Davron Manufactures Multi-Zone Energy Efficient Continuous Conveyor Oven
Chattanooga, TN (PRWEB) February 18, 2014 -- Davron Technologies, Inc. designed and manufactured the DTI-773, a gas-powered continuous conveyor oven designed to cure automotive brake pads. Prior to purchasing the DTI-773, the customer was curing the product using inefficient batch processes in which heated parts lost heat while being staged for the next available oven. With the DTI-773 continuous conveyor oven, parts immediately enter the curing chamber after being pressed, retaining their stored heat. This, along with a belt that accommodates individual parts as opposed to parts stacked in baskets, resulted in a 25 percent faster cure cycle that produces a more consistent cure and uses less energy.
The DTI-773 features five individual zones of control. Each zone utilizes its own full modulating natural gas burner, circulation fan, and exhaust fan, and is capable of operating between 200ᴼ and 662ᴼF. The individual zones of control, along with the modulating burner systems, allow the oven to operate as efficiently as possible. The conveying system utilizes a flat wire belt and a variable frequency drive (VFD) for speed adjustment. The DTI-773 has a curing chamber and cooling chamber in-line. The cooling chamber uses high velocity air to cool the pads to approximately 140ᴼF. The cooling chamber features a cooling supply and cooling exhaust fan. At a belt speed of two-inches per minute, the DTI-773 cures approximately 3,000 parts per hour. Airflow within the entire system follows a vertical top-down pattern.
The overall dimensions of the oven are 14’4” wide x 6’6” high x 30’4”long. The dimensions of the curing chambers useable interior are 8’10” wide x 0’6” high x 20’0” long. The usable dimensions of the cooling chamber are 8’10” wide x 0’6” high x 8’0” long. The interior of the oven is made out of 16-gauge aluminized steel backed by six inches of eight-pound density mineral wool insulation. The exterior is constructed from 16-gauge carbon steel and is backed by a structural steel frame and finished with high temperature paint.
Davron designed the DTI-773 continuous conveyor oven based on two criteria provided by the client: the production rate per hour and the estimated time for the curing cycle. Davron did extensive testing to determine the temperature profile needed to meet these requirements and used this information as the basis for the custom design of the DTI-773. At Davron’s recommendation, the customer incorporated multiple zones of independent control to achieve the desired process. Once the continuous conveyor oven was manufactured, Davron did acceptance testing and training with the customer at Davron headquarters in Chattanooga, Tn., prior to shipment.
Visit http://www.davrontech.com for more information about Davron’s continuous conveyor oven capabilities. Or, if you’d like to discuss your own industrial oven project, please call Davron’s Vice President, Jimmy Evans, at (888) 263-2673, or fill out Davron’s online spec submission form.
About Davron Technologies, Inc.
Davron Technologies, Inc. custom fabricates industrial ovens, providing turnkey design and system integration services to develop thermal processing solutions. Davron is a total industrial oven manufacturer, creating custom industrial ovens and precision process equipment for every industry that requires thermal processing. Each Davron industrial oven is custom built according to customers’ unique specifications. As the Provider of Industrial Oven Solutions, Davron offers one of the largest selections of in-house and on-site industrial oven services in the world.
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Derek Schroeder, Industrial Strength Marketing, http://www.marketstrong.com/, (615) 577-2015 Ext: 14, [email protected]
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