A water bath heater typically consists of a shell that contains a fire tube and process heating bundle. A burner is mounted on one end of the fire tube, which doubles back to an exhaust stack.

No one understood or more succinctly described the strategies and philosophies of war than the great Chinese general, Sun Tzu: “Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” 

A North American manufacturer of punches and dies ordered a dual-chamber, fiber-lined furnace to process small parts in wire baskets and parts wrapped in foil during hardening. The upper chamber heats to 2200°F (1205°C), and the lower draw chamber heats to 1600°F (870°C) with 23 kW of power.

A custom tote oven will be used to heat glucose by a manufacturer in the candy industry.

A heating technology that utilizes higher voltages to reduce installation and operating costs has been patented by Pittsburgh-based Chromalox.

A cabinet oven designed by Grieve Corp., Round Lake, Ill., will be used for heating heavy steel housings.

A contract for a 500°F (260°C) inert atmosphere oven to age rubber parts was awarded to Grieve Corp., Round Lake, Ill.

A high impingement air convection indexing conveyor oven will be used by an automobile parts supplier for “proofing” automotive air bag initiators.

A 300°F (149°C) hot box with integrated drum rotators is designed to decrease heatup time and provide uniform heating by continuously agitating the drums contents.