What is Inert Atmosphere Processing?

Inert Atmosphere Processing is the heat treatment of a component in a furnace atmosphere which will not react with the material being processed. Inert gases are argon and helium. Nitrogen is not a truly inert gas, reacting with certain materials (e.g. stainless steels) at elevated temperatures.*  

Gasbarre specializes in the design and manufacture of custom-engineered inert atmosphere processing furnaces specific to the thermal processing industry.

Gasbarre furnaces are:

Gasbarre’s complete line of Inert Atmosphere Processing Furnaces is listed below.

Car Bottom

Gasbarre IFS Car Bottom Furnaces are ideal for processing large, heavy workloads.

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Continuous Mesh Belt

Gasbarre is a leading manufacturer of Continuous Mesh Belt (or Conveyor Belt) Furnaces, and will custom-design to your particular specifications and application. 

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High Efficiency Box

This Gasbarre IFS furnace is available in numerous sizes and configurations and can be used for numerous processes in air or atmosphere configurations.

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Integral Quench Furnaces

The Gasbarre integral quench furnace is designed for batch processing for many different heat treating applications making it one of the most flexible pieces of equipment in the industry.

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Pit

Gasbarre Pit Furnaces are available in numerous sizes and configurations, with features and options customized to your unique needs.

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Pusher – Low Temperature

Gasbarre Pusher Furnaces can accommodate various heating types with standard tray widths ranging from 24-48”.

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Roller Hearth

The Gasbarre IFS Roller Hearth Furnace can accommodate various heating types with standard tray widths ranging from 24-48”.

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Temper

Gasbarre IFS Temper Furnaces are available in numerous sizes and configurations and are designed to allow for excellent temperature uniformity over a wide range.

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Tip Up

Gasbarre IFS Tip Up Furnaces areideal for processing large, heavy workloads.

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Vacuum Temper

This furnace is designed to provideexcellent temperature uniformity, rapid heating and rapid cooling performancein a single chamber design.

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*Source: Daniel H. Herring, “The Heat Treat Doctor.” The HERRING GROUP, Inc.

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