Techne Fluidized baths

Overview of Techne Fluidized sand baths

Fluidized baths offer an open work area with the potential for a wide range of applications where a stable temperature environment is required. They use a media that never needs replacing and doesn't evaporate, are safe to operate and thus a logical choice over molten salt baths, high temperature oil baths and ovens and furnaces. Click here to learn more about Fluidized baths and how to they work?

Applications for Fluidized baths (a few of the many):

Verification & calibration of temperature sensors, devices and systems (Lab Series, FB08)

Shape setting of various metals including Nitinol for Medical Stents (FB08)

Cleaning of tooling (breaker plates, screws, heads, nozzle) used in plastics manufacturing (IFB series)

Tempering, annealing & Nitriding of various metals (all models)

Reactive chemical analysis including distillation (all models)

General heat treatment applications up to 600ºC/1112ºF (all models)

Thermal analysis of devices, components and materials (all models)

Model	Select a unit	Range	Working area	Stability	Features
Basic Laboratory Range		50ºC to 600ºC (122ºF to 1112ºF)	From 7.0" x 3.5" to 9.0" x 15.0" (diameter x depth)	±0.3 at 50ºC	Lower cost & smaller footprint - good choice for general purpose temperature sensor calibration and heat treatment.
Precision FB08 Range		50ºC to 700ºC (122ºF to 1292ºF)	6.5" x 15.0" (diameter x depth)	±0.08ºC full range normal mode ±0.008ºC full range dead bed mode	Excellent stability and uniformity make it a good choice for PRT & SPRT comparison calibrations as well as stringent requirements for heat treatment by medical device manufacturers.
Industrial Plastic Burnoff range		50ºC to 600ºC (122ºF to 1112ºF)	From 10.2" x 12" to 10.2" x 26.0" (diameter x depth)	±3.0 up to 600ºC	Primary choice of plastics manufacturers for cleaning residual resin and material from tools, dies, extruder screws and plates. Large working area.

Comparison chart of heat sources - Why choose a Fluidized bath?
	Fluidized bath	Molten salt bath	Ovens & Furnaces	Hi-Temperature Oil & Ultra-sonic baths
Stability & uniformity	good	fair	fair	good
Safety	good	poor (highly volatile)	good	poor (fumes, odors, splashing & hazardous fluids)
Efficiency & quench recovery	good	good	poor (heat is lost when opening doors)	good
Setup & ongoing costs	good	fair (must add salt as it's lost on items put in bath)	good	poor (must add fluid as it's lost in use & evaporation. Fume exhaust required)
Notes:	Non-abrasive to product immersed in the bath	must clean off product after being placed in bath	Slow heat transfer	must clean off product after being placed in baths - environmental impact of used fluids