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850ºF Universal Oven for Heating Aluminum Rods

No. 985 is an 850ºF (454ºC), electrically-heated universal style oven from Grieve, currently used for heating the end of an aluminum rod at the customer’s facility.  Workspace dimensions of this oven measure 36” W x 36” D x 36” H.  18 kW are installed in Incoloy-sheathed tubular elements to heat the oven chamber, while a 600 CFM, 1/2-HP recirculating blower provides front to rear universal airflow to the workload.

This Grieve universal oven features 6” insulated walls, aluminized steel exterior, Type 304, 2B finish stainless steel interior, single front door with five 3” diameter ports and two 6” diameter ports equipped with slide dampers, plus an 8” x 10” Pyrex/Vycor viewing window and interior oven light.

Controls on No. 985 include a digital programming temperature controller, manual reset excess temperature controller with separate contactors and recirculating airflow safety switch.

For more information, please contact: THE GRIEVE CORPORATION, 500 Hart

Road, Round Lake, Illinois 60073-2835 USA.  Phone: (847) 546-8225.  Fax: (847) 546-

9210.  Web: www.grievecorp.com. Email: sales@grievecorp.com. Attention: Frank

Calabrese.