Therser UK the UK's number one Kiln and Furnace manufacturer are delighted to announce, Therser will be broadcasted on BBC Midlands Today. Therser UK's Group Managing Director Neil Mack and Group Sales Director Matthew Pound will be discussing the latest technology and equipment for Hydrogen Gas firing and the effects it will have on the ceramics industry 

What is Hydrogen?

A kiln or furnace afterburner is a device that is used to burn off and eliminate pollutants and harmful emissions from the exhaust of a kiln, which is a high-temperature oven or furnace used in a variety of industrial and manufacturing processes. Kilns and furnaces are used to produce a vast range of products, including cement, ceramics, glass, bricks and other materials, and they can generate large amounts of pollutants such as particulate matter, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and nitrogen oxides (NOx).

An electric kiln is a specialised type of oven that is used for ceramics, pottery, metal and other applications that need high temperatures. It is used to heat materials to a specific temperature for a specific amount of time in order to change their physical properties, this is known as its 'Firing Cycle' such as to dry out wet clay or to harden ceramics. Electric kilns use electricity as their source of heat and are typically equipped with a digital control panel , the control panel is known as a PLC Programable Logic Controller, this allows the user to set the temperature and timing for the firing process. Therser UK can provided these in a smaller scale for use in ceramic studios, schools, and other settings where ceramics and pottery are made. We also provided industrial sized electric kilns, these will be be used for making ware on a much larger scale, the ware will used in hotels, hospitals etc.

Therser UK alloy fabrications facility is now fully operational following the transition of the site from the “Almor Tipton Fabrications” to the Therser UK Midlands based manufacturing facility  

What is I-Gas?

I-Gas is a qualification for maintenance  personnel and gas fitters working in industry to demonstrate competence. 

So who are the CEA ( Combustion Engineering Association ) ? 

They are a registered educational charity. They help to reinforce the science and best practice of combustion and engineering.

Kiln technology originated in ancient times, and its development from earthen trenches filled with fuel and items to be fired, up until the present day, happened in stages over thousands of years. The first kilns were recorded in use around 6000 BC, but it was the Chinese who appear to have been the furthest ahead in their technologies, and had developed kilns capable of firing at 1000 °C before the year 2000 BC.