Specialized Molten Salt Expertise
Molten salt heat treatment is a niche discipline, and the pool of firms qualified to service, design, or safely decommission salt bath equipment is small. Industrial5 has spent three decades inside salt bath operations — maintaining production furnaces, designing fixtures and baskets, training operators, and managing complete pumpout and removal projects for manufacturers across aerospace, steel, and commercial heat treating.
Molten Salt Pumpout and Tank Cleanout
We plan and execute salt pumpout projects for active and end-of-life furnaces, including molten transfer, solidified salt removal, quench tank cleanout, and coordination of containment, disposal, and transportation. Recent projects include a complete salt bath pumpout for a general aviation aircraft manufacturer and quench cleanout and salt bath cleaning programs for a major flat-rolled steel producer and other industrial operators.
Salt Bath Furnace Design — Including Full Custom
Whether you are modernizing an existing AJAX-style furnace or commissioning a new line, Industrial5 provides salt bath furnace design services from component-level redesign through fully custom furnace systems. Our design work covers electrode configuration, brick pot liners, furnace covers, salt drop and recovery handling, and the fixtures and baskets that move parts through the bath.
Rebricking, Refractory, and Electrode Systems
Furnace life is won or lost in the refractory. Our proven bricking and castable repair techniques, developed over thirty years of production support, extend pot life and improve thermal performance. We also specify and coordinate replacement electrode programs, with smart electrode design recommendations that deliver faster recovery rates and shorter cycle times.
Operator Training and Production Support
Safe, consistent salt bath operation depends on people. We deliver hands-on salt operator training and supervised guidance programs for new and experienced operators, covering startup and shutdown procedures, salt chemistry awareness, drop tracking, and safe handling practices — built from real production-floor experience, not classroom theory.
Strategic End-of-Service Planning
End-of-service decisions for salt bath equipment carry significant operational, environmental, and financial weight. Industrial5 coordinates with your EHS teams to plan and execute safe, compliant decommissioning — salt pumping, equipment disassembly, rigging, and transportation management for complete production lines — with full documentation throughout.
Equipment Assessment and Consulting
Our confidential salt bath assessments evaluate technical readiness and operational efficiency across electrode systems, liners, covers, and controls, and conclude with a detailed summary of actionable recommendations for upgrade, repair, or retirement.