FurnacePros LA-309, Owner'S Manual

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Product Specification
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LA-309 Controlled Atmosphere Infrared Furnace April 15, 2009
1.0 SCOPE
This document lists and defines the specifications, requirements and acceptance criteria for controlled
atmosphere continuous belt infrared furnace equipment. The equipment shall be configured as follows
(see section 15.0 for definitions of terms).
Table 1-1. Equipment Model
Model Base Equipment IR Heated Length Nominal Belt With
LA-309 Continuous Belt Controlled
Atmosphere Furnace 30 in (76 cm),
3 Zones 9 in (23 cm)
2.0 EQUIPMENT ARRANGEMENT
The equipment arrangement shall be as shown in Drawing 803-091734 FURNACE
ARRANGEMENT and as described herein.
Table 2-1. Equipment Arrangement
Phase Process Process Gas Temperature (typ)
Phase 1 30 in (76 cm) IR Furnace, 3 Zones N
2
400°C
Phase 2 30 in (76 cm) Closed Atmosphere Cooling Tunnel N
2
Below 150°C
3.0 BASE EQUIPMENT FEATURES & OPTIONS
3.1 The maximum design temperature of the furnace shall be 500°C (or 1000°C with HT option).
3.2 The furnace shall be constructed so that control of in-process atmosphere can be maintained in
all Phases.
3.3 BASE EQUIPMENT. The base furnace equipment shall be designed with the following
standard and special features (see proposal Base Furnace Equipment List for included features,
see section 0 for a description of all available features):
LTR Equipment operation shall be from left to right as viewed from the operator
console. Std
HC Hermetic Chamber including Plenums for Nitrogen Yes
NO Nitrogen process gas: Accepts Nitrogen process gas Yes
PH2 Product Size: 9 inch (23 cm) wide belt, 2 inch (50 cm) high furnace opening Std
3.4 OPTIONS. The system may be configured with the following optional equipment (see
proposal for priced options, see section 17.0 for a description of all available options):
DSC DSC (three-phase safety disconnect) Opt
EH EH (edge heaters for fine tune control of temperature across belt width) Opt
HT 1000ºC max operation Opt
LT 3-color process ready light tower Opt
IPS IPS (N
2
inlet pressure switch) Opt
IR-E 76 mm diameter entrance interface roller Opt
IR-X 76 mm diameter exit interface roller Opt
HSK Upstream-downstream handshake Opt
N2-S Nitrogen auto shutdown with delay Opt
OA Oxygen analyzer (use with OSS 3-point sampling system) Opt
OSS 3-point sampling system (for use with OA and MA ) Opt
EM Lamp element monitoring system (detects lamp failures) Opt
PH4 4 inch high max product clearance Opt
3.5 Base offering includes factory assembly and testing in Orange, California USA; installation
checkout and startup commissioning at the owner’s site in Italy.