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Coated Engine Blocks
Common thought would be that infrared heat could not be used to cure an epoxy powder coating on a large engine block, due to the engine's thick walls and multiple variations in wall thickness. However, based on years of testing and application experience, Fostoria believed electric infrared was the best solution. We designed
The final design incorporated hi-intensity, self-cleaning reflectors; short wave-length tungsten quartz lamps and customized zone control system that varied the heating intensity from 40 to 80 watts per square inch. This enabled our engineers to balance cure temperatures across the engine block so that a uniform curing speed could be achieved,
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Advanced lab testing is what makes Fostoria
Industries, Inc. your best choice for complex curing
applications. Our engineers have successfully
designed a curing oven for a product that would not
normally be thought of as a candidate for infrared
technology - 750lb. aluminum engine block.
and tested
specific combinations of heating elements, reflectors and
power controls. The final design reduced
curing time significantly and provided the consistency
needed to meet the manufacturer's desired level of quality
