Industrial Process Ovens

Adhesives are used in many industries, such as aerospace, automotive, electronics, transport, clean energy, and others.  Some adhesives can be cured at room temperature, while some are optimally cured by heat due to the adhesive’s chemical composition, or a need for greater bond strength or durability.  

Aluminum can be aged or hardened in an industrial oven after it is solution annealed to the “O” condition while also using the proper hardening processes to achieve the desired physical properties for the given application.

Wisconsin Oven manufactures aluminum solution heat treating equipment. The solution heat treatment process brings out the mechanical and physical characteristics that cause aluminum to have more durability.

Annealing is a treatment consisting of heating a product in an industrial oven to and staying at a suitable temperature, followed by cooling down to a designated rate. This process is used to soften the material and produce improvements in other properties.

Composites are used in industries such as aerospace, transportation, and construction. Wisconsin Oven supplies high quality composite curing ovens.

Curing is a common application in the finishing industry. A variety of coatings are cured on materials to provide a protective or decorative finish. Curing is also necessary to set adhesives or epoxy. Wisconsin Oven manufactures curing ovens in batch and conveyor configurations.

Industrial drying ovens are used for removing moisture from a product. A wide range of industries including pharmaceutical and research laboratories utilize drying ovens. Wisconsin Oven manufactures industrial drying ovens in batch and conveyor configurations.

Filament wound composite technology creates extremely strong, lightweight cylindrical and tubular structures. The filament wound structures are cured in an oven at 200°F to 400°F to harden the resin. The mandrels must be kept rotating while being cured to prevent the resin from sagging due to gravity, which ensures a round profile. Wisconsin Oven manufactures high performance Composite Curing Ovens for processing filament wound composite shapes.

Foundries melt aluminum, steel, and other metals, then pour them into molds in a process known as casting. These molds require heating in an industrial oven. Wisconsin Oven manufactures many types of batch and conveyor ovens for use in foundries.

Honeycomb panels, cores and structural members are manufactured using layers of expanded or corrugated material to produce a final product that has a strength to weight ratio 30 times higher than aluminum. Typical applications for honeycomb composites are aircraft wing components, cabin panels, helicopter rotors and jet engine covers, as well as automotive body pieces and spacecraft components. Wisconsin Oven manufactures ovens for curing honeycomb composite panels, blocks and cores after resin dipping. 

When heating materials such as steel, aluminum, and certain plastics, oxygen in the air can react with materials like steel, aluminum, copper and plastics causing unwanted oxidation on the surface. To mitigate this effect, specially designed ovens, such as Wisconsin Oven’s Nitrogen Atmosphere batch ovens, are used to process these materials. The oven is flooded with nitrogen gas, which is non-reactive, to displace the oxygen and reduce oxidation on the surface of the material. 
 

Paper pulp drying is a process used in the molded fiber industry. The molded fiber industry manufactures recycled paper products such as drink trays, egg cartons, and protective packaging. A paper pulp drying oven uses convection technology to evaporate the moisture from the molded parts with heated air.

Out of Autoclave technology eliminates the need to pressurize the entire chamber by using vacuum bag only (VBO) technology. OOA composite curing has gained popularity over the years as a cost effective alternative to high pressure autoclave composite curing.

Post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) is the process of reheating a material to below its lower critical transformation temperature and holding it at that temperature for a specific time. PWHT furnaces are used to maintain the integrity of a part after it has been welded, by reducing the residual stress in weld joints.

Powder coating of metals is often favored by manufacturers because its finish is tougher than conventional paint. Powder coating is abrasion resistant and will not crack, chip or peel. Wisconsin Oven manufactures high quality powder coating ovens.

Preheating of a part or material is often necessary prior to the next step in its production process. Wisconsin Oven manufactures both batch and conveyor style preheating ovens, depending on the production process.

Sand core dryers are commonly used in the foundry industry. These drying conveyor ovens are also referred to as mold dryers. Wisconsin Oven designs and manufactures conveyor ovens used as sand core dryers in the foundry industry.

Stress relieving, or the relieving of stress in metals, is a very broad term used for all metals. Any form of working of the metal component may induce stress that may or may not need to be relieved. Wisconsin Oven manufactures stress relieving ovens and furnaces.

Tempering involves heating a quench hardened or normalized ferrous alloy to a temperature below the transformation range to produce desired changed in properties. Wisconsin Oven manufactures high performance industrial tempering ovens and furnaces.

The process of thermoforming involves heating a plastic sheet in an industrial oven to a pliable forming temperature in order to shape it into a mold, later trimming the excess plastic and creating a product that can be utilized.