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Thermal processing equipment (drying, curing, etc)

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Air curtains use less compressed air, save energy

Air curtains offer reduced noise and compressed air usage as well as low initial and operating costs and the avoidance of electrical or explosion hazard.  Brochure available  

News from Meech International (19 March 2008)

Inert atmosphere oven blues steel products

 User application article   A 538 deg C inert atmosphere oven, used for the bluing of steel products, features a digital programming temperature controller and a manual reset excess temperature controller.

News from Grieve (31 January 2008)

Web site details fans, blowers and dryers

Companies searching for fans, blowers and drying systems will find them on an easy-to-navigate and extensively illustrated Web site, which is continuously updated.  Brochure available  

News from Air Control Industries (22 January 2008)

Autoclave delivered to composites facility

 User application article   A GBP 80,000 autoclave cures carbon fibre composites under high pressure and heat and forms part of a composites facility within a modern, environmentally controlled clean room.

News from AEA ( 9 January 2008)

Fan gives 50% increase in airflow

A fan designed for demanding cooling applications Increased fan depth delivers over 50% more airflow for demanding cooling applications.

News from Aerco (14 December 2007)

Infra red process heaters save on costs

The high efficiency of cost-effective infra red heaters enables machine builders to realise real production cycle time savings.

News from Hawco ( 9 November 2007)

Air knife system cuts drying time

 User application article   Air knife system produces a higher quality plastics mesh product than before, and as the product is completely dry, the user is now able to provide an accurate product weight.  Brochure available  

News from Meech International ( 5 November 2007)

Infra-red oven ensures component adhesion

 User application article   A customised infra-red oven is helping to ensure perfect adhesion of a rear spoiler fitted to the new Jaguar XJ automobile during production.

News from Heraeus Noblelight, I-R Division (13 September 2007)

Accurate cure oven temperature measurement given

Be able to understand, control and maximise the potential of a coating process by measuring the exact temperature of the product as it passes through the cure oven.

News from Datapaq ( 6 September 2007)

Medium wave infra-red oven ups line speed

 User application article   A medium wave infra-red oven, replacing a gas fired system, has increased poduction line speed at a sign maker in the powder coating of aluminium and steel panels.

News from Heraeus Noblelight, I-R Division (20 July 2007)

Carbon infrared drying meets paper requirements

 User application article   Carbon IR emitters combine effective water-removal with the quick response of short wave emitters.

News from Heraeus Noblelight, I-R Division (16 July 2007)

Intensity adjustment for UV curing spot lamp

Intertronics has introduced a patent-pending intensity adjustment feature to its Dymax BlueWave 200 UV curing spot lamp.

News from Intertronics (29 June 2007)

Mouldings de-binder furnaces cool rapidly

 User application article   Three customised furnaces, designed for burning off binders in injection-moulded components, feature fast cooling cycles and a sintering process, to reduce total processing time.

News from Lenton Thermal Designs ( 5 June 2007)

Assembly process temperature profiling on show

SolderStar will be exhibiting their range of hardware and software tools for assembly process temperature profiling at Nepcon UK 2007 in Birmingham (15-17th May 2007).

News from SolderStar ( 9 May 2007)

Large scale adsorption dryer

Beko has developed the heat-regenerated Everdry adsorption dryers for volume flows up to 20,000 m3/h, offering compressed-air drying on a large scale.  Brochure available  

News from Beko Technologies ( 4 May 2007)

Portable fan is free-standing

For many cooling jobs, a portable, variable speed fan is free-standing and has an adjustable pitch and, where air flow is required to be positively directed, an optional air streamer is available.  Brochure available  

News from Air Control Industries (30 April 2007)

Kiln furniture speeds heating/cooling

 User application article   Kiln furniture systems have thermal shock resistance over standard cordierite offering longer refractory life, and its lower specific heat capacity allows for quicker heating and cooling.

News from Dyson Thermal Technologies - Kiln Furniture (23 April 2007)

Shuttle kiln has better firing efficiency

 User application article   A 22m long shuttle kiln - for firing high quality vitreous china sanitaryware - offers improved firing efficiency, lower operating costs and improved product quality.

News from Dragon Kilns (18 April 2007)

Carbon infra-red speeds up drying of coating

 User application article   Providing pre-drying of a water repellent coating applied to a specialised fabric used in making outdoor clothing, a medium wave carbon infra-red system has increased production line speeds.

News from Heraeus Noblelight, I-R Division (13 March 2007)

Heat exchangers heat and cool acrylic monomer

 User application article   Plate type heat exchanger units are being used to heat to 50 deg C and cool acrylic monomer at the start of a kitchen sink composites manufacturing process.

News from Tranter PHE ( 9 March 2007)

Hot air blowers heat, cure and dry

Said to be ideal for industrial drying, heating and curing, hot air blowers deliver a constant stream of hot air at up to 300 deg and can be used for testing products' heat resistance.  Brochure available  

News from Secomak (16 February 2007)

Curing adhesive for vehicle lighting assemblies

A new UV/visible light curing adhesive for vehicle lighting assemblies is now available to bond an expanded variety of engineering plastics.

News from Intertronics (30 January 2007)

Can drying system installed at brewery

Scottish and Newcastle breweries have recently installed six of Secomak's can drying systems at its Royal Brewery in Manchester, with five more planned for Berkshire in the spring.  Brochure available  

News from Secomak (24 January 2007)

Cold-curing of silicone rubber saves costs

Claimed to be a better, quicker and more cost-efficient way of cleaning and post-curing of silicone rubber, a cold-curing process uses pure liquid carbon dioxide.

News from Nanon (22 January 2007)

Low bend radius fibre cables for flexible use

Fujikura Europe has launched its new range of cables using the innovative FutureGuide SR15 optical fibre.

News from Fujikura Europe (20 December 2006)

Motorless fans blow, cool or dry

Bladeless, motorless fans convert low volume, high pressure compressed air into high volume, low pressure air for blowing, cooling and drying applications.  Brochure available  

News from Secomak ( 4 December 2006)

Infrared process heaters save 25% on energy

Infrared ceramic emitters are claimed to reduce energy costs by up to 25% in process heating applications, particularly in plastics and vacuum forming.

News from Victory Lighting UK Ltd (20 November 2006)

Infra-red helps raise filtration materials output

 User application article   A medium wave infra-red module has helped solve a production problem and achieve significant increases in the manufacturing output of activated carbon filtration materials.

News from Heraeus Noblelight, I-R Division (20 November 2006)

Affordable temperature ovens treat resins

Affordable temperature ovens - for drying and heat treatment of flammable synthetic resins or volatile solvents - have an explosion vent, which releases the explosion with a safety door.

News from Unitemp (19 October 2006)

Heat processing plant described on Web site

A complete capability in the design, manufacture and delivery of standard as well as custom heat processing equipment and systems is demonstrated on a new Web site.

News from Grieve Corporation ( 5 October 2006)

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