CPC B22F 3/1007 (2013.01) [F27D 7/02 (2013.01); B22F 2998/10 (2013.01); F27D 2019/0006 (2013.01); F27D 2019/0028 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A sintering system comprising:
a detection gas line to enable gas to flow into a furnace from an external gas supply;
a detection gas port inside the furnace through which gas from the detection gas line is to flow into the furnace;
a registration feature inside the furnace to enable positioning of a token green object proximate the detection gas port;
a gas flow monitor to detect changes in gas flow through the detection gas line when the token green object shrinks during a sintering process in the furnace; and
a controller to determine when the changes in gas flow detected by the gas flow monitor reach a target value that indicates that the token green object and other green objects in the furnace have reached a sintering endpoint.
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