The body will be usually incinerated along with the coffin in a crematorium. The coffins used for cremation are not bolted wooden coffins. In some modern incinerators, it is also possible to make use of coffins made from other combustible and environmentally friendly substances such as bamboo and even cardboard.

Usually a firebrick that can withstand tremendous heat is included with the coffin, this firebrick has a number which relates to the dead person so that there can be no mistake as to the identity of the ashes.

The ovens in a crematorium are designed for one body at a time, dual cremation; similar to dual burials are not usually available. The ash is gathered up once it has cooled and the residue is gathered together in a grinding mill to reduce the larger elements into a fine ash.

The cremation itself takes place in a Muffle furnace, at a preheated temperature of about 900 ° C. The systems usually incorporate various safety devices, which are both environmental and resource-saving. And also guarantee the employees are working in atmosphere that is safe and free from contamination.

The coffin will be mostly be automatically retracted, to avoid an excessive temperature loss within the furnace. The coffin is ignited by the high heat of the furnace rather than by flames which would take some time just to burn the coffin alone.

The fire itself is only intended to provide warm air support to the process. This phase lasts about 45 minutes and ends with the blowing of the wood ash. The temperature is then increased by connecting gas burners to bring the temperature up to the 1,200 ° C necessary to break down bones, is not possible to incinerate teeth.

The cremation takes a total of about 90 minutes, but depends on the weight of the body and more importantly the water content of the body.

During the cremation the organs and soft tissues are burnt, there is about 5 percent of the body weight made up from bone remnants, implants and components from the coffin.

Iron parts such as brackets coffin will magnetically pulled out from the rest of the materials, implants made of gold and titanium, are manually removed before the subsequent transfer to the milling.

Many operators of crematoria donate the accrued value of precious metals and other parts of charitable organizations. Prior to the cremation pacemakers and other medical aids need to be removed from the body because of the serious danger of explosion caused by the heat of the oven. .

The Urn is a simple capsule designed to contain the ashes and is presented to the deceased’s loved ones once all the procedures completed. What the loved ones then decide to do with the ashes will vary depending on their personal preferences.

Some people will keep the urn at home as a constant reminder of others will bury the urn in the ground or place it in some kind of mausoleum at a cemetery. Others will very often dispose of the ashes by spreading them out a favourite location often requested by the deceased.