# Upton Industries, A Kolene Company

> Salt bath and heat-treating furnaces, built for your process. Molten salt bath, batch, pit and specialty furnaces designed and manufactured in Roseville, Michigan.

Upton has built molten salt bath equipment since 1937. Upton Industries, 30435 Groesbeck Hwy., Roseville, MI 48066. Telephone 586-771-1200, email info@kolene.com. Each link below is the Markdown version of a page; the HTML page is the same URL without "index.html.md".

Upton builds the furnace; Kolene Corporation supplies the salts and heat-treating chemicals.

## Products

- [Products](https://uptonindustries.com/products/index.html.md): Browse Upton salt bath, batch, pit and specialty furnaces, plus parts washers, Scott connected transformers, desludging mechanisms and spare parts.
- [Salt Bath Furnaces](https://uptonindustries.com/products/salt-bath-furnaces/index.html.md): Molten salt bath furnaces from Upton: ceramic, graphite electrode, high speed, Mar-Ausquenching and heated designs, plus automated and cleaning systems.
- [Specialty Furnaces](https://uptonindustries.com/products/specialty-furnaces/index.html.md): Lift-off bell and continuous belt furnaces from Upton, electric or gas-fired.
- [Batch Furnaces](https://uptonindustries.com/products/batch-furnaces/index.html.md): Upton box and car-bottom batch furnaces, electric or gas-fired, with fan recirculation and triple-seal doors.
- [Pit Type Furnaces](https://uptonindustries.com/products/pit-type-furnaces/index.html.md): Pit furnaces with stainless-steel retorts and bottom-mounted circulation fans, electric or gas-fired.
- [Parts Washers](https://uptonindustries.com/products/parts-washers/index.html.md): Batch and continuous parts washers designed around your cleaning requirements.
- [Scott Connected Transformers](https://uptonindustries.com/products/scott-connected-transformers/index.html.md): Water- and air-cooled Scott connected transformers for salt bath furnaces.
- [Clam Shell Desludging Mechanisms](https://uptonindustries.com/products/clam-shell-desludging-mechanisms/index.html.md): Clam shell desludging mechanisms remove oxide buildup and other contaminants from high-temperature ceramic salt bath furnaces.

## Product data sheets

- [Automated Salt Bath Systems](https://uptonindustries.com/products/salt-bath-furnaces/automated/index.html.md): Automated salt bath systems with PLC controls, automatic hoists, swing arm transfers and load/unload carousels, custom built for multiple processes.
- [PLC Control Systems](https://uptonindustries.com/products/salt-bath-furnaces/automated/plc-control-systems/index.html.md): PLC control systems for fully automatic salt bath and thermal process lines, with touch-screen operation, fault monitoring and SPC data retrieval options.
- [Hoist Assemblies](https://uptonindustries.com/products/salt-bath-furnaces/automated/hoist-assemblies/index.html.md): Automatic hoist assemblies for salt bath lines: MightyMatic bridgecrane hoists with HeatSaver enclosures, MasterMatic side arm hoists and service hoists.
- [Swing Arm Assemblies](https://uptonindustries.com/products/salt-bath-furnaces/automated/swing-arm-assemblies/index.html.md): PLC-controlled rotary swing arms for salt bath systems, with programmable transfer times and closed-loop vector controls.
- [Load & Unload Carousel](https://uptonindustries.com/products/salt-bath-furnaces/automated/load-unload-carousel/index.html.md): PLC based rotary load and unload carousels for automated salt bath systems, giving operators time to unload finished parts and reload the system.
- [Ceramic Salt Bath Furnaces](https://uptonindustries.com/products/salt-bath-furnaces/ceramic/index.html.md): Ceramic salt bath furnaces with submerged electrodes and triple refractory walls for neutral hardening, austempering, marquenching, tempering and brazing.
- [Externally Heated Salt Pot Furnaces](https://uptonindustries.com/products/salt-bath-furnaces/externally-heated/index.html.md): Externally heated salt pot furnaces with carbon-steel or stainless-steel liners, electric resistance heaters or Hurricane gas burners, for intermittent service.
- [Graphite Electrode Salt Bath Furnaces](https://uptonindustries.com/products/salt-bath-furnaces/graphite-electrode/index.html.md): Graphite electrode salt bath furnaces suited to aluminum dip brazing, with threaded graphite extensions and an electrode pusher mechanism.
- [High Speed Salt Bath Furnaces](https://uptonindustries.com/products/salt-bath-furnaces/high-speed/index.html.md): Salt bath furnaces for high-speed and tool steel heat treating, with submerged electrodes and conductive immersion heating.
- [Internally Heated Salt Bath Furnaces](https://uptonindustries.com/products/salt-bath-furnaces/internally-heated/index.html.md): Internally heated salt bath furnaces for non-chloride salts, with electric immersion heaters, air- or water-cooled electrodes, and gas-fired radiant tubes.
- [Mar-Ausquenching Salt Bath Furnaces](https://uptonindustries.com/products/salt-bath-furnaces/mar-ausquenching/index.html.md): Mar-Ausquenching salt bath furnaces use an internal quench shroud and variable-speed agitator to provide vertical lamellar flow to the workload.
- [Salt Bath Cleaning & Stripping](https://uptonindustries.com/products/salt-bath-furnaces/cleaning-stripping/index.html.md): Salt bath cleaning and stripping systems combine a molten salt bath, dump station, and water wash and rinse tanks in one safety and ventilation enclosure, with controls outside the unit.
- [Bell Furnaces](https://uptonindustries.com/products/specialty-furnaces/bell-furnaces/index.html.md): Lift-off bell furnaces, electric or gas-fired, with fan recirculation and ball-screw lifting, for use with overhead cranes or free-standing superstructures.
- [Belt Furnaces](https://uptonindustries.com/products/specialty-furnaces/belt-furnaces/index.html.md): Continuous belt furnaces, electric or gas-fired, with variable-speed drives to set part-processing rates and chain or direct-belt drives for smooth tracking.
- [Box Furnaces](https://uptonindustries.com/products/batch-furnaces/box-furnaces/index.html.md): Electric or gas-fired box furnaces with fan recirculation and a triple-seal door, plus the U-BCE charge-table model.
- [Car Bottom Furnaces](https://uptonindustries.com/products/batch-furnaces/car-bottom-furnaces/index.html.md): Car-bottom furnaces with a ColdCar loading hearth, so only the workload and hearth are heated.

## Parts

- [Replacement & Spare Parts](https://uptonindustries.com/products/replacement-spare-parts/index.html.md): Replacement and spare parts from Upton, including graphite extensions and pushers, flex cables, immersion heaters, salt pot liners and thermocouples.
- [Ancillary Equipment and Parts](https://uptonindustries.com/application/ancillary-parts/index.html.md): Scott connected transformers, clam shell desludging mechanisms and replacement parts for Upton salt bath furnaces.

## Applications

- [Applications](https://uptonindustries.com/applications/index.html.md): Find Upton furnaces by process, from annealing, tempering and neutral hardening to austempering, nitriding, degreasing and paint stripping.
- [Annealing](https://uptonindustries.com/application/annealing/index.html.md): Upton annealing furnaces include box, car bottom, bell, belt and pit types, electric or gas fired, plus internally heated salt bath furnaces.
- [Tempering](https://uptonindustries.com/application/tempering/index.html.md): Upton tempering furnaces: box, car bottom, bell, belt and pit types, plus ceramic, internally heated and externally heated salt bath furnaces.
- [Stress Relieving](https://uptonindustries.com/application/stress-relieving/index.html.md): Upton box, car bottom, belt and pit type furnaces and heated salt bath furnaces for stress relieving, electric or gas fired and custom designed.
- [Normalizing](https://uptonindustries.com/application/normalizing/index.html.md): Upton box, car bottom, belt and pit type furnaces for normalizing, electric or gas fired with fan recirculation for uniform heating of the load.
- [Neutral Hardening](https://uptonindustries.com/application/neutral-hardening/index.html.md): Upton ceramic, high-speed, internally heated and externally heated salt bath furnaces plus automated systems for neutral hardening.
- [Austempering](https://uptonindustries.com/application/austempering/index.html.md): Salt bath furnaces for austempering: Upton ceramic, Mar-Ausquenching, internally and externally heated furnaces, plus automated salt bath systems.
- [Martempering](https://uptonindustries.com/application/martempering/index.html.md): Salt bath furnaces for martempering: Upton Mar-Ausquenching, ceramic, internally and externally heated furnaces, plus automated salt bath systems.
- [Marquenching](https://uptonindustries.com/application/marquenching/index.html.md): Upton Mar-Ausquenching, ceramic, internally heated and externally heated furnaces plus automated salt bath systems for marquenching.
- [Metal Cleaning](https://uptonindustries.com/application/metal-cleaning/index.html.md): Upton cleaning systems, heated salt bath furnaces and automated lines clean metal parts by immersion in molten salt.
- [Degreasing](https://uptonindustries.com/application/degreasing/index.html.md): Upton cleaning and stripping systems, heated salt bath furnaces and automated lines for degreasing ferrous and non-ferrous parts in molten salt.
- [Paint Stripping](https://uptonindustries.com/application/paint-stripping/index.html.md): Upton paint stripping systems and heated salt bath furnaces strip paint from parts by full immersion in molten salt.
- [Organic Stripping](https://uptonindustries.com/application/organic-stripping/index.html.md): Upton molten salt bath systems strip organic coatings from parts by immersion in molten salt.
- [Drawing](https://uptonindustries.com/application/drawing/index.html.md): Upton furnaces for drawing: box, car bottom, bell, belt and pit types, plus ceramic, internally heated and externally heated salt bath furnaces.
- [Atmosphere Processing](https://uptonindustries.com/application/atmosphere-processing/index.html.md): Upton box, car bottom, bell and pit type furnaces for protective atmosphere processing, built for atmosphere integrity with fan recirculation.
- [Aluminum Aging](https://uptonindustries.com/application/aluminum-aging/index.html.md): Upton box and pit type furnaces for aluminum aging, electric or gas fired with fan recirculation for uniform heating.
- [Nitinol Processing](https://uptonindustries.com/application/nitinol-processing/index.html.md): Upton internally and externally heated, steel lined salt bath furnaces for Nitinol processing, electric or gas fired and built to your process needs.

## Company

- [About Us](https://uptonindustries.com/about/index.html.md): Upton Industries has built molten salt bath equipment since 1937.
- [Contact Upton](https://uptonindustries.com/contact/index.html.md): Contact Upton Industries for a furnace quote, replacement parts or service.

## Related company

- [Kolene Corporation](https://www.kolene.com/llms.txt): Kolene Corporation supplies the salts and heat-treating chemicals.

## Optional

- [Aluminum Dip Brazing](https://uptonindustries.com/application/aluminum-dip-brazing/index.html.md): Upton submerged graphite electrode salt bath furnaces are suited to aluminum dip brazing and use renewable graphite electrodes.
- [Ausquenching](https://uptonindustries.com/application/ausquenching/index.html.md): Upton Mar-Ausquenching salt bath furnaces use an internal quench shroud and variable-speed agitator for ausquenching.
- [Carbide Brazing](https://uptonindustries.com/application/carbide-brazing/index.html.md): Upton ceramic and high speed salt bath furnaces for carbide brazing, with submerged electrodes that keep the bath clear and temperatures uniform.
- [Carburizing](https://uptonindustries.com/application/carburizing/index.html.md): Upton pit type furnaces and ceramic salt bath furnaces for carburizing and case hardening, custom designed and engineered for your parts and process.
- [Curing](https://uptonindustries.com/application/curing/index.html.md): Upton internally and externally heated salt bath furnaces for vinyl and plastic curing, with carbon or stainless steel liners, electric or gas fired.
- [Descaling](https://uptonindustries.com/application/descaling/index.html.md): Upton internally and externally heated salt bath furnaces and automated salt bath systems for descaling ferrous and non-ferrous metal parts.
- [Ferritic Nitriding](https://uptonindustries.com/application/ferritic-nitriding/index.html.md): Upton internally heated salt bath furnaces and Mar-Ausquenching quench furnaces for ferritic nitriding lines, custom designed for your process.
- [Glass Strengthening](https://uptonindustries.com/application/glass-strengthening/index.html.md): Upton internally and externally heated, steel lined salt bath furnaces for glass strengthening, electric or gas fired and custom designed to your process.
- [High Speed Steel Treating](https://uptonindustries.com/application/high-speed-steel-treating/index.html.md): Upton high-speed and ceramic salt bath furnaces for treating high-speed steel, with submerged-electrode designs; the high-speed furnace uses conductive immersion heating.
- [Laboratory Operations](https://uptonindustries.com/application/laboratory-operations/index.html.md): Upton internally and externally heated salt bath furnaces for laboratory operations.
- [Nitinol Shape Setting](https://uptonindustries.com/application/ni-tn-memory-shaping-setting/index.html.md): Upton internally and externally heated salt bath furnaces for Nitinol shape setting, electric or gas fired and built to your process.
- [Nitriding](https://uptonindustries.com/application/nitriding/index.html.md): Upton externally heated salt pot furnaces and salt bath cleaning systems for nitriding lines, custom designed for your parts and process.
- [Precipitation Hardening](https://uptonindustries.com/application/precipitation-hardening/index.html.md): Upton internally and externally heated salt bath furnaces and automated salt bath systems for precipitation hardening and aluminum solution treating.
- [Preheating](https://uptonindustries.com/application/preheating/index.html.md): Upton box, car bottom, bell and pit type furnaces for preheating, electric or gas fired with fan recirculation for even heating of the workload.
- [Silver Annealing](https://uptonindustries.com/application/silver-annealing/index.html.md): Upton internally and externally heated salt bath furnaces for silver annealing, with carbon or stainless steel liners, electric or gas fired.
- [Spheroidizing](https://uptonindustries.com/application/spheroidizing/index.html.md): Upton box, car bottom, bell, belt and pit type furnaces for spheroidizing, electric or gas fired with fan recirculation for uniform heating.
- [Steam Homogenizing](https://uptonindustries.com/application/steam-homogenizing/index.html.md): Upton pit type furnaces for steam homogenizing, with stainless steel retorts and bottom mounted fans for uniform temperature and atmosphere integrity.
- [Tool Room Heat Treating](https://uptonindustries.com/application/tool-room-heat-treating/index.html.md): Upton high-speed salt bath furnaces for tool room heat treating, with submerged electrodes and conductive immersion heating.
- [Tool Steel Heat Treating](https://uptonindustries.com/application/tool-steel-heat-treating/index.html.md): Upton high-speed salt bath furnaces for tool steel heat treating, with submerged electrodes and conductive immersion heating.
- [Wire Patenting](https://uptonindustries.com/application/wire-patenting/index.html.md): Upton internally heated salt bath furnaces and Mar-Ausquenching quench furnaces for wire patenting lines, custom designed for your wire and process.