdestillation with condensate deposition
  • Basic experiments of process development
  • Homogenous melting of slags

Performance data

  • Melting power: max. 40 kW
  • Frequency: 10 kHz
  • Max. melting volumen: 2,5 Liter
  • Lock device for on-line sampling, post loading and temperature measurement with immersion thermocouple
  • Possible application for ceramic and graphite crucible
  • Water cooled rotary disk

Contact person


Vacuum induction furnace PVA VSG100

Application area:

  • Synthesis of Ni-, Fe-, Co-, and Al-based alloys
  • Recycling of titanium aluminides
  • Attempts to online parameters detection in the melting process

Performance data

  • Max volume: 14 liters (equivalent to about 100 kg of steel)
  • Melting capacity: max. 150 kW
  • Frequency: 2 kHz
  • Lock device for online sampling, Nachchargierung and temperature measurement with immersion of thermocouples
  • Possible use for ceramic crucible and graphite crucible
  • possible Casting via water-cooled copper mold

Contact person

Vacuum Arc Remelting ALD VAR L 200

Application area:

  • Remelting of Ni- and Fe-Base alloys
  • Melting of alloys with high melting point or high reactivity in an intensely water cooled copper crucible under vacuum
  • Research to increase the metallic purity grade

Performance data

  • Melting capacity: max. 180 kg Stahl
  • Maximum electrode length: 1140 mm
  • Available mould diameter: 120, 160, 200 mm
  • Maximum melting current: 7,5 kA
  • Maximum operational voltage: 40 V
  • Coaxial current supply
  • Vacuum: up to 10-5 mbar

Contact person


Cooled Finger crystallization furnace

Application area:

  • Purification of metals via fractional crystallization

Performance data

  • Widerstandsbeheizt
  • Einschmelzen unter Vakuum (5×10-2 mbar) und/oder Schutzgasatmosphäre
  • Dimension des Tiegels: bis max. 200Ø, 300 H (mm)
  • Maximales Schmelzmasse: ~20 kg Aluminium (8,5 Liters)
  • Stromversorgung: 32A, 400V, 22KVA
  • Rotierenden Kühlfinger integriert im Ofen.
  • Bis 100 RPM
  • Kühlungsgas bis 180 L/min
  • Hochreines Graphit als Schutzmantel für den Kristallisationseinheit mit 38 AØ, 22 IØ, 220H (mm)

Contact person

Static crystallization furnace

Application area:

  • Purification of metals via fractional crystallization

Performance data

  • Heating via resistance heaters
  • Melting under vacuum (10-2 mbar) and/or inert atmosphere
  • Vertical furnace with seven independent-controlled heating zones
  • Bottom cooled (Ar)
  • Optional gas cooling (Ar) for each zone
  • Crucible dimensions: oØ 95, uØ75, 1000H (mm)
  • Maximum melt capacity: ~8,5 kg Aluminum (3,5 Liters)
  • Power supply: 63A, 400V, 27KVA

Contact person


Microwave Anton Paar

Application area:

  • Microwave-assisted sample preparation
  • Microwave-assisted chemical synthesis
  • Fast and complete digestion in sealed vessels
  • Extraction with organic solvents of organic and inorganic samples under high pressure and at high temperature

Performance data

  • Power supply: 230V, 50Hz, 3680VA
  • Power magnetrons respectively 850W
  • Microwave power 1500W

Contact person

Solvent Extraction

Application area:
Type: Mixer-settler

  • hydrometallurgy
  • Solvent extraktion
  • Selective separation process
  • Removal of impurities
  • Concentration of the solutions

Performance data

  • Mixer-settler units 0.5
  • Continuous operation
  • Multi-stage process: a total of 5 mixer-settler units
  • Adjustable flow rate (up to 10 L / hour)

Contact person


Microwave Anton Paar

Application area:

  • Cleaning of lab glasses
  • Ultrasonic assisted leaching
  • Improved mixing
  • Degassing of solutions

Performance data

  • Working frequency 24 kHz
  • Control range  ± 500 Hz
  • Amplitude control range 20-100%
  • Different sonotrode diameters

Contact person


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