Curing Batch Oven with Rotating Drums
April 1, 2016
Wisconsin Oven Corporation has announced the shipment of an electrically heated walk-in batch oven with two rotating drums for post curing of injection molded silicone rubber medical parts. "Typically, these parts are placed in a tray on a cart which can cause them to stick together. The use of a rotating drum during the curing process of the silicone rubber parts prevents them from sticking together and allows for a uniform cure," said a company spokesperson. This rotating technique can be used on a variety of post curing of silicone parts such a medical components. The curing oven was designed to be thermally efficient and was placed into a clean room environment. All mechanical components were isolated from the clean room environment. The interior and exterior of the batch oven is constructed from 100% 304 stainless steel.
The walk-in curing oven has a maximum temperature rating of 500 °F and a work chamber of 4'6" x 3' x 6'. The recirculation system utilizes combination airflow to maximize heating rates and temperature uniformity of the product. Doors on both ends of the oven allow for flow through manufacturing. The batch oven features guaranteed temperature uniformity (+/-10 °F at 400 °F), which was verified through a six point profile test mounted within the rotating drum prior to shipment. One rotating drum is loaded with parts and positioned in the curing oven at a time. The injection molded silicone rubber medical parts are heated to 400 °F for one hour, which fully cures the silicone to its desired state.
Features of this curing batch oven include:
- Several removable interior access panels for cleaning
- Rotating drum constructed from 100% 316 stainless steel
- All bearings in or near the work area are FDA food grade
- MERV 14 HEPA filtration of the oven recirculation air stream
- Programmable controller for controlled ramp, soak and cool down
- PLC with color touchscreen HMI and Ethernet communication capability
- Interior light with windows
- Low particle design with particle sampling ports
- Reinforced 304 stainless steel insulated floor
- Drum rotation sensor.
"This walk-in batch oven was fully factory tested and adjusted prior to shipment to help reduce installation and start-up times. A 150 point quality assurance check list was completed to ensure the equipment met all Wisconsin Oven quality standards," said the spokesperson.
For more information contact:
Wisconsin Oven Corporation
2675 Main Street
East Troy, WI 53120
262-642-3938
sales@wisoven.com
www.wisoven.com
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