| Category | Muffle Furnace |
| Model | Bead Furnace |
| Max Temperature | 1100°C (2012°F) |
| Working Temperature | 1000°C |
| Thermocouple Type | N (Nicrosil-Nisil) |
| Thermocouple Details | MgO insulated mineral, Inconel 601 sheath, 6mm diameter, Type N, Tolerance Class 2, 0 to +1200°C range |
| Heating Element | Kanthal A1 (FeCrAl) |
| Element Details | FeCrAl alloy with rare earth elements, Max temp: 1425°C, Superior cyclic performance |
| Chamber (MM) | 900 x 470 x 470 |
| Outer Body (MM) | 1315.0 x 1070.0 x 755.0 |
| Chamber Volume | 198.8 Litres |
| Volume (cu.ft) | 38.8 ft³ |
| Power Load | 23.51 kW |
| Power Supply | 440V, Three Phase |
| Gross Weight | 332.48 kg |
| Chamber Shape | Rectangular - wide |
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 900 x 470 x 470 MM chamber with usable chamber volume of 198.8 litre, approximate power load of 24.6 kW, rectangular - wide 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: 900 x 470 x 470 MM, 90 x 47 x 47 CM and 36 x 18 x 18 INCH. Buyers searching for 1100 Degree Celsius Bead Furnace 900 x 470 x 470 MM chamber; 1100°C Bead Furnace 900 x 470 x 470 MM; 1100 Degree Celsius Bead Furnace 90 x 47 x 47 CM chamber; 1100°C Bead Furnace 90 x 47 x 47 CM; 1100 Degree Celsius Bead Furnace 36 x 18 x 18 INCH chamber; 1100°C Bead Furnace 36 x 18 x 18 INCH can verify the same physical chamber on this canonical product page before requesting price, GST invoice, packaging and delivery.
Trutherm manufactures 1100 Degree Celsius (°C) Bead Furnace 900 x 470 x 470 MM Chamber for buyers who search by exact machine type, chamber size and 1100°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.
A muffle furnace isolates the sample from direct contact with heating elements or combustion gases, giving cleaner, more repeatable results than an open flame or hot-plate process.
Because muffle furnaces are used across ashing, drying, calcination and light heat-treatment, the chamber and controller are specified for flexibility rather than one narrow process window.
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.