Keeping the Heat On: Essential Industrial Oven Maintenance Strategies
Posted by Steven Onsager, P.E. on Sep 06, 2024
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Steven Onsager, P.E.Years ago, I worked with a guy whose previous job was
selling heating elements for Chromalox.
When a customer would ask, “How long will these heaters last?” he would
reply, “Forever, if you never turn them on.” This was his glib way of indicating that equipment and component life is
dependent upon usage. The more you use
something, the sooner you
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OVEN AND DRYER SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS (updated 2024)
Posted by Steven Onsager, P.E. on Aug 06, 2024
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 easily achieve a useful life of 20 or 30 years. But regular and ongoing maintenance is critically important in keeping that oven or dryer safe and in good ope
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Should Your Industrial Oven be Custom Designed?
Posted by Marketing on Jul 24, 2024
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
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7 Reasons Washers are Crucial to the Finishing Process
Posted by Marketing on Jul 19, 2024
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
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Horizon has moved!
Posted by Jessica Kopplin on Apr 18, 2024
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
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