Glass frit is made by melting a specific mixture of raw materials into a liquid state and then rapidly cooling it to form small, granular particles. This process is essential in industries like ceramics, enameling, electronics, and glass manufacturing. It turns out that the CM Furnaces 2300 Series is an excellent solution for large-scale glass fritting due to its high-temperature Read More
Fast forward this topic to 2023 and we see that 3D furnaces are fixture in manufacturing operations all over the world. While many are used to make plastic prototypes for form-fit-function testing the cost of metal 3D printing has dropped dramatically over the last few years to the point where almost any serious metal shop can dabble in 3D printing Read More
While the term “Muffle Furnace” or “Retort Furnace” is still in use today, it doesn’t really mean the same thing as it did in the early 20th century when wood and coal were the primary ways to heat a furnace. A Muffle Furnace’s primary attribute is that it has separate combustion and heating chambers. The “Retort” is a gas sealed chamber Read More
In MIM design there are many variations of the initial forming process where MIM manufacturers add their particular process differentiators. Whether your processes involves metals or ceramics, the key to reproducible production of precise metal parts requires a carefully planned and controlled sintering/debinding operation. Molding plastic parts is similar to molding metal parts in many ways such as designing draft Read More
As we move into 2020, metal 3d printing becomes a more exciting technology for manufacturers owing to its precision and flexibility. New to the list of positives is also the number of solutions being offered below the 100K price point, allowing more manufacturers to invest in the technology. But it is the exacting and additive nature of 3D printing that Read More