Types of Ovens – A Thomas Buying Guide
Ovens are enclosed and insulated structures—generally chambers or tunnels—capable of producing ambient to very high (1000+°F) temperatures which are used to heat raw material, parts, and products for a multitude of processing applications, such as baking, curing, and drying. There is a wide range of…
Liquid Coating Demand Creates Albers Finishing
So how do pizza shop owners and a potato chip maker get into the industrial finishing market? For the Albers brothers from Cheney, Kansas, the creation of something great began with the idea to provide a product or a service that is in high demand….
Traveling into a 1,200-degree melt to learn how glass is made
Different glasses perform different functions, each with unique properties that boil down to variations in their raw materials and the manufacturing process. But all glass starts in the same place: the melt. Inside this 1,200-degree Celsius oven and in the process that follows, elements and…
Resolving Oven Heating Issues
As industrial ovens, dryers and heaters age, questions normally arise about their performance: Are they generating insufficient heat? Are they performing inefficiently? Is there a more cost-effective way to produce more heat? Do I need to replace or refurbish the oven? Whether ovens are gas…