March 2013 Heat Treatment System for Vacuum Annealing Technical Data Abstract: The IMSTec Heat Treatment System represents a high end solution for annealing applications such as vacuum annealing of medical alloys. Parameters such as vacuum level, temperature profile, dwell time, cooling time etc. are recipe based and can be dynamically loaded depending on the product. An automatic material handling system maximizes the mean time to assist. Heat Treatment System LV Single Constant Current LED Driver Features • Small footprint (160x140x240) cm³ • Vacuum chamber size ∅ i 170 mm x 50 mm • Short evacuation time (10 -4 mbar in less than 2 min) • Typical process vacuum 510 -5 mbar • Final vacuum: < 10 -6 mbar • Process temperature up to max. 1500 °C • Excellent lateral temperature homogeneity • Active cooling with inert gas • Real time process control • Intuitive HMI design • Automatic handling system IMSTec’s fully automated heat treatment system targets vacuum annealing appli- cations in particular for medical devices such as stents. Therefore the heart of the system comprises a high vacuum chamber in which the process vacuum can be quickly generated using an oil-free vacuum pump system. The high sophisticated thermal design of the vacuum chamber as well as the heater units leads to an efficient heating system that reduces out gassing effects (which is of particular importance with oxygen sensitive alloys). IMSTec GmbH Auf dem Langloos 10 D-55270 Klein-Winternheim Phone: +49 6136 99441 10 Fax: +49 6136 99441 11 www.imstec.de [email protected] Geschäftsführer: Edgar Maehringer-Kunz Registergericht: Mainz HR B 8773