WECO Client Case Studies
Following our slogan of “Putting the Pieces Together”, WECO integrates our products to provide new and retrofit oven assemblies and controls for a variety of infrared heating applications, including forming, curing, and drying. Check out the case studies below to see how we put the pieces together to create IR heating solutions for our customers.
Infrared Curing Oven For Speaker Foam
Supplier: WECO International + Ceramicx
Client: Consumer Electronics Company
Industry: Manufacturing
Location: USA
Finding the need to optimize production of their speaker line, a leading USA based consumer electronics company reached out to WECO International. The system was designed to cure foam on the back outer edge of polycarbonate speaker baskets at an accelerated time rate. Engineers designed a 42 kW infrared long-wave tunnel oven which was supplied in two sections.
Preheat Polyethylene Film Before Embossing
Supplier: WECO International + Ceramicx
Client: Mid South Extrusion
Industry: Food Packaging
Location: Louisiana, USA
A polyethylene film supplier sought to improve production and efficiency in preheating polyethylene film prior to embossing for food packaging. The key to the state-of-the-art machinery is the arrays of infrared ceramic, flat square hollow elements (SFEH). The new infrared heat system improved the start up times, line speed, and was a weight reduction on the installation.
Thermoforming Heating System Upgrade
Supplier: Ceramicx
Client: Tier 1 automotive supplier
Industry: Automotive
Location: Europe
This client was struggling with an outdated and inconsistent thermoforming heating system. Ceramicx has the technology needed to provide the client with a new up-to-date system that can produce the same product every time while also improving quality and productivity.
Custom Industrial Furnace
Supplier: WECO International + Ceramicx
Client: Private Space & Aeronautics Company
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing & Spaceflight
The capacity to quickly test heat durability of new materials presented great advantage to our client. Not only does this ease innovation, the potential to expand into materials manufacturing for resale to third parties is now also readily available.
Custom Appliance Maker
SUPPLIER: WECO International
CLIENT: Custom Commercial & Consumer Appliance Manufacturer
INDUSTRY: Home & Commercial Appliances
LOCATION: North America
A new platen system with zone-specific heating controls and energy smart technology was the best course of action to solve the issues at hand while giving the client the greatest options to hone production.
International Food Service Packaging Producer
SUPPLIER – WECO International
CLIENT – International Food Service Packaging Producer
BUSINESS – Thermoforming of food service consumables
LOCATION – USA and International
The client required a complete upgrade on one of its main plastics thermoforming lines – manufacturing consumables for the food service industries.
Insulite Skylights Case Study
SUPPLIER – WECO International
CLIENT – Insulite Skylights
APPLICATION – Thermoformed Lighting/Building Products
LOCATION – Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Santa Fe was in need for an upgrade an ageing and energy-costing plastics thermoforming line to an effective infrared based heating solution all while remaining well within the power constraints for the local electricity grid.
