Vacuum Furnace
Software, electrical and SCADA for a vacuum furnace.
The challenge
Vacuum Furnace
The vessel is pumped down to below 0.1 Pa, heated to 1200 °C and above, held at a stable temperature, then let back up to atmosphere, cycle after cycle.
The plant
- Vessel
- Heating elements
- Pumps and thermocouples
What we did
- Software, electrical design and SCADA for the furnace
- Recipes handled through SCADA
- Part tracking through MES, a paper trail for every batch
- Reporting on how to improve the process
The process
Step by step
Pump down
Heat
Hold
Back to air
What the system does
In operation
- Below 0.1 Pa and 1200 °C and above, as the process needs
- Temperature kept stable through the cycle
- Sensors report the state of critical parts, so maintenance can come first