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Three-zone, Electrically-heated 500ºF Belt Conveyor Oven from Grieve

No. 794 is a three-zone, electrically-heated belt conveyor oven from Grieve, currently in use curing a cast silicone rubber layer onto steel rollers.  This unit has a maximum operating temperature of 500°F and a workspace of 30″ W x 96″ D x 24″ H.

The conveyor consists of an 18″ long open belt loading zone, 36″ long insulated unheated entrance vestibule, three 32″ long insulated heat zones with independent recirculated airflow and temperature control, 12″ long insulated unheated exit vestibule and 60″ long open unloading zone.

A 90 KW total heat input is installed in Nichrome wire heating elements, with 30 KW per heating zone.  Three 1,000 CFM, 1 HP recirculating blowers provide vertical downward airflow to the workload.

No. 794 features aluminized steel interior and exterior, as well as 4″ thick insulated walls, a three-pen, 10″ dia. circular chart recorder and a 24″ W, 1″ x 1″ flatwire conveyor belt with 1/2 HP motor drive and variable speed from 1.5 to 4.3 inches per minute.

A customer-specified, multi-color paint finish was also supplied by Grieve on this conveyor oven.

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