Industrial Conveyor Ovens
Custom Infrared Conveyor Ovens for Continuous Production Lines
When heat must be applied while a product is moving, the oven has to match the line – not force the line to work around the oven. WECO designs industrial conveyor ovens and continuous infrared heating systems around part size, material, conveyor speed, dwell time, target temperature, available footprint and upstream/downstream equipment.
WECO can engineer the infrared heat section, zoning, sensors and controls as a complete system or integrate the oven into an existing production line. This approach is suited to preheating, drying, curing, forming and other processes where repeatability and throughput are critical.
Conveyor Oven Design Inputs
- Part/material and dimensions
- Incoming and target temperature
- Line speed, dwell time or index rate
- Top, bottom, side or 360-degree heat
- Heated length and available footprint
- Existing conveyor/material handling or need for a complete package
- Voltage, phase and available power
- Exhaust, ventilation or cooling requirements
- PLC/HMI, sensors, recipes and data integration
Industrial Conveyor Oven Applications
- Preheating metal before coating or spray finishing
- Drying and moisture removal
- Curing paints, coatings, adhesives and resins
- Film and sheet processing
- Thermoforming and forming preheat
- Composite heating and post-cure
- Production-line temperature conditioning
From Process Testing to Production
When the correct wavelength, exposure time or power density is not yet known, WECO can test representative material and process conditions before the full conveyor oven is finalized. The test results can help establish emitter type, distance, power and dwell time for production-scale design. Send WECO your line speed, part dimensions, incoming temperature and target temperature to start a conveyor-oven review.
WECO International Designs and builds IR heating conveying systems that:
○ Ensure accurate and efficient line production
○ Contain the highest standards of engineering and process control
○ Convey the best heat solutions to the target bodies/products in the right manner
