Process Heating articles from July 2002

Process Heating archives from July 2002

Your trade show in print. (Travel the Universe from your Desk).(Editorial)
July 1, 2002... If you're like me, you have more to do each day than you had in the past. E-mail and the Internet, while wonderful additions that have greatly improved productivity, take time from an already busy day. Computers, personal digital assistants,...

Heating cabinet. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Cabinet is designed to heat one, two, three or four 350-gal 180 tanks. Constructed of painted carbon steel or stainless steel, the unit can be heated with steam, electricity or thermal fluid heat. A range of process and control options is...

Ovens for many applications. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Used for applications such as metal finishing, preheating, solder reflow, curing, drying, sterilizing and shrink-fitting, ovens are available in batch and continuous designs. Batch configurations include cabinet, walk-in, car bottom, top load,...

Dryers and Ovens. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Line of custom-designed dryers and ovens includes arched or flat-roll support dryers, vertical tower dryers and high velocity jet-tube impingement ovens. Dc-signed for use in a range of applications, the units provide peak operating efficiency,...

Conveyor oven. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Custom conveyor oven/cooling system is designed for use in semiconductor manufacturing processes. The oven-over-oven system incorporates four zones: flash-off, product preheat, product cure and product cooling. The oven system has a maximum...

Halogen oven. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... QuikLite is a low-cost electric halogen oven kit that creates fast drying cycles by combining the penetrating capabilities of short-wave infrared with the added benefits of recirculating air. The smaller oven requirements and no wasted energy...

Stackable burn-in chambers. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... RBCI-50 offers flexibility for small-lot qualification testing, burn-in, reliability testing and research and development in the semiconductor industry and other production environments. The burn-in chamber has an automatically modulated damper...

Electric infrared curing system. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Infrared system provides process flexibility through modular design, small footprint, low contamination, precise control and zoning capabilities. Utilizing long-life T3 short-wave emitters, the oven reaches operating temperatures instantly,...

Oven for catalytic converters. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... The company developed an oven design that is used in the multiple stages for the process of a catalytic converter, including substrate, chemical formation and container. The hearth of the catalytic converter is a ceramic substrate that is...

Batch ovens. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Computer-assisted engineering allows a range of size configurations with 144 to 2,800 [ft.sup.3] capacities. Gas-fired and electrically heated models provide temperatures from 450 to 840[degrees]F (232 to 454[degrees]C), Features include...

Advanced dryer technology. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Providing more than 100 years of drying technology, the company manufactures dryers for drying any type of bulk granular material at a low total cost. Choose from direct heat, indirect heat, impact or steam-tube dryers to meet your needs. Local...

Drying system for liquid, paste and cake. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Swirl Fluidizer unit can handle liquid, paste or cake feed stocks. The result is a free-flowing fine powder of uniform particle size with no need for postmilling. Its compact design requires minimal space, and the closed cycle/nitrogen systems...

Infrared/air oven for battery processing. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Designed to manufacture electrodes for nickel-zinc batteries, the conveyorized system dries and cures the calendared anode and cathode sheets in lightweight batteries used for portable electronic goods. RES Class A oven uses an efficient...

Cooker-Cooler. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Series 70N provides in combination the functions of blending, mixing, heating and cooling any pumpable food product in one processor. The unit is made of polished stainless steel and is fully insulated. The smooth, 30[degrees] inner cone bottom...

Build-to-suit oven panels. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The company's standard tongue-and-groove panels are made of 20 gauge, aluminized steel inside and out and are held together by perforated 2-gauge aluminized steel spacer channels on all sides. Panels are available 2, 3, 4, 6 or 8' thick....

Flash dryer. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Milling flash dryer uses jet milling principles with no moving parts to dry and deagglomerate wet powders and filter cakes to a discrete and dry product. Product is significantly finer than can be obtained in traditional flash dryers and often...

Thermoforming oven. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Designed to thermoform rubber and vinyl sheets used in headliners, floor liners, trunk and wheel liners, this oven picks up the material, places it on the transfer system, heats it to a specific temperature and transfers the material to the...

Batch oven provides precise control. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Electrically heated, the oven has uniform heating capabilities up to 750[degrees]F (399[degrees]C), precise temperature control arid any airflow pattern. All-welded carbon steel construction ensures reliability. Steam heated and gas-fired...

Oven removes paint from hooks. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... These ovens remove paint overspray from empty paint hooks on each pass of the continuous conveyor without removal from the conveyor. CIRCLE 211 Hamilton Thermal Specialties Ltd. (905) 664-2396

Cabinet oven for clean rooms. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... No. 880 is a 500[degrees]F (260[degrees]C) electric Class 100 clean-room cabinet. The 30 kW installed Incoloy-sheathed tubular elements heat the workspace while a 1,200 cfm, 2 hp recirculating blower provides horizontal airflow across the...

Air-flotation dryers. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Offering contract-free drying, drying systems operate at a range of temperatures and air velocities for maximum flexibility to match the requirements of your process. They are suitable for handling difficult materials such as paperboard and...

Convection reflow system. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Designed for general purpose surface-mount technology soldering applications, Electrovert Bravo 8105 is an eight-zone convection reflow system with a Windows NT-based operator interface. Capabilities include an elevated temperature operation of...

Gas infrared dyring. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Designed for the pulp and paper industry, Air system offers a combination of infrared and air-flotation drying that produces no detectable levels of NOx or CO. The dryers offer increased drying rates in a compact space. CIRCLE 217 ...

Conveyorized batch oven. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Designed for drying processes up to 900[degrees]F (482[degrees]C), three-chamber batch oven has chain conveyors for loading and unloading heavy racks. An air-operated vertical lift door is provided for each chamber. System operation includes a...

Gas or electric infrared oven. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... PED Contraflow offers shorter cure times, minimal floor space requirements, lower capital expenditure, increased energy efficiency and decreased energy costs. It is available with either electric or catalytic gas emitters, allowing the user to...

Vibrating fluid-bed cools, dries. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Beds are used to dry or cool bulk solid materials. As material is conveyed by vibration over a permeated deck, air is forced through the product to perform the heat transfer function. Adjustable conveying speeds vary the retention time for...

Gas oven. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Designed for preheating and annealing of plastic sheets, gas-heated oven has an operating temperature range is 120 to 500[degrees]F (49 to 260[degrees]C). Its airflow pattern is cross-flow recirculation with the supply plenum in the front and...

Electric infrared ovens. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... ProTherm line is designed to match process heating requirements. Powder coating ovens, flat conveyor ovens, plastics annealing ovens and ovens designed for web applications are among the types offered. Oven designs include electric infrared...

Centrifugal dryer. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... The company stocks a large parts inventory for dryers for a range of industries, including food, chemical/petrochemical, mining, milling, pollution control, sludge drying and others. Preowned dryers also are available. CIRCLE 214 ...

Energy-recovery systems. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Heat sources (direct, indirect or semi-indirect), heater boxes or plenums can be tailored to suit user's process heating needs. Heat recovery through the use of air-to-air heat exchangers or air-to-thermal-fluid systems can be added to...

Microwave generators. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... TM75P and TM100P are 915 MHz microwave power generators with a four-door design. Features include on-screen diagnostics, alarm messaging and help screens; recording and storing all operating parameters for up to 32 recipes; onscreen...

Continuous lab dryers. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Continuous dryer is offered in infrared, can or forced air models. Labdryer LTE is a benchtop unit for maximum sample size of 13 x 17". Controllable features include temperature up to 500[degrees]F (26000), top and bottom airflow and air...

Custom oven systems. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Designed to satisfy process requirements, standard oven systems utilize 4" insulated panels, but custom thicknesses and densities can be incorporated if necessary. Panel seams are insulated during the erection of the oven, and all structural...

Custom curing oven. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Designed for paint curing, oven is offered in high efficiency convection, infrared or combination configurations using electric, oil, steam or gas heat sources. Custom monorail, power-and-free, square transfer and batch designs are offered with...

Tube dryer. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Rotary steam tube dryers are supplied with optional purge seals to contain product up to 1.0 psig internal pressure. CIRCLE 408 Davenport Machine (563) 322-6201 www.davenportdryer.com

Dryer or cooler for coated webs. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... ModuleDryer combines high evaporation rates with good web handling to allow for simultaneous turning and drying or cooling of the coated web. The forced convection dryer's nozzle system allows the coated web to be turned through a given angle...

Gravity and forced convection ovens. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Oven features include a window in the door, stainless steel interior and programmable controller. Gravity and forced convection styles are available. CIRCLE 216 LR Technologies (800) 574-2748 www.Ire.com

Ovens cure powder coatings. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Powder coat ovens are produced in modular sections, so the customer can start small and add on as their capacity increases. CIRCLE 220 National Equipment (620) 252-1917

Triple-pass dryer. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Providing less than 1,500 BTU/lb water evaporated, triple-pass dryer offers a gradually decreasing airflow that gently and consistently dries the product. Drum inlet temperature matches proper dryer size to meet pollution regulations. ...

Four-pass convection dryer. (Ovens & Dryers).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... QuadPass classifies and dries particles simultaneously, ensuring that all material exits the dryer at the desired moisture-content level. Faster-drying particles convey more quickly through passes two, three and four. Heavier, wetter particles...

Dryers. (Ovens & Dryers).
July 1, 2002... Dryers provide maximum efficiency and offer full climate control for uniform product moisture. Users get higher yields because each dryer is designed for the specific process. Sanitary designs are efficient and easy-to-maintain, reducing...

Impingement technology. (Ovens & Dryers).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... Convection air-impingement system can be used to dry or heat products that are produced in a configuration that impedes airflow through the product. This technology utilizes columns of high velocity hot air directed at the product surface via...

Burn-off oven. (Ovens & Dryers).
July 1, 2002... Used to remove paint overspray from fixtures, hooks and racks, burn-off oven utilizes proprietary Automatic Process Control (APC) system to provide the quickest cleaning cycle time while protecting the product, operator and workplace. APC...

Quartz lamp infrared heater. (Heaters).
July 1, 2002... Model QRH 1 infrared heater has translucent fused quartz that provides efficient heat transfer capability. Lamp assemblies are available from 12.625 to 32.75", 500 to 2, 500 W and 120 to 480 V. Assemblies include rugged aluminum housing with a...

Thermal fluid heater. (Heaters).
July 1, 2002... Available in a fuel-fired coil design, thermal fluid heater provides 800,000 to 12 million BTU/hr and up to 750[degrees]F (399[degrees]C), The large coil-type unit operates in a closedloop system pumping hot oil to and from process tanks,...

Process air, gas heaters. (Heaters).
July 1, 2002... For direct-fired gas heating applications, process air and gas heaters provide high temperatures without air preheat in a packaged design. The heaters are available in sizes to 25 million BTU/hr for applications such as air separation, fuel gas...

Immersion and fintube heaters. (Heaters).
July 1, 2002... Oil immersion and fintube heaters are designed for oil preheating, oil baths and other heat transfer fluids. The oil immersion heaters use a tubular heater design while fintube heaters have an aluminum flange welded to longitudinal finned...

Heaters and Blowers. (Heaters).
July 1, 2002... Hot air blowers and heaters are designed for continuous operation and installation in machines and equipment in various drying and heating processes. Equipment is suitable for shrinking and welding packaging films and molded parts. CIRCLE...

Fluid circulation heater. (Heaters).
July 1, 2002... Electric heater is a complete, custom-packaged unit. It is designed to control heating of water, steam, air and other gases. The company provides an efficient heat source readily available to satisfy the requirements of your process. ...

Cartridge heater. (Heaters).
July 1, 2002... High watt density cartridge heater is designed for maximum watt density, temperature, heat transfer and heater life. The 0.125" Superwatt optimizes heat transfer from the resistance wire to the sheath. Suitable applications include dies,...

Contact water heater. (Heaters).
July 1, 2002... Thermefficent 100 tube-free heater is rated 99.7 percent efficient. Its boiler stack economizer will recover up to 80 percent of the discharged flue gas, and the wastewater recovery system preheats fresh water and can reduce heating cost by 40...

Silicone rubber heater. (Heaters).
July 1, 2002... Rugged and resistant to moisture and chemicals, the silicone rubber heater is thin and flexible to allow it to be used in flat positions or wrapped around curved and irregular shapes. With a maximum operating temperature of 450[degrees]F...

Single-sided heaters. (Heaters).
July 1, 2002... PTC heater technology is designed to simplify the connection between the PTC element and the medium to be heated. With the single-sided design, the bottom side of the thermistor element is isolated electrically from the top side. PTC elements...

Immersion heater. (Heaters).
July 1, 2002... Designed for both watertight and hazardous location applications, process immersion heater can incorporate an adjustable thermostat that controls temperatures from 70 to 210[degrees]F (21 to 99[degrees]C). The heater is appropriate for heating...

Hot air tools, blowers. (Heaters).
July 1, 2002... An authorized sales and service center for Leister products, Assembly Supplies Co. sells hot air tools and blowers for temperatures up to 1,652[degrees]F (900[degrees]F). These products are ideally suited for installation in equipment for...

Process air heater. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Heater is custom built to accommodate all temperatures, all fuels and all air flows. The company provides for new applications, replacement units or renovation of existing equipment. Indirectly heated units have an efficiency of 89 percent to...

Tubular radiant heater. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Universal mounting clamps on its housing allows Universal 2000 to be dropped into existing systems. The element is a high temperature Incoloy 840 sheath with mica-insulated #10 nickel-plated flat screw terminals. The rigid aluminum extrusion...

Drywell heater. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Low sheath temperature, pipe-insert-style heater is designed to heat temperature-sensitive materials without burning, coking, discoloring or otherwise degrading the product. Utilizing a 2 or 3" schedule 40 pipe drywell for its sheath, the...

High efficiency air heater. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Varimax ERG combines the company's heat exchanger design with indirect heating technologies to deliver contaminant-free process air with very high efficiency. Recirculation of the combustion gases allows the heater to attain an efficiency of 95...

Formed tubular heater. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... The flexibility of the heating element allows it to be formed into any shape, including precision forming for a tight fit into milled grooves or manifold surfaces. Multiple termination options are available depending on application...

Single-element bench unit. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Glo-Ring works by radiating focused infrared heat at temperatures up to 1,500[degrees]F (815[degrees]C) and has a temperature controller for variable heat intensity. It can be fitted with 0.5, 1, 2 or 3" dia. gold-plated plug-in quartz...

Infrared heater. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... FiberGas-II Matrix can reach 90 percent power from cold startup within 10 sec. and shutdown from 90 percent power to cool-to-touch will take 10 sec. With these fast cooldown rates, web fires, meltdowns and scrapped product can be avoided. No...

Heater system. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... This heater has a high-efficiency three-pass gas flow design that allows for optimum fluid and service life while providing good heat transfer capabilities and production efficiency. The low-maintenance system pays for itself with reduced fuel...

Electric process heaters. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... The company offers an e-commerce web site that highlights more than 40,000 products with industry-leading competitive crossovers. Real-time order tracking and preloaded ship-to and bill-to addresses are part of the new site. CIRCLE 239 ...

For drying, baking, curing. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Infrared process modules provide a maximum operating ambient temperature of 350[degrees]F (177[degrees]C), but higher object temperatures can be achieved. Metal sheath heaters allow for precise product temperature control through percentage...

Microminiature spot heater. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Designed for spot heating in small areas where a high heat density is required, LMF Series wire-wound heater is offered in filament form for OEM applications or ceramic bonded to a super alloy substrate. Kanthal A1 (Hoskins 875) and Nichrome...

Gas coolers and heaters. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Process gas coolers and heaters provide transitions on both ends to mate to process piping. Each transition is customized to properly distribute air across the finned tube bundle and minimize pressure drop. Removable-core design allows heat...

Electric infrared heater. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Tubular heater is designed to deliver high wattage electrical energy to thermally processed product, including hose tubing, pipe, extrusions, pultrusions and cabling. Applications include curing and drying, fabricating, annealing, forming or...

Heater with built-in sensor. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Thermofoil combines the fast warmup and low mass of an etched foil heater with an RTD or thermistor temperature sensor. Kapton heater insulation allows operation to 302[degrees]F (150[degrees]C). Standard models are available in sizes to 5 x 5"...

Cartridge heater. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... SunRod can be used to supplement the heat of larger heating elements in heard-to-reach places. The 0.125" cartridge heater provides effective temperature control because it can be located close to the working surface of the device being heated....

Electric heater. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Designed for long service life, electric heater line is available in a range of configurations and sizes dictated by the watt density and type of liquids or gases to be heated. Screw-plug or flange mountings of steel or stainless steel are...

Flexible electric heating fabric. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Thin, conductive textile consists of nickel-coated carbon fibers encapsulated in various thermoplastic, elastomeric or thermosetting materials. The flexible heating material can be configured to any shape and size and can provide a source of...

Ceramic heating elements, reflectors and panels. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Salamander systems have a ceramic infrared emitter that is 96 percent infrared energy efficient and emits no light. They are suitable for zone control and can be ordered with individual cast-in, fast response thermocouples or the company's...

Over-the-side heater. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... Designed to be a solution to problematic electric process heating applications in existing and new tanks where tank penetration is not practical, the over-the-side heater is built to suit. Integral sludge legs keep the element free of...

Fluid water heater. (Heaters).(advertisement)
July 1, 2002... [H.sub.2]Ot Shot electric instantaneous titanium heater is suitable for demanding applications. The design incorporates a helical configuration that minimizes holdup volume and thermal mass for good thermal response. The elimination of dead...

Multipurpose processor. (Heaters).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... U-Max type C processor is designed to offer a high coefficient of heat transfer by heating the mixing shaft and elements on and above the jacketing around the vessel. The machine is designed to withstand high vacuums and internal pressure....

Heat blower. (Heaters).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Available in three models, Masterblow operates at temperatures of 300, 500 and 750[degrees]F (150, 260 and 400[degrees]C). All are fitted on adjustable bases that allow up to 90[degrees] rotation for use in any position. The heat blower also...

Process air heater. (Heaters).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Designed for heating air or inert gas to 1,600[degrees]F (871[degrees]C), process air heater is suitable for applications such as drying, curing, soldering, melting and sterilizing. The heater ranges from 1 to 192 kW and is compact and...

Electric heating products. (Heaters).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... A range of application needs can be met with electric heating products. Designs include duct, process air, unit, circulation, immersion and compressor heaters as well as complete heat transfer systems, tubular elements and pipeline heating. The...

Ceramic heaters. (Heaters).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Developed for use in the semiconductor and process control industries, ceramic heater accommodates watt densities to 100 W/[in.sup.2]. The heater is constructed with a proprietary ceramic adhesive to maintain element registration in extreme...

Tunnel heater system. (Heaters).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Designed for the wire and cable industry, Clam Shell tunnel heater system integrates rugged design with infrared performance. The clam-shell design eases threading and cleaning, and rapid-response heaters provide fast heatup and cooldown. Unit...

Process air heater. (Heaters).
July 1, 2002... Inline process air heater can be modularly assembled from a set of components to provide both standardization and design flexibility. The family of heaters can be configured to meet a range of performance specifications and is suitable for use...

Panel heater. (Heaters).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Flexible, durable and efficient, F-Series panel heater is constructed by a patented process that bonds quartz fabric with a ceramic fiber coil support. The end result is a durable quartz composite face heater. CIRCLE 442 Solar...

Infrared heater. (Heaters).
July 1, 2002... Infraround Series is a medium wavelength infrared emitter composed of long-life elements mounted to proprietary ceramic cylinders. Designed specifically for the wire and cable industry and for curing extruded rubber and synthetic shapes, the...