ADVANCER® KILN SHELVES
At only 5/16” thick, Advancer® kiln shelves are 19 times stronger and weigh 50% less than conventional ram pressed silicon carbide or cordierite shelves! Advancer shelves are made flat to stay flat so there’s no warping after repeated firings even under heavy loads. All corners and edges are rounded for ease of handling and added durability.
Made from an advanced nitride bonded silicon carbide composition
Advancer® kiln shelves possess excellent thermal properties. Their low mass and high thermal conductivity result in shorter firing cycles allowing potters to save energy, improve productivity and reduce overall firing costs. Their extremely low porosity (less than 1%), make them highly resistant to glaze drips and sticks especially when compared to cordierite and conventional silicon carbide shelves with porosities of 15% or higher!
Versatile in Many Applications
Advancer kiln shelves exhibit outstanding performance in a variety of applications and firing atmospheres including low fire white ware, tile, stoneware and porcelain.
Gas-Fired Kilns: Advancer kiln shelves are most widely used in oxidation and reduction gas-fired kilns. For years Advancer shelves have met the challenge of repeated firings in pottery production and a variety of industrial applications.
Soda Firing: Advancer kiln shelves are a smart choice for soda firing where soda is introduced indirectly. Due to the extremely low porosity of the shelves, soda drips are easily removed by light scraping without the time consuming grinding required for cordierite or conventional silicon carbide.
Wood Firing: Advancer kiln shelves are successfully used in wood kilns, particularly in second and third chambers where direct flame impingement early in the firing is not present. Often a combination of conventional, thicker silicon carbide and Advancer shelves is used successfully in wood fired kilns.
We stock Advancer® shelves in sizes:
12" X 24" X 5/16"
14" X 28" X 5/16"
12" X 12" X 5/16"
Many other sizes are available from the plant. Click on this link for Advancer (CN703) Product Specifications.
Check with us to see if Advancer® is the right choice for you!
For in-depth information on selecting Advancer® kiln shelves for various pottery firing applications, please click on this link to the article in Ceramic Industry Magazine, "Lighten Up" in the recent edition of the Pottery Production Practices supplement.
Click on this link for important information regarding moisture and Advancer® kiln shelves.
View the "Lighten up" article from Pottery Production Practices, a supplement of Ceramic Industry Magazine, co-authored by Marshall Browne and Mike Arbini. You can download a PDF version of the article here. This article is loaded with valuable information about choosing and using Advancer® kiln shelves.
Check out the "Saving Space" article from Ceramic Industry's Pottery Production Practices magazine to see how Advavcer kiln shelves are making money for two ceramic artists in their production studios.You can downlaod a PDF version of the article here.
