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350ºF Electric Cabinet Oven

1013 GrieveNo. 1013 is an electrically-heated, 350ºF (~177ºC) cabinet oven from Grieve, currently used for curing rubber parts at the customer’s facility.  Eight workspace openings with roller supported shelves each measure 36” W x 6-1/4” H x 24” D.  45 KW are installed in Incoloy-sheathed tubular heating elements, while a 7800 CFM, 5-HP recirculating blower provides horizontal airflow to the common central duct of the oven to heat the load.

This Grieve cabinet oven features 4” thick insulated walls, aluminized steel interior and exterior, top mounted heat chamber with access doors and 200 lb. capacity shelves that extend 24” in front of the oven for easier loading.

No. 1013 is also equipped with a digital indicating temperature controller, manual reset excess temperature controller with separate contactors, recirculating blower airflow safety switch and all required safety equipment for handling flammable solvents, including explosion venting door hardware.  A programmable timer, interlocked to each door via a proximity switch, plus green lights for each door to indicate when curing time is completed are also onboard this 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

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450ºF Gas-fired Vertical Conveyor Oven from Grieve

998 GrieveNo. 998 is a 450ºF (~232ºC) gas-fired, vertical conveyor oven from Grieve, currently used for curing rubber parts at the customer’s facility.  Workspace of this unit measures 68”W x 74”D x 121”H.  400,000 BTU/HR are installed in a modulating natural gas burner to heat the oven, while a 6,000 CFM, 5HP recirculating blower provides a combination airflow to the workload.

This vertical conveyor oven has 4” insulated walls throughout, stainless steel exterior with #4 brushed finish, Type 304, 2B stainless steel interior with continuously backwelded seams, two side doors for access to the workspace and loading/unloading positions on each side to accept the customer’s fixtures, with a counterweight to hold the fixtures horizontal while passing upward through the oven chamber.  The unit was constructed to be split into two sections for shipment.

The vertical conveyor on No. 998 is driven by a 3/4HP motor, controlled by a variable frequency drive, delivering 2.2 to 22.4 inches per minute of movement.  Special light curtains guard the loading/unloading areas to stop indexing the conveyor, while each loading position is monitored by a laser photo eye to ensure a position is unloaded before the next indexing occurs.  The system is controlled by PCC with a human interface screen.

All safety equipment required by IRI, FM and National Fire Protection Association Standard 86 for gas-heated equipment is onboard this Grieve oven, including 2000CFM, 2HP powered forced exhausters.  The entire unit is built to NEMA 12 electrical standards.

Controls include a digital indicating temperature controller, a two-pen 10” dia. circular chart recorder with one pen for temperature and one pen to indicate indexing, plus a tower light to indicate machine status.

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

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500°F Electric Universal Oven

935 GrieveNo. 935 is an electrically-heated, 500°F universal oven from Grieve, currently used for curing rubber parts at a customer facility.  Workspace dimensions measure 48”W x 48” D x 36” H.  12KW installed in Nichrome wire heating elements provide the power to the oven, while a 600 CFM, 1/2 HP recirculating blower provides a universal front-to-rear airflow pattern.

This Grieve oven features an aluminized steel exterior, Type 430 stainless steel interior and 4” insulated walls throughout.  An integral leg stand and swivel casters with swivel locks and wheel brakes are provided to make the unit completely portable.

No. 935 includes all the safety equipment onboard for handling flammable solvents, including explosion venting door hardware and a 325 CFM powered forced exhauster for proper ventilation.  This Grieve universal oven also features a 10” diameter circular chart recorder 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

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500°F Electric Cabinet Oven from Grieve

912 GrieveNo. 912 is an electrically-heated, 500°F cabinet oven from Grieve, currently used for curing rubber parts.  Workspace dimensions measure 20”W x 20”D x 26”H on this oven, which features a stainless steel exterior with #4 brushed finish and a Type 430 stainless steel interior with continuously backwelded seams and 4” thick insulated walls.

10kW installed in Incoloy-sheathed tubular heating elements and a 600 CFM, 1/2HP recirculating blower provide heated horizontal airflow across the workload.

This oven includes a 325 CFM powered forced exhauster, as well as a motorized damper on the exhaust for accelerated cooling.  The oven exhaust discharges into a Type 304 stainless steel scrubber unit with brass piping.  The scrubber uses recirculated water sprayed by a 1-1/2HP pump into the exhaust to remove particulates.

No. 912 has a digital indicating temperature controller, 10” diameter circular chart recorder, fused disconnect switch and eight permanently-mounted survey thermocouples connected to a jack strip on the oven’s control panel.

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

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