Calcining, Sintering, & Firing
At IntoCeramics, we are your trusted partner for quality calcining, sintering, and firing services, bringing innovation and excellence to every step of the ceramic production process.
Calcination
Calcining is a heat treatment process that involves heating a material, typically a powder or granular substance, to high temperatures but below its melting point. This process is often used to remove volatile components, chemically transform the material, or enhance specific properties. In ceramics, calcining is crucial for preparing raw materials before further processing, such as forming and firing.
- Precision Heat Treatment: IntoCeramics specializes in precision calcination, employing controlled high-temperature processes to prepare raw ceramic materials for further manufacturing steps.
- Volatile Component Removal: Our calcination services effectively eliminate volatile components from powders or granular materials, ensuring the purity and stability of the ceramic composition.
- Chemical Transformation: We leverage calcination to induce desired chemical transformations in materials, enhancing their properties and making them suitable for specific applications.
- Optimized Raw Material Processing: With decades of expertise, IntoCeramics ensures that calcination optimizes the characteristics of raw materials, laying the foundation for high-quality ceramic products.
- Tailored Temperature Control: IntoCeramics’ calcination services feature precise temperature control, with capabilities extending up to 1700°C, providing optimal conditions for the heat treatment of raw ceramic materials.
Sintering
Sintering is a manufacturing process where powdered materials are compacted and heated below their melting point. The heat causes the particles to bond, creating a solid, cohesive mass. In ceramics, sintering is vital for forming dense and durable products. It enhances the strength and reduces the material’s porosity, resulting in a finished product with improved mechanical properties.
- Densification Process: IntoCeramics specializes in sintering, which involves compacting and heating ceramic powders to enhance their density, resulting in stronger and more durable materials.
- Particle Bonding: Our sintering services facilitate particle bonding, creating a cohesive mass and improving the mechanical properties of ceramic products.
- Customized Applications: IntoCeramics offers tailored sintering solutions catering to the specific needs of different industries and applications, from electronics to advanced ceramics.
- Quality Enhancement: With our expertise in sintering, we contribute to the quality enhancement of ceramic products, providing materials with improved strength and performance.
- High-Temperature Capability: IntoCeramics’ sintering services include achieving temperatures up to 1700°C, ensuring precise control over the sintering process for various ceramic materials.
Firing
Firing in ceramics refers to subjecting shaped and dried clay or ceramic objects to high temperatures in a kiln. This high-temperature heat treatment serves multiple purposes, including removing residual water, burning off organic materials, and transforming the clay into a solid, durable ceramic structure. Firing is a crucial step that completes the ceramic manufacturing process, leading to the final product with the desired strength, hardness, and other material properties.
- State-of-the-Art Kiln Infrastructure: IntoCeramics employs multiple electric kilns in its firing services. It has advanced technology to ensure precise and controlled high-temperature processing for various ceramic objects.
- High-Temperature Processing: IntoCeramics excels in firing services, subjecting shaped ceramic objects to high temperatures in kilns, a critical step in the ceramic manufacturing process.
- Finalizing Structural Transformation: Our firing services complete the structural transformation of ceramics, turning shaped objects into solid, durable finished products with the desired material properties.
- Residual Water Removal: Drying ovens and firing eliminate residual water content from the ceramics, ensuring the final product’s stability and preventing cracking or warping. Rapid moisture analyzers provide moisture content readings.
- Organic Material Burn-off: We use firing to burn off organic materials present in the shaped objects, contributing to the purity and integrity of the ceramic composition.
L&L Kiln
The L&L Kiln is a top-loading, high-performance kiln designed for precision and durability, offering a working volume of 10.2 cubic feet. Engineered to reach a maximum temperature of Cone 10 (2350°F, 1290°C), this kiln is ideal for a wide range of ceramic firing applications.
- Designed to accommodate large volumes of ceramic products
- Precise temperature control to reduce the risk of defects
- Touchscreen control and app for easy programming and monitoring
- Height adjustable for easy loading of large objects
- 3″ thick brick for added strength and efficiency
KMT-1027 Skutt Kiln
The KMT-1027 is an advanced, user-friendly kiln designed to meet the needs of industrial ceramic manufacturers. With a spacious chamber that can accommodate up to a 23″ tall pot or a 21″ wide platter, this kiln offers the flexibility and capacity needed for a wide range of firing projects.
Features:
- Smart Controller: Equipped with the market’s most intelligent controller, it calculates firing costs and provides easy-to-use controls.
- Advanced Diagnostics: Features enhanced diagnostic tools that provide quick insights into kiln performance. The kiln is internet-connected, allowing technicians to access data remotely for faster troubleshooting.
- Current Sensor: One of the only kilns with a built-in current sensor, enabling voltage and amperage tests without opening the control box, ensuring efficient and accurate diagnostics.
- Optimized Heating: Designed with double element grooves for better heat distribution, particularly at the lid and slab where most heat loss occurs, ensuring more consistent firing results.
Contact IntoCeramics for Advanced Calcining, Sintering, and Firing Services
For top-notch processing development, custom powder processing, and ceramic sintering services, turn to IntoCeramics. With decades of experience, you can count on our skilled team for quality materials.
Reach out today for more information on our calcining, firing, sintering services, and other solutions. We’re dedicated to excellent customer service and ready to address any questions.