This section provides an overview for muffle furnaces as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 29 muffle furnace manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked muffle furnace companies as of November, 2024: 1.Sentro Tech, 2.Lab-Temp By Thermcraft, Inc., 3.JISICO CO., LTD..
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A muffle furnace is a furnace in which a magnetic heating plate is placed inside the furnace, and the heat source is not directly exposed to the sample by using a partition wall (muffle) in which the heater is not exposed.
Electric furnaces used for ceramics and other applications are distinguished from muffle furnaces by the use of exposed heaters inside the furnace.
The metal or powder to be heated, melted, or dried is not directly exposed to the heat source, but the sample is indirectly exposed to the heat source, thus preventing contamination of the sample.
Ceramic fiber, an inorganic fiber mainly composed of alumina and silica, is used as the insulation material inside the furnace and is a chemically stable material resistant to rapid heating and cooling.
Some models can be program-controlled to raise and lower the temperature.
Temperature sensors include R thermocouples, K thermocouples, and B thermocouples, which have different materials and temperature ranges. Therefore, the use of appropriate sensors is recommended.
As safety devices, overcurrent breakers and microcomputer error detection devices are provided.
Muffle furnaces are used for firing ceramics (tiles, glass, and insulators) because the atmosphere inside the furnace changes little and requires precise control.
In component analysis tests for heavy metals, arsenic, etc., samples are pretreated and ashed in a muffle furnace for analysis and used in trials for pharmaceuticals and foods.
Muffle furnaces measure the amount of residual material in ashing tests and pharmaceutical and food testing.
Muffle furnaces are used for the heat treatment of glass and metals.
The heat source does not expose the heater inside the furnace. The furnace body covers the heater so that the heat source does not directly contact the specimen, eliminating the risk of contamination.
Since the heat source is covered by a bulkhead and not directly exposed, the furnace is made of ceramic fiber with excellent heat insulation and heat retention properties. There are few sudden changes in the atmosphere inside the furnace, and precise temperature control is possible.
Heat plates emitting heat sources are arranged on four sides of the furnace, top, bottom, left, and right, enabling fast temperature rise.
The heat source is an iron chrome wire (normal operating temperature: 850°C) or molybdenum disilicide for higher temperature use (1600°C).
The principle of this heating method is to generate heat by passing an electric current through resistance heating, which is highly efficient because 100% of electrical energy converts into heat.
JIS standard thermocouples, such as R, K, and B, are used as temperature sensors, each of which has a different specified temperature range.
A thermocouple is a temperature sensor consisting of two different types of metal conductors. The difference between the temperature of the object and the room temperature, for example, is detected as an electrical signal.
Since JIS standards control the temperature sensor, it provides reliable temperature control inside the furnace.
To prevent damage, there is a gap between the door and the furnace body (main body), each with a different expansion rate due to heat.
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Sentro Tech, established in 1998 and based in Ohio, USA, is a manufacturer and supplier of industrial furnaces and ovens. The company offers a diverse range of furnaces, including vacuum, sinter, tube, oxygen, alumina ceramic, muffle, box, as well as other heat elements. These products are used in various applications such as 3D technology, nuclear energy, laboratories, heavy alloys, heat treatments, as well as solar power equipment and powder metallurgy. The company also offers replacement parts with customized solutions for furnaces and heat treatments.
Based in Bayville, NY, SAE Manufacturing Specialties Corp. is an ISO-certified supplier and manufacturer of industrial equipment, chemicals, components, ordinance, electronics, and systems for industries ranging from aerospace to high tech to law enforcement. Examples of product offerings include raw materials, chemicals, and lubricants for industrial purposes to finished products such as security helmets for law enforcement, and military ordnances. SAE also provides research and development as well as technical support for other companies in similar industries.
Thermacraft Inc began operations in 1971 and is headquartered, in Winston Salem, North Carolina as a subsidiary of Alloy Engineering, located in Berea, Ohio. The company is a manufacturer of thermal processing equipment that serves the aerospace, ceramics, automotive, semiconductor, and other industries. The company’s product lines include furnaces, ovens, control systems, and parts. The company works with customers to provide custom designs for industrial furnaces, ovens, and their controls specific to each customer’s industry and application.
Lucifer Furnaces has been a designer, manufacturer and supplier of heat-treating furnaces, convection ovens and quench tanks based in Warrington, Pennsylvania, since 1945. The furnace portfolio includes box, continuous, dual chamber, atmosphere, and top & bottom loading furnaces used for hardening, drawing, annealing, brazing, and sintering applications. The heat treatment equipment has varying furnace lines, chamber sizes and temperature ranges for use in metalworking, ceramic and glass manufacturing industries. The company also offers secondary services, including maintenance, consultation and testing.
JISICO CO., LTD., established in 1967 in Seoul, Korea, is a manufacturer of chemical and physical apparatus instruments for research agencies, hospitals, universities, and industrial research institutes. Its product catalog includes constant temperature and humidity chambers, water purification tools, analytical and measuring apps, and electric mule furnaces. It also offers accessories such as vacuum pumps, glove boxes, heating apparatus, and water baths. The company obtained the BS EN ISO 9001:2000/KS A 9001:2001 and ISO 14001:2004/ KS Q 14001:2004 certifications.
PRONOVA, founded in 1998 and based in Berlin, Germany, is a manufacturer of analytical and measurement equipment. The company specializes in gas analysis equipment for measuring flue and process gases, water analysis equipment, and agricultural measuring solutions. With in-house hardware and software development capabilities, it is capable of offering customer-specific OEM products. It has been serving biogas plants, sewage and landfill sites, and laboratory facilities while also following the standards of DIN/ISO 9001:2008 certification.
HST, a manufacturer and supplier, established in 2002. All its machinery holds European Union CE authentication, American FDA certification, and ISO 9001 approval. Its products extend to over 120 countries, including the USA, Canada, Australia, Europe, South East Asia, and Africa. The company supplies OEM to over 20 manufacturers and specializes in equipment for material testing requirements. Its product range comprises electronic universal testing machines, hydraulic universal testing machines, impact testing machines, fatigue testing machines, and more, addressing diverse testing needs. The company offers comprehensive support services, including Area Protection, Price Support, Technical Support, and Promotion Support.
Nabertherm Inc., a company founded in 1947 and headquartered in Lilienthal, Germany, is a manufacturer and supplier of thermal processing equipment. The company specializes in providing furnaces, kilns, and ovens for various industries, including ceramics, metallurgy, research laboratories, and dental applications. Their products are designed for heat treatment, drying, and firing processes, offering precise temperature control and performance. The company also provides customer services, including technical support, installation guidance, and maintenance assistance to ensure customer satisfaction.
Bionics Scientific Technologies, founded in New Delhi, Delhi, is a manufacturer and supplier of laboratory and scientific equipment. The company's product portfolio includes incubators, Autoclaves, Test Chambers, Measuring Meters, and Deep Freezers that are used in laborites. The company serves markets including Medical and Healthcare, Aerospace and Defense, Consumer Goods, Industrial Manufacturing and Construction and Building. The company also provides services including national distribution, product selection, customized services, technical support and customer service.
Accumax is a manufacturer and supplier of laboratory equipment and instruments based in India. Founded in 1995, the company offers a wide range of products serving various industries, including Food & Beverage, Automobile, Pharmaceutical, Research Institutions, and Universities. Its product line includes high-temperature ovens, humidity chambers, autoclaves, freeze dryers, water distillation units, and more. The company's instruments are CE certified and its manufacturing facility is ISO9001:2015 certified. Additionally, the company provides after-sale services, cost-effective solutions, and customization options to meet its client's needs.
MRS Scientific Instruments has been a manufacturer of scientific instruments since 1994. The company is headquartered in India and its product portfolio includes incubators, laboratory furnaces, autoclaves, humidity chambers, rotary flask shakers, and more. The company provides solutions to its clients, which include not only supplying equipment but also offering installation, servicing, and technical training. The company caters to a diverse customer base, including engineers, scientists, manufacturers, hospitals, colleges, businesses, researchers, and government agencies. Stringent quality testing is carried out to ensure compliance with international standards.
QED Wire Lines Inc. (QED) is a Canadian manufacturer and service provider specializing in heat treatment systems that was incorporated in 1994. Based in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, the company produces environmentally friendly wet section solutions (e.g. phosphate borax systems), heat treatment systems such as direct fired furnaces, and metal coating equipment such as immersion burner galvanizer. It also offers a range of steel wire production processes for customer projects, including oil tempering and high carbon galvanizing. QED primarily serves clients in the steel wire industry such as Kiswire and Tata Steel, as well as companies in the automotive and defense sectors.
XIAMEN TOB NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY Co., LTD., established in 2012, is a manufacturer based in Xiamen, China, specializing in equipment and materials for lithium-ion batteries. The company offers lithium-ion battery and lithium-ion supercapacitor materials, production and testing equipment. Other offerings include battery mixers, battery winding, sealing, and crimping machines as well as electrode coating, slitting, and staking machines. TOB NEW ENERGY serves various industries, including electric vehicles, energy storage systems, and portable electronics. They have designed over 200 lithium-ion battery and supercapacitor production lines for companies and research institutions like Mercedes-Benz AG, Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Khera Instruments Pvt. Ltd. (KI) is an Indian manufacturer and exporter of laboratory instruments and related products that was established in 1967. Based in Azadpur, New Delhi, the company produces laboratory products such as laminar air flow equipment, biological safety cabinets, and fume hoods, as well as a range of medical devices including tripod magnifiers and microscopes. It also offers hospital furniture, such as bedside lockers and electro-hydraulic operation tables. KI products are used in India’s educational institutions and healthcare facilities, including by Safdarjung Hospital Delhi, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Delhi, and the G.B. Pant University of Agricultural & Tech.
Laboao Equipment and Instruments Co., Ltd., based in China, is a manufacturer and supplier of laboratory equipment and instruments. The company specializes in providing a range of laboratory equipment and instruments including rotary evaporators, glass reactors, heating and cooling equipment, and more. Their products cater to diverse research and industrial applications including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemical engineering, and academic institutions. The company employs GMP-style process management with batch-by-batch quality inspection from raw materials to finished products to ensure they deliver quality products to their clients worldwide.
Therelek, established in 1980, is a reputable manufacturer and supplier headquartered in India, specializing in high-temperature vacuum and controlled atmosphere furnaces. Therelek has a proven track record of delivering thermal solutions for various industries including aerospace, automotive, and research. The company's main products encompass vacuum furnaces, sintering furnaces, and high-temperature furnaces, all designed to meet stringent quality standards and precise temperature requirements. Therelek's provides customized thermal processing solutions that enhance material properties and support advanced manufacturing processes. Therelek ensures optimal furnace performance and consistent results.
Guangzhou Kenton Apparatus Ltd., established in 1999 and headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, is a laboratory equipment designer and manufacturer. The company's primary products include drying ovens, vacuum ovens, and incubators. It also provides test equipment, centrifuges, and high-temperature ovens. These products are mostly used for research purposes across a variety of industries, including food manufacturing, pharmaceutical production, and biochemistry. The company provides the supply of spare parts through its trained dealers, who also provide ongoing support services.
AMSE SRL, founded as a new brand of the Nol-Tec System and Nol-Tec Europe JV in 2015 with headquarters in Gorgonzola, Milan, Italy, is a material characterization equipment manufacturer. Specializing in instruments for QC and R&D of various materials for industrial and academic laboratories, including composites, metals, and rubbers, among others. The company's technical support assists clients with the development of their own QC and R&D departments. Its after-sales services include on-site instrument installation and calibration, operator training, and ongoing maintenance support.
Yatherm Scientific, established in 1983 and based in Noida, India, is a manufacturer of equipment for hospitals, colleges, laboratory, pharmaceutical, and public sectors. The company operates in the B2B space in the Life Sciences industry. Its product range includes pharmaceutical instruments, testing equipment, cooling and heating equipment, clean room equipment, shakers, meters, test chambers, leak test apparatus and more. Its manufacturing unit has high-tech machinery like a Laser CNC machine for cutting & bending GI and SS sheets. The company has a network of dealers in Canada, South Africa, and the Southern part of India.
Carbolite Gero Ltd., established in 1982, is a manufacturer of high-temperature furnaces and ovens from 30°C to 3000°C with a specialization in vacuum and unique atmosphere technology. The furnaces are chamber, tube, and vacuum furnaces; more products include ovens, asphalt binder analyzers, and controllers. The Derbyshire, United Kingdom, company offers custom-designed furnaces and ovens for continuous heat treatment. The furnaces have heating applications in aerospace, ceramics, electronics, material research, and medical device industries.
L & L Special Furnace Co., Inc., Aston, PA in 1946 is a manufacturer of industrial furnaces, quench tanks and heat treating systems. Their product portfolio includes batch furnaces, continuous furnaces, quench tanks with precise temperature control and agitation systems, for ensuring the quenching of heated materials, heat treating systems, and Custom Heat Treatment Equipment.The company serves markets such as Manufacturing and Metalworking, Oil and Gas, Power Generation and Tool and Die.
VECTOR, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Yenimahalle, Turkey, is a manufacturer and supplier of testing equipment for the cement, iron, and steel industries. The company offers an array of products, including an automatic blaine air permeability tester, continuous flow vibratory disc mill, cement compression testing device, le chatelier water bath, and cement moisture-curing cabinet. These equipment find applications in workshops that require distilled water, the removal of potentially dangerous aerosols, and the grinding process of fragile materials and minerals such as basalt.
Suministros Grupo Esper, SL was established in 2016 and is a manufacturer and supplier of laboratory equipment based in Badalona, Barcelona, Spain. The company manufactures various instruments such as air forced convection furnace, vertical laminar flow cabinet, and immersion thermostats. The company offers 2 years warranty for all its equipment, delivery times under 48 hours, and technical supports of repairs and technical advice between 24 to 48 hours after customer's request.
Witeg Labortechnik GmbH, founded in Germany in 1960, is a manufacturer and supplier of laboratory equipment and consumables. Its wide product range includes glass measuring devices, electric laboratory devices, liquid handling, heating baths, and laboratory consumables, while also providing a repair service as well as quality management services. It is officially certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001 and participates in a number of exhibitions, including Analytica 2024 and ACHEMA 2024.
Henan Chengyi Equipment Science and Technology Co. Ltd, founded in 2013 and based in Zhengzhou, China, is a manufacturer and supplier specializing in lab equipment. The company offers a diverse range of standard and customized lab equipment, including Tube Furnaces, Muffle Furnaces, CVD Systems, and PECVD equipment. Henan Chengyi also produces Plasma Cleaners, Hydraulic presses, and Lab grinding polishing equipment catering to the needs of various industries and research institutions worldwide, incluidng America, UAE, Europe, and South Africa.
BIOBASE, established in 1999, is a high-tech manufacturing enterprise whose business covers biomedical, e-commerce, intelligent manufacturing, scientific equipment In Vitro Diagnosis (IVD) instrument and reagent based in China. Specialized in research, development, and manufacturing of laboratory and medical equipment, catering to life sciences, healthcare, and environmental protection industries. Their product range includes biological safety cabinets, incubators, centrifuges, and more. The company has branch offices in 24 provinces in China, with overseas establishment in USA, Dubai, India, Algeria, Singapore, and business partners in 130 countries.
Meditech, founded in Canton, Massachusetts, in 1969 is a provider of IT services such as Expanse Virtual Assistants, Digital Transformation and Cloud Platforms for the healthcare industry. The company's product portfolio includes cloud-based solutions to ensure secure data storage, IT consulting services to help healthcare institutions identify the right technology solutions, telemedicine platforms, and mobile health applications. The company serves markets such as Hospitals and Medical Centers, Clinics and Outpatient Facilities, Healthcare Networks and System and Pharmaceutical Companies.
Stericox, established in 1978, is a supplier of microbiology laboratory equipment company in India. The company is manufacturing a wide range of equipment and machines used in pharmaceutical, hospitals, laboratory research, electrolyte testing and light industrial applications, etc. Their factory is equipped with the latest tools and machinery in order to deliver world class equipments designed and engineered to match exact customer specifications. Providing personalized and efficient services to every customer both locally (Delhi and NCR) and nationally (other cities in India).
Parsros Material Testing Equipments, a company located in Ankara, Turkey, is a manufacturer and supplier specializing in material testing machines and equipment. The company's range of testing equipment includes aggregate angularity apparatuses, accelerated concrete curing tanks, and electrodynamic fatigue test machines. These products find applications in various industries, including the automotive industry, construction, and aerospace. The company offers services including technical support, product catalogs, and repair and upgrades of machines and test equipment.
Ranking as of November 2024
Derivation MethodRank | Company | Click Share |
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1 | Sentro Tech |
7.9%
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2 | Lab-Temp By Thermcraft, Inc. |
7.3%
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3 | JISICO CO., LTD. |
6.6%
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4 | SAE Manufacturing Specialties Corp |
5.4%
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5 | Bionics Scientific Technologies |
4.7%
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6 | Pronova Analysentechnik GmbH & Co. KG |
4.4%
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7 | MRS Scientific Instruments |
4.1%
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8 | QED Wire Lines Inc. |
4.1%
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9 | Lucifer Furnaces |
4.1%
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10 | Carbolite Gero Ltd. |
4.1%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the muffle furnace page as of November 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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India | 6 | 28.6% |
United States of America | 4 | 19.0% |
China | 4 | 19.0% |
Germany | 3 | 14.3% |
Republic of Korea | 1 | 4.8% |
Canada | 1 | 4.8% |
Turkey | 1 | 4.8% |
Spain | 1 | 4.8% |
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Nippon Ceramics Co., Ltd.
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■ Characteristics ・ The furnace material is 100 % aluminum fiber (no RCF) ・ Up to 1,250 ° C with 100V home power supply can be set up to 1,250 ° ...
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■ Characteristics ・ The furnace material is 100 % aluminum fiber (no RCF) ・ Up to 1,300 ゜ C can be set up to 1,300 ° C with 100V home power supp...
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■ Characteristics ・ The furnace material is 100%BSF (biological dissolved fiber) (RCF does not use) ・ Home power supply 100V can be set up to 100...
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The SH-OMT series has been renewed and new. The inner size of the furnace is the same and realizes miniaturization. ■ Characteristics ・ The furna...
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■ Characteristics ・ The furnace material is 100%BSF (biological dissolved fiber) (RCF does not use) ・ The maximum temperature can be set up to 90...