Surface Treatment
Engineering components generally must survive in high heat environments when deployed in the field. Without surface treatment, these products are thus subjected to high instances of wear. Modifying the functional surface of the component through cladding, coating, and glazing leads to much longer life in the field.
Gyrotron Material Processing
Many traditional heating processes directly heat the surface, causing damage due to prolonged heat exposure. With microwave heating, microwave radiation is absorbed into the material, and the material is heated from within rather than from heat transfer from the surface. This distributes the heat and allows for less damage to the surface.
The direct penetration of microwaves into the material also makes microwave heating much faster than conventional heating methods (how much faster?).
Microwave heating is also highly localized and can be used to selectively heat materials much more effectively than conventional heating methods. (Examples?)