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SAVE with Cost-Effective Updates to Your Existing RTC IR Furnace

RTC Infrared Furnaces are built to last.  However, after the 10 year mark they certain parts begin to age and some control system components may no longer be available. Purchase of new equipment may not be the best use of your capital or best option for your bottom line.  Contact us for alternative cost effective long-term production line solutions.  

Maintenace Departments.  Plant maintenance techs can give us a call with problems, symptoms or concerns and we can help identify calibration procedures, preventative maintenance or recommend parts to assure 99%+ equipment availability.  Our web support page provides plant furnace techs access to RTC IR furnace technical notes, calibration instructions and operating tips to assure furnace reliablity and process repeatablility.  Check back for frequent updates.

Motor Speed Control.  Change the speed of your furnace with a gearing package or eliminate low speed shudder with our MCC Isolation board kit.

Computer.  Furnace computers are the component with the lowest reliability of your furnace system.  In addition computers have the greatest exposure to obsolescence.  We offer robust RAID1 computer and computer/controller upgrades that often will allow users to continue to use existing recipes while adding USB profiling ports and wireless-N connectivity for remote troubleshooting and diagnostics.  The latest software provides a familiar interface, but with improved graphics and features.

Conveyor Belts and Rollers.  Exchange worn, damaged or dirty belt or rollers with a factory original replacements.

Replace Thermocouples and/or IR heating lamps.  Over time lamp characteristics may change and thermocouples begin to degrade.  Infrequent, but periodic replacement of IR heating elements and thermocouples with factory original equipment assures that your furnace is performing at peak into its second and third decade.

Chambers and Cooling Systems.  Replacement chamber and or cooling sections can be ordered for plug-'n-play replacement of damaged sections.

Contact us for pricing and details at info@furnacepros.com or 714.935.0302 x220.  If you provide the furnace model and serial number we can look up your furnace original configuration and offer suggestions for extending the life of our furnace.

Add options or features not originally installed such as oxygen or moisture sampling or product tracking.  See our extensive list of Optional Equipment.

S-1209XH Hydrogen Furnace

ORANGE, CALIFORNIA, USA October 2011.  Start up of a new LCI S-Series Hydrogen infrared furnace exhibited oxygen levels in key sections of the furnace chamber controlled to less than 10 ppmv. The continuous belt infrared furnace was designed to provide a controlled atmosphere as specified and adjusted via on-board Hydrogen/Nitrogen mixing. The system includes an integrated sample system monitoring both oxygen and moisture. A new mode switching provision allows the furnace to be economically operated in a Nitrogen Only mode upon lockout of the hydrogen supply.

Improved design recirculating water cooling system drops the product temperature from 400°C in the furnace to less than 90°C. Custom product handling guides and SMEMA product tracking provide upstream and downstream equipment with "furnace available" and "board available" signals as well as receiving "ready to receive" signal from downstream equipment. The furnace system was built-to-order and started up by FurnacePros in southern Califonia by factory team members from our Orange and Los Gatos locations.  ev11-06

RTC AG-1215 Furnace Refurbished with new Electricals and Control system

COLORADO, USA  August 2011.  Complete replacement of controls and electricals on an existing 7-zone infrared furnace used for organic burnout was completed in one week.  Dual thermocouples and a new independent overtemperture monitoring system provides shutdown protection.  A 3-port chamber sampling system with source sampling was added complete with oxygen analyzer and oxygen levels monitored by the furnace software.  Element monitoring system monitors the integrity of the furnace lamps and alerts operators to any failure.  To reduce downtime new electrical panels were assembled in FurnacePros factory in Orange and shipped to the field for installation and hookup.  The new isolated motor control panel and belt drive motor package allows smooth belt performance at low speeds.   New PLC controls with updated ProControl(TM) software were installed on our standard Optiplex platform with RAID1 dual drives.  ev11-05

FurnacePros offers low pricing on RTC Furnace IR Lamps

CALIFORNIA, USA September 2011.  FurnacePros continues low pricing on original OEM lamps for all major RTC IR furnace models. Low prices on the correct lamps for 4 inch, 6 inch, 9/10, 14/15, 24, 36 and 48 inch model RTC brand furnaces. Almost all sizes now in stock. Lamps ship 1-3 days from receipt of full payment. Call (714) 935-0302 x220 or email Parts@FurnacePros.com for best pricing and availability. Case quantities qualify for further discount.  ev11-04

New design Water Cooling Chambers installed on RTC Furnace in Singapore

SINGAPORE, March 2011.  New more efficient design cooling sections were fabricated in LCI FurnacePros factory.  Installation was performed by the customer on-site, coordinated by our partners in Singapore.  New design features offers increased cooling at lower water pressure and flow.  The units are fabricated out of high strength aluminum and replace existing RTC CAWC closed atmosphere water cooling systems on Radiant Technology brand infrared furnaces.  ev11-03

RTC C-315 Furnace Control System Upgrade

MARYLAND, USA March 2010.  FurnacePros provided replacement furnace computer and software on an existing Radiant Technology 6-zone infrared furnace dryer (2 dryer zones, 4 dryer zones).  The RAID1 managed computer system with new controller economically integrated with the existing Opto22 G4 I/O replacing the out of date ARCNET system. The system also included older style element monitor cards which did not need to be replaced.  ev11-02

RTC D-615 Dryer Chamber Rebuild

PHILIPPINES, January 2011.  A Radiant Technology D-615 dryer experienced chemical, moisture and physical damage to the chamber internals.  The dryer was disconnected by the customer and shipped to FurnacePros factory in Orange, California.  At the factory the chambers were removed and rebuilt with new insulation, reassembled and sealed.  While in the factory a number of other minor items were brought back to factory original specifications.  The factory conducted 600°C curing and burn-in before re-shipping to the Philippines.  ev11-01

New Furnace Transport Drive Motor Controller

ORANGE, January 2011.  After extensive testing of existing RTC Radiant Technology transport drive systems, a inexpensive isolation kit (MCCI) has been developed that RTC furnace owners can install themselves.  The kit provides users with smooth reliable belt control even at speeds under 130 mm/min (5 inches/min).  Kit is available complete with drill template, marked leads and installation instructions for easy installation, typically in under one hour.  Contact our parts department for details (714) 935-0302 X220 parts@furnacepros.com.   ev11-00