DTI-1156 Custom Contact Preheat System
Customer directive
Our customer wanted to create an indexing single part flow inert atmosphere production furnace system to match, and seamlessly integrate into, the customer’s entire existing manufacturing process at a production rate of 45 seconds part to part. The customer’s then existing process included inefficient batch furnace staging of parts at this point in the process.
Description
The DTI-1156 Custom Contact Preheat System is a thermoforming solution used in the manufacturing of automotive interior components. The system includes 2 multi zone heated platens. Each platen (top and bottom) has 4 zones of individual temperature control. This allows control of heating across the entire area of the product. The contact heater pressing force is 2 tons and the press closes to hard stops to control product thickness.
Product is shuttled in and out of the contact heating press on the lower platen. The entire lower platen assembly moves from the load position to the preheat press position and to the unload position. Product blanks are manually loaded and unloaded. At the time the heated blank is unloaded the lower platen traverses to the loading position for the next material blank to be loaded.
Specifications
| Overall dimensions | 17′-7″ L x 9′-0″ W X 7′-8″ H (5349mm x 2743mm x 2337mm) |
| Platen dimensions | 4′-7″ L x 5′-8″ W (1397mm x 1727mm) |
| Press Force | 2 tons |
| Heat Source | Electric (short wave IR) |
| Maximum operating temperature | 500°F (260°C) |
| Operating temperature range | 300°F – 500°F (149°C – 260°C) |
| Operating voltage | 480-volt / 3-phase / 60-hertz |
| Control | PLC with Operator Touch Screen (HMI) for all functions |
| Misc | Control panel assembled in accordance with UL508A guidelines |
Alternative capabilities
Davron Technologies, Inc. provides process specific industrial inert atmosphere oven applications, including the following:
- Industries Served: Automotive, Pharmaceutical / Medical, Aerospace, Glass, Composites
- Materials/Parts Processed: Castings, Glass, Plastics, Steel, Engine Components, Cast Steel/Aluminum
- Process Applications: Inert Stress Relieving, Inert Atmosphere Annealing, Inert Atmosphere Batch, Inert Atmosphere Conveyor/Continuous
