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1600°F Gas-heated Belt Conveyor Oven from Grieve

Grieve Corporation introduces No. 811, a 1600°F gas-heated belt conveyor furnace, currently in use for forming glass in alloy molds at a customer’s facility.

811 Grieve

Workspace dimensions inside this unit measure 24” wide x 12’ deep x 22” high.  Workloads travel atop a 6” wide, B-30-28-14, Type 314 stainless steel mesh conveyor belt with 1/4 HP motor drive, fixed speed 12 feet per minute, through a 36” long open belt loading zone, 12’ long insulated heat zone with three direct-fired furnaces and a 24” open unloading zone.

1,320,000 BTU/HR are installed in three modulating gas burners with a floor-mounted combustion air blower (not shown in photo).  7” thick insulated walls comprise 5” of 2300°F ceramic fiber and 2” block insulation;  6-1/2” thick floor insulation comprises 4-1/2” of 2300°F firebrick and 2” block insulation.  Vertical lift doors at each end of the workspace provide further insulation.

A remote free-standing control panel (not shown in photo) is also included with this Grieve furnace, which features all safety equipment required by IRI, FM and NFPA Standard 86 for gas-heated equipment.

No. 811 was entirely designed, engineered, built and fully tested by Grieve.

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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400ºF Electric Belt Conveyor Oven from Grieve

Grieve Corporation introduces No. 827, a 400°F electric belt conveyor oven, currently in use for preheating automotive fabric panels at a customer’s facility.

827 Grieve

Workloads travel atop a  30” wide, mesh Teflon-coated fiberglass conveyor belt with 1/4 HP motor drive, variable speed from 0.5 to 10 feet  per minute, through a 78” long open belt loading zone, 120” long insulated heat zone with recirculated airflow, and a 39” long open unloading zone.

40 kW  power is installed in Incoloy sheathed tubular heating elements, while a 4200 CFM, 3 HP recirculating blower provides vertical upward and downward airflow to the workload. This oven is equipped with exhaust hoods over each end of the workspace, to exhaust heat and fumes escaping the open ends of the heat zone.

No. 827 features a conveyor belt tracking system, consisting of photoelectric eyes to sense belt position and shift pneumatically-operated steering rollers.

This Grieve oven has an aluminized steel interior and exterior, 4” thick insulated walls, plus all the safety equipment required for handling flammable solvents.

This conveyor oven was entirely designed, engineered, built and fully tested by Grieve.

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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500ºF Electric Two-zone Belt Conveyor Oven

992 GrieveNo. 992 is an electrically-heated, 500ºF (~260ºC) two-zone belt conveyor oven from Grieve, currently used for drying and curing ceramic cement at the customer’s facility.  48 KW (24 KW per zone) are installed in Nichrome wire elements to heat the oven chamber, while 4000 CFM (2000 CFM in each zone) are provided by two 2-HP recirculating blowers with vertical downward airflow to the workload.

Each of the two work zones in this belt conveyor oven consists of a 2’ long insulated, unheated entrance vestibule; 4’ long insulated heat zone with recirculating airflow; 2’ long insulated, unheated exit vestibule; 1’ long open zone; 5’ long cooling zone and 1’ long open belt loading and unloading zone.

The conveyor belt on No. 992 is 30” wide, 1” x 1” high carbon steel flat wire, powered by a 1/3-HP motor drive, variable from 0.5 to 10 ipm.  Also onboard this oven are two 16” diameter tubeaxial fans, each driven by a 3/4-HP motor to push/pull air through the cooling zones.

The Grieve conveyor oven further features 4” insulated walls, aluminized steel interior and exterior, plus two doors for access to the workspace and heating chambers.

Controls on No. 992, provided in one cabinet for each of the two heating zones (as shown in photo), include a digital indicating temperature controller, manual reset excess temperature controller with separate contactors and a recirculating blower airflow safety switch.

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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Specially Insulated Quench Tank

974 GrieveNo. 974 is an electrically-heated 200ºF (~93ºC), specially insulated quench tank from Grieve, used to heat mineral oil for product curing after metal heat treating. Tank dimensions of this unit measure 22”W x 22”L x 26”D.  6.4KW are installed in Incoloy-sheathed tubular immersion heaters to heat the unit, while a 1/3-HP motorized agitator provides the necessary fluid motion in the tank.

This Grieve quench tank features 1” insulated walls with an insulated, removable cover that hangs on the front of the tank during loading and unloading (shown hanging in photo).  No. 974 also has Type 316 stainless steel interior, stainless steel exterior with #4 brushed finish, Type 316 stainless steel workload basket with removable handle that rests at the top of the unit for accurate positioning of the load during quenching and a basket support to hold the basket above the quench oil for efficient draining.

Process controls onboard No. 974 include a digital indicating temperature controller, manual reset excess temperature controller with separate contactors and a fused disconnect switch.

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 Walk-in Oven from Grieve

826 GrieveGrieve Corporation introduces No. 826, a 500°F electric walk-in oven, currently in use for curing truckloads of industrial fuses at a customer’s facility.  This unit is a modified version of Grieve’s Standard Model WRH566-500 walk-in oven.

Workspace dimensions inside this unit measure 54” wide x 72” deep x 72” high.  30 kW power is installed in Nichrome wire heating elements, while a 4200 CFM, 3 HP recirculating blower provides horizontal airflow across the workload.

This oven has an aluminized steel interior and exterior,  4” insulated walls, 2” insulated floor with two pairs of truck wheel guide tracks, two independent doors on the oven front opening with a removable mullion and two shelf trucks with 10 shelf supports on 6” centers.

No. 826 safety features include a digital programming temperature controller, manual reset excess temperature controller with separate heating element control contactors, recirculating blower airflow safety switch, 10” diameter circular chart recorder and a 30-hour shutdown timer.

This oven was entirely designed, engineered, built and fully tested by Grieve.

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 Class 100 Cleanroom Cabinet Oven

869 GrieveNo. 869 is an electrically-heated 500ºF (~260ºC) Class 100 cleanroom cabinet oven from Grieve, currently used for curing medical rubber products at the customer’s facility.  Workspace dimensions of this oven measure 36”W x 36”D x 27”H.  15KW are installed in Incoloy-sheathed tubular elements to heat the unit, while a 750 CFM, 1-HP recirculating blower provides horizontal airflow across the load.

This Grieve Class 100 cleanroom cabinet oven features 4” insulated walls throughout, aluminized steel exterior, Type 304 2B stainless steel interior with continuously welded seams, exterior finished with white epoxy paint, #4 brushed finish stainless steel door cover and control panel face.

All necessary safety equipment is onboard No. 869 for handling flammable solvents, including explosion venting door hardware.  A 130 CFM stainless steel powered forced exhauster, 12” x 12” x 6” thick HEPA fresh air filter with 2” prefilter and 24” x 30” x 6” thick stainless steel high-temperature HEPA recirculating filter are also featured on the unit.

This Grieve Class 100 cleanroom cabinet oven includes a programming and recording 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

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500ºF Electric Top-loading Oven from Grieve

Grieve Corporation introduces No. 819,  a Model LD-500, standard 500ºF electric top-loading oven.

819 GrieveWorkspace dimensions inside this unit measure 96” wide x 48” long x 48” deep.  60 kW power is installed in Incoloy sheathed tubular heating elements, while a 4200 CFM, 3 HP recirculating blower provides horizontal airflow across the workload.

This Grieve top-loading oven features rugged construction, with an aluminized steel interior and exterior, reinforced 1/4” steel plate top, wear bars at sides of workspace, reinforced floor for 4000 lbs. loading at removable subway grate and an automatically air-operated, rear-hinged door which opens fully for easy loading via overhead material handling equipment.

Standard equipment on No. 819 includes a digital indicating temperature controller, manual reset excess temperature controller with separate heating element control contactors and a recirculating blower airflow safety switch.  The UL Listed control panel is front-mounted on this oven for easy access.

All standard top loading ovens by Grieve meet the requirements of National Fire Protection Association Standard 86, Industrial Risk Insurers, Factory Mutual and OSHA standards.

This oven was entirely designed, engineered, built and fully tested by Grieve.

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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750ºF Electric Walk-in Oven

941 GrieveNo. 941 is an electrically-heated 750ºF (~399ºC) walk-in oven from Grieve, currently used for drying resin mixtures at the customer’s facility.  Workspace dimensions on this oven measure 48”W x 48”D x 72”H.  60KW are installed in Incoloy-sheathed tubular elements to heat the unit, while a 4200 CFM, 3-HP recirculating blower provides horizontal airflow across the load.

This Grieve walk-in oven features 6” insulated walls throughout, Type 304 2B stainless steel interior with continuously welded seams, stainless steel exterior with #4 brushed finish and heavy-duty double front doors.

No. 941 also features a digital programming temperature controller and 10” diameter circular chart recorder onboard.

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 Rotary Hearth Oven from Grieve

815 GrieveGrieve Corporation introduces No. 815, a 500°F electric rotary hearth oven, currently in use for preheating gears at a customer’s facility.

Workspace dimensions inside this unit measure 76” wide x 76” deep x 24” high.  A 72” diameter rotary hearth is constructed from angle rings with 90 1-3/8” wide x 7-3/8” long x 3-5/8” high slots to hold the workpieces on edge while processing.  The hearth is driven by a 1/4 HP motor through a gear reducer with torque limiting device.  The hearth indexes one position each time the loading door is opened and closed.

Two 2000 CFM, 2 HP recirculating blowers provide a vertical downward airflow over the workload.  Special safety equipment for handling flammable solvents is featured on this Grieve rotary hearth oven, including a manual reset excess temperature controller, separate heating element control contactors, a 325 CFM powered exhauster, and a purge timer.

No. 815 features an aluminized steel interior and exterior, plus 4” insulated oven walls.  The unit was entirely designed, engineered, built and full tested by Grieve.

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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650ºF Electric Drawer Oven from Grieve

809 GrieveGrieve Corporation introduces No. 809, a 650°F electric drawer oven, currently in use for preheating spin packs at a  customer’s facility.

Workspace dimensions inside this unit measure 54” wide x 50” deep x 66” high and are accessed by placing the workloads on two tiers of four oven drawers, each 20” x 24” x 7-1/2” and rated at 400 lbs. per drawer.

80 kW power is installed in Incoloy sheathed tubular heating elements.  No. 809 features 6” insulated walls and aluminized steel interior/exterior construction.  A 6000 CFM, 5 HP recirculating blower provides horizontal airflow across each side of the workspace.

A digital, microprocessor-based, thermocouple-actuated indicating temperature controller and fused disconnect switch are also included on this unit, which was entirely designed, engineered, built and fully tested by Grieve.

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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