Heat Treatment
Heat Treatment with Fluidized Temperature Baths
For tempering, annealing, hardening and Nitinol shape-setting
Fluidized temperature baths provide a precise, uniform and powerful heat source for a wide range of heat-treatment applications. They are ideal for processes where temperature stability and repeatability are critical, such as Nitinol shape-setting, materials research, metal processing and quality control.
A.T.S. fluidized baths are available with temperature ranges from –100°C to +1100°C, supporting both low-temperature and high-temperature thermal processes.
Why Heat Treatment in a Fluidized Bath?
Perfect Temperature Uniformity
The aluminum-oxide media fully surrounds the workpiece, creating an exceptionally stable temperature profile. This allows components to be hardened, tempered or annealed without distortion.
Fast Heat Transfer
The liquid-like motion of the media significantly reduces heat-up times. This saves energy and enables faster testing or production cycles.
Safe and inert
Unlike salt baths or conventional ovens, aluminum oxide provides an inert, non-corrosive and explosion-safe medium. This allows even sensitive medical or metallic components to be processed reliably.
Heat Treatment Applications
Heat-Treatment Applications – A fluidized bath is ideal for:
- Nitinol shape-setting
- Tempering and annealing of steel or metallic components
- Hardening of precision parts
- Thermal stability testing
- Stress relief / stress-relief annealing
- Cryogenic testing (with special models down to –100°C)
Heat Treatment in the European Industry
Fluidized baths are used in sectors such as:
- Medical device manufacturing
- Automotive and metalworking
- High-tech production
- Shipbuilding
- Laboratories and research centers
- Additive manufacturing (AM)
A.T.S. systems are renowned worldwide for their reliability and stability—essential qualities for critical heat-treatment processes.
Contact
IPPN Measurements & Controls
Weteringstraat 13b
7041 GW ’s-Heerenberg
The Netherlands
Tel: 0031 (0)314 667748
E-mail: mailto:info@ippn.nl