High-temperature sintering systems and vacuum hot presses up to 3000 °C for high-performance materials
FCT Anlagenbau GmbH
Sonneberg · Hönbacher Straße 10, 96515 SonnebergNew on Amplifa
About us
FCT Anlagenbau GmbH, based in Sonneberg (Thuringia), specializes in the development, design and construction of high-temperature and vacuum technology. Building on more than 30 years of experience, the company manufactures high-temperature sintering systems with temperatures up to 3000 °C and pressures up to 20 MPa – in standard and special versions. The product range includes vacuum sintering systems, vacuum hot presses (over 100 systems in operation worldwide), gas pressure sintering furnaces up to 200 bar, spark plasma sintering systems, continuous sintering furnaces, rapid sintering systems as well as burnout furnaces for debinding and pyrolysis. In addition, FCT supplies auxiliary equipment such as flare systems, thermal afterburning units and loading systems, as well as process control and system visualization. Target industries are the ceramics industry and the production of advanced materials such as silicon nitride, silicon carbide and C/C-SiC. More than 400 systems are in operation worldwide; service, spare parts and commissioning support are part of the scope of services. The company is a partner of the Blue Competence sustainability initiative and part of the SYSTEC Group.
- Site
- Sonneberg
- Processes
- Sintering (vacuum sintering systems, gas pressure sintering furnaces, continuous sintering furnaces), Hot pressing (vacuum hot presses), Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS), Debinding (debinding furnaces, solvent debinding systems), Pyrolysis, Annealing, Tempering (vacuum annealing systems), Plant engineering (design and construction of high-temperature and vacuum systems)
- Materials
- Silicon nitride, Silicon carbide, C/C-SiC (carbon/carbon-silicon carbide), Ceramic high-performance materials, Vacuum technology, Hot pressing / Spark Plasma Sintering, Gas pressure sintering, Debinding and pyrolysis
- Industries
- Ceramics industry, High-performance materials
- 01
Design and construction of systems
- 02
Auxiliary equipment and handling systems
- 03
Commissioning support
- 04
System visualization – process control
- 05
Spare parts and service
Processes and Materials
Silicon nitride
Structural ceramic processed to production maturity using gas pressure sintering technology.
Silicon carbide
Structural ceramic for gas pressure sintering in the offered pressure sintering systems.
C/C-SiC (carbon/carbon-silicon carbide)
Ceramic composite material, produced in an energy-efficient way in the inductively heated modular rapid sintering system.
Ceramic high-performance materials
Materials for heat treatment on a laboratory and production scale.
Vacuum technology
Vacuum sintering systems, annealing systems and high-vacuum sintering furnaces, among others with all-metal design.
Hot pressing / Spark Plasma Sintering
Vacuum hot presses and directly heated hot presses for pressure-assisted sintering.
Gas pressure sintering
Pressure sintering systems up to 20, 100 and 200 bar, in some cases with materials also up to 500 °C.
Debinding and pyrolysis
Debinding furnaces (retort furnaces), solvent debinding systems and pyrolysis sintering furnaces.
Location
Sonneberg
DEHeadquarters, design and plant engineering
- Materials
- High-performance ceramics such as silicon nitride, silicon carbide, C/C-SiC
Systems and Equipment
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sintering (vacuum sintering systems, gas pressure sintering furnaces, continuous sintering furnaces)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Silicon nitride, Silicon carbide, C/C-SiC, Ceramic materials |
| Hot pressing (vacuum hot presses)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Debinding (debinding furnaces, solvent debinding systems)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| PyrolysisHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| AnnealingHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tempering (vacuum annealing systems)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Plant engineering (design and construction of high-temperature and vacuum systems)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
21 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacuum induction sintering system | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| Vacuum annealing system | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| High-vacuum sintering furnace | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| Laboratory furnace | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| All-metal sintering furnace | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| Vacuum hot press | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| Vacuum double hot press | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| Spark Plasma Sinter (SPS) system | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| Vacuum pressure sintering system up to 20 bar | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| Vacuum pressure sintering system up to 100 bar | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| Vacuum pressure sintering system up to 200 bar | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| Vacuum pressure sintering system up to 10 bar (with glove box) | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| Continuous sintering furnace | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| Rapid sintering system (inductively heated, modular) | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| Debinding furnace (retort furnace) | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| Pyrolysis sintering furnace | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| Creep furnace | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| Solvent debinding system | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| Flare system | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| Thermal afterburning unit | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
| Loading system | FCT Anlagenbau | – | – | – | Sonneberg |
Additional services
History
- über 30 Jahr
Accumulation of over 30 years of experience in building high-temperature sintering systems
Over 100 vacuum hot presses in operation worldwide
Over 400 systems in operation worldwide