The SLR iron powder reduction mesh belt furnace is designed to reduce iron oxide and other metal oxide powders to their metallic form in a high purity hydrogen atmosphere at a working temperature of 950C, producing low oxygen, high compressibility powders for powder metallurgy and metal injection molding feedstock. A 400mm wide nickel chromium mesh belt carries a shallow, uniform bed of powder through six controlled heating zones, then through a protective cooling section,