Heating Rubber With IR
The rubber industry uses infrared technology in a number of ways. The many advantages of infrared make it an excellent means to
supply heat to rubber processes. For example:
- A rubber products manufacturer was asked by its customers -- several major auto manufacturers -- to provide
higher quality rubber profiles. Doing so would help avoid introducing defects into the next step in production. The
manufacturer replaced its hot air and microwave system with infrared from Heraeus Noblelight. The new system provided high
efficiency and quality with greatly reduced power consumption.
- A white goods manufacturer wanted a better way to melt sound-deadening bitumen pads on dishwasher casings. They replaced
their ceramic heaters with a Heraeus Noblelight module featuring fast mediumwave infrared lamps. The modules were designed to
the shape of the objects to be heated. Faster heating resulted in a 20% increase in production speed, and a power consumption
reduction of 30%.
These examples are by no means a complete list. Infrared heat is an effective and efficient means of applying process heat in many other applications.
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solutions employing infrared technology. Heraeus offers complete systems using infrared technology; we can design a system to meet your specific, unique and
demanding needs.
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