C.I. Hayes, Sintering Furnace, 1998

A sintering furnace is used during the sintering process, which involves heating powder compacts to increase the product’s mechanical strength, density, and translucency. Sintering ovens must be able to maintain heating temperatures below the product’s melting point, as the goal is not to liquefy the material. Rather, sintering furnaces are used more to shape materials into their final product.

Cooling section is new in 2015
-Rapid cooling, hardens metals parts as if a heat-treat Furnace