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8 Jan

Introduction to Deltech Furnaces Resistance Heating Systems

Following is a brief introduction to how the main components of a Deltech Furnaces resistance heating system work together. The main components are the (1) control system, including the temperature controller and control thermocouple; power control system (including SCR power controller, current transformer, and ammeter); transformer; and overtemperature protection circuit (including a limit controller, contactor, […]

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5 Dec

Fusion – the future of power controllers

Our Engineering Manager just introduced me to the newest generation of SCR power controllers manufactured by our longtime supplier partner, Control Concepts. These software driven instruments precisely control the amount of power going to the molydisilicide heating elements in Deltech furnace systems. Molydisilicide elements have zero resistance on startup, so amperage must be carefully controlled […]

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8 Nov

Deltech Furnaces introduces Safe-T-Air as our Canadian representative

Deltech Furnaces now has a Canadian sales representative! We are pleased to introduce Allan Wright of Safe-T-Air, headquartered in Manotick, Ontario. Mr. Wright has more than 20 years of experience in industrial sales in machinery manufacturing; professional, scientific, and technical services; engineering; and medicine. Safe-T-Air designs, supplies, and installs systems to solve air pollution problems, […]

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29 Oct

More on glass… Watch PBS documentary on the history of glass

Click here to read about a current PBS documentary on glass. The feature on the history of glass can be viewed online through November 5th. And in case you missed it, see our blog on art glassblowing and scientific glassblowing. Deltech manufactures batch size and small production scale glass melt furnaces for operation from 1550-1800 deg […]

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25 Oct

Deltech Furnaces in Colorado School of Mines Fuel Cell Center – Part 2: GFC Project Update

Update on Deltech Furnaces in Colorado Fuel Cell Center: Recall this post and the feature in Ceramic Industry on Deltech clamshell furnaces in use by Dr. Neil Sullivan for his research on geothermic fuel cells (GFCs)? After manufacturing the furnaces, Deltech received a contract from IEP and the Fuel Cell Center to build the assembly that would be […]

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10 Oct

Love glass? Visiting Denver? See Chihuly exhibit

If you love glass and you are visiting Denver prior to November 30, 2014, you’ll want to visit the Denver Botanic Gardens to see the Dale Chihuly installations! From the Botanic Gardens website, we learn that ” Chihuly is credited with revolutionizing the Studio Glass movement and elevating the perception of the glass medium from the realm of […]

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27 Aug

New Compact Horizontal Tube Furnaces

Deltech, Inc. is pleased to introduce our new horizontal tube design. Our newest horizontal tube furnaces are true “benchtop” units. They are lighter in weight and more compact, requiring a smaller footprint. A newfeature, a top plug provides convenient access to the furnace interior. Horizontal tube furnaces are useful for applications in which a sample […]

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16 May

Deltech Furnaces represented in India by Arcom Enterprises

And Arcom Enterprises has a new website that prominently features Deltech Furnaces! Thanks to the joint efforts of Arcom and Deltech, our furnaces are in use in laboratories at the Central Glass and Ceramics Research Institute CGCRI, the International Advanced Research Centre for Powdered Metallurgy and New Materials ARCI, and the Laser Science and Technology […]

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14 May

Deltech Furnaces “likes” the information on NIST website

Who better to use as a source of reference in science and technology than NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology? Plus the website has really cool pictures like the image featured below. Here are some links we find useful: Chemistry WebBook Physical Reference Data Materials Science Physics

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7 May

About Molydisilicide (MoSi2) Heating Elements

Most Deltech furnaces are designed for maximum operating temperatures in the 1500-1800 deg C range and for operation in air, so molydisilicide heating elements are used because of their ability to quickly attain and sustain high temperatures and their affinity for oxidizing atmospheres. Despite their robust appearance they are a fragile, glasslike material with low […]

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