Flameless Catalytic Gas Infrared Heaters
Provide Optimum Curing for Liquid and
Powder Finishes on Metal, Plastic and Wood
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APPLICATIONS:
• Deere / Hitachi, Kernersville, NC
• Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corporation, Lincoln, NE
• Link-Belt Construction Equipment, Lexington, KY
• Streator Unlimited, Streator, IL
• Ameristar Fence Products, Tulsa, OK
• Chicago Bridge & Iron (CB&I)
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Case Study #3:
Catalytic Gas Infrared Heaters
Cure Massive Components Quickly
Catalytic gas infrared heaters reduced paint curing time for Link-Belt
Construction Equipment's crane and excavator weldments from 16 hours to
less than 30 minutes. Components up to 50 feet in length and weighing up to
30,000 pounds are cured and dried 32 times faster than previously.
The two gas infrared heaters at Link-Belt's 400,000 sq. ft. facility, in Lexington,
Kentucky, have operated since March, 1998. They were engineered and
manufactured by Catalytic Industrial Systems.
The project goal was to speed paint drying time in order to increase production
capacity and liberate production space used for air drying.
The #1 catalytic infrared oven cures weldments including hydraulic crane booms, carriers, upper frames and outrigger beams, excavator lowers, uppers and booms.
The #2 infrared oven cures lattice crane booms, counterweights and
sheet metal parts for cabs and housings. Parts include booms 50’ long with
12’ cross-sections, and counterweights weighing 30,000 pounds.
Prior to the final oven designs, extensive testing was conducted in Catalytic's lab,
using Link-Belt's coatings, and weldments simular to those made by Link-Belt. Verification that Catalytic's technology was capable of curing these massive
components efficiently was the major factor in selecting the system, according
to Paul Culler, Manager of Assembly, Test & Paint Production Engineering.
Catalytic gas infrared heaters generate long-wave infrared radiation which is
more readily absorbed by most materials than the shorter wave energy emitted
by alternative systems. The result is lower operating expense and a faster,
higher quality finish.
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............................................................................................. Catalytic Industrial Systems
713 N. 20th Street • PO Box 827 • Independence, KS 67301
E-mail: sales@catalyticirovens.com
(800) 835-0557
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