Anotherm walking hearth heat treatment furnaces are designed to heat shafts, flat bars, angled profiles, and sheet materials in a controlled, homogeneous, and continuous manner to the target temperature prior to forming or advanced manufacturing processes.

Developed in accordance with continuous production principles, the system conveys material through the furnace via a special walking hearth mechanism operating with a step-by-step motion. This ensures that all products are exposed to identical thermal conditions throughout the furnace, providing temperature consistency and process stability.

Flexible Line Configuration

Walking hearth furnace lines can be extended and configured in a process-oriented manner depending on the loading–unloading layout, part geometry, and secondary processes applied at the furnace outlet.

Auxiliary equipment that can be integrated based on requirements:

• Infeed and outfeed roller conveyor systems
• Spring and coil forming units
• Pressing or stamping stations
• Post-heat-treatment quenching units

With this structure, the system is positioned not as a standalone furnace, but as a core component of a fully integrated production line.

Technical and Operational Features

• Project-specific engineering design tailored to required size and capacity
• Controlled flow and internal furnace arrangement for a balanced heat profile
• Surface quality protection through atmosphere and oxygen level monitoring
• High-efficiency structure minimizing heat losses
• Robust mechanical design enabling long service intervals
• Roller conveying systems with centralized and automatic lubrication infrastructure
• High-temperature-resistant, water-cooled special conveyor rollers
• Fully automatic PLC-based control and monitoring system with remote access support