Infraroodtunnel voor glasdrogen

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:36:52 +0800

On the line, drying isn’t a background step—it’s the make-or-break moment that decides whether the next tempering or lamination run ships, or gets scrapped. Trapped moisture in coatings and along edges shows up later as pinholes, haze, and adhesion failures. Convection ovens lean on brute force to fight humidity, and you pay for it in kWh and maintenance hours. An infrared tunnel flips that approach: it delivers heat where it counts, when it counts, with a profile that matches the glass.

We built the infrared tunnel around near-infrared (NIR) emitters that respond fast and keep the spectrum tight. The result is a drying zone that heats the film and the glass surface directly—instead of heating the plant air. The system lays down a uniform thermal field so stress doesn’t stack up across the sheet, which matters when you’re running thin low-e coatings and tight bending radii. Control stays repeatable: zoned power, closed-loop temperature, and belt speed matched to hold the profile steady shift after shift. In glass processing, the payoff shows up in three places. Energy drops because the tunnel heats the load, not the building, and idle power stays low when the line pauses. Yield climbs because controlled, uniform drying prevents micro-cracks, edge defects, and coating blisters that only show up later in inspection. Maintenance eases because the emitter layout is modular—swap what you need without tearing out the whole oven—and fewer temperature swings mean less thermal fatigue on components. Installation fits most lines, but you still have to pay attention to integration. Match emitter height and belt spacing to your typical glass thickness range, and make sure the power supply and cooling match the duty cycle. Expect a short commissioning run to dial in the profile for your specific coating and glass. Once it’s set, the process holds.

Tunnel on The Patio IR Specialist

Infraroodtunnel voor glasdrogen