Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous furnace system for heat treating a metal component, in particular an aluminium strip. The continuous furnace system has a first heating unit, in which the metal component is heatable for solution annealing up to a first temperature in the range of from 350° C. to 700° C., a cooling unit, in which the metal component is coolable from 300° C. to 750° C. down to 70° C. to 250° C., and a second heating unit, in which the metal component is heatable up to from 150° C. to 290° C. The first heating unit, the cooling unit, and the second heating unit both have a common support structure, on which the first heating unit, the cooling unit, and the second heating unit are fixed together.

Abstract: A nozzle system for a band floating system for floatingly guiding a band-shaped material having a nozzle body having a front edge area and a rear edge area opposite to the front edge area, a front gas nozzle arrangement arranged at the front edge area, a rear gas nozzle arrangement arranged at the rear edge area, and a nozzle arrangement arranged, in the conveying direction, in front of the front gas nozzle arrangement and/or behind the rear gas nozzle arrangement such that a liquid fluid is flowable in a fluid jet into a nozzle floating field in the direction towards a band running plane for temperature-controlling the band-shaped material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous furnace system for heat treating a metal component, in particular an aluminium strip. The continuous furnace system has a first heating unit, in which the metal component is heatable for solution annealing up to a first temperature in the range of from 350° C. to 700° C., a cooling unit, in which the metal component is coolable from 300° C. to 750° C. down to 70° C. to 250° C., and a second heating unit, in which the metal component is heatable up to from 150° C. to 290° C. The first heating unit, the cooling unit, and the second heating unit both have a common support structure, on which the first heating unit, the cooling unit, and the second heating unit are fixed together.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nozzle system for a band floating system for floatingly guiding a band-shaped material. A nozzle body, which has, along a conveying direction of the band-shaped material, which is conveyable within a band running plane, a front edge area and a rear edge area opposite to the front edge area. A front gas nozzle arrangement is arranged at the front edge area such that a front gas jet is flowable in the direction towards the band running plane for forming a nozzle floating field for the band-shaped material. A rear gas nozzle arrangement is arranged at the rear edge area such that a rear gas jet is flowable in the direction towards the band running plane for forming the nozzle floating field for the band-shaped material.

Abstract: A double-chamber vessel for flowable substances having a lateral outer wall with a first chamber enclosed by a first, in particular transparent wall and a second chamber enclosed by a second transparent wall in which the first and second chambers each have an opening which openings end commonly in an opening section of the double-chamber vessel, otherwise they are completely separated from each other, wherein the first chamber is an inner chamber that is enclosed by the second chamber, which is an outer chamber, wherein in planar sections the first wall enclosing the first chamber lies directly against the second wall enclosing the second chamber, at the same time forming the lateral outer wall of the double-chamber vessel, or in the planar sections, the second wall forms the first wall and wherein both chambers have a continuous flow connection to the respective openings.

Abstract: A double-chamber vessel for flowable substances having a lateral outer wall with a first chamber enclosed by a first, in particular transparent wall and a second chamber enclosed by a second transparent wall in which the first and second chambers each have an opening which openings end commonly in an opening section of the double-chamber vessel, otherwise they are completely separated from each other, wherein the first chamber is an inner chamber that is enclosed by the second chamber, which is an outer chamber, wherein in planar sections the first wall enclosing the first chamber lies directly against the second wall enclosing the second chamber, at the same time forming the lateral outer wall of the double-chamber vessel, or in the planar sections, the second wall forms the first wall and wherein both chambers have a continuous flow connection to the respective openings.