Infrared Heat for Industry

There are many methods of generating heat for industrial processes; each has its advantages. But infrared heat has proven to be the most advanced, efficient and cost-effective method of all.

That's why manufacturers worldwide are turning to infrared for their process heat needs. Whether it's a new system or a retrofit, infrared heat from Heraeus Noblelight is often the ideal means of applying heat to solve industrial challenges.

Industrial heaters from Heraeus Noblelight cover the spectrum of applications. All styles of Heraeus quartz heaters are available in both stock and OEM configurations. Heraeus Noblelight IR applications for industry and manufacturing include automotive, digital printing, food, glass, metal, paper, plastics, textile, vacuum, web process, converting, wood and many others.

Primer: The Basics of IR

Heat transfer is simple -- it requires no contact with the material and no intermediate medium such as air or water.
Infrared transmits high power -- even irregularly-shaped items heat in seconds.
The heating process fits in easily with the manufacturing process -- by appropriate choice of heater or heater module, heating can match the process speed.

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Featured Infrared Application

A manufacturer of polypropylene (PP) pieces wanted a way to join pieces that would be quick and result in high connection quality. Their previous system of attaching connection pieces (joints) had a long cycle time and did not employ preheating.

Heraeus Noblelight provided a system using custom heaters. In the new system, the pipe retrieved from an automatic supply try, and then positioned by robotic device. Heat-up time and cycle time were reduced significantly.

Featured Infrared Video

Click the image for a 49-second (928kb) video illustrating typical Plastics Welding as an IR application (this video features narration).

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