Maximizing the Work Zone with Creative Fixtures

Vacuum furnaces are expensive to purchase and operate. By using creative fixtures , manufacturers and commercial heat treaters can safely increase the number of parts brazed or heat treated per run, increasing productivity while lowering the cost per unit.

A shop can spend a million dollars purchasing a new vacuum furnace and hundreds of dollars more on personnel, process gas  and electricity each time a batch of parts is run through a brazing or heat treatment cycle. To obtain more value from their capital expense, many companies add shifts so they can keep the furnace running. Often, however, there is a far simpler remedy: using a custom fixture that allows the maximum number of parts to be  processed simultaneously.