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Capital equipment purchases as substantial as an industrial oven deserve serious consideration. Before you buy, you must determine if your oven requires a custom design or whether a standard size and function will meet your needs. Consider the complexities of your production process carefully. Committing to a standard size and layout, only to later discover it doesn't meet …

In most tasks, preparation is key to success. Metal finishing is no exception. If your production involves liquid paint or powder coating, then it is absolutely essential your manufacturing pretreatment process is optimized. Why? Consider the many ways a complete and thorough prewash/pretreat impacts the production of your product: Surface Prep for Improved Adhesion: Proper …

On February 12th, 2024, Horizon Performance Technologies LLC moved to a new location! We enjoyed working in Waukesha area for 16 years and appreciate the relationships we developed there. The opportunity to triple the size of our building and evolve our internal structure of Horizon is exciting and allows us to innovate and customize equipment for our customers. This expan …

Horizon Performance Technologies’ industrial ovens utilizing our patented Cyclone Technology significantly improve drying efficiency for cores, molds and other metal and composite parts during the finishing process. These innovative ovens address the industry's growing use of water-based core washes due to stricter environmental regulations on emissions of volatile organic …

Industrial ovens and dryers can achieve a useful life of 20 or 30 years with proper maintenance. Inspections are key to a solid maintenance program. Routine maintenance is like routine exercise: We know that it is good for us in the long term, but it is easy to find excuses to skip doing it. A convection-style industrial oven or dryer is the type of equipment that can easi …