| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Bead Furnace |
| Max Temperature | 1000°C (1832°F) |
| Working Temperature | 900°C |
| Thermocouple Type | N (Nicrosil-Nisil) |
| Thermocouple Details | MgO insulated mineral, Inconel 600 sheath, 6mm diameter, Type N, Tolerance Class 2, 0 to +1100°C range |
| Heating Element | Kanthal A1 (FeCrAl) |
| Element Details | FeCrAl alloy with rare earth elements, Max temp: 1425°C, Superior cyclic performance |
| Chamber (MM) | 540 x 860 x 540 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 950.0 x 1465.0 x 830.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 250.8 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 42.1 ft³ |
| Power Load | 27.48 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 356.44 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Rectangular - tall |
This furnace is designed for melting or fusing glass to create beads or other small glass items. Operating at temperatures around 800°C, it heats glass to a viscous state suitable for shaping. The working principle typically involves a small, concentrated heating zone, often using a torch-like flame or an electric element in a bench-top design, allowing an artisan to manipulate the glass. Its purpose is for crafting decorative glass beads, scientific glassware components, or small artistic pieces. It is a fundamental tool in glass art studios and specialized glassworking shops, enabling detailed handcrafting.
This configuration is suitable when the sample load must fit a 540 x 860 x 540 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 250.8 litre, approximate power load of 27 kW, rectangular - tall chamber profile. It is commonly selected for laboratory, QC, metallurgical, ceramic, pharmaceutical and industrial heat-treatment work requiring stable heating and repeatable process conditions. Typical use includes general laboratory and industrial heat-treatment applications requiring stable, repeatable temperature control.
Equivalent chamber references: 540 x 860 x 540 MM, 54 x 86 x 54 CM and 21 x 34 x 21 INCH. Buyers searching for 1000 Degree Celsius Bead Furnace 540 x 860 x 540 MM chamber; 1000°C Bead Furnace 540 x 860 x 540 MM; 1000 Degree Celsius Bead Furnace 54 x 86 x 54 CM chamber; 1000°C Bead Furnace 54 x 86 x 54 CM; 1000 Degree Celsius Bead Furnace 21 x 34 x 21 INCH chamber; 1000°C Bead Furnace 21 x 34 x 21 INCH can verify the same physical chamber on this canonical product page before requesting price, GST invoice, packaging and delivery.
Trutherm manufactures 1000 Degree Celsius (°C) Bead Furnace 540 x 860 x 540 MM Chamber for buyers who search by exact machine type, chamber size and 1000°C temperature rating. This page is specific to the MM dimension version, so the chamber size is presented in the unit normally used in the buyer's drawing, tender or purchase request.
Uniform chamber heating and a simple door-loading design make a muffle furnace straightforward to standardise across multiple operators and shifts.
Where sample volume and process type vary week to week, a general-purpose muffle furnace avoids the cost of maintaining several process-specific furnace types.
As a general-purpose muffle furnace, this model covers a broader range of routine heating tasks than a process-specific ashing, tube or sintering furnace, making it the practical default when the lab runs mixed sample types rather than one dedicated process.