The main advantages of this process are:
• Bright oxide-free finishes
• No carburisation or decarburisation
• Fluxless brazing
• Controlled heating
• Repeatability
• No hazardous fumes or toxic waste.

Consarc vacuum furnaces are recognised as industry standards in many specialised applications such as:
• Solution heat treatment of single turbine blades
• Hardening of tool steels
• High vacuum brazing
• Vapour phase aluminising of turbine blades and vanes
• Hydrogen sintering of honeycomb seals
• Diffusion bonding of titanium turbine fan blades
• Vacuum Sintering of Powder Metals.

Consarc vacuum furnaces are also widely found in more general heat treatment applications such as bright annealing, stress relieving and tempering.