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New device launch: Glovebox-Intergrated Laser Floating Zone Furnace
Posted in News on Jul 01, 2026.
We proudly present our latest development: a fully glovebox-integrated laser-heated floating zone furnace, the GB-LFZ. It combines the proven performance of laser floating zone crystal growth with a fully integrated inert-atmosphere glovebox, enabling a completely oxygen- and moisture-free crystal growth workflow. Designed for highly air-sensitive materials, the system allows every handling and processing step, from transferring the synthesized feed rod into the system to retrieving the finished single crystal, to be carried out without exposure to ambient atmosphere. To the best of our knowle...
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New HKZ and LKZ Afterheater Unit
Posted in News on May 13, 2026.
ScIDre GmbH is expanding its OFZ technology portfolio with a new resistive after‑heater unit for HKZ and LKZ systems. The ultra‑compact design achieves an unprecedented 4 mm spacing between the melt zone and the heater coil, minimizing thermal drop‑off and stabilizing the crystallization front. Supporting up to 1100 °C and atmospheres including argon, argon/oxygen, and air at 10 bar, the unit is ideal for oxide materials with demanding thermal requirements. It can be retrofitted into nearly all existing ScIDre OFZ systems and integrates seamlessly into our control software, enabling programmab...
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Build-In Compact Sintering Furnace CSF
Posted in News on Apr 22, 2026.
ScIDre GmbH expands its high‑pressure oxygen capabilities with the new CSF‑200, a compact sintering furnace built directly into HKZ Floating Zone systems. By using the HKZ’s existing gas and power infrastructure, the CSF‑200 minimizes duplicate components and reduces overall system footprint. Its dual‑volume architecture ensures safe, stable operation while enabling oxygen pressures up to 200 bar and temperatures up to 1500 °C. This makes the system ideal for sintering oxide rods, stabilizing high‑oxygen phases, and performing post‑growth annealing. Fully integrated into the HKZ control softwa...
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Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory HKZ300 successfully launched
Posted in News on Apr 03, 2023.
After a long delay caused by the Covid pandemic, the 300 bar HKZ was finally installed and successfully launched at Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory in Guangdong.
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2009–2019 | 10 YEARS PARTNER OF SCIENCE
Posted in News on May 13, 2019.
In May we celebrated our 10th anniversary in a relaxed atmosphere together with friends and families in a nice venue near Dresden. We are looking forward to the next 10 years of being partner of science!
