Features

• Alumina Rods : Element supporting rods imported from the UK or Germany in combination with Kanthal A1 element wire must be the best combination for optimal efficiency and long element life.
• Element Loading : The kilns incorporate heating elements carefully calculated to provide for evenness of heat in the range of 1000 Deg-C to 1280 Deg-C with an absolute maximum of 1300 Deg-C. Our main goal when designing our elements is to find the optimum balance between service and element cost , in some cases our elements could last up to six years or longer .
• Added Safety : Most electric kilns are operated by one large contactor to switch power to the elements , if for some reason this contactor became stuck or the contact points fused together the whole kiln could meltdown , for this reason we fit in some cases three smaller contactors in our larger kilns , the chance that all three would become stuck are very remote.
• Kanthal A1 : Heating elements wound from wire manufactured by the largest specialist supplier of high temperature alloys in the world - Kanthal, whose undoubted reputation stretches back over sixty years.
• Safety Switch : The door incorporates a switch that ensures that the electricity to the heating elements may only be switched on once the kiln door has been closed.
• Stainless Steel Roof : Larger kilns are fitted with a stainless steel roof , as sodium silicate often used in slip the casting process could collect and condensate under the roof panel and were it could cause major corrosion if a steel panel was fitted.
• Kiln Vent : All our electric kilns could be fitted with a kiln vent which can be operated by our FE Auto controller , the vent can be open up to six hundred degrees C so all moist and fumes can escape , then be closed and after the soak or hold time opened to allow the kiln to cool down.
• Extraction Fan : Larger kilns can be fitted with an extraction fan , to draw warm air from between the kiln wall and kiln panel and blown into a drying cabinet.
• Insulation : We only use high quality Zircon Ceramic Blanket for it's excellent insulation properties.
• Heavy Duty Elements : Most FE kilns have heavy duty elements which are made from a larger diameter wire and features a lower watt density. Watt density is a measure of the amount of power per square inch of element surface. This lower watt density results in a lower element temperature for any given kiln temperature and this results in longer element life. We have been using this "heavy duty" design in our larger kilns for over 10 years and have found it to provide significantly longer element life. We recommend these elements if you are having element life problems.

   

   

 

		Electric Kilns 8 ., 6 and 5 cuft.
Heavy Duty Elements

	Automatic Kiln Vent closed. Only with FE Auto Controller.		Extraction Fan to blow warm air into a drying cabinet
	Automatic Kiln Vent open. Only with FE Auto Controller.		Fiber Blanket Excellent Insulation Properties
	Large Ceramic Peep Hole		Door Safety Switch

Available From.

Furnace Engineering .

Ph (09) 2336690 Fax (09) 2336693

Email : kilns@furnace-eng.co.nz

435 Razorback Road R.D.2

Pokeno  1872 New Zealand