Engage in thermal processing research
CAPPA-D focuses on the development of research projects in co-operation with industrial partners and funding agencies with emphasis upon needs and opportunities in the Canadian market.
We join industry and academia together to find innovative, adaptive, and cost-effective solutions for industrial problems
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R&D
We offer R&D facilities, expertise, and technology for the thermal processing industry
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Commitment
We are dedicated to developing and investigating the best solutions for Canadian industry
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Support
We assist our industry partners to solve immediate problems and help develop long-term R&D strategies
A multi-purpose furnace suitable for a wide range of heat treating operations, featuring: temperature rating= 400-1750 °F (200-955 °C), direct and indirect firing systems, with and without protective atmospheres, large working area 72 (w) x72 (l) x 36(h) inches, with and without air recirculation and temperature uniformity ±10 °C.
Consists of a 350-gallon main tank, recirculation pump, quenchant temperature control, spray quench using multiple jets with different nozzle sizes and a wide range of jet velocity, both spray and immersion quench capabilities.
A compact plasma heat treating unit equipped with necessary power supply and controls to conduct investigations on a variety of surface treating processes such as sputter cleaning, ion-nitriding, ion-nitro carburizing, vacuum stress relieving, and black oxide treatment.
Our research areas
- Thermal processing of materials
- Experimental and computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer
- Optimization of energy efficiencies in industrial processes and systems
