Infrared Helps Chocolate Keep Its Temper
Achieving Better Control of Quality of Candies Carbon infrared heating systems are helping Magna Specialty Confectioners to achieve better control over the quality of their filled chocolate products, as well as saving energy and space when compared with the previous chocolate heating system. Magna Specialty Confectioners make a wide range of chocolates, under contract, for most of the well-known...
Read More »Infrared Heaters Help Plastic Welding
Improving the Production Process An infrared welding system, using special-purpose infrared heaters from Heraeus Noblelight, has helped Hepworth Drainage to improve the quality of an inspection chamber assembly production process, while eliminating any environmental problems associated with a hot melt adhesive technique that was formerly used. Hepworth Drainage is one of the largest manufacturers...
Read More »Oscar Mayer Teams Up with Heraeus Noblelight - Ready Meals are Pre-Browned
Oscar Mayer manufactures a range of potato-topped and crumb-topped ready meals for major supermarkets and it is important, in terms of final presentation, that the products are pre-browned. By installing an oven using carbon infrared heaters Oscar Mayer has been able to eliminate previous maintenance problems, improve energy efficiency and liberate valuable floor space, at its food manufacturing...
Read More »Browning Convenience Meals - Infrared Heating of Oven-Ready Meals
A specially-built oven system, incorporating the latest carbon infrared technology, is helping Geest to achieve perfect browning of the toppings for a range of oven-ready meals produced at its Milton Keynes, England food factory. When Geest decided to install a new production line to produce a new range of products at Milton Keynes, it was agreed that this would be designed to include the most...
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Metal Stamping for Construction Tool Applications
Metal stamping is a highly versatile manufacturing technique, capable of producing quality components at tight tolerances.
Read More »Activating Adhesives on Decorative Trims - Using Infrared Heating in Car Manufacture
An infrared system from Heraeus Noblelight is helping R-Tek Ltd to achieve perfect adhesion of decorative trims on the inside of motor vehicle door panels. The plastic decorative trims are normally fixed to the panels on a production line by spraying the inside of the panel with an adhesive and then applying the trim. However, when R-Tek started to experience problems with the adhesion, it was...
Read More »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...
Read More »Targeted Heating for Laminate Embossing - Saving Energy Using Heraeus IR Heating
By installing custom-built equipment, incorporating short wave infrared emitters on their embossing line, Cova Products of Cramlington are saving energy and improving throughput because of the application of targeted heat. Cova Products manufacture wood grain laminates for application to domestic furniture such as speaker cabinets and kitchen cupboards. Many of these PVC-based laminates are...
Read More »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...
Read More »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...
Read More »Infrared Welding - A Beneficial Alternative to Hot Plates and Vibration Welding
About Infrared Welding For plastic parts, Infrared Welding can be a beneficial replacement for certain traditional hot-plate and vibration welding applications. The use of a controlled IR light source (heater) with accurately regulated time and temperature in a precise location allows more accurate process control on plastic assemblies. Different heat levels for varying welding conditions can be...
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Standex Engraving Mold-Tech Offers Nickel Shell Capabilities on a Global Scale
Standex Engraving Mold-Tech is the premier, global supplier for mold texturing and surface finishing. With a full range of services, Standex Engraving Mold-Tech is also the only nickel shell supplier producing in three global locations. See our video to learn more.
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