SINTERFOX (Additive Manufacturing – Metal Powder)

The new CREMER SINTERFOX continuous walking beam sintering furnace series is based on our well established MIM Master furnace technology.

Whereas the MIM Master and MIM Master Neo are optimized for the thermal treatment of MIM parts, the SINTERFOX furnace technology is specifically adapted for the continuous dewaxing and sintering of metal powder additive manufacturing parts, for example parts produced with the metal binder jetting (MBJ) additive manufacturing method.

The SINTERFOX furnace design is characterized by a low-vibration ultra-smooth charge tray movement and a high production capacity. For more information, please refer to the description of our MIM Master and MIM Master Neo furnace lines.

Specifications

Technical Features

Effective width: 230x330 or 330x330 or 400x400mm²
Throughput: 4, 6, 8, 10, and 8 twin boats/h or XL and XXL version (ranging between 0.3 - 1.6m² cumulative tray area/h)
Heating: Electric
Atmosphere: Ar, N2, dissociated NH3, 100% H2 (e.g. for stainless steel products)
Temperatures: 1280 °C, 1350 °C, 1450 °C, 1600 °C

Continuous dewaxing and sintering of AM components

Additional equipment modules

  • 3rd generation Continuous Catalytic Debinding (CCD) unit
  • Acid vaporization unit
  • Hydrogen Generator (HG)
  • Rapid cooling unit
  • ICS Iso-Cool System (e.g. for 17-4 PH stainless steel)
  • 1600 °C option for tungsten applications
  • HMI (Human Machine Interface) für Industry 4.0
  • Automation using TPC 4.0 (Total Process Control)

The CREMER Principle

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Customer Reviews

… the care and attention expressed in the craftsmanship of our new furnace gives me the impression we are taking ownership of a modern piece of manufactured “artwork” more so than one highly engineered UHT furnace!