How Induction Getter Firing Works
A getter is a device containing powdered metal that strongly reacts to oxygen. In a variety of vacuum tubes including light bulbs, television sets, cathode ray tubes and vacuum-insulated tubes, the getter is heated using induction heating and the activated material oxidizes and absorbs oxygen and other impurities, which increases the tube’s life. Barium is often the element used as a getter.
Ambrell offers free application testing from our Applications Laboratory. Read on to find some application notes related to getter firing and contact us today to discuss your getter firing application.
The process was completed within just 10 seconds, delivering the same result time after time, making it ideal for their high-volume manufacturing process
Getter firing in corners of rectangular vacuum display
By flashing or firing the getter, the residual gases are removed from the inside of the display.
The 2.5 second firing cycle allows for the coil to be move around the part and away within the indexing time of the turnstile table.
About Induction Heating
Induction heating is a fast, efficient, precise and repeatable non-contact method for heating metals or other electrically-conductive materials. The material may be a metal such as brass, aluminum, copper or steel or it can be a semiconductor such as silicon carbide,carbon or graphite. To heat non-conductive materials such as plastics or glass, induction is used to heat an electrically-conductive susceptor, typically graphite, which then transfers the heat to the non-conducting material.
Read our 4-page brochure; learn more about how the science of induction technology can solve your precision heating problems.
Induction Heating Work Coils
The work coil is the component in the induction heating system that defines how effective and how efficiently your work piece is heated.
Read our informative brochure explaining the fundamentals of induction coils and their design.
