It’s hard to believe we’re at the tail end of the first quarter already! I hope 2016 is treating you well so far. Here at TT, we’ve got a few things percolating… Our new DCS 200-40 build is underway. You can see the concept rendering on our website. Feel free to shoot any questions over to lab@thermaltechnology.com or simply reply…
At Thermal Technology we recently shipped our first DCS(Direct Current Sintering) Unit out of our Santa Rosa facility. Click the link below to learn more about the DCS system and how it works!
At Thermal Technology, we recently made the decision to go back to operating under the name Thermal Technology LLC, highlighting our historical customer driven business. Click the link below in order to read the formal announcement.
April 7, 2014 GT Advanced Technologies Announces $58.6 Million Specialty Furnace Order Sale Leverages Technology Obtained in GT’s Acquisition of Thermal Technology MERRIMACK, N.H., April 7, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GT Advanced Technologies (Nasdaq:GTAT) today announced that it has received $58.6 million in orders this quarter for high temperature refractory metal furnaces that are used for a variety of industrial…
MERRIMACK, New Hampshire, November 19, 2012 — GT Advanced Technologies, a leading manufacturer of vacuum and high temperature furnace systems, recently manufactured and shipped a 10-ton force capacity hot press to a prominent domestic research university. The system will be utilized for pressing and sintering ceramics. This bell-jar style hot press offers 360° exposure to the punch and die, a…
MERRIMACK, NH, Oct. 29, 2013 — GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ: GTAT) is exhibiting at Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) Conference and Exhibition in Montreal, Canada October 29 and 30 at booth 1412. This is the company’s first thermal processing trade show since its acquisition in May, 2013 of Thermal Technology. “We have been delivering advanced process technology solutions for our…
Thermal and vacuum technology provider will continue GT’s diversification into new markets with innovative and complementary product portfolio Nashua, NH—May 16, 2013—GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ: GTAT), today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the business of Thermal Technology LLC for purchase consideration consisting of approximately 3.4 million shares of GTAT common stock and an earn out. Located in…
SANTA ROSA, Calif., February 11, 2013 — Thermal Technology, a leading manufacturer of crystal growth equipment and high temperature furnace systems, recently shipped 14 K1 sapphire crystal growers to a customer in Europe for HB LED applications. The K1’s large 90kg sapphire boule is optimized for 4” and 6” cores used in LED production, with 8” cores possible. “We continue to…
SANTA ROSA, Calif., November 21, 2012 — Thermal Technology, a leading manufacturer of vacuum and high temperature furnace systems, recently designed and manufactured a 50-ton hot press for a Northern California manufacturer of analytical instrumentation. The system will be utilized for diffusion bonding of highly advanced sensors. The hot press, Model HP100, offers a large usable work space with a…
SANTA ROSA, Calif., October 9, 2012 — Thermal Technology recently shipped a 25-ton, 10,000 amp spark plasma sintering (SPS) system to Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL) Center for Space Nuclear Research (CSNR). The SPS Model 25-10 is fitted with a glove box for handling materials in a controlled environment and will be integral to the CSNR’s study of advanced high-temperature fuel…
SANTA ROSA, Calif., March 9, 2012 — Thermal Technology is currently building a 100-ton, 36,000 amp direct current sintering (DCS) system for a domestic research organization. The DCS Model 100-36 will be integral to the study of new ultra-high temperature ceramic composites. “Thermal Technology has dominated the domestic spark plasma sintering market since 2008 and we currently have six systems…
SANTA ROSA, Calif., February 28, 2012 — Thermal Technology, a leading manufacturer of crystal growers essential to the LED lighting and high tech industries, today announced the opening of their Service and Technology Center in Dalian, China. The new facility will house full time, experienced technicians, a complete parts inventory and technical laboratory. The expansion is designed to support Thermal…
SANTA ROSA, Calif., February 9, 2012 — Thermal Technology, a leading manufacturer of vacuum and high-temperature furnace systems, recently built, installed and commissioned a 500,000-pound force hot press for a Northern California customer to produce large powder metallurgy semiconductor materials. The hot press, Model HP500-242424G, offers a large usable work space with a 4-side heated graphite hot zone rated to…
SANTA ROSA, Calif., October 31, 2011 — Thermal Technology recently received orders for a 10-ton, 4,000 amp Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) system and a high temperature laboratory furnace from the Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM) at the University of Wollongong in Australia. The machines will be integral to ISEM’s interdisciplinary research programs on superconductors and electronic and energy…
SANTA ROSA, Calif., July 25, 2011 — Thermal Technology, a leading manufacturer of crystal growth equipment and high temperature furnace systems, recently added a new production facility, tripling their manufacturing space. The new location is dedicated to Model K1 sapphire crystal grower production and neighbors Thermal Technology’s sales and manufacturing site in Santa Rosa, CA. “Market response to the K1…
SANTA ROSA, Calif., July 06, 2011 — Thermal Technology, a leading manufacturer of crystal growth equipment and high temperature furnace systems, announced that it signed a 40-unit order for its Model K1 sapphire crystal grower with a customer in Taiwan. This is Thermal Technology’s largest single order to date, and signifies the company’s credibility and growing presence in the sapphire…
SANTA ROSA, Calif., June 15, 2011 – Thermal Technology’s Model K1 sapphire crystal grower was utilized by Hefei Crystalbridge Optoelectronic Materials Co. Ltd. to produce China’s first commercial grade sapphire crystal of nearly 100kg. Crystalbridge estimates these crystals will yield 4,000mm of “two inch equivalent” (TIE) rods, or about 5,700 high quality 2-inch substrates. Crystalbridge grew the crystal in 14…
The recent rise in popularity for LED products has been one of the biggest factors fueling the Thermal Tech Expansion. Click the link below to read more about what is happening with our business!
SANTA ROSA, Calif., May 5, 2011 — Thermal Technology, a leading manufacturer of crystal growers as well as vacuum and high temperature furnace systems, recently shipped a Model 10-3 Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) system to a leading Russian Research Institute. The SPS Model 10-3 provides 10 tons of force and a 3,000 amp power supply. “Thermal Technology has dominated the…
SANTA ROSA, Calif., March 28, 2011 — Thermal Technology, a leading manufacturer of crystal growth equipment and high temperature furnace systems, recently finalized a sales agreement with Chongqing Silian Optoelectronics Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Silian) for multiple Model K1 sapphire crystal growers. “This new sales order signals continued industry acceptance of Thermal Technology’s high-productivity industrial tool for sapphire crystal…