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PLC Holding of France has acquired Wisconsin Oven Corporation, a leading American manufacturer of industrial ovens for the aerospace, automotive, composite and finishing industries. Details regarding the acquisition have not been disclosed. PLC Holding is now comprised of Elmetherm, Elino, Wistra, Wisconsin Oven Corporation, and Mecarom Dotcom LTD. PLC Holding has a worldwide presence with offices located in the United States, Germany, France, Romania, India, and China. PLC Holding provides products and services for several industries. Their target markets include automotive, aerospace, electronics, chemical, technical ceramics, porcelain, automation, refractory materials, and powder metallurgy. PLC Holding provides customers in these markets

Wisconsin Oven designed and manufactured an electrically heated belt conveyor oven for a manufacturer of assorted mechanical steel springs that are used in a variety of products and industries such as automotive, aerospace, telecommunications, consumer products and medical devices. The conveyor oven is designed to temper several shapes and styles of springs. The oven chamber is 1’8” wide x 15’ long x 9” high. The maximum temperature rating is 850° F with a normal operating temperature of 800° F. The belt conveyor oven system uses a 1/2” x 1/2” flat wire belt made of high carbon steel and a variable

Wisconsin Oven Corporation announced plans today to apply for a GSA Schedule and actively pursue additional federal contracts. Federal officials appreciate GSA Schedules as a means of procuring goods and services, knowing that companies on these schedules have been qualified by the General Services Administration (GSA). Wisconsin Oven plans on expanding sales of their industrial ovens to government departments and various supporting public sector clients. “For a small business, the opportunity to increase our service offering to government accounts opens up significantly more markets throughout the country,” states Jeffrey Kent, Executive VP at Wisconsin Oven Corporation. He continues, “Getting our

Wisconsin Oven designed and manufactured a gas-fired heavy during box furnace to anneal spools of aluminum wire used in electrical cables. The heat treating furnace has total chamber dimensions of 14’6” wide x 13’9” long x 17’0” high and a maximum operating temperature of 800º F. The furnace shell is constructed with Wisconsin Oven’s patented, high efficiency Expandable Surface™ design. This design includes 6” of semi-rigid batt type insulation and a segmented sheet metal interior. The outer shell is made of 3/16” carbon steel plate and the inner shell and ductwork are 20 gauge aluminized steel. The annealing furnace has

Wisconsin Oven designed and manufactured a gas fired three lane oven with an indexing cart drive system for curing coatings on various parts for wind turbines. The parts are a mix of steel and alloy with the largest weighing 300lbs. The industrial oven has a production rate of 40 carts per hour. The customer required a 25-point temperature uniformity of +/-15° F at 140° F. The oven chamber is 10’5” wide x 41’3” long x 12’7” high. The maximum temperature rating is 300° F with a normal operating temperature of 140° F. The indexing oven uses a three lane indexing

Wisconsin Oven designed and manufactured a steam heated walk-in batch oven to cure water based adhesive resin onto abrasives. The oven was designed to process 35,000 pounds of product with a guaranteed temperature uniformity of +/-5° F at 240° F (confirmed via 20 point profile test). The curing oven has chamber dimensions of 17’6” wide x 21’4” long x 7’6” high and a maximum operating temperature of 300º F. The oven is constructed with high efficiency panel assemblies that provide 25% better insulating efficiency than standard panels. The recirculation system has a 25,000 CFM plug mounted blower with a 25

Wisconsin Oven designed and manufactured a gas-fired two (2) tier reciprocating drawer oven to heat felt sheets prior to molding for the automotive industry. The felt sheets are used by various automotive manufacturers for insulation in the floors, doors, and trunks of automobiles. The industrial oven has a production rate of 58 parts per hour. One (1) felt sheet will be loaded on each oven tray. As one (1) tray enters the oven the other will exit so the trays are alternating inside the oven. The drawer oven has a design capacity, when preheated, to heat 766 pounds per hour

Wisconsin Oven designed and manufactured a gas-fired walk-in batch oven to cure composite material for the aerospace industry. The customer manufactures various parts for several aircraft manufacturers. The oven is divided into two (2) independent chambers that are separated by a vertical lift door which can be opened to combine the chambers for curing long parts. The front section of the composite curing oven has a useable chamber length of 25’0”and the rear section has a useable chamber length of 20’0”. When the center door is open the curing oven has an overall useable chamber length of 45’0”. The oven