Controlled Atmosphere Aluminium Brazing (CAAB®) Furnace

AFC-Holcroft designed (Controlled Atmosphere Aluminium Brazing) CAAB^® provides the most advanced and state-of-the-art technological edge for processing aluminium heat exchangers such as radiators, heater cores, condensers, evaporators, charge air and oil coolers. The combined experience of AFC-Holcroft’s Therm Alliance & Holcroft Divisions and the strategic alliance with HIGHTEMP translates into immense advantages in terms of the ability to supplying the latest in non-corrosive flux brazing technology to the aluminum heat exchange market.

AFC-HOLCROFT has redesigned the conventional CAAB^® furnaces and the patented New Design CAAB^® offers significant overall energy savings in normal production, with the component finish and quality as good –or better – than conventional CAAB^® processing technology.

The New Design CAAB^® offers the following features

• No muffle
  - Easy maintenance, less downtime
  - No replacement cost
  - No flux build up below the belt, longer belt life
  - Lower ramp up time to operating temperature
• Belt inside
  - Substantial savings in power
• Radiant heaters
  - Easy maintenance/replacement, minimum downtime

Hightemp has built and installed the 1st New Design CAAB^® furnace, which is in operation for more than a year now, and the comparative studies between the conventional & New Design CAAB^® have shown overall energy savings up to 40%

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