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As the world continues to grapple with a severe global chip shortage, the pressure on semiconductor manufacturers and their suppliers remains high. For Shimazu Kinzoku, being able to deliver reliable heating solutions to the industry has never been more essential.

All that glitters is not necessarily gold – but it might be a recyclable alloy. This rings especially true at Kanthal’s plant in Hallstahammar, where reused scrap metal is successfully being used to reduce the need for raw materials in the production process.

Kanthal® AF Tubes require minimal maintenance, are extremely efficient and deliver excellent power output, especially when combined with Tubothal® heating elements.

Based in Pune, India, Malhotra Engineers makes sintering furnaces for powder metallurgy plants, as well as secondary process furnaces, like steam and heat treatment furnaces. Since the 1990s, the company has exclusively used heating wires supplied by Kanthal, but the relationship between Kanthal and its founder, Ravi P. Malhotra stretches back even further.

Sharp increases in the price of nickel and uncertainty about future supply mean that right now is the perfect opportunity for furnace builders and end-users to explore alternatives to nickel-chromium tubes. Kanthal® APM and Kanthal® APMT for example, can deliver a range of additional benefits.

Through its participation in the EU-funded Nextower project, Kanthal and Sandvik Materials Technology have been able to create innovative new materials and components, which are now being used in the development of the next generation of concentrated solar power (CSP) tower systems.