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Infrared Heat For Lamination

IR Heaters Increase Quality of Chip Boards Fast response medium wave Infrared heaters for lamination A fast response, medium wave infrared drying system, from Heraeus Noblelight, is helping MFI to achieve improved quality control in the manufacture of laminated chip board. MFI produces laminated chipboard for worktops, kitchen surfaces and wardrobes. The process involves feeding the sheets of...

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Drying For High-Speed Printing

CIR Heaters from Heraeus Noblelight Cut Energy Bills By using carbon infrared (CIR) emitters from Heraeus Noblelight to achieve the rapid print drying demanded by their high speed print heads, The Lettershop Group, of Leeds has achieved significant savings in energy and running costs compared with their previous short wave infrared system. As it is air-cooled rather than water-cooled, the new...

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Drying Coating On Non-Slip Paper Mats

Heraeus Improves Disposable Tray Mats A carbon infrared system from Heraeus Noblelight is helping Orvec International to achieve the quality of non-slip coating required on disposable tray mats to meet the stringent demands of major passenger airlines. Orvec International is a world leader in the design and manufacture of hazard protective work wear and passenger care products. Its range of...

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Infrared Provides Bumper Results @ Honda

Increasing Efficiency of Bumper Spray Painting An infrared oven, fitted with fast response, medium wave heaters, from Heraeus Noblelight is helping to increase the efficiency of the spray painting of vehicle bumpers at Honda of the UK Manufacturing Ltd. Bumpers are painted with three coats. First a prime coat is applied, which is flashed off in a warm air oven before being cooled. A base coat,...

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Efficiency Leap With IR Drying - Drying of Water-Based Coatings

Drying of Water-Based Coatings New research on the application of IR dryers to water-based varnishes indicates high energy cost savings. With correct selection of the radiation source the infrared energy requirement for the drying process can be reduced by up to 50%. Water based varnishes are well known in various printing processes and their usage is growing. The printing industry uses these...

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Drying Water-Repellent Coating - Infrared Heating on the Manufacture of Outdoor Clothing

A carbon infrared system is helping to increase production line speeds by providing pre-drying of a water repellent coating applied to a specialized fabric used in the manufacture of outdoor clothing. Moreover, its ease of control is also ensuring that there is no damage to the fabric caused by over-heating. The best outdoor clothing provides double protection to rain, as a water repellent...

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Fast Drying Color Stain on Wooden Panels - Heraeus in the Wood Industry

Medium wave infrared emitters for wood industry Saunderson's Furniture Ltd, has installed an infrared dryer to assist in the color staining and lacquering of wooden panels used in the manufacture of its wide range of high quality furniture. The Kilbirnie factory produces finished items such as hi-fi cabinets, directly from bare timber. This timber, in panel form, must be color-stained and UV...

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Hot Foil Embossing - Infrared Increases Running-Speed

Carbon Infrared emitters increase running-speed A carbon medium wave infrared system is helping API Foils Ltd to achieve greater line running speeds and better heating control in the hot embossing of holographic foils. API Foils is a worldwide group which produces an extensive range of stamping foils used on a wide variety of products from stationery to wine labels and from flexible food...

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IR Brings New Light to Manufacturing

The Processing of Metal Coatings Consumers of coated metal, wood, paper, glass, plastic and textile products are demanding attractive, long-lasting, wear-resistant surfaces. At the same time, stricter safety and environmental standards are forcing manufacturers to look at new types of finishes, e.g., water- based and powder coatings, and at different technologies to process them. Among the...

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Carbon Emitters utilize infrared heating technology.

Suitable for all medium-wave applications, Carbon Emitters match temperatures to optimum absorption wavelength for each application, eliminating overheating and contamination of sensitive substrates. Standard units provide max output of 2.5 Â-µm, while High Power Carbon Emitters produce 3 Â-µm. At irradiation of 120 W/in.Â-², effective power density is 28 W/mÂ-². Units can dry...

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