Heat treatment furnaces enhance mechanical and physical properties of products by subjecting them to specific temperature ranges for defined time spans. Heat treatment furnaces play an important role in industries such as automotive, furniture, foundries and ceramics for various heat-treating processes such as aging, annealing, baking, brazing, curing, drying, sintering and melting.

Heat-treating furnaces or heat treat furnaces are available in different types such as box furnaces, tube furnaces, pit furnaces and belt furnaces. Heat treatment furnaces come in different configurations such as bench-top, cabinet, walk-in and truck-in. A heat treat furnace can be a gas heat treat furnace or an electric heat treat furnace.

Some of the important parameters you must consider before purchasing a heat treatment furnace are:

1. Type of heat treatment process such as annealing, tempering or brazing
2. Temperature rating for the heat treatment furnace
3. Required capacity of the heat treatment furnace
4. Requirement of the specific gas environment

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

Buy a heat-treating furnace from reliable furnace manufacturers

Once you know your requirements and have enough information about heat-treating furnaces, select a heat treat furnace that suits your requirements.

I recommend: Consolidated Engineering, a reputable industrial furnace manufacturer, provides heat-treating furnaces for the aluminum casting process. Cress Mfg. Co. is another furnace supplier that offers microprocessor controlled furnaces for ceramic and automobile manufacturers. Additionally, you can purchase metal heating belt furnaces from C. I. Hayes. The MELLEN Company offers various configurations of heat-treating furnaces such as box furnaces, split furnaces, tube furnaces and crucible furnaces. Corbett Industries provides an option to select a gas or an electric heat treat furnace for your application.

Buy a customized heat-treating furnace

If the standard heat treating furnaces are not matching your requirements, then opt for customized furnaces.

I recommend: ITS designs and manufactures customized industrial heat treatment furnaces suitable for melting and curing applications. AJAX Electric Company is another custom furnace manufacturer that supplies heat treatment furnaces suitable for annealing, nitriding and galvanizing operations. You can also contact SECO/WARWICK Corp. to order customized aluminum melting and holding furnaces.

Buy a used heat-treating furnace from a manufacturer

Buy a used furnace that satisfies your needs and is cost efficient.

I recommend: You can check the used heat-treating furnaces for sale at Solar Manufacturing. ARMIL C.F.S. is another furnace manufacturer that offers used heat treat furnaces in addition to new furnaces.

Buy heat-treating furnace products from retailers

You can buy new or used heat-treating furnaces from retailers at attractive prices. You can compare different furnaces, specifications and their prices at retailers' websites.

I recommend: Furnace Finders offers various heat treatment furnaces such as box furnaces, pit furnaces and quench furnaces. Used-Line.com offers used heat treatment furnaces such as a crucible furnace or a muffler furnace. You can also check the heat treatment furnaces available for sale on ThomasNet.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Get acquainted with the environmental regulations in your state before buying a heat-treating furnace.
• •  Install proper controls and safety features to your heat-treating furnace to avoid accidents.