The 12 most common questions asked about oven temperature profiling
Temperature profiling allows you to record and interpret the temperatures of your products and oven air through a conveyorized or batch oven. The data collected by a temperature profiler tells you how hot your products became and for how long, and what temperatures your products reached and at what point. This article answers the most common questions coaters have about temperature profiling and explains how analyzing profile data enables you to increase production and solve production problems.
Q. My oven is practically brand new and has the latest facilities in oven control. Why should I profile my oven?
A. You want to profile your product, not your oven. A quality cure depends on the temperature the substrate experiences throughout the oven. Although its important to control the exact oven temperature, knowing the oven temperature doesnt mean you know the product temperature. This is the information you get from temperature profiling.