Rod Overbend Element Pit Furnace
Model 12-RO-2436-18AF

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Lindberg Rod Overbend (RO) Pit furnaces are electrically powered pit furnaces suitable for a wide range of heat treat applications. The round cross-section of RO elements gives excellent long-term stability with minimal resistance change. The fast heating rate, heavy load capacity, and reliable operation help you to achieve fast turnaround and high productivity. The furnace is very simple and economical to operate, and is available in a wide range of sizes. Temperature range to 1850°F.

Features

• Compact size
• Standard endothermic atmosphere system
• Low Watt-density, long life RO elements
• Lightweight ceramic module insulation
• Easy-loading vertical chamber
• Pneumatically operated cover on larger sizes

Benefits

• Ideal for JIT layouts
• Less maintenance and down time
• Quick, consistent heat up rates
• High productivity: Cycle time is minimized by rapid heat up rates. High uniformity: Dense loads can be uniformly treated, maximizing throughput.
• Simple operation

Options

• Circulating Fan
• Retort
• Carbon controls with oxygen probe
• Nitrogen-methanol atmosphere system
• Gas flowmeters for dissociated ammonia or exothermic atmospheres
• Automatic nitrogen system
• Control and recorder instrument options

Applications

• Annealing
• Carbonitriding
• Carburizing
• Hardening
• Normalizing