On the line, gloss is the final check—and the first thing to go when heat is off. When a high-gloss coating or mirrored finish shows orange peel, haze, or edge stress, you don’t just lose looks. You lose yield. We built this high-gloss glass finish dryer to stop those failures where they start: where heat has to be fast, repeatable, and under control.
What matters under the hood
We run near-infrared (NIR) emitters in a modular array, tuned for quick energy delivery with tight spectral control. That gives you a fast-rise profile that cuts time in the critical transition zone—where coatings can blister and glass can pick up thermal stress. Output is adjustable in steps, so you can match energy density to the substrate and the process: thin decorative coatings, thick EVA/SGP interlayers, or conductive films. The heater face stays hot with low mass, so response is immediate when line speed changes.
Why it holds up where the process is unforgiving
This dryer belongs in the spots that don’t forgive mistakes. Hot bending, where the surface has to stay uniform while the shape sets. Tempering preheat, where temperature balance writes the break pattern. Lamination curing, where dwell and evenness drive optical clarity. And coating drying, where you need complete solvent removal without disturbing the surface.
You get shorter cycle times, fewer rejects from haze and waviness, and lower specific energy use because the energy goes straight into the target—not into heating air. In production terms, that means more consistent gloss, cleaner edge quality, and a process window that stays stable.
Here is what you need to get right
NIR heats primarily by radiation, so line-of-sight matters. Shadowing from fixtures or dense racking can create local cold spots. Set the array spacing and distance to the glass to match your part geometry. Plan for clean mounting surfaces and verify clearances against your conveyor and guarding. Once aligned, the system is forgiving—but alignment is not optional.