Catalytic infrared oven is the cure-all for coating line's production capacity
What does an aluminum cylinder maker do when its product line outgrows its ageing electric infrared [IR] oven, causing powder coating to be outsourced? The company combines its expertise of the past with an eye on the future by switching to a gas-fired catalytic IR oven.
Luxfer Gas Cylinders, with US headquarters in Riverside, Calif., makes more than 80 models of high-pressure aluminum gas cylinders for a variety of uses, including scuba diving, medical oxygen supply, exotic gases, and carbon dioxide for soda and beer.