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An autoclave and an industrial oven are very similar. In fact if you search for one there is a strong chance you will find the other. What exactly is an industrial oven? An industrial oven is a large heating device used for a number of things. Some of the uses can include curing, component testing, coating, and drying. Industrial ovens are designed to meet certain specifications. Walk-in ovens are made for larger batch sizes while cabinet and bench ovens are made to handle smaller batches. Conveyor covens come in manual and automatic systems and are used to raise production and lower handling and staging costs. The down side to using conveyor ovens can be the size and shape restrictions on objects intended to go through them.

Industrial walk-in ovens range from 5′ H x 5′ W x 5′ D to 25′H x 30′ W x 150′ L. If the standard ovens are not what a customer is looking for, there are manufacturers who will build a custom oven. Most ovens can be purchased with one or two doors. The doors can be swing or vertical lift, either by means of a pneumatic cylinder or motor drive. Some manufacturers can also provide a man-door for quick access to the oven. Industrial ovens are designed with excellent air flow and temperature uniformity through dynamically balanced blowers for even baking and have temperatures that reach 1500 degrees F. The ovens can have many duct designs for optimal heating of parts.

Oven efficiency can be evaluated by determining the heat loss by airflow through the exhaust system, heat carry-out by product absorption, and heat carry-out by conveyor absorption. Heat loss can occur through oven roof, walls, and other openings. There are two primary heat sources involved in industrial ovens: electric or gas heating. Electric heating units include SCR (silicon controlled rectifier) power controls for smooth ramping and backup safety contractors for positive disconnect of the heater in case of high-limit temperature. Gas-heated units can include an FM-approved gas system with a standard or Low-Nox burners. The FM APPROVED mark is backed by scientific research and testing. This tells customers your product conforms to the highest standards and meets a specific set of specifications established by Factory Mutual Research Corporation.

For entirely automated ovens, a computer system called CPC (Common Principal Component) is used for complete automation and data acquisition. Both gas and electric heated ovens can be controlled by this system. CPC can also monitor and control vacuum lines on certain industrial ovens. In fact, CPC is the most popular software for bonding and curing in ovens, presses, autoclaves, ect. For over 13 years CPC has been operating around the world and have a great field record in some very demanding applications. A variety of equipment benefits from CPC multi-equipment systems. For example, small bench ovens to walk-in ovens and large batch ovens used in composites, coating, and aerospace industries all benefit from CPC.

If you are looking for equipment to help with batch heating or drying requirements, composite curing, and coating a good company to turn to is ASC Process Systems. ASC is a company out of California that supplies industrial ovens, autoclaves and other products and software worldwide. ASC has created the Econoclave, which is the most efficient and highest quality autoclave that can be bought. Not only that, the Econoclave is the most affordable to buy and to operate due to its breakaway design. What sets ASC apart from other oven manufacturers are ASC’s capability to provide the process equipment needed and also the appropriate software and hardware for your specifications.

For more information about industrial ovens or industrial autoclaves go to http://www.aschome.com.