A 2-ft long open belt loading zone, 8-ft long insulated heat zone with recirculated airflow and 2 ½-ft long open belt-unloading zone make up the full heat processing system. 48KW installed in Nichrome wire heating elements provide the heat, while a 4200 CFM, 3-HP recirculating blower furnishes vertical downward airflow to the load.
The No. 853 oven features 4-in insulated walls, a Type 304, 2B finish stainless steel interior, stainless steel exterior with #4 brush finish, as well as a 24-in wide, 1-in x1-in Type 304 stainless steel flat wire conveyor belt with ¼-HP motor drive, variable speed from 0.9 to 17.6 ipm. A side door allows access to the unit’s workspace.
Safety and control equipment on-board No. 853 include PVC electrical conduit, a remote control panel, 325 CFM stainless steel powered forced exhauster, six-point thermocouple jack panel through the oven wall, digital indicating temperature controller, manual reset excess temperature controller with separate contactors, and recirculating blower airflow safety switch.