Using Industrial Ovens
Many Industrial Oven systems have been designed to meet the most unique and stringent requirements. Industrial ovens are very similar to industrial autoclaves and are often made by the same manufacturers. Many of these ovens are used for composite curing, coating, component testing, heating, pre-heating, and drying. Bench and cabinet industrial ovens are used for small batch production requirements, whereas walk-in ovens are used for large batch production requirements. Conveyor industrial ovens offer the ability to handle high production runs while minimizing product staging and handling. However, the conveyor type process has product size or shape restrictions compared to the batch oven process. Conveyor industrial ovens can be further categorized as automatic or manual.
Industrial walk-in ovens range from 5′ H x 5′ W x 5′ D to 25′H x 30′ W x 150′ L. If the standard ovens are not what a customer is looking for, there are manufacturers who will build a custom oven. Most industrial ovens can be purchased with one or two doors. The doors can be swing or vertical lift, either by means of a pneumatic cylinder or motor drive. Some manufacturers can also provide a man-door for quick access to the oven. Industrial ovens are designed with excellent air flow and temperature uniformity through dynamically balanced blowers for even baking and have temperatures that reach 1500 degrees F. The ovens can have many duct designs for optimal heating of parts.
Oven efficiency can be evaluated by determining the heat loss by airflow through the exhaust system, heat carry-out by product absorption, and heat carry-out by conveyor absorption. Heat loss can occur through oven roof, walls, and other openings. There are two primary heat sources involved in industrial ovens: electric or gas heating. Electric heating units include SCR (silicon controlled rectifier) power controls for smooth ramping and backup safety contractors for positive disconnect of the heater in case of high-limit temperature. Gas-heated units can include an FM-approved gas system with a standard or Low-Nox burners. The FM APPROVED mark is backed by scientific research and testing. This tells customers your product conforms to the highest standards and meets a specific set of specifications established by Factory Mutual Research Corporation.
For absolute data-acquisition and automation a CPC (Common Principal Component) computer control system is used in many industrial ovens. CPC controls electric or gas-fired ovens. The system can also control and monitor vacuum lines on curing and bonding and industrial ovens. CPC is the leading software in the world for bonding and composite curing in presses, autoclaves, ovens, and more equipment. For more than 13 years, CPC systems have been operating throughout the world, and have an extensive field record in the very demanding applications. CPC systems control walk-in and batch ovens that can be used in the aerospace, coating, and composites industries. Even small bench ovens can benefit from CPC because of its multi-equipment capability.
ASC provides a complete selection of industrial ovens or autoclaves for any batch drying, coating, or composite curing needs. ASC developed a unique fabrication and design approach that enable them to manufacture the Econocalve. The Econoclave is the most efficient and affordable autoclave on the market. ASC can also recommend the right hardware for each application and also has some great software options to check out!
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