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From glass manufacturing to textile production, companies utilize heat during their manufacturing process. This heat often is supplied in the form of convection: a process that works on the easy-to-understand principle of using hot air to heat an object. Another commonly used method is infrared heating. It uses energy in the electromagnetic spectrum to directly provide heat to an object. The principles behind it are somewhat more complex.

This post offers an in-depth look at infrared heater control, covering the critical components of a control circuit: temperature measurement devices, temperature controllers, and power controllers. It delves into their functions, differences, and how to effectively utilize them for optimal heating performance.

Manufacturing cycles often require heat to process materials and produce finished goods. Many manufacturers turn to infrared (IR) heating processes to provide energy-efficient, high-intensity heat for various drying applications. More than 60 years ago, Casso-Solar Technologies started out as a simple infrared heaters manufacturer. Since then, we’ve continually developed our products to meet the complex, custom specifications of our clients’ projects.

There are a number of companies developing new techniques and processes for producing electrochromic glass (glass that tints when an electric current is applied) and in many cases those processes require the glass to be raised to an elevated temperature (500°C+) for a set period of time, then annealed and cooled. A rolling hearth furnace can be supplied with all of the necessary features to produce the glass in a single piece of equipment.

Laminated glass is a high value-added product that more and more companies are moving to producing in-house rather than relying on out-sourcing. The addition of laminated glass production for any company is a major investment, so it is critical to ensure when purchasing equipment that it is designed to produce the products a company wishes to sell, while also being cost-effective to operate.

Laminated glass is used in various structural and architectural applications to provide additional durability, versatility, and strength when compared to monolithic glass. Laminated glass is constructed of two or more sheets of glass, which are held together using an interlayer material such as polyvinyl butyral (PVB) or ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA).

Infrared quartz heaters are popular today in many industrial heating applications. However, quartz is not the only material commonly used to construct infrared heaters. Often, ceramic is utilized as the base material in infrared heaters, but it produces less efficient heaters than when quartz is used as the base material.

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Manufacturers across the globe utilize a number of different types of heating to accomplish drying and curing tasks, but the two most common types are convection and infrared.

There are numerous industrial processes that use heating, and many of those applications are well-suited to using infrared. These range from simple drying processes to more complex forming processes and beyond.

Historically, many infrared heaters utilized ceramic within them as a material that is resistant to high temperatures. Nowadays, many infrared heater designs use quartz instead of ceramic because of its superior properties.

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Catalytic infrared (IR) paint drying/curing systems are used in several industries for drying coatings that have high solvent loads. The catalytic IR curing systems are different than conventional electrical IR dryers in that the main source of energy comes from natural gas or propane rather than electricity.

Gas-Fired drying systems have been used for years across numerous industries due to the relatively inexpensive cost of heating in this manner. However, when it comes to a process with high solvent loads gas-fired systems are less utilized because of the risk of combustion.

Furnaces are typically enclosed, insulated structures used in manufacturing processes that require a high level of heat. There are a wide variety of applications across industries, and to accommodate this, furnaces are available in various sizes, temperature ranges, and configurations.

Heating is an essential part of many industrial processes and was historically accomplished using convection heating equipment. Many companies have realized the advantages that an infrared oven can provide over convection.

Infrared ovens are widely used in a variety of industries as a more efficient alternative to convection ovens. They are used for various heating processes in the manufacturing sector such as baking, bonding, pre-heating, thermal-forming, laminating, and many others.

Precisely controlled heating is an important aspect of many industrial processes and is used in many glass industry manufacturing processes. Infrared heaters can heat surfaces directly and precisely, with high efficiency.

IR + Convection heating provides faster processing times than Convection only. IR energy penetrates to heat the interlayer directly rather than relying on conduction via surface heating. IR heating is 70-80% efficient whereas, convection heating is only 50-60% efficient.

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Rolling hearth furnaces are primarily used in the glass industry for fire decorative and conductive inks into glass. The furnaces also often include annealing or heat-strengthening sections to allow for further processing. They can handle huge volumes and heavy loads.

Kuraray SentryGlas® is a popular material with frequent use throughout the laminated glass market. Manufactured using the ionoplast polymer technology, this material is more durable and stiffer than most other lamination materials available in the market.

Casso-Solar Technologies designs and manufacture several types of electric infrared heaters for different applications and industries, each with its own benefits. To get the best heater for your applications, it is important to understand the different types available.

Infrared heaters are used in a number of industrial processes and are able to be configured to fit nearly any process requiring heating. They are often more efficient than other forms of heating because they maximize the amount of energy delivered to the product without heating the surrounding air.

Similar to any industrial equipment, infrared heating systems require proper maintenance to ensure continued operation and long life. Generally speaking, electric infrared equipment requires infrequent and minimal maintenance but that makes it no less important than other more common maintenance tasks.

Laminated glass serves an important role in our society and has numerous applications in security, architecture, construction, and more. In addition, the profit per square foot is far higher than monolithic glass allowing manufacturers to increase their margins.

Industrial ovens play a significant role in executing pre-drying, drying, curing, and preheating tasks across numerous industries. Every industry is unique, which urges industrial oven manufacturers to produce equipment in varied forms and types.

Heating is a fundamental process involved in the production of many different parts. There are many different types of heating equipment that can be utilized depending on the process to be performed.