Monday 18 April 2011

Industrial Ovens and Software

By Mondo Humboldt


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 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 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.

The loss of heat through the exhaust system is a determining factor in the oven's efficiency. Heat lost by product absorption, conveyor absorption and carry out heat are also factors. Heat also escapes through the openings, roof and walls of the oven. Electric and gas heat sources are the two primary methods of heating the ovens. SCR, or silicon controlled rectifiers, system is used with the electric heating units with backup safety contractors foe high heat limit disconnect. Gas heated ovens us an FM approved system. The FM approval is backed by scientific testing and research. It's a way to show the product meets the high standards and specifications set by Factory Mutual Research Corporation.

For entirely automated ovens, a computer system called CPC (Common Principal Component) is used for complete automation and data acquisition. Both gas and electric heated ovens can be controlled by this system. CPC can also monitor and control vacuum lines on certain industrial ovens. In fact, CPC is the most popular software for bonding and curing in ovens, presses, autoclaves, ect. For over 13 years CPC has been operating around the world and have a great field record in some very demanding applications. A variety of equipment benefits from CPC multi-equipment systems. For example, small bench ovens to walk-in ovens and large batch ovens used in composites, coating, and aerospace industries all benefit from CPC.

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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