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New: Replacement Water Cooling Section for RTC furnaces

April 2009. FurnacePros completed design of a replacement water cooling section for RTC furnaces. The 30" section provides the same cooling characteristics of the previous model but with predicted higher reliability and at a lower cost. The new design features fewer penetrations and welds to perform the same task. Over the long run it is expected to reduce downtime for replacement of leaky cooling systems in RTC and GBT model furnaces. ev08

Hotfix file for PV-309 in Switzerland

April 2009. FurnacePros technical support generated a self-extracting hotfix to adjust the minimum cooling water temperature required to enable furnace startup of the RTC model PV-309 furnace. After receipt of a current copy of the furnace directory, the hotfix was generated to remedy a delay in furnace ready status because of an alert on low temperature at the cooling water inlet on startup. ev07b

Service for Solar Cell manufacturer

April 2009. FurnacePros provides analysis and review of a 15 year old RTC model C-624X combination dryer furnace to facilitate refurbishing the furnace on-site by FurnacePros staff. The furnace will be returned to operations as soon as the work is completed. ev06

Software Solution for UCD System on D-624 in Thailand

February 2009. Disappearing start and run times from the Ultrasonic Cleaner Dryer system dialog box were reset using a hotfix file from FurnacePros technical support. ev07a

FurnacePros Lowers RTC Furnace Lamp Prices

January 2009. FurnacePros dropped prices on many of the OEM infrared quartz heater elements for RTC brand furnaces. Call (949) 218-4996 to get a quote. Case quantities qualify for further discount. ev05

Dryer Installation in Southeast Asia

December 2008. FurnacePros provided installation supervision and startup services in a cleanroom in Southeast Asia on a D-624 dryer, The continuous belt infrared dryer was being installed on a production line, requiring site acceptance testing meeting the customer standards. ev04

Major Controls Upgrade in Philippines

August 2008. Over 1000 wires were pulled in the complete on-site replacement of the control and belt drive systems on a RTC model AG-1524 furnace. The furnace received upgrades to the computer, programmable logic controller, thermocouples and sensors subsystems. The new computer is Dell Optiplex managed platform featuring RAID1 drives to assure long term data integrity. ev03

FurnacePros Factory reconditions GreenBridge furnace for Taiwan solar cell manufacturer

September 2008. Upon sale by GreenBridge Technology of a GBT prototype S-615X furnace, FurnacePros was asked to bring the furnace up to like new condition for a production furnace. This effort included a thorough investigation of the furnace and subsequent configuration of the furnace software, replacement of certain parts, correction of all defects. The customer was present for the factory acceptance testing (FAT) in Orange, California and to witness operation of the equipment at near 1000 degrees C. The furnace was shipped to Taiwan for use in a solar cell production line. ev02

Computer Chip Manufacturer gets Assistance in Furnace Move in Massachusetts

November 2008. FurnacePros provided on-site supervision of the critical move of a S-1210 furnace. The furnace required split into two section and special blocking to assure successful reassembly and startup at the new site. The furnace sections were then passed through a window and lowered to the ground floor. The entire operation was completed in 2 days. ev01