Blind Manufacture Benefits from Infrared - A Pre-Heating System Speeds Up the Production Process

Infrared pre-heating increases running-speed An infrared pre-heating system has solved a production bottleneck problem, by allowing production line speeds to be significantly increased at the Chesham plant of Living Connections, one of the leading manufacturers of window blinds in the UK. The blinds of Living Connections are supplied to major retail store groups, DIY stores and mail order houses...

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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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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...

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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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Power Generators incorporate PLC-based touchscreen.

Power Generators incorporate PLC-based touchscreen.

Compak(TM) 9000 integrates touchscreen PLC-based interface that helps save converters and extruders time and expense regarding installation while also providing advanced corona treating process control. Standard pre-programmed options include watt density control, proportional speed control, station diagnostics, and fault logging. Customer-specified options may also be accommodated. Also, support...

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More Output Contacts than Ever Before

More Output Contacts than Ever Before

March 2009 Conveyor Components Co. would like to announce the addition of DP/DT (double pole / double throw) microswitches to their product line of conveyor controls. In addition to the standard 20 amp SP/DT (single pole/double throw) microswitches, the model RS and RSB pull cords, model TA belt alignment control, model FS bulk material flow control, and model DB belt rip detector and are now UL...

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Speeding Up the Coating of Signs

A medium wave infrared oven from Heraeus Noblelight is helping Hawes Signs to achieve significant increases in production line speed in the powder coating of aluminum and steel panels. Hawes Signs offers a comprehensive range of external and internal signs for customers ranging from high street banks to car dealerships and supermarket chains. The company's advanced manufacturing facilities...

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Heraeus Works With Cadbury

Sealing Caramel-Filled Chocolates A carbon medium wave infrared system is allowing Cadbury Trebor Bassett Ltd to save energy and space in the manufacture of their famous Cadbury's Caramel product at their Keynsham, England factory. Cadbury's Caramel is made by filling a shaped mould with chocolate, to form a shell, chilling the chocolate to solidify it, filling the shell with the caramel filling...

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