Wisconsin Oven Ships Composite Curing Ovens to a Composites Manufacturer

Wisconsin Oven Corporation shipped two (2) Electrically Heated Ultimate Duty Composite Curing Ovens to a North African composites manufacturer. The composite curing ovens will be used for curing honeycomb composite material.

The maximum operating temperature of these curing ovens is 500°F and the work chamber dimensions are 8’0” W x 22’0” L X 6’0” H. These curing ovens are designed with the capability to heat 1,500 pounds of steel/aluminum and 50 pounds of composite material from 70° to 350° F at an average of 15° F per minute.

Both the curing oven bodies are constructed with bi-parting, side-hinged, horizontal swing doors at one (1) end. The recirculation system features combination airflow which maximizes heating rates and temperature uniformity of these products. The customer required guaranteed temperature uniformity of ±5° F at set points of 250° F and 350° F with the recirculation blowers operating at full speed to meet BAC 5621, Class 1 requirements.

 “At Wisconsin Oven, customer satisfaction is of the utmost importance. This is a repeat customer that has appreciated our dedication to customer service and the quality of our equipment.” ~Jim Lucas, Senior Sales Engineer

Unique features of these composite curing ovens include:

• Meets BAC 5621, Class 1 furnaces and Instrumentation Type A requirements
• Allen Bradley PowerFlex 523 variable frequency drive
• Combination airflow to maximize heating rates
• Reinforced insulated floor
• Programmable temperature controller and high limit controllers
• Premium Data Acquisition and Control system
• Vacuum piping system
• Four (4) interior lights

These composite curing ovens were fully factory tested and adjusted prior to shipment from our facility. All safety interlocks are checked for proper operation and the equipment is operated at the normal and maximum operating temperatures. An extensive quality assurance check list was completed to ensure the equipment met all Wisconsin Oven quality standards. This equipment is backed by Wisconsin Oven’s Exclusive and Unprecedented 3-Year WOW™ warranty (parts only).