Shaker Hearth Furnace

Shaker hearth furnace using a reciprocating shaker motion are a type of continuous furnace that advances the parts along the hearth. They are used for producing variety of small and thin parts and materials. Whole process is automatic whereas the continuous operation reduces the number of rejects and skilled supervision required.

Salient characteristics
Shaker hearth furnaces are comprised with certain special features like :

Buying Tips The insulation system, the muffle and the heating element should be properly checked before going for shaker hearth furnace. Application must be kept in mind before you select any furnace.

• Charge is automatically fed to the cooling area through proper mechanism at the discharge end.
• Heating temperatures are easily adjusted from a vast range.
• Provided with excess temperature protection and alloy welded muffle.
• Robust and combustible design.
• Excess temperature protection.
• Ceramic fiber insulation helps in the retention of heat.

How it operates?
The whole process of shaker hearth furnace is very simple and easy. At the loading station, the material is loaded through vibratory feeder on the hearth plate as well as heated continuously inside the muffle. Afterwards, it is held for the necessary time at required temperature before dropping into the integral quench tank.

Advantages
There are several advantages of using shaker hearth furnaces like

• The entire procedure is automatic.
• The material is heated uniformly.
• The regulation and adjustment of temperature is easy.
• Shaker hearth furnace heats the tray and conveyor belts without wasting any heat thereby saving much required power.

Applications

• Hardening
• Carburizing
• Carbonitriding
• Austempering
• Martempering