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Please choose from the above applications to find your furnace matching your personal requirements

Applications

We must admit that we cannot be experts in all fields. But we do our best to understand your application and to find the ideal system solution in cooperation with you.

Our experts from the different fields of science and technology are reliable and qualified partners in the implementation of your demands. We also support you in the introduction of new process technologies in your plant.

With our modern project management, we are always up to date and capable to provide comprehensive consulting for you.


The Processes

The range of applications of GERO high temperature furnaces includes the following thermal processes:

  • Debinding, sintering
  • Annealing, tempering
  • Degassing or soldering in high vacuum
  • Pyrolysis
  • Infiltration (e.g. with silicon)
  • Graphitising, carbonising
  • Cleaning of materials with high melting points (e.g. heavy metal fluorides) by means of sublimation


Stainless steel stents (medical engineering)
Graphite crucible with fused Si
Stainless steel parts (MIM process)
CMC components (aerospace)
CMC nozzle in testing apparatus (aerospace)

The Materials

GERO high temperature furnaces are appropriate for the thermal treatment of the following materials or material systems:

  • Powder metallurgical materials (PM)
  • Injection-molded materials (PIM)
  • Technical ceramics (SiC, Al2O3, AIN, B4C), construction ceramics
  • Functional ceramics (e.g. piezo ceramics “PZT“)
  • Dental ceramics
  • Hard materials (WC-Co, TiC, TiN, TiCN, TiB)
  • Steels
  • Ti and Ti alloys, special alloys
  • Ceramic/metallic matrix composites (CMC/MMC)
  • High covalent material systems (Si-C; Si-C-N; Si-B-C-N; Si-C-O, etc.)
  • Graphite, carbon
  • Glass material (e.g. quartz, CaF2, etc.)
  • Thin layer Si solar cells

The Fields of Industry

For more than two decades, GERO high temperature furnaces have been applied successfully in industry and research:

  • Automotive industry
  • Power supply
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Aerospace
  • Research and Development

Every year, new applications are added to this range.