A brazing furnace is a special type of furnace suitable for brazing operations. The typical application of a brazing furnace is joining metallic or ceramic materials using a molten filler metal. Brazing furnaces are useful in various industries such as electrical, electronic, glassware, ceramics and medical.

You can use brazing furnaces for heat-treating aero-engine components, power generation components (nuclear and gas turbine), marine components and other components used in various engineering applications. The overall furnace construction depends on the type of operation: batch type or continuous operation. Batch operation includes retort type furnaces used for hydrogen brazing and vacuum chambers for vacuum brazing. Vacuum brazing furnaces involves high capital investments, but they are versatile, safe and produce a high quality product.

Some important parameters you must consider before purchasing a brazing furnace are:

1. Details of required heat treatment operation: temperature ranges, holding time and other
2. Volume of production
3. Space capacity of the brazing furnace
4. Requirement of specific furnace atmosphere
5. Power consumption of the brazing furnace

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Find a brazing furnace suitable for your needs from a reputable brazing furnace manufacturer

Once you identify your requirements, check out industrial brazing furnaces available from reputable furnace manufacturers.

I recommend: You can buy a brazing furnace from SECO WARWICK, a reputable manufacturer of a range of furnaces. You can check out continuous belt brazing furnaces at Abbott Furnace Company. Concepts & Methods Company is another manufacturer that supplies brazing furnaces.

Buy a pre-owned brazing furnace

For cost effective solutions, try buying a pre-owned brazing furnace that suits your application needs.

I recommend: You can buy a pre-owned brazing furnace online at Greasy Machines. Centorr Vacuum Industries and S & S Furnace Sales also offer a range of used furnaces including brazing furnaces.

Search online for a brazing furnace from reputable furnace distributors

You can compare products based on their features and prices at distributors' websites.

I recommend: Go to E. McGrath to buy an appropriate vacuum furnace after evaluating a range of products. Elliott Industrial Equipment, a reputable distributor of furnaces, supplies brazing furnaces from reputable manufacturers such as Grieve Corp, L&L Special Furnace, T-M Vacuum Products and International Thermal Systems.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Ensure the cleanliness of product before placing the product in the furnace.
• •  Make sure your furnace operations comply with state environmental and safety regulations.
• •  For high-volume production, try using a continuous-type of brazing furnace that employs a continuous mesh-belt conveyor to move the parts through the brazing cycle.
• •  Before purchasing a brazing furnace online, check out the testimonials of previous customers.