Heat treatment
Added value and reliability
Heat treatment involves thermal processes in which metals are heated and cooled in order to change their properties. These processes often take place in vacuum or oxygen-free inert gas atmospheres such as argon or nitrogen. Typical processes are hardening, annealing and carbonisation, which are carried out under precise temperature and atmospheric conditions.
As a core element of modern manufacturing technologies, heat treatment enables the targeted adaption of material properties such as hardness, strength, and corrosion resistance.
Many industrial applications, from aerospace to medical technology, rely on these processes, with temperatures typically ranging from 800 to 1,200 °C.
Components made of graphite, soft and hard felts and CFC (carbon fibre reinforced carbon) play a central role in the heat treatment plants:
Graphite
- Outstanding thermal conductivity and stability up to 3,000 °C
- Used as heating elements, retorts, or support beams in vacuum furnaces
Soft felts
- Flexible and adaptable for complex geometries
- Excellent insulating properties and chemical resistance
Hard felts
- Dimensional stability even at high temperatures
- Use as self-supporting insulation panels or hard felt cylinders
CFC
- Lightweight, extremely stable and resistant to thermal shocks
- Ideal for support structures and fixtures due to low thermal expansion and high strength
– from insulation systems and heating elements to CFC devices – precisely tailored to your specific requirements, in particular through mechanical and thermal simulations.
Let us analyse your challenges together and develop an optimum solution – from consulting and engineering through to the production of your components.
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