Composite Curing Oven for Aerospace

Wisconsin Oven Corporation has shipped a custom designed batch oven used for curing assorted composite materials for a prominent aerospace manufacturer. According to the company, the composite curing oven features guaranteed temperature uniformity (it easily exceeded the required +/- 10 @ 500 °F) with a data acquisition and control system that provides the customer with the flexibility to modify ramp and soak rates as needed to obtain the best part quality possible.

Features of this composite curing oven (Batch 8/12/8-E) include:

• An upgraded recirculation system to enhance the temperature uniformity inside the work chamber, as well as provide more aggressive heating and cooling rates of the products inside the chamber
• An upgraded exhaust blower system to allow the oven to operate and be controlled at temperatures closer to ambient
• Motorized dampers on the fresh air inlet and the exhaust outlet to allow the oven to be controlled at a specified ramp down (cooling) rate
• Custom designed floor to fit inside the customer's pit below the oven chamber
• Specialized data acquisition and control system to allow the oven chamber temperature to be controlled either by the leading, lagging or the average of the part temperature(s) before progressing to the next segment.

Any or all of the thermocouples can be recorded. The composite cure oven safety features include ladder and catwalks on the roof, as well as interior lighting and viewing windows. Additional features unique to composite curing include vacuum pump, vacuum stubs, thermocouple ports and jack panels. The composite cure oven is backed by Wisconsin Oven's 5-year warranty.

For more information contact:

Wisconsin Oven Corporation

2675 Main Street

East Troy, WI 53120

262-642-3938

sales@wisoven.com

www.wisoven.com