Reduce unplanned downtime

Improved power efficiency combined with

diagnostics and health condition monitoring, help

to improve overall system robustness:

• Less equipment to maintain – no need for

power filters, power factor correction devices

or extra water cooling systems

• Monitoring and notification of key parameters

provide simplified diagnostics of process fault

conditions, for faster maintenance

• Advanced notification of heater deterioration

enables pre-ordering and scheduling of

replacement parts

• Predictive load management can keep the

power demand within the capability of the

power line, helping to reduce the risk of

power outages

Improve furnace performance

High accuracy temperature measurement

and precision power control help to improve

workpiece throughput and quality:

• High quality heat treatment

• Repeatable performance throughout the

furnace temperature range

• Achieve higher Nadcap furnace class

temperature uniformity

CapEx savings

An EPower controller based power supply

solution often costs less than an analog thyristor

or VRT design:

• Expensive additional power factor correction

systems are not required. Transformers can

be air cooled, or water cooled using the

furnace cooling system

• Digital thyristor control allows space saving,

due to a typically smaller footprint than analog

designs

• Ethernet connectivity enables communication

with other instruments and platforms,

reducing wiring costs and allowing access to

key parameters

• Greenfield electrical distribution systems

can be a smaller size due to load sharing

and shedding, which balances and limits the

power demand on the supply