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Materials & Design
Type 309S (UNS S30908) vs Type 310S (UNS S31008) for Bell-Furnace Inner Covers
A practical comparison of two heat-resistant stainless grades—and why temperature, time, atmosphere, geometry, weld design and inspection matter more than a grade name alone.
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Selection Guide
How to Select a Hydrogen Bell-Type Annealing Furnace
An eight-step guide for defining the load, process, atmosphere, throughput, safety, equipment scope, verification plan and comparable RFQ for an H2 bell furnace.
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Supplier Evaluation
How to Evaluate a Hydrogen Bell-Type Annealing Furnace Manufacturer in China
A procurement checklist for reviewing process engineering, hydrogen safety, manufacturing, documentation, acceptance, delivery and after-sales scope.
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Accreditation audit
Xingcheng Special Steel's heat-treatment process for No. 22 bell furnace passes Nadcap-HT reaccreditation audit
The heat-treatment process associated with Xingcheng Special Steel's No. 22 bell furnace completed a PRI Nadcap-HT reaccreditation audit, including SAT and TUS checks.
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Project start-up
Intelligent bell-furnace project for Xingcheng Special Steel enters operation
The intelligent bell-furnace project for spheroidizing high-end bar and wire products has completed manufacture, trial production and acceptance.
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Project start-up
Guangmin Copper bell annealing line enters operation
An electrically heated bell annealing system for several copper-alloy strip grades has entered first-phase operation.
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Project start-up
Shunxian Steel hydrogen bell annealing project enters operation
A strong-convection hydrogen bell annealing system for low-carbon cold-rolled coils has produced its first coil.
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Project start-up
Rongtai Metals hydrogen bell annealing project enters production
A 450,000 t/y cold-rolled strip hydrogen bell annealing project in Fangchenggang has entered production.
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Project start-up
Wenzhou Rizheng New Materials bell-furnace project enters operation
The bell annealing project for high-precision alloy cold-rolled strip entered operation on 25 December 2025.
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Project start-up
Hebei Meifugan vanadium-titanium cold-rolling project enters production
The project formally entered operation on 27 November 2025, following first-coil production on 25 November 2025.
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Project start-up
Tianjin Decai cold-rolled sheet project enters operation
The Tianjin Decai project has entered production, with hydrogen recovery, purification and reuse integrated into the bell-annealing system.
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First furnace
Shandong Qiangang bell annealing project completes its first furnace run
The project completed its first furnace run on 19 October 2025 and entered the initial operating stage.
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First coil
First specialty-steel cold-rolled coil completed at Shandong Tongli
The hydrogen bell annealing line has completed its first coil and entered the production phase.
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Project start-up
Panzhihua Gangcheng Yinshan Titanium Steel cold-rolling line completes Phases I–III
From 2021 to 2025, the three cold-rolling and bell-furnace phases were completed and placed in operation; Phase II includes one high-vacuum bell furnace for titanium plate.
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