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500ºF Walk-in Oven for Curing Composites

No. 1016 is a 500ºF walk-in oven from Grieve, currently used for composite curing at the customer’s facility.  Workspace dimensions of this oven measure 72” W x 120” D x 78” H.

100 KW are installed in Incoloy-sheathed tubular elements to heat the oven chamber, while a 10,000 CFM, 10 HP recirculating blower provides horizontal airflow to the workload.

This Grieve walk-in oven features 4” thick insulated walls plus an aluminized steel interior and exterior.  A four-port vacuum manifold, with pressure gauge and hand valve on each port, is featured on the oven, with a solenoid valve to bleed air into the manifold and a resin trap leading to the vacuum pump.  A two-stage rotary vacuum pump rated at 10 CFM is provided.

All safety equipment for handling flammable solvents, including explosion-venting door hardware, is onboard this Grieve walk-in oven.

Controls on No. 1016 include a digital programming temperature controller and SCR power controller.

For more information, please contact:

THE GRIEVE CORPORATION
500 Hart Road
Round Lake, IL  60073-2898
Phone:  (847) 546-8225
Fax:  (847) 546-9210
Web:  www.grievecorp.com
Email:  sales@grievecorp.com
Attention:  Frank Calabrese, VP