Casso-Solar

Over 55 Years Serving their Customers 1960-2019

Here at Casso-Solar Technologies, they provide the complete design and fabrication of infrared heat processing machinery customized to maximize efficiency and productivity at your company. Their infrared systems can provide everything you require for your processing needs including combination infrared/convection ovens, furnaces, conveyor systems, air control, cooling and controls with customized PLC programming.

Introduction to Infrared Process Heating

Infrared energy is the most basic form of heat that find applications in various manufacturing processes. For instance, such as infrared ovens are used for drying and heating. They are all confronted with energy conservation. Can infrared help avoid wasting energy? It can, provided they know how to use it efficiently. Essentially, infrared is an electromagnetic phenomenon, which is measured in wavelengths (microns). Electromagnetic energy particles attack the surface of materials to be processed after which conduction takes over. To use infrared successfully, they have to understand this reaction. Most metals act as a good heat conductor. In many cases, however, the conductivity is less than desired resulting in heat absorption and retardation. Some of the materials may work as an insulator, which prevents the penetration of heat. In this case, the infrared energy must be applied from two sides. One major advantage is the fact that heating tunnels or structures having infrared heat do not require heavy insulation as is necessary in convection ovens. However, shields on the sides may be needed to prevent drafts.

There are infrared heaters made of different materials and configurations, which provide cost-effective heating. Casso-Solar is a well-known infrared equipment manufacturer and offers a variety of infrared heaters across industries. They also offer customized designs and fabrication of industrial infrared equipment.

Choosing Infrared systems

Basic mistakes in choosing the wrong radiant heater can render such an installation to be inefficient, and costly to operate and maintain. Therefore, it is necessary to find out how infrared actually works. Infrared radiation is fundamentally electromagnetic energy.

Wavelength and Temperature

The wavelength of the radiation is shorter at higher temperatures or vice-versa.Which temperature/micron level is required to process a product economically? That depends on what is being processed and at what speed. Basically, any product has its own inherent reaction to infrared. This is called "heat absorption factor." Each type of material can be categorized in a certain wavelength and that can be translated into degrees of temperature. It’s always advisable to consult a specialist of infrared radiation applications to help you find the proper way to apply infrared energy. In many cases, the peak of absorption you will be flattened. This is because the material to be heat treated will have not only one basic type, but additives which contribute to shift the peak to the shorter or longer absorption factor. In all cases, infrared is a hotter energy source than convection heat. Infrared heat is always applied directly to materials. The exposure of the material to this direct heat source has to be timed appropriately to avoid overheating and damage. This is where infrared ovens can help. They are designed to control the amount of heat and timing.

Replace Your Current System

Can your current heating system be replaced by one which uses radiant infrared energy, and under which circumstances can it be done? If the material lends itself to be processed by infrared radiation economically, which means a drastic reduction of energy and higher speed of production, they must consider this alternative now. This excludes heavy bulk of any type, and materials, which by nature, have to be transformed into the required state by slow heat processing. When a heat radiator glows at any color, dark red to white hot, it means the radiation has already reached at least 1185 degrees F and may go up to high temperatures, according to the color of the element. They cannot make use of this heat just by exposing materials to it even if it has the proper emission value unless it is timed. Ideally, one should opt for a considerably faster method of heat processing with a relatively low energy requirement, using the right system that emits the required wavelength.

Being a reliable industrial infrared equipment manufacturer in the them, they are committed to provide superior quality products. In case you have requirements for infrared heating systems, industrial infrared ovens, and so on, please feel free to contact them today