"Often imitated, never duplicated"....even true in the furnace industry.
and "the devil's in the details"  ... that's a good one!
choose wisely....

Great discussion on NADCAP  in today's Heat Treat Forum. Lucifer Furnaces is also asked..."Can you build a NADCAP furnace?"  In short:  furnaces aren't certified, companies are.  If your company wants a NADCAP certification, or accreditation, your company needs to document your process.  What you might need to show is that your heat treating chamber is uniform +/- a certain temperature range...  There are certain uniformity specifications you may be required to meet.. for example AMS 2750.  It's important to communicate to whomever builds your furnace if you need to meet uniformity requirements.  

What exactly is a Dual Chamber Furnace?

Dual Chamber furnaces typically have an upper chamber for hardening parts conveniently stacked above a lower tempering oven for stress relief.  Both chambers are the same size.  There's room below for a rolling quench tank as well.  Dual Chamber furnaces are great when the shop floor is crowded because of their small footprint.  The furnace pictured here has a manual vertical lift door.  While some furnace manufacturers may have 2 separate units on a cart like structure, Lucifer Furnaces make a sturdy, one piece dual chamber unit with heavy gauge reinforced steel for a much cleaner, longer lasting piece of equipment.  

Series 8000 - Lucifer Dual Chamber Furnaces

Want to see our furnaces being built?  Check out our YouTube videos!  You can learn about Lucifer's Red Devil Dual Chamber furnace and Lucifer's Red Devil Box furnace as well as our Heavy Duty 5000 Series furnace line...

Lucifer Red Devil Box Furnaces
Lucifer Red Devil Dual Chamber Furnaces
Lucifer Series 5000 Heavy Duty Box Furnaces

More to come in 2014....

Our new ad appearing in Industrial Heating. So many customers call about taking control of their heat treating...

“Should have bought a Lucifer”  we want to say when a customer calls looking for help.. the manufacturer of their heat treating furnace/oven can’t be found… their phone calls & emails have gone unanswered… they need parts because their furnace is down.. time & money being wasted.. they’re frustrated!  Sometimes we can help.  We can always try.  Lucifer Furnaces, Inc. is open for business and plans on staying that way.. family owned and operated and successful in making the transition to the next generation.  Give us a call or send those photos and we’ll see if we can help.

Damage from shipping – never fun.  As one shipper’s agent lamented “everyone suffers; the manufacturer, the customer & the shipper”.  Manufacturers put warnings and notices about inspecting for damage before signing the Bill of Lading.  Delivery drivers are always rushing..  wanting receivers to sign so they can continue their deliveries.  Shipping companies claim a clear BOL is evidence damage was done by receiver post delivery.  Customers just want their purchase up & running…  Lucifer Furnaces stands behind their heat treating furnaces and ovens … each one custom made-to-order from the ground up.  After a multipoint inspection and thorough testing, our furnaces and ovens are packed for long distance travel; the chamber is bracketed and supported to withstand the shaking of a truck ride, the units are secured to a custom built pallet and wrapped thoroughly with multiple layers of various packing material.  Care is taken to protect the edges; additional crating occurs for reasons including overseas shipping.