What is Hardening?

Hardening increases the hardness of a material by suitable treatment usually involving heating and cooling.

Other common names and related subjects are: age hardening, neutral hardening, quench hardening, direct hardening, flame hardening, induction hardening, laser hardening, and surface hardening.*

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

Gasbarre furnaces are:

Gasbarre’s complete line of Hardening Furnaces is listed below.

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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Modular Vacuum

Expandability and versatility make this furnace an attractive selection for many thermal processing needs with growth in mind.

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High Efficiency Box

The C.I. Hayes CVCQ-LAM Vacuum Furnace uniquely combines atmosphere delubrication and vacuum sintering.

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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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Modular Heat Treat Systems

The C.I. Hayes CVCQ-LAM Vacuum Sintering Furnace uniquely combines atmosphere delubrication and vacuum sintering.

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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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Tool Room / Small Batch Atmosphere

Sinterite’s Tool Room Furnace is a great universal furnace for use in heat treat shops, research and development laboratories and vocational schools.

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Tool Room / Small Batch Vacuum

The C.I. Hayes “VCQ-ME” Small Batch Vacuum Furnace is ideal for light production, tool room, and research and development applications.

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Tube 

The CI Hayes Tube Furnace is designed to process wire or strip material in continuous fashion.

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Vacuum Batch

Designed for many thermal processes,the electrically heated batch vacuum furnace is available in a multitude of configurations.

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Vacuum Carburizing

The CI Hayes VBQ Vacuum Furnace is part of the modular furnace family designed for heat treating and/or carburizing applications.

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Single Chamber Vacuum

This C.I. Hayes Furnace is a horizontally loaded, electrically heated, versatile batch furnace that may be programmed to run simple or complex thermal profile recipes.

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Bell / Retort

This C.I. Hayes furnace is designed for heat treating applications requiring close control of both temperature and protective atmosphere.

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Continuous Mesh Belt – Solitaire

This C.I. Hayes furnace is known for its compact design and for its popularity for brazing and bright annealing of jewelry pieces. 

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Gas/Pressure Quench – Dual Chamber

This C.I. Hayes vacuum furnace with isolated gas quench is quite versatile, designed for a wide range of heat treat applications.

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Oil Quench – Dual Chamber

This C.I. Hayes vacuum furnace with isolated gas quench is quite versatile, designed for a wide range of heat treat applications.

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Vacuum Sintering – Continuous

This C.I. Hayes Vacuum Sintering Furnace uniquely combines atmosphere delubrication and vacuum sintering. 

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HyperCooler

Sinterite offers this exclusively-manufactured Sinter-Hardening and Rapid Cooling System. 

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

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