Zirconia sintering furnaces are used to produce zirconium dioxide, a refractory material that is used for lining the inside of steel and iron blast furnaces.
The furnace is made up of a series of chambers, each with its own set of heating elements. The first chamber is where the raw materials are loaded, and it will be heated to about 1500 degrees Celsius. This causes the raw materials to react and form a molten mass that can then be transferred into the next chamber. In this way, the furnace moves from one chamber to another in order until it reaches the last one.