We have the following microwave furnaces currently in our laboratory.

• Autowave™ from Communication and Power Industries (CPI)

• ThermWAVE from Research Microwave Systems, LLC

• Microwave-Assisted Laboratory Furnaces (CerMAT)
      o High Temperature (1700 ºC)
      o Low Temperature (1100 ºC)

• Single Mode Microwave Unit from Gerling Applied Engineering

• 3 Liter Microwave Autoclave from Autoclave Engineers

• ETHOS Plus Microwave Labstation from MILESTONE, Inc.

We also have access to high frequency millimeter wave furnaces (18, 24, 28, and 30 GHz) through our collaborations.

We are adding the best commercial microwave furnaces so we can recommend the best system for your products.

Let us know what microwave equipment you are most interested in. Check back and we will keep you updated on our latest acquisitions!

Autowave™
Communication and Power Industries (CPI) USA

The Autowave uses CPI's expertise in high power microwave systems. When you are ready for the next step, CPI has the ability to design and build large industrial microwave furnaces.

Benefits:

• Large chamber
• High power
• Optional gas handling
• Option to fit CPI 18 GHz klystron to this system
• Integrated system for automatic operation

Maximum Temperature	1800 °C
Working Size	32"x 22"x 18" 810 x 560 x 460mm
Microwave Unit	- 2.45 GHz, 3000 Watts - Water-cooled shell
Controller	- PC-based workstation - Labview software
Temperature Measurement	- Optical pyrometer

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ThermWAVE
Research Microwave Systems, USA

The ThermWAVE is a new product marketed by Research Microwave Systems. The system is based on technology developed at the Pennsylvania State University and has been tested with dozens of inorganic and organic materials. Research Microwave Systems also designs, fabricates, and sells microwave accessories for the ThermWAVE and other furnaces.

Benefits:

• Inexpensive system
• Good for preliminary testing
• Easy to use, plugs in to standard outlet
• Accessories designed as part of the system
• Tested with many materials, large data base

Maximum Temperature	1700 °C
Working Size	16"x16"x 9" 400 x 400 x 230 mm
Microwave Unit	- 2.45 GHz, 1300 Watts - Water-cooled shell - Ambient or Inert Atmosphere
Controller	- Controller to Computer Serial Port - iSeries Active X Control for Excel - Digital Temperature Display
Temperature Measurement	- Thermocouple

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Microwave-Assisted Electric Laboratory Furnace
CerMAT Microwave-Assisted Electric Laboratory Furnaces
Ceralink Inc, USA

Ceralink has licensed patented microwave assist technology from C-Tech Innovation in the UK. C-Tech developed and patented a method that combines microwaves heating with gas or electric heating. Ceralink holds the sole license for this technology in North America and can grant sublicenses to build furnaces. Ceralink is currently working with a large US furnace manufacturer to build a large scale (110 cubic ft) microwave assist electric elevator kiln. This technology has also been licensed to a furnace manufacturer in Japan and in the United Kingdom.

If you are interested in a CerMAT furnace, or a sub-license, please contact us for more information.

Benefits:

• Process samples with radiant only, microwave-assisted or microwave only
• Decreased process time, smaller furnace footprint
• Improved properties, new materials production
• Best energy efficiency, decreases cost of gas or electric only firing
• Eliminates need for susceptors
• Binder burnout, calcining, or sintering applications

High Temperature CerMAT Microwave Assist Electric (modified CM furnace)

Maximum Temperature	1700 °C
Working Size	11"x 9"x 10" 280 x 230 x 255mm
Microwave Unit	- 2.45 GHz 2000 Watts - Electric Elements 5,000 Watts - Ambient Atmosphere
Controller	- Honeywell Controller
Temperature Measurement	- Thermocouple

Low Temperature CerMAT Microwave Assist Electric (modified Carbolite furnace)

Maximum Temperature	1100 °C
Working Size	11"x 7"x 7" 280 x 180 x 180mm
Microwave Unit	- 2.45 GHz 1300 Watts - Electric Elements 5,000 Watts - Ambient or Controlled Atmosphere
Controller	- Eurotherm Controller
Temperature Measurement	- Thermocouple

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Single Mode Microwave Unit
Gerling Applied Engineering, USA

A single mode microwave unit is an important research tool. The single mode unit is restricted to small samples sizes compared to the multimode units, but is useful to understand the heating characteristics of a material, e.g. is microwave heating promoted by the electric or magnetic portion of the wave? It is possible to process a larger quantity of material by adjusting the setup so that a continuous stream of material will pass through the waveguide.

Benefits:

• High intensity microwave field (high Q cavity)
• Separation of electric and magnetic field components
• Isolation of microwave modes
• Easier to map microwave field compared to multimode cavity

Maximum Temperature	1100 °C
Working Size	0.47" (diam) x 6" 12 (diam) x 152mm
Microwave Unit	- 2.45 GHz 1200 Watts -Traveling or Standing wave modes - Ambient Atmosphere
Controller	- Manual power control
Temperature Measurement	- Optical pyrometer

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3 Liter Microwave Autoclave
Autoclave Engineers, USA

Ceralink is addressing the need for a large scale closed vessel microwave digestion unit. Microwave digestion, leaching, and synthesis is fast becoming an industry standard for rapid sample processing and new materials development. Previously, the lack of high capacity equipment made it difficult to scale-up these innovative processes. This unit makes it possible to digest, leach, or synthesize larger samples sizes for a greater processing efficiency.

This unit was built though a DOE grant in conjunction with Engelhard Corp.

Benefits:

• Enhanced digestion, leaching, or synthesis
• Process at temperatures above solvent boiling point
• Increased throughput (larger sample size)
• Rapidly and safely super-heat corrosive materials

Maximum Temperature	200 °C
Working Size	1 gal (11.1" x 6.8") 3 L (282 x 173 mm)
Microwave Unit	- 2.45 GHz 1000 Watts
Controller	- PC-based workstation - Labview software
Temperature Measurement	- Thermocouple

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ETHOS Plus Microwave Labstation
MILESTONE INC, USA

ETHOS D Microwave Labstation offers the most advanced monitoring and control technology, plus comprehensive methods documentation, through its Pentium powered computer controller and EasyWAVE software. This microwave digestion unit has open or closed vessel options. This unit can be used for rapid sample preparation, for example; digestion and recovery of precious metals. Ceralink will develop new materials processes using this equipment.

Benefits:

• Open or closed digestion
• Rapid sample preparation

Maximum Temperature	250 °C
Working Size	Working Size 13.8" x 13.8" x 13.8" (35 x 35 x 35 cm) 8 TFM Vessels (100 ml each)
Microwave Unit	- 2.45 GHz 1600 Watts -Ambient Atmosphere -High pressure unit (1500 psi)
Controller	-Terminal 320 touch screen display -EasyCONTROL software
Temperature Measurement	- Temperature probe - IR Sensor

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