Industrial Process Ovens
Process Oven Applications
The number of markets that Steelman Industries can serve seems limitless. In the following paragraphs, we have addressed four industries that we serve most often, the coatings market, electric motor and coil winding industry, fibers industry, and plastics and rubber processing. If you do not find your application or industry addressed here and still have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Finishing/Coatings Market
Steelman offers very economical and efficient curing ovens for wet, E-coat, or dry powder coatings. It is most important not to "burn" the finish or blow the powder off of parts. We accomplish this by building your oven to meet a ± 10° F at 500° F operating temperature. The uniform heated convection air in your oven allows for superior temperature protection and curing of your parts. For powder coating ovens, we incorporate airflow systems to diffuse the velocity of the circulation air without blowing the powder off of your parts. We can also accommodate the many and varied oven configurations necessary in the diverse finishing and coatings industry. Optional controls allow various temperature and time profiles needed to cure exotic finishes and substrates. Also, Steelman offers many material-handling accommodations to meet the varied needs of each customer.
Electric Motor & Coil Winding Industry
As the oven of preference, the Steelman oven is the leader in the electric motor shop and coil winding industry. Safety, service, and quality are the Steelman benchmark. You can be assured that your oven will have the latest technological and safety features. For example, at the1998 EASA Show in Orlando, Florida, Steelman proudly introduced the Dry Chemical Fire Suppression System (DCFS). This system has been such a success that the majority of the bake/curing ovens are now ordered with the DCFS. All ovens are of heavy-duty construction so that they can stand up to your most rigorous demands. They can be outfitted with track cart floor and heavy-duty track carts. In addition, most models are available with the Chain Hoist Loading Door in the top of the oven. This adds flexibility to accommodate unexpected part sizes by saving the height occupied by the cart when the cart is removed and the drip pan and load rack is laid on the floor of the oven. In order to meet customer demands, you can furnish paper chart records, which indicate that the customer's part(s) did not see over-temperature at any point during the bake/curing cycle. This is accomplished with the Part & Air Temperature Controller with Chart Recorder. This controller has dual inputs to the chart recorder, showing both the air temperature in the oven chamber as well as the part temperature via a magnetic thermocouple. These ovens are built to comply with National Fire Protection Association, Bulletin 86-1999 standards as a Class A oven. This means that the oven must have suitable Pressure Relief along with certain Purge and Exhaust requirements.
Fibers Industry
Among the wide range of applications for Steelman ovens is the preheating of spinnerets, screws, dies, and molds. Temperature uniformity becomes paramount so as not to overheat these parts. And since these ovens are in continuous use 24 hours a day and seven days a week, you need an industrial-quality and dependable Steelman oven. Your oven can be equipped with top-loading door and reinforced floor systems for the extra heavy parts or a cabinet oven with removable shelves for the smaller and lighter parts. These ovens usually have operating temperatures of 650° F. When unexpected downtime is just not allowed, you can depend on Steelman.
Rubber & Plastics Industry
A large segment of our ovens is dedicated to the plastics and rubber industries. Used to preheat molds, dies, screws, bowls, tooling, and to set and cure thermoplastics, rubber, and polymers, our ovens can accommodate your needs. Because of such precise temperature and time requirements, your Steelman oven can be equipped with Chart Recorders, Programmable Controllers, PLC or Computer Communication interfaces, and many other state-of-the-art control systems. Unlimited oven configurations and specialties are required to service these industries. Such as belt conveyor ovens, top-down or one-way horizontal airflow, over-head pass-through with double doors on each end, stringent circulation or exhaust specifications, as well as many other requirements and designs.
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