Laboratory 1200°C Rotary Rocking Tube Furnace
The Laboratory 1200°C Rotary Rocking Tube Furnace is a highly automated thermal processing system designed for the heat treatment, calcination, sintering, reduction, and reaction of powder materials under controlled temperature and atmosphere conditions. Combining continuous tube rotation, rocking motion, and...
Introduction
The Laboratory 1200°C Rotary Rocking Tube Furnace is a highly automated thermal processing system designed for the heat treatment, calcination, sintering, reduction, and reaction of powder materials under controlled temperature and atmosphere conditions.
Combining continuous tube rotation, rocking motion, and adjustable furnace tilting, this rotary tube furnace promotes uniform movement of powder materials inside the reaction tube. During operation, the materials undergo both radial and axial tumbling, improving heat transfer and gas-solid contact while helping to achieve more uniform thermal treatment.
The system is widely used for the preparation and processing of lithium-ion battery cathode and anode materials, rare earth materials, chemical catalysts, magnetic materials, metal powders, and hydrogen reduction processes.
Equipped with a high-purity quartz tube, integrated lifting scraper structure, dynamic sealing system, and automatic touchscreen control, this laboratory rotary rocking tube furnace can be configured for operation under vacuum, inert gas, reducing gas, or other controlled atmospheres.
Features
1. Rotary and Rocking Motion for Uniform Heat Treatment
The reaction tube continuously rotates and oscillates during operation, causing powder materials to tumble in both radial and axial directions. This movement helps improve material mixing, temperature uniformity, and contact between the powder and process gas.
Compared with conventional static sintering, the rotary rocking design can help reduce problems associated with uneven heating, localized overheating, over-sintering, or incomplete sintering.
2. Adjustable Tilting Angle
The furnace body can be tilted from -5° to 30°, allowing users to adjust the material movement and residence behavior inside the tube.
The tilting design also makes material loading and unloading easier, improving operational convenience for laboratory and pilot-scale powder processing.
3. High-Purity Quartz Reaction Tube
The furnace is equipped with a high-purity quartz tube suitable for high-temperature laboratory applications. An embedded lifting scraper structure helps continuously lift and turn the powder during tube rotation, supporting more uniform exposure to heat and process gases.
4. Excellent Thermal Insulation and Energy Efficiency
The furnace chamber uses high-purity Al₂O₃ ceramic fiber insulation, providing excellent thermal insulation performance and reduced heat loss.
This lightweight insulation structure helps improve heating efficiency and reduce overall power consumption.
5. Vacuum and Controlled Atmosphere Capability
An advanced dynamic sealing system allows the rotary tube furnace to operate under controlled process conditions, including:
- Vacuum
- Air
- Nitrogen
- Argon
- Hydrogen or reducing atmospheres
- Other customized process gases
This makes the furnace suitable for a wide range of powder sintering, calcination, reduction, and atmosphere heat treatment applications.
6. Fully Automatic Control System
The system features a fully automatic control system with a 7-inch touchscreen interface.
Users can monitor and control important operating parameters in real time, including:
- Furnace temperature
- Heating program
- Tube rotation
- Rocking operation
- Furnace tilting angle
- Process status
- Gas and vacuum system status
The programmable control system provides improved repeatability and convenience for laboratory research and pilot-scale production.
Typical Applications
The 1200°C rotary rocking tube furnace is suitable for a wide range of powder material research and thermal processing applications, including:
- Lithium-ion battery cathode material synthesis
- Lithium-ion battery anode material processing
- Rare earth material heat treatment
- Chemical catalyst preparation
- Magnetic material processing
- Metal powder heat treatment
- Powder hydrogen reduction
- Powder calcination
- Controlled atmosphere sintering
- Gas-solid reaction research
- Material roasting and thermal decomposition
- Laboratory and pilot-scale powder processing
Specifications
Figures below are the manufacturer data for this model. Anything not listed is confirmed in writing with the quotation rather than estimated here.
| Model | RT1200-100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Power Supply | AC 220 V, 4 kW | |
| Maximum Temperature | 1200°C (≤1 hour) | |
| Continuous Working Temperature | 1100°C | |
| Heating Rate | ≤20°C/min | |
| Heating Length | 440 mm (single temperature zone) / 200 mm × 2 (dual temperature zones with independent control) / 200 mm × 3 (three temperature zones with independent control) | |
| Tube Size | Ø100 × 1000 mm | |
| Temperature Accuracy | ±1°C | |
| Heating Element | Molybdenum-Doped Fe-Cr-Al Alloy High-Temperature Heating Wire | |
| Intelligent Touch Screen Control System | 1.Capable of storing 15 temperature profiles, avoiding the inconvenience of repetitive setup for different experimental processes. 2.The experimental process is more intuitive, and the operation is more convenient.3.The embedded operating system features a bilingual graphical interface (English and Chinese), a 7-inch full-color touchscreen input, an intelligent human-machine dialogue mode, and non-linear sample temperature correction. 4.Equipped with functions such as over-temperature alarm, thermocouple disconnection alert, and leakage protection. | |
| Sealing System | Dynamic Sealing System | Vacuum Level: ≤10 Pa (with mechanical vacuum pump) |
| Pressure Measurement | Mechanical pressure gauge with shock-absorbing oil | |
| Gas Control | Float flowmeter | |
| Dimension | 1300 (L) × 700 (W) × 1500 (H) mm | |
| Weight | Approx. 180 kg | |
| Warranty | One-year warranty, lifetime support (excluding consumable parts such as furnace tubes, O-rings ) |
Laboratory 1200°C Rotary Rocking Tube Furnace In Detail
Processes This Unit Supports
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Who Orders It
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What is Laboratory 1200°C Rotary Rocking Tube Furnace typically used for?
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Can Laboratory 1200°C Rotary Rocking Tube Furnace be customised for our process?
Yes. Chamber or tube size, temperature profile, atmosphere, gas path, control system and data recording can all be adapted. Send us your process conditions and sample details and our engineers work out a configuration with you.
How quickly can Laboratory 1200°C Rotary Rocking Tube Furnace be shipped?
Most standard ZYLAB models are held in stock. After testing and packing we normally ship Laboratory 1200°C Rotary Rocking Tube Furnace within 3 to 7 days. Customised builds are scheduled after the drawing is confirmed, and we give you the date in writing before the order is placed.
How is Laboratory 1200°C Rotary Rocking Tube Furnace packed for export?
Packing is chosen for the safety of the machine against freight cost, typically a plywood or wooden crate with internal padding and vacuum-sealed accessories. Export documents such as Form A, Form E and Form F can be issued to help you save duty.
Can you supply items that are not on this page?
Yes. We have access to the complete lines of most of our suppliers and build custom equipment in our own factory, so tell us what the experiment needs and we will source or make it.
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