The process of developing levitation melting technology by the team can be divided into three periods:

A molten metal pool in levitation state

First generation technology

Technical Features: introducing products, imitating equipment, and getting started with technology.

Second generation technology

The technology in the second stage of team development refers to the development of technology to meet the technical requirements of scientific research users for equipment in the process of building industries.
The improved technical indicators include:
Satisfactory levitation force has been achieved, melting temperatures exceeding 3000 ℃ and specifications increasing from a few kilograms to tens of kilograms.

Third generation technology

The core of the third-generation technology is to develop the technology to meet the requirements of large-scale production of high-end materials and the preparation of various high-end products. Specific indicators include:
 

(1) Increase equipment specifications: based on the already developed 200kg, increase to over 500kg within three years;

(2) To add various technical functions for preparing different types of high-end products: directional crystallization, ultrapure, powder, tube target, amorphous, single crystal, etc;

(3) Improve the product quality and production efficiency

(4) Modular and standardized design of equipment structure, also driving technology and control technology to achieve automation, digitization, and intelligent mode.

(5) Some progress has been made in third-generation technology, such as increasing device specifications, adding device functionality, as well as standardization and digitization.

double furnace body 100kg levitation furnace

150kg class levitation melting equipment

Melting temperature raising process

Equipment specification enlarging chart