Australian Supplier of Furnaces & Kilns
Kilns
Consulting & Services
We are able to provide consulting service to all Australian made kilns as well as many imported kilns.
Parts
Manuals
Welcome to Thermal Technologies
Australian Supplier of Furnaces & Kilns
As a specialist supplier with more than 35 years of experience in the field of thermal engineering, we have one of the world’s most comprehensive range of furnaces and kilns. We strive to help our customers understand how to get the best results faster easier and for less money because we specialise in only these products.
CERACON KILNS
Introducing the all new Eco-therm range from Ceracon kilns. After decades of research and development, this new range of kilns boasts energy efficiency levels not seen in any other kilns – anywhere.
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Above all, these materials are environmentally friendly and biologically harmless.
- Energy savings of up to 40% against comparable kilns.
- The benefits of the technologies used means that all of the kilns in the range can be connected to commercially available approved single phase electrical outlets. All kilns are supplied with supply lead and plug top to suit electrical rating. Kilns can also wired for multi-phase upon request.
- With such high heat retention, all external surface temperatures are significantly lower.
- Variable pitch element spacing – To offset natural effect of heat rise
- Wi-Fi compatible, touch screen, full colour, user friendly, digital, programmable temperature control up to 30 programs & up to 32 segments per program – door mounted at eye level – No bending down.
- Solid state electronic switching of heating elements – faster switching and further energy savings
- Non contact coded door interlock – conforms to international safety standards.
- Corrosion resistant powder coated aluminium frames and ventilated external sheet metal panels
- All kilns are supplied with energy saving ultra smooth, ultra thin, ultra light, high strength nitride bonded silicon carbide kiln shelves. Very strong, space saving (only 10.0mm thick), and easy to clean.
Optional Equipment
- Fume Extraction System -Ceracon Cera-vent. Designed to draw fume laden air from the kiln chamber. The system Includes an inline filter for exhausting cool clean air safely to outside.
- High temperature, abrasion and impact resistant glass viewing port with energy saving reflective coating further reduces heat loss. The glass viewing port meets all mandatory international standards for eye protection from harmful infrared and UV radiation.
- Multi-Zone Control – Control 3 zones within the kiln chamber – Top, Middle and Bottom
KILNS ACCESSORIES
Our range of accessories includes kiln ventilation systems, shelves and props, spyhole and vent bungs, & pyrometric cones.
Woodrow Bung
Tetlow Bung
Cera-Vent – Venturi Action Exhaust Fan
Shelves
Props
Pyrometric Cones
Pyrometric Diagram
Pyrometric Chart
Consulting & Service
Thermal Technologies is based in Victoria Point, a bayside suburb in the Redlands area east of Brisbane Qld. We are able to provide consulting services for all Australian made kilns as well as many imported kilns. These include Tetlow and AA Kilns, as well as many kilns which are no longer made; Radatherm, AFC, AFC HiTech, Hildav, Ward and SEI.
We offer annual safety checks, whether it’s a one-off or under competitive contract. These are offered to individuals, Government Organisations, Colleges, Schools, Academies and Industries. The checks are thorough, practical and are supported by detailed written reports. Where necessary, we can recommend and consult for any further works. We can also assist with upgrading to more modern controllers as well as design and supply of new elements. Such upgrades may be particularly useful if you wish to automate the firing process or if your kiln can no longer reach temperature and there is a need for special designed new elements. Written quotes are usually offered for this work wherever possible prior to work commencing.
From 30th July 2021, we will no longer provide on-site repairs but will continue to offer backup support to local repair contractors for parts and technical advice for all kilns.
Services include consulting for repairs to refractory brick, ceramic fibre blanket and ceramic fibre board linings, as well as all-new heating elements. In particular, we can supply special enclosed elements suitable for use in situations where kilns are experiencing circuit breaker tripping due to connection to earth leakage devices (RCD’s). In addition, our workshop is also able to repair controllers (controller reprogramming and or replacement). We are able to support repair personnel in all areas with parts and repair advice.
Workshop repairs and any travelling time required are both charged at an hourly rate. However, if kiln controls or other kiln assemblies need to be removed from the equipment on-site, the same hourly rate is applicable.
Parts
We also offer a range of refractory materials including bricks, blankets, boards, cements and wall anchor systems, as well as electrical items such as heating elements for most makes, element connectors, ceramic element support rods, thermocouples and leads, temperature controllers, safety switches, indicating lamps and contactors.
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This model succeeded the BTC9090 & is often the preferred upgrade. It also offers the same facilities for ramp & hold time at the set temperature, but rate is in degC/hour & time in mins.
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This versatile programmable controller is an ideal upgrade for any older kiln. The controller is very user friendly & provides the user with the facility to store up to 9 programs each with 8 stages.
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The Sentinel controller can store up to 12 programs, each with up to 32 segments. View firings progress in graph mode. Also turn kiln vent or gas injection on or off during the firing.
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The main switching device which links the controls to the heating elements – these have to work hard, switching on and off throughout each kiln firing. They provide millions of switching intervals over the kiln’s life – but eventually, they do wear out. Various sizes are available to suit all kilns.
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Early model kilns which did not have the luxury of programmable temperature controllers were reliant on this device to manually provide a means of progressive variable input power. Generally used in older Woodrow & Tetlow kilns.
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Pre 1972 – most kilns used J or K
1972-1982 kilns generally used K
Post 1982 most kilns used type N
Most commercial kilns are R or S
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Useful Information
A range of support documentation and service is available including replacement manuals for kiln controllers, cone equivalent firing charts, ventilation advice, good kiln housekeeping and safety tips for the kiln room, as well as advice on troubleshooting
Kiln Control Manuals
Firing Support- Pyrometric
Glass Helpful Information
Kiln Control Manuals – Woodrow Kilns
Firing Instructions
Wall Charts
Kiln Control Manuals
Kiln Control Manuals- Woodrow
Firing Support - Pyrometric
Firing Instructions
Wall Charts
Glass Helpful Information
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History of Thermal Technologies
Thermal Technologies Pty Ltd is owned and operated by Peter Geddes. Peter has a diverse background, having completed diploma studies in mechanical engineering and management in 1969 and 1973 and then moving into the specialized field of industrial control, in areas such as conveyorised paint finishing lines, high-speed steel strip paint lines and many appliance industries.
With this experience, he later found that he had developed considerable skills in the area of industrial ovens and furnaces, primarily in paint finishing and the heat treatment of steels. His furnace experience enabled him to move quickly to the design of kilns when ceramic art disciplines became part of school visual art curriculums in the early 70’s.
Eventually, in 1977 he began his own business as a furnace and kiln manufacturer in Sydney. Furnaces and kilns were offered for metals heat treatment, pottery, doll making, jewellery etc. Similarly, when Australian Universities began to expand their own visual arts programs to include art glass, Peter designed a whole range of art glass kilns for the various processes. (glass slumping and fusing, glass casting, glass annealing, recycled glass, stained glass).
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Over the last 30 years in Australia his knowledge in these field has become widely respected. Peter has designed, developed and patented processes for the ceramic and glass industries, having pioneered many furnace construction techniques. Over the years, he has presented papers on glass processing at several international glass conferences.
Peter moved away from full time manufacturing in 2010, and started Thermal Technologies, now based in Queensland. The company is less industry focused and more service and repair orientated toward educational institutions and private users. Although ceramics and glass processing are still very much a part of the focus, albeit as a reseller and repairer of smaller kilns and furnaces, the same services now extend to glass bead annealing kilns, dental ceramics and knife making.
Thermal Technologies continues to seek out the best value equipment on offer around the world for its clients and provide the backup service that has been the hallmark of its success.
Over the last 30 years in Australia his knowledge in these field has become widely respected. Peter has designed, developed and patented processes for the ceramic and glass industries, having pioneered many furnace construction techniques. Over the years, he has presented papers on glass processing at several international glass conferences.
Peter moved away from full time manufacturing in 2010, and started Thermal Technologies, now based in Queensland. The company is less industry focused and more service and repair orientated toward educational institutions and private users. Although ceramics and glass processing are still very much a part of the focus, albeit as a reseller and repairer of smaller kilns and furnaces, the same services now extend to glass bead annealing kilns, dental ceramics and knife making.
Thermal Technologies continues to seek out the best value equipment on offer around the world for its clients and provide the backup service that has been the hallmark of its success.
Contact Thermal Technologies
Interested in our products? We would love to help you! Contact us at support@thermaltechnologies.com.au or fill in the below form and we will be in contact promptly.
About Us
Thermal Technologies is based in Victoria Point, a bayside suburb in the Redlands area east of Brisbane Qld. Thermal Technologies will continue to seek out the best value equipment on offer around the world for our clients and provide the backup service that has been the hallmark of our success.
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
sales@thermaltechnologies.com.au
www.thermaltechnologies.com.au