Specialized Bicycle Components of Morgan Hill, Calif., purchased a vacuum curing/debulking table for composite manufacture and repair.

No. 856 is used for curing composite parts in vacuum bags. Workspace dimensions of this 500°F (260°C) oven measure 42 x 40 x 50”, and 48 KW are installed in Incoloy-sheathed tubular heating elements.

Gas-heated walk-in oven is used for bonding composite materials inside molds. Workspace dimensions of the No. 950 measure 10 x 20 x 8’ with 700,000 BTU/hr installed in a modulating natural gas burner to provide heat.

In an interview with Editor Linda Becker, Wisconsin Oven’s Mike Grande shares further insights about ovens for curing composite materials.

Gas-heated walk-in oven is used for bonding composite materials inside molds. Workspace dimensions of the No. 950 measure 10 x 20 x 8’ with 700,000 BTU/hr installed in a modulating natural gas burner to provide heat.

Emerging developments in modern technologies — space exploration, high efficiency vehicles, aircraft manufacturing and wind power — are driving the demand for stronger and lighter materials. Composite materials are one of the best candidates to meet these “light weighting” needs.

Polymeric capillary sealer for castings and composites allows visual inspection to ensure that porosity has been sealed. The sealer impregnates micropores and hairline cracks without vacuum or pressure, forming a protective barrier to gases and liquids that is not invisible when cured.

No. 895 has 8" thick insulated walls composed of 2" of 1900°F (1038°C) block and 6" of 10 lb/ft3 density rockwool.

A composites maker will use an electrically heated, batch core-forming oven for its patented process of forming honeycomb material for aircraft engines.