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Specifying An Infrared Oven

From CCI Thermal Technologies Inc.
 

 

The question comes up all the time: What should I watch for when considering the purchase of an
infrared oven? There are 10 basic factors to keep in mind. The first five relate to the application and the last five are things that you, the end user of the equipment, should strongly consider when purchasing
an infrared oven.

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Coil heaters and cable heaters are heating elements formed from straight (uncoiled) segments of round or square heating cable. Search by Specification | Learn more about Coil Heaters and Cable Heaters
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Air heaters are devices used to heat air.  They include forced air products as well as all types of radiant and space heaters. Search by Specification | Learn more about Air Heaters
Drum heaters are used to heat containers of viscous materials. They can be wrapped around or placed inside containers that hold substances such as wax or grease. Search by Specification | Learn more about Drum Heaters
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Product Announcements
Heraeus Noblelight, Inc. - Infrared Plastic Welding, IR Plastic Welding
Infrared plastic welding from Heraeus Nobelight. Welding with infrared energy is an efficient, non-contact, cost-effective method of assembling plastic components. It uses concentrated IR energy to... (read more)
Casso-Solar Corp. - Infrared Preheat /Boosters Paint & Powder
Infrared preheat/gel systems for powder coating systems; post heat systems to increase line speed and product quality on paint finishing systems for solvent, high solids, waterborne coatings;... (read more)
Heraeus Noblelight, Inc. - Infrared Heaters with QRC Reflectors
Many high-tech processes run faster, more efficiently, and with greater stability when infrared heaters with the QRC reflector are used. Unlike conventional reflectors, QRC reflectors never need... (read more)
Despatch Industries - Qmax Series High Performance Reach-In Ovens
The Qmax Series High Performance Reach-in forced covection oven is specifically designed to meet the frequent air changes and tight temperature uniformity required of the ASTM 5423 Type I & Type... (read more)
Topics of Interest
Where to use an infrared oven and how to properly measure the temperature of the product. (Read More)
This article discusses how an infrared preheat-gel oven, often called a booster oven, enhances convection oven performance, boosts powder coating line speed, and saves floor space and energy. The... (Read More)
How is heat transfer different? Convection can only be controlled by air temperature and airspeed. With infrared emitters a far greater flexibility in heat up rates and temperatures can be achieved... (Read More)
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One of the key factors of reflow oven is preheating. The preheating of a component and PCB is basically the same in leaded and leadfree soldering. Preheating is the range from room temperature to the... (Read More)
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